Netball New South Wales

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Netball New South Wales
JurisdictionFlag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales
Membership115,101 [1]
AbbreviationNetball NSW
Founded 1929
Affiliation Netball Australia
Headquarters Netball Central
Location2 Olympic Boulevard
Sydney Olympic Park
New South Wales [2]
PresidentLouise Sullivan [3]
Official website
nsw.netball.com.au

Netball New South Wales is the governing body for netball in New South Wales. It is affiliated to Netball Australia. It is responsible for organizing and managing two elite level teams, New South Wales Swifts and Giants Netball, who compete in Suncorp Super Netball. It is also responsible for organizing and managing the Netball NSW Premier League as well as numerous other leagues and competitions for junior and youth teams. Its headquarters are based at Netball Central, Sydney Olympic Park.

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History

Netball New South Wales was formed in 1929 and was originally known as the New South Wales Women's Basketball Association (NSWWBA). [1] [4] [5] It was formed by members of the Sydney City Girls' Amateur Sports Association. In 1970 it became the New South Wales Netball Association (NSWNA). [6]

Between 1980 and 2014, the Netball NSW headquarters were based at the Anne Clark Centre in Lidcombe. It was officially opened on 11 October 1980 and named after Anne Clark, who had served as the organisation's president between 1950 and 1979. In December 2014, Netball NSW moved to its current home at Netball Central, Sydney Olympic Park. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Representative teams

Current

TeamLeaguesYears
New South Wales Swifts [4] [10] Suncorp Super Netball
ANZ Championship 		2017–
2008–2016
Giants Netball [1] [4] [11] [12] Suncorp Super Netball 2017–
Under-19, Under-17 [13] Australian National Netball Championships

Former

TeamLeaguesYears
Netball New South Wales Waratahs [7] [14] [15] [16] Australian Netball League 2008–2019
Netball New South Wales Blues [7] [8] [9] [14] [15] [16] Australian Netball League 2008–2014
Sydney Swifts [4] [17] [18] Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997–2007
Sydney Sandpipers [17] [18] [19] [20] Commonwealth Bank Trophy 1997–2003
Hunter Jaegers [17] [18] [21] [22] Commonwealth Bank Trophy 2003–2007

Competitions

Source: [1] [23]

Netball NSW Board

Notable board members
MembersYears
Anne Clark [6] President, 1950–1979

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