The Board of Directors has established a Medical Committee.
The World Netball (WN) Medical Committee (MC) – an expert medical panel – is the authority for all medical, health and anti-doping matters for the sport of netball.
The MC is advisory and will make recommendations to the WN Board to assist WN to achieve its vision, values and strategic goals as outlined in the Strategic Plan, with respect to anti-doping and the health and wellbeing of the participants of netball.
Aim
Promotion and protection of the health of players, as well as injury prevention and rehabilitation, by enhanced knowledge and skills for maximal performance of the sport of netball at all levels
Terms of Reference
The WN Medical Committee role:
- Advising and guiding the WN Board and Members on medical issues specific to netball to ensure timely and informed decision-making.
- Determining and recommending policies, rules and regulations and developing related norms and standards for WN.
- Taking responsibility for the implementation of all technical aspects of the World Anti-Doping Code and the International Standards, including the work of the WN Therapeutics Use Exemption Committee.
- Ensuring the adoption and implementation of relevant national and international standards applicable to the sport of netball by WN and its affiliates, including at the Netball World Cup and other international events sanctioned by WN.
- Providing representation for WN at selected national and international forums on medical, health and anti-doping issues, as requested.
- Providing management strategies for International and Public Health measures, specific to each region.
- Conducting and supporting research to provide WN with advice on future trends, opportunities and direction.
- Establishing and maintaining linkages with other Medical and Anti-Doping Organisations, Commissions and Committees.
- The priority areas are:
- Adoption and implementation of the WADA Code, International Standards, WN Anti-Doping Policy and all related rules, regulations and guidelines.
- Development of policies, norms and standards for medical and health areas of sports relevant to netball.
- Information provision and education of WN and affiliates on medical, health and anti-doping issues relevant to netball, to encompass alternative modalities, including sports medicine, biomechanics, physiology applied to sports, nutrition and all sciences linked to sports.
- Generating research specifically relating to medicine and science in netball
For full terms of reference for the Board Committees, Working Groups and Panels click here.
The members of the Committee:
![]() | Chair Dr Grace Bryant OAM Appointed April 2019 | Dr Grace Bryant OAM is a Medical Specialist – Sports and Exercise Physician, based in Sydney, Australia. |
![]() | Committee Member Sharon Kearney Appointed April 2019 | Sharon Kearney is a Physiotherapist with a post graduate diploma in Sports Medicine specialising in ACL Injury Prevention in Netball, based in New Zealand. |
![]() | Committee Member Prof. Christa Janse Van Rensburg Appointed April 2019 | Prof Christa Janse van Rensburg is a Medical Specialist – Rheumatology, working in private practice, based in South Africa. |
![]() | Committee Member Dr Praimanand Singh Appointed April 2019 | Dr Praimanand Singh is a qualified Sports Medicine Physician and Lecturer in Sports Medicine, based in Jamaica. |
![]() | Committee Member Janet Young appointed November 2022 | Janet was a Biomedical Scientist with Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board in Scotland for 37 years. She was Microbiology Laboratory Manager for one of the largest Microbiology Departments in the UK. Janet is a qualified UK Anti-Doping Educator (2013 till now) and is Anti-Doping Lead for Europe Netball and Netball Scotland. Part of these roles includes being responsible for delivery of Anti-Doping Education and writing of Anti-Doping Policies. Janet was an International Umpire and Team Manager for Scottish Thistles and has attended 4 World Championships in these roles. |