YEAR 5 AND 6 PROGRAMME
This modified game is part of the MotherEarth futureFerns programme and introduces the tactical side of netball while still providing ample opportunities for players to develop their fundamental netball skills at all positions in a fun non-competitive environment.
The 6v6 game is fast and provides players with lots of touches on the ball to enhance skill development and enjoyment. With only three positions on each team, but still played on a full size court it means the game is less complicated for children and easier for coaches to ensure the players learn the skills relevant to all positions and to provide them with equal opportunities. Players rotate to prevent early specialisation in positions. The emphasis is on all players getting plenty of touches of the ball and the opportunity to develop a broad skill set.
Teams must provide their own suitably qualified referee and parents and caregivers are required to undertake court duty (usually a block of time on 1-2 Saturdays of each season). In Years 5 & 6 scoring is kept, and one adult volunteer will need to keep score on the relevant app. This is usually someone other than the coach, who will be busy on court monitoring other aspects of the game.
Time: Saturday mornings during Term 2 and Term 3. Game times will vary from year to year depending on the number of teams. However Year 5 & 6 teams usually play from 11.00am - 2.00pm. As a general rule, the higher grades play earlier in the day.
Location: EBIS Netball Courts, Tacy Street, Kilbirnie
Duration: 7 weeks per term (no play on public holiday weekends)
Cancellations: Will be notified from 8.30am via Facebook. If no cancellation announcement is made, please assume netball is on.
Grading
Term 2 is used as a grading round. Whilst schools are asked at the time of registration to advise the approximate grade for each team they are entering, the first 7 games are used to reallocate teams, as required. Term 3 is the competition round.
After Term 2, the top 3 teams will join the top teams from other satellites in Wellington and play an Inter-Satellite competition at Hataitai netball courts during Term 3.
Game length
The first pass of the game is determined through paper-scissors-rock between a player from each team.
- Combined Year 5/6 games are 4 x 8 minute quarters with two minutes in between quarters.
Hooters will be used to broadcast the start, quarter and finish signals for all games. Teams must be ready in their positions to begin games at the beginning of the round and after every quarter break when the hooter sounds. Play will commence upon the umpire's whistle. No concession is made for injury time.
Only four minutes is allowed between games. Teams should be assembled beside the court ready to begin as soon as the previous game ends.
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