Central
Come and join current Pulse Assistant Coach Sandra Edge MBE to explore effective attacking strategies in the Mid Court.
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.
NetballSmart, Netball New Zealand’s injury prevention programme is in a superb growth phase in 2018.
In November of 2017 three Netball Central Zone Coaches attained the new Community Coach Level 1 Award.
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.
The significant achievements in the junior space around the Zone in 2017
- 17,339 juniors playing in the Year 1-8 space across the Zone
- All 13 Centres endorsed to deliver Future Ferns across the Zone
- All 13 Centres delivering Future Ferns at Year 1 & 2 and Year 3 & 4
- 5829 juniors at Year 1-4 participated in Future Ferns across the Zone in 2017
- 2418 juniors participated at Year 1 & 2 a 4.6% increase in 2017
- 7 Centres delivered 6v6 Future Ferns at Year 5 & 6 – Netball Wellington, Netball Hutt Valley, Netball Taranaki, Hawkes Bay Netball, Netball Manawatu, Netball Kapiti, Netball Horowhenua.
- Netball Taranaki delivered the third Future Ferns Zone Festival in collaboration with the Zone and NNZ, providing skill sessions and game play for children Year 1-6 at TET Multi Sports Centre in Stratford. Previous festivals were held by Hawkes Bay Netball and Netball Hutt Valley.
2024
National Umpire Squad
- Angela Armstrong-Lush
- Caleb Binns
- Gareth Fowler
- Marlissa Howard
- Ken Metekingi
Zone Watchlist Squad
- Hayes Andrew
- Morgan Craig
- Lockie McClaren
- Hayley Taylor
- Amelia Wheeler
Zone Advance Squad
- Hayes Andrew
- Lockie McClaren
- Liam Minhinnick
- Hayley Taylor
- Amelia Wheeler
- Jessica Williams
- Jamie Worthington
Zone U18/Development Umpire Squad
- Rhys Egan
- Briar Pawson
- Donna Plasmeyer
- Melissa Price
- Desterney reid
- Tapeni Simmons
- Sinéad Washington
2023
National Squad
- Angela Armstrong-Lush – Central Zone
- Gareth Fowler - Wellington
- Gracey Farquharson – Wellington
- Ken Metekingi - Manawatu
- Marly Howard – Wellington
- Myron Elkington - Wellington
- Caleb Binns – Wellington
Zone Watch List Umpire
- Amelia Wheeler - Wellington
- Hayes Andrew - Wellington
- Lockie McLaren – Wellington
Zone Advanced Umpire Squad
- Amelia Wheeler – Wellington
- Hayes Andrew - Wellington
- Jamie Manuel - Manawatu
- Jane Hickmott – Taranaki
- Jessica Williams - Manawatu
- Lockie McLaren – Wellington
- Megan Jamieson – Wellington
Zone U18 Umpiring Squad
- AJ Brown – Taranaki
- Aleisha Cotton – Manawatu
- Briar Pawson – Wellington
- Desterney Reid – Manawatu
- Donna Plasmeyer – Taranaki
- Felicity Hughes – Taranaki
- Frances Bacon – Horowhenua/Manawatu
- Hayley Taylor – Hutt Valley
- Jasmine Persson – Manawatu
- Kyra Tikitiki – Manawatu
- Melissa Price – Manawatu
- Neriah Kaihe-Woolston – Manawatu
- Sarah Orr – Manawatu
- Tapeni Simmons – Kapi Mana/Wellington
- Toni Manuel – Manawatu
2022
National Squad
- Angela Armstrong-Lush – Manawatu
- Gareth Fowler - Wellington
- Gracey Farquharson – Wellington
- Ken Metekingi - Manawatu
- Marly Howard – Wellington
- Myron Elkington - Wellington
Zone Watch List Umpire
- Jamie Manuel – Manawatu
- Caleb Binns – Wellington
- Lockie McLaren – Wellington
Zone Advanced Umpire Squad
- Jamie Manuel – Manawatu
- Jessica Williams - Manawatu
- Caleb Binns – Wellington
- Lockie McLaren – Wellington
