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Bea Layfield

Netball figure in the England men's and mixed netball community, featured as guest co-host on The Best Netball Podcast EVER! covering the EMMNA Nationals.

Sep 7, 2026

22:19
that.
22:19
So you're a netball mum? I am.
22:21
Does it make you nervous watching your son go out on court and play? It really does.
22:25
It's been five years now since he came into the Manchester team and I'm still a nervous wreck.
22:31
LAUGHTER I still play myself and even as a player, because I know what it can be like on court, obviously not at this level, but I am a nervous wreck.
22:42
And sometimes I have to be stopped from running on court when somebody's being a little bit physical.
22:50
So can you just tell us a little bit about the background? Did your son play other sports? What's got him into netball? And how accepting has his wider circle of friends been to playing netball?
23:00
So I can take the credit for this one.

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