S03E41 Pamela Cookey: A Netball Legend’s Journey

Carla and Leanne are joined by former England captain and netball legend Pamela Cookey for a brilliant conversation about her journey through the sport. Pamela reflects on winning seven Super League titles, earning 114 England caps, and overcoming career-threatening injuries, sharing the importance of resilience, good people and having something to fall back on.

She also discusses life as a Sky Sports commentator, her work with Fearless Women and the investment still needed to grow women’s sport. Plus, there are listener dilemmas, netball heroes and a confession about just how embarrassing it can be to meet your idols!

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YOUR HOSTS

Carla
A self-confessed netball addict, I’ve been playing for nearly 14 years and basically live and breathe the sport (my husband insists on calling it “a hobby,” but we all know better 😆).
When I’m not on court, I’m running multiple businesses, wrangling my five kids, and squeezing 20 tasks into every day. I work at 100 miles an hour and get more done before lunch than most people manage all week, fuelled entirely by Diet Coke and donuts.

Leanne
A netballer since the age of nine, I’ve somehow managed to arrange my entire life around a netball court!
I still play regional netball, mostly at GD, coach at club and within the London Pulse pathway, run my own business helping netballers stay strong and somehow thought adding podcast host to the list was a sensible idea 😆.
I’m married, a mum of two, partial to a ridiculous physical challenge and have very strong opinions on pretty much all things netball, including why women absolutely do not need to stop competing just because they’re getting older.