2016 Rep Trials & Season Information
(page updated 25 Aug 2016)
Trials shall be promoted via email to distributed to past trial attendees and via School Sports Coordinators and Netball Club Captains. Please keep an eye on our website at www.netballwellington.co.nz and "Like" our Facebook page to stay up to date.
If you wish to be added to our mailing list so as to be included in our mail-out once registrations open please advise your email address and age level to ndo@netballwellington.co.nz
Eligibility criteria
To represent Netball Wellington Centre, players must:
- aged Under 15, Under 17, Under 19 or Over 19 as at the 1st of January 2016
- currently be registered, fully financial (all prior fees paid) and actively playing for a current school or club affiliated to our Netball Wellington Centre Winter Competition played at the ASB Sports Centre or Hataitai Netball Courts
- Players must trial for their affiliated netball centre in the first instance. If following non-selection players wish to make themselves available to trial for an alternative netball centre, dispensation must be granted from your existing netball centre before being allowed to trial/play for Netball Wellington Centre.
- In the instance where your affiliated netball centre decides not to enter its own age grade team (U15, U17 or U19), players are then permitted to trial for Netball Wellington Centre provided they first gain dispensation from their affiliated centre. Please email ndo@netballwellington.co.nz to discuss further. To access an electronic copy of the Netball Wellington Centre Player Dispensation Request Form click here.
You'll find a list of key commitments below for each age group for the upcoming 2016 Representative season. It is important that you please take care to consider your availability for each commitment listed below prior to submitting your nomination form to trial.
In special circumstances a dispensation may be granted to those who provide a valid reason for missing one or more trials. Please be sure to indicate any absences clearly using upon registration so as not to unfairly disadvantage yourself. If in doubt email ndo@netballwellington.co.nz for clarification.
PLEASE NOTE - the below U15 trial format differs from previous years. Now includes four trial dates and a shift from Tuesday trials to Thursdays to accommodate Selector availability.
Under 15 Representative player commitments
some dates are still to be confirmed, possibility for further dates to be added
U15 Trials:
Held at the Hataitai Netball Courts
Thursday 7th April 2016 from 6.00pm to 8.30pm - Year 9 trialists only.
Sunday 10th April 2016 from 10.00am to 12.30pm - Year 10 & 11 Trialists only.
Thursday 14th April 2016 from 6.00pm to 8.30pm - call-backs only
Sunday 17th April 2016 from 10.00am to 12.30pm - final call-backs only
It is strongly recommended that trialists be available to attend ALL trials.
In the instance an U15 trialist may not be unable to attend their appropriate Year 9 or Year 10&11 trial date they may be invited to attend another trial date in an effort to ensure a fair trial.
Tournament Dates
Some dates possibly still to be confirmed. Possibility for dates to be reviewed/added
Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th June 2016 - Marjorie Jenden Tournament hosted by Netball Wellington Centre at the Hataitai Netball Courts.
Sunday 12th June 2015 - Steffensen Tournament held in Palmerston North
Sunday 26th June 2015 - Molly Dorne Tournament held in Levin
Sunday 10th to Tuesday 12th July 2015 - North Island U15 Championships held in New Plymouth (travel dates: depart Saturday 9th July, return late Tuesday 12th July)
Trainings:
U15 trainings traditionally held Sunday morning 10am-12pm and Tuesday evenings 6pm-8pm at the Hataitai Netball Courts – some flexibility for change possible.
First training may be held during school holidays at the discretion of the Lead Coach in consulation with the team.
First team training held Tuesday 3rd May 2016.
Under 17 Representative player commitments
some dates are still to be confirmed, possibility for further dates to be added
Please note – similar to previous years while we aim to select two U17 teams in 2016 the development team will be dependent on available talent attending trials.
U17 Trials:
Held at the Hataitai Netball Courts
Sunday 10th April 2016 from 10.00am to 12.30pm
Tuesday 12th April 2016 from 6.00pm to 8.30pm
Sunday 17th April 2016 from 10.00am to 12.30pm
Tournament Dates:
Possibility for dates to be reviewed/added
Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th June 2016 - Marjorie Jenden Tournament hosted by Netball Wellington Centre at Hataitai (Attended by Black & Gold Team)
Sunday 12th June 2016 - Steffensen Tournament held in Palmerston North (Attended by Black & Gold Team)
Sunday 19th June 2016 – Invitational Fixtures held at the ASB Sports Centre in Wellington (Attended by Black & Gold Team)
Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd July 2016 – U17 National Qualifying Competition held in Palmerston North (travel dates: depart Saturday 2nd July, return Sunday 3rd July). (Attended by Black Team. Gold Team attendance TBC)
Monday 18th to Thursday 21st July 2016 - Netball New Zealand U17 Age Group Championships held in Rangiora in Christchurch (travel dates: depart Sunday 17th July, return Thursday 21st July). (Attended by Black & Gold Team)
Trainings:
U17 trainings traditionally held Sunday mornings 9am - 10.30am and Tuesday evenings 6pm-7.30pm at the Hatatai Netball Courts – some flexibility for change possible.
First training may be held during school holidays at the discretion of the Lead Coach in consulation with the team.
First team training held Tuesday 3rd May 2016.
