Professional is the way to go, says Proteas netball coach
The Proteas are in Liverpool to take on England‚ New Zealand and Australia in the Quad Series
Barely a day after minister of sport Tokozile Xasa pledged R5m towards the formation of a national women’s soccer league‚ Proteas netball coach Norma Plummer has reiterated her call for the introduction of a professional league in SA. The Proteas are in Liverpool to take on England‚ New Zealand and Australia in the Quad Series‚ where they are outsiders simply because their rivals all have established professional leagues in their countries. England boasts the Super Leag ue‚ New Zealand players compete in the ANZ Premiership while Australians have the Suncorp Super Netball League‚ where some South African players have been invited to play. England are the reigning Commonwealth Games champions‚ New Zealand are the World Cup silver medallists and Australia the reigning world champions‚ while SA are placed fifth on the International Netball Federation (INF) rankings. Last weekend the Proteas lost 62-45 to the Australian Diamonds in round one of the Quad Series despite leading at the end...
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