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Netball is a beautiful game

This post was going to be about the recent Co-Operative World Netball Series tournament but after reading some rather ill-advised comments about netball we felt the need to post a response. A keen-eyed netball fan spotted the article in last Friday’s edition of the London Evening Standard, written by respected journalist and BBC TV presenter, John Inverdale. The online version can be foundhere, just after the piece about Wasps Rugby Club.
Credit where credit’s due; Mr Inverdale is at least writing about netball, and in an established newspaper. However, his comments have landed him in hot water with netball fans around the globe. Judging by his comments, he’s never actually played netball before and he’s all but branded it as being dull. Apparently, it just too easy to score in netball and this makes the game ‘repetitious and unfulfilling’. These comments followed an afternoon spent watching the top 6 teams in the world play a drastically modified version of the game at the World Netball Series in Manchester.
He had the privilege of watching some of the best players in the world. They make it look easy to score but it’s not. Ask any netball player. Try scoring a goal when you’ve got the likes of England’s Geva Mentor or Sonia Mkoloma or Australia’s Susan Fuhrmann towering over you, even if you are as tall as NZ’s Irene van Dyk or Jamaica’s Romelda Aiken. Watching the ball go through the net when your team scores is fantastic especially as you know how difficult it can be in a tight game just to get the ball into the circle.
So, John, you should at least try the game before you dismiss it. We suggest you call up England Netball or one of the UK’s 9 Superleague teams (or even your local netball club) and ask to join in one of their training sessions and play a practice match and see how you get on…THEN you can talk about how easy it is to score a goal. We recommend that you take your own kit in case they don’t have a dress to fit you.
Oh, and don’t forget to bring a BBC TV camera crew with you as we’d all love to see you play!
We have read some lively comments on our Facebook page as to the value of Mr Inverdale’s opinions, but what do you think?
go and have a taste of the game first before writing anything about netball.
don't humiliate yourself.




