As you will have seen, the country is starting to see some lockdown measures relaxed and many businesses reopening, giving us some glimmer of normality resuming. England Netball hope that it won’t be too much longer until we can all get back on court together at the community level, even if the game may look slightly different to the full form we are used to. This is their anticipated Roadmap for the return of community
England Netball state "The 3 phase, 6 stage framework details our likely route back to court. We are currently in stage 2 of the fitness phase, with small groups of 6 allowed to meet in quiet areas for netball fitness-based activity. Although it may feel like we are still quite a distance away from full competitive netball, we anticipate a move to stage 3 shortly and we are preparing for the possibility that multiple stages might be unlocked at the same time."
Following the Government’s announcement on 23 June we have reviewed the Roadmap and we are in Stage 2 for now. Once the Government gives us the green light, we hope to see an enhanced form of netball activity taking place (in line with stage 3 or 4) in September with a competitive element returning slightly later.
For Olney Netball Club, as our facilities are linked to a school and we know they will not be available in September we are looking at outdoor training alternatives and will keep you informed on this.
