Courtside – The England Netball Podcast

Courtside – The England Netball Podcast

Welcome to Courtside – the official England Netball Podcast. Join our host Lindsey Chapman as we build up to the biggest summer of netball. With player interviews, your questions, exclusive access and famous faces, come with us as we go Courtside!

Episodes

March 3, 2025 30 mins
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At the start of a bold new era for the Netball Super League, Lindsey Chapman catches up with a host of faces from across the competition, starting with Nottingham Forest Netball Head Coach Chelsea Pitman. Chelsea shares an insight into the culture she’s working to build at the club and tells us exactly which match-up she is most looking forward to in NSL 2025!
Lindsey then sits down with two internatio...
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After a busy day full of exciting announcements revealing each club’s squad for the 2025 Netball Super League (NSL) season, Lindsey Chapman speaks to each club’s Head Coach to find out more about how they built their brand-new squads.
Featuring interviews with Sam Bird, Vic Burgess, Karen Greig, Camilla Buchanan, Liana Leota and Jo Trip as well as new NSL coaches Chelsea Pitman and Reinga Bloxham, Courtside Podcast gives N...
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June 26, 2024 33 mins
As we count down to the Netball Super League Grand Final 2024, Lindsey Chapman speaks to Manchester Thunder Head Coach Karen Greig and Loughborough Lightning Head Coach Vic Burgess before their two sides go to battle to be crowned NSL Champions 2024.

Discover what a win on Saturday would mean to each coach as they spill the secrets on the key to creating a winning culture, how they approach Grand Final week and...
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May 30, 2024 35 mins
On what is a momentous day for the Netball Super League (NSL), Lindsey Chapman sits down with NSL Managing Director Claire Nelson to dive into the details of the newly announced plans for NSL 2025.

Wondering what NSL 2025 will look like? Talking through all the headlines, Lindsey and Claire discuss how the competition is going fewer, bigger, better with exciting new club owners and investment models, the ambition for ...
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May 5, 2024 50 mins
This special episode of Courtside gives listeners an insight into the world of coaching netball, from grassroots to the Netball Super League (NSL) and the Vitality Roses.

The episode begins with Lindsey Chapman speaking to England Netball’s Performance Pathway Coach Developer Sarah Green and Coaching Project Manager Lucy Lawrence all about their work in the world of coaching. They discuss the coaches that have ...
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April 18, 2024 54 mins
As the regular season of the Netball Super League 2024 hits its halfway mark, Lindsey Chapman reflects with Vitality Roses Head Coach Jess Thirlby on the highlights of the season so far, before discussing what fans should be looking out for as the second half of the season gets underway.
 
They are joined by Hali Adio and Amy Carter who give NSL fans an insight into their respective seasons, including how London Pulse ...
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February 14, 2024 41 mins
As we count down to the start of the Netball Super League 2024, Lindsey Chapman speaks to NSL Managing Director, Claire Nelson, who talks us through the preparations that have gone on behind-the-scenes to make the new season the biggest and best yet.

We are then joined by Beth Cobden and Razia Quashie, who tell us about how they’ve spent the off-season, explain why they can’t wait for the season to get underway...
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July 27, 2023 31 mins
It’s Netball World Cup Eve and in our final episode before the competition gets underway Lindsey speaks to two Vitality Roses who have enjoyed incredible domestic seasons down in Australia – Eleanor Cardwell and Helen Housby.

In this episode, the pair discuss how it felt coming up against one another in the Suncorp Super Netball final, how they’ve transitioned back into being international teammates and what th...
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In this episode of the podcast Lindsey is joined by the Vitality Roses leadership group: co-captains Nat Metcalf and Layla Guscoth and vice-captain and double centurion Jade Clarke.

After landing in South Africa, the team are well into their preparations getting ready for the start of the Netball World Cup on Friday 28 July, live across Sky Sports and the BBC.

