NETBALL SCOTLAND ANNUAL REPORT 2016

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1 NETBALL SCOTLAND ANNUAL REPORT 2016

2 CONTENTS Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Chair Welcome Meet the board CEO welcome Meet the staff Competitions Bounceback Education Performance Performance Finance Finance GROW AS AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOP AS A SPORT SUCCEED AS A TEAM

3 THE NETBALL COURT IS MY BATTLEGROUND

4 WELCOME What a year! Everyone involved in Netball Scotland has experienced an incredibly busy year, not only conducting our usual business, but in addressing our legacy your membership has grown and the number of netball clubs and players is still increasing at an unprecedented pace. On behalf of our sport, and our membership, we are continually working towards our strategic vision for Netball to be the first choice sport for girls and women in Scotland. As you will all be aware we also appointed our new CEO, Claire Nelson, during the season. Claire took up her position in October and has settled in very quickly to this important role for Netball Scotland. Claire is a dynamic, passionate advocate for netball and for women s involvement in sport at all levels. As our CEO she is continually striving to ensure that netball in Scotland is a force to be reckoned with in amongst the plethora of other sports which are all competing for recognition on the national and international stage. As a result of the sheer hard work of our CEO and the Netball Scotland staff, and with support from the Board, we were successful in our bid to become part of the Vitality Netball Superleague. Our franchise, the Sirens, will play their home matches in the Emirates Arena in Glasgow. We need you, our members, to encourage your families, friends and colleagues to come along and support all of our international squads, as well as the Sirens franchise team, in the coming season. This will help us at Netball Scotland to further our vision of showcasing our sport, to all age groups, and in particular, positively encourage our young girls and women to participate, in one role or another, in our sport of netball. From a corporate standpoint, our governance has to remain strong, resilient and legally compliant and the Netball Scotland Board works closely with our CEO, and other staff, to ensure we are all striving towards this goal. The Board Directors continue to liaise closely with the staff to achieve a real understanding of our organisation and we share our insights at each of our bi-monthly Board meetings. In this way we corporately form a stronger knowledge of Netball Scotland from which to base our decisions, and support our CEO and staff with their work. As you may be aware, each Board Director has a limited term of office. This ensures positive succession planning is guaranteed and the skill sets, which we require from board members, are current and appropriate. As the business grows we have co-opted additional skillsets on to the Board this year in the Human Resource and Commercial areas which is vital for our growing organisation. My sincere thanks must go to sportscotland, and their staff, for their consistent support and belief in our sport. This is very tangible through their continued and improved level of financial and resource investment. We do appreciate it and look forward to working with them into the future. Finally, my thanks to all the Netball Scotland staff, Board Directors and our army of volunteers, who work tirelessly and seamlessly together, to ensure we are all working towards the same objective. That is to ensure that Netball Scotland, and its membership, continues to thrive and goes from strength to strength. Netball Scotland is definitely going places! Netball Scotland is One Team One Dream FREDA HUTCHISON CHAIR OF NETBALL SCOTLAND GROW AS AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOP AS A SPORT SUCCEED AS A TEAM

