Thunderbirds Netball Club is based in West Berkshire and senior teams play in the Reading District Netball League (RDNL) on Wednesday nights and Saturday mornings, and the Berkshire Premier Netball League on Saturday afternoons. The senior section of the club currently has over 50 members aged from 14 to 50+, and trains at Theale Green School on Tuesday evenings.

The club has eight teams in the RDNL, five in the midweek league with fixtures on Wednesday nights and three in the RDNL Saturday league. Thunderbirds 1 and 5 play in division 1, Thunderbirds 2,3 play in division 2 and Thunderbirds 4 in division 3. On Saturday morning TB6 and TB7 play division 1 and TB8 in division 2. The club also has two teams playing in Berkshire Premier League on Saturday afternoons.

The senior squads are coached by Louise Ellams and Vanessa Clothier, whilst Sandra McCarthy and Jane Hodgetts coach the junior squad who play in the Berkshire league. The club has eight level 2 coaches, two level 1, three B award umpires and six C award umpires.

In July each year, players are allocated to squads for the winter season starting in September.

Club history

Thunderbirds netball club has grown to be one of the largest clubs playing in the Reading League. They have been known as 'Thunderbirds' since 2001, prior to this playing in green and purple as 'Sutcliffe Catering'. The club has grown from strength to strength and has gained the silver CAPS Club accreditation.

The senior section of the club has grown over the last twenty years from having 2 teams to 8 teams in the RDNL and 2 Berkshire premiership teams. The junior section has expanded and there are now a large number of junior players aged from 9-18 who play in four different age groups.