Central

Presenting with a new-look team in 2018, Central remain intent on preserving their successful strike rate when the third edition of the Beko Netball League gets under way this weekend.

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Carolyn Young will step down from her role as CEO of Netball Central at the end of May, confident she is leaving the Zone in healthy shape.

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Spending an army-themed day with the highly-skilled personnel at the High Wire Trust (HWT) in Auckland has provided a significant pre-season boost for the Central Beko Netball League team.

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Come and join current Pulse Assistant Coach Sandra Edge MBE to explore effective attacking strategies in the Mid Court.

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The final trial for the Central Beko Netball team was held in Otaki on Saturday 3 March with a strong turnout from players across the zone.  

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NetballSmart, Netball New Zealand’s injury prevention programme is in a superb growth phase in 2018.

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In November of 2017 three Netball Central Zone Coaches attained the new Community Coach Level 1 Award.

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Netball New Zealand’s (NNZ) official national junior programme ANZ futureFERNS continued to show growth in the Year 1-4 space, highlights for Netball Central Zone in junior netball in 2016 included:

  • 17553 juniors playing in the Year 1-8 space across the Zone
  • 13 Centres delivering ANZ futureFERNS at Year 1 & 2 and 12 delivering at Year 3 & 4
  • 5723 juniors at Year 1-4 participated in ANZ futureFERNS in 2016
  • Year 1 & 2 affiliation numbers increased 8.4% and Year 3 & 4 increased 10.2% in across the Zone in 2016.
  • Netball Hutt Valley delivered the second ANZ futureFERNS Zone Festival in collaboration with the Zone and NNZ providing skills sessions for children Year 1-6 at Walter Nash Centre.
  • 916 coaches attended ANZ futureFERNS workshops
  • Netball Horowhenua, Netball Manawatu, Netball Hutt Valley, Netball Wellington and Netball Wanganui increased their participation numbers significantly across all the Year 1-4 junior space.
  • Kapi Mana introduced the ANZ futureFERNS programme for the first time, instigating growth in the Year 1 & 2 age group.

The next phase of ANZ futureFERNS (6v6) will be rolled out in seven Centres across the Central Zone during 2017.