Ali & Em's Blog

Oh how I miss my team mates already! How am I going to cope without netball in my life? How am I going to stay fit if I can't play? How am I going to manage my mental health when I don't have my coping mechanism? I don't want to be isolated....... ARGHHH!!! I feel like we are all living in a movie and the world around us is going mad. COVID19 is dominating our conversation, our thoughts and routine. Panic sets in at the thought of staying indoors for a long period of time.  Well it did!!!....until I thought,...

Why Netball Mums are so special  An order that came through today that got me thinking about how having a sporty mum can be so important for their kids. The customer asked for a gift message to be included with one of our ‘The Netball Court is my happy place’ products. She asked for the note to say: You are an amazing Momma! You are doing a fantastic job x I don't know the context in which this fab mum is doing a wonderful job but I do know that she is a netball player and that in itself is such...

On paper.... glacier water, kale smoothies and 1000 squats a day so that I’ll look like j-lo by June. In reality..... I get freaked out after day one because I know I can’t keep up with this for long and end up sitting watching tv eating crisps. I’ve come to the conclusion that if you choose something that you are passionate about it is MUCH easier to keep going and achieve your goals. Identify two or three small changes you want to make and then ensure you have a great reason for doing it. So for me this it is...

Mental Health Benefits of Netball Both myself and Em are netball coaches and run a netball club in Birmingham. A couple of years ago before we formally set up our club, we discussed why we wanted to do it. We are both incredibly passionate about promoting fitness as a way to help women deal with mental health issues and we wanted to create a club where women felt comfortable, supported and loved. When we said we were starting a blog so many of our wonderful team mates jumped at the chance to contribute and share their experiences of how netball...

Netball Combats Stress Both myself and Em are netball coaches and run a netball club in Birmingham. A couple of years ago before we formally set up our club, we discussed why we wanted to do it. We are both incredibly passionate about promoting fitness as a way to help women deal with mental health issues and we wanted to create a club where women felt comfortable, supported and loved. When we said we were starting a blog so many of our wonderful team mates jumped at the chance to contribute and share their experiences of how netball has changed...