Bermuda could be represented at next year’s Netball Europe Open Challenge Section in Scotland.

Kimale Evans, the Bermuda Netball Association president, revealed that she is exploring the possibility of the island being involved in the tournament to be held from May 11 to 14.

“We are currently reviewing the potential to enter,” Evans said. “We are looking at some other tournaments that may help us get our ranking back.

“The majority of the ladies who played at the Jean Pierre Youth Championships [in Barbados in April] will actually make up our senior national team.

“We are looking to get ourselves back on the map as far as being ranked worldwide.”

The Netball Europe Open Challenge Section will be held on the same dates as the Netball Europe Under-21 Championships also in Scotland.

Evans ran unopposed for the vacant BNA president’s post after predecessor Tracey Sharrieff opted not to seek another two-year term.

“Tracey, the outgoing president, had asked me if I would be willing to take up the post, which I decided to as I was already a member on the council at large,” Evans said.

“I decided to take up the post because I’ve seen where we potentially want to be, having dealt with the under-16 team over the past four years, and I have an understanding of where the sport needs to go both locally and internationally.”

Evans insists that her new role will not get in the way of her passion for coaching.

“Past presidents have also coached at the national level during their terms as president,” she said.

“Coaching is my passion, first and foremost, and as long as I have a strong team behind me I don’t see why I can’t still assist in that area.”

As well as having the senior national team become more active on the international stage, Evans’s mandate also includes raising the sport’s profile and coaching education.

“We are trying to put ourselves back on the map by making ourselves more publicly known in the media,” she said. “If you’re not in the know, you just don’t know, so we are definitely looking to get more media coverage within the junior and senior level.

“We also want to encourage coaching education. That’s an area that we are looking into, potentially bringing down someone to get both our league and school coaches certified so that we are all operating under the same fold.

“We need to have a unified approach, which will be a seamless transition from club level to the national level because we will all pretty much be doing the same thing.

“We are also looking to promote the healthy aspect of the game; how it helps build confidence and long-term relationships in and around the sport. Those are some areas we are definitely trying to highlight more.”