The Trinidad and Tobago national netball team, known as the Calypso Girls, represent Trinidad and Tobago in international netball. The Caribbean team competed at the first World Netball Championships in 1963, and are the only nation outside of Australia and New Zealand to have won a World Championship (in 1979). Throughout the mid-1970s and 1980s the Calypso Girls were a dominant force in international netball, but since the early 1990s the team have become less competitive.[1][2]
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| Nickname(s) | Calypso Girls | |
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| Association | Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association | |
| Confederation | AFNA (Americas) | |
| Head coach | Wesley “Pepe” Gomes | |
| Asst coach | Grace Parkinson Griffith | |
| Manager | Carol Gittens | |
| Captain | Joelisa Cooper | |
| Top scorer | Samuel McCready | |
| World ranking | 11  | |
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| Netball World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 15 | |
| 2023 placing | 12th | |
| Best result | Joint 1st (1979) | |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Appearances | 3 | |
| 2022 placing | 11th | |
| Best result | 8th (2010) | |
Players edit
2023 Calypso Girls Netball World Cup Team edit
| Trinidad and Tobago national netball team | |
| Players | Management |
| Amanda Cameron,
Kielle Connelly, Samuel McCready, Joelisa Cooper, Kemba Duncan, Tricia Liverpool, Afeisha Noel, |
Coach - Wesley “Pepe” Gomes
Asst. Coach - Grace Parkinson Griffith Manager - Carol Gittens Trainer - Wayne Samuel President - Patrica Butcher |
Competitive history edit
| Netball World Cup | |||
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| Year | Championship | Location | Placing |
| 1963 | 1st World Championships | Eastbourne, England | 4th |
| 1967 | 2nd World Championships | Perth, Australia | 5th |
| 1971 | 3rd World Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 4th |
| 1975 | 4th World Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | 4th |
| 1979 | 5th World Championships | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago |  Joint 1st
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| 1983 | 6th World Championships | Singapore |  3rd
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| 1987 | 7th World Championships | Glasgow, Scotland |  Joint 2nd
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| 1991 | 8th World Championships | Sydney, Australia | DNP |
| 1995 | 9th World Championships | Birmingham, England | 6th |
| 1999 | 10th World Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | 8th |
| 2003 | 11th World Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 10th |
| 2007 | 12th World Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | 11th |
| 2011 | 13th World Championships | Singapore | 7th |
| 2015 | 14th World Cup | Sydney, Australia | 9th |
| 2019 | 15th World Cup | Liverpool, England | 9th |
| 2023 | 16th World Cup | Cape Town, South Africa | 12th |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "World Netball Champion: Peggy Castanada-Phillip speaks". TriniView.com. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ Johannsen, Dana (8 July 2011). "A tale of two women and their sport". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 July 2011.