The Barbados national netball team represents the Barbados Netball Association in international netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup and Netball at the Commonwealth Games. Barbados have also played in AFNA Championships, Netball World Cup Qualifiers, the ECCB International Netball Series and the Central American and Caribbean Games. As of 1 March 2026, Barbados are listed 19th on the World Netball Rankings.
Tournament history Major tournaments Netball World Cup Barbados first participated in the Netball World Cup in 1979 when they finished 8th. Their highest finish came in 1987 when they finished in equal 6th place.
Tournaments Place1979 World Netball Championships8th1987 World Netball Championships6th 1995 World Netball Championships11th 1999 World Netball Championships10th2003 World Netball Championships7th2007 World Netball Championships13th 2011 World Netball Championships11th2015 Netball World Cup13th2019 Netball World Cup12th2023 Netball World Cup14th
Commonwealth Games Between 1998 and 2022, Barbados competed at every netball tournament at the Commonwealth Games. Their best performance came in 2010 when they finished 7th after beating Trinidad and Tobago 60–59 in a classification match. However, Barbados failed to qualify for the 2026 Commonwealth Games after finishing outside the top twelve in the November 2025 World Netball Rankings.
Tournaments Place1998 Commonwealth Games8th2002 Commonwealth Games9th 2006 Commonwealth Games10th2010 Commonwealth Games7th2014 Commonwealth Games11th2018 Commonwealth Games10th2022 Commonwealth Games12th
Americas tournaments West Indies, Caribbean, AFNA Championships The Barbados national netball team has been active since at least 1956. In 1954, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago began playing in a triangular tournament. Barbados subsequently joined them two years later. These tournaments subsequently evolved into the West Indies Netball Championship, the Caribbean Netball Championship and eventually the AFNA Championships. Barbados hosted tournaments in 1961, 2006 and 2008. In both 1992 and 1993, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago finished as joint winners.
Tournaments Place1956 West Indies Netball Championship1961 West Indies Netball Championship1982 Caribbean Netball Championships3rd1984 Caribbean Netball Championships2nd 1985 Caribbean Netball Championships3rd1992 Caribbean Netball Championships1st 1993 Caribbean Netball Championships1st 1994 AFNA Championships1997 AFNA Championship3rd1998 AFNA Championship2nd2006 AFNA Championships2nd 2008 AFNA Championships3rd2012 AFNA Championships2nd2014 AFNA Championships2nd 2018 AFNA Championships2nd
Netball World Cup qualifiers Tournaments Place2006 AFNA Championships2nd 2010 AFNA World Netball Championship qualifiers2nd2014 AFNA Championships2nd 2018 AFNA Championships2nd 2023 Netball World Cup Regional Qualifier – Americas3rd
Notes In 1984, Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines finished as joint runners-up. In both 1992 and 1993, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago finished as joint winners. The 2006 AFNA Championships also counted as a 2007 World Netball Championships qualifier. The 2014 AFNA Championships also counted as a 2015 Netball World Cup qualifier. The 2018 AFNA Championships also counted as a 2019 Netball World Cup qualifier.
ECCB International Netball Series Tournaments Place2022 ECCB International Netball Series 2023 ECCB International Netball Series2025 ECCB International Netball Series
Central American and Caribbean Games Tournaments Place2023 Central American and Caribbean Games4th2026 Central American and Caribbean Games4th
Notable players Recent squad This recent squad was selected for the 2023 Netball World Cup.
Captains CaptainYearsMarva Sealy1979Denise Morgan1987, 1999, 2015Veneisha Cadogan1995Stacey Ford1999Cheryl Squires2003 Julie Phillips2003, 2006 Don Small2008 Latonia Blackman2010 Kizzy Marville2011 Latonia Blackman2014Rhe-Ann Niles2015, 2018Damisha Croney2019Latonia Blackman2022 Shonette Azore-Bruce2022 Faye Agard2023 Damisha Croney2025
England internationals PlayerEngland AppsYearsBarbados AppsYearsKadeen Corbin722011–20212023Sasha Corbin712007–20192023
Head coaches CoachYearsMaureen Alleyne1979Anna Shepherd1987, 1999, 2006Veneisha Cadogan1995Harriet Waithe2003–2008 Alwyn Babb2010, 2011 Anna Shepherd2014, 2015Sandra Bruce-Small2018, 2019Margaret Cutting2019–2023 Denise Alleyne2023–2025
Honours West Indies, Caribbean, AFNA Championships Winners: 1992, 1993 Runners Up: 1984, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2018 Netball World Cup Qualifiers Runners Up: 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018
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