Swiss Netball

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Swiss Netball
Netball Switzerland Logo.jpg
Sport Netball
Jurisdiction National
AbbreviationNCH
Founded2008
Headquarters Geneva
PresidentDebbie Brown
Official website
www.swissnetball.ch
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg

Swiss Netball was founded in 2009 by a group of volunteers to promote the game of netball in Switzerland. Netball Switzerland changed its name to Swiss Netball and joined the World Netball in 2011.

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The U17 Team have won the Netball Europe Challenge Cup in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019, and played in the Europe Netball Championship Cup Division in 2020.

The National Open Team first obtained a world ranking in 2012 and has climbed as high as 28th in the world. Switzerland is ranked 49th by World Netball.

Development

The Under 17 team first represented Switzerland at the European Netball championships in 2010. The staff driving elite level netball programme launched the Cadre d'Espoir in 2011-12 with the aim of creating a player performance pathway.

YearLocationCaptain
2010BelfastKate Garden
2011DublinKate Garden
2012GlasgowIsabelle Turney (Co-C) and Emma Coulsen (Co-C)
2013MaltaGeorgia- May Gabb (Co-C) and Lauren Snyder (Co-C)
2014WorcesterOriane Calmy (C) and Sarah Irwin (VC)
2015HullOriane Calmy (C) and Pasqualina Vonlanthen Di Nenna (VC)
2016GibraltarGrace Beesley (C) and Elsa Grand d'Hauteville (VC)
2017BelfastGrace Beesley (C) and Ruby Gribben (VC)
2018DublinRuby Gribben (C) and Agathe Grand d'Hauteville (VC)

Juniors

Swiss Netball is dedicated to developing netball both in public and international schools in Switzerland. Swiss Netball supports the development of competitions in schools and clubs as well as supporting the start up process for new clubs.

An annual junior tournament ("The JCT") is open to all Junior Clubs who are affiliated to Swiss Netball. The tournament is held in November, the tournament is played in age groups U11, U13, U15 & U17.

Seniors

The Swiss Netball Nationalkader/Cadre national was established in 2012. A squad of 15 represented Switzerland at Netball Europe World Ranking Tournament in Gibraltar, May 2012. Switzerland achieved World Ranking at the tournament alongside Republic of Ireland, Israel, Malta and Gibraltar. In May 2013 the team represented Switzerland at the Netball Europe Open Championships in Aberdeen. Switzerland won the Silver Medal in the Development Section of the Championships and Player of the Tournament.

YearTeamCaptain
2012SeniorsAndrea McKellar
2013SeniorsMollie Brodie and Charlotte Spelzini
2014SeniorsMollie Brodie (C) and Claudia Almer (VC)
2015SeniorsClaudia Almer (C) and Helen Stevens (VC)

Annual Peppermill Tournament

The first annual Swiss Netball tournament took place in May at International School of Lausanne (ISL). It has grown from four local teams in 2008 to two tournaments, one in May for Junior's and one later in the year called " The Peppermill Challenge" for Seniors.

YearEventWinners
2008SeniorsGIN
2009SeniorsGIN
2010SeniorsLancy
2011SeniorsLancy
2012SeniorsZurich
2013SeniorsZurich
2014SeniorsZurich
2015SeniorsZurich
2016SeniorsMeinier
2017SeniorsGGNA
2018SeniorsGGNA
2019No Peppermill due to COVID
2020No Peppermill due to COVID
2021SeniorsAubonne
2022SeniorsLancy Lightning
2023SeniorsGIN

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