Things to know about Netball

Hi, I am going to be starting a series about different aspects, hints and tips on Netballers and cover as many of the points as possible.

I shall start with getting involved in Netball, I found the best way to get involved and find a team is search for the league that will be closest to you, you can do this on this site please click the lnk, there is a drop down button on the side to find the area then it just liss the leagues for you to choose from. It will then give you details on some of the clubs in these leagues, however personally i would after finding a league go to this leagues website. I will use the Kingston league as an example, as this is what i did. If you click here you will see it gives you a link to the league, if it does not do this then simply Google it and all the leagues i know are online, as this is how you can check league tables etc!!

Which team should i choose??

If i were looking for a club i personally would go for a team that have: -

• More than 1 team
• A good website - to show they are organised
• Local
• Make sure they are not "over-subscribed"

I would also think to myself  "How good am i??" this is extremely important...if you think i am pretty good i used to play and was very confident and played alot of games...go for the higher divison teams however if you think i haven't played in 15 years and just want to learn a bit and improve my skills then the lower down the divisoin the better! Theres nothing written in stone to say you have to stay, if you don't feel right in the club for whatever reason then just move, its pretty simple and everyone always understands.

I would also say that it really doesn't matter on what level you play at, there are quite alot of people who just enjoy Netball for the fitness, as you do get fit without realsiing it as it is so much fun! I know many netballers of all standards and they all would say the same thing, that they do it for the love of the game, of course winning is nice but its not the be all and end all of it all! Plus whether you win or lose you get a nice cuppa at the end of it :-) oh and maybe a few bickies!!!

I shall continue tomorrow with more

Lauren