Zones
Officials are the backbone of netball, ensuring every game runs seamlessly.
From accurate scorekeeping to detailed player stats and precise timing, their expertise guarantees fairness and professionalism. Stay tuned for more information coming soon!
Coaching is a fulfilling way to give back to your community while building meaningful connections with others.
As a coach, you play a vital role in creating enjoyable and successful netball experiences at your local center. Stay tuned for more details coming soon!
Our Centre Connect Series brings together key personnel from netball centres across Netball Northern to collectively address priorities identified by centres and create a platform for knowledge sharing and centre-to-centre networking.
Our community team run the Centre Connect Series in May, July and October each year.
Focus of the Centre Connect
Depending on what is front-of-mind at the time, the focus of the Centre Connect Series are usually around the topics of:
- Sharing centre-based knowledge and experience
- Brainstorming solutions to common challenges
- Identify ways to work together
- Succession planning and growing volunteers
- Influencing strategic initiatives and priority areas
- Diversity and inclusion
- Development and transition
- Systems and Sporty
- Facilities
Who is invited to attend
Centre Connect invites key centre personnel to participate. Some sessions will have a stronger emphasis on management, whereas in others, we bring in umpires, coaches, NetballSmart activators, and other key figures who can all feed into conversations.
Where they are held
Our aim is to be as accommodating as we can, by holding one session in Te Tai Tokerau and either one or two sessions in Auckland for each of the Centre Connects. We understand that some centres are managed by paid staff while others rely entirely on volunteers, so we aim to accommodate the best we can.
If you’d like more information about Centre Connect visit our Contact Us page and send a message to our Community Manager.
Netball NZ Community Coach Level 2
1 & 2 March 2025
Pukekohe Netball Centre
Netball Northern is excited to offer a two-day Netball NZ Community Coach Award Level 2 workshop, presented by Leigh Gibbs, Tia Winikerei, Rob Wright and other local Coach Developers.
Labour Weekend saw the Netball New Zealand’s NZ Secondary Schools four-day camp and Quad tournament, selecting some of the best secondary school players from across the country to put their skills to the test.
In October, Netball Northern held the third of its Centre Connect Series for the year, in both Te Tai Tokerau and Auckland. This three-part series has brought together netball centres, encouraging collaboration, idea-sharing, and support among centres to grow and strengthen netball in the Northern Zone.
Last month Simone Spencer from Aktive led a professional development session for netball centre personnel, providing an opportunity to deepen their understanding of Good Sports.
On Saturday, October 19, Netball Northern held its annual Development Day, gathering 45 talented players along with some of the zone’s up-and-coming umpires and community coaches. This day was packed with skill-building sessions, learning about fitness testing, NetballSmart workshops, specialised coaching sessions, and game time.