photo by ECCB Connects
The Antigua and Barbuda netball team concluded their participation in the OECS International Netball Series with a fourth-place finish at the ECCB-sponsored tournament held at Tanteen Netball Court in St George’s, Grenada.
The Dadli Shooters faced challenging final matches on Sunday, suffering defeats against two invited teams – falling 64-26 to the Cayman Islands and 62-14 to Barbados. Despite these setbacks, the results did not impact Antigua and Barbuda’s tournament standing, as both opposing teams were specially invited participants focused on enhancing their international rankings rather than competing for OECS positions.
Antigua and Barbuda’s tournament journey began impressively with three consecutive victories. The team dominated early matches, defeating Anguilla 63-17, overpowering Montserrat 53-14, and securing a commanding 60-10 win against Guyana.
The Dadli Shooters maintained their winning momentum with a 60-38 victory over Dominica. However, the team encountered tougher competition in subsequent matches, losing 45-33 to St Lucia and 63-36 to Grenada before Sunday’s closing defeats.
St Vincent and the Grenadines claimed the overall OECS Championship title, securing victory through goal difference.
The final tournament standings positioned Grenada in second place, followed by St Lucia in third, with Antigua and Barbuda earning the fourth position among OECS member nations.
Beating Anguilla, Montserrat, Guyana, and Dominica so convincingly shows the talent is there. With more support and resources, Antigua netball can go even further.
The team clearly struggles against the bigger nations like Grenada and St Lucia. We need to focus on fitness and sharper passing if we want to close that gap.
They dont struggle against SLU and Grenada because they have beaten them before.. They had back to back games.. two games in a day etc.. while their competitors would have had one.. the mind willing but the body will be tired.. I hope u watched the games tho😬
Fourth place out of 4 teams?
Ok they did well at least they didn’t place last. Lol
It’s 4th out of 7 teams..
FOURTH place in a competition of this kind does NOT merit a standing ovation!! Tired of embracing mediocrity!
🤣🤣 did u watch the games to see how hard the girls played? Matter a fact since u dont want to “eMbRaCe MeDiOcRiTy” then go n play netball😬
The talent is there, but the preparation isn’t matching up.