U18 Black Lead Coach: Kim Howard - Scots College
U18 Gold Lead Coach: Sue Geale - Wellington East Netball Club

Trials held at Hataitai Netball Courts, 43 Ruahine Street, Hataitai, Wellington.

2026 dates:

• #1 - Tuesday 24 March 6pm-8pm - skill-check stations (all take part)
• #2 - Sunday 29 March 10am-12pm - fun mini tournament (all take part)
• #3 - Tuesday 31 March 6pm-8pm - game play (callbacks)

2026 U18 Rep Trial - sign-up HERE (link opens February)

Trainings: Up to 2 hour duration - Sundays 10am-12pm & Tuesdays 6pm-8pm held at the Hataitai Netball Courts. Some flexibility for change is possible.

2026 Tournaments:
Selected players must preferably be available to play at all of the following events

• Saturday 30 May & Sunday 31 May - Marjorie Jenden Tournament hosted by Netball Kāpiti at Te Atiawa Courts Centre, Percival Road, Paraparaumu. Both teams attend.
• Sunday 7 June - Te Matau-a-Maui Tournament hosted by Netball Hawke's Bay, Onekawa Courts. Gold team attends.
• Sunday 14 June - Betty Steffensen Tournament hosted by Netball Manawatu at Vautier Park, Palmerston North.  Both teams attend.
• Sunday 21 June - Dale Wortman U18 Invitational Fixture hosted by Netball Wellington Centre at Ākau Tangi Sports Centre in Wellington. Both teams attend.
• Sunday 28 June - International game play hosted by NWC at Hataitai Netball Courts. Both teams attend.
• Monday 13 July to Thursday 16 July - Netball New Zealand U18 Champs hosted by Netball Christchurch at Nga Puni Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch. Both teams attend (TBC). (travel dates: depart Sunday 12, return Thursday 16 July).

Fee:
TBC per participant. Ballpark figure advised at trial sign-up. Final sum confirmed following selection. ​​​​​​​Rep t-shirt and hoodie available at extra cost.

Further queries please contact - Community Development Officer John Neho at admin@netballwellington.co.nz

Open Lead Coach: Frances Solia - P.I.C. Netball Club

​​​​​​​Trials held at Ākau Tangi Sports Centre, 72 Kemp Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington.

2026 dates:

• #1 - Tuesday 14 July 6-8 pm
• #2 - Sunday 19 July 9.30-11.30 am

2026 Open Rep Trial - sign-up HERE (link opens late-June)

Trainings:
8-week commitment.  Up to 2 hour duration traditionally held Sunday mornings 9.30 am -11.30 am and Tuesday evenings 6 pm-8 pm at Ākau Tangi Sports Centre. Some flexibility for change is possible.

2026 Tournaments:
Selected players must preferably be available to play at all of the following events​​​​​​​

• Sunday 2 or 9 August – Manawatu Open Grade Fixture hosted by Netball Manawatu in Palmerston North.
• Sunday 23 August - NWC Open Grade Invitational Fixture hosted by Netball Wellington Centre at Ākau Tangi Sports Centre in Wellington.
• Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 September – Netball NZ Open Champs hosted by Netball Hawke's Bay at Rodney Green Arena, Napier (travel dates: depart Wednesday 9, return Sunday 13 September).

Warm-up match/es TBC with other open grade teams - other fixture/training dates may still be advised

Fee:​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​TBC per participant. Ballpark figure advised at trial sign-up. Final sum confirmed following selection.
​​​​​​​Rep t-shirt and hoodie available at extra cost.

Further queries please contact - Community Development Officer John Neho at admin@netballwellington.co.nz

We highly recommend everyone attends all three dates to show your skill as much as possible plus allow selectors the fairest opportunity to observe you in action for due consideration. Trial #3 is reserved for callbacks. 
​​​​​​​If circumstance mean you're really not able to make one or two dates, that's ok.  Please still sign-up and attend - just let us know your reason for absence when you sign-up.
​​​​​​​If circumstance mean you're not able to attend any of the three dates, it's not the end of the world. Please still sign-up yet also provide reason for absence via email to admin@netballwellington.co.nz so exemption may be granted and selectors are made aware you would still like to be considered for selection.

