Netball Singapore and 6 top clubs have jointly agreed to an Elite Clubs Programme commencing in 2019.
The primary intention is to promote the long-term growth of elite netball, especially through continuous youth development programmes in the elite clubs. In return, Netball Singapore will provide funding to the clubs to assist them with their development. This should provide a larger flow of top youth players into our Netball Super League Teams for selection into our National 21&U and Opens and Singapore A squads.
The 6 Elite clubs are: Blaze, Fier Orcas, Llabten, Marlins, Sneakers, Swifts. 5 of these club teams compete each year in the NSL. The 6th team in every NSL is Mannas, a selection team under Netball Singapore. The top 4 of the clubs in the NSL will be eligible to be invited for the following NSL, at the discretion of NS. The club team that finished bottom in the previous NSL will have to play off with 6th club, that did not qualify for that NSL, in a series of 3 playoff matches.
The Elite clubs are by invitation only, renewable each year at the discretion of Netball Singapore. NS can invite new clubs to compete in the playoffs for the next NSL based on the following criteria:
To qualify under the Elite Clubs Programme, the 6 clubs are required to submit annually the following information to Netball Singapore:
In return, Netball Singapore will provide the Elite Clubs with funding to develop their 21&U players and their youth programme:
For the Netball Super League, all players who are 21&U in the year of competition will wear an orange tape on their left wrist so that the spectators and selectors can watch their progress in the competition.
Netball Singapore is the national body for netball in Singapore. Established in 1962, it has become a professionally run National Sport Association today.
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