BANGOR NETBALL CLUB HISTORY

In Northern Ireland netball enjoys the position of being the most popular team sport for women. Over 4000 schoolgirls and approximately 600 adults play the sport each week.

Bangor Netball Senior Club has been established since 1980, Bangor is the only netball club in the North Down area. We have a reputation among our competitors as being a progressive, dynamic and developing force within the netball arena. Bangor Junior Club was established in 1994. Players are between the ages of 12 and 16. Friendly matches for the Juniors are always welcome.

The Club currently has approximately 40 senior members and 30 junior members.

CONTACTS

Senior Club: Lorraine Lindsay (Club Captain)

5 Newtown Avenue, Newtownards, Co. Down, N. Ireland

Tel: +44 (0) 1247 816084

E-mail: lorraine.lindsay@cableol..co.uk

Paula Dougherty (Club Secretary)

4 Clanmorris Avenue, Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland

Tel: +44 (0) 1247 467977

E-mail: p.dougherty@ee.qub.ac.uk

Junior Club: Liz Burnside (Junior Coach)

25 Bayview Road, Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland

Tel: +44 (0) 1247 457685

E-mail: liz.burnside@nie.co.uk

SENIOR CLUB

                                                                 
     Training       Tuesdays 8pm-10pm in Bangor Castle Leisure   
                    Centre, Castle Park Road, Bangor, Co. Down,  
                    Northern Ireland. Training is between        
                    September and May each year.                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 

                                                                 
    Competition     We have 4 Teams who compete in the Northern  
                    Ireland Netball league which runs from       
                    October - April each year:                   
                                                                 
                    1st Team     -    "A" League                 
                                              (top league in     
                    NI)                                          
                    2nd Team    -    "B" League                  
                    3rd Team     -    "C" League                 
                    4th Team     -     Qualifying League         
                                                                 
                    Each team also competes in Northern Ireland  
                    Shield and Plate fixtures culminating in a   
                    final at the end of the netball season.      
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 

                                                                 
     Coaching       The Club has both a Fitness Coach and a      
                    Skills Coach.  Our new skills coach is       
                    currently over from New Zealand to help      
                    Bangor to further develop their netball      
                    skills which will take Bangor into the       
                    millennium.                                  
                                                                 

JUNIOR CLUB

                                                                 
     Training       Tuesdays 6.30pm - 8.00pm at North Down &     
                    Ards Institute of Further and Higher         
                    Education, Castle Park Road, Bangor, Co.     
                    Down, Northern Ireland.  Training is         
                    between September and May each year.         
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
    Competition     2 Teams who compete in the Northern Ireland  
                    U17 Netball League which runs from October   
                    - April each year.                           
                    Teams are also entered in the Northern       
                    Ireland Junior Tournament which takes place  
                    in January at two levels U15 and U17.        
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
     Coaching                                                    
                    The junior club is organised by two members  
                    of the senior club Ms Liz Burnside who is    
                    also an Northern Ireland coach and Ms        
                    Janine Winter who is the assistant coach.    

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Six members of the Club are current International Players, three on the NI Senior Open Squad, one on the U19 Squad and two on the U16 Squad

• Four current playing members are ex-international players

• 1st Team have won the NI Senior Shield Competition for the past two years - 96/97. Winners of the NI Opening Netball Tournament 95 - 97

• 2nd Team received Team of the Year Trophy from NI Clubs Association in 1995

• 1st Team have consistently been one of the top three club teams in NI over the past 5 years

• 3rd Team have been consistently promoted up the Leagues between 1995-1997

• Junior U17 team won Northern Ireland Junior Tournament Trophy February 1995, 1998

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

The Club is managed by a committee of eight club members elected at the Annual General Meeting. The committee meet bi-monthly and are responsible for the policy, general administration and the development of the Club.