Hundreds of young girls, their parents and supporters will descend on EG Jansen High School in Boksburg this weekend when the Shoprite Checkers/USSASA National under-13 Netball Challenge reaches its climax.
Eighteen merit and development netball teams will compete in the national finals with teams coming from all over South Africa.
For the eighth consecutive year, Shoprite has sponsored R1-million to promote the development of South Africa’s largest women’s sport in South Africa among the millions of young girls attending the country’s 20 000 primary schools.
This major development initiative of women’s sport has involved netball matches at regional, provincial and national level countrywide – including some of the most remote rural areas – for the past eight years.
The Shoprite Checkers Primary Schools’ Netball Challenge under the auspices of USSASA is designed to enable talented players to go on to play Netball at high school, provincial and national level, while allowing parents, teachers and whole communities to become involved in the process.
President of USSASA’s Netball, Di Woolley comments on the significant impact that the Shoprite sponsorship has had on the development of youth Netball in South Africa: “This year has seen great strides in the professional level of play as seen on the courts over the past few months, and we are delighted to see the important role these Under-13 championships play in further strengthening Netball as a leading sport in our schools.”
SABC Sport’s junior sports developmental programme, Sportsbuzz, features inserts on the championships every Fridays at 2pm on SportsBuzz (SABC 1).
Please see the Shoprite Checkers Netball Championship website, link from Shoprite website, for results and photographs of the schools.
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