Strathclyde SportNetball

Netball at Strathclyde

The University of Strathclyde has established itself as one of the best UK Universities for netball. Whilst our BUCS W1s compete across the UK in BUCS Prem North 2, our BUCS W2s, W3s, W4s and W5s compete in Scottish Tiers 1, 2, 6 and 8, respectively.​

Additionally, the University has a Netball Scotland National League franchise and were crowned champions in the inaugural 2022/23 season, as well as runners-up in 2023/24 and 2024/25.

Netball Scotland and University of Strathclyde 

With a strong legacy of producing senior international athletes, the University of Strathclyde is formally recognised by Netball Scotland as one of two Netball Regional High Performance Centres (HPCs). ​Overseen by Director of Netball Rachel Cremin, The West Regional Netball HPC provides a holistic Performance environment for optimising player development through providing integrated on-court coaching, and off-court sports science and medical support for 24 University players and a further 5 regionally-based National players.

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Weekly Netball Training Schedule

​Court Sessions​​
Monday 1900-2100 and Thursday 0700-0900 (BUCS W1s and W2s and Regional HPC Training Partners)

Matches​​

Wednesday afternoon (BUCS W1s)
Saturdays (BUCS W2s)
Sundays (National League Franchise)

S&C​

Tuesday 1915-2015
Thursday 1715-1815

Injury Assessment Clinics ​​

Monday 1700-2015
Thursday 1700-2000

Video analysis​

Monday 18.00-18.45​

Netball Facilities

Strathclyde Sport houses two full-size netball courts with socketed posts. Both sports halls utilise a combined elastic flooring system which is designed to reduce injuries by dissipating impact forces without accentuating fatigue. ​In addition, one of the two courts is covered by a state-of-the-art video camera system for recording and streaming of matches, making it an ideal training and competition facility for Netball. 

Director of Netball  

Rachel Cremin has been Director of Netball at Strathclyde since 2019 in partnership with Netball Scotland. A graduate of Strathclyde with a BA (Hons) and PGDE, she is a UKCC Level 2 coach undertaking her Level 3. Rachel was Scottish Student Sport Coach of the Year 2019-20 and has extensive high-performance experience, including roles with Strathclyde Sirens, Scotland U21s and major tournaments. Formerly Head of Pathway at Netball Scotland and a secondary school teacher, she has extensive high-performance experience, including roles with Strathclyde Sirens, Scotland U21s and major tournaments

Strength and Conditioning

Netball athletes at the University of Strathclyde have up to two weekly strength and conditioning (S&C) sessions in our state-of-the-art facility. With specialised equipment and expert S&C coaches, athletes receive tailored programs focused on performance and injury prevention, supported by advanced tracking technology like Hawkin Dynamic Force Plates and GymAware Velocity Encoders.

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Physiotherapy

Netball athletes at the University of Strathclyde benefit from expert physiotherapy through our partnership with Hampden Sports Clinic. With clinics on-site and at Hampden Stadium, their team provides top level injury care and rehabilitation. This multi-disciplinary approach, in collaboration with Strathclyde’s S&C and coaching teams, supports an efficient recovery. 

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Netball Scholarships

The University of Strathclyde offers some of the most competitive Sport Scholarships in the UK. Regardless of Sport, all Sport Scholars receive a comprehensive support package to help them reach their sporting and academic potential.

Women's Netball Scholarships

 

Netball Scholar Lexy Gillies

My name is Lexy Gillies and I am a netball scholar going into my second year of Sport and Physical Activity at Strathclyde. I have five senior caps with the Scottish Thistles and have represented Scotland in U17, U19 and U21 age groups. To date, some of my highlights include the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2023, World Youth Cup Qualifiers in 2024, and the PacificAus Netball Series in 2025.