Please email us with any questions or concerns you have about joining netball and the season ahead!
Our club has a place for everyone interested in netball! We welcome a variety of different levels- giving all our new members an oppportunity to get involved.
Within the club there are five competitive BUCS teams, one local league team and our campus league. No matter what level you join the club at, the training sessions lead by our dedicated coaches will be integral to your growth and development.
As well as becoming part of one of our many netball teams, we have many different social events throughout the year, which are a great way to meet new people. Some of the events that take place are weekly themed socials at our Student Union, movie nights, team meals, watching superleague matches and many others to ensure everyone feels a part of our club. One of our biggest events is varsity in which we put three teams forward to play against DMU; we hope to continue our victory this coming year.
*Training times 2024/2025 tbc
All new players will have to pay a £7 trial fee: Available from the poduct tab at the top of this page- you will not be able to trial without proof of purchase.
Sign ups for trials are available during Freshers Week:
Freshers Fair 24/25
Tuesday 24th September 10:00-16:00
-Percy Gee Building
Trials 24/25
Give it a Go Session- 24th September, 18:00-22:00, Roger Bettles Sports Hall
New members come along to get a feel for netball and meet your 24/25 committee!
Trial 1- Saturday 28th September, 14:00-19:00, Roger Bettles Sports Hall
You must sign up to trials via the online form (available in instagram bio). This trial will be for the following:
- All new members
- 23/24 Campus League Players wishing to trial for a competitive squad
- 23/24 Local League
- 23/24 BUCS 4+5
Trial 2- Sunday 29th September, 12:00-15:30, Roger Bettles Sports Hall
This trial is invite only, including the following:
-Successful Day 1 Trialists
-23/24 BUCS 1-3
Teams will be confirmed after trials- please do not purchase memberships until prompted by committee
TO BUY A SU NETBALL MEMBERSHIP YOU MUST BUY YOUR TEAM LEICESTER MEMBERSHIP FIRST (BUCS AND Local League)
| Membership Type |
Price |
Additional Costs |
| BUCS (Teams 1-5) |
£50 |
Game Socks- £5-£7
Team Leicester Membership*
|
| Local League |
£45 |
Game Socks- £5-£7
England Netball Membership- £39
Team Leicester Membership*
|
|
Campus League
|
£35 |
Nothing required |
|
Social
|
£5 |
Nothing required |
*Available from Sports and Active Life
What Team Leicester Memberships do we recommend?
For basic access to training, the Standard Team Leicester Membership will cover your court access. However, with the Gold mebership you are able to access many other facilities, including the University gyms and pool. These facilities are great for our Strength and Conditioning Sessions, general fitness and recovery! See the table below for more details.
| Team Leicester Membership Type |
Price |
Facility Access |
| Standard Team Leicester |
£110
|
- Access to Team Leicester Club
- Facility Access for Training/Games
- Fixture Travel
https://le.ac.uk/sports/membership
|
| Gold (including early bird) |
£198 or £165 (early bird available until 13/10/24 23:59)
|
- Access to Team Leicester Club
- Facility Access for Training/Games
- Fixture Travel
- Gym
- Swim
- Steam Room
- Squash
- Group Classes
- Pitches
- Courts
- Tennis
https://le.ac.uk/sports/membership
|
Other Memberships are available, options shown are recommended
Memberships Available to purchase from 1st September 2024
*Please do not buy netball specific memberships until trial results are confirmed
Find more details here: https://le.ac.uk/sports/membership
British University and College Sports is the national governing body for higher education sport in the UK.
BUCS netball teams compete in a variety of performance tiers. Games are played weekly, on a Wednesday, where teams will travel across the midlands or host another team.
At ULNC we have 5 Competitive BUCS teams that compete in the midlands division across several tiers. These teams require commitment and hard working players.
Teams will also take part in Cup knockout competitions where a larger variety of teams across the midlands will go head to head.
Local League comprises of 5 divisions - Premiership, Championship, Division 1, Division 2 and Division 3, catering for all levels of netball.
This league competes against other teams in the wider Leicester area.
Games are played weekly, on a Tuesday evening, where players travel to Soar Valley College to compete.
Whilst our Local League is not included in our BUCS teams, we still require almost the same commitment and dedication, lessening the pressure of far distance travelling in BUCS.
As Local League train with our 4s and 5s BUCS teams the training opportunities from both competitive sides of the club are equal.
Campus League is our non-competitive side of the club.
We submit 1-6 teams into our campus league, which the club runs themselves.
This gives our members the ability to still improve their skills and play netball without the commitment to weekly training etc.
Alongside this, other sports teams and societies enter teams to give their members access to Netball without the commitment to BUCS. This means that if you are still wanting to play netball, alongside another sport, but in a more social space, you are able to. Some examples of past teams include: Hockey Netball, Men's Football Netball and Law Netball.
This league is also a mixed league meaning it is completly accessbile to anyone on campus.
For more details please contact our Campus League Coordinator, Beth Mallet, by email: bm321@student.le.ac.uk
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