Netball Netherlands

Season 2 also kicks off for Netball Brussels, Amsterdam Netball - Netball in The Netherlands (team 2), Maastricht Netball and Utrecht Netball Club - Netball in the Netherlands this morning.

Good luck to everyone competing! ✊🏻

Today's the day! ✊🏻

Good luck to Rotterdam Netball Club and Amsterdam Netball - Netball in The Netherlands on your first national league games of season 2. 🫡

And big congrats to Amersfoort Netball Club / Amersfoort Dragons and The Hague Netball Team - Netball in The Netherlands, who are about to play their first official national league games ever! We can't wait to see what you've got 💪🏻

It's been a hot minute, but a LOT has happened in the Netball Netherlands scene over the past few months. 👀

Ahead of the big news that we kick-off our NEW NATIONAL LEAGUE season tomorrow (see below!), here's a whistle-stop tour and photodump of some of the things we've been up to...

🌟 An epic grand final in July between Amsterdam Netball - Netball in The Netherlands and Utrecht Netball Club - Netball in the Netherlands to close off our first season. A tough battle on both sides (as you'd expect from a top 2 table clash), but Amsterdam eventually emerged inaugural champions with a score of 55-24. Congratulations to POM Blair and Johan, and Umpires' Fair Play Awarders JJ and Sam.

🌟 Finals day also confirmed our overall Players of the Season, as voted by the opposing team and umpires at each national league game! Big congrats to Julia and Sam (both from Utrecht) for winning MVP and Umpires’ Fair Play Award, respectively.

🌟 A 2 day umpire and player coaching workshop with Netball Europe 🤩. We had a coaching workshop teaching us how to empower players to develop new skills, and an umpiring workshop focused on umpiring the game and correct implementation of the new international rules. A great turnout across all the NL clubs, and what an inspiring weekend of learning from some veterans in the international netball governing world.

🌟 Umpire mentoring sessions for several clubs, as part of our National Umpiring Development Framework. Aspiring umpires are mentored by qualified/experienced umpires within our league, to get detailed clarity of the rules, lots of direct match practice with immediate feedback, and gain confidence in their skills. We hope these sessions encourage more players to pick up a whistle and continue developing their netball knowledge, facilitating the growth of our game in the Netherlands as a whole. 🏃🏻

🌟 Launched our first official Netball Netherlands merch, featuring coaching and umpiring t-shirts, and sweatshirts with personalised netball quotes! 🎽

..And last (but certainly not least) - from tomorrow we’re back in full swing for the official launch of SEASON 2 of the national league! 💪🏻

Bigger and better than before, this season will see 35 matches taking place all over the Netherlands and Brussels over the next year. 🇳🇱🇧🇪

With 8 teams from 7 clubs (including 2 new joiners), it’s set to be a wild ride. Opening weekend sees 4 games featuring the whole league line-up:

Saturday
🏐 The Hague Netball Team - Netball in The Netherlands vs Amsterdam 1
🏐 Amersfoort Netball Club / Amersfoort Dragons vs Rotterdam Netball Club

Sunday
🏐 Netball Brussels vs Amsterdam 2
🏐 Maastricht Netball vs Utrecht

Make sure you’re following us here and on Instagram, to keep up with all the action. 👀

Here's the current league standings, ahead of June's final rounds of league games! 🤩

Netball Brussels and Utrecht Netball Club - Netball in the Netherlands both have two games to go, will we see some ladder shake-ups? 👀

Some great match-ups to come for Maastricht Netball and Rotterdam Netball Club to see off the regular season too!

We can't wait! 😁

We'll be back on the courts this and next weekend, for the final few rounds of our regular national league matches! 🙌🏼

Here's a sneak peek of all the action coming up... good luck to all teams involved Rotterdam Netball Club Utrecht Netball Club - Netball in the Netherlands Maastricht Netball Netball Brussels 🏐

💥 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓: Maastricht Vs Rotterdam - 7 April 🌟

𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄: 🏴 MNC 41-35 RNC 🔷

🏆 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡: Natalie (MNC) and Carli (RNC)

🏅𝐔𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬’ 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: Aimee (MNC) and Dakota (RNC)

Maastricht Netball started strong, building up a good 7 goal lead in Q1 and confining Rotterdam Netball Club to just 4 in Q2 👊🏻

Rotterdam fought hard to claw their way back into the game, winning the second half 24 goals to 17 🔥 Ultimately however they were beaten by the clock. ⏱️

With sharp shooting and some impressive intercepts on both ends, it was a classic grind between two well-matched teams 👯‍♀️ Thank you to all players, umpires, officials and spectators for a great game.

Congrats to both teams for another game done and dusted, and good luck for your remaining matches 🏐

The next scheduled league games are in June, with lots of other special guest matches and tournaments from our league clubs also to come. Watch this space! ✨

Click below for more highlights of the action 👇🏻

💥 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓: Maastricht Vs Rotterdam - 7 April 🌟 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄:  🏴 MNC 41-35 RNC 🔷 🏆 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡: Natalie (MNC) and Carli (RNC) 🏅𝐔𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬’ 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: Aimee (MNC) and Dakota (RNC) @maastrichtnetball started strong, building up a good 7 goal lead in Q1 and confining @rotterdamnetballclub to just 4 in Q2 👊🏻 Rotterdam fought hard to claw their way back into the game, winning the second half 24 goals to 17 🔥 Ultimately however they were beaten by the clock. ⏱️ With sharp shooting and some impressive intercepts on both ends, it was a classic grind between two well-matched teams 👯‍♀️ Thank you to all players, umpires, officials and spectators for a great game.  Congrats to both teams for another game done and dusted, and good luck for your remaining matches 🏐 The next scheduled league games are in June, with lots of other special guest matches and tournaments from our league clubs also to come. Watch this space! ✨  #netballnetherlands #netballeurope #netballgame #hereifyouneed

