Netball

2026 Netball registration will open on Monday 5 January.

All year 7s and Year 8s will have their initial trials in February.  If they miss their session, they will be included in the call back.  Those that are required to be seen again will be included in the call back. 

Before your child commits to this sport please read the very important information below. 

If you have any questions or require additional information about Netball, please email our Sports Department.

Netball Information

Game times & venue

Game location: Games are played at Netball North Harbour, Onewa Rd.

Game day:

Year 7 – Tuesday, Year 8 – Thursday.

Grading Games: there are four weeks of grading. 

5 May to 26 May (Y7)

7 May to 28 May (Y8)

Final dates:

Tuesday 18 August (Y7) and Thursday 20 August (Y8) are the finals dates.

Game Times: Commitment is required 4:00 pm – 7:15 pm on game day.
Games are 45 minutes each. With the start time selected at random each week. The first round starts at 4:00 pm and the last round starts at 6:30 pm.

Information regarding weekly game times can be found on the North Harbour Netball website once competition commences. 

Fees

All players: $190 per player / per season

A non-refundable $90 deposit will be required at time of registration. 

Once teams have been formed, the remaining balance of $110 will be placed on your child's Kindo account. The due date for this payment will be Friday 3 July.

Registration

Register via the NX Online Shop

2026 registration closes: Monday 9th February.

A non-refundable deposit will be required at time of registration. See Fees for more information.

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Trials

Trial dates:

TBC:

Year 7 Friday 13 February.

Year 8 Friday 20 February

Year 7 & 8 1st callbacks - Friday 27 February

Callback information will be emailed out 2 days prior to the trial date.

All students who register, will be placed in a team, however in order to ensure your child has been placed in the team that is right for them, trials will take place. The trials will be held at Northcross during the school day, with the players being released periodically from their classes when called.

Although we appreciate the support from parents, due to the format of the trials it is advised that parents do not attend.

Training

Once the teams have been selected, and coaches and managers allocated,  the  training times will be advised.

Selection process

We go through a very thorough selection process to finalise our teams and players will be placed in a team that our selectors have determined best suits their ability and experience. While inevitably there will be some movement of players, both up and down teams, it is important to remember that this movement can be a result of the following factors:

  • New players who didn’t play last year can also create movement for other players, especially if they are placed in a higher team, resulting in other players moving down to a lower team.
  • Individual development and growth over the summer months. If individual players have put in an extra effort and completed additional training over the holiday, this can definitely show during trials, resulting in higher performance on the court and some movement between teams.

We understand that some students will have questions regarding the trial process and eventually the team selection – if your child does, please ask them to see Mrs Thomas in Room 16.

As per our Sports Selection Policy, no correspondence regarding team selection will be entered into. If you wish to view it, please download the document at the bottom of this page.

NH Netball Registrations

You will be required to register your child through Sporty prior to the grading games. This is so they can be allocated to a team.

Link to follow.

Coaches, managers & umpires

Each Netball team will need a coach and manager. If we cannot get enough coaches we will have to reduce the number of teams and unfortunately some children may miss out on playing. If you are interested in being a coach or manager for Netball, please indicate this on registration.

All coaches and managers are required to be police vetted by Northcross. If you are keen to take on one of these roles and have not yet been police vetted by our school, the NX Sport Department will send you through the relevant forms to fill out.