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Pandemic forces netball association to put search for outside coach on hold

Pandemic forces netball association to put search for outside coach on hold 17 July 2021 By Neto Baptiste The Antigua and Barbuda Netball Association (ABNA) has put its search for a new coach on the back burner. This is according to president, Karen Joseph, who said the body’s plans to bring in outside help to prepare both the senior and junior national teams ahead of their scheduled tournaments back in 2020, were trumped by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. “From since Covid, that has been an issue all over the Caribbean, so that is going to be on the back burner for now. They [intended coach] had taken up another offer last year, but I don’t know what they are doing presently. I had a talk with a coach [local] a couple of weeks ago and as I have said [Carl] Casey is there and we are working together. Casey is doing some netball coaching courses and he was successful in the one he did last month and so we are really trying to get ourselves in order as well,” she said.

Unrealistic Protocol Requirements Hampering Return Of Netball Says Joseph

Unrealistic Protocol Requirements Hampering Return Of Netball Says Joseph Spread the love President of the Antigua and Barbuda Netball Association (ABNA) and former national goal shoot, Karen Joseph, said the existing protocols handed down by the sport’s world governing body AFNA (Americas Federation of Netball Association), may need remodeling before the game could return at a competitive level here. According to the former world-ranked shooter, current stipulations state that players should adhere to a five feet distance while on the court. She said this in itself could limit the competitive nature of the games. “You can imagine not being close enough to defend a ball from a shooter and how that would put both teams at a disadvantage? It’s a lot of things where netball is concerned, so that is why it is kind of [difficult] to have netball. They even looked at the five-a-side aspect of it and see where we can go from there in terms of Covid and it’s still so ticklish w

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