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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 .

Welcome to Zurich Netball Club!

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Here is an overview of all activities around Zurich Netball Club. It is never too late to get involved if you are new to the Zurich area or looking to try Netball for the first time, you can find all the information about joining our club on the Membership and Fees Page.

Our League Teams

We are extremely proud to announce that this year Zurich has 2 teams in the Swiss Netball league. Zurich Blau is our competitive team competing in the highest division in Switzerland – Matterhorn. Congratulations to all those selected for this team. Should there be any new joiners looking to play at a competitive level, please reach out to the Zurich Coaches in order to arrange a trial session. Zurich Weiss is our fun squad which partakes in the Mönch Division of the Swiss League. This squad is open to everyone in the club regardless of experience and ability. Both teams compete around Switzerland on a monthly basis, and this year Zurich will host 2 home games!! Below is the schedule for the season so make sure to block your calendars whether you want to play or support!!

Round #Date
Round 1Saturday 14th October 2023
Zurich Blau wins against GGNA 2
Zurich Weiss BYE
Round 2Saturday 18th November 2023
Zurich Blau wins against Aubonne
Zurich Weiss wins against Lancy Thunder
Round 3Saturday 2nd December 2023
BYE for both teams
Round 4Saturday 13th January 2023
Zurich Blau lose against GGNA 1
Zurich Weiss BYE
Round 5Sunday 4th February 2023
Zurich Blau vs GIN
Zurich Weiss vs Jura Phoenix
Round 6Sunday 5th May 2023
Zurich Blau vs Lancy Lighting
Zurich Weiss vs Nyon 2

Swiss Netball

This year we have 6 players who have been selected for the training squad for Swiss Netball this season. We wish you the best of luck as you take on this challenge to secure your position on the final roster for the Open Challenge 2024 later in the year.

Last but not least we would also like to congratulate Annette and Jess B. for their success in securing positions in the Swiss Netball Management Team. Annette will take on Assistant Coach for the Open Squad and Jess Assistant Coach for the Junior Squad. We cannot wait to see you both in action behind the scenes in the months to come and wish you a good start into your new roles.

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS

This year we are excited to head to Barcelona on February 17th for an International Tournament against varies teams from within Spain and Europe. This is open to all members of the club and is a social tournament, so the most important thing is to have fun and play some Netball!

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.

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 Just Like That…

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Our trainings for 2021 are over!

2021 has been another challenging year but we finished the year off strongly!

In August, we had our long awaited House Warming Party which saw old and new faces coming together to play netball for the first time in a long time! Since then we have had enjoyed fantastic attendance and welcomed lots of new members to the Zurich Netball Club family!

In November, we focused on match play and defensive and offensive play and finished the month off with a full match! In a hotly contested game, the Pink Panthers just edged out the Smurfettes to win the game. We were also able to have an AGM in person this year in November, after having to have a virtual meeting last year. It was great to be back in The Outback Lodge in Stadelhofen after such a long absence. The new committee for 2022 was announced (details of which you can find here). We also say a big thank you to Lyndsay Lomax and Lorna Rettig, who are taking a well-deserved break from committee duties in 2022 but will still be around to keep our attacking circle strong!

The winners of the annual awards were also announced at the meeting. Congratulations to the following worthy winners in 2021:

Player of the Year – shared between Konio and Emily

Virtual Player of the Year – Abby

Best Newcomer – Pasqualina

Miss Motivator (for keeping us going with fitness sessions during Lockdown) – Lorna and Jess VR

We only had two training sessions in December but because of the fantastic attendance we were also able to get some full match play practice in, which will come in handy for when in January when Zurich Netball will be joining the Swiss Netball Monte Rosa league for the first time. We are already looking forward to more match play against other clubs in Switzerland!

We will be back early next year for more netballing fun. Follow us on Instagram @zurichnetballclub for weekly photos and videos of our training and matches!

In the meantime, thank you for supporting Zurich Netball Club! We wish you a very Merry Christmas wherever you are in the world and wish you a good and safe start into 2022!

Return to Netball

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After a long hiatus and many online fitness sessions, we are pleased to officially announce that we are BACK PLAYING NETBALL!

Because of the current restrictions we would still have to wear masks indoors but the weather has been kind to us so we can play outside with posts, a court and everything! We know you are all ready and raring to go so come along and join us this Tuesday at our new home Schule Kolbenacker at 7pm.

As the weather is super hot at the moment, please remember to bring water and suntan lotion with you. We still need to keep a record of attendance because of the ongoing situation so please make sure you sign up via our Doodle link here so we know who to expect.

If this is the first time for you to our new location, you can find directions here. We will be outside so it should be easy to find us!

Check our social media over the next few weeks for another important announcement!

What a year!

