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Welcome to our 2025-2026 season!

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Our season runs from August 2025 – June 2026. We are very excited to be kicking off our new season on Tuesday 12th August 2025 – for new joiners make sure to fill in the New Member Registration Form before coming along to the session. We accept new members throughout the whole season so even if you cannot make the kick off, don’t hesitate to reach out! Below is everything you need to know about our club and be sure to give us a follow on instagram @zurichnetballclub and on Tiktok @zurichnetball for the latest information throughout the season.

TRAININGS

Our trainings take place at the ICS International School running every Tuesday from 19:00-20:30 throughout the season. Regardless if you have played netball before or not everyone is welcome. At training you can expect a mixture of skill development as well as game time. On the last Tuesday of every month we run a match play, meaning the whole training session is dedicated to playing Netball, followed by some drinks at our local pub.

We training in an indoor hall so do make sure to bring indoor shoes to training. During August, September, May and June, weather and light permitting, we enjoy training outside where we also have a court available.

If you are new to the club please register on the New Member Registration Form, by doing this we will happily assign you a buddy for your first session who can be your main point of contact for any questions. After your first session you can also ask to join our mailing list as well as Whatsapp Community to get all the latest updates.

THE SWISS NATIONAL LEAGUE – SEPT 2025 – FEB 2026

If you love Netball and want to get into the more competitive side the Swiss National League is for you. Trials will be held in September 2025 during a usual training slot where the coaching team will select player for both our teams in the Matterhorn and Mönch division. Selection for the teams will come down to your skill level, your game availability as well as training attendance.

Commitment to the League Matches are essential, therefore the schedule for the upcoming season will be shared in August 2025 in order to block your calendars. Please be aware majority of the games are hosted in the French side of Switzerland. You can expect to play a minimum of 2 quarters if you are selected for a match.

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT – AUTUMN 2025/SPRING 2026

If you like to socialise and play Netball then don’t hesitate in getting involved in our annual International Tournament abroad. This season we attended the Copenhagen International Tournament. In previous years we have also travelled to Stockholm and Barcelona. Our main aim with these tournaments is to have fun so if you just want to come along for the social aspect you are more than welcome! Location and dates of the International Tournament will be released closer to the date. Do be aware that dates may vary depending on the tournament opportunities this year.

For the 2025-2026 season on the 13th September 2025 we will also be hosting an international tournament on home soil! We will have two evenly competitive teams this year, and the positions in the teams are open to all Zurich members.

PEPPERMILL TOURNAMENT – MARCH 2026

Once a year the Peppermill Tournament is held, and is open to every member of the Zurich Netball team regardless if you play in the league team or not. The tournament is a full day where you get the chance to play many different teams from around Switzerland!

MEMBERSHIP FEES

Membership fees are 200 CHF for the season which includes your Individual Swiss Netball Membership. For returning members this payment is due by the end of September 2025 on an annual basis and for our new joiners who decide to join the club, membership fees are due after completing your 3 free trial sessions. We will also subsidise the cost depending on your joining date, for example if you join half way through the season your membership fee is halved.

For any questions about upcoming events please reach out to us via email at zurichnetball@gmail.com .

Our 2024-2025 Season

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Welcome to our 2024-2025 season! Our season will run from August 2024 until late June 2025. Our next season will start in August 2026, so not matter the time of year we are always welcoming new players to our club. Please find below everything you need to know about our club! Give us a follow on instagram @zurichnetballclub and on TikTok @zurichnetball for the latest information throughout the season.

TRAININGS

Our trainings take place at the ICS International School running every Tuesday from 19:00-20:30 throughout the season. Regardless if you have played netball before or not everyone is welcome. At training you can expect a mixture of skill development as well as game time. On the last Tuesday of every month we run a match play, meaning the whole training session is dedicated to playing Netball, followed by some drinks at our local pub.

If you are new to the club please register on the New Member Registration Form, by doing this we will happily assign you a buddy for your first session who can be your main point of contact for any questions.

MATTERHORN & MÖNCH LEAGUE – OCT 2024 – FEB 2025

If you love Netball and want to get into the more competitive side the Swiss National League is for you. Trials will be held next season in September 2025 during a usual training slot where the coaching team will select player for both our teams in the Matterhorn and Mönch division. Selection for the teams will come down to your skill level, your game availability as well as training attendance.

Commitment to the League Matches are essential, therefore the schedule for the upcoming season will be shared in August 2025 in order to block your calendars. Please be aware majority of the games are hosted in the French side of Switzerland. You can expect to play a minimum of 2 quarters if you are selected for a match.

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT – AUTUMN 2025/SPRING 2026

If you like to socialise and play Netball then don’t hesitate in getting involved in our annual International Tournament abroad. This season we attended the Copenhagen International Tournament. In previous years we have also travelled to Stockholm and Barcelona. Our main aim with these tournaments is to have fun so if you just want to come along for the social aspect you are more than welcome! The next International Tournament will not be until next season. Location and dates of the International Tournament will be released closer to the date. Do be aware that dates may vary depending on the tournament opportunities this year.

For the 2025-2026 season on the 13th September 2025 we will also be hosting an international tournament on home soil! Our team will be open to all players and depending on the number of interested players we will potentially put forward two teams.

PEPPERMILL TOURNAMENT – MARCH 15th 2025

Once a year the Peppermill Tournament is held, and is open to every member of the Zurich Netball team regardless if you play in the league team or not. The tournament is a full day where you get the chance to play many different teams from around Switzerland!