5 MEET THE BOARD Freda Hutchison Chair Freda spent her career in education becoming Head of PE and ultimately a secondary Head Teacher. Her wealth of experience from her working life, her current voluntary positions alongside her enthusiasm for sport and netball all contribute to her role as Chair. This expertise has enabled Freda to utilise her professional and personal skills to lead the Board since 2012 in this very exciting time of growth and development for Netball Scotland. Janet Young Director (Club and Competitions) Janet s has a lifelong history with netball in Scotland as a player, international umpire and team manager. This vast netball experience and expertise allows her to lead our current Netball Scotland Event team and she is also part of the Advisory Group reviewing our National Competitions structure. Her career in microbiology in the NHS further enables her to volunteer as anti-doping officer for Netball Scotland and advisor to Netball Europe. She is also currently a member of an INF review committee. Gordon Kaye Director (Commercial) Gordon is an experienced business professional with over 16 years sales and marketing experience in the Sport & IT Industries. In 2012, Gordon relocated his family from Dublin to join Celtic Football Club as Head of Business, where his responsibilities include driving new commercial revenue streams and leading their sponsorship platform. Before his move to Glasgow, Gordon spent four years at the Football Association of Ireland with a focus on developing new commercial partnerships. Gordon is looking forward to contributing to the commercial success of Netball Scotland which will serve to fund the continued development of the game. Jeanne Keay Director (Education & ) Jeanne has a distinguished career in education working initially as a PE teacher and is currently Vice Principal at the University of the West of Scotland leading the international activities of the university. Her interest in netball has been life long and she now wishes to give back to the sport by assisting Netball Scotland grow their infrastructure and therefore tenable us to compete at the highest levels in the world. Rachel Clark Director Director (Finance & Company Secretary) Rachel is a chartered accountant bringing experience from the financial services industry here in Scotland and Australia. Her experience working in sport in Australia encouraged her to join our board as a fervent supporter of the benefits of promoting sport in Scotland. Along with her professionalism, technical aptitude and positive attitude Rachel utilises these skills to align with our strategic vision and objectives. Jacqueline McCluskey Director (HR) Jacqueline is a specialist in HR and Employment Law at Morrisons LLP working with both private and public sector businesses. She brings this experience to Netball Scotland to support and improve our governance structure, but as a mum also knows the importance of participation in sport for children and teenagers to promote positive attitudes. Amy Walsh Director (Legal) Amy is an associate lawyer and a lifelong social netballer. She brings her expertise, from her role in the Business Team at Harper McLeod LLP where sport is a prominent area, to Netball Scotland. Her passion for diversity and women in business will serve to improve the business efficacy of Netball Scotland. Amy s legal knowledge and advice is invaluable to the Board at this time of Netball Scotland s development. Margaret Reid Director (Performance) Maggie is a former Scottish netball national player, umpire and selector with a long education career as Faculty Head of PE. She brings her passion as a netballer, vision as a female and experience in education to shape the financial, operational and high performance factors of netball through the political landscape of sport in Scotland. Margaret also works very closely with our High Performance personnel.

6 CEO WELCOME Dearest Netball Scotland Members, What a year this has been! Never for a moment when I started in my role as CEO last October did I imagine that my first year would be as exhausting, challenging and demanding as it has turned out to be. But, with all that said, I have never felt more comfortable or at home in a role in my life. This is down to my absolute belief in, and passion for, what we are doing here in Scotland. And when I say we, I mean it. Because the strength and success of our sport lies wholly in our people an impressive Board of Directors, an impassioned, knowledgeable and driven team of staff, a loyal and engaged membership, Partners who genuinely believe in us and are invested in helping us to achieve our aspirations, and a growing group of talented, professional and ambitious national athletes. Through collaboration and a firm commitment to realising our vision and embodying our purpose, we are leading the way, not just in our sport, but across this vast landscape of National Governing Bodies. So what have we achieved this last year? Some highlights for me are the launch of a new brand and purpose, as well as a number of new programmes and initiatives including the Thistle Mark Club Accreditation. Furthermore, we have improved how we operate by taking courses online, we ve delivered numerous high quality events, hosted the first International event in Scotland s new Sports Performance Centre, Oriam, and gained our best collection of Netball Europe results in 11 years. And on top of all of this, we successfully tendered for a place in next season s Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL). Phew! It is important that we take time to reflect on and appreciate our successes, but we mustn t rest in this place for too long. Looking forward to next season, there is a lot of work to be done. I don t think, however, that there has ever been a more exciting time for our sport and it is imperative that we continue to build upon our good work to date. When you are on the rise you must keep pushing forward. We have a busy year ahead with the launch of a Performance League and of course the launch of the Sirens in the VNSL, amongst other developments and advancements. The Sirens is an important, strategic move for us to allow us to develop our national athletes, accelerate the growth of our sport, attract commercial partners, raise our profile and drive positive change for females in sport. This is why we need you all to get behind this team, because it is only when we can demonstrate the appetite for, and impact of, netball that we will start to drive real, meaningful change. And finally I just want to take this moment to personally thank each and every one of you for the overwhelming support and encouragement that you have shown me in my first year in post. I really appreciate how receptive you have all been to all of the changes and innovations introduced (and I m speaking to my Staff and Board here too!), and for being shining examples of the positive power of sport. We are all here because we love netball and I will continue to do my utmost to do right by the sport and organisation, leading us into our next significant phase of growth and development.everything I, we, do is for you and the sport, and I am proud every single day of what our small but amazing nation is achieving. Here s to us all contributing to, and enjoying, a fantastic Season 2016/17. Grow as an Individual. Develop as a Sport. Succeed as a Team. Claire Nelson Chief Executive Officer GROW AS AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOP AS A SPORT SUCCEED AS A TEAM

