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Netball in Trinidad and Tobago

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Netball in Trinidad and Tobago
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
CountryTrinidad and Tobago
Governing bodyTrinidad and Tobago Netball Association
National team Trinidad and Tobago

Netball in Trinidad and Tobago is organised by the Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association. The Trinidad and Tobago national netball team regularly competes in international netball competitions such as the Netball World Cup and the Netball at the Commonwealth Games. There are several active netball leagues across the country, most notably the All Sectors Netball League.

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Governing body

The Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association is the main governing body for netball in Trinidad and Tobago. It is affiliated to World Netball, Americas Netball and the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee. It is responsible for organising and administering the Trinidad and Tobago national netball team. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

National team

In 1952, Lystra Lewis, the pioneering netball coach and administrator, first coached the Trinidad and Tobago national netball team. Competitive netball among Caribbean and West Indies countries started in 1954 with a triangular tournament featuring Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. In 1954, Lewis was instrumental in establishing the West Indies Netball Board in an effort to formalise netball tournaments. [6] [7] [8] Trinidad and Tobago are the only team other than Australia and New Zealand to have won a Netball World Cup. Trinidad and Tobago hosted the 1979 World Netball Championships in Port of Spain. With a team coached by Lystra Lewis, captained by Sherril Peters and featuring Jean Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago won eight of their nine matches in the round-robin stage. This included a 40–38 win over Australia. However, both Australia and New Zealand also won eight of their nine matches. There were no playoffs to determine an outright winner and the tournament organisers declared all three teams champions. [7] [9] [10] [11] [12] Trinidad and Tobago were bronze medallists at the 1983 World Netball Championships and shared the silver medal at the 1987 World Netball Championships. [11] [13] [14] [15]

DebutTournamentBest result
1963 Netball World Cup [9] Joint 1st (1979)
2010 Netball at the Commonwealth Games [16] 8th (2010)
1997AFNA Championships [5] 1st (2014, 2018)
2007Netball World Cup Qualifiers [5] 1st (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
2007 Netball Singapore Nations Cup [17] [18] [19] 2nd (2007)

International tournaments

Trinidad and Tobago has hosted the following international tournaments.

Tournaments
1979 World Netball Championships [10] [12]
2012 AFNA Championships [20] [21]
Fast5 Netball at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games [22] [23]

Venues

VenueCity/Town
Eastern Regional Indoor Sports Arena Tacarigua Home of the All Sectors Netball League. [24] [25]
Jean Pierre Sports Complex Wrightson Road, Port of Spain Formerly, the West Regional Park Complex. It hosted the 1979 World Netball Championships. It was re-named in honour of Jean Pierre. It has also served as the headquarters of the Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association. [26] [27] [28] [29]
Lystra Lewis Netball Courts St Clair, Port of Spain Home of the Lystra Lewis Port of Spain Netball League. Named after Lystra Lewis. [8] [30]
Shaw Park Cultural Complex Scarborough Home of the Tobago Netball League [31] and host venue for the Fast5 Netball at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games. [22]

Leagues

All Sectors Netball League

The All Sectors Netball League is the top level league featuring teams from Trinidad and Tobago. It was formed in 1990 and is affiliated with the Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association. The league is effectively a business houses league and features teams representing public and private companies, government services and departments and universities. As of 2026, the league features four divisions, including a Premiership and a men's netball division. Teams in the league also compete in numerous knockout competitions throughout the season, including a series of Fast5 knockouts. During the Premiership era, UTT Patriots, representing the University of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service team have been the league's most successful teams. Between 2012 and 2024, Patriots and Fire and won every Premiership title between them. [24] [25] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36]

Lystra Lewis Port of Spain Netball League

The Port of Spain Netball League was formed in 1939. It is one of the oldest and most active city leagues. In 1945, Lystra Lewis, served as the leagues Secretary and Treasurer and the league was later named after her. It has operated out of several venues across Port of Spain, including the Lystra Lewis Netball Courts in Nelson Mandela Park in St Clair. [7] [8] [30] [37] More recently, the Woodbrook Youth Facility has served as the host venue. In 2025, the league featured 20 teams playing in six divisions, including a men's netball division. [38] [39]

