2026/2027– SISTERS n SPORT National Netball Shield for Schools

2026/2027– SISTERS n SPORT National Netball Shield for Schools

Entry Open for 2026/27

Sisters n Sport offer three levels of competitions for netball. Over 350 schools and 1300 teams entered the Sisters n Sport Netball Competitions in 2025/26 – providing competition for over 15,000 girls.

All tiers of competitions will move to a Final Four finals days which are hosted centrally by Sisters n Sport.  We provide the venue, umpires and  all final four participants receive a medal

Please find the three competitions below:

CUP (Plate) – High performing schools
Age Groups: U12, U13, U14, U15 U16 and U19
Specialise in netball and qualify regularly for regional finals of the National Schools competition.
Click here to enter our Cup competition

SHIELD (Bowl) – Intermediate schools
Age Groups: U12, U13, U14, U15 U16 and U19
Traditional netball playing schools which compete in existing county competitions – occasionally qualifying for regional stages
B Teams from schools who enter the Cup competition can also enter the Shield.
Fill in the form below to enter our Shield competition

TROPHY (Vase)* New for 2024/2025 – Emerging schools
Age Groups: U13, U14, U15, U16 and U19
Schools who play local netball but who find it hard to compete at existing County level age group competitions
B Teams from those schools who enter the Shield competition or C teams from schools who enter the Cup can also enter the trophy
Click here to enter our Trophy competition

If you are unsure which competition to enter, please contact victoria@sistersnsport.com

Sisters n Sport National Shield Competition
Fully-inclusive National Netball Knockout Shield for Schools in England.  Over 300 schools entered our school netball competitions in 2022/23 – providing competition for over 10,000 girls.

All teams are guaranteed two matches
Teams which lose their first round shield game are entered into the Bowl Competition. Both the Shield and Bowl finals are hosted by Sisters n Sport to give the finalists a fantastic finals day experience.

Sisters n Sport National Shield Competition
Entry Fee –
£50 plus VAT per team
Age Groups –
U12, U13, U14, U15, U16 and Seniors
Deadline for Entry – Friday 20th June 2025
Fixture Release – Thursday 26th June 2025

Final Four Format
All national semi-finals (final two teams from the north and final two teams from the south) and finals/third fourth playoff will be played at a central venue hosted by Sisters n Sport – this is to give more schools, more teams & more girls the opportunity to experience an elite finals days with their teammates. We provide the venue, umpires and  all final four participants receive a medal
Final Four fee of £75 for those schools who qualify for the finals day.

Players are only allowed to compete in one competition and age group.

Rounds Deadlines:
R1 – 19th September 2026
R2 – 17th October 2026
R3 – 28th November 2026
R4 – 17th January 2027
QF – 13th February 2027
FINAL 4 – March TBC
The National SF and Finals will be at a central venue

 

 

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Additional information

North or South

North, South