7 MEET THE STAFF CLAIRE NELSON CEO & BOARD DIRECTOR Claire was previously a Board Director before being appointed as CEO in October She has been instrumental in the development of the commercial side of the sport in recent years, and intends to continue building on this momentum in her new role. A passionate advocate for equality, she is committed to challenging gender disparity in sport, and is determined to position Netball Scotland as a leading SGB in terms of leadership, innovation and governance. Previously a Senior Vice President in a Global Technology business working at Government level, a mother to four children and a mentor to Future Leaders in Scottish Sport, Claire hopes to draw on her personal and professional experiences to make a positive impact on the world of sport. Karen Dunn Operations Manager PERFORMANCE Gillian Stewart Membership Officer GAIL PARATA HEAD OF PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT Lesley MacDonald Pathways Manager Elena Morris Performance Coordinator GERALDINE MOORE HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT Blair Cremin Regional Manager East Carol Harvey Regional Manager West North Lee MacLean Regional Manager West South Caroline Walker Regional Manager Grampian Rebecca Gracey Education Manager Arlene Leary Education Officer Katy MacGregor Club & Competitions Manager Lauren Miller Bounce Back to Netball Officer

8 DEVELOPMENT Name: Geraldine Moore National Manager Blair Cremin (East) Borders, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, West Lothian Carol Harvey (West North) Argyll & Bute, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire Lee Maclean (West South) Dumfries & Galloway, East Ayrshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire Caroline Walker (Grampian) Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Moray Department: Job Title: Regional Managers STRATEGIC KPIS: 100% increase in Membership ( ) 100% Accredited Clubs ( ) 2015/16 OPERATIONAL TARGETS: 25% increase in Membership Finalise and pilot Club Accreditation tool Raise profile of the sport RESULTS: We have achieved 25% increase in membership nationally Membership figures to end March 2016 for the RDM areas are: East 978 West North 1431 West South 810 Grampian 1042 HIGHLIGHTS/SUCCESSES: Fourth Regional Manager recruited to West South Continued growth across all membership categories in all regions New RDM in West South contributes to massive increase (+56%) in affiliations across North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway Finalised and completed Club Accreditation Thistle Mark Scheme and Pilot completed Hugely successful National BBN Festival in June, followed by four Regional Christmas BBN Festivals BBN Clubs in remote/rural areas such as Eyemouth, Tobermory and Rothesay. Established Competitions Advisory Group OVERVIEW OF 2015/16: The Regional Team has increased from 3 to 4 staff, now covering 21 of the 32 local authorities. There has been consistent growth in all areas due to the strong relationships between RDMs, Local Authority & FE/HE partners and clubs. 2015/16 was a hugely successful year for Bounce Back to Netball. There has been an increase in the number of BBN clubs in all regions, offering the opportunity for adults of all backgrounds and abilities to access a quality netball experience. Many of these clubs attended the National and Regional BBN Festivals. We are now seeing a pathway being developed between recreational and competitive clubs. The newly created Thistle Mark Club Accreditation Scheme, piloted during 2015/16, will ensure continued development and growth of strong, sustainable clubs. The pilot involved three clubs from each RDM region (12 total) and proved to be a straightforward process. The Thistle Mark award will be a priority area for the Regional Managers in 2016/17. GROW AS AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOP AS A SPORT SUCCEED AS A TEAM

