2024 Winter Trials:
Winter 2024 Trial Dates: To be advised to registered members at the close of registrations.
THE TRIALLING SELECTION POLICY CAN BE FOUND HERE.
Late registrations (after 19th January, 2024) will only be permitted if there is available space in a team, and at the discretion of the management committee.
PLEASE NOTE: further junior registrations may not be accommodated once trails have commenced.
Players may be allocated to teams only in the event places exist in a team. If this affects your child please email stmonicasnetballclub@hotmail.com to discuss prior to completing the registration form.
Please read through the Junior Selection Policy Form carefully before attending the trials.
For the purpose of arranging trials, please carefully complete the relevant sections on the registration form, particularly consideration of positions you wish to play.
You will be selected on performance in those positions at the trials.
Generally the clubrooms will be available for uniform fittings 1/2 an hour before and after trials.
TRIALLing INFORMATION:
The St. Monica's Netball Club conducts trials for junior grades where there are more than 10 players. This may be a mixture of selection trials, and/or squad trials/trainings.
WHY DO WE TRIAL?
The St. Monica's Netball Club trials players so that we can place them in suitable teams for nomination into competitive SAUCNA age divisions. This allows teams to be provided with enough attackers, defenders and mid court players. It also results in players having the opportunity to train and play with others equal to their skill level and experience, and provide for appropriate development opportunities - for everyone.
HOW ARE TRIALS CONDUCTED?
First: Information is provided on the season registration form, completed with the players' preferred playing positions. Players should nominate the positions they consider their strongest and that they wish to play during the season. They must take into account their ability and where their skills will be noted by selectors. For example: if you are a GD you should not be putting down 'C' as your preference, because selectors will be selecting you in the centre position - invariably you will play in a lower division than if you had trialled at GD. We try (where possible) to trial the players in their strongest, most commonly played positions, based on the information the player/parent provides, we also ask past coaches for a comprehensive assessment of each player, to give the best picture of a player’s skill, performance in game situations, and response in a team setting.
Second: We conduct trials in the form of 10 minute games. Players will play on court in simulated match conditions so that selectors can assess footwork, ball skills, game strategy, strength, height, spacial awareness and understanding of the rules. Selectors may see a skill in the player, and ask them to trial in a different position to assess that ability, and to provide information back to the Coordinator.
Third: Some players only need to take to the court for one rotation while others will need to be seen a few times so that selectors can see where they best fit. Parents should not be concerned if their child has taken to the court for less rotations compared to others. This is no indication of their ability, but rather that selectors can immediately see where they are suited.
Some players will take to the court occasionally, not because they are being looked at, but simply to fill the positions so that we can continue to trial. For some positions we get only 1 or 2 requests to play in that position, but for others we may have 20 players vying for 12 positions. Selectors then need to see what skills each girl has and how they can be best utilised by the team.
Success of player trials have nothing to do with the amount of court time. Selectors are looking at ability and the teams as a whole so that all players are in the most suitable team, correct division and with a good balance of support throughout the whole team.
All our selectors are highly skilled and impartial. During trials parents should not approach the selectors or organisers and all questions should be directed to the Team Coordinator before or after the trials.
Special Requests
Requests to be placed in a specific team, or with a specific friend will be accommodated where both players make the request, the request is “reciprocal.”
During trials if players, who make a reciprocal request, grade into different teams, they will be placed together in the lower team.
In the event of hot weather
Should hot weather, or other occurrences impact on trials, teams can be selected based on club knowledge of the player, information about their playing history, and/or squad trainings in the lead up to season start. This may mean a small number of players may be placed once coaches have seen them in action within team groupings.