May 5th of this year marked an important date for netball in Japan, the Spring round of the first Tokaido Cup! The Tokaido Cup is a new competition between Tokyo and Aichi prefectures that will become an annual event, hopefully for years to come. The event is also the only official competition in Japan to involve full one hour games, strictly following the rules and regulations of World Netball. Not only is it a great opportunity for players, coaches and umpires, but it also
In December, WLS Netball Club member Ambrosuis Eichab umpired at the 2025 Africa Men's Netball Cup, the following is his experience at the games: I went to Malawi to officiate at the Africa Men’s Netball Cup games, and it was a truly humbling experience. The people were incredibly friendly, and the food was amazing. I had the chance to make friends with fellow umpires and the tournament organisers, which made the experiences even more enjoyable and memorable. My assessors wer
In January, members of the WLS Netball Club had the opportunity to join the Waseda Wild359ers Club to teach netball to elementary school students from the Tokorozawa area in Saitama. Wild359ers is a volunteer club from Waseda University (Tokorozawa Campus), where university students organise and run different sport and recreational activities for children to achieve their goal to “make Tokorozawa a place where many children are strong both physically and mentally”. Additional
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