The NW Regional Leagues and play offs have now been concluded and we can confirm the final placings.

1.   NW Prem
Congratulations to:

• YW Bury who finished the season as league winners;
• Blackpool who finished top of the qualifying play off league, and were successful in gaining promotion to England Netball Prem 3 at play offs; and
• Trafford who were also successful at play offs and retain their place in EN Prem 3; 

Following NW Prem play offs, Dominoes will be relegated to Champs 1.
 
2.  Champs 1
Congratulations to: 

• Kingsway Power who finished as league winners and Deeside who were runners up;
• Kingsway Power who gained promotion to NW Prem; and
• Deeside who gained promotion to NW Prem.

As Oldham were excluded from the league there will only be one team relegated to Champs 2 which is Dominoes.  However, they will retain a place in Champs 1 due to relegation from NW Prem.
 
3.  Champs 2
Congratulations to

• Blackpool who finished leagues winners of Champs 2A and Wyre who finished runners up; 
• Kingsway Power who finished league winners of Champs 2B and Mellor Pioneers who finished runners up; 
• Mellor Pioneers who won their play off fixture to gain promotion to Champs 1; and 
• Kingsway Power who won their play off fixture to gain promotion to Champs 1.

 
4.Under 14 &16
Congratulations to

• Oldham who won the U16 play off league and YW Bury who were runners up; 
• YW Bury who were the U16 National Club Champions;
• Kingsway Power on winning the U14 play off league and Oldham who were runners up; and
• Kingsway Power who were the U14 National Club Champions. 

 
NW Netball would like to thank all participating teams, officials and volunteers for their hard work and support during the 2022/23 season.

We will be in touch shortly with details for 2023/24 season

World Netball (WN) have begun the process of reviewing the 2020 edition of the Rules of Netball. Each member country will have the opportunity to submit suggested amendments or additions, with the submissions discussed by the WN Rules Advisory Panel for inclusion in the next edition of the Rules Book, scheduled for release on 1st January 2024 (so no need to get rid of your 2020 Rules Books yet!)

England Netball are going to mirror the process undertaken by World Netball to ensure that any suggestions/amendments are ratified by a group of appointed specialists prior to submission. Please find below our own timeline for review.

We would welcome submissions from all participants (players, coaches, umpires, technical officials, administrators, volunteers and the wider netball family) between 23rd June and 31st July submitted on the link below. We would ask that those of you who decide to submit a suggestion or addition, keep in mind that a majority of Netball is played at grassroots level and that any suggestion or addition should work in those settings. For example – a suggestion of a change to court dimensions or markings would not be feasible due to the impact that this would have on venues and courts across the country and the expense associated. This does not mean we do not want you to think big! The creation of Fast Net and latterly Fast 5 was a product of suggestions at a rules review linked to potential innovations. Netball is a unique sport and whilst we would like to maintain its traditional values and format, we also want to grow as a modern and exciting sport to ensure we are not left behind.

Submission link - https://forms.gle/2iwrccNL67UhLrba7

Below you will find the parameters which you will be required to fill to ensure your submission can be processed. 5 Amendments/suggestions can be made per submission. For those wishing to submit more, please submit an additional form.

• Contact Name
• Email Address
• England Netball ID Number (ENAID)
• Role
• County
• Region

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• Rule Number (Rules of Netball 2020 Edition)
• Current Rule (A brief explanation – The rule currently says I need to do A, B and C)
• Suggest Rule Change or Addition (A brief explanation – I think the rule should be changed to incorporate X or I think you should be able to also do D or I think C should be removed etc)
• Rationale (A brief explanation of why you have made your suggestion)

Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to get in contact with us at officiating@englandnetball.co.uk