Netball Super League 2025: Schedule, fixtures, teams, final venue, Super Cup & new format

The NSL launched in 2005 and 20 years later we are seeing a major push towards professionalisation.

Super League managing director Claire Nelson says the average player salary has increased by 60% for 2025, with the base salary doubled.

“We are at the start of a journey,” Nelson told BBC Sport. “The quicker we grow the sport, the more we can reinvest into our people.

“We need more eyeballs on the screens and full arenas. I want to see tens of thousands of fans filling arenas and having a great time so people can see netball’s full potential.”

The reality is many players are still working or studying alongside their netball careers.

Manchester Thunder head coach Karen Greig told BBC Sport it is going to take “a long time to actually be professional”.

Salary structures may differ from club to club. Greig explained that nine of the 10 players in her squad are covered by a salary cap, while the 10th sits outside of those regulations as the marquee player and is paid a minimum of £20,000 for the season.

Six of the other nine are paid £14,000-£19,999, said Greig, while the final three are paid £10,000-£13,999.

The league expects full professionalisation will take around 10 years.

Another addition for 2025 is the NXT Gen league. This is an under-23 feeder league where players who missed out on NSL contracts may be eligible to play.