England's netballers give tips to young amateurs

The memories of rainy concrete netball courts and not being picked for the first team at school have probably put many women off playing netball.

But since England's historic win at the Commonwealth Games in April, the number of women playing has shot up.

Figures suggest more than 130,000 women have been inspired to start playing netball,

The sport's expected to keep growing in the build-up to the 2019 World Cup in Liverpool.

For the first time since THAT gold medal, England's netballers are back in action on home soil tonight.

They face Uganda in Liverpool.

So Newsbeat got the team to answer questions from a social club team - covering everything from how to get started to tips on what to eat before a game.

The Cherries play in a social league in south-west London.

For Cherries defender Helen Jackson, it was the fear of returning to a group sport and not knowing anyone.

"I wanted to get back into netball after a long break, but was too nervous to do it.

"It took me about two years until a friend asked me."

England wing attack Natalie Haythornthwaite says one way to overcome the nerves is to start going with a mate.

"Grab a friend and get yourself down to the nearest Back to Netball session.

"You'll feel so much better for doing exercise."

England shooter Kadeen Corbin says netball is "all about having fun".

"Enjoy the environment, enjoy the people around you - no matter what happens, enjoy the game."

Cherries shooter Daisy Page recently returned to the sport after a year off - but says the social league has late games, and she finds it hard to unwind after a match.

The England team hang out a lot after matches and shooter Jo Harten says it's a great way to chill out.

"I like to talk things over with some of the girls, so it usually turns into a bit of a social and we don't just go home after a game.

"Food always brings out happiness in our England team - so you could try that or even just a drink afterwards at the local pub.

"A pub quiz is a great way to socialise too."

And if it's too late, Jo says a relaxing bath can help those achy muscles!