Hong Kong national netball team explained
The Hong Kong national netball team represents Hong Kong in international netball competitions. They regularly compete in the biennial Asian Netball Championship, a key tournament in the region. As of their most recent ranking, they are positioned 37th in the world.
2018 National Open Team ANC
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Association: | Hong Kong Netball Association |
| Confederation: | Netball Asia |
| Coach: | Dion Te Whetu |
| Asst Coach: | Veronica Arnold |
| Manager: | Christina Yue |
| Captain: | Connie Wong and Kate Jolly |
| Rank: | 33[1] |
| Kitlabel1: | Primary |
| Body1: | red |
| Pattern B1: | thinblueides |
| Skirt1: | red |
| Kitlabel2: | Alternate |
| Body2: | blue |
| Pattern B2: | thinredsides |
| Skirt2: | blue |
| Anc Apps: | 9 |
| Anc Debut: | 1985 |
| Anc Recent: | 4th (2018) |
| Anc Best: | 1st (1993) |
| Hong Kong national netball team |
| width=300 bgcolor=gainsboro | Players | width=300 bgcolor=gainsboro | Coaching staff |
| valign=top | - Michelle Arkell
- Helene Bibeau
- Natassia Brakenridge
- Kalani Brown
- Chan Ka Yan
- Elise Daly
- Krystle Edwards
- Kate Jolly
- Lo Fung Yee
- Rebecca Miller
- Tai Ka Yan
- Connie Wong
| valign=top | - Head coach: Robin Manihera
- Assistant coach: Veronica Arnold
| |
Netball in Hong Kong
The senior women's team was previously coached by New Zealander Robin Manihera, who stepped down in 2019. In 2020, Dion Te Whetu, also from New Zealand, was appointed as the head coach. In addition to leading the women's team, Te Whetu oversees high-performance netball programs in Hong Kong, including the men's team.
In 1994, Hong Kong hosted the inaugural Asian Youth Netball Championship. The Hong Kong national team participated in the fifth Asian Netball Championship, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2001. They also competed in the 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship, which took place in India in 2010.
Bibliography
- Web site: Government of Sri Lanka . 5th Asian Netball Championship next week in Colombo . 21 July 2001 . 1 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040126171738/http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200107/20010721Asian_Netball_Championship.htm . 26 January 2004 . dead .
- Hong Kong Netball Association (1 September 2018)."Hong Kong Open National Team 2018". https://netball.org.hk/hkopen-national-team-18/
- Web site: International Federation of Netball Associations . Current World Rankings . 21 January 2011a . 4 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110519025332/http://www.netball.org/IFNA.aspx?id=94 . 19 May 2011.
- Web site: Netball Singapore . Milestones . 2011b . 1 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110218011704/http://www.netball.org.sg/pages/4-milestones . 18 February 2011.
- Web site: Sagar . Naresh . Asian Youth Netball Championship . Sagar Media . 4 July 2010 . 2 March 2011 .
- Web site: Searle. Jamie. Former Southlander appointed Hong Kong's head netball coach . Stuff.co.nz . 1 September 2020 . 20 November 2020 .
External links
Notes and References
- https://netball.sport/events-and-results/current-world-rankings Netball World Ranking