9 COMPETITIONS Name: Department: Job Title: Katy MacGregor Club and Competitions Manager STRATEGIC KPIS: Create a Strategy for a National League Launch a Club Accreditation Scheme 2015/16 OPERATIONAL TARGETS: Lead on the successful delivery of quality Scottish Schools, Youth and Scottish Cup Competitions Create strategy and blue print for new National league Alongside RDMs create working group to review best practice Club Accreditation schemes and create first draft To Support RDM led pilot in key regional areas of first draft Club Accreditation Learnings and best practice included in final draft of Club Accreditation and published for launch in 2016/17 season RESULTS: Successful delivery of all domestic competitions; some challenges have been reviewed and solutions put in place for next season s competition National League will be launched in season 2017/18 in consultation with key member and club groups over the coming season. In the Interim we will host the Performance League We are delighted to launch The Thistle Mark - Netball Scotland s newly developed Club Accreditation Scheme HIGHLIGHTS/SUCCESSES: Increased entries across all schools and youth cup competitions Review on competitions structure with solutions in place for 2016/17 season Successful pilot of Club Accreditation Scheme OVERVIEW OF 2015/16: After completing my first season as the Competitions Manager we are delighted at the results and engagement from our members, schools and clubs in the 2015/16 domestic competition season. With an increase in team entries came an increase in activity happening across the country at all levels, from the islands to the borders. DISTRICT This season we welcomed 490 players into the District programme from across 38 Under 15 and U17 teams from 14 Districts. SCHOOLS An increase in the number of schools participating in this competition, with a total of 241 teams competing over 4 age groups (191 teams 2014/15 season) and involvement from 92 schools across Scotland. SCOTTISH CUP 28 teams from across Scotland competed in this senior cup competition, with the first round Scottish Cup Tournaments being held in the West of the country. Our biggest Scottish Youth Cup competition to date, where we welcomed 75 teams across 3 age groups to compete. NATIONAL FINALS DAY 2016 This year hosted by Netball Scotland in partnership with the Sports Council for Glasgow and the Glasgow Netball Association, at Bellahouston on Sunday 8th May, with record breaking crowds getting behind all the finalists.

10 BOUNCE BACK Name: Department: Job Title: Lauren Miller Bounce Back to Netball Officer STRATEGIC KPIS: By March 2019, 1200 members 2015/16 OPERATIONAL TARGETS: Work with RDMs & MDO to achieve 25% increase in membership RESULTS: 1149 Members 54 Clubs HIGHLIGHTS/SUCCESSES: Developing branches off the overarching Bounce Back to Netball Programme. BBN Active Establishing links with local authority s to run BBN through their local health and wellbeing initiatives BBN Students BBN for all social/recreational students within universities/colleges Christmas Festival 1st BBN regional Christmas festival: 4 regional festivals taking place throughout the country Aberdeen, Cumbernauld, Edinburgh and Dumbarton. 400 Women all taking part over the 4 festivals. Popularity of the programme Number of members Number of people interested in the programme OVERVIEW OF 2015/16: 2015/16 saw the continual increase of BBN memberships and number of people participating in netball, with the development of Student BBN for universities and colleges and BBN Active with the aim of partnering with health programmes and initiatives. This year also delivered the first regional festive festivals with 400 women playing netball throughout the country. GROW AS AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOP AS A SPORT SUCCEED AS A TEAM

11 EDUCATION Name: Department: Job Title: Rebecca Gracey, Arlene Leary Education & Manager, Education Officer STRATEGIC KPIS: Provide quality coach support led by National Technical Team (NTT) Deliver Make it R.E.A.L Build a strong workforce Develop a modern online education system Work with key education partners: provide sustained, targeted teacher & coach mentoring 2015/16 OPERATIONAL TARGETS: Establish Criteria for 20/20 Coaches, Umpires, and Clubs by April 2016 Identify 2 additional 20x20 Apprentice Coaches Embed Student Netball Officer (SNO) Roles with FE establishments Develop Netball Scotland Coach Education App by March 2017 Work with key national and local partners to provide flexible recognised coach accreditation Work with key education partners to provide sustained, targeted teacher & coach mentoring RESULTS IN 2015/16 UKCC Level 1 Coaches = 148 UKCC Level 2 Coaches = 18 C Umpires = 67 B Umpires = 4 HIGHLIGHTS/SUCCESSES: UKCC Online resource system SNO program established and linked with 6 Universities and Colleges Established Coach Education Advisory Group Successfully delivered standardisations for both Umpiring and Coaching Mentor program established for UKCC educators and umpires Umpires representing at Netball Europe; Open, U21 & U17 Officials representing at U21 Netball Europe OVERVIEW OF 2015/16: The development of coaches, umpires and officials has grown significantly over the last season and the department has worked closely with the Regional Managers to ensure we are meeting the demands of our members. We surpassed our UKCC level 1 coaching target of 120 and delivered a record number of courses throughout Scotland. With the launch of our online resource system, OneFile, we have greater flexibility in delivering courses and will look to continue to increase the number of courses on offer. Netball Scotland has built a number of new partnerships with Universities & Colleges across Scotland. We offered students the opportunity to volunteer as a Student Netball Officer within their own institution. This season we will now work with the SNO to network with other SNOs within their region to run festivals and other events. Umpiring has seen greater exposure in season 2015/16 with a number of home grown umpires getting more opportunities such as Netball Open, U21s and U17s. We will continue to work with these umpires to push them to get the highest umpiring award that is available (IUA).

