And now Fletcher, the Hornets’ chairperson, witnesses hundreds of women playing each weekend, with Hornets contributing six teams to the league.
“It’s so empowering to see all these women doing something they love,” she said.
As a PE teacher, Fletcher knows perhaps more than most about the challenge of raising netball’s profile at grass roots level.
“At school we play Fast5 a lot, the kids love it when you say ‘that goal is worth six points’. It’s a commercial way to get people involved.”
She also agrees that the Superleague has helped raise the profile of netball among the masses.
“For netball socials we go and see Wasps play, I watch a lot on TV, it really helps give it [netball] credibility.
“Tamsin Greenway is a complete idol of mine, I don’t know what I’d do if I met her,” she joked.
“I spotted a Wasps player the other week and I was totally fan-girling and that’s how it should be. If you spotted a rugby player, it’d be the same.
“There’s been a big boom in the last five years, it’s been a long time coming.”