The Bermuda Netball Association are urging anyone interested in playing in the new upcoming Winter League to register.

With the new season starting on October 19, teams and players interested in playing in one of the four divisions, open, under-17, under-14 and under-11, are required to register before the deadline of October 9.

As well as the new league campaign, the association are running a host of youth initiatives to help introduce the next generation of players into the sport.

Pee Wee netball, catering for players aged 4 to 7, will commence on November 2 and run for a 12 week period every Saturday from 11am to 12pm at Bernard Park. Registration for the programme closes on October 26.

Netball Fever is a fun clinic which is aimed at primary school aged children from 4 to 11 to help introduce them to the fundamental skills of the game.

The clinic will run every Saturday between September 21 and October 12 from 1pm to 3pm at Bernard Park and costs a time fee of $20 for all four weeks.

The association are also running training for anyone interested in becoming a certified C badge umpire.

Classes will be held at Cedarbridge Academy with the theory portion of the training taking place on September 28 between 4pm to 6pm, with the test portion taking place the following day between 9am and 11am.

Anyone interested in registration should contact bdanetball@hotmail.com.