Match between Barbados and England in Surrey in April 2012...England prevailed 53-48.

McIntosh says netball poised for big times - Jamaica Sports & Athletics: Football, Track, Cricket, Netball & More - JamaicaObserver.com

McIntosh says netball poised for big times - Jamaica Sports & Athletics: Football, Track, Cricket, Netball & More - JamaicaObserver.com

Barbados vs Scotland ..Test 1..at the wildey gymnasium

The game was won by Barbados 48-37 eventualy, although it took a complete change of the attacking part of Barbados game to achieve this.
Coach Waithe started with Walcott at GA and Bishop at GS and Quarless at C with Smith at WA.
This combination was slow, unenterprising, and above all inept. Olivia Walcott has had her best days at this sport, and really ought not to be playing at this level. The quick, agile Walcott is no more and therefore she clogged up the entrance to the circle resulting in Bishop having to play outside the box . This meant that sometimes she was starved of the ball by an ineffective mid court.
The other end of the court was also in trouble, as captain Martindale did not appear to be present, and Puckeirin has never been useful at goal keeper. The scottish attack had a ball ..... with the goal shooter rolling and finishing about a foot away from the pool in the middle of the goal circle. Had the Scottish lass been more accurate , her country would have led Barbados by at least five goals at half time.

However, the third quarter saw a new attacking unit of Piggott-GA, Browne -GS, Shepherd - WA and Quarless back at centre after a minor spill. Piggott was quick and roamed the centre court at will, and when necessary put some good passes into GS Browne. This stopped Scotland in their tracks and Bdos stretched their lead and eventually won fairly comfortably.

Coach Waithe must now be sure that Walcott cannot play Goal attack at this level any longer, no matter how well she played in the past. She must also be aware that if Bishop does not get the ball she cannot shoot, so the centre court must work out a much better way to get the ball to her. At the other end, the defenders need real work at their reflexes and man-to-man tactics.

Barbados should not have to fight to beat this scottish team, as it is obviously in the rebuilding stage , although their attacking machine seems well oiled..it just need a better finishing job and less turn overs.

QUARTER TIME SCORE.....11-11: 21-22(SCOTLAND) 35-28 (BDOS)...38-37 (BDOS)
Shooting Stats
Barbados - Lydia Bishop 18 of 21, OIivia Walcott 3 of 4, Laurel Browne 22 of 24, and Nikita Piggott 5 of 9
Scotland - Jennifer Dingwall 28 of 41 and Lesley Mc Donald 9 of 19

Netball to try short game format - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News

Netball to try short game format - Breaking News - Sport - Breaking News




Yeah Yeah,....But please let us do something at the same time with the number of times the umpires whistle is blown.

Do some thing innovative with the obstruction rule..like not playing it outside the goal circle..but leave the contact rule.

We in netball don't need the power play as it does not add to the game if a team is leading by far.

Some spot outside the circle should be marked at the power spot and anytime a goal is scored from there it is worth two.

Lets really go for it..

Girls whip S'Africa - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM

Girls whip S'Africa - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM



Jamaica won the first game against Trinidad and Tobago 59-30 and have defeated South Africa, but are yet to lessen the number of unforced errors in the 60 minutes of a netball game.
South AFrica, obviously not up to the standard of the SA teams of the late 1990's and struggling.

Jamaica Gleaner News - Jamaica ready for T&T - Monday | November 10, 2008

Jamaica Gleaner News - Jamaica ready for T&T - Monday | November 10, 2008



WEll lets see how this series goes..the number 7th ranked team ..T & T...the number 9 ranked team....South AFrica and the number 4 ranked team...Jamaica

On paper should be a good series...lets hope for international netball sake..it is competitive and does not contain any blow out scores!!!!!!

Aussies lead all the way in epic netball test againt New Zealand

Aussies lead all the way in epic netball test - New Zealand's source for sport, rugby, cricket & league news on Stuff.co.nz

New Zealand was so near and yet so far, losing by two goals although having the opportunities according to their coach of winning the game.

The Citizen: SA netball finish in fine style..defeating Barbados 3-0

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The Citizen: SA netball finish in fine style

Barbados's inability to play intense and tough netball within a 48 hour period has manifested itself again... it appears the Bajans forgot to turn up for the final test against South AFrica and were trounced, after being competitive in the first two tests, although losing.

This obviously speaks to the team's fitness level both physcial and mental and clearly is an area which needs to be worked on.

Barbados goal shooter Lydia Bishop had a great second test missing only three of her attempts at goal. Have not heard about many other outstanding performances by the Barbados players. The South AFrican coach seemed to be fairly satified with her players performance, despite the closeness of the first two matches.

