Netball is back – let’s celebrate the sensations of the 2021-22 Gwynedd and Anglesey Winter League season

On the eve of the 2022 Gwynedd and Anglesey Netball Summer League season, we celebrate the emergence of the big breakthrough club of winter 2021/22 – TIM O WALIS.

The Caernarfon-based club won both senior divisions and three of the four junior leagues – as well as a host of cups.

The club was originally set up in 2013 as “a bit of fun” and so the name Tim o Walis came from the much-loved character Wali Tomos from S4C hit comedy Cmon Midffild!

Player and one of the club’s driving forces Lois McGrath said: “I think our success is down to the drive and real interest of our amazing coaches, who want to create opportunities for the kids.”

The Walis were set up nine years ago by Nia Tomos, who was then selected to train for canoeing in the Olympics.

Back in 2014, she was one of 12 athletes fast-tracked into the GB Canoeing World Class Programme after successfully coming through the Girls4Gold talent identification campaign.

Also a rugby star for hometown team Caernarfon and Scarlets, Nia returned to netball in 2020 and the Walis had grown from 1 to 10 teams!

Dathlu llwyddiant Clwb Pêl-rwyd Walis Caernarfon/Celebrating the successes of Tim o Walis Caernarfon

Blwyddyn sefydlu’r clwb/Year formed: 2013
Nifer o aelodau/Number of members: Dros 100 erbyn hyn/More than 100 so far
O 9 oed fyny i’r oedolion/caters for ages from nine upwards

Enwau’r timau/Team names

• Tim o Walis
• WaliBs
• WaliCs
• Walis Bryncoch
• Walis Difas
• Walis Gwyllt
• Walis Disglair
• Walis Arfon
• Walis Dre
• Walis Caernarfon
• Walisimos
• Walis Bach
  A dau tim newydd ar eu ffordd/and two new teams on the way

Manylion hyfforddwyr/Coaches
5 coaches – Tina, Llinos, Nia, Lea a Catrin

Llwyddiannau diweddar y Clwb/Latest successes:
Wedi curo Pob adran yn y gyngrair oedolion a ieuenctid – gaeaf 2021-22/won 5 out of 6 adult/junior leagues in winter 2021-22
Tim o Walis wedi curo Div 1
Walis Bryncoch yn eu tymor cyntaf wedi curo Div 2
Walis Gwyllt – curo under 16
Walis disglair- curo under 15
Walis Dre – curo under 13
Walis Bach – runners up under 11’s

Tim under 14s – cyfuniad o chwarewyr tim Arfon a dre wedi mynd trwodd i finals clybiau Cymru yng Nghaerdydd/a number of Walis and Arfon under-14 players have progressed to the club finals in Cardiff.

Manylion sesiynau hyfforddi/Coaching sessions

• Timau ieuenctid ar brynhawniau a nosweithiau Sul gyda gemau fel rheol ar ddyddiau Sadwrn/Junior teams train on Sunday afternoons and evenings and games take place on Saturday
• Oedolion a phawb dros 16, nos lun gyda gemau cynghrair Gwynedd a Môn ar nosweithiau Mawrth (2il adran) a nos Fercher (adran 1af)/teams/adults and all over-16’s train on Monday evenings with Division Two matches held Tuesdays and Division One each Wednesday

Rituals cyn gem e.e. Dadas bob tro rhwng pob chwarter, Ambell un angen pipi nyrfys mwy na unwaith cyn bob gem (!), ffeilio gwinadd