Netball or Nothing

Netball or Nothing #1

by B. Hellard, L. Gibbs

Endorsed by Netball Australia. Rachel is 15 years old and loves netball she has her sights set on playing for Australia. Just when a Club scout visits looking for promising players to upgrade, she twists her ankle. to make matters worse, the coach has just announced that their team will have to merge with another club. Rachel tries out and makes the new team, but is finding a couple of the more experienced players hard to get along with. Will Rachel be able to overcome her difficulties and become part of the team? Ages 9+

Genres: Young Adult

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Lisa Gibbs and Bernadette Hellard are sisters who have been involved in all aspects of netball in Australia for many years. They have played at A-grade level as well as coached and umpired. Netball Gems is Lisa and Bernadette’s second published series of netball books. Their earlier series consisted of four books aimed at girls in the 9-13 age range. Lisa is an academic specialising in child health and well-being. She is married with a 19 year old son and two stepsons, one in primary and one in secondary school.

(Penguin.au)

Reviews

[Jaimie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this when i was 15 and i loved every minute of it. Growing up playing netball i had aspirations of playing at a rep level and hopefully furthering my game. I found this book during my netball years and found it a great motivator to strive for my goals and be selected into a rep team for the first time. It was very easy to read and i didnt put it down. I even found myself re-reading it whenever i was having a lonely moment. I would recommend this to any young netballers striving to achieve their goals. Well worth the read.

[Natasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Extra star for the nostalgia 🥲

[Ash Hutton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hi Everyone,
I love this book,it is a good read for poeple you enjoy the game of netball, like me. Once you have started reading this book it is hard to stop, it isn't hard to read and doesn't have lots of pages, i hope you guys will read this because i think you will really enjoy it,This book is based on Viki Wilson's Childhood (ex Australian Diamonds Captain), Please read it you will really enjoy it, Trust Me!!

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was so surprised to discover that the first 2 books in this old and seemingly out of print series actually existed in audiobook form! I'm no longer the target reader but I ate this up and loved every second of it. A super quick and very nostalgic read.