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NETBALLHer – a transformational year
A little over a year on from the launch of NETBALLHer, previously taboo or difficult conversations across the Netball Family have been opened up, allowing more women and girls to show up authentically as themselves in the sport and feel comfortable and curious about their female bodies.
It is hard to believe that not two years ago there was very little open talk about subjects such as the menstrual cycle, puberty, the menopause and wearing the right sports bra. Now, there is a huge store of resources available to the Netball Family on the NetballHER website and other sports have started to sit up and take notice. Netball has truly been a trailblazer.
England Netball staff, coaches, officials, volunteers and players across the country have embraced and embedded their learnings into their netball clubs, leagues and community programmes, creating environments in which players at all life stages feel educated and empowered to talk about their own bodies and female health in ways which they hadn’t previously.
Kelly Gordon, Executive Lead for NETBALLHer at England Netball said: “Our aim was to create and embed expert resources and transformative learning opportunities to support not only our Netball Family but also their extended networks.
“Additionally, we set out to be a strong and responsible voice for ‘her’. We have not only achieved these goals but surpassed them. Our netball community has ignited a movement, committed to reshaping the landscape for women and girls, and this is just the start”.