Kia ora Koutou, 

Best Wishes to All Teams Heading to NNZ U18 Championships

We would like to wish all Centres attending the NNZ U18 Championships next week the very best for their tournaments. To all the players, coaches, managers, bench officials, umpires, and umpire coaches – thank you for the commitment and dedication you have shown throughout the season. We hope you enjoy a memorable and successful week of netball.

Good luck to the following Centres/teams:

• Te Tai o Poutini
• Marlborough Netball Centre
• Netball South Canterbury
• North Canterbury Netball Centre
• Christchurch Netball Centre
• Nelson Netball Centre
• Mid Canterbury Netball Centre
• Selwyn Netball Centre

Mainland’s Coach and Umpire Lead, Kate Carpenter, along with NetballSmart’s Amelia Pascoe, will be on the ground providing support and cheering you on.

We encourage everyone to get along and support, with some of the country's best emerging talent on display, it will be an entertaining event to attend. Did we mention it was indoors?  

Best wishes to our friends at Netball Sports Centre and Christchurch Netball Centre who are hosting the tournament at Ngā Puna Wai.

View the tournament draw here: NNZ U18 Draw

Congratulations also to the VIP Frames & Trusses Tactix and the Go Rentals Mainland team on their incredible seasons. Both teams have represented our zone with pride and have provided plenty of exciting moments for netball fans to celebrate. Read more about the Mainland season below.

Ngā mihi nui

Mainland Netball

A NetballSmart x Coaching collaboration that you can take straight from the screen to the court! These videos have been created with the realities of community coaching in mind and are designed to make it easier to build strong, confident and competent movers who can handle the demands of the game. Check out the new Skill Set video resources here: https://netballsmart.co.nz/netball-smart/skill-sets.html