Association | Netball Switzerland | ||
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Confederation | Netball Europe | ||
Head coach | Vanessa Mc-Erlain Naylor | ||
Manager | Emma Connolly | ||
World ranking | 36 | ||
The Switzerland national netball team represent Netball Switzerland in international netball tests and competitions. As of 7 March 2018, they are ranked 36th in the world. [1] Established in 2009, Swiss Netball is a full member of the International Netball Federation (INF) and Netball Europe. [2] Swiss Netball has worked hard to develop the game at the junior club level, as well as at senior level, and the national squad first obtained a world ranking in 2012.
Switzerland have participated in the U17 Netball Europe Championships every year since 2010.
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Year | Team | Captain |
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2012 | Seniors | Andrea McKellar |
2013 | Seniors | Mollie Brodie and Charlotte Spelzini |
2014 | Seniors | Mollie Brodie and Claudia Almer (vice captain) |
2015 | Seniors | Claudia Almer and Helen Stevens (vice captain) |
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