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{{Short description|Girls' netball team}}
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{{Infobox national netball team
{{Infobox national netball team
| country = Trinidad and Tobago
| country = Trinidad and Tobago
| image =
| image = Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
| imagesize =
| imagesize = 150px
| caption =
| caption =
| nickname = Calypso Girls
| nickname = Calypso Girls
| association = Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association
| association = Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association
| confederation = [[Americas Federation of Netball Associations|AFNA]] ([[Netball in the Americas|Americas]])
| confederation = [[Americas Federation of Netball Associations|AFNA]] ([[Netball in the Americas|Americas]])
| coach = Kate Worland
| coach = Wesley “Pepe” Gomes
| asst coach =
| asst coach = Grace Parkinson Griffith
| manager =
| manager = Carol Gittens
| captain = Janelle Barker
| captain = Joelisa Cooper
| vice-captain =
| vice-captain =
| caps =
| caps =
| top scorer =
| top scorer = [[Samuel McCready]]
| rank = 10
| rank = 11 {{steady}}
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| largest win =
| largest win =
| largest loss =
| largest loss =
| WNC apps =
| WNC apps = 15
| WNC debut =
| WNC debut =
| WNC recent = 7th
| WNC prev = 2023
| WNC recent = 12th
| WNC best = Joint 1st ([[1979 World Netball Championships|1979]])
| WNC best = Joint 1st ([[1979 World Netball Championships|1979]])
| CWG apps =
| CWG apps = 3
| CWG debut =
| CWG debut =
| CWG recent = 8th
| CWG prev = 2022
| CWG best =
| CWG recent = 11th
| CWG best = 8th ([[Netball at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010]])
}}
}}
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 national netball team|Australia]] and [[New Zealand national netball team|New Zealand]] to have won a World Championship (in [[1979 World Netball Championships|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Netball Champion: Peggy Castanada-Phillip speaks |url=http://www.triniview.com/Peggy_Castanada-Phillip/ |publisher=TriniView.com |date=10 March 2007 |accessdate=24 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Johannsen, Dana |date=8 July 2011 |title=A tale of two women and their sport |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10737013 |newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=24 July 2011}}</ref>
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 national netball team|Australia]] and [[New Zealand national netball team|New Zealand]] to have won a World Championship (in [[1979 World Netball Championships|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Netball Champion: Peggy Castanada-Phillip speaks |url=http://www.triniview.com/Peggy_Castanada-Phillip/ |publisher=TriniView.com |date=10 March 2007 |accessdate=24 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Johannsen, Dana |date=8 July 2011 |title=A tale of two women and their sport |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10737013 |newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=24 July 2011}}</ref>


==Players==
==Players==
Twelve players were selected for the [[2011 World Netball Championships]], held from 3–10 July.<ref name=ttnewsday>{{cite news |title='Calypso Girls' netballers off to World Series |newspaper=[[Trinidad & Tobago's Newsday]] |url=http://www.newsday.co.tt/sport/0,142790.html |date=24 June 2011 |accessdate=29 June 2011}}</ref>


=== 2023 Calypso Girls Netball World Cup Team ===
{| class=wikitable
{| class=wikitable
| colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#ABCDEF | '''Trinidad and Tobago national netball team'''
| colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#ABCDEF | '''Trinidad and Tobago national netball team'''
|- align=center
|- align=center
| width=300 bgcolor=gainsboro | '''Players'''
| width=300 bgcolor=gainsboro | '''Players'''
| width=250 bgcolor=gainsboro | '''Coaching staff'''
| width=250 bgcolor=gainsboro | '''Management'''
|-
|-
|Amanda Cameron,
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|

* Janelle Barker (c)
* Kielle Connelly
Kielle Connelly,

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* Joelisa Cooper
Samuel McCready,
* Crystal-Ann George

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* Candice Guerero
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Joelisa Cooper,
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* Onella Jack

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* Rhonda John-Davis
Kemba Duncan,
* Anika La Roche (vc)

* Alicia Liverpool
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[[Candice Guerero]],
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* Tricia Liverpool

* Jellene Richardson
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[[Onella Jack]],
* Anastacia Wilson

| valign=top |
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[[Rhonda John-Davis]],
* '''Head coach''': Kate Worland

* '''Asst coach''': Jennifer Frank
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Tricia Liverpool,
* '''Manager''': Carol Gitten

