page_title: Netball in the Americas
section_title: Jamaica
hierarchical_section_title: Netball in the Americas / Jamaica
context_page_description: The INF's Americas region includes North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. The region covers 54 nations, of which 13 have national governing bodies. Each year, the region hosts two tournaments: the CNA U16 Championship and the AFNA Senior Championship. Netball is most popular in Commonwealth countries, such as Antigua and Barbuda and Grenada. As of August 2016, several teams in the region ranked amongst the top thirty-five in the world, including Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago Barbados, Canada, Grenada, Saint Lucia, the United States of America and Argentina.
context_section_description: Netball is the favourite women's sport in Jamaica, where the game was played by 1909. At the time, most of the players were at schools and teachers' training colleges. As the players got older, they expanded the game by creating club sides for casual play. Players were familiar with the English rules as the official Ling Association rule book was sold in the country.
  During the 1930s, the major competition was the ISSA Cup. Seven teams competed, including Wolmer's Old Girls Association (W.O.G.A.), St. Andrew, St. Hugh's, Excelsior, Shortwood, and Lincoln. W.O.G.A. built the first hard court to play netball on in Jamaica. Netball is still played at schools in Jamaica. The Queens School won Jamaica’s ISSA/Digicel All-Island High Schoolgirls Junior title in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The 2010 title came after the school beat Holmwood Technical 33–20 in the final. Denbigh School won Jamaica’s ISSA/Digicel All-Island High School girls Senior title in 2010 for the first time. They played St Hugh’s in the final, winning 24–21.
caption: Netball being played in Jamaica.
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