Barbados national netball team

Barbados
Nickname(s) Bajan Gems[1][2]
Association Barbados Netball Association
Confederation AFNA (Americas)
Head coach Anna Shepherd
Captain Rhe-Ann Niles
INF ranking 13
Gold uniform
Blue uniform
World Championships
2015 placing 11th
Best result 6th (1987)
Commonwealth Games
2014 placing 11th
Best result 7th (2010)

The Barbados national netball team represent Barbados in international netball. The Barbadian team qualified for the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore, finishing 11th. The Bajan Gems are coached by Anna Shepherd, and are captained by Rhe-Ann Niles. As of 1 July 2016, Barbados was 13th in the INF World Rankings.[3]

Players

2015 Bajan Gems Netball World Cup Team

Barbados national netball team
Players Coaching staff
  • Shonette Azore-Brice
  • Latonia Blackman (v-c)
  • Samantha Browne
  • Kizzy Marcille
  • Rhe-Ann Niles (c)
  • Nikita Piggott
  • Shanice Rock
  • Cherise Seale
  • Faye Sealy
  • Sabreena Smith
  • Sheniqua Thomas
  • Shonica Wharton
  • Head coach: Anna Shepherd

Competitive history

World Netball Championships
Year Championship Location Placing
1979 5th World Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago 8th
1983 6th World Championships Singapore
1987 7th World Championships Glasgow, Scotland 6th
1991 8th World Championships Sydney, Australia
1995 9th World Championships Birmingham, England 11th
1999 10th World Championships Christchurch, New Zealand 10th
2003 11th World Championships Kingston, Jamaica 7th
2007 12th World Championships Auckland, New Zealand 13th
2011 13th World Championships Singapore 11th
2015 14th World Cup Sydney, Australia 13th
Netball at the Commonwealth Games
Year Games Event Location Placing
1998 XVI Games 1st Netball Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6th
2002 XVII Games 2nd Netball Manchester, England
2006 XVIII Games 3rd Netball Melbourne, Australia
2010 XIX Games 4th Netball Delhi, India 7th
2014 XX Games 5th Netball Glasgow, Scotland 11th

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/GilbertNetball/status/615544277519757312
  2. ↑ http://nwc2015.com.au/News/barbados-name-bajan-gems-for-nwc2015
  3. ↑ INF. "Current World Rankings". Updated on 1 July 2016.
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