Netball Draft Central – Happy holidays and what to expect in 2021
IN what has been a challenging year for everyone, Draft Central would like to thank everyone for the support throughout 2020 in what was a remarkable year for the organisation. Despite the challenges of a global pandemic, Draft Central was able to expand its coverage and increase its reach across the country far greater than any previous year. Thanks to the support of you, the readers, listeners and watchers, Draft Central was able to stand up in a tough time.
We wish everyone a happy holidays, and while we will be having some content go up over the break reviewing some of the most memorable moments of the year, we look forward to a massive 2021 where we will aim to go bigger and better.
In 2021 we will hopefully see the return of international netball which was put on pause for the best part of 2020 given the current global circumstances. The Netball Youth World Cup is also set to go ahead in 2021 with Netball Draft Central set to cover as much of the action as possible to give you a glimpse into the next tier of players coming up through the ranks.
If all things go to plan a full Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) should kick things off in February after it was cancelled three rounds in at the start of the year. The Victorian Netball League and the newly formatted Australian Netball Championships set to replace the Australian Netball League (ANL) are also expected to return next year with the team looking to continue their coverage as they did in 2019. We will continue to cover both the ANZ Premiership and Suncorp Super Netball extensively and provide frequent high quality content ranging from full match reports, player analysis and so forth.
The content will flow from January as we prepare for the upcoming VNSL season and the impending international series. As we continue to build, we intend to increase our number of interviews and features with players to gain an insight into their life and pathway into elite netball with additional coverage also coming via the Centre Pass Podcast.
As many have come to expect there will be another SSN magazine prior to the season’s kick off with player profiles, interviews and season summaries all included.
Join us in 2021 as we look forward to bringing you expansive netball coverage throughout the entire year.
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