MEMBERSHIP FEES

Membership fees are 200 CHF for the season which includes your Individual Swiss Netball Membership. For returning members this payment is due by the end of September 2024 on an annual basis and for our new joiners who decide to join the club, membership fees are due after completing your 3 free trial sessions. We will also subsidise the cost depending on your joining date, for example if you join half way through the season your membership fee is halved.

For any questions about upcoming events please reach out to us via email at zurichnetball@gmail.com .

Start of our Summer Program

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This year’s summer program can be found below, it is open as well to any new joiners who would like to come along ahead of the restart of the next season. If you are new to Zurich Netball and are interested please register on the ‘New Member Registration Form‘ page on our website to see all the details and sign up. For existing members please sign up on our Player Plus page.

In regards to the summer program we alternate each week between Socials and Match Play until our start of season on the 22nd August. Details of the summer socials will be sent in the weekly emails and through the whatsapp group.

DATEACTIVITY
27.06AGM & Social
04.07Match Play at ICS (Please note toilets and changing rooms not accessible)
11.07Summer Social
18.07Match Play at ICS (Please note toilets and changing rooms not accessible)
25.07Summer Social
01.08Match Play at ICS (Please note toilets and changing rooms not accessible)
08.08Summer Social
15.08Summer Social
22.08House Warming at ICS!

Further Information about the 2023 House Warming

Our start of the year House Warming is back! To start the year off we invite everyone regardless of the level to join us and learn a little bit about netball. The event will be held at the ICS International School in Zurich starting at 19.00 – keep your eyes on our social media for more details and we hope to see you there!

Peppermill 2023

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Before the sun rose in Zurich the alarms of the 10 Zurich Team netball players rang, it was time to head to Lausanne. We were maybe not quite mentally prepared yet for the 13 hour day ahead but the rush of are we going to make the train was well underway. With seconds to spare almost the whole team made it… thankfully we have some quick drivers amongst us.

Arriving in Lausanne we didn’t let the rainy conditions dampen the mood as we were preparing for 4 20 minute matches of netball against Nyon, GIN, Lausanne and Aubonne 2. With a quick change we ran into warm up for the first match up of the day against Nyon, we knew it being the first match of the day our nerves would come into play. But by the second half we only let Nyon sink 1 ball, what a defensive masterclass from the team, leading to a final score of 19-7.

We then faced our favourite rivals and changing room buddies GIN. End to end as always we finished with a close defeat of 12-15. For the third match we lined up against the tall defensive Lausanne team, another end to end battle finishing with another close defeat of 11-12. The muscles were definitely now sore but that did not stop us from playing the final game against Aubonne 2s right to the final whistle, the match finished 10-21 with Aubonne snatching the victory.

What a day of netball, we are so proud of the whole team and our 6 new players who joined the line up this year. We are also extremely proud to have our very own, Sarah Hannibal picking up the Players Player award of the tournament. Congratulations again Sarah on behalf of the whole club, and you are definitely our Players Player too!

We cannot wait for more netball action as we line up for the next League Match on the 30th April against AGNA in Geneva. If you’re looking to keep up to date with all the news and events at Zurich Netball, give us a follow on our Instagram @zurichnetball! For anyone looking to join the club drop us an email at zurichnetball@gmail.com we would love to welcome you.

Congratulations!

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Congratulations to Lorna and Mollie who have made it onto the Swiss squad travelling to Gibraltar to take on Wales, Gibraltar, Malta and more in the IFNA World Ranking tournament in June! Jo made it onto the reserves and will train with the squad. Well done also to Farzarna for trialling! The new senior Swiss team will be coached by Jennifer Fields (UK Superleague Netballer) and Victoria Knights  (Swiss U17 coach), and will be captained by Andrea McKellar.

More details to follow, and can be found on http://www.netballswitzerland.ch/

Zurich Netball League website update

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Visit the new Zurich Netball League page on our website to view information about Switzerland’s first netball league; including match schedules, team lists (to come before Christmas), results of each match and other general information about the league. You will be able to leave comments about the matches once the league gets going, and we’ll try to get a few action shots too! Watch this space!

Click here to go directly to the Zurich Netball League page.

Switzerland’s first ever netball league is coming to Zurich

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We are excited to announce that Zurich Netball is launching from January Switzerland’s first ever netball league! We’ll be running league matches twice a month, with normal training sessions in the weeks inbetween. Contact us today if you would like to be a part of this exciting development to netball in Switzerland. The league is open to men and women, and will be mixed ability teams. If you’re interested in joining us, improving your fitness, honing your match skills and having a bit of fun competition, then please get in touch! Email us at zurichnetball@gmail.com for more information! Watch this space for updates too!

Photos from Lausanne Friendly Tournament 16th November

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Although you might not believe it from the sunshine, this was November in Lausanne! Another reason to love netball in Switzerland! Here are a few shots from the great day, Zurich Netball often in red on this day due to the sea of blue bibs from other teams!

Even if the defence was tough, Zurich held their ground!

 

More tough defence, but solid concentration from Zurich

In action

Those boys are so tall!

Autmn netball in the Lausanne sunshine

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Saturday 12th November saw a team from Zurich travelling to Lausanne International School for a friendly tournament, with 5 teams, and for the first time inside Switzerland, some mixed teams. In beautiful weather, the Zurich Team had some great games and the level of the day was high. Thanks to Lausanne for organising another fun day of netball in Switzerland and well done to the netballers from Zurich for some great play. Stay tuned for the photos coming soon!

Zurich Netball in Lausanne

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Zurich Netball in Lausanne

Zurich Netball club travelled again recently to Lausanne for another great day of netball at the annual Netball Festival, this year international, with a team from Paris and from Stockholm making the journey to enjoy the netball in the sunshine.