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The purpose of Christchurch Netball Centre’s Youth Advisory Group (YAG) is to hear and share the voice of rangatahi in sport.

Christchurch Netball Centre has established a Youth Advisory Group, the objective of our group is to hear and share the voice of the youth participant at the Christchurch Netball Centre, in alignment with the Centre’s strategic plan. We aim to provide a safe space for young people to share their thoughts on how their netball experience can be improved and share these with those who can make recommendations for change and act on them where we have the scope to. We look forward to creating and sharing opportunities to suit our youth participants. We want to engage with youth from all aspects of netball including playing, officiating, and coaching. There are many ways to get involved in netball as well as opportunities to learn and earn NNZ awards through the NNZ Leaders Programme.

Our Yag member achieved their NNZ Netball Leaders Bronze Awards in 2022 and was recently awarded their NNZ Netball Leaders Silver Award presented to them by Suzy Campbell Participation Lead – Netball Mainland. We look forward to them working towards their Gold this season. Come and meet the team this Saturday!

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Lottie Carey – CNC YAG convenor

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I’m Lottie and I am the convenor of the Christchurch Netball Centre Youth Advisory Group (YAG). I am 17 years old and a year 13 student at Burnside High School. I played netball for Merrin Netball Club during primary school and have played for both Technical and Burnside High School in recent years. I have been playing netball since I was 8 years old and have been involved in the CNC community in several different ways which include playing, umpiring, whistler coaching, team coaching and being a future ferns assistant. I have a passion for netball, and love finding ways to make netball more enjoyable for everyone. I joined the YAG to ensure the youth voice is heard and to engage more youth in netball. I am also part of the Mainland YAG which is made up of youth all over the Mainland region. I am looking forward to another great season of netball.

Lexi Phillips – CNC YAG member

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Kia Ora, My name is Lexi, and I am a member of Christchurch Netball Centre’s Youth Advisory Group and the Mainland YAG. I am 17 years old and a year 13 at Hillmorton High School. I play my netball for St Nicholas Netball Club and have done so for the past 10 seasons. I have been involved in netball through being a player, a supporter, scorer, coach and more recently as a FutureFerns Assistant. I have a desire to give back to our netball community and in doing so my role in this group will enable me to be able to make Netball a more accessible, enjoyable, and inclusive environment for all. I joined the YAG to ensure the voice of our youth is heard and in doing so we will be more involved with our peers. I look forward to seeing you all out on court and at our planned netball community events.

Savannah van Dyk – CNC YAG member

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My name is Savannah, I am 16 years old and a year 12 student at Lincoln High School. I have played netball since is was 7 years old. I have played for the Rolleston Netball Club and recently for the St Nicholas Netball Club. I have developed a strong passion for playing and umpiring. I am a member of the Christchurch Netball Centre’s Youth Advisory Group, and on the Mainland YAG. I have been involved in netball in several ways, playing, umpiring, supporting and much more. I am passionate about making netball more diverse, inclusive, engaging, and enjoyable for everyone. I joined that YAG, so I can give back to my community and ensure that the voice of the youth is heard. I can’t wait for the new season to start and hope to see you all out on court enjoying the beautiful game.

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