As part of our continued partnership with Cancer Research UK, Team NS want to help spread the word about the upcoming Race for Life and Pretty Muddy events as far and wide as we can. To do this, we are hosting our 3rd NS Play It Pink week, from the 23^rd to the 28^th of March and we need as many of you as possible to take up the challenge.

How can you Get Involved?

We’re looking for teams and clubs to wear pink items of clothing during training and matches and then shout about your support on social media under the hashtag #NSPlayitPink.

Your pink items can really be anything from t-shirts and shorts to tutus, wigs and wings, the more creative the better. Remember, we will be promoting your photos and videos across our socials again this year, along with Race for Life team, so please be sure to tag @netballscotland and @raceforlife and use the hashtag #NSPlayitPink so we can see and share all your fantastic pink outfits.

Cancer Research UK’s Race For Life & Pretty Muddy Events

These events are full of everyday people doing an extraordinary thing – helping to beat cancer.

• With the Race for Life you can run, jog or walk 5K, or if you feel up for it, push yourself with a 10K.
• Feel like something a little muddier? Why not take on the 5k Pretty Muddy obstacle course and crawl, climb and slide your way to the finish line.

With events from Glasgow and Edinburgh, to Stirling and Fife, there is sure to be a Race For Life or Pretty Muddy event for you!

• Find your Race for Life event here: https://raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org/about-our-events/5k-events
• Find your Pretty Muddy event here: https://raceforlife.cancerresearchuk.org/about-our-events/pretty-muddy

As a thank you for taking part in the NS Play it Pink week, the Race for Life team have given us an exclusive discount that entitles all Netball Scotland members money off the entry fees to Race for Life and Pretty Muddy events. Our exclusive code will be emailed to all active members during our Play it Pink week!

This April, as part of our continued support of Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, we hosted another #NSPlayItPink week to help spread the word about the upcoming Race for Life events as far and wide as we could. We put out a call asking you all to #GetInvolved and you didn’t let us down. From the 7^th-13^th so many of you trained in pink, held friendlies in pink, had bakes sales in pink and even raised money for Cancer Research UK in pink!

Your response was overwhelming, and we cannot thank you enough. In fact, to say thank you we have an NS Members discount code valid for any Race for Life Event just for you – Enter code RFLNSC19 for 30% off your event entry fees at checkout!

Team NS to take part in Race for Life Glasgow 5k:

You’ve inspired us so much that team NS have created our own group and are training for the 5k Race for Life event being held in Glasgow on May 19^th.  We would LOVE it if you could donate to our team and help us reach our goal for @CR_UK !

#GetInvolved and donate here.

How to Get Involved – Create a Group 

You can also #GetInvolved yourself by signing up your own group to take part in any Race for Life events. All you have to do is:

1. Find the event you want to take part in.
2. Sign up friends or family. You will need their email address, home address and date of birth. You can register up to 10 adults at one time (including yourself).
3. Select the fundraising target for either the whole group or per each group member.
4. After payment, select the option to ‘create a group’.
5. Finally, choose a group name. (this will go on your running number)

And that’s it! Your members can also add themselves to your group after signing up by selecting the option to ‘join a group’, from there, they can search for your group and click ‘Join this group.’ That’s it – all you have to do now is start fundraising!

Win BIG if you create the BIGGEST Group

The best part is, if you sign up the BIGGEST group and share it with us across our socials, you could win V.I.P tickets to one of next seasons Strathclyde Sirens matches AND a 2019 Vitality World Cup netball signed by the Scottish Thistles.

So, what are you waiting for?

We are excited to announce our continued partnership with Cancer Research UK this year to support their ‘Race For Life’ events across Scotland.  With events from Glasgow and Edinburgh, to Stirling and Fife, there is sure to be a Race For Life event for you! And the best part, you don’t have to be an athlete, Race for Life is full of everyday people doing an extraordinary thing – helping to beat cancer. You can run, jog or walk 5K, push yourself with a 10K, or take on the Pretty Muddy obstacle course.

