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p46 :: Sport Grassroots development cont from p45 Thuli Qegu shoots at goal during the Spar Proteas squad camp held in Potchefstroom to prepare for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July. Photo: Mario van de Wall. fer the thousands of girls who play netball at school a goal — and possible career option — after they no longer play in the school leagues. There were approximately 1.95-m adult and junior netball players in South Africa in 2012, according to research company Accelerate’s Gary Grant. By far most netball players are black, reports Grant: 1.5-m black women, or 77% of the total, and 222 200 white women play netball. But netball is the #1 participation sport among women of all races, according to statistics from a 2007 BMI survey quoted in the SRSA’s A Case for Sport and Recreation publication. Netball is the third most popular sport among all school children — following soccer and athletics — and above rugby and cricket. In order to improve the level of play, Netball SA last year held workshops for grassroots coaches in every province and staged national tournaments to identify potential future Protea players. In order to develop the sport, it is a priority for the association to attract more partners who would invest in netball, says Netball SA president Mimi Mthethwa. “A lot of companies are beginning to show interest in netball,” she says. “This brings hope that we would soon have adequate partners.” In addition to Spar as named sponsor, Asics was announced as the new apparel sponsor of the SPAR Proteas and the U21 side in March this year. Last year ball supplier Mitre announced a R2.5-m sponsorship of Netball SA for the next seven years. Attracting sponsors SA Schools Netball (SASN) is sponsored by Mitre, Xco Sport and NuPay. Their objective is to encourage mass participation in netball at school level by assisting with coaching and participation in leagues at school, district, regional, provincial and national levels. Since last year, regular live broadcasts of the matches played by the national side, Spar Proteas, have generated more interest in the sport, especially since the national team have been performing well. The Proteas last year won the Africa Championships in Malawi, beat world #3 England to win the Tri-Nations in Port Elizabeth, and the SPAR Baby Proteas came 5th at the World Youth Netball Championships in Glasgow. They are therefore confident that they could win a medal at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland. According to Mthethwa the top four countries in the world have shown increased interest in playing against the Proteas as they realize that the country is an To p48
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