The 2024 Under 14 National Clubs Finals, in association with the British Army, will take place at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 May.
The competition sees some of the best up-and-coming young netballers from the top 18 teams from across the country go head-to-head to be crowned champions.
For the first time the competition will be available to livestream with Joymo, costing £7.99 for an all-access pass. Head to englandnetball.tv to watch.
All the teams have successfully navigated their respective regional competitions to qualify for the National Finals.
Of the 18 teams that played in the 2023 National Finals, 13 of these return for this year’s competition and they are joined by CD Pheonix, Essex Open, Herts Dynamos, Royals Netball Club and Stratford Thunderbirds for the 2024 finals.
One of the returning teams to watch are last year’s winners Kingsway Power, who return with their sights set on defending their title.
The full list of teams competing are:
- Bath Cougars – South West
- CD Pheonix – South
- Charnwood Rutland Warriors – East Midlands
- DNC Netball – Yorkshire & Humberside
- Essex Open – London & South East
- Grangetown – North East
- Herts Dynamos – East
- Kingsway Power – North West
- Leeds Athletic Netball Club – Yorkshire & Humberside
- Lincoln City Netball Club – East Midlands
- Oaksway – North East
- Oldham – North West
- Royals Netball Club – South
- Starz – London & South East
- Stratford Thunderbirds – West Midlands
- Sutton Town NC – West Midlands
- TTNC Spartans – South West
- Turnford – East
For part one of the competition, teams are grouped by their finishing place within their region. There are six sections with each one containing a winner and two runners-up or vice versa – teams from the same region are split across Groups A-C and Groups D-F.
For parts two and three of the competition, teams will be regrouped according to their placing within their respective group after mini round-robins against all other teams.
The last stage sees matches played out to decide the final overall standings.
Introduced last year, an U14 National Club Final MVP Award will be handed out for the best player of the tournament. England Netball partner Gilbert will be providing a £50 voucher that will be presented to the winning player.
The British Army, who are the principal partners of the event, will be in attendance throughout the weekend and will present medals and goodie bags to the winners. They will also be engaging with players throughout, sharing information about the important work they do in the community and providing fun challenges for players to get involved with between matches.
Physique Management will also be providing an England Netball approved first aid kit for the winning team along with prizes for all players on the winning team.
Fixtures and results will be updated throughout the day, along with final placings, on the U14 National Clubs page.