South AFrica will be in the Caribbean next week - Jamaica to be precise - where they will play a tri nation test series involving host Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.

Proteas win Challenge Series: Sport: OtherSport

Proteas win Challenge Series: Sport: OtherSport


Both teams are in the rebuilding stage, so it will be interesting to see the final test score

South Africa defeats Barbados in first test in Cape town

SABCnews.com - sport/other


A new look South AFrica team defeated a changed Barbados team by 9 goals in their first test match.

The South African coach believes the game was too close for comfort, while the Bajans must feel that with a more total and consistent effort, they may just defeat this 9th ranked South African team.

Read the story as reported by the South African newspaper.

Silver Ferns show netball is worlds apart - New Zealand's source for sport, rugby, cricket & league news on Stuff.co.nz

Silver Ferns show netball is worlds apart - New Zealand's source for sport, rugby, cricket & league news on Stuff.co.nz


Well..Well.... The more things change, the more things remain the same. Was that second test victory by England a flash in the pan...What's the explanation for moving from playing so well to playing so bad in the space of 24 hours.

Its a difficult pill to swallow..As the article says..England are rated third in the world and the second rated team has defeated them by over 40 goals...it really does not give the countries rated 5-10 any encouragement.

Lets see what happens when Barbados (11) plays South AFrica(9) and when Jamaica (4) plays South AFrica(11)

Maybe these upcoming test matches will show netball in a greater light on the world stage.

Rejuvenated England stun Ferns - New Zealand's source for sport, rugby, cricket & league news on Stuff.co.nz

Rejuvenated England stun Ferns - New Zealand's source for sport, rugby, cricket & league news on Stuff.co.nz




This is great news......Way to go England...This is great news for netball in the world...Now you guys have to turn your sites to Australia,

congrats..and what a game it was I am told.

Sky Sports | Netball | Features | Netball Olympic Bid

Sky Sports | Netball | Features | Netball Olympic Bid



Come on netball players, adminstrators, fans, interested persons, coaches, umpires, scoreres, timekeepers, managers, officials ..in other words anyone who like the sport of netball...its time to get on board of this drive.

this atheltic spectacular sport should be in the Olympics, lets work to get it there.

And of course..the International Federation of Netball must pick up this fight in a big way and use all its resources in this fight.

Netball: Hot Ferns demolish confused England - 14 Oct 2008 - NZ Herald: New Zealand and International Sports News

Netball: Hot Ferns demolish confused England - 14 Oct 2008 - NZ Herald: New Zealand and International Sports News


Well Well...a 39 goal defeat..come on England..what really went wrong. I do hope that this was just a case of a really telling off night for the English lasses.

Any other explanation is not good for the sport of netball!!!!!!

Pretoria News: Barbados series part of netball's 4-year plan

Pretoria News: Barbados series part of netball's 4-year plan



Well...the West Indies cricket team can tell the Sout AFricans about attaining the habit of losing and the difficulty of moving to the habit of winning.

I therefore cannot fault the South African coach on her reasons for this and future test series of this standard.

I await to hear the perspective of the Barbados Netball Association.

Daily Express | Netball :: Why England’s former coach is helping our African rivals

Daily Express | Netball :: Why England’s former coach is helping our African rivals


EVery little bit helps. Liz Broomehead has always wanted to assist in the development of netball throughout the world. Its a good job that she is helping some of the countries on the AFrican continent, as this can only redound to the benefit of netball world wide

Silver Ferns eye Olympic gold - New Zealand's source for sport, rugby, cricket & league news on Stuff.co.nz

Silver Ferns eye Olympic gold - New Zealand's source for sport, rugby, cricket & league news on Stuff.co.nz



Come on all you netball fans, players, adminstrators, stars, officials, geeks, fanatics and anyone else..lets get on this campaign and get Netball in the Olympics.

Dame Kelly backing netball | Features | Olympics | Sporting Life

Dame Kelly backing netball | Features | Olympics | Sporting Life



Come on ladies..lets push for it..Netball is a great sport so why is it not in the Olmpics? Lets get it there in London in 2012.

IFNA..get on Board

Semi pro netball -A day of plenty for champion Swifts - Sport - smh.com.au

A day of plenty for champion Swifts - Sport - smh.com.au

From all accounts this semi pro league was a success, but there are some areas which will need to be tweaked to make it even better. Autralia again maintained its dominance over its neighbors New Zealand.

Australians whip Jamaica's Under 21 in first Test

Australians whip young Sunshine Girls in first Test - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM




The first test of exactly where the Jamaica Under 21 team is in its preparation for the World Youth championships next year.