12 PERFORMANCE Name: Department: Job Title: Gail Parata, Lesley MacDonald, Elena Morris Performance Head of Performance, Pathways Manager, Performance Coordinator STRATEGIC KPIS: Win matches against top 10 world ranking teams Top 10 finish at World Youth Cup F/T 20/20 performance coaches for 20/20 clubs Retaining top ten ranking to qualify for the 2018 Commonwealth Games Qualify for the 2019 Netball World Cup 2015/16 OPERATIONAL TARGETS: Scottish Thistles maintain top 10 world netball ranking Pathways Manager is appointed High Performance International Coaches working with Thistles, squad & 20/20 coaches Scottish Franchise gains entry into 2017 Vitality Netball Superleague Season Scottish Thistles achieve a top 3 finish at Netball Europe HIGHLIGHTS/ SUCCESSES: SCOTTISH THISTLES 12th place in Netball World Cup 2015 Achieved 3rd place at Netball Europe 2016 Player of the Tournament Bethan Goodwin (Average shooting statistics over 3 matches 84%) Scottish Thistle athletes selected in England Superleague teams and an Australian Netball League team - Claire Brownie (Team Bath), Bethany Sutherland (Hertfordshire Mavericks), Sam Murphy, Gemma Sole and Jo Pettitt (Team Northumbria), Hayley Mulheron (Australian Netball League - Canberra) Building depth in the national programme with 27 athletes selected and 16 new to the programme Five athletes achieve their first caps Nicola McCleery, Ella Gibbons, Lauren Tait, Bethan Goodwin, Emily Nichol U17/U21 NATIONAL SQUADS Lesley MacDonald appointed Pathways Manager in April 2016 U21s achieved 3rd place at Netball Europe 2015 U17s achieved silver medal at Netball Europe 2016 Bethan Goodwin voted player of Tournament GROW AS AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOP AS A SPORT SUCCEED AS A TEAM

13 PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT CENTRES 115 players within 6 Centres 20 development players selected to play in the Inaugural League with 20 U17 National squad members 53 players selected at final competition day to attend U17 National Trials THISTLES CAMPS Thistles Camps took place in Easter (Glasgow), Summer (Edinburgh), October (Aberdeen) Sportsmatch provided funding for marketing, free netballs to all participants, coach fees and coach education OVERVIEW OF 2015/16: The Performance programme focus for the 2015/2016 season was to build depth in the national squad, continue the development of the national technical coaches and team managers and solidify the Scottish Thistles top ten world ranking. Since October 2015 the Scottish Thistles national programme had 27 athletes vying for positions in the national squad. Of the 27 athletes, 16 were new to the Scottish Thistles programme. The National Technical Coaches and Team Managers continue to receive mentoring and support from the National Coach and National Team Manager. A strong CPD programme has been implemented by the Pathways Manager & Education Manager for both coaches and team managers. The Performance team played an important role in helping to secure entry into the Superleague by providing a high calibre performance training programme with the support of the sportscotland institute of sport for all athletes selected to play in our franchise. Following the 2015 Netball World Cup the Scottish Thistles achieved a top 10 world ranking. Subsequently our focus was to solidify this position by not only maintaining but also moving ourselves closer to 9th position in order to ensure we are in a good position to meet the qualification criteria of the International Netball Federation and the Commonwealth Games.

