2026 Competition & Results Information

Grading games have finished. All teams, except Year 1, which is not graded, are now in competition.

PLEASE NOTE: Kidzplay Netball does not enter into discussions over grading decisions and Grades are final and will not be changed.

YEAR 1 is non-competitive so will not be graded.

YEAR 2 - YEAR 4

Grading games have finished for all Year 2 – 4 teams.
Competition games for all other Year 2 - 4 grades start on 20th June.
Games are two 15-minute halves with a 2-minute halftime break. 
Teams play a round robin and stay in their grades for the competition round.
At the end of the round robin, the team with the highest points wins the grade. Please note: When there are two or more teams with the same number of points, they are further ordered by Goal Ratio to determine the winner. Further information can be found under the 'Results & Standings Info' below.
Note: Some Grades will play a Non-Competition Cross Over game when they have a Bye (see information below). 

Rotations for Year 2 to Year 4 teams
All Year 2 to Year 4 teams must rotate positions each week. Teams can start fresh with their player rotations from 20th June — there’s no need to continue from your last grading game. Simply start fresh for the Competition Round and continue as normal for the remaining games.
Substitutions cannot be made during the game, except when players are on a half game. In that case, the new player must take the position vacated at half time. Players must not be moved around at half time or during the game.
Click here to download templates to help work out your rotations.

Year 2 Grades
Year 2 teams are identified by Te Reo names instead of the traditional alphabetic indicators (2A, 2B, 2C, etc.). This applies exclusively to Year 2 grades.
In Year 2, we have many teams who are of a similar ability, and because of this, grades are not listed in any particular order. This does not change the way in which we grade teams, and all teams will be placed as best we can with other teams of a similar ability.

YEAR 5 & YEAR 6

Grading games have finished for all Year 5 & Year 6 teams.
Competition for Grade Year 5E began on 6th June.
Competition games for all other grades start on 20th June.
Teams play a round robin and stay in their grades for the competition round.
At the end of the round robin, the team with the highest points wins the grade. When there are two or more teams with the same number of points, they are further ordered by Goal Ratio to determine the winner. Further information can be found under 'Results & Standings Info' below.

ALL Year 6 Grades will play to the following guidelines below, starting Saturday, 20th June:

• Games are four 8-minute quarters with a 1 minute break after quarters 1 and 3, and a 2 minute half time break
• Teams swap ends at each quarter
• Teams play straight netball with no compulsory rotations of positions
• Players may be swapped/substitutions may be made during quarter time breaks
• It's compulsory that all players have at least half a game each week, ensuring fair court time over the 7 week competition. Stronger players cannot play full games each week at the expense of others who only play half games. This is monitored.
• Goal post height 3.05m and size 5 ball
• Note: When Year 6 Grades have a Bye, they will play a Non-Competition Cross Over game (see information below). 

Grades Year 5A & 5B (Competition Round only)
During the competition round, Grades Year 5A & 5B will play to the Year 6 Grade games format, starting Saturday, 20th June:

• Games are four 8-minute quarters with a 1 minute break after quarters 1 and 3, and a 2 minute half time break
• Teams swap ends at each quarter
• Teams play straight netball with no compulsory rotations of positions
• Players may be swapped/substitutions may be made during quarter time breaks
• It's compulsory that all players have at least half a game each week, ensuring fair court time over the 7 week competition. Stronger players cannot play full games each week at the expense of others who only play half games. This is monitored.
• Goal post height 2.6m and size 4 ball

Grades Year 5C, 5D & 5E will play under the same rules as the Year 2 - Year 4 teams (15 minute halves, weekly rotations, etc).

ROTATIONS

Year 1 – 5 teams can start afresh with their rotations from 20th June but thereafter must follow the weekly rotations as per the rules.
Any team that does not comply with the rotation rules, or uses players from a higher-graded team or a higher-ranked team within the same grade, may be defaulted and will forfeit any competition points earned from that game.
During the competition round, only Grades 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 5A & 5B may play straight netball with no compulsory rotations of positions.

CROSS OVER GAMES

The Cross Over games are where teams have a Bye in their grade.  Rather than have a number of teams without a game, we have created a non-competition draw where Bye teams will have a non-competition friendly Cross Over game against another Bye team.  These game points do not count towards competition points as the Cross Over games are friendly not competition games.

The following grades have Cross Over games: 
Year 2: Karaka, Tawa, Kauri, Ponga
Year 3: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F
Year 4: 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F
Year 6: 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D
Unfortunately, due to numbers, all other grades with a Bye will have a Bye (no game) and not a Cross Over game.​​​​​​​

DRAWS

The draws can be found here. 
Reminder the draw for 29th August (last day of the season) will be published closer to the time. All teams will have a game on this day.
Once published, draws are final and no changes will be made.
Please keep checking our website and social media pages for updates.

RESULTS

During the competition rounds, the results for each week and overall standings will be published under the Results and Standings tabs.
To see how points are awarded, etc, please see 'Results & Standings' info below. 

2026 Results will be posted once the competition has started. Results of the grading rounds games will not be published.

Note that Grade Year 1 is a non-competitive grade so does not appear on the Standings Table. 

During the competition rounds, the Results for each week and overall Standings will be published under the 'Results' and 'Standings' tabs.

POINTS FOR THE COMPETITION ROUNDS ARE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS

Win = 4 points

Draw = 3 points

Loss = 1 point

Loss within 3 goals (3 points or less) = bonus 1 point

Loss by Default = 0 points

Important Notice: If a team is unable to play and defaults the game, they will receive 0 points. The opposing team will be awarded 4 points. Please note that game deferments are not allowed.

KEY TO THE STANDINGS TABLE

Played: The number of games the team has played. This may differ from the number of competition rounds.

Win: A win (outright or by default) is awarded 4 points.

Loss: The losing team is awarded 1 point.

Draw: Both teams in a drawn game are awarded 3 points.

Bye: When a team is not allocated a game within any one round, generally due to there being an uneven number of teams. A Bye game is awarded 0 points. 

Default: When a team fails to play a scheduled game, they get 0 points and the other team will get the 4 points.

Bonus: 1 bonus point is awarded for a loss within 3 goals (3 goals or less).

For: The number of goals the team has scored.

Against: The number of goals the team has had scored against it.

Differential: Goals for and against differential.

% (Goal Ratio): Goals for divided by goals against.

Total: The total number of points gained by the team is the sum of the points awarded for each game.

Rank: The position of the team within the Grade based on the number of points the team has gained. 

ORDER OF TEAMS IN A GRADE/SECTION 

The ranking of teams in each Grade/Section is determined as follows:

• Total Points: Teams are ordered by the total number of points earned.
• Goal Ratio: If two or more teams have the same number of points, final placings shall be determined by goal ratio (goals 'for' divided by goals 'against'). The team with the highest goal ratio will be ranked higher. 

Please ensure to verify the rankings at the conclusion of the round robin phase before announcing results to the players.