Netball

General Info

Director of Netball: Natalie Walker
Teachers In Charge: Melissa Ware (Snr High)
Antoinette Hapuku-Lambert (Jnr High)
Email: [email protected]

Welcome to Netball at RHS. We are so excited for the season ahead
and to see more people participating in netball.
This notice contains some key information and outlines the
registration and trialling process.

2026 Netball Code Captains:
TBA

Our Premier Coaches for 2026
Senior Premier: Michelle Paama
Premier Reserves: Nicky Main
Junior Premier: TBA
Intermediate Premier: TBA

Competition Season:
Runs for Terms 2 and 3

Secondary Senior (yrs11-13): 14 weeks / 14 games
Saturdays
May: 2,9,16,23
June: 6,13,20,27
July: 4,25,
August: 1,8,15,22

No play dates:
30 May
11 July
18 July

Secondary Junior (yrs 9-10): 14 weeks / 14 games
Saturdays
May: 2,9,16,23
June: 6,13,20,27
July: 4,25,
August: 1,8,15,22

No play dates:
30 May
11 July
18 July

Intermediate (yrs 7-8): 14 weeks / 14 games
Saturdays
May: 2,9,16,23
June: 6,13,20,27
July: 4,25,
August: 1,8,15,22

No play dates:
30 May
11 July
18 July

All these games take place on Saturdays at Minogue Park.

Meet your team, coach and manager:
date TBA
We will have a meeting on TBA where parents will have an opportunity to meet with the coach and manager of teams.

Tournaments 2026

UNISS Secondary School Tournament - Hamilton - August 31- September 4, 2026
**Please note that if your child is selected in the Prem team, the cost for attending this tournament will be approx $200**

WIMS (Yr 7 and 8) - Dates Tuesday August 18th, 2026. Minogue Park, Hamilton

AIMS (Yr 7 and 8) - Mount Maunganui - September 6 - 11, 2026
**Please note that if your child is selected in the AIMS team, the cost for
attending this tournament will be approx $600**

Expectations and Commitment:

Practice times will vary depending on the team.
All players are expected to attend all trainings and games unless a valid reason such as sickness/family emergency is provided. This must be communicated to the coach/manager as soon as possible. If coaches are not notified, players may find that they have reduced court time.

Please do not get your ears pierced during the season, as you will not be able to cover these up and play, which will disadvantage your team.

Options to play for RHS Netball in 2026
Players can choose NOT to trial if they just want to play with their friends.

Players who wish to play for our Premier and competitive teams will need to trial.

When registering, players will have the option to:

1. Play with friends. Do not need to trial.
On your Registration form please name the friends you wish to play with
Every player in a team needs to register themselves and can request to be in the same team with their friends. These will still be competitive teams, entered in the appropriate grade. These teams will need an adult manager OR coach to support them.

2. Play competitively. MUST Trial.
On your Registration form please choose the “Wish to Trial”
option. You will still have the option to name friends you want to be with,
in the event that you do not get selected for one of the top teams, you
will be placed with friends that you list (as applicable).

Please note: All competitive teams train 1-2 times a week.
By selecting this option you are committing to attend training dates.
By selecting to play you are committing to playing for the whole season.

Return to Play
Pre-season skills and pick up a ball Y9-13
TBA

Yr 6 to yr 7 transition day.
We will invite any new yr 7 players that will be playing 7 a side for the first time, to introductory sessions prior to trials, where they will receive coaching to help them best prepare for trialling.
Date: Date TBA. 3.30-5.00pm - Junior High Netball Courts.

Trial Dates:

Seniors Yr 11- Yr 13
Dates: Wednesday 4th March and Friday 6th March
All students who wish to be considered for our Prem and Prem Reserve team will need to do a BRONCO fitness test this morning. Please do not let this put you off - take up the challenge and show us where you are at this early in the season. If you cannot make it please email: [email protected].

Juniors Yr 9- Yr 10
Dates: Wednesday 25th Feb and Wednesday 11th March.
Players from this may be invited to trial for the Premier team. Y9s may also be selected to trial for the Junior Prem team.

Intermediate Yr 7- Yr 8
Dates Thursday 26th Feb and Thursday 12th March

Each year level will have two trials. Players who want to play competitively must attend both trials. It is really important that you communicate with us ([email protected]) if you cannot make a trial.

Team Finalisations:
Teams will be announced via email, and then Team Reach groups set up for each team.

Mixed Netball
If we get the numbers we hope to have a mixed team. If not we will try to find an alternative team for players.

Communication
We want ALL teams to use Team Reach to communicate with whānau and parents. A Netball Facebook is also being used in this season and will be private. Once teams are sorted information on how to join this will be shared with parents/caregivers.

Please reach out if you feel a player has been placed in the incorrect
team. We know trials can be unsettling. By contacting us during squad training sessions a review will take place. We will not be reviewing all students and once teams are named we will avoid making any changes.

If you have any queries regarding netball contact [email protected]

Draws:
Draws can be found on Hamilton City Netball Centre
https://netballhamilton.org.nz/

Fees: to be paid prior to season starting using Kindo, please refer to Kindo for pricing

These fees are inclusive of umpire payments in 2026 which the Sport Department will manage for each team.

Uniform

All players need to be wearing the NEW uniform in 2026

RHS netball top and RHS netball skirt to be purchased through U Shop

or
RHS Netball dress to be purchased through U Shop

Mixed team - PE shorts and PE Shirt

Suitable netball court shoes, short white socks and black underwear.

Our Snr Prem Team, Jnr Prem team, and Int Prem (AIMS) teams will be supplied a dress (on loan) for the season.

Please do not get your ears pierced during the season, as you will not be able to cover these up and play, which will disadvantage your team.

TunaStrong Academy

Please check out the tab for Tunastrong/High Performance Academy for some very exciting news about our TunaStrong Academy for Juniors and High Performance Academy for Seniors in 2026