Nottingham Forest Netball
Netball Super League team in Nottingham
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Nottingham Forest Netball is an English netball team based in Nottingham which plays in the Netball Super League. The franchise is part of Nottingham Forest and was added in 2025 as one of two new entries in the relaunched “NSL 2.0”, which aims to professionalise the league.[1][2]
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| Full name | Nottingham Forest Netball | ||
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| Association | England Netball | ||
| Founded | 2024 | ||
| Based in | Nottingham | ||
| Region | East Midlands | ||
| Home venue | Motorpoint Arena | ||
| Head coach | Chelsea Pitman | ||
| Asst coach | Sheonah Forbes | ||
| Captain | Niamh Cooper | ||
| Vice-captain | Natasha Pavelin | ||
| League | Netball Super League | ||
| Website | www | ||
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History
The franchise was announced in 2024, alongside Birmingham Panthers, as a new team for the relaunched Netball Super League.[1] Part of Nottingham Forest the netball team is able to take advantage of the facilities and already professional structures in place.[2]
Chelsea Pitman was announced as head coach in July 2024.[3] In their debut season Forest were the only team to beat both Grand Finalists, London Pulse and Loughborough Lightning.[4] Shooter Rolene Streutker was named NSL Player of the Year for the 2025 season as well as picking up the Gilbert Top Scorer Award, Soft & Gentle Super Shooter award and All Star 7 recognition.[4]
Home venues
The Motorpoint Arena Nottingham was announced as the teams home venue.[5]
Current roster
| 2026 Nottingham Forest roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Players | Coaching staff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Manager: Sian Foley
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| Player profiles: Team website | Last updated: 10 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coaches
| Coach | Years |
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| Chelsea Pitman[3] | 2024-present |
Seasons
| Season | League | ||||||||||
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| Division | Tier | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BP | Pts | Pos | |
| 2025 | Netball Super League | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 926 | 916 | 1 | 22 | 5th |
| 2026 | Netball Super League | ||||||||||