# Team Bath (netball)

Team Bath is an English netball team based at the University of Bath. Their senior team plays in the Netball Superleague. In 2005–06 they were both founder members and the inaugural champions of the league. They were Superleague champions again in 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2013, and British Fast5 All-Stars Champions in 2021. The netball team is one of several sports teams based at the University of Bath that use the Team Bath brand name. Others include an association football team and a field hockey team.

## History
### Early years

The modern Team Bath netball team was formed during the late 1990s following the merger of several clubs and teams. These include Bath Netball Club, Bath Tigers and the Toucans Netball Club. The Team Bath Toucans name is still used by Team Bath's National Premier League team.

### Super Cup

Between 2001 and 2005, Team Bath Force, together with five other franchises – Northern Flames, London Tornadoes, London Hurricanes, University of Birmingham Blaze and Northern Thunder – competed in the Super Cup. In 2004, with a squad that included Sara Bayman, Rachel Dunn, Jess Garland, Tamsin Greenway and Geva Mentor, Team Bath won the Super Cup. In the final they defeated Northern Thunder 49–43. In 2005, with a squad that included Sara Bayman and Pamela Cookey, Team Bath also won the BUCS netball championship for the first time.

### Netball Superleague

In 2005 Team Bath were named as the South West England/West of England franchise in the new Netball Superleague. Together with Brunel Hurricanes, Celtic Dragons, Leeds Carnegie, Galleria Mavericks, Northern Thunder, Loughborough Lightning and Team Northumbria, Team Bath were founder members of the league. In 2005–06 with a squad that included Pamela Cookey, Rachel Dunn, Stacey Francis, Jess Garland, Tamsin Greenway and Geva Mentor, Team Bath won the inaugural Netball Superleague title. Team Bath won further Netball Superleague titles in 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2013.

## Senior finals
### Super Cup

| Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
| 2004 | Team Bath Force | 49–43 | Northern Thunder | Blackpool |

### Netball Superleague Grand Finals

Between 2006 and 2009–10, Team Bath played in four out of five Netball Superleague Grand Finals. They reached their first Grand Final for eight years in 2021.
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
| 2005–06 | Team Bath | 43–35 | Galleria Mavericks | Guildford Spectrum |
| 2006–07 | Team Bath | 53–45 | Galleria Mavericks | Guildford Spectrum |
| 2008–09 | Team Bath | 54–46 | Galleria Mavericks | Coventry Skydome |
| 2009–10 | Team Bath | 51–44 | Hertfordshire Mavericks | Trent FM Arena |
| 2013 | Team Bath | 62–56 | Celtic Dragons | University of Worcester Arena |
| 2021 | Loughborough Lightning | 49-32 | Team Bath | Copper Box Arena |

### Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship

Team Bath played in the inaugural British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship final in 2017 and won the competition for the first time in 2021.
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
| 2017 | Loughborough Lightning | 35–33 | Team Bath | The O2 Arena |
| 2021 | Team Bath | 23-17 | Saracens Mavericks | Copper Box Arena |

## Home venue

Team Bath play their home matches in the Team Bath Arena at the Sports Training Village on the University of Bath campus.

## Notable players
### 2024 squad

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### Internationals
#### England

| Ama Agbeze Imogen Allison Sara Bayman Pamela Cookey Kadeen Corbin Sasha Corbin | Shaunagh Craig Sophie Drakeford-Lewis Rachel Dunn Stacey Francis Tamsin Greenway Layla Guscoth | Serena Guthrie Geva Mentor Yasmin Parsons Mia Ritchie Rachel Shaw Jess Thirlby Eboni Usoro-Brown |

#### Northern Ireland

* Shaunagh Craig
* Fionnuala Toner

#### South Africa

* Khanyisa Chawane
* Lenize Potgieter
* Karla Pretorius
* Zanele Vimbela

#### Jamaica

* Vangelee Williams

#### Scotland

* Claire Brownie

#### Wales

* Chelsea Lewis
* Anna Mayes
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## Coaches
### Head coaches

| Coach | Years |
| Lyn Gunson | 1999–2005 |
| Jan Crabtree | 2005–2008 |
| Jess Thirlby | 2008–2015 |
| Anna Stembridge | 2015–2022 |
| Asha Francis | 2022– |

### Directors of netball

| Coach | Years |
| Lyn Gunson | 2005–2008 |
| Jess Thirlby | 2015–2019 |
| Jo Vann | 2019–2021 |

## Honours

* Netball Superleague
** Winners: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013: 5
** Runners-up: 2021: 1
* British Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship
** Winners: 2021: 1
** Runners up: 2017: 1
* Super Cup
** Winners: 2004: 1
* Mike Greenwood Trophy
** Winners: 2015: 1
** Runners up: 2016: 1