KARACHI, Feb 28: The Pakistan Netball Federation (PNF) is organising a month-long netball development and coaching programme for the under-17 girls from the rural areas.

The workshop, which will be travelling to 10 different cities of the country throughout the month of March and the beginning of April, will be held at Hyderabad (Mar 4-5), Jamshoro (Mar 6), Mirpurkhas (Mar 8), Nawabshah (Mar 10-11), Khairpur (Mar13-14), Quetta (Mar 18-19), Faisalabad (Mar 24-25), Sumandari (Mar 26), Gujranwala (Mar 28-29) and Peshawar (Apr 2-3).

Aimed at developing a better understanding of the sport, the workshop, which includes lectures and practical demonstrations by sports analysts, coaches and officials, is being organised in collaboration with the Australian Sports Commission (ASC).

Primary and secondary schools in the concerned districts would be involved in the programme through their respective district netball associations. Sports equipment, including netball poles, balls, literature and other relevant material would also be provided to the district netball organisations by the ASC.