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The Little League now has ten teams of ten players and is therefore officially full. Any applications received from now on will be advance applications for the 2026 Little League, which will include a place on the waiting list for 2025, to be called upon as necessary. Parents  of can apply by downloading an application form, filling it in and returning it to us.  

Dates for 2025   

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Introduction ...

We  offer netball  for girls in Years 3 to 6 on Saturday mornings during the Summer Term at
The University of Birmingham School, Weoley Park Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6QU. 

In our Little League you get a lot for just £25.00:

• friendly Little League
• qualified coaching 
• experienced team managers
• safe and friendly environment to play
• loan of beautiful kit
• medals and certificates
• tuck shop on site at matches
• free professional disco after the end of the season
• award for Most Improved player in the team
• award for Players' Player of the team

What is not to like?

Bournville & Selly Oak Little League is operated by Birmingham City Netball Club, a club with CAPS accreditation from England Netball. This accreditation provides an assurance that the organisation is well run and governed, with all necessary policies and procedures in place for Safeguarding of Children. The League is organised and run by an experienced teacher who holds a Level 2 Coaching qualification from England Netball and is a former County netball player. All our adult personnel have been subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Check (DBS). Our independent Safeguarding Officer is Mrs Rhiannon Plews.

Little League Netball has been established in Birmingham for well over twenty years and aims to provide the opportunity for local girls (school years 3, 4, 5 and 6) to play supervised netball at as low a cost as possible.  Our beautiful kit is loaned free on a small deposit. Girls of all abilities are welcome to take part, especially those who have not played netball before, as the aim of the Little League is to take girls from zero knowledge of the game to a level of skill where they will be a credit to a school or club netball team. Though we say so ourselves, we are quite successful at this!

Since 2003 Bournville & Selly Oak Little League has been a recognised Little League under the auspices of Birmingham City Council Sports Development and follows the Fair Play Charter and (so far as is possible) the rules that were laid down for the running of Little Leagues. Our Little League has a number of teams named after British birds. The Little League is set up each year in the Spring Term, and plays in the Summer Term. The cost is £25.00 per year. Kit is loaned on a modest deposit. Our events are normally held on Saturday mornings. We use the Spring Term for welcoming new players and integrating them into teams. In the Summer Term we play league matches most Saturdays. 

So far as possible the teams are managed, coached and umpired by coaches and senior players from Birmingham City Netball Club. Little League players are encouraged to join the Club: either as Juniors while they are still in Years 3 - 6, or as seniors when they leave the Little League as they enter Year 7.

Our Little League has a maximum of 100 places. Because of its popularity we have to take applications on a first come, first served basis. WE may have to operate waiting lists in some years.

2024 Team Photos have now been uploaded (click to enlarge). If teams are not complete in the photographs, it could be that we do not have permission to photograph certain players. Also, inevitably there are a few absences every week.  

There is also a staff photo of (most of) the organisers, team managers and helpers, taken on the Fun Day 2024.. 

End of Season 2023

The League Matches for 2023 are complete. After a very close competition which depended on the result of the very last match, we congratulate the Wagtails for coming top of this year's League with Swifts a very close second.

Everyone this year should be proud of the progress they have made. In the end this is what matters more than where you end up on the League Table. Some who in March had never played Netball before have now joined our linked Netball Club and will be playing Intermediate League with us. 

Photgraphs below are from the Presentation Evening and Disco  on Saturday 9^th September, thanks to Megan Plews.  Click them to enlarge.

Blackbirds	Greenfinches	Jays	Kingfishers	Merlins - League Third Place
Robins	Swallows	Swifts - League Runners-up	Wagtails - League Winners	Waxwings
Player's Player Awards	Most Improved Player Awards	Most Times Player of the Match Awards	Year 6 Leavers	Team Managers

Final league Positions

Fun Day 15th July 2023

Participants

Year 3 and 4 Match

Year 5 and 6 Match

Parents v Players

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Action photos from League matches on 1st July 2023. 

Greenfinches v Swallows

Wagtails v Swifts

a Year 5 match

Year 6 against Parents

the ever-popular Parents' match - look at the determination on the faces!

Download stuff: 

Apply to join the Little League:  application form

Fair Play Charter: Fair Play Charter

League Match Rules: Match Rules (updated for 2024) 

How to care for kit and notes about dress code for matches: Kit Care

Information for Team Managers (parents may also find this useful to refer to): Information for Managers

Programme for 2025:

Sorry - the late date for Easter in 2025 means that we shall have a very compressed playing programme. All dates are Saturdays except where stated. 

• Kit giving: Monday evening 28^th April. Two sessions, depending on team (we will advise you). 
• Match Days: 3^rd, 10^th, 17^th, 24^th May; 7^th, 14^th, 21^st, 28^th June; 5^th July:  90 minutes starting at 9:00am, 10:00am or 11:00am. 
• Reserve Date for postponed matches: 31^st May
• Reserve date for postponed matches or Fun Day: 12^thJuly. 
• Presentation Evening and Disco: 19^th July.
  

Contact:

You can contact us at any time for more information or to express an interest in being part of the Little League. 

Download an application form.

Links:

Birmingham Netball Website: Link 

Birmingham City Netball Club is our linked Club. Little League members can join the club from Year 3 and train and play with the Club throughout Junior and Secondary School: Link