Netball Club

Leisure Club

Location: Gymnasium, Frank Kennedy Centre, U of M Fort Garry Campus

Dates and locations subject to change.

New this year! Recreation services memberships are not required to participate in Rec Clubs. A new Club Fee system has been created to ensure that Rec Clubs are more accessible to students at the University of Manitoba.

In 1891, a Canadian-immigrant to the USA named James Naismith, invented the game of basketball for high-spirited young men at the School for Christian Workers (later the YMCA). Women’s basketball began exactly two days later however, it wasn’t until 1895 that the current game of Netball began and was truly shaped from the game of basketball.  Netball’s popularity continued to grow in the first half of the 20th Century, with the game being played in many British Commonwealth countries.  In 1960, the International Netball Federation (INF) was formed and international playing rules had been standardized for the game. There are now major transnational and major competitions that take place internationally including the quadrennial World Netball Championships, the Commonwealth Games, and the yearly World Netball Series. In 1995, Netball became a recognized sport of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and efforts are in place to encourage the IOC to include Netball in the Olympic Games Programme in the future.

As a club, we are trying to expand and promote Netball in Manitoba. Our goal is to install the same love and passion for the sport as we have and eventually take Netball in Manitoba to a competitive level. For now, we encourage you to give it a try by joining the club!

For more information on the Netball Club please contact Gayanthi Tissera, Club President at gayanthi-01@hotmail.com