Want to know more about your team-mates? Or perhaps even your potential opposition? Here you will find profiles on our players, with a new player added regularly.
Name: Jess B (& Wilson)
Committee Position: Treasurer
Country of Origin: UK
Day Job: Risk Manager
Dream Job as a Child: Vet
Favourite Netball Position: GK
Years in Switzerland: 4
Year as a member of ZNC: 4
Hobbies (outside of netball): Karate, yoga and Lego
Pet Hates: People who don’t stick to the 1 metre rule outside of court… I like my personal space!
Favourite Food: Pie, chips and gravy (or basically anything slathered in gravy)
Hidden Talent: Can eat seriously hot chilli sauce without batting an eyelid
Training Motto: Have as much fun as possible and if you get some exercise in the process even better!
Best Thing About ZNC: The inclusivity. It’s so easy to go to training for any level of player and make some great friends along the way… also the social events!
Most Likely To: Be asking who’s coming to the pub after training 🙂
Name: Claudia
Committee Position: President/Head Coach
Country of Origin: Australia
Day Job: IT Manager
Dream Job as a Child: National Park Ranger
Favourite Netball Position: GK
Years in Switzerland: 9
Year as a member of ZNC: 8
Hobbies (outside of netball): walking in the forest, finding new books to read (and sometimes even reading them) and yoga
Pet Hates: Littering and idiocy
Favourite Food: Spag bol (made by my Dad) and T-Bone Steak
Hidden Talent: Amazingly good at creating Brio train tracks
Training Motto: Always go all out
Best Thing About ZNC: Everyone is so lovely. I’ve made so many life long friends through the club
Most Likely To: Be complaining about how cold it is!
Name: Abby
Committee Position: Social Media
Country of Origin: England
Day Job: International Operations Coordinator
Dream Job as a Child: Hairdresser
Favourite Netball Position: GD, GK, WD
Years in Switzerland: 4
Year as a member of ZNC: 3
Hobbies (outside of netball): Baking, Yoga and being a plant mum
Pet Hates: people eating with their mouth open
Favourite Food: Pasta
Hidden Talent: Being a cat whisperer
Training Motto: Let’s do this!!
Favourite Emoji: 😂
Best Thing About ZNC: Hanging out with lots of lovely people from all over the world playing the game we all love!
Name: Jessica Jenny van Rossum
Committee Position: Assistant Coach/Events
Country of Origin: New Zealand
Day Job: Radiation Therapist
Dream Job as a Child: Chef or Baker
Favourite Netball Position: GK
Years in Switzerland: 4 years
Year as a member of ZNC: 3 Years
Hobbies (outside of netball): Baking, running and reading
Pet Hates: Not changing over to a new toilet roll when the other is empty.
Favourite Food: Chocolate
Hidden Talent: I can play the clarinet.
Training Motto: Work not just for yourself but for the team.
Favourite Emoji: 😂
Best Thing About ZNC: All the other amazing ZNC members who play awesome netball, know how to have a good yarn and a good drink 😂