Netball

The Netball Academy at St Peter’s, Cambridge is one of our four Junior Sports Academies. It is designed for Years 7–10 students and operates as part of their Physical Education curriculum. The Junior Sports Academies will deliver the same outcomes as the Physical Education curriculum but through the context of their chosen sport.

The Junior Sports Academies provide students with a unique opportunity to develop both physical and mental sport-specific skills under the tuition of experienced coaches.

Students receive expert guidance in each academy on individual core skills, game understanding and an introduction to Strength and Conditioning which is underpinned by the New Zealand Curriculum.  

The Junior Sports Academies are designed to ensure all students reach their full potential in their chosen sport.

Our Netball Academy provides a high-quality, holistic programme that progressively develops our players’ technical and tactical abilities. Our netball coaches are highly experienced, both as players and coaches. They use skills-based training methods and work with players on the core movement skills required in netball. They also provide expertise on strength and conditioning, nutrition, sport psychology, goal-setting, time management, and leadership.

Our Netball Academy provides students with clear pathways to success at school, regional, national, and international level. There is also a biannual Netball Academy Tour to Australia.

The Netball Academy also offers a student umpire training pathway. This highly successful programme has produced students who are qualified and experienced as centre, regional and NZ Theory umpires.

Netball players in Years 7 and 8 please register your interest by emailing our Director of Sport; Nic Slade at Nics@stpeters.school.nz. 

Netball players in Years 9 and 10 are invited to apply for places in the Netball Academy. Please contact us for an application form.

Netball Accolades

• Regional age-group representatives from Year 7 to Year 13
• Our Premier Netball team plays in the A Grade at Upper North Island Secondary School Championships
• Premier Netball winners of the Waikato Secondary School Monday Night League
• Runner up WBOP Zonal Champs
• Two players from Premier team identified in top 20 tournament week A grade team
• Hamilton City representative players selected across all age groups
• 9A winners of the Hamilton City Year 9 Premier grade
• 10A runners up in the Hamilton City Year 10 Premier Reserve grade
• 8A qualified for A grade at AIMS games, 2017