Samoa national under-21 netball team
The Samoa national under-21 netball team is the highest youth team of netball for Samoa and represents Samoa at the Netball World Youth Cup. It is controlled by the Samoa Netball Association.
History[edit]
In 2012 the team appointed Trish Wilcox as coach for the 2013 Youth World Championships.[1]
In September 2016 the team qualified for the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup in Gaborone, Botswana.[2] As preparation for the world cup the team also contested the Digicel Punjas International Youth Netball Series.[3] It announced its world cup team in May 2017[4] coming eleventh.[5]
In 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic forced cancellation of the Oceania qualifying tournament for the 2021 world cup, and Samoa qualified on the basis of its world ranking.[5] Head coach Frances Solia began "virtual trials" to select players.[5] In October 2020 it announced a 22-player "long squad" of potential players, from which the final 12-player squad would be selected.[6] The delay in the competition saw a new squad selected in January 2021.[7] The competition was subsequently cancelled due to the pandemic.[8][9]
Players[edit]
2021 Netball World Youth Cup long squad[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Sport: Netball Samoa appoint U21 coach". RNZ. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Sport: Samoa seal final qualifying berth for netball's World Youth Cup". RNZ. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Justine Mannan (9 January 2017). "United For A Cause". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Samoa U 21 side for Netball World Youth Cup 2017 named". Loop Samoa. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Virtual becomes reality for Samoa netball hopefuls". RNZ. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Vaelei Von Dincklage (25 October 2020). "Samoa sets sights on Netball World Cup in Fiji". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Vaelei Von Dincklage (17 January 2021). "Netball Samoa selects U–21 Long Squad". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "International Netball Federation Announces Cancellation of Netball World Youth Cup 2021 due to Covid-19". World Netball. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Vaelei Von Dincklage (23 March 2021). "Netball Samoa saddened by Youth World Cup cancellation". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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