SEE US NOW

The Netball Super League in 2024 has seen more fans than ever before tune in and turn up. With the #SeeUsNow video series, fans have been able to get closer to some of the most recognisable faces in the league.

The series tells the stories about the people who make up our league and their experiences on and beyond the court, starting conversations about some of the biggest issues facing women across the sporting landscape.

The #SeeUsNow episodes see pundit Betty Glover chat to seven of the biggest names in the Netball Super League: The #SeeUsNow episodes see pundit Betty Glover chat to seven of the biggest names in the Netball Super League:

Niamh Cooper

Mary Cholhok

Nat Panagarry

Nia Jones

Camilla Buchanan

Jo Trip

Ellie Rattu

The results are open, brave and exciting conversations on a range of topics from appearance to female health and injury, having it all and work/life balance, diversity and inclusion, motherhood, fertility and more.

The series explores several wide-ranging topics, offering a jumping-off point to explore and open up the conversations and topics that we know need to be taking place more often, both in sport and wider society. We welcome open discussions around all these topics and hope that this series can act as a catalyst to break down taboos and barriers in sport, as well as lifting up and celebrating some of our athletes and their experiences.

“I wanted to get involved because I firmly believe that so many things only seem alien or off-limits because they’re not seen enough in the media or spoken about publicly. There is so much that goes on behind closed doors in sport that fans don’t know about, and those things can genuinely make or break an athlete or team’s performance on the weekend.”

For more information about female health including topics such as the menstrual cycle, pelvic health, injury, puberty and more you can visit the NETBALLHer website.

Further episodes on Diversity and Inclusion; and Female Health will be released over the coming weeks so be sure to subscribe to the channel.

Mother and son reunited

Last spring, Loughborough Lightning’s star shooter Mary Cholhok could at long last say that she felt complete. The Ugandan star had finally managed to bring her son Jackson to live with her in the UK after three emotionally and mentally taxing years of waiting.

Jackson had previously lived in Uganda alongside Cholhok’s mother as Cholhok established herself at Lightning. At seven years old, he might not have the greatest grasp of netball as a sport but Jackson is now a regular at training and has got used to life in the UK

“He’s in a routine at school and got friends there too. And he is friends with Olivia Murphy’s son and Lauren Nicholls has a daughter and a son so they can play together,” says Cholhok.

“We’re now trying to implement bringing your kids to training a lot more and normalising motherhood in netball. This is something that is part of a woman’s life, and we need to create that structure.

“We have a side court where the kids can play at training so they can be involved and aren’t stuck at home. Watching what we do also gives them the opportunity to see what their mothers are doing and grow up watching strong women.

“I’ve also always wanted to have that family atmosphere at a game and this now means the world to me.”

Talking candidly in the #SeeUsNow video series here. Cholhok describes how it was an incredibly tough journey waiting to get Jackson over to the UK, and she is hugely grateful for the support she received from Loughborough Lightning and her boyfriend in making her dream come true.

“I’ve been wanting this for years; now I have a lot of joy and I can now focus on my career knowing that I’m complete and I have everything I need. I used to have to jump on a video call or phone call with him and my mum when we could, because the network over there is not great.”

Her Instagram post to announce her joyous news received a flurry of supportive comments from the Netball Family.

“It was really overwhelming to see how many people came out to share love with my post and it was really inspirational,” Cholhok said. “Other players have really supported me through it and the NSL is such a family in that. I’m not the only international mother in the league and it’s time we look to see how we can make people happy by bringing their family over to support them.

“A happy athlete gives happy results and family is really important to that.”