Anna Scarlett
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Anna Maree Scarlett is a New Zealand netball
and beach volleyball
player. She stands at 1.87 m, and in netball plays as goal-keep, goal-defence and wing-defence.
Scarlett, who was raised in Karamea
on the South Island's west coast, joined the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns
, in 2002, travelling to the Commonwealth Games
with the team as a training player. She went on to earn 39 caps in the Silver Ferns by the end of 2006. Scarlett was not selected for the 2007 Netball World Championships
squad, subsequently retiring from netball to focus on beach volleyball, partnering with Susan Blundell.
After several years on the international beach volleyball circuit, Scarlett left the sport in 2010 and announced her intention to return to netball. She signed with the Northern Mystics
for the 2011 season of the ANZ Championship
, and also regained her place in the Silver Ferns lineup for 2010.
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
and beach volleyball
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
player. She stands at 1.87 m, and in netball plays as goal-keep, goal-defence and wing-defence.
Scarlett, who was raised in Karamea
Karamea
Karamea is a town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.It is the northernmost settlement of any real size on the West Coast, and is located 96 kilometres north-east by road from Westport. There is no other connecting road to the town - the road north ends at the Kohaihai River some...
on the South Island's west coast, joined the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns
Silver Ferns
The New Zealand national netball team, commonly known as the Silver Ferns, represent New Zealand in international netball. The team take their nickname from the Silver Tree Fern , which is an iconic emblem for many New Zealand sports teams. The Silver Ferns were formed in 1938 as a representative...
, in 2002, travelling to the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
with the team as a training player. She went on to earn 39 caps in the Silver Ferns by the end of 2006. Scarlett was not selected for the 2007 Netball World Championships
2007 Netball World Championships
The 2007 World Netball Championships was the 12th staging of the World Netball Championships, a quadrennial international netball world championship co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations , inaugurated in 1963....
squad, subsequently retiring from netball to focus on beach volleyball, partnering with Susan Blundell.
After several years on the international beach volleyball circuit, Scarlett left the sport in 2010 and announced her intention to return to netball. She signed with the Northern Mystics
Northern Mystics
The Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup – the Northern Force and the Auckland Diamonds – after the competition was...
for the 2011 season of the ANZ Championship
ANZ Championship
The ANZ Championship is the pre-eminent netball league in the world. The competition is held annually between April and July, comprising 69 matches played over 17 weeks. It is contested by ten teams, five from Australia and five from New Zealand...
, and also regained her place in the Silver Ferns lineup for 2010.