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Switzerland national netball team

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Switzerland
AssociationNetball Switzerland
ConfederationNetball Europe
Head coachVanessa Mc-Erlain Naylor
ManagerEmma Connolly
World ranking36
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The Switzerland national netball team represent Netball Switzerland in international netball tests and competitions. As of 7 March 2018, they are ranked 36th in the world.[1] Established in 2009, Swiss Netball is a full member of the International Netball Federation (INF) and Netball Europe.[2] Swiss Netball has worked hard to develop the game at the junior club level, as well as at senior level, and the national squad first obtained a world ranking in 2012.

Junior Team

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Switzerland have participated in the U17 Netball Europe Championships every year since 2010.

Senior Team

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The Swiss Netball Nationalkader/Cadre national was established in 2012. A squad of 15 represented Switzerland at Netball Europe World Ranking Tournament in Gibraltar, May 2012. Over 4 days, the squad played 8 ranking matches against Israel, Malta, Gibraltar and the Republic of Ireland in order to begin their campaign to climb the ranking ladder. In May 2013 the team represented Switzerland at the Netball Europe Open Championships in Aberdeen. Switzerland won the Silver Medal in the Development Section of the Championships and Player of the Tournament. Switzerland has continued to attend and organise international ranking events in order to improve their standing and is currently ranked 28th in the world.

Year Team Captain
2012 Seniors Andrea McKellar
2013 Seniors Mollie Brodie and Charlotte Spelzini
2014 Seniors Mollie Brodie and Claudia Almer (vice captain)
2015 Seniors Claudia Almer and Helen Stevens (vice captain)

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