The trio talk about what it’s been ...
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July 21, 2023 28 mins
In our second episode of the second series of Courtside, Lindsey sits down with two Roses heading out to their first Netball World Cup – Funmi Fadoju and Halimat Adio.

The defensive duo, who starred for London Pulse in the Netball Super League this season, reflect on what has been an amazing year for them and look ahead to their first major tournament in South Africa.

From rooming with their chi...
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July 17, 2023 46 mins
Courtside is back for a second series, and this time we’ll be taking you behind the scenes as the Vitality Roses get ready to start their 2023 Netball World Cup campaign!

First up, we chat to Commonwealth Games and World Cup winner, Chelsea Pitman. The last few years have been a rollercoaster for Chelsea after she stepped away from the sport and experienced two miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy just before ...
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June 1, 2023 46 mins
Courtside is back! Following on from our first series building up to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Lindsey Chapman returns with a special episode of the podcast looking at England Netball’s new education programme, NETBALLHer.

NETBALLHer is an industry-leading programme that aims to better educate women and girls about their bodies at different life stages.

In this episode, Lindsey speak...
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In the final episode of the series, Lindsey catches up with Eboni Usoro-Brown who has announced her retirement from the Vitality Roses. The pair discuss the Commonwealth Games, memories in Roses red and motherhood plus, Eboni takes on three seconds or less challenge!

Also on the podcast, Lindsey takes a trip to Sandbach to chat to some inspired participants at a Walking Netball session, before catching up with ...
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July 30, 2022 36 mins
In this special episode, Lindsey slips her way into the mix zone at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and chats to Roses’ Sophie Drakeford-Lewis and Helen Housby as they explain what it’s like playing in a packed arena at the NEC.  

We then catch up with England Netball team manager, Paul Dring who fills us in on logistics and Burt the tour mascot.  Plus, international umpire Gary Burgess - fresh out of an...
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With the Commonwealth Games edging closer and closer, Lindsey catches up with Stacey Francis-Bayman to find out what the mood is like in camp and ask how it feels to be back in the England set up and compete for one final time before she retires in her home city of Birmingham. Stacey also receives a special surprise message from a mystery guest from the Suncorp Super Netball champions, and her domestic side, West Coast Fever.<...
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July 5, 2022 23 mins
In this episode we're joined by Commonwealth Games debutant, Layla Guscoth. Speaking from South Africa, Layla talks Lindsey through the Vitality Roses training camp, her journey in Roses red (featuring a special message from a mystery guest!) and the significance of a Games in her hometown. Plus, in three seconds or less we find out Layla's nickname, some of her special skills and a weird habit.

Sta...
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On a special episode of Courtside, Lindsey chats to three of the selected Team England players for the Commonwealth Games including the new England captain Nat Metcalf. Speaking at the Team England media launch, Nat reveals where she was when she got the news, how it feels to follow on from Serena and her hopes for Birmingham. Plus, a secret guest surprises Nat with a heart-warming message and we find out who is the cheekiest ...
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June 14, 2022 37 mins
Vitality Roses shooter Jo Harten joins Lindsey Chapman on episode two of Courtside to discuss life in Australia, her journey from Harlow Sports Centre to over 100 caps for England and an exciting summer ahead. We also test Jo’s memory to see how well she can remember some past courts before putting her shooting skills into practice in our three seconds or less challenge!   

Stay up to date with all the latest n...
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May 31, 2022 39 mins
In the first instalment of Courtside, we take Roses head coach Jess Thirlby back to her old secondary school in Nailsea to learn about where her love for netball began, her experiences as a player and how this influenced her journey into coaching. We also talk about the exciting summer ahead and test Jess’ shooting skills whilst answering some quick-fire questions!

Stay up to date with all the latest news by fo...
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May 15, 2022 33 secs
The England Netball Official Podcast is warming up and coming soon. With player interviews, your questions, exclusive access and famous faces. Join Lindsey Chapman as we build up to the biggest summer of netball.
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