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What a year 2020 has been! We haven’t been able to play half as much netball as we wanted to and have had to resort to seeing each other on weekly Zoom fitness sessions but we are happy that all our members have stayed healthy and happy throughout the year.

In the middle of December we held our AGM (online, of course!) followed by a Christmas Quiz. This was very different to previous years when were have been able to enjoy a Christmas party in person and enjoy celebrating the end of the year together.

We did keep to our AGM tradition of handing out awards to members who have shown outstanding commitment over the year. This year’s Award Winners were as follows:

Best Attendance – Jointly won by Lorna Rettig and Claudia Almer

Best Newcomer – Emily Bridgman

Quarantine Quizzer – Steffi Zinsser

Most Festive (for best fancy dress at the AGM) – Lyndsay Lomax

The Committee for 2021 was also announced:

President/Coach – Claudia Almer

Treasurer – Jess Brown

Secretary – Abby Clark / Emma Wickens

Event Co-ordinators – Lorna Rettig / Sarah Hannibal

Social Media – Lyndsay Lomax

Coach – Jess Van Rossum

Think Tank – Kim Weber

… And a huge thanks to Emma Schwarzwälder who did a fantastic job as part of the committee in 2020. Emma will be taking a break for netball as she recently became a mum to gorgeous baby Sophie!

Thank you to all our members for continuing to support us through a difficult year. However, it wasn’t all disappointing news as we have now found a permanent new home which we are excited to use once it is safe to do so.

Our Online Zoom fitness sessions will be restarting on 5th January 2021 at 8pm and members will receive the link to the Doodle to sign up over the next few days. Hope to see you there!

All the best for 2021 and we hope (really, really hope) to see you all on a netball court soon!

Online Training

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Due to the evolution of the current situation, the Committee decided to postpone the launch of our new training venue until a time when it is safe for us all to be together again. We know that you are all as disappointed as we are but hope you understand our reasons for doing so.

The good news is the ‘suprise’ we had planned will not spoil and can also happen at a later date (Hint: the surprise wasn’t cake!). So no one is going to miss out on anything!

Of course, we know that this is a difficult time for everyone and so we want to continue our training and get together on a weekly basis (as if Covid-19 didn’t exist) as planned. From Tuesday 3rd November, we will be holding weekly Zoom sessions for a quick chat and then some exercises to keep our members fit at home!

All members should have received a Zoom link so you can join at 8pm on Tuesday. The session will run for around 40 minutes in total. All you need is your workout clothes, a mat, a towel and a bottle of water – and internet connection. If any member hasn’t received the link please drop us an email and we will forward it to you.

As usual please sign up on the Doodle so we know who we are waiting for. Here is the link to the Doodle.

Also it is now that time of year when we are looking for new members for the Committee for next year so that we can continue to run the club as well as we possibly can. If you are interested, or want to find out more, please drop us a line. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been a member of the club, how long you’ve been in Switzerland or how long you’ve been playing netball for. The more people we have, the more fun activities we will be able to deliver to members.

In the meantime, please stay healthy, wear a mask and keep to social distancing rules, as Committee members Jess and Claudia are demonstrating superbly in this picture!

New place, New time, New venue!

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Apart from everything else, Covid-19 left Zurich Netball Club homeless. Not having a home was okay during the summer months with the nice weather and the light evenings but it wasn’t going to be a solution forever.

The Committee have worked very hard over the past few months, trying to get a suitable venue so that our club can continue to play and raise the profile of netball in Switzerland. It was looking likely that we weren’t going to find anywhere to play this winter but at the final whistle, we managed to find a new permanent home.

This means that from next week we will be training for the first time in our new home. Unfortunately, it wasn’t possible to find a venue on the same time and day as our previous home. We realise this might not be convenient for everyone in the short- and long-term but faced with this and no netball at all (**faints**) we had to take the only option we had.

As of 27th October, we will be:

At: Schule Kolbenacker Oben in Zürich Seebach (Sperletweg 71, 8052, Zürich)

On: Tuesdays

From: 20.00 until 21.30

See our How To Find Us page for more details of how to get there! And please remember: NO OUTDOOR SHOES to be worn in the hall.

As there is still a risk presented by the Covd-19 situation, please:

  1. Sign up on our Doodle to let us know you are coming or update it if you are no longer able to attend
  2. Please do not attend if you are feeling unwell (for your and your team mate’s safety)
  3. Wear masks in the entrance hall and in the changing rooms as per the current guidelines

We also have a super exciting suprise for all members who have paid their subscription this year. So make sure you are there!

We are very much looking forward to our ‘hall warming’ and hope as many of you as possible are able to attend. It’ll be lovely to see (half) your faces again!

And here are a few photos of the sessions we ran over the summer to get you back in the mood for netball!