- International tournaments
- National team
- Professional league
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
{{Sport overview | country = Singapore | sport = netball | image = | imagesize = 260px | caption = | union = | nickname = | registered = 80,000 | clubs = | first = | match = | league = | national1 = | club1 = | club2 = | national2 = | national3 = | national4 = | countryflag = Singapore }}There are 80,000 netball players in Singapore.[1] playing several variations of netball, including beach netball.[1] In Singapore, the Sport Singapore (formerly known as Singapore Sports Council) is responsible for maintaining 8 netball courts.[2] Netball Singapore is the official governing body for the sport in Singapore.[1] It was created in 1962, with 63 registered clubs.[1] International tournamentsIn 1983, the country held the 1983 Netball World Championships.[1][3] In 2001, Singapore hosted the INFA World Congress.[1] In 2005, the country hosted the Asian Netball Championships.[1] In 2006, Netball Singapore created and hosted the first major Asian netball tournament: The Nations Cup.[1] The 13th World Netball Championships was held in Singapore in 2011.[1] National teamSingapore has several national squads: Opens, 21 & Under, 19 & Under (Post School), 19 & Under (Schools), 17 & Under, and 14 & Under.[4] The national team competed in its first major tournament in 1967 at the Netball World Championships.[5] Singapore had a national team compete in the fifth Asian Netball Championships held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2001.[6] Singapore competed in the 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship held in 2010 in India.[7] As of August 2016, the women's national team was ranked number seventeenth in the world.[8] Some of the top performances for the Singapore national netball teams include: - 2010 Nations Cup: Fourth Singapore[9]
- 2010 Asian Youth Netball Championship: Third[5]
Professional leagueIn 2000, the professional Netball Super League (NSL) was formed.[5] The Netball Super League is a seven-week-long netball tournament developed to cater for elite players in Singapore.[10] It was established and is governed by Netball Singapore and six teams compete.[5] In 2004, the audience was big enough that the Netball Super League was broadcast on television.[5] The Stingrays came in second in 2008 and first in the 2009 competition.[10] The 2010 competition was won by the Malaysian Arowanas.[11] See alsoReferences1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{harvnb|Netball Singapore|2011}} 2. ^{{harvnb|DaCosta|Miragaya|2002|p=198}} 3. ^{{harvnb|International Federation of Netball Associations|2008}} 4. ^{{harvnb|Netball Singapore|2010}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 {{harvnb|Netball Singapore|2011b}} 6. ^{{harvnb|Government of Sri Lanka|2001}} 7. ^{{harvnb|Sagar|2010}} 8. ^{{cite web |author=International Netball Federation |title=Current World Rankings |url=http://www.netball.org/thrilling-world-class-events/current-world-rankings}} Last updated 20 August 2016. 9. ^{{harvnb|Netball Singapore|2010a}} 10. ^1 {{harvnb|singaporesports.sg|2010}} 11. ^{{harvnb|Sivam|2010}}
Bibliography{{refbegin|1}}- {{Cite book |author=All England Netball Association |title=Golden jubilee : 1926 - 1976. |publisher=All England Netball Association|year=1976 |oclc=39500756 |ref=harv}}
- {{Cite book |last1=DaCosta |first1=Lamartine P. |last2=Miragaya |first2=Ana |title=Worldwide experiences and trends in sport for all |publisher=Meyer & Meyer Sport |year=2002 |isbn=1-84126-085-1 |oclc=248362122 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |author=Fazilah |title=Marlin's Stung |url=http://www.singaporesports.sg/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/368/Marlins-Stung-br-By-Fazilah.aspx |date=27 April 2009 |publisher=thestar.com.my |accessdate=3 March 2011 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |author=Government of Sri Lanka |title=5th Asian Netball Championship next week in Colombo |url=http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200107/20010721Asian_Netball_Championship.htm |date=21 July 2001|accessdate=1 March 2011 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |author=International Federation of Netball Associations |title=Current World Rankings |url=http://www.netball.org/IFNA.aspx?id=94 |date=21 January 2011a |accessdate=4 March 2011 |ref=harv |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519025332/http://www.netball.org/IFNA.aspx?id=94 |archivedate=19 May 2011 |df=dmy-all }}
- {{cite web|author=International Federation of Netball Associations|title=History of Netball|url=http://www.netball.org/Netball.aspx?id=18|date=15 June 2008|accessdate=2 March 2011|ref=harv|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306141537/http://www.netball.org/netball.aspx?id=18|archivedate=6 March 2011|df=dmy-all}}
- {{cite web |author=Netball Singapore |title=National Squads |url=http://www.netball.org.sg/squads/players |year=2010 |accessdate=1 March 2011 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |author=Netball Singapore |title=Nations Cup 2009 |url=http://www.netball.org.sg/squads/players |date=19 December 2009 |accessdate=1 March 2011 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |author=Netball Singapore |title=Nations Cup 2008 |url=http://netball.org.sg/news/fisher-paykel-nations-cup-2008 |date=30 September 2008 |accessdate=1 March 2011 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |author=Netball Singapore |title=Asian Youth Netball Championship |url=http://www.netball.org.sg/squads/players |date=15 July 2010b |accessdate=1 March 2011 |ref=harv}}
- {{cite web |author=Netball Singapore |title=NTUC FairPrice Foundation Nations Cup 2010 |url=http://netball.org.sg/results/16 |date=13 December 2010a |accessdate=3 March 2011 |ref=harv |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110306133304/http://netball.org.sg/results/16 |archivedate=6 March 2011 |df=dmy-all }}
- {{cite web |author=Netball Singapore |title=About Us |url=http://www.netball.org.sg/about-us |year=2011 |accessdate=1 March 2011 |ref=harv |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301100412/http://www.netball.org.sg/about-us |archivedate=1 March 2011 |df=dmy-all }}
- {{cite web |author=Netball Singapore |title=Milestones |url=http://www.netball.org.sg/pages/4-milestones |year=2011b |accessdate=1 March 2011 |ref=harv |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218011704/http://www.netball.org.sg/pages/4-milestones |archivedate=18 February 2011 |df=dmy-all }}
- {{cite web |last=Sagar |first=Naresh |title=Asian Youth Netball Championship |publisher=Sagar Media |url=http://www.pr-inside.com/asian-youth-netball-championship-r1983580.htm |date=4 July 2010 |accessdate=2 March 2011 |ref=harv}}
{{refend}} External links {{Asia topic|Netball in}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2011}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Netball In Singapore}} 1 : Netball in Singapore |