- Amelia Wheeler – Wellington
- Jane Hickmott - Taranaki
- Hayes Andrew - Wellington
Zone Developing Umpiring Squad
- Briar Pawson – Wellington
- Megan Jamieson – Wellington
- Neriah Kaihe-Woolston – Manawatu
- Hayley Taylor – Hutt Valley
NZ Open Championships
- Jessica Williams - Manawatu
- Caleb Binns – Wellington (Final)
- Lockie McLaren – Wellington
- Jane Hickmott - Taranaki
- Hayes Andrew – Wellington
- Marly Howard – Wellington (Final - reserve)
NZ Secondary Schools
- Caleb Binns – Wellington (Final)
- Amelia Wheeler – Wellington (Final – reserve)
- Lockie McLaren – Wellington
- Hayley Taylor – Hutt Valley
- Megan Jamieson - Wellington
NZ Under 18 Championships
- AJ Brown – Taranaki
- Briar Pawson – Wellington
- Desterney Reid – Manawatu
- Donna Plasmeyer – Taranaki
- Felicity Hughes - Taranaki
- Megan Jamieson – Wellington (Final)
- Neriah Kaihe-Woolston – Manawatu
- Tapeni Simmons – Kapi Mana
NZC Award
- Desterney Reid – Manawatu
- Frances Bacon – Horowhenua/Manawatu
- Kyra Tikitiki – Manawatu
- Toni Manuel - Manawatu
NZC Endorsement
- Geoff Howard – Wellington
- Megan Jamieson – Wellington
- Melissa Price - Wellington
Zone Award Qualifying
- Charlee Poingdestre - Taranaki
- Hanna Lynch – Wellington
- Al Fox – Hutt Valley
- Arama Jackson – Hawkes Bay
- Claudia Hatfield – Wellington
- Jennifer Rozendaal - Wellington
- Kelly Richards – Taranaki
- Nicole Chadwick – Taranaki
- Rhys Egan – Wellington
- Sally Watson – Hawkes Bay
- Samantha Allen – Hawkes Bay
Zone Award Endorsement
- Frances Bacon – Horowhenua/Manawatu
- Angie Ford – Manawatu
- Dantaye Simpson – Manawatu
- Ezrah Eagle – Hawkes Bay
- John Neho – Wellington
- Lara Sheridan – Manawatu
- Lathainia Lowrie – Manawatu
- Robyn Wills – Horowhenua
- Santana Patea – Whanganui
- Stephanie Andrews – Whanganui
- Taini Douglas – Hawkes Bay
- Vanessa Graham - Manawatu
69 Netball New Zealand Community Coach Workshops were delivered this year with 488 coaches in attendance.
The Zone would like to thank and recognise our valued Coach Developers who have facilitated NNZ Community Coach Workshops in 2017: Ann Rodgers, Ivy Topping, Tania Karauria, Lisa Murphy, Parekura Muraahi, Val Sampson, Carmell Wagg, Karen Bevan, Sandra Edge and Maria Hegarty.
Three informal coaching workshops were facilitated by current Silver Ferns Performance Analyst Dr Bobby Willcox in Lower Hutt, former Silver Fern Jodi Brown MNZM in Palmerston North and former Silver Fern Leana de Bruin in Stratford.
Seven coaches attained the ‘new’ NNZ Community Coach Level 1 Award (CCA) – Veronica Adams, Nina McGregor, Cynthia Lendrum, Ada Graham, Jenny Smith, Delwynn Walker and Yvonne Hill.
Natalie Milicich (the Zone) attained Netball New Zealand’s Performance Coach Qualification (PCQ) and was also awarded the NNZ Performance Coach of the Year Award. Che Tamati (Taranaki) was awarded the Netball New Zealand Community Coach of the Year Award.
The annual Coaching Conference ‘Great Coaches, Great Athletes’ was held in September at ASB Sports Centre, Wellington. Over forty coaches from around the Zone attended the event, which was facilitated by presenters including Mark Sorenson, Waimarama Taumaunu, Irene van Dyk, Yvette McCausland-Durie, Sandra Edge, Anna Andrews, Dion Te Whetu, Dr Natalie Hogg, Bella Ansell, Alex Johnson, Gina Di Rienzo and Dessi Broughton.