Under 19 Representative player commitments
Some dates possibly still to be confirmed. Possibility for dates to be reviewed/added
U19 Trials:
Held at the ASB Sports Centre in Kilbirnie
Tuesday 3rd May 2016 from 6.00pm to 8.00pm
Sunday 8th May 2016 from 10.00am to 12.00pm
Tournament Dates:
Sunday 12th June 2016 - Steffensen Tournament held in Palmerston North
Sunday 19th June 2016 – Invitational Fixtures held at the ASB Sports Centre in Wellington
Sunday 26th June 2016 – Hawke’s Bay Netball Tournament in Hastings (travel dates: depart Saturday 25th June, return Sunday 26th June)
Warm up match TBC with other U19 teams prior to Nationals, date/s and venue TBC
Monday 11th to Thursday 14th July 2016 – Netball New Zealand U19 Age Group Tournament held in Nelson (travel dates: depart Sunday 10th July, return Thursday 14th July)
Trainings:
U19 trainings traditionally held Sunday mornings and Tuesday evenings at the ASB Sports Centre in Kilbirnie – some flexibility for change possible.
First training due to start Tuesday 10th May 2016 7pm - 8.30pm.
Second training Tuesday 17th May 7pm - 8.30pm.
Open Grade (19+) Representative player commitments
Some dates possibly still to be confirmed. Possibility for dates to be reviewed/added
Open Grade (19+) Trials:
Held at the ASB Sports Centre in Kilbirnie
Sunday 4th Septetmber from 9.00am to 12.00pm
Tournament Dates:
Sunday 9th October - Open Grade (19+) Zone Invitational Fixtures event held at Arena Manawatu in Palmerston North
Trainings:
Open Grade (19+) trainings traditionally held Sunday mornings and Tuesday evenings at the ASB Sports Centre in Kilbirnie – some flexibility for change possible.
First Tuesday training due to start Tuesday 6th September 2016 6.00pm - 7.30pm.
Sunday trainings due to start Sunday 11th September 9.30am - 11.00am.
Other possible rep team fundraising dates/commitments (not applicable to Open Grade (19+)):
Gold Coin Days – Saturday 28th May (U15s) & Saturday 25th June (U17s & U19s) – collections at ASB Sports Centre venue.
Further fundraising ventures to be confirmed during 2016
Where possible, as well as the trial dates above Selectors and Talent Scouts may take the opportunity to observe players during Netball Wellington Centre's six-week Pre-Season Development Programme and Saturday Winter Competition games. Pre-Season Development Programme takes place in Term 1 of 2016 held after school on Tuesdays from 4.30pm to 5.30pm for Year 9, 5.30pm to 6.30pm for Year 10/11. If interested in registering follow this link to access further information and complete the online registration.
Premier 1-3 and Premier Reserve grades start on Saturday 9th April 2016. Collegiate grades are due to start Saturday 7th May 2016. Further details will be advised should there be a decision to make use of the Winter Competition as an informal observation opportunity.
National Champs Update:
NZ National Champs representative opportunity no longer exists as of 2016 due to a Netball NZ restructure. Instead Netball NZ have opted to establishment a National League with a representative time to be entered from each of the five Zones within New Zealand. The National League team will be administered by Netball Central Zone and trials will be held prior to the start of the innaugural league on the 10th of April 2016. Click here to access further trial information once available.
Trial Venues:
Hataitai Netball Courts, 43 Ruahine Street, Hataitai
ASB Sports Centre, 72 Kemp Street, Kilbirnie
U15/U17/U19 /Open Grade (19+) Trial Nominations:
The trial nomination form will be attached in paper format to the bottom of this page when available or alternatively save time and complete an online nomination.
Trials shall be promoted via email to distributed to past trial attendees and via School Sports Coordinators and Netball Club Captains otherwise please keep an eye on our website at www.netballwellington.co.nz or our Facebook page.
If you wish to be added to our mailing list so as to be included in our mail-out once registrations open please advise your email address and age level to ndo@netballwellington.co.nz
All trialists are required to submit a nomination form prior to attending the trials.
Trialists are encouraged to self-nominate or can be nominated by their Parent/Coach/Sport Coordinator with the player's knowledge and permission.
Once complete, please return via:
email to ndo@netballwellington.co.nz
fax to (04) 387 8309
post to Netball Wellington Centre, PO Box 14-430, Kilbirnie, Wellington.
Please take care to submit completed forms by the deadline stated.
U15 Rep Nominations close 12pm Wednesday 6th April 2016
U17 Rep Nominations close 12pm Friday 8th April 2016
U19 Rep Nominations close 12pm Friday 29th April 2016
Open Grade (19+) Rep Nominations close 12pm Thursday 1st September 2016
Late registrations may be accepted at the discretion of Netball Wellington Centre in consultation with the Lead Coach.
We welcome all hopeful trialists and look forward to seeing your talent on display in 2016!
For further information phone or to be placed on our mailing list to receive notification once online registrations open please contact our Netball Development Officer via email to ndo@netballwellington.co.nz or phone (04) 387 6011.
PDF poster also available below for print/display on school/club/sport centre noticeboards.
(page updated 18 April 2016)