Trials are held for each age group after which teams will be selected. The number of teams may differ from year to year depending on the pool of skilled players available. Named players are then expected to commit to attend weekly team trainings (two per week - Tuesdays 6pm-8pm & Sundays 10am-12pm) along with up to four game days/tournaments in the build up to a final regional/national level tournament to end the season in July. Click here to view our full Netball Wellington Centre Representative Team Selection Procedure

If not able to attend every training & tournament, you may still be considered. It really helps if we are granted full disclosure about which dates you cannot attend in advance of trials. We encourage you to still sign-up and state unavailable tournament/training date/s at the bottom of the form. In addition, we appreciate if please provide reason for anticipated absence/s via email to admin@netballwellington.co.nz. This aids special consideration which may be granted on a case by case basis.

Players are expected to pay a fee plus a team fundraising quota to be involved in our programme. Fees contribute to transport & accommodation costs, food during tournaments, and tournament entry fees. Cost differs per age group given older groups may need to fly to attend the final tournament. In addition, for uniformity and team spirit, players must purchase an NWC rep training t-shirt and hoodie. If already own, no need to repurchase.

A ballpark fee is advised at time of sign-up (see sign-up form) with final fee confirmed following selection. Final sum may be subject to change depending on the time that players may be engaged in the programme. At this stage, transport costs to/from game days/tournaments leading up to nationals/final tournament will be user pays.

As a Centre we work hard to reassure you that we do our best to support successfully selected rep players by assisting where we can including offering part-payment plans (weekly/fortnightly), strongly supporting team fundraising ventures and offering the options for players to work towards paying off their fees by assisting with some of our NWC holiday and after-school development programmes.

No. Please take care to list up to three positions in order of preference. If you're only comfortable playing two, that's fine. Please leave blank unless happy to be observed in that position. You may be asked to fill gaps to ensure games can proceed on trial day. We do appreciate your assistance and it will be noted if not playing in your prefered position.

No. U16 will not be considered for U18 selection & U14 will not be considered for U16 selection. If special circumstances are identified (eg, lack of positional coverage in higher grade) dispensation may be granted by NWC and discussed with individuals.

​​​​​​​Each of the five netball centres within the Wellington region (Netball Wellington Centre, Netball Hutt Valley Centre, Kapi Mana Netball Centre, Netball Kapiti and Netball Wairarapa) may select their own U16, U18 and Open teams. Players are expected to trial for their registered centre therefore it's not usual for dispensations to be granted to trial for another centre. Exception may apply for individuals who are allowed to play winter competition within two netball centres (eg, school team + club team). In this instance, following non-selection at their first choice of centre, a player may decide to trial for their alternative netball centre of their own free will and dispensation is not necessary.

If a Centre is unable to hold their own trial process, players are free to choose an alternative Centre.  To ensure transparency we ask that the affiliated Centre gets in touch with us at admin@netballwellington.co.nz to let us know if not intending to select their own team so we don't trample on any toes.

Yes. However if a parent/caregiver, coach or school sport coordinator completes sign-up on your behalf, we ask that they please ensure each individual player is aware of trial, training and tournament commitments and agrees to attend. This helps avoid no-shows.

Yes! From 2020, we no longer select an U14/Year 9 rep team. Instead we started an NWC U14 Player Development Programme (PDP) in an effort to widen opportunities at this age. This programme takes place from July to September - sign-up opens mid-July. To be eligible you must be at college (not Year 8) and 13 years of age or younger on 1 January of the year of attendance. View full U14 PDP details here. To be notified once sign-up opens, email admin@netballwellington.co.nz providing your name, school & age group.

Sure thing - just email Community Development Officer John Neho at admin@netballwellington.co.nz and let him know your name, school/club & age group you are interested in.

​​​​​​​Feel free to email Community Development Officer John Neho at admin@netballwellington.co.nz or phone 387 6017.