Year 7 & 8 Player Development Programme
Netball New Zealand Year 7 & 8 Player Development Programme
For our adjusted 2020 season, this programme is only available to Year 8 Players. School nominations are due on 21 August 2020.
Please read through the information below to learn more about PDP at our Centre including important dates
- PDP Dates 2020
- Nomination Process
- Background
- Purpose of PDP
- Programme Content
- Coaches
- Further Reading
- Download PDP flyers and forms
2020 PDP Dates
Year 7 Squad - this age group not offered in 2020 reduced season.
Year 8 Squad
All sessions on Fridays at Walter Nash from 6.30-8.30pm.
Players selected for the squad will have $20 subs payable to help cover costs.
This season, the squad will be limited to around 40 players.
Printable list of dates available for download at end of this page.
- School Nominations due 21 August, form available to download HERE
- Skill Assessment Session – 28 August (Nominated players will be allocated a one hour time slot to attend starting at 6.30 or 7.30pm)
- Player availability form due 4 September. Available at end of this page.
- Session 1 – 11 September
- Session 2 – 18 September
- Mini Tournament - 25 September (squad split into teams for the night to play games)
Due to high interest in this age group for development opportunities, interested players need to be nominated by their schools and a squad of players will be selected in each age group. It is exciting that we are able to work with more players under this programme than we could when we had rep teams.
Following a selection session, a squad will be named for each age group.
Players need to be nominated by their School/Junior Club on form NHV 9a. Players nominated MUST be available for all PDP dates as listed for their age group, registered with NHV, and agree to pay the PDP subs (if selected).
Players nominated should have a solid grasp of basic netball skills and be ready for further development. Size/height is not important. They need to be good listeners, reliable in attendance and happy to work with players from other schools. We are developing for the future so they do not have to be playing in your school's top team currently if they meet the criteria.
Background
futureFERNS is Netball New Zealand’s (NNZ) official junior Netball Programme for Year 1 to 8 children. As an extension to this programme, NNZ has developed the Year 7 & 8 Player Development Programme (PDP).
For Year 7 & 8 players, PDP has been developed to replace the representative programme previously offered. PDP provides more opportunities for players to develop and extend their technical, tactical and athlete development skills, while also encouraging a broader talent pool and continuing to engage players.
Netball Hutt Valley began by offering PDP to Year 7 players in 2018. In 2019 both Year 7 and Year 8 squads were selected. This is in line with other Centres in our Zone (and nationally) where a tournament based development approach is being phased out in favour of the new programme.
You can view photos of our 2019 Player Development Programme on our facebook page. The albums are HERE and HERE and HERE
Purpose of PDP
To provide more opportunities to a broader base of players, to further develop their skills and inspire a lifelong love of the game.
- widen and improve the talent base through development opportunities
- create an environment for players that enhances their capability
- provide a programme that includes a wide range of technical and tactical development for players across all positions as Year 7 & 8 is too early to specialise.
- to retain players in netball
- to facilitate deliberate play and to enhance intrinsic motivation (maximise fun, enjoyment and age/stage adapted)
- to provide players with the opportunities to continue to progress towards becoming the best that they can be
- to implement a national approach to talent development.
Programme content
For the Year 7 Squad the theme is SPACE, with these topics covered:
- Creating Space
- Passing to Space
- Denying Space
- Finding Space
- Defending into Space
For the Year 8 Squad, the theme is GAINING POSSESSION, with these topics covered:
- Deceive to Receive
- Vision
- Retention
- Defend to Receive
- Creating Turnovers
Coaches
Our Netball Development Officer (Lyn) will be coordinating a group of suitably trained/experienced coaches to assist with facilitating the PDP including some Central Zone coaches. Developing and school coaches are welcome to attend and work alongside these coaches. It is very rewarding to work with a group of keen players and should be lots of fun!
With all sessions are held locally, helping with PDP is a great alternative for coaches who are interested in player development but unable to commit to coaching rep teams that have travel requirements, or teams with weekly practice sessions.
If you would like to be involved as a coach in 2020, or have any further questions, please email Kirsten at admin@netballhuttvalley.co.nz
Further reading
- Is this the beginning of the end for primary school rep teams?
- Wayne Goldsmith on Junior Sport Rep Teams
- The only problem with rugby-playing kids is their parents
- Sport NZ Talent Plan 2016-2010
- Restrict Rep Sport to older kids to better nuture talent
- Netball NZ Player Development and Loading Guidelines
- NZ Cricket on Junior Rep Teams
- South Canterbury Rep Teams are disappearing