Cancer Research UK’s Race For Life

As part of our continued support of Cancer Research UK we here at Netball Scotland want to really spread the word about the upcoming Race for Life events as far and wide as we can. To do this, we are hosting another #NSPlayItPink week starting on the 7th of April and we need as many of you as possible to take up the challenge.

How to Get Involved – Play it Pink Week

From the 7th-13th April we’re looking for teams and clubs to wear pink items of clothing during training and matches and then shout about your support on social media under the hashtag #NSPlayitPink. Your pink items can really be anything from t-shirts and shorts to tutus and wigs, the more creative the better. Remember, we will be promoting your photos and videos across our socials again this year, along with Race for Life team, so please be sure to tag @netballscotland and @raceforlife and use the hashtag #NSPlayitPink and #EveryBodyForNetball so we can see all your fantastic pink outfits.

As a thank you for taking part in the Play it Pink week, the Race for Life team have given us an exclusive discount that entitles all Netball Scotland members 30% off the entry fees to Race for Life and Pretty Muddy events. Our exclusive code will be emailed to all active members.

How to Get Involved – Create a Group 

What’s more, you can also sign up your club (and their friends and family) for a Race for Life event near you by creating a group. All you have to do is:

1. Find the event you want to take part in.
2. Sign up friends or family. You will need their email address, home address and date of birth. You can register up to 10 adults at one time (including yourself).
3. Select the fundraising target for either the whole group or per each group member.
4. After payment, select the option to ‘create a group’.
5. Finally, choose a group name. (this will go on your running number)

And that’s it! Your members can also add themselves to your group after signing up by selecting the option to ‘join a group’, from there, they can search for your group and click ‘Join this group.’ That’s it – all you have to do now is start fundraising!

As another thank you for taking part in Race for Life events, Netball Scotland would like to offer the BIGGEST group a special prize as a thank you for all your fundraising efforts. We are offering a 2019 Vitality Netball World Cup netball signed by the Scottish Thistles and V.I.P tickets to one of next seasons Strathclyde Sirens Matches.

So, what are you waiting for?

Earlier this month we very excitedly announced to our members that Netball Scotland will be working with Cancer Research UK this year to support their Race For Life events across Scotland.  From Glasgow and Edinburgh, to Inverness and Aberdeen, there is sure to be a Race For Life event for you.  Run, jog or walk a 5K or push yourself with a 10K.  Or, take on Pretty Muddy, an obstacle course that has women of all abilities crawl through tunnels, bounce on space hoppers and slip down mudslides (look out for the Netball Scotland staff team who are looking to do exactly that!).

To kick things off, the Scottish Thistles were very privileged to invite 9 year old Amy (pictured with the team above), a cancer survivor who runs the Race For Life every year with her mum, down to the Emirates Arena for a special behind the scenes tour and meet and greet.  Read all about their time together here.

Cancer Research UK’s Race For Life

Netball Scotland are delighted to be supporting Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life and as part of this, we want to really help them spread the word about the Race for Life events as far and wide as we can. To do this, we are hosting a Play it Pink week starting on the 14^th of May and we need as many of you as possible to take up the challenge.

Get Involved

From the 14^th-20^th of May we’re looking for teams to wear pink items of clothing during training and matches and then shout about your support on social media. Your pink items can be things like t-shirts, socks, or even tutus, wigs or hula skirts! We want to really make some noise about Race for Life, so the more creative the better. And if you are signed up to take part in your local event, let us know!

We will be promoting photos and videos, as will the Race for Life team so please be sure to tag @netballscotland and @raceforlife and use the hashtag #NSPlayitPink so we can see all your fantastic pink outfits.

As a thank you for taking part in the Play it Pink week, the Race for Life team have given us an exclusive discount that entitles all Netball Scotland members 30% off the entry fees to Race for Life and Pretty Muddy events.  Our exclusive code has been emailed to all active members, along with some example tweets and posts that you can share across your club, school and personal social media channels.  The more, the merrier!

If the work Cancer Research UK does is something that you are passionate about helping and you have been touched by cancer yourself, the Race for Life team are looking for media volunteers who would be willing to share their story. If you would like to help or find out more, please email lauren.robertson@cancer.org.uk from the Race for Life team.