14 FINANCE Name: Department: Job Title: Karen Dunn Governance Operations Manager STRATEGIC KPIS: 100k in financial reserves Satisfactory audit rating Complete national committee structure review Staffing restructure review 2015/16 OPERATIONAL TARGETS: 30k in financial reserves Establish legal register, policy review & register, Board & staff conflict of interest register Establish Finance Committee and appoint additional business and commercial skill set to Board Staff restructure by October 2015 RESULTS: 60k in financial reserves Policy review & registers completed Terms of agreement established for Finance Committee and Commercial Director appointed to Board Staff restructure completed HIGHLIGHTS/SUCCESSES: Above target for reserves and on schedule to achieve by 2019 Operational and HR policy review completed following appointment of new HR Director Finance Committee successfully established and operational following appointment of new Finance Director Successful appointment of new CEO and Pathways Manager GROW AS AN INDIVIDUAL DEVELOP AS A SPORT SUCCEED AS A TEAM

15 FINANCE STATEMENT Name: OF FINANCIAL Rebecca Gracey POSITION Department: FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2016 Job Title: Education & Manager STRATEGIC KPIS: Fixed Provide assets quality coach support led by National Technical Team (NTT) Tangible Deliver assets Make it R.E.A.L Build a strong workforce Develop a modern online education system Current assets Work with key education partners: provide sustained, targeted teacher & coach mentoring Stocks Debtors 2015/16 OPERATIONAL TARGETS: Cash Establish at bank and Criteria in hand for 20/20 Coaches, Umpires, and Clubs by April Identify 2 additional 20x20 Apprentice Coaches Embed Student Netball Officer (SNO) Roles with FE establishments Develop Netball Scotland Coach Education App by March 2017 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (190127) Work with key national and local partners to provide flexible recognised coach accreditation (198840) Work with key education partners to provide sustained, targeted teacher & coach mentoring Net Current Assets RESULTS IN 2015/16 Total UKCC assets Level less current 1 Coaches liabilities = 148 UKCC Level 2 Coaches = C Umpires = 67 Capital and reserves B Umpires = 4 Income and expenditure account HIGHLIGHTS/SUCCESSES: Members UKCC Funds Online resource system SNO program established and linked with 6 Universities and Colleges Established Coach Education Advisory Group The summarised Successfully financial delivered statements standardisations set out for above both are Umpiring extracted and from Coaching the annual statutory financial statements which were approved Mentor by the program Board established of Directors for on UKCC 22nd August educators and The umpires summarised financial statements may not contain sufficient information Umpires to representing allow for a full at understanding Netball Europe; of Open, the financial U21 & U17 affairs of the company. Officials representing at U21 Netball Europe For a full copy of the Directors Report and Financial Statements, including the Chartered Accountants Report thereon, please visit OVERVIEW our website OF 2015/16: or alternatively contact: The development of coaches, umpires and officials has grown significantly over the last season and the department has Karen Dunn, Netball Scotland, Emirates Arena, 1000 London Road, GlasgowG40 3HY worked closely with the Regional Managers to ensure we are meeting the demands of our members. We surpassed our UKCC level 1 coaching target of 120, delivered a record number of 7 courses throughout Scotland and will karen.dunn@netballscotland.com continue to grow the number of courses we delivered. With the launch of our online resource system, OneFile, we have Signed greater on flexibility behalf of in the delivering Board of courses. Directors on 22nd August 2016 by Netball Scotland has built a number of new partnerships with Universities & Colleges across Scotland. We offered students the opportunity to volunteer as a Student Netball Officer within their own institution. This season we will now work with the SNO to network with other SNOs within their region to run festivals and other events. Umpiring has seen greater exposure in season 2015/16 with a number of home grown umpires getting more opportunities such as Netball Open, U21s and U17s. R We Clark will continue to work with these umpires to push them to get the highest umpiring award that is available (IUA). Director

16 Holyrood Secondary School in Glasgow were recently in Malawi working with their partner school, Stella Maris Girls Secondary who all LOVE netball. Head teacher, Mr Byrne, said that his pupils were surprised by the physicality of Malawi netball and as you can see, their playing conditions are pretty rough. The girls loved their new kit and netballs that Netball Scotland were able to send over with the group, and don t they look great!! membership@netballscotland.com Emirates Arena 1000 London Road Glasgow G40 3HY. Tel: Affiliated to the International Netball Federation and Netball Europe. Registered Company: SC316349