In 2011 the Netball Wellington Centre’s Representative Teams consisted of talented players who worked together to achieve great success. The U17 Black (1^st) team won the National Netball New Zealand Age Group Championships coming first out of 32 teams competing throughout New Zealand. The U17 Gold (2^nd) team also won the North Island U17 Tournament placing first out of eight teams. The U15 Black (1^st) team took out a number of tournaments leading up to the Regional U15 Tournament but the high level of competition saw them achieve 5^th overall in Grade 1 while the U15 Gold (2^nd) team placed 16^th in Grade 2. We are proud of our representative players with a number of players continuing on to take part in the Netball Wellington Region’s high performance programme.

Please note: While we had hoped to establish a Year 9 development team, a decision has been made that the Centre is not in the position to offer this for the 2012 season. If players were interested in trialing for Year 9 reps we encourage you to consider attending trials for the Under 15 team as the experience is highly beneficial and we welcome all talent from within the Netball Wellington Centre affiliated players.

Netball Wellington Centre would like to welcome all skilled young players to trial for the following netball representative teams in 2012:

• Under 17 Squad (2 teams) – eligible trialists must be under 17 years of age as at 1^st January 2012
• Under 15 Squad (2 teams) – eligible trialists must be under 15 years of age as at 1^st January 2012

All those interested in trialing for any of the above teams must attend all four trials held up at the Hataitai Netball Courts, 43 Ruahine Street, Hataitai – (please click here to view a location map: Map showing Hataitai Netball Courts) on the following dates:

• Sunday 29^th April between 10.00am - 12.30pm
• Tuesday 1^st May between 6.00pm – 8.30pm
• Saturday 5^th May 2012 - Ribbon Day held at Kilbirnie/Hataitai courts (optional chance for trialists to be observed by Selectors and Talent Scouts during Saturday game play)
• Sunday 6^th May between 10.00am - 12.30pm
• Tuesday 8^th May between 6.00pm – 8.30pm

While we strongly recommend that triallists are available to attend ALL trials, due consideration may be granted to those who indicate their unavailability upon submission of their representative trial nomination form. Please incidate any absences clearly so as not to unfairly disadvantage yourself.

 

Before trialing, please be aware of the following training and tournament commitments that all successfully selected players must be available to attend:

Under 17 Representative Teams

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

Tournaments:

• Queen's Birthday Weekend, Saturday 2^nd to Monday 4^th June 2012 - Marjorie Jenden Tournament held at Hataitai Netball Courts hosted by Netball Wellington Centre
• Sunday 10^th June 2012 - Steffensen Tournament held in Palmerston North
• Sunday 24^th June 2012 – Molly Dorne Tournament held in Levin (TBC)
• Saturday 30^th June to Sunday 1^st July 2012 – North Island U17 Tournament held in Wanganui (U17 Development team may attend if unable to send both U17 teams to National Tournament in Christchurch)
• Monday 9^th to Thursday 12^th July 2012 - Netball New Zealand U17 National Tournament held in Christchurch
• Other tournament dates may still be advised at start of season

 Under 15 Representative Teams

U15 trainings: Traditionally held Sunday morning and Wednesday evenings – (some change possible – to be confirmed upon selection of team coaches).

Tournaments:

• Queen's Birthday Weekend, Saturday 2^nd to Monday 4^th June 2012 - Marjorie Jenden Tournament held at Hataitai Netball Courts hosted by Netball Wellington Centre
• Sunday 10^th June 2012 - Steffensen Tournament held in Palmerston North
• Sunday 24^th June 2012 – Molly Dorne Tournament held in Levin
• Sunday 1^st to Tuesday 3^rd July 2012 - Regional U15 Age-Group Championships held in New Plymouth
• Other tournament dates may still be advised at start of season

Other possible additional representative fundraising commitments:

• Gold Coin Days – Saturday 19^th May & Saturday 9^th June 2012 (TBC) – collections at both the Hataitai Netball Courts and Kilbirnie ASB Sports Centre venues.
• Fastnet Tournament – Sunday 17^th June 2012 (TBC) - venue either outdoors at the Hataitai Netball Courts or indoors at the Kilbirnie ASB Sports Centre.

ALL TRIALISTS MUST SUBMIT A NOMINATION FORM PRIOR TO ATTENDING TRIALS - please access the registration form posted at the bottom of this page. Registrations close Thursday 26th April 2012. 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 all trials.

Please return your form either via email to nda@netballwellington.co.nz or fax to (04) 387 7461 or post to Netball Wellington Centre, PO Box 14845, Kilbirnie, Wellington 6241

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

 

 

Venue: Hataitai Netball Courts, 43 Ruahine Street, Hataitai – (please click here to view a location map: Map showing Hataitai Netball Courts)

For further information phone (04) 387 6011 to speak to Maria Hegarty - Netball Development Administrator.