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Netball in Singapore National team Singapore Registered players 80,000 See also: Netball Super LeagueThere are 80,000 netball players in Singapore.[1] There are several variations of netball played in the country, including beach netball.[1]
In Singapore, the SSC is responsible for maintaining 8 netball courts.[2]
Singapore has several national squads: Opens, 21 & Under, 19 & Under (Post School), 19 & Under (Schools), 17 & Under, and 14 & Under.[3] The national team competed in its first major tournament in 1967 at the Netball World Championships.[4]
Netball Singapore is the official governing body for the sport in Singapore.[1] It was created in 1962, with 63 registered clubs.[1]
England's record against Singapore in international matched between 1949 and 1976 was two wins and zero losses.[5]
Several important netball events have taken place in the country, highlighting its importance in the global netball community.[1] In 1983, the country held the 1983 Netball World Championships.[1][6] In 2001, Singapore hosted the INFA World Congress.[1] In 2005, the country hosted the Asian Netball Championships.[1] In 2006, Netball Singapore created and hosted the first major Asian netball tournament: The Nations Cup.[1] The World Netball Championships will be held in Singapore in 2011.[1]
Singapore had a national team compete in the fifth Asian Netball Championships held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2001.[7]
Singapore competed in the 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship held in 2010 in India.[8]
In 2000, netball was sufficiently popular that the professional Netball Super League (NSL) was formed.[4] The Netball Super League is a seven-week long netball tournament developed to cater for elite players in Singapore.[9] It was established and is governed by Netball Singapore and six teams compete.[4] In 2004, the audience was big enough that the Netball Super League was broadcast on television.[4] The Stingrays came in second in 2008 and first in the 2009 competition.[9] The 2010 competition was won by the Malaysian Arowanas.[10]
Some of the top performances for the Singapore national netball team include:
- 2010 Nations Cup: Fourth nsingapore-2010>Netball Singapore 2010a</ref>
- 2010 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Third[4]
As of January 2011, the women's national team was ranked number nineteen in the world.[11]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Netball Singapore 2011
- ^ DaCosta & Miragaya 2002, p. 198
- ^ Netball Singapore 2010
- ^ a b c d e Netball Singapore 2011b
- ^ All England Netball Association, p. 31
- ^ International Federation of Netball Associations 2008
- ^ Government of Sri Lanka 2001
- ^ Sagar 2010
- ^ a b singaporesports.sg 2010
- ^ Sivam 2010
- ^ International Federation of Netball Associations 2011a
Bibliography
- All England Netball Association (1976). Golden jubilee : 1926 - 1976.. All England Netball Association. OCLC 39500756.
- DaCosta, Lamartine P.; Miragaya, Ana (2002). Worldwide experiences and trends in sport for all. Meyer & Meyer Sport. ISBN 1841260851. OCLC 248362122.
- Fazilah (27 April 2009). "Marlin's Stung". thestar.com.my. http://www.singaporesports.sg/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/368/Marlins-Stung-br-By-Fazilah.aspx. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- Government of Sri Lanka (21 July 2001). "5th Asian Netball Championship next week in Colombo". http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200107/20010721Asian_Netball_Championship.htm. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- International Federation of Netball Associations (21 January 2011). "Current World Rankings". http://www.netball.org/IFNA.aspx?id=94. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
- International Federation of Netball Associations (15 June 2008). "History of Netball". http://www.netball.org/Netball.aspx?id=18. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- Netball Singapore (2010). "National Squads". http://www.netball.org.sg/squads/players. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- Netball Singapore (19 December 2009). "Nations Cup 2009". http://www.netball.org.sg/squads/players. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- Netball Singapore (30 September 2008). "Nations Cup 2008". http://netball.org.sg/news/fisher-paykel-nations-cup-2008. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- Netball Singapore (15 July 2010). "Asian Youth Netball Championship". http://www.netball.org.sg/squads/players. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- Netball Singapore (13 December 2010). "NTUC FairPrice Foundation Nations Cup 2010". http://netball.org.sg/results/16. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- Netball Singapore (2011). "About Us". http://www.netball.org.sg/about-us. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- Netball Singapore (2011b). "Milestones". http://www.netball.org.sg/pages/4-milestones. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- Sagar, Naresh (4 July 2010). "Asian Youth Netball Championship". Sagar Media. http://www.pr-inside.com/asian-youth-netball-championship-r1983580.htm. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
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