From the local courts to the international elite, netball is on the rise but the conversation around the game continues to neglect the action on court
Outside netball there is a naivety about our game. It has taken us years to breakdown the schoolgirl stereotype and yet articles keep coming back to “I hated it at school” or “it’s not cool”.
Netball is the ultimate social sport. Whether it is at the elite end where we have serious athletes, or to the participation walking netball played for fun on local courts, we have more than 150,000 women playing every single week – and 150,000 people can’t all be the uncoolest people in the country.
Related: The Guardian’s guide to playing netball – part four: wing defence
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