Waikato to Host 2011 NZAge Group Championships U17 next week

22 July 2011

Waikato to Host 2011 NZ Age Group Championships U17 next week

Hamilton City Netball Centre will host thirty-two teams, 380 players, 100 coaches and managers, 32 umpires and 50 volunteers and officials in what is Netball New Zealand’s largest event on the national calendar, the NZ U17 Age Group Championships.

Players from all over the nation will unite to compete for top honours in the country’s most exciting Netball event for young talent. Netball New Zealand Emerging Talent selectors will be attending the event, looking for the nations upcoming players.

Tracey Fear, NNZ’s High Performance Director says this event is valuable in the development of young players “the Age Group Championships play an instrumental role in assisting us in identifying new talent coming through the ranks,” she said.

“It’s exciting to watch how players at this level handle playing against those of their age group from around New Zealand, sometimes for the first time in their playing career.”

The competition runs from Monday 25th – Thursday 28th July. The full draw and results are available at www.mynetball.co.nz, the website and social media channels will be updated at the conclusion of each match.

Extra information:

• Silver Ferns Assistant Coach Waimarama Taumaunu is coaching the Wellington U17 team.
• 11 players competing played in the Trans-Tasman Secondary Schools Netball Tournament in May/June.
•
o Nadia Loveday – NZ, Counties Manukau
o Renee te Riini – NZ, Manawatu Westen
o Aisha Bower – NZ, Netball North
o Theresa Fitzpatrick – Pacific Rim, Auckland Waitakere
o Rebekah Roache – Pacific Rim, Auckland Waitakere
o Shiray Tane – Pacific Rim, Hamilton City Netball Centre A
o Stephanie Collins – Pacific Rim, Counties Manukau
o Elizabeth Ene – Pacific Rim, Counties Manukau
o Ashley Fennessy – Pacific Rim, Counties Manukau
o Sharnii Lintern – Aotearoa Maori, Wellington
o Kayla Williams – Aotearoa Maori, Manawatu Western

• Teams attending:

Netball North
AMI Auckland Centre
Auckland Waitakere
Bay of Plenty Premier
Canterbury Country Combined
Christchurch
Counties Manukau
Dunedin
Eastern Northern
Eastern Waikato
Hamilton City Netball Centre 17A
Hamilton City Netball Centre 17B
Howick Pakuranga
Hutt Valley
Kapi Mana
Kapiti
Manawatu Western
Mid Canterbury
Nelson
Netball North Harbour
Netball South Canterbury
Papakura
Paperplus Te Awamutu Netball Centre
Plus Rehab Eastern Southern
Pukekohe
Southland
Taranaki Western
Taupo
Thames Valley
Waitakere
Wanganui Western
Wellington Centre

ENDS

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