The Centre of Excellence for Netball program develops aspiring netballers by offering a specialised program developed by an accredited coach who has drawn from experiences in their own elite Netball career. The program provides students with the very best in resources, and focuses on helping students believe in their own abilities, by encouraging enjoyment in their sport and creating an elite athlete mentality.
The Netball Excellence program has been built around development; starting with basics of netball, health and fitness, strength and balance, injury prevention and most importantly emotional, physical, mental and social skills.
Unique program elements of Netball
The Netball Excellence program focuses on:
- The basics of netball, fitness, balance, and injury prevention.
- Passing, ball skills and footwork skills.
- Court awareness.
- Match play.
- Position specific training.
Additionally, the program assists athletes to create specific and attainable goals, as well as refine skills they will use when playing in school, club, and representative teams. There are four Netball lessons a week which comprise of the following:
- 2 x sport specific Netball training sessions and match play.
- 1 x Strength and Conditioning session.
- 1 x HPE health lesson - over the course of the Netball Excellence program, students will study theory topics such as sport nutrition, exercise physiology, competition preparation and psychology.
Current achievements and pathways
Students will be nominated into the Vicki Wilson Shield, Alliance Cup and Titans Cup Netball in 2025 and beyond. These competitions will include athletes in Netball Excellence, as well as students in older age groups across the school, thus providing all students with exposure and developmental opportunities.
Students are encouraged to apply for Broadwater and South Coast representative selection, which will improve their development and allow students to bring back their experiences to the program.
In 2025, Netball Excellence will have both a Year 7 and 8 class. Openings for all age groups and genders in 2025 will be available through the major school Netball Queensland competition.