Netball team travels to Liverpool

Woy Woy Peninsula Netball Associations 13 Years representative team has travelled to Liverpool at the beginning of July to compete in the Stage Age Netball Championship.

Central Coast Council granted the team $1000 to defray the costs of their trip.

The funds were allocated from council's 2016-17 Developing and Recognising Talent Program.

In 2016 the team was in Division 3 of the Championships and came third so they were upgraded for the 2017 competition and placed 14 out of 19 teams.

The Woy Woy Peninsula Netball Association's 15 years team also competed in the Division 2 State Age Championship in Liverpool.

The association's 12 years and 15 years teams competed in Divisions 3 and 4 which were held in Campbelltown.

Girls registered to play club netball within the Woy Woy Peninsula association are required to attend a series of try-outs for places in the representative side for their age group.

A total of 10 players end up being chosen for each representative team.

They then compete in eight representative carnivals between Newcastle and Sydney during February and March to determine their grading for state-level competitions.

The 13 years team came away from the 2017 State Age Championship confident they could make it to the top 5 in division 2 in 2018.

Agenda item 3.2, 28 Jun 2017

Central Coast Council ordinary meeting

Interview, 6 Jul 2017

Tamara Newman, Woy Woy Peninsula Netball Association

Reporter: Jackie Pearson