Representative Netball Program

To give our more experienced netballers an opportunity to increase skill level and have greater exposure to competitions, the MLC School Sports department is continuing with the Representative Netball Program. The purpose of this program is to provide an opportunity for students who are experienced netball players, and who play club netball, to represent MLC School in a variety of netball competitions. The program aims to identify potentially talented netballers, conduct skills sessions for continual progression, enter them into competitions and prepare them for representative trials.

The program will run during Term 3 2021, with training to commence in the June/July school holidays or earlier if we can accommodate extra teams training. 

Selected athletes will train once a week.

Session 1 – Netball skill and court training – 7am–8am (Day to be advised)
Students in this program are strongly encouraged to sign up for one of the fitness classes offered by the Sports department.

The total cost of the program is $170 to be paid at the point of registration. This cost includes all training costs, the entries for competitions and the IGSA fees.

 

Proposed Competitions

  • IGSA Netball (Saturday Competition)
  • Netball NSW Schools Cup (to be confirmed)
  • Netball NSW Carnival (subject to approval)

 

Who is eligible for this program? 

  • Students from Year 7 to Year 12 who are experienced netballers and who are registered to play club netball in 2021 (see below). 

 

Important Information

  • Students are required to be a financial member of Netball NSW in 2021 so that they are eligible to play in the proposed competitions (if you are registered for a club in 2021 you will be financial). If you are unsure, please contact Lisa Filby who will be able to provide further information. 
  • You will need to provide your MynetballID number for competition entry forms.
  • The IGSA Netball rounds in Term 3 will most likely clash with club games for players in Year 7 to Year 9. Unfortunately, this is a long-standing issue with club and IGSA games. We try to minimise the clashes but wanted you to be aware in case this happens. In the event of clashes, students should talk to the Sports department to discuss where their priority should be. 
  • Students in Year 10 to Year 12 should be able to avoid clashes as club games are usually played in the afternoon.
  • The grand final round for the IGSA competition will be played on the first Saturday of the MLC School holidays (18 September 2021). Students must be able to meet this commitment.

Trials

Students who wish to be part of this program must commit to the full program of the proposed training and competitions. Absences must be discussed with your coach well in advance.

Teams will be chosen based on performance at selection trials. If trials cannot be conducted due to social distancing restrictions, the Sports department may have to conduct a paper trial based on playing history and past performance and taking into consideration the positions each individual plays.

There may be two teams chosen.

Trial Date: Friday 11 June 2021 (to be confirmed)

There is also a proposed round robin on Wednesday 9 June 2021. If required, we will use these games for team selections.

To register for the trial, please complete the below form. The EOI form will close on Friday 28 May 2021.

Trial Registration

 

Uniform

  • MLC School PE Shirt 
  • MLC School Shorts/Tights
  • MLC School Netball Dress for competitions

– Lisa Filby
Director of Sport