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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!

Weisser oder Roter Glühwein… let’s bereal!

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NEW JOINERS FOR 2023!

We are always looking for new members to join the club and we cannot think of a better way to kick off the new year. Whether you want to play more competitively or to get your exercise in once a week and make some new friends. Drop an email to zurichnetball@gmail.com and we will give you all the details. We will be kicking off the year on January 10th and we would love to see some new faces! Trainings are every Tuesdays 19:00 at ICS International School Zurich.

League Team 3rd December 2022 with AGNA

As we began to wind down for the Christmas break our League Team travelled down to Geneva for the last league game of 2022 against Aubonne. The team played fabulously to win 43-22, congratulations and thank you to all our players, reserves and coaches. Our next match will be against GGNA on the 14th January back in Geneva once again!

SAVE THE DATE! On the 4th February Zurich will be hosting all the league matches on home turf. We would love to get as many supporters as possible, we will be posting more details on the event soon.

For our monthly social, Leah organised a lovely meet up at the Zurich Christmas Market. Where we had the choice of ‘Weisser oder Roter Glühwein’, also known as mulled red or white wine. Some may say, surprisingly, the most popular amongst our team was the mulled white wine! It was great to catch up with old and new faces of the club so keep your eyes peeled for our next social for more fun!

If your looking to keep up to date with all the news and events at Zurich Netball, give us a follow on our Instagram @zurichnetball!

And the answer is…

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It was time for Zurich netball to put their knowledge to the test! In the first social organised by Leah, we took part in the Kennedy’s Pub Quiz Night. From Brit and Mon’s Aussie knowledge to Abby’s insights to Gibraltan Monkey you can safely say we out performed our expectations. Although we did not snatch the winning prize we did win a round of shots for the table with Emily’s excellent guessing skills in a game of heads and tails. Thank you Leah for organising and we look forward to more Pub Quizs in the future. Don’t forget our next social on 16th December, where we will be hitting up the Christmas Market in Zurich. If you’re interested in partaking please get in contact we’d love to have you join in on the fun!

There were no league games this month, but the next league match was just around the corner. On the 3rd of December Zurich sent a team to Geneva, where they took on AGNA (Aubonne Girls Netball Association). More to come on this event in our December post, Hopp Zürich!! Spoilers available on our Instagram.

If your looking to keep up to date with all the news and events at Zurich Netball, give us a follow on our Instagram @zurichnetball or if you’d like to get involved at our next training session send an email to zurichnetball@gmail.com and show up on Tuesdays at 19:00 at ICS International School Zurich – all are welcome.

Fasnacht-themed Training

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With celebrations for Fasnacht fast approaching, it was time to kick off training in February with a Fasnacht-theme. All members were asked to come in their best carnival costumes, or something bright and colourful, to scare away winter. Because, let’s face it, we all want it to be summer so we can play on the outside courts!

It was a great turnout and everyone put in a great effort into their outfits. It isn’t every Wednesday that we can say we had a zebra, clown, frog, penguin and a hula girl turn up for training. It was tricky for some to train in their costumes but we still managed to get through some tough ball skills and a mini tournament.

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Colourful for Carnival!

In 2020 we are re-introducing a monthly social after training. It seemed a shame to keep our excellent costumes a secret so we decided to share them with the clientele at the Outback pub. There’s nothing unusual about being dressed as a frog in the pub on a Wednesday, right?

It was also a cause for celebration for Kim, Lakshmi, Lorna and Lyndsay who had full attendance at training in January and were the winners of our Jump Into January competition. Well done Ladies!

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Members (and Julie’s coat) enjoying a well-earned post-training drink

The committee also had a meeting for the second time in 2020 on Thursday evening when items on the agenda included tournaments, coaching and where on earth the first aid kit has disappeared to?!?

The committee will next meet on March 5th. If you have any items that you would like to be discussed please let us know by email or just grab one of us at training. The agenda and minutes will be uploaded to Club Calendar when they are available.

If you would like to find out more about the committee, please click here.

Advance notice: there will be no training on 19th February due to school holidays.

Jump Into Jan!

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The Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are long behind us and you’ve probably already had your first day back in work in 2020. Combine that with the facts that exercise routines during the festive season have gone out of the window and you might be weighing slightly more than you did 2 weeks ago and January can be a depressing month.

If only there was a way to banish the blues and get back into a healthy routine?

Well, there is! Come and Jump Into Jan with Zurich Netball Club. With skills training, core conditioning and match practices, there isn’t a better way to kick-start your health goals in 2020. As an added incentive, the best attendees in January will be treated to a drink down the local as a reward. Just come to the sessions on 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th of January and a refreshing cool drink will be waiting for you.

Or perhaps this is the year that you promised yourself that you would try something new. Netball is a great sport to help improve your fitness, reaction times and is fantastic fun! Why don’t you come along for a taster of why 20 million people in 72 countries are mad about this sport?

As a club we are always looking for new players to come join us. It doesn’t matter if you are an experienced player or a complete novice. If you would like to be part of a social sporting society, feel free to email the committee at zurichnetball@gmail.com.

We hope to see you on the 8th so we can all Jump Into Jan together!thumbnail_image22

New October Doodle Sign up for October events

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Hello all

Another month has passed and now we kindly ask you to sign up to October’s exciting events! This month it’s not just the weekly training sessions, but also a few extra sessions. Details of those to follow; otherwise you can email zurichnetball@gmail.com for more info, or give Jo C a call.

Please also make sure you sign up for the Bring a Friend night on 3rd November, and please indicate how many people you will be bringing so that we can plan well in advance for that too!

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We now have guys coming along to practice too, so do encourage more to come along. There won’t be any hair pulling, so they needn’t worry about it being a girly sport. We can definitely show them otherwise!

Looking forward to seeing you all in October for another great netballing month!

Countdown to Stockholm

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17 days to go until we voyage to northern lands for our first international nebtalling experience since the club was founded.  The Stockholm International Netball Tournament will take place from 20th – 23rd August 2010, in Sweden. Thanks to the Stockholm ladies and lasses for what looks like will be a fantastic tournament!

Kit has arrived, flights are booked, photos will follow.

Players information:

  • Saturday night we are having a wig night. Get yourself a wig and don’t forget the camera!
  • Make sure Lorna has your mobile number incase we need it over the weekend
  • Lorna is the contact for this tournament: you can reach her on zurichnetball@gmail.com