In 2013 the Netball Wellington Centre plans to expand to offer the opportunity for Under 15, Under 17 and Under 19 representative age-grade teams.  Netball Wellington Centre would like to invite all eligible skilled players to trial for these representative teams in 2013.  Please note the following trial dates:

• Sunday 14^th April 2013 from 10.00am - 12.00pm (U15 & U17 only)
• Tuesday 16^th April 2013 from 6.00pm -8.00pm (U15/U17/U19s)
• Thursday 18^th April 2013 from 6.00pm - 8.00pm (U15/U17/U19s)
• Sunday 21^st April 2013 from 10.00am - 12.00pm (U19s only)

All U15 & U17 trials are to be held at the Hataitai Netball Courts, 43 Ruahine Street, Hataitai, Wellington.
All U19 trials are to be 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 2013
Under 17 – eligible trialists must be under 17 years of age as at 1^st January 2013
Under 19 - eligible trialists must be under 19 years of age as at 1^st January 2013

Inability to attend all trial dates:
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 and provide a valid reason for their absence. Please therefore be sure to 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 15 Representative Teams

Appointed Coaching Team:
U15 Head Coach – Erica Bradshaw
U15 Assistant Coach– Suze Strowger
U15 Apprentice Coach – Hayleymay Taru
U15 Team Manager – TBC

U15 Dev Head Coach - Lisa Norton
U15 Dev Assistant Coach –  Belinda Wotton
U15 Dev Team Manager – TBC

U15 trainings: Traditionally two trainings per week held Sunday morning and Tuesday evenings – (some change possible – to be confirmed upon selection of team coaches)

Tournaments:

• Friendly match against visiting team held on Friday 3rd May from 3.00pm to 5.00pm in Wellington (venue TBC)
• Queen's Birthday Weekend, Saturday 1st to Monday 3rd June 2013 - Marjorie Jenden Tournament hosted by Kapiti Netball Centre
• Sunday 9^th June 2013 - Steffensen Tournament held in Palmerston North
• Sunday 30th June 2013 – Molly Dorne Tournament held in Levin
• Sunday 14th to Wednesday 17th July 2013 - Regional Under 15 Tournament held in New Plymouth (end date TBC as may be extended from 3 to 4 days)

Under 17 Representative Team

Appointed Coaching Team:
U17 Head Coach – Sue Bentley
U17 Assistant Coach – Liz Page
U17 Team Manager – TBC

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:

• Queen's Birthday Weekend, Saturday 1st to Monday 3rd June 2013 - Marjorie Jenden Tournament hosted by Kapiti Netball Centre
• Sunday 9^th June 2013 - Steffensen Tournament held in Palmerston North
• Sunday 30th June 2013 – Molly Dorne Tournament held in Levin
• Monday 22nd to Thursday 25th July 2013 - Netball New Zealand U17 National Tournament held in Hastings

Under 19 Representative Team – some dates are still to be confirmed

Appointed Coaching Team:
U19 Head Coach – Sandra Edge
U19 Assistant Coach – James Laursen
U19 Apprentice Coach – David Marquis
U19 Team Manager – Kelly Herbert

U19 trainings: Traditionally two trainings per week held Sunday mornings and Tuesday evenings (some change possible – to be confirmed upon selection of team coaches). 

• Friday 26th to Sunday 28th April 2013 - Training Camp (yet to be confirmed)
• Sunday 9^th June 2013 – Steffensen Tournament held in Palmerston North.
• Warm up match TBC with other U19 teams prior to NZAGC.
• Monday 15^th to Thursday 18^th July 2013 – Netball New Zealand U19 Age Group Tournament held in Wellington at the ASB Sports Centre. 

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

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: nda@netballwellington.co.nz
Fax to: 04 387 7461
Post to: Netball Wellington Centre, PO Box 14-845, Wellington 6021

Nominations close 12pm Friday 12th April 2013. 

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!