Welcome to GKT Netball Club, #thebestnetballclubintheworld
With 5 competitive teams and over 85 recreational players we are GKT’s largest sports club, welcoming players of every ability!
What can we offer you?
Our 1s-5s teams compete in both BUCS and LUSL leagues with matches on Monday evenings (LUSL) and Wednesday afternoons (BUCS). We also train on Thursday evenings and incorporate lots of fitness too.
Our recreational group play netball every week, with an option of playing occassional matches in the LUSL (London) league and is open for players of all abilities! You also receive a be active membership, which provides lots of fitness classes and access to gyms!
Included within the Recs membership is an annual Beactive membership which will not only give you access to Your activity rec sessions but also to the entire beactive timetable of over 50 classes/activities per week. For more information on the Beactive programme and to start booking sessions please visit - https://www.kcl.ac.uk/sport/clubs/beactive
Term 1:
Trials will be held straight away as the BUCS and LUSL leagues start mid-October so save the dates: 28th September (1pm - 5:30pm) and 29th September (11am-4pm) - sign up to our mailing list in our instagram bio for more information! @kingsnetball_gkt
Why join GKT Netball?
If you're looking for competitive netball: our GKT 1st team are the official KCL 1s netball team. Last year we won Varsity and have won Macadam (against KCL netball 1s) many times in the last 10 years! With 5 competitive teams, there is lots of room to gain a place playing competitive netball twice weekly!
Historically our 1st team have one of the most impressive records in our club’s history with our 1st team (a King's Sport Performance Team) winning a challenging South East Division 1 BUCS league and maintaining their top position in the Competitive 1 Division of their LUSL league and consistently retaining the Varsity title. Additionally, they became BUCS and LUSL cup champions 2018/19 and achieved 2nd place in the National Medical School Netball league.
If you're looking for social netball: we have the largest recreational squad at KCL who welcome all abilities! Recs provides the perfect opporunity to play competitive netball weekly but with low commitment: our 6's Recs team plays in the LUSL league with places in the team on a weekly 'opt-in' basis.
There are loads of socials to be enjoyed - our Wednesday socials at the infamous Guy’s Bar (fancy dress required) and events throughout the year including Fresher's Tour (8th-10th November 2024), Christmas Dinner, end of season AGM, Netball- Rugby tour and many more!
What's the difference between GKT and KCL netball?
GKT stands for Guy's, King's and St Thomas's hospitals, where historically the club was created for the medics at KCL. However, this is no longer the case and we are open to KCL students studying ANY course. We are the largest club and have beaten KCL netball at the Macadam Cup for 8 out of the last 10 years! Moreover, our courts are based more centrally (meaning less commuting for matches!)
We are a really friendly club and are very excited to welcome lots of new players for the 2024/25 season.
GKT (Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’) refers to the heritage of Medical students at King’s. However, we welcome players studying all degrees at King's.
Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine (e.g. Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Genetics, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Physiotherapy, Intercalated BScs, Global Health, Immunology, Anatomy, Nutrition, Dietetics etc)
Dental Institute
Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
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