We went to this year’s Algarve 7s tournament with no expectations, a fancy new kit and, as always, a desire to do our best. The Algarve 7s tournament is always a great way to end our season. This year there were 17 teams from around the world including the Valley …
After nearly a month of heavy rain here in the Algarve we are back practicing on Monday and Thursday evenings in Santa Luzia. It is GOOD TO BE BACK! Apart from missing the physical movement, fitness and playing netball we have missed our wonderful community of supportive women. It’s great …
As we reach our Christmas break we look back on the past 4 months of this season and appreciate how much we have achieved. We have moved to a new court in Santa Luzia, welcomed new players and club members and have made new connections with other clubs in Portugal …
A group of friends decided to set up a new netball club in Portugal. We have played netball separately earlier in our lives and more recently, together in Portugal. Setting up a club was going to be a whole new challenge. Having moved from elsewhere in the world, we love …
Our 2024/25 season kicked off on Saturday with a pre-season meet up in Tavira. It was great to see everyone again and catch up on all the news from over the summer: new homes, new jobs, holidays, a new baby and an engagement! Last night (Monday 9th September) we held …
Exciting news for the 2024/25 season: from September 2024 Rockets Netball Algarve will be moving to Santa Luzia! Rockets Netball are looking forward to a new season, a new court and welcoming new members. We were very pleased with our first season as a club & what we have achieved …
What an incredible weekend we had at this year’s Algarve 7s tournament! Going into the tournament we were unsure how we would fare against various other unknown teams from all over Europe. We knew we had certainly improved over the season, but would it be enough to hold our own …
What a fantastic day we had on Saturday (25th May)! We were joined by players from Olhão and Vilamoura at our first Netball Fun Day, played at Browns Sport Resort, in Vilamoura. We started with a warm up from one of our coaches and then some fun netball themed games …
We were very fortunate to be able to play netball with two other netball teams from the Algarve in March. Lagos Fireballs and Villamoura Vixens joined us at Browns Sports Resort in Villamoura along with our ‘Rocket Boosters’ supporters! We started the day with a warm up and training session …
At Rockets netball we obviously love netball, yes we are biased. There are so many reasons why netball is not only an excellent physical exercise, but also fantastic for your brain, body and emotional well being. It really is an all round winner! Let’s look at our top 7 reasons …
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