Philippines national netball team

Philippines
Nickname(s)Siklab Pilipinas
AssociationNetball Philippines
ConfederationNetball Asia
Head coachAngelina Fedillaga
CaptainLeanne Espina
Top scorerAna Thea Cenarosa (85)
World rankingN/A
Team colours
Team colours
First international
Philippines  22–62  Thailand
Singapore, May 31, 2015
Largest win
Philippines  83–10  Saudi Arabia
Bangalore, India, October 23, 2024
Largest defeat
Malaysia  112–11  Philippines
Singapore, June 1, 2015

The Philippines national netball team represents the Philippines in international netball competitions.[1][2]

They made their international debut at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.

History

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Netball Singapore has offered aid to the Philippines to organize a netball team for the 2015 Southeast Asian Games set to be hosted by Singapore. After visits from Netball Singapore and the Netball Asia in 2014, Netball Philippines was formed and a national team was organized. Netball Singapore hosted a training camp in Singapore for the Philippine national team in December 2014. Players who have played in volleyball and basketball teams in the country were called up to form the first national team.[3][1][4]

The Philippines under English coach Fransien Howarth entered the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore, their first tournament with modest expectations. They lost their first match against Thailand, with the scoreline of 22–62, in their opener on May 31, 2015. They also experienced a 112–11 defeat at the hands of the national team of Malaysia on June 1. Then they lost to Myanmar with the scoreline of 62–22.[5][3][6]

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) allowed the national team to participate at the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia despite the team's dismal performance in the previous edition. The handlers of the national team's sole reason given to the PSC was that they are still a "developmental team".[7] The team by this time is now mentored by Angelina Fedillaga.[8]

They took part in the 2019 SEA Games, which was hosted at home. They continued to drawing basketball players into the squad and taking advantage of Singaporean assitance.[9]

Players

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Previous

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Ten players were selected to participate at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[10][11]

Philippines national netball team
Player Position Height (cm)
Mary Joy Macalindong GK 174
Remia Buenacosa GD, C 167
Danielle Michiko Castaneda GS, GD 174
Ana Thea Cenarosa GA 179
Maricar Convencido WA 169
Michelle Datuin GK 170
Leanne Espina (captain) WA, GS 167
Loraine Angela Lim C, WA 163
Kristine Marie Teo WD 168
Mary Anne Jenelle Yabut C 168

Coaching staff

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  • Head coach: England Fransien Howarth
  • Assistant coaches:
    • Philippines Angelina Fedillaga
    • Singapore Loo Yi Lin Jolynn

Competitive history

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Asian Netball Championships
Year Competition Location Placing
2018 2018 Asian Netball Championships Singapore 9th
2022 2022 Asian Netball Championships Singapore 5th[12]
2024 2024 Asian Netball Championships Bengaluru, India 6th
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Year Competition Location Placing
— 2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Bangkok and Chonburi, Thailand Qualified, but cancelled[13]
Southeast Asian Games
Year Competition Location Placing
2015 2015 Southeast Asian Games Singapore 6th
2017 2017 Southeast Asian Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5th
2019 2019 Southeast Asian Games Philippines 5th
Other tournaments
Year Competition Location Placing
2022 International Netball Event[14] Jeonju, South Korea 2nd[15]

Head coaches

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Coach Years
England Fransien Howarth 2015
Philippines Angelina Fedillaga[16][17] 2017–present

References

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  1. ^ a b Guerrero, Bob (February 25, 2015). "Meet the Philippine national netball team". The Passionate Fan. Yahoo! Philippines. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  2. ^ Navarro, June (May 15, 2014). "Singapore bats for PH netball". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "A fresh start for netball in the Philippines". The New Paper. June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Lim Say Heng (December 12, 2014). "Netball Singapore forks out $50,000 to help weaker countries". The New Paper.
  5. ^ Neo, Isaac (May 31, 2015). "SEA Games: Thai netballers outclass Philippine counterparts 62-22". The Straits Times. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  6. ^ "PH netball coach shrugs off online criticism over 101-point loss in SEA Games". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. June 3, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  7. ^ Reyes, Marc Anthony (August 14, 2017). "Netball aims to do better in KL meet". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  8. ^ Reyes, Marc Anthony (August 17, 2017). "Reality hits PH netball athletes hard in Malaysia". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Brunei wary of much-improved PH in SEA Games netball". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Borneo Bulletin / Asia News Network. November 18, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  10. ^ Leyba, Olmin (May 31, 2015). "Pinays battle Thais in SEAG netball opener". ABS-CBN News. The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  11. ^ "Netball Results - Women Preliminary Round Match 2". 28th SEA Games 2015. 2015 SEA Games Singapore. Archived from the original on June 7, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (September 12, 2022). "Asia Netball: Siklab captures plate title after escape of Brunei". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "PH netball team eyes modest finish in AIMAG". ABS-CBN News. September 13, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  14. ^ Terrado, Reuben (August 3, 2022). "PH netball team competes in Korea in preparation for Asian Championships". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  15. ^ Navarro, June (August 26, 2022). "Ex-basketball standout spearheads netball trending drive". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  16. ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (November 29, 2019). "Siklab Pilipinas' strong stand against Brunei stifled, exit SEA Games". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "Siklab Pilipinas netball squad dinomina Saudi Arabia, 83-10" [Siklab Pilipinas netball squad dominates Saudi Arabia, 83-10]. Abante (in Filipino). October 24, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
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