Alberta Netball Association has operated as a Non-Profit in the province of Alberta since 1975. Primarily membership was made up of Ex-pats, however, over the years the Association has grown in membership due to the delivery of Netball clinics in schools throughout Alberta. We are always excited to bring this fast-paced, strategic game into schools and find that students learn it quickly and enjoy it immensely. We often book schools annually because it is such a popular program. Clinics cost $200 per day and include a trained coach who brings all the equipment required and their vast knowledge to the school. During phys ed classes through the day, our clinician will teach the game in a progression-based approach that is geared to the age group involved. Our teaching methods are based on the LTAD model. For more information or to schedule a school clinic, please visit our website - https://www.netballalberta.com/school-clinic.html

"HISTORY OF NETBALL - In 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts a 30-year-old Canadian immigrant to the USA, James Naismith, was ordered to invent an indoor game for high-spirited young men at the School for Christian Workers (later the YMCA).
Most games tried ended with injury rates of staggering proportions! So Naismith conjured up a game whereby a ball had to be lobbed into a high peach basket (his reasoning being that if a ball had to dropped into the "goal", it couldn't be thrown at breakneck speed).
Basketball was born, with the original game featuring nine players – three forwards, three centres and three guards – simply because Naismith had 18 youths to keep amused.
Women's indoor basketball began exactly two days later when female teachers to the gym were captivated by the game but it wasn't until 1895 that the current game of netball was well and truly shaped. When Clara Baer, a sports teacher in New Orleans, wrote to Naismith asking for a copy of the rules, the subsequent rules package contained a drawing of the court with lines penciled across it, simply to show the areas various players could best patrol. But Baer misinterpreted the lines and thought players couldn't leave those areas! In 1899 her mistake was ratified into the rules of women's basketball as zones."     https://netball.sport/game/history-of-netballWe look forward to connecting with you, and delivering netball for your students, book a clinic today!

"WE have embraced the TGfU (Teaching Games for Understanding) approach to PE and find that Netball is such an inclusive sport that we integrate principles of it into each and every Invasion Games unit. We have also integrated the equipment into other areas or sport, helping to teach shooting for basketball and using set positions in handball.  Having access to the NETS equipment and support from Netball Alberta has been wonderful for our school community and we look forward to continuing our partnership with Netball Alberta. "    - St Gabriel the Archangel School - Calgary
"The instructors we had were extremely knowledgeable and approachable, they ensured that all students were engaged with the game of netball. They were really excited about netball, which in turn made the kids even more excited to play." - Good Shepherd Elementary School - Edmonton
"The instructor was fantastic, very knowledgeable, helpful and approachable. I also had similar comments from some of my high school students, so kudos to Sam!" - Coaldale Christian School, Coaldale AB