Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national netball team

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Nickname(s)Vincy Jewels
AssociationSaint Vincent and the Grenadines Netball Association
ConfederationAmericas Netball
Head coachNatasha Baptiste
Co-captainsShellisa Davis
Mary-Ann Frederick
World ranking18th[1]
Team colours
Alternate
Netball World Cup
Appearances3 (Debuted in 1979)
2003 placing13th
Best result10th (1995)
Commonwealth Games
Appearances1 (Debuted in 2006)
Best result11th (2006)

The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national netball team represents the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Netball Association in international netball tournaments. They featured at the 1979, 1995 and the 2003 World Netball Championships and the 2006 Commonwealth Games. More recently, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have played in the ECCB International Netball Series, 2023 Netball World Cup Qualifiers and the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games. As of 1 March 2026, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are listed 18th on the World Netball Rankings.

World Netball Rankings

In 2008, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were featured in the initial World Netball Rankings, listed 12th. They are the highest-ranked team in the Eastern Caribbean and they regularly compete with Barbados for third place in the Americas Netball region with only Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago ranked higher.[2][3][4]

Tournament history

Early tournaments

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were among the pioneering national netball teams in the Caribbean and West Indies. In 1954, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines played in a triangular tournament with Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada.[5]

Major tournaments

Netball World Cup

Tournaments Place
1979 World Netball Championships[6][7] 16th
1995 World Netball Championships[8][9] 10th
2003 World Netball Championships[10] 13th

Commonwealth Games

Tournaments Place
2006 Commonwealth Games[11][12][13] 11th

Americas tournaments

Netball World Cup Qualifiers

Tournaments Place
2007 Women Netball World Championship Qualifier[14] 3rd
2011 Women Netball World Championship Qualifier[15] 5th
2018 AFNA Championships[16][17] 4th1
2023 Netball World Cup qualification – Americas[18][19][20][21] 4th

AFNA Championship

Tournaments Place
1997 AFNA Championship[22] 3rd
2008 AFNA Championships[23][24] 5th
2018 AFNA Championship[16][17] 4th1
Notes
  • ^1 The 2018 AFNA Championships also served as Netball World Cup qualifiers.

ECCB International Netball Series

Since 2019, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have played in the ECCB International Netball Series. They are one the series' most successful teams.[25]

Tournaments Place
2019 ECCB International Netball Series[26][27][28][29] 2nd
2022 ECCB International Netball Series[30][31][32] 1st
2023 ECCB International Netball Series[33][34][35] 2nd
2024 ECCB International Netball Series[36] 1st
2025 ECCB International Netball Series[37][38] 1st

Central American and Caribbean Games

Tournaments Place
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games[39][40][41] 3rd

Notable players

2025 squad

This recent squad was selected for the 2025 ECCB International Netball Series.[42]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national netball team roster
Players Coaches
Name Pos DOB Height Club Nat Caps
Keleshia Barbour –
Kaywanna Charles GK, GD –
Kristiana Christopher GS, GA –
Annicia Dallaway GS, GA –
Shellisa Davis (cc) WA, GS, GA –
Shanique De Shong GS, GA –
Mary-Ann Frederick (cc) GS, GA –
Phiunza La Borde –
Kyila Miller C, WA –
Shania Pompey WA, GD –
Jueneka Quow GK, GD –
Rosannia Stephens C –
Head coach
  • Natasha Baptiste
    Team Manager:
    Juovanie Charles-Roberts
    Primary Care Provider:
    Javed Marksman
    Masseuse:
    Javon Edwards


Notes
  • (c) – Captain
  • (cc) – Co-captain
  • (vc) – Vice-captain
  • – Injury / maternity leave
  • (TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Captains

Captains Years
Stella Boyea 1979
Dellarice Duncan[10][11][12] 2003, 2006
Mary-Ann Frederick[43] 2019
Vasha Adams[31][44][45][46] 2022
Ruthann Williams[19] 2022
Kaywanna Charles[34][41][47] 2023
Kimesha Antoine[48] 2024
Shellisa Davis[42] 2025
Mary-Ann Frederick[42] 2025

Source:[49]

Coaches

Head coaches

Coach Years
Gloria Ballantyne[50] 1979
Genita Lewis 1995
Godfrey Harry[10][11][12] 2003, 2006
Vasha Adams[29][46][47] 2019
O'Neil Cockburn[44] 2022
Godfrey Harry[18][19] 2022
Vasha Adams[46][47][51] 2023
Natasha Baptiste[42][48] 2024, 2025

Source:[49]

Honours

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