Year 7 & 8 session plans are run over 10 weeks which introduces players to a different skill and tactical approach each week.  For each skill there are key coaching and learning points and game related principles specific to each tactical situation.  

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2026 SEASON RULE INFORMATION - Quick Guide

​​​​​​​UMPIRE RULES:

• All Year 7 & 8 Grade Teams MUST supply their own Umpire for the Season. Payment of Umpires is between the Team and the Umpire.
• KNC suggest paying Junior Umpires $10 per Game and Centre Qualified Umpires $20, as a guideline. Payment to Umpires MUST be made BEFORE the game starts.
• All Umpires MUST wear a white t shirt or jumper.
• All coaches & managers need to be up to date with all the updated 2024 umpires rules that where released last year.  Please check the UMPIRING TAB for helpful PDFs and videos which explain all the new rules that came into play.​​​​​​​
• Umpires MUST be registered with KNC.
• If a team's umpire fails to show then their team must play with 6 players OR as a last resort the coach may umpire but is NOT allowed to coach during the game. 
• Control must be notified immediately if there is no umpire on any games. 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​TACTICAL CHANGE RULE :

• Only the player ON COURT can call for the tactical change  - NOT the coach or manager or anyone on the sideline
• Tactical changes can only be made after a goal is scored, the player must notify the umpire before the centre pass is taken 
• Each team is only allowed to make 4 x tactical changes per game
• All tactical changes must be made quickly to avoid disruption to the game as all games at KNC are centrally timed so the ability to hold time is not available for games
• No tactical changes can be made in the last TWO minutes of each quarter
• Tactical change rule is not compulsory so if you prefer to make team changes at quarter time breaks that you have that option as well

MALES IN NETBALL:

In Year 5 to Year 8 School / Club and any Mixed Competitions:

• A maximum of 3 males may play on court at any one time.
• There is to be no more than 1 male in each third of the court i.e. Goal third (GS/GA), Centre third (WA/C/WD) and Defence third (GD/GK) 

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​RESERVE / CASUAL & EMERGENCY PLAYERS RULE:

• Reserve / Player Up = a player who is already registered at KNC and plays in a lower grade and is requesting to play in a higher grade team. 
• A Reserve Player cannot be a reserve for teams who play in the same grade.
• A Reserve Player cannot play in a lower grade if they are in a higher graded team. 
• A Reserve Player is not permitted during grading rounds.
• A Reserve Player cannot play in semi final and final rounds unless they have played a minimum of 3 competition games prior.
• No fee

• Casual Player = not a registered player at KNC or at any other centre, is the same age as the Year grade of the team they are playing for.
• Must pay $10.00 fee payable to canteen, control or online payment prior to player taking the court.
• A Casual Player is not permitted during grading rounds.
• A Casual Player cannot play in semi final and final rounds.

• Emergency Player = is a non registered player who is the same age as the year grade are requesting to play in.  The purpose of an emergency player is to be used as a replacement player and is not be used to add an additional player to your team.  An emergency registration will only be considered for the following reasons:  1. A registered team member withdraws or 2. Cannot play due to injury.
• Must submit an online form in sporty and seek approval prior to the player taking the court.
• Full registration and payment of fees must be made prior to player taking the court. 

IMPORTANT INFO:

​​​​​​​If a Reserve Player plays twice for the same team, on the third occasion they become a member of that team and cannot return to their orginal team for the remaining season. 

A Casual Player is only a "fill in" player and cannot be used to add an additional member to a team.

Adding an additional player to your team AFTER registrations have closed - you must notify the netball centre and seek approval prior to that player taking the court. 

Any teams found playing non registered members or reserves and or casual players without approval, will result in a default and or loss of competition points. ​​​​​​​

ONLINE COMPETITION FORMS:

Online forms (located under Competition Info) must be submitted and approval gained prior to a Reserve, Casual & Emergency Player taking the court.

Teams not following these rules and regulations will result in a default and or loss of competition points.