The answers to the questions we get asked most frequently will be posted here

• How does the six-a-side Year 1 format work

• Where do I get bibs for my 6-aside team

• When is Prizegiving

• What are the Season Dates

• What time will my games be

• How long are the games 

• Cancellations / Bad weather

• How many players in a team

• How do I work out player rotations

• What uniform should we wear

• How strictly are the rules enforced

• What type/size ball do we use

Year 1 six-a-side format

The Year 1 teams play a modified form of netball with six players in each team. Guidelines for this format can be found here.

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Bibs for the 6-a-side format

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Prizegiving 2012

Details of the Kidzplay Netball 2012 Prizegiving will be posted here when the details have been confirmed

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What are the season dates?

Season dates for 2012 are 5 May - 23 June (exc 2 June) and 21 July - 8 September. Please note that some games are played in some school holidays
The Winter League runs during Terms 2 & 3. There will not be any games on the Saturday of Queens Birthday weekend  or  the Saturdays of the Term 2 School Holidays.

The Spring League runs during Term 4 from 27 October - 1 December inclusive.

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What time will my games be?

All games are played on Saturdays. For Winter League the first game starts at 8.10 am and play continues to mid-afternoon. The time of the last game depends on the number of teams playing

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How long are the games?

The Year 2 - Year 4 games are played as two 15-minute halves with a two minute half time break. The Year 1 games is two 10 minute halves with a two minute half time break.  There is a three minute changeover between games.

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What happens if it is raining? Where do I find out about cancellations?

Auckland weather is very fickle. It can be raining at 7.00 am and bright sunshine by 8.00 am. For this reason we play regardless. If conditions become too difficult we may hold, break or curtail a game.

Individual team management’s can decide to default if they consider conditions are unsuitable. However, we do ask that you advise us as early as possible so that we can contact the other team or make alternative arrangements.

If the Met Service have issued a Severe Weather Warning we will review the situation on Saturday morning and post a message on this website as soon after 7 am as we can.

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How many players can I have in my team?

The standard number of players on court is seven, although the game can start with a minimum of five.

We recommend a maximum of nine players per team. Any number larger than this makes it very difficult to maintain correct player rotation and give all players a fair amount of court time.

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How do I work out my player rotations?

We require all players in a team to rotate positions each week so that each player gains experience in all aspects of the game. When a team has seven members each player will play in each of the positions once in a seven week period. When a team has 8 or 9 members some will play half a game some weeks. To ensure everyone gets equitable court time we have developed a handy chart that can be downloaded here.

For Year 1 6-a-side rotations use this chart.

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What uniform should my players wear?

We recommend that players wear shorts and a t-shirt and that team members wear similar clothing to each other. If your school has a PE uniform then that is perfect, especially for the younger players. We don’t expect players to be wearing skirts or netball dresses.

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How strictly are the rules enforced?

We have developed a set of Umpiring Guidelines that can be found on the Umpires page. The aim is to allow players to develop from novice to skilled in a fun and friendly environment.

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What type/size ball do we use?

All teams play with a standard Size 4 netball (Our match ball is Sports Distributors code NB156)

For Year One and Two teams we recommend slightly under-inflating the ball to make it softer and easier to handle.

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 This page was updated on 26 Dec 2011