NETBALL

The WRAS Netball program provides high performance coaching and training opportunities to up-skill athletes and assist them in progressing to higher representation within the sport of netball.

The program is endorsed by Netball NSW and provides talented netballers the opportunity to grow as netballers and people within the Netball NSW Athlete Pathway Framework

The program sits between local representative netball and higher-order representation such as NSW state team selection.

The 2026 netball program will run from November 2025 to September 2026. Trials for the program will be held in November 2025.

TRIAL INFORMATION

Nominations for the 2026 WRAS Netball Program closed 9am 29th October, no late nominations will be accepted.

To register your interest in the 2027 WRAS program click here.

ELIGIBILITY & SELECTION PROCESS

To be eligible for selection in the 2026 program athletes must:

be turning 15 or 16 years old in 2026
be living or attending school in the WRAS catchment area
be a current financial member of their local association and Netball NSW
submit a nomination form before the closing date and attend the trial.

To be eligible for selection in the 2026 umpire program athletes must:

be turning 14-18 years old in 2026
be living or attending school in the WRAS catchment area
be a current financial member of their local association and Netball NSW
submit a nomination form before the closing date and attend the trial.

The following selection criteria may be taken into consideration during the selection process:

Physical attributes and capabilities
Technical competence
Tactical awareness
Potential to improve
Competitive ability
Individual application
Performance and results at specific events
Coachability and behaviour

ATHLETE BENEFITS

Intensive training sessions by local elite coaches
Skill development
Inter-Academy Development camps
Strength and conditioning/Injury prevention screenings and programs
Sports science fitness testing
Educational seminars
Opportunities to compete in elite events such as the Your Local Club Academy Games

2026 PROGRAM STAFF

Head Coach

Kylie Marshall

Assistant Coach

Tash Robinson

Vanessa Uebergang

Manager

TBC

Umpire Coordinating Coaches

Shelley Hutchinson

Michelle Ensor

Scarlett Berry
Meakah Chippendale
Matilda Courts
Grace Cranston
Quinn Dicker
Lucy Diffey
Grace Folpp
Macy Garlick
Lara Glasgow
Caitlyn Harisson
Hannah Hayes
Tess Hill
Ruby Ivers
Issie Kiely
Jacinta King
Milla O’Reilly
Clancy Simmons
Charlotte Spruce
Eliza Strahorn
Olivia Walsh
Ngari Walsh