NNZ has developed the Year 7 and 8 Player Development Programme (PDP) designed to broaden the talent pool and inspire a lifelong love of Netball.

The revamped Junior Netball programme provides progressive development stages for players. The emphasis is on playing, exploring and developing both fundamental movement and basic netball skills, as well as providing a game that grows with the players.

For Year 7 and 8 players, the Muffin Break PDP has been developed to replace the representative programme previously offered. The programme 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.

Hawke's Bay Netball are delighted to announce that the players will get the chance to work with Charissa Barham, NZ Secondary Schools Head Coach and Pelesa Semu, Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse Assistant Head Coach in addition to HB Netball Representative Coaches over the 3 day programme.

The purpose of the programme is to provide more opportunities to a broader base of players, to further develop their skills and inspire a lifelong love of the game.

The focus of the Year 7 and 8 player development programme is:

• To widen and improve the talent base through development opportunities.
• To create an environment for players that enhances their capability.
• To provide a programme that includes a wide range of technical and tactical development for players across all positions, as Year 7 and 8 is too early to specialise.
• To retain players in Netball.
• To facilitate deliberate play and to enhance intrinsic motivation.
• To provide players with the opportunities to continue to progress towards becoming the best that they can be.
• To implement a national approach for talent development.

The programme will take place Thursday 11th July - Saturday 13th July @ Sports Park Hawke's Bay

Sign up here - https://bit.ly/2XGUsk4