Net having hoop frame connected to handle

A net comprising:

• a hoop frame configured to support netting to form a head of the net, the hoop frame extending in a substantially hoop shape;
• a handle comprising a pole, the pole having a proximal end and a distal end;
• a yoke connecting the hoop frame to the distal end of the pole;
• at least one of the hoop frame or the distal end of the pole comprising an end portion secured to the yoke, the end portion having a transverse passage;
• and
• the yoke including a yoke shell and a yoke insert protruding inwardly from the yoke shell, the yoke shell at least partially surrounding the tubular end portion, the yoke insert extending laterally into the transverse passage of the tubular end portion.