Netball in Zimbabwe

Netball in Zimbabwe
CountryZimbabwe
National team(s)Zimbabwe

Netball in Zimbabwe is viewed as a feminine sport and it is particularly popular in Zimbabwe.[1] The country has few netball facilities, as soccer is much more popular in the country.[2] At the same time, women's sports like netball get less government support because they are sports for women.[3]

Netball is one of several sports that have replaced traditional games in the region as the country began to globalize.[4] Some women played netball when they were younger.[5][6] The Orphans and Vulnerable Children Project is involved in participating in netball games in the country.[7]

In 1956, an English team toured the Southern Rhodesia. It was their first touring side and all team members had to pay their own airfare.[8][9]

The country has a national netball team.[10]

References

  1. ^ Shehu 2010, p. 5
  2. ^ Shehu 2010, p. 6
  3. ^ Jimoh Shehu (30 August 2010). Gender, Sport, and Development in Africa: Cross-cultural Perspectives on Patterns of Representations and Marginalization. African Books Collective. p. 6. ISBN 978-2-86978-306-5. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  4. ^ Munyaradzi Mawere (17 September 2008). The Struggle of African Indigenous Knowledge Systems in an Age of Globalization: A Case for Children's Traditional Games in S. African Books Collective. p. 11. ISBN 978-9956-727-11-7. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  5. ^ Patrice Delchambre (2010). Zimbabwe, a Passion Shared. Boekenplan. p. 91. ISBN 978-90-8666-151-0. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  6. ^ Nicola Ansell (31 May 2005). Children, Youth and Development. Psychology Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-415-28769-2. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  7. ^ The W.K. Kellogg Foundation's Orphans and Vulnerable Children Project: Interventions in Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe. HSRC Press. 2006. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-7969-2140-6. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  8. ^ All England Netball Association 1976, p. 17
  9. ^ John Nauright (6 April 2012). Sports around the World. ABC-CLIO. pp. 139–. ISBN 978-1-59884-301-9. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  10. ^ James Minahan (1 December 2009). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems: Volume 2. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-34500-5. Retrieved 1 November 2012.

Bibliography

  • All England Netball Association (1976). Golden jubilee : 1926 - 1976. All England Netball Association. OCLC 39500756.
  • Daimon, Anusa (2010). "Exploring the Interface between Soccer, Gender and Violence in Zimbabwe". In Shehu, Jimoh (ed.). Gender, sport, and development in Africa : cross-cultural perspectives on patterns of representations and marginalization. Codesria. pp. 109–124. OCLC 656503228.