Republic Bank Laventille Netball League

In 2025, the Republic Bank Laventille Netball League featured teams representing 28 youth clubs across six divisions. The league's main sponsor is Republic Bank. As of 2025, they had partnered with the League for 38 years. While rooted in the Laventille community, the league features clubs from across Trinidad and Tobago. The League has produced national coaches, international umpires and Trinidad and Tobago netball internationals, including Tia Bruno and Kalifa McCollin. [40] [41] [42] [43]

Joan Yuille-Williams San Fernando Netball League

The Joan Yuille-Williams San Fernando Netball League is based in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. The league's home venue is the Southern Indoor Sports Arena in Pleasantville. The league is one of the longest-running netball competitions in Trinidad and Tobago and in 2025 celebrated its 77th season. In 2025 it was re-named after Joan Yuille-Williams, the government minister who is a patron of the league. In 2025, the league featured 13 teams from eight clubs, playing in three divisions. [26] [44] [45]

Tobago Netball League

Since 1962, Tobago has had it's own netball league. [46] It's home venue is the Shaw Park Cultural Complex in Scarborough. [31] [47]

References

  1. ↑ "Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Americas Region". World Netball . Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Members". americasnetball.org. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Netball – Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association". www.ttoc.org. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
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  8. 1 2 3 "Lystra Lewis passes on at 85". www.guardian.co.tt. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Netballers". www.bestoftrinidad.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
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  12. 1 2 "Women Netball V World Championship 1979". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  13. ↑ "Women Netball V World Championship 1983". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
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  15. ↑ "Women Netball VII World Championship 1987". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "Trinidad & Tobago (at the Commonwealth Games)". World Netball . Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  17. ↑ "'Calypso Girls' n-ballers off to Singapore". newsday.co.tt. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  18. ↑ "5 Nations Netball Cup 2007". www.netball.org.sg. 8 September 2007. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  19. ↑ "Women Netball 2nd Nations Cup 2007 Singapore". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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  22. 1 2 "FAST5 Netball". www.trinbago2023. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  23. ↑ "T&T fall to 22-11 loss to Canada in Fast5 opener at Trinbago2023". www.guardian.co.tt. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  24. 1 2 "All Sectors Netball League – About Us". allsectorsnetballleague.com. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  25. 1 2 "All Sectors Netball League – Archives". allsectorsnetballleague.com. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  26. 1 2 "Dr Butcher: Jean Pierre must be netball's home". newsday.co.tt. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  27. ↑ "Jean Pierre Complex: A Legacy of Sporting Excellence". sportt-tt.com. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  28. ↑ "Jean Pierre's neglected complex". newsday.co.tt. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  29. ↑ "Jean Pierre Complex to be ready in 8 months". www.guardian.co.tt. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  30. 1 2 "Saluting netball's Lystra Lewis". www.guardian.co.tt. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  31. 1 2 "Tobago Netball League continues today". newsday.co.tt. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  32. ↑ "UTT Takes the Lion's Share". utt.edu.tt. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  33. ↑ "Fire Service completes ASNL three-peat". www.guardian.co.tt. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  34. ↑ "Fire to pass torch: Quadruple champs opt out All Sectors Netball 2024". newsday.co.tt. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
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  37. ↑ "Lystra Lewis Port of Spain Netball League". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
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  39. ↑ "Mucurapo Ex-Pupils repeat as March Past champions". www.guardian.co.tt. 25 March 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  40. ↑ "Republic Bank Laventille Netball League Opens Organisers Appeal to Ministry for support". republictt.com. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  41. ↑ "Netball Stars Celebrated At League's Closing Ceremony". republictt.com. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  42. ↑ "Republic Bank Laventille Netball League Celebrates a Season of Talent and Triumph". republictt.com. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  43. ↑ "Republic Bank Laventille Netball League honour athletes". newsday.co.tt. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  44. ↑ "SNA Point Fortin chase more success as action begins in JYWSFNL". www.cnc3.co.tt. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  45. ↑ "San Fernando Netball League". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  46. ↑ "Grenada edge Tobago in netball thriller". www.guardian.co.tt. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  47. ↑ "Blazers crowned Tobago Netball League champs". newsday.co.tt. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
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