How I learnt to love netball
The sport once known as “basketball for women” is rising in popularity at amateur level – even among people who weren’t keen on it at school
By Fleur Macdonald
Whenever I meet a woman at a party, or through friends, who has robustly sculpted calf muscles and reaches my eyebrows or, preferably, higher, I have only one thing on my mind.
After a second glass of wine, and having ascertained that the woman lives in travelling distance of west London and isn’t completely insufferable, I venture, tentatively: “Are you free on a Tuesday evening?” “Maybe, why?” “How do you feel about ball sports?” “Er…” Recruiting for a weekly amateur netball league is a challenge. It’s not a sport with a great reputation.
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