Christchurch Netball is committed to ensuring that all Future Ferns teams have quality coaching available to them which is why each coach is required to attend the pre-session skills coaching session available each Friday and Saturday. We want to ensure these people feel comfortable delivering the skills programme for the day to the players.

Coaches should report to the Fern Room(ground floor) 20 min before Future Ferns starts.
Friday at 3:40pm and Saturday at 8:20am.

Coach Year 4 Skill Session Plans

Coach Year 5 Skill Session Plans

The Netball Development Co-ordinator goes over the skills session each week at the Coaches Meeting.  The court allocated for the game is the same court that your skills sessions is conducted on.

Year 4 & Year 5 teams will participate in games and skills development session.

Year 4 & 5 Procedures

Players will play half of their game, stop playing and perform the skills session, then continue with the last half of the game.

The format for Year 4 & 5 is as follows:

1st half of game -15 minutes
2 minute drink break
10 minute skills session
3 minute break (get ready to play again and to move round positions)
2nd half of game -15 minutes

Note: Players must play in the correct grade.  Year 4 are not permitted to play in the Year 5 grade.  A mixed grade is available for smaller schools/clubs who cannot field a full team in the one grade.  A maximum of 3 Year 6 players are also permitted in the mixed grade with prior approval from the Christchurch Netball Centre.

If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the Netball Development Coordinator.

Future Ferns Game Officials Information Evening

In Future Ferns each team will be required to supply an umpire for each one of their games. As a result of this we will be conducting an umpires information evening for parents and coaches of these grades, as well as any other people wanting game official training at the Christchurch Netball Centre.

A Basic Umpiring Course will be run here at the Christchurch Netball Centre prior to the beginning of the season.

Cancellation of Future Ferns will be notified by 1pm on Fridays and 7:15am on Saturdays

Radio Stations: Newstalk ZB, More FM 377 1999
Christchurch Netball Centre cancellation line 3794 489 - option 4 / Cancellations page on website