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Netball
Netball is available to everyone at the University of Birmingham. Our highly competitive and successful student club supports and develops over 100 players across it’s eight teams, and even has a Men’s Netball team that is growing every year. With six teams in BUCS and two in BNL, no matter your level of experience, there is an opportunity for you. If you would like to play Netball socially, or are completely new to the sport, we have something for you. Please see the links below to Social Netball and Campus League to find the right Netball opportunity for you!
UoB Netball 2024/25 Key Dates (w/c):
- 23 September: Welcome Week and Fresher Trials
- 30 September: Further Club Trials
- 7 October to 9 December: Weekly Training and Fixtures
- *Christmas Break*
- 13 January to 31 March: Weekly Training and Fixtures
Student Club
The University of Birmingham’s Netball Club is a highly competitive, supportive and inclusive club that supports over 100 players across the University. Our first team compete in the highest BUCS division (Premier 1 North), and our five other BUCS teams also compete at a high level in the Midlands leagues (Midlands 1A, 2A, 2B, 4A). Our 7th and 8th team compete in the local Birmingham Netball League (BNL), where they also play in weekly competitive fixtures.
The Netball Club is highly valued and respected at UoB. We have access to a wide range of sport support services, high level coaches and a dedicated committee who work tirelessly to grow and develop the players and the club in any way that they can.
UoB Netball is inclusive, welcoming and friendly; supporting one another in and out of netball life and striving to provide a healthy and competitive environment for all members. Alongside training, members come together weekly to have fun away from the court and celebrate game days. The club is also highly involved in fundraising and charity events, where lots of fun can be had taking part in bingo nights, pub quizzes and more!
Head Coach
Key Contacts
Facilities
Indoor and outdoor courts
3x indoor courts with one showcourt and bleacher seats as well as 10x outdoor courts.
Gym
Our state-of-the-art gym is available for all your strength and conditioning needs.
Training Times
1s and 2s
Monday 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Friday 7.30am to 8.30am
3s and 4s
Monday 8.00pm – 9.30pm
Friday 4.00pm – 5.30pm
5s and 6s
Friday 5.30pm – 7.30pm
7s and 8s
Friday 4.00pm – 6.00pm
Men’s Netball
Friday 3.00pm – 5.00pm
Competition Opportunities
Six teams competing in BUCS leagues with home and away fixtures on Wednesdays. UoB Netball 7s and 8s compete in the Birmingham Netball League, with fixtures taking place on Saturdays.
Performance Netball
At the University of Birmingham Netball Club, we support high performing athletes to continue to excel within the wider netball community. Many of our performance athletes play NPL and NSL, with some also competing in England Netball’s Premier League. The location of the University of Birmingham means that athletes have opportunities to play at several franchises: Severn Stars; Loughborough Lightning and Central Warriors.
Our unrivalled performance programme is led by expert coaching staff who are constantly striving to improve and develop both individual and team performances. Our coaches work with a wide range of performance support services (including S&C, physiotherapy, nutrition, performance analysis and psychology) to ensure a well-rounded and holistic approach to athlete development.
Register your interest
Do you currently play competitively and are interested in competing for/training during your time at the University of Birmingham? Register your interest below and your details will be passed on to our performance coach.
Social Netball Club
Social Netball is an inclusive club available to everyone at the University of Birmingham, no matter what experience you have!
We have teams in the Thursday, Saturday and Sunday Campus League fixtures as well as weekly training sessions to help you meet new people and have fun playing netball.
- Access to training 3x a week
- Priority access to sports night tickets and socials
- Campus League membership for weekly fixtures
- Priority access to external fixtures
- Social Netball Half Membership- £10 per semester (without the club development fee)
- Campus League membership for weekly fixtures
- No priority access to socials/ fixtures
- Training available separate to social netball, through Sport and Fitness
Social Netball Half Membership- £10 per semester (without the club development fee)
Includes:
- Campus League membership for weekly fixtures
- No priority access to socials/ fixtures
- Training available separate to social netball, through Sport and Fitness
Training Times
Monday 1.00pm – 2.00pm (Indoors)
Monday 6.00pm – 7.00pm (Outdoors)
Tuesday 5.00pm – 6.00pm (Outdoors)
Key contacts:
Kristi Evans
Gabriella Smalley
Hannah Makin
Taster Sessions:
During Welcome Week in September
Campus League
Campus League Netball is open to all staff and students where you can participate in regular social sport leagues and one-off tournaments throughout the academic year.
You can enter as part of your existing departmental team, society, halls or simply just as a group of friends.
Social Sport: Netball
If you are interested in recreational Netball, we offer weekly social Netball sessions as part of our Social Sport programme. Sessions will either be coached by a qualified coach, or ‘just play’.
Membership Price
As part of signing up to a Sports Club you are agreeing to the Sport and Fitness Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, Sports Club Code of Conduct and other UB Sport policies. Click here to head to Sports Club Benefits to read them.
£260 performance squad membership includes:
- Maximum 22 weeks x 4hrs per week qualified coaching across training with additional hours for fixtures
- Umpires provided at all BUCS Fixtures
- Access to borrow Netball Dresses
- Netball related equipment provided
- Maximum x 22 weeks of 1hr per week Spin session
- Sport related equipment provided
- Travel to all BUCS related
- Access to shooting practice sessions – maximum 2hrs per week x 22 weeks
Extra – compulsory
- Trials £10 per person – 1 trial
Extra – not compulsory
- Club related social Activity
- Performance Pre-season (New students) – £5 per person
- Non-Performance Pre-season (New students) – £5 per person
- Mixed Social tournament (Term One and Summer)
- Sweepstake for Netball World Cup
- Individual club clothing purchased – varied on price
*This is an approximate list of what the club membership may include. This can change at any point, so please confirm with the club directly on what this membership includes.