Secondary school players from around the country will be put to the test in three regionalised development camps in January.
Ninety players have been invited to take part in the National Development Camp programme which will see selected netballers travelling to Auckland, Hastings or Ashburton to be put through various court sessions and workshops over three days.
Selection for the programme was based on nominations from Zones along with tracking by the Netball NZ Emerging Talent Panel Selectors throughout this season and previous years.
Thirty players from the Upper North Island region will gather in Auckland from 12-14 January and another 30 players from the South Island will be in Ashburton from 17-19 January. The final camp for the Lower North Island area takes place in Hastings from 24-26 January.
NZSS head coach Jo Morrison, who will lead the programme and is supported by Synergy Hair National Netball League coaches and NetballSmart Staff, said the National Development Camp programme would challenge the athletes on and off the court and was an important insight into becoming a performance netballer.
“Over each of the three-day camps, players will undergo a series of movement competency screenings, fitness testing, skill sessions, position-specific sessions and match play,” she said.
“The aim of the camp is to educate, grow and challenge, to help improve individual skillsets, but also for players to gain an understanding of the expectations to be a performance netballer.”
Morrison said she was looking forward to working closely with the next wave of secondary school players during the three camps.
Camp 1: Upper North Island (Northern and WBOP) 12-14 January in Auckland
Camp 2: South Island (Mainland and South) 17-19 January in Ashburton
Camp 3: Lower North Island (Central and WBOP) 24-26 January in Hastings
Players:
Northern
Aaliyah Sina’au (Westlake Girls’ High School)
Anika Pihema (Orewa College)
Anne-Theresa Napara-Williams (Mt Albert Grammar)
Anuella Vagana (St Dominics College)
Aria Gardiner (Mt Albert Grammar)
*Avah Sila (Howick College)
Bella Neru (Pukekohe High School)
Bella Ah Van (Waitakere College)
Cadence Knight (Avondale College)
*Charlie Lindsay (Howick College)
Elise Senio (Marist College)
Faith Taihia (Mt Albert Grammar)
India Nash (St Mary’s College)
Jessica Washer (Whangaparaoa College)
Karmen-Elizabeth Maritz (Westlake Girls’ High School)
Mali Toleafoa (Mt Albert Grammar School)
Marley Tangata-Toa (St Kentigern College)
Sasha Tobin (Mt Albert Grammar)
Savannah Atoaga (Botany Downs Secondary College)
Sierra Lauese (Howick College)
Sophia Marshall (Westlake Girls’ High School)
Talia Chatfield (Westlake Girls’ High School)
Tayla-Rose Mose (Mt Albert Grammar)
Tupou Kautai (Mt Albert Grammar)
Zermahnia Manu (Howick College)
*subject to NZU21 commitments
WBOP
Anika Cowley (St Paul’s Collegiate)
Caitlin Foote (St Paul’s Collegiate)
Caitlin Gabel (Nga Taiatea Wharekura)
Calais Topia-Chesley (Hamilton Girls High School)
Eva Jeffries (St Peters School)
Hinemaioha Rolleston-Gabel (Nga Taiatea Wharekura)
Jaimee Rika (Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu)
Jasmine Davis (St Paul’s Collegiate)
Kahurangi Taute-Collier (Rotorua Girls High School)
Liliana Wills (Rotorua Girls’ High School)
Mihiwai Henare (Trident High School)
Ruby Jones (Tauranga Girls College)
Sam Falkner (Hamilton Girls High School)
Stella Isbister (Papamoa College)
Stevie Brown-Wahanui (Hamilton Girls High School)
Central
Ali Barraclough (Scots College)
Arna Paewai Napier Girls’ High School)
Baylee Meroiti (Tawa College)
Belle Kinnear (Napier Girls’ High School)
Brook Tongia (Queen Margarets College)
Destiny Aleka (Scots College)
Elizabeth Adrole (Whanganui Collegiate)
Ella-Grace Churchward (Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt)
Fo’i Sa’u-Lemana (St Mary’s College, Wellington)
Graecyn Parahi (Napier Girls’ High School)
Hannah Field (Napier Girls’ High School)
India Perez (St Mary’s College, Wellington)
Lucy Trenberth (Queen Margaret’s College)
Maddie Olsen (St Oran’s College)
Maggie Shields (Wairarapa College)
Olivia Norris-Spring (Manukura)
Ruby Thompson (Feilding High School)
Tapini Raea (Wellington Girls’ College)
Te Arani Vulu (St Mary’s College, Wellington)
Zoe Jacob (Scots College)
Mainland
Amelie Martin (Christchurch Girls’ High School)
Amelia Mitchell (Ashburton College)
Annie Francis (St Margaret’s College)
Ayla Dewson (Nayland College)
Hannah Toli (Kaiapoi College)
Julia Mitchell (Ashburton College)
Kahurangi Ngapora (Villa Maria College)
Larissa Lee (Villa Maria College)
Libby Sexton (Rangi Ruru Girls’ School)
Lily McCarthy (Rolleston College)
Lola Rendle (Villa Maria College)
Lulu Inglis (St Margaret’s College)
Makeleta Ula (Ashburton College)
Rebekah Pratten (Cashmere College)
Sophie Parsons (Craighead Diocesan School)
South
Addison McHaffie (St Peter’s School)
Amaya East (Mt Aspiring College)
Avie Morgan (Dunstan High School)
Aya Moetaua (St Hilda’s Collegiate School)
Giselle Hagan (Otago Girls’ High School)
Grace Tiko (Cromwell College)
Joanna Ellenden (Southland Girls’ High School)
Kiana Brown (Columba College)
Libby Crawford (James Hargest College)
Mischa Patston (Otago Girls’ High School)
Ruby Duff (Southland Girls’ High School)
Ruby Hore (St Hilda’s Collegiate School)
Sadie Mason (Twizel Area School)
Shanti Kara (Columba College)
Teuila Tasi-Cordtz (Otago Girls’ High School)