England Netball Coaching

🏐 Your Netball. Your Voice.
Court Thoughts 2026 is now open and we'd love to hear from everyone involved in netball.

Coach's this is your opportunity to tell England Netball what is working well and what could be even better.

Your feedback helps shape the future of our sport.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey and share it with others in your netball community.

By completing the survey, you will be with the chance to win some fantastic prizes including £150 Nike voucher.
Survey closes midnight 13th September 2026, age 16+

Quick survey, big difference 🌟

Share your thoughts, shape what’s next and be in with a chance to win cool prizes 🎁

📋 Take part: https://online1.snapsurveys.com/Courtthoughts2026

The next Child-First coaching conversation from Play Their Way is coming up so make sure you sign up.

A great way to connect with other Child-First coaches, share ideas and get some solutions to any challenges you face.
See info re sign up below: 👇

Summer of Sport? 🤔
Summer of Play! ✅

Join us on Wednesday 26 August from 12-1pm for a coach catch-up hosted by Ian Gregory of Chance to Shine which will be a reflective session about this 'summer of play'.

Click the link in our comments to sign up - it's a free chance to connect with other child-first coaches, share ideas and learn from each other.

❤️August Coach Appreciation❤️A huge shout out and thank you to Jennifer Williams (and her assistant coaches) who have run Hawks Netball Club in Leicester for 22 years. They have built Hawks from a 1 team club to now they have 18 senior and junior teams with 173 members - they are proud to offer netball for all ages and abilities to develop a sport we all love." Netball in East Midlands East Midlands Netball Coaches Hub

The next UK Coaching time to learn is happening on 4 Sept and explores how coaches can build their coaching philosophy to coach with purpose. Make sure you sign up to be part of it. Details below👇

How do your personal values shape your purpose and everyday coaching? Your coaching philosophy?

Join Matthew Eggleton‑Wood in this interactive Time2Learn webinar and explore how to define, refine and apply your coaching philosophy.

Booking 🔗in comments 👇

📢 DBS Changes Coming... An Early Warning

A heads-up… from 1st September 2026, anyone having regular contact with children must have an enhanced DBS through England Netball. So make sure you speak to your committees about what action may be needed.

The government has removed the ‘supervision’ exception, meaning anyone with access to children (whether it is a child, the same or various groups of children) 4 or more times per month, they must get a DBS, even if they are always supervised by someone else with a DBS. This will apply to Level 1 coaches and many Team Managers if they don’t already have one.

The DBS page on the England Netball website has been updated along with a new online option to apply for a DBS without having to go to the post office. https://englandnetball.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EKC/pages/27328530/DBS+Information

To apply for a DBS see below 👇
https://help.centre.englandnetball.co.uk/wiki/pages/viewpageattachments.action?pageId=27328530&preview=%2F27328530%2F1342603274%2FApply+for+ENGLAND+NETBALL+DBS+Aug+26.pdfTo

DBS Information - EN knowledge Centre - England Netball Knowledge Centre

🚨 Coaches are your Netball Clubs ready for the new season? 🚨
Have you spoken to your committee to make sure everything is in place to support you as a coach and the players you work with?

With the start of the season fast approaching, now is the perfect time to take a few minutes to check in on your club's strengths and identify any areas you’d like to develop.
From now until August 2026, you can access the Buddle Health Check – a super quick and easy tool that gives you:
✅ A visual snapshot of where your club is now
✅ A personalised report highlighting strengths and areas for improvement
✅ Access to resources and guidance tailored to your needs
✅ Signposting to additional support available for your club
Some of our member clubs have already been giving it a try and the feedback has been brilliant:
💬 “This is a really cool tool!!! Love the diagram showing visually the strengths & areas to develop and also how easy it is to be directed to the specific resources to support your answers!!”
💬 “It was quick and easy. I shared it with our Chair and she was having a deeper dive into all the stuff Buddle have on their site to support us clubs.”
When you complete your Health Check, don't forget to enter your club name and use the code EN26 so we can identify you as a netball club and offer any additional support you may need. Example : Our Netball Club EN26

🐝The next Bee Leader Award course is now available to book in Chelmsford, this is for anyone new to Bee and working with children, that needs to attend the full course (teachers looking to deliver in school and current Level 2 coaches there is a different pathway for you).

For more information about the pathways and which course you need to attend click the link https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/bee-leader/

To book see here 👇
https://engage.englandnetball.co.uk/coursefinder?

🔊Calling all Coaches in the Norwich area, we have some places on the upcoming Level 2 courses starting next week, book now to avoid disappointment.....
All course can be found on the course finder pages below 👇
https://engage.englandnetball.co.uk/coursefinder