[[Kalifa McCollin]],

Afeisha Noel,

[[Daystar Swift]],

| valign=top |Coach - Wesley “Pepe” Gomes

Asst. Coach - Grace Parkinson Griffith

Manager - Carol Gittens

Trainer - Wayne Samuel

President - Patrica Butcher
|}
|}


==Competitive history==
==Competitive history==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! colspan=4 style=background:#ABCDEF | [[World Netball Championships]]
! colspan=4 style=background:#ABCDEF | [[Netball World Cup]]
|-
|-
! width=50 style=background:gainsboro | Year
! width=50 style=background:gainsboro | Year
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| bgcolor=gold | [[File:Med 1.png]] Joint 1st
| bgcolor=gold | [[File:Med 1.png]] Joint 1st
|-
|-
| 1983 || [[1983 World Netball Championships|6th World Championships]] || Singapore
| 1983 || [[1983 World Netball Championships|6th World Championships]] || [[Singapore]]
| bgcolor=#CC9966 | [[File:Med 3.png]] 3rd
| bgcolor=#CC9966 | [[File:Med 3.png]] 3rd
|-
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| bgcolor=silver | [[File:Med 2.png]] Joint 2nd
| bgcolor=silver | [[File:Med 2.png]] Joint 2nd
|-
|-
| 1991 || [[1991 World Netball Championships|8th World Championships]] || Sydney, Australia || DNP
| 1991 || [[1991 World Netball Championships|8th World Championships]] || [[Sydney]], Australia || DNP
|-
|-
| 1995 || [[1995 World Netball Championships|9th World Championships]] || [[Birmingham]], England || 6th
| 1995 || [[1995 World Netball Championships|9th World Championships]] || [[Birmingham]], England || 6th
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| 1999 || [[1999 World Netball Championships|10th World Championships]] || [[Christchurch]], New Zealand || 8th
| 1999 || [[1999 World Netball Championships|10th World Championships]] || [[Christchurch]], New Zealand || 8th
|-
|-
| 2003 || [[2003 World Netball Championships|11th World Championships]] || [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica || 10th
| 2003 || [[2003 World Netball Championships|11th World Championships]] || Kingston, Jamaica || 10th
|-
|-
| 2007 || [[2007 World Netball Championships|12th World Championships]] || [[Auckland]], New Zealand || 11th
| 2007 || [[2007 World Netball Championships|12th World Championships]] || Auckland, New Zealand || 11th
|-
|-
| 2011 || [[2011 World Netball Championships|13th World Championships]] || Singapore || 7th
| 2011 || [[2011 World Netball Championships|13th World Championships]] || Singapore || 7th
|-
|-
| 2015 || [[2015 World Netball Championships|14th World Championships]] || Sydney, Australia || TBD
| 2015 || [[2015 Netball World Cup|14th World Cup]] || Sydney, Australia || 9th
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|-
| 2019 || [[2019 Netball World Cup|15th World Cup]] || [[Liverpool]], England || 9th
|-
| 2023 || [[2023 Netball World Cup|16th World Cup]] || [[Cape Town]], South Africa || 12th
|}
|}


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Latest revision as of 19:57, 19 October 2024

Trinidad and Tobago
Nickname(s)Calypso Girls
AssociationTrinidad and Tobago Netball Association
ConfederationAFNA (Americas)
Head coachWesley “Pepe” Gomes
Asst coachGrace Parkinson Griffith
ManagerCarol Gittens
CaptainJoelisa Cooper
Top scorerSamuel McCready
World ranking11 Steady
Team colours
Team colours
Netball World Cup
Appearances15
2023 placing12th
Best resultJoint 1st (1979)
Commonwealth Games
Appearances3
2022 placing11th
Best result8th (2010)

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]

Players

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2023 Calypso Girls Netball World Cup Team

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Trinidad and Tobago national netball team
Players Management
Amanda Cameron,

Kielle Connelly,

Samuel McCready,

Joelisa Cooper,

Kemba Duncan,

Candice Guerero,

Onella Jack,

Rhonda John-Davis,

Tricia Liverpool,

Kalifa McCollin,

Afeisha Noel,

Daystar Swift,

Coach - Wesley “Pepe” Gomes

Asst. Coach - Grace Parkinson Griffith

Manager - Carol Gittens

Trainer - Wayne Samuel

President - Patrica Butcher

Competitive history

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Netball World Cup
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
1983 6th World Championships Singapore 3rd
1987 7th World Championships Glasgow, Scotland Joint 2nd
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

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References

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  1. ^ "World Netball Champion: Peggy Castanada-Phillip speaks". TriniView.com. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  2. ^ Johannsen, Dana (8 July 2011). "A tale of two women and their sport". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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