💥 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓: Amsterdam Vs Utrecht - 7 April 🌟

𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄: 🟥✖️ ANC 46-58 UNC 🔰

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡: Lucy Oates (ANC) and Julia Scott (UNC)

𝐔𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬’ 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: Nicola Bestbier (ANC) and Julia Scott (UNC - again! 🔥)

This was Amsterdam's final game in a so-far unbeaten season in the league. Utrecht came to spoil the fun and took the victory in great style, in an appropriately epic match between the long-time rivals/friends 💪🏻

A game of two halves, with Utrecht getting off to a blistering 17-8 start before doubling their score to 34-18 by half time 💥

Amsterdam began valiantly clawing back the gap in the second half, settling into a better rhythm to only lose Q3 by a single goal 👀

They also made more regular use of the new tactical subs rule to rotate fresh legs and combos on the court, finishing the game with a winning 17 goal final quarter themselves.🏃🏻‍♀️

But it was too little too late for the home side. Utrecht had already done all the damage with a 16 goal lead in the first half…and never took their feet off the pedal afterwards 🚀

After POM awards it was then time for a fun social brunch together, to refuel energies after an intense game! 🍾

Thank you to all players, officials and spectators for a great match. And a special shoutout to our fab umpires Annika and Gary, for keeping the game in check, and always being happy to clarify any questions on the recent changes in the international rules (which are being strictly applied to all league games).👩🏻‍🏫

Congrats Amsterdam Netball - Netball in The Netherlands on finishing a fabulous first season - your fate now rests in the hands of the remaining games!🤞🏻

Congrats to Utrecht Netball Club - Netball in the Netherlands for a tremendous victory, and best of luck for your remaining games 🏆

For more game highlights and clips check out our insta post below!

💥 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓: Amsterdam Vs Utrecht - 7 April 🌟 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐄: 🟥✖️ ANC 46-58 UNC 🔰 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡: Lucy (ANC) and Julia (UNC) 𝐔𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬’ 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝: Nicola (ANC) and Julia (UNC - again! 🔥) This was Amsterdam's final game in a so-far unbeaten season in the league. Utrecht came to spoil the fun and took the victory in great style, in an appropriately epic match between the long-time rivals/friends 💪🏻 A game of two halves, with Utrecht getting off to a blistering 17-8 start before doubling their score to 34-18 by half time 💥 Amsterdam began valiantly clawing back the gap in the second half, settling into a better rhythm to only lose Q3 by a single goal 👀 They also made more regular use of the new tactical subs rule to rotate fresh legs and combos on the court, finishing the game with a winning 17 goal final quarter themselves.🏃🏻‍♀️ But it was too little too late for the home side. Utrecht had already done all the damage with a 16 goal lead in the first half…and never took their feet off the pedal afterwards 🚀 After POM awards it was then time for a fun social brunch together, to refuel energies after an intense game! 🍾 Thank you to all players, officials and spectators for a great match. And a special shoutout to our fab umpires Annika and Gary, for keeping the game in check, and always being happy to clarify any questions on the recent changes in the international rules (which are being strictly applied to all league games).👩🏻‍🏫 Congrats @amsterdamnetball on finishing a fabulous first season - your fate now rests in the hands of the remaining games!🤞🏻 Congrats to @utrechtnetballclub for a tremendous victory, and best of luck for your remaining games 🏆 Match report for the other league game on this day between Maastricht and Rotterdam, coming soon! 🏐 #netballnetherlands #netballeurope #netballgame #hereifyouneed

It's match day - let's goooo! 💪🏻

Good luck to on your games today 🏐

Looking forward to some fun and exciting matches for all players and umpires competing/officiating today 💥

The summer sun is finally set to hit the Netherlands this weekend ☀️ But our netball courts are where things will be REALLY heating up, with two huge national league matches on Sunday.

It's Amsterdam Netball - Netball in The Netherlands 's final league game vs long-time rivals Utrecht Netball Club - Netball in the Netherlands - expect a whole lotta skills, shots and perhaps some (fun and controlled) spice on the court 💥

And a clash of the titans between Rotterdam Netball Club Vs Maastricht Netball - some massive talents on both sides, with all to play for! 🔥

Who you backing? 🏐

ONLY 5 GAMES TO GO until we complete the first season of our national league - can you believe it?! Here’s how the table’s looking so far…👀

Amsterdam Netball - Netball in The Netherlands currently lead the way with 3 wins. But with Netball Brussels and Utrecht Netball Club - Netball in the Netherlands hot on their heels and all 3 facing off against each other in the coming weeks, will we see some late season shake-ups? 😲

It’s also set to be a sizzling upcoming match between Maastricht Netball and Rotterdam Netball Club, currently only separated by goal difference. 🔥

We’ve already seen some incredible matches so far from all teams, with several coming right down to the wire. We can’t wait to see what the remaining games bring, starting with 2 epic showdowns this Super Sunday (7th April).

More details of the upcoming matches tomorrow. And as always a huge thank you to our umpires, league coordinators and all other volunteers for helping us get the league off the ground in such spectacular fashion so far 🚀