A life in netball

Welcome
Welcome to this issue of 5TH QTR which

the new landscape
Transformational change is coming as netball moves into a new era with NSL 2025. The reaction to our recent announcement about the make-up of next year’s League shows just how passionate the Netball Family is about our sport, so we wanted to make sure that our members have all the necessary information.

Get ready for the Grand Final!
Saturday 29 June will see the highlight of

Legends of the Super League
As one chapter ends and another begins, we talk to four legends who remember the very start of the Netball Super League back in 2005 and have fascinating insights into the 19 years of the League and what the future holds.

ENGLAND NETBALL ANNOUNCE VITALITY ROSES AND FUTURE ROSES
The intake of players for the 2024-25 Vitality Roses and Future Roses programmes have now been named.

A life in netball
FIONA ASTBURY

Geva joins Gary at The Big Help Out
Geva Mentor teamed up with Gary Lineker for a youth sports day featuring netball and football at a London-based community group to help promote the England Netball-backed Big Help Out initiative and encourage people to volunteer. And there is even a NETBALLHer element to The Big Help Out too.

Turnford and Leeds Athletic triumph
Turnford went one better than last year to win the 2024 U16 National Club Finals in Sunderland, while Leeds Athletic overcame 2023 champions Kingsway Power in a thrilling U14 final in Sheffield.

Jo’s journey an inspiration to others
After a life-changing accident which left her with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Jo Denton has rekindled her love of netball and paved the way for others to follow.

Passing on her passion
It was Mental Health Awareness Week in mid-May,

EMMNA on the up
England Men’s and Mixed Netball Association (EMMNA) continues to

Taking PRIDE in the game
As mother and son, Sam and Alfie Rudd

NETBALLHer – a transformational year
A little over a year on from the

NETBALLHer is everywhere
NETBALLHer is not a standalone programme to be

Yvonne and the tale of the mop
One England Netball volunteer, Yvonne Williams, became something of a crowd favourite at the Nations Cup while cleaning the court, earning herself the nickname “Queen of the Mop”!

SEE US NOW
The Netball Super League in 2024 has seen

Making a difference
Sonia Mkoloma, who was announced in March as the new Roses Pathway Head Coach, overseeing the Future Roses programme and the Roses Academy, recently visited Thames Ditton Netball Club, providing inspiration to the next generation of netballers. The visit was a prize won by the club after completing an England Netball membership survey. The youngsters recognised Sonia not just as a former England star with 123 caps to her name, but also as a Gladiators referee, so the delight on their faces as they met her was double! We caught up with her to see what she thought of the experience.

Time Together
Time Together is an annual campaign run every

Queen Bee
You might think that setting up your own netball club is a bit too daunting, but take the lead of Rebecca Moore and you won’t go far wrong!

Netball Legends – keep on playing!
Kate Nicholson explains a new and exciting initiative for over-45s which is helping them continue their love affair with netball.

Force of nature
Jo Vann is no stranger to trailblazing. Part of the Team Bath squad that won the first ever Netball Super League, more recently she travelled to Fiji with the Army Air Corps netball team to play, coach and connect with the Fijian community. Here she talks about her experiences.