2014 Rep Trials & Season Information

 

In 2014 the Netball Wellington Centre intends to offer the opportunity for players to trial for selection in two Under 15, two Under 17 and one Under 19 representative age-grade teams. 

In order to name two teams for the U15 and U17 age groups we seek a large pool of talented players to select from.  Trials provide a great experience for keep players - we strongly encourage all to put your name forward and give it your best shot!

Trial eligibility:
Players need to be playing for an affiliated school or club team within this year’s Netball Wellington Centre winter competition played at the ASB Sports Centre and must be aged under 15, under 17, or under 19 years of age as at 1^st January 2014.

Trial dates:

• Thursday 10^th April 2014 from 6.00pm - 8.30pm (U15 & U17)
• Sunday 13^th April 2014 from 10.00am - 12.30pm (U15 & U17)
• Tuesday 15^th April 2014 from 6.00pm - 8.30pm (U15 & U17)
• Tuesday 6th May 2014 from 7.00pm - 9.00pm (U19)
• Thursday 8th May 2014 from 6.00pm - 8.00pm (U19)
• Sunday 11th May 2014 from 10.00am - 12.00pm (U19)

All U15 & U17 trials are held at the Hataitai Netball Courts, 43 Ruahine Street, Hataitai, Wellington.
All U19 trials are held at the ASB Sports Centre, 72 Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington.

The following teams will be open for selection:
Under 15 (2 teams) – eligible trialists must be under 15 years of age as at 1^st January 2014
Under 17 (2 teams dependent on available talent) – eligible trialists must be under 17 years of age as at 1^st January 2013
Under 19 (1 team) - eligible trialists must be under 19 years of age as at 1^st January 2014

Inability to attend all trial dates:
While we strongly recommend that triallists be available to attend ALL trials, due consideration may be granted to those who indicate their unavailability upon submission of their representative trial nomination form and provide a valid reason for their absence. Please therefore be sure to incidate any absences clearly so as not to unfairly disadvantage yourself.  In special circumstances a dispensation may be granted to those who provide a valid reason – please enquire.

Before trialing, please make yourself aware of the following information including team training and tournament commitments.  All successful trialists must be available to attend.

Under 15 Representative Teams

Appointed Coaching Team:
U15 Black Head Coach – Rita Aiono
U15 Black Assistant Coach– Elyse Herder
U15 Black Team Manager – TBC

U15 Gold (Dev) Head Coach - Suze Strowger
U15 Gold (Dev) Assistant Coach –  Belinda Wotton
U15 Gold (Dev) Team Manager – TBC

U15 trainings: Traditionally two trainings per week held Sunday morning and Tuesday evenings

Tournaments:
Saturday 31^st May & Sunday 1^st June 2014 - Marjorie Jenden Tournament hosted by Netball Wairarapa in Masterton
Sunday 15^th June 2014 - Steffensen Tournament held in Palmerston North
Sunday 29^th June 2014 - Molly Dorne Tournament held in Levin
Sunday 6^th to Tuesday 8^th July 2014 - Regional U15 Age-Group Championships held in New Plymouth

 

Under 17 Representative Teams

Appointed Coaching Team:
U17 Black Head Coach – Sue Bentley
U17 Black Assistant Coach – Liz Page
U17 Black Team Manager – Bev Harris

Coaching team for U17 Gold (Dev) to be named at a later date.

U17 trainings: Traditionally two trainings per week held Sunday mornings and Tuesday evenings (some change possible – to be confirmed upon selection of team coaches).

Tournaments (some dates still to be confirmed)
Saturday 31^st May & Sunday 1^st June 2014 - Marjorie Jenden Tournament hosted by Netball Wairarapa in Masterton (attended by both teams)
Sunday 15^th June 2014 - Steffensen Tournament held in Palmerston North (attended by both teams)
Sunday 29^th June 2014 - Molly Dorne Tournament held in Levin (attended by both teams)
Sunday 22^nd June 2014 (TBC) – Combined Age Group Tournament in Wanganui (TBC - attended by U17 Dvlpt only)
Monday 14^th to Thursday 17^th July 2014 - Netball New Zealand U17 National Tournament held in North Harbour (attended by 1st Team only)

 

Under 19 Representative Team (some dates are still to be confirmed)

Appointed Coaching Team:
U19 Head Coach – James Laursen
U19 Assistant Coach – Anna Andrews-Tasola
U19 Team Manager – Kelly Herbert

U19 trainings: Traditionally two trainings per week held Sunday mornings and Tuesday evenings

Tournaments (some dates still to be confirmed)
Sunday 15^th June 2014 - Steffensen Tournament held in Palmerston North
U19 Netball Central Zone Tournament held at the ASB Sports Centre in Kilbirnie - date TBC
Warm up match TBC with other U19 teams prior to NZAGC, venue TBC
Monday 7^th to Thursday 10^th July 2014 – Netball New Zealand U19 Age Group Tournament held in Dunedin

 

ALL TRIALISTS MUST SUBMIT A NOMINATION FORM PRIOR TO ATTENDING TRIALS
The nomination form for U15/U17 has been made available as an attachment at the bottom of this webpage in both a PDF or Word document format for your easy access.
U19 nomination form will be made available at a later date.

Please complete ALL DETAILS including advice of any trials you are UNABLE to attend and reasons why.
Return via any of the following options:
Email to: ndo@netballwellington.co.nz
Fax to: 04 387 7461
Post to: Netball Wellington Centre, PO Box 14-430, Wellington 6021

U15 & U17 Rep Trial Nominations close 12pm Tuesday 8th April 2014

A nomination form must be submitted either by the trialist themselves or on behalf of the trialist prior to attending trials. For example, a previous Coach or School Sports Coordinator can submit a nomination on behalf of the trialist so long as the trialist is aware and agrees to attend. 
Coaches/Sport Coordinators - please advise players if you are nominating on their behalf so they know to attend.

We welcome all hopeful trialists and look forward to seeing your talent on display!