WAIBOP Netball Zone Pathways
Waibop Netball is committed to grow the depth and breadth of developing netball athletes within our zone. We collaborate with our WBOP Netball Centres to identify players and offer development opportunities to improve players skills and conditioning. We are making FITTER, SHARPER, STRONGER players to populate our SHNL and MAGIC team with players from our zone to compete at the highest level.
FITTER, SHARPER, STRONGER.
Fitter - Conditioning, Smart player, loading, injury management
Sharper - Skill execution, movements, skill sets
Stronger - Wellbeing/Hauora, Sports psychology, Athlete Habits
Making Magic Performance Pathway
Purpose: To grow a long term athlete performance plan that prepares netballers from the Magic Zone to compete at the highest level.
MAGIC ZONE ATHLETE
MAGIC Team
(Open - 10 players + 2 training partners and 2 apprentice players)
STAGE
Mastery and maintenance
OBJECTIVE
Maintaining and maximising performance.
The players’ physical, technical, tactical, mental and other capabilities are close to or actually fully developed. The programme is focused on competition and the training is aimed at optimising performance. Training is characterised by high intensity, relative high volume, regular preventative breaks, maintaining good athlete behaviours. Players meet and maintain NNZ’s Player Profiles which include positional requirements and performance standards. Regular connects with NNZ staff.
PROGRAMMES
Magic Team Programme.
Silver Ferns Squad/Fast 5/NZ U21.
HPSNZ Programmes.
NZ Development Squad.
MAGIC ZONE ATHLETE
SHNL Team
(Open age - up to 12 players + 2 training partners and 2 apprentice players)
STAGE
Representation
OBJECTIVE
Complete development of elite skills and capabilities required for optimum performance.
This is the final stage of development, where the focus of the training is on completing a player’s development and optimising performance. For identified players, the refinement of physical, technical, tactical, mental and other skills required (e.g. media, team skills, performance planning) are grown in a pre-elite competition. Players fostering good athlete behaviours. Players identify their standard within NNZ’s Player Profiles which include positional requirements and performance standards.
PROGRAMMES
Waibop NNL Team.
Young Internationals/NNZ U21 programme
Waibop Emerging Talent Group
Aotearoa Māori Netball programme.
NNZ U21 programme.
NNZ Secondary School programme.
MAGIC ZONE ATHLETE
Zone Pathways Programmes Magic in the Making - MIM
(Year Level 10-13, 100+ players) and Magic in the Making Advanced – MIM+ (20-30 players)
STAGE
Specialisation
OBJECTIVE
Developing pre-elite netball skills to manage increased physical and mental demands.
Optimise the development of individual, fitness, positional, team and competition skills to transition into the SHNL and Magic environment. Quality of the programme content is ensured through delivery by qualified personnel identified by NNZ and Magic Zone. Players are introduced to NNZ’s Player Profiles which include positional requirements including fitness and performance standards using a plan for a long term approach to maintaining requirements. Good athlete behaviours encouraged and developed.
PROGRAMMES
Club and school performance programmes.
National Development Camp (NDC)
Aotearoa Māori Netball programme.
MAGIC ZONE ATHLETE
Centre and Cluster Open, U18 and U16 representative teams.
Centre and Cluster Player Development Programs (PDP)
School teams.
STAGE
Identification
OBJECTIVE
Developing higher-level netball skills and physical capability in competition.
Develop higher-level netball competition skills and provide appropriate competition to enhance learning and the opportunity to be identified for representative teams and Performance Programmes. NNZ and National Standard qualifications are recognised as a prerequisite to delivery of programmes for coaching, umpiring, selection and other services e.g. mental skills, fitness and physio treatment. Good athlete behaviours introduced and fostered.
PROGRAMMES
Centre Rep and cluster teams.
Centre, clubs and Schools Netball Player Development Programmes.
Aotearoa Māori Netball programme.
MAGIC ZONE ATHLETE
Centre and Cluster U14 representative teams.
Centre and Cluster Player Development Programs (PDP)
School competitions UNISS and AIMS
STAGE
Development
OBJECTIVE
Learning all the fundamental netball skills and developing basic physical capabilities, while continuing to develop all-round sports skills.
Players learn how to train and consolidate the basic skills of netball. They are introduced to netball technical and tactical skills, including positional skills and basic performance-enhancing techniques, e.g. warm-up, cool-down, nutrition, hydration, recovery, goal-setting, fitness etc. This is a critical period for physical and skill development. The focus of training is on learning rather than competing, and a balance between training and playing is struck. Participants should continue to play a range of sports for their all-round development. At this age initial selection into centre and cluster representative teams are introduced. Players often find they are in demand from other sports to specialise before they have fully developed their athleticism, NNZ has introduced Player Development Guidelines* to guide time commitment to physical development.
PROGRAMMES
Centre Rep and Cluster teams.
Centre and Schools Development Programmes.
NNZ Secondary Schools programme.
Aotearoa Māori Netball programme.
MAGIC ZONE ATHLETE
Schools, Centres and ANZ Future Ferns programme
(Age 5-13)
STAGE
Fundamental
OBJECTIVE
Participation and learning fundamental movement and netball skills.
The program is well-structured and fun. The emphasis is on the overall development of the participant’s fundamental motor skills and physical capabilities using netball-related, skill-development activities. This is a critical period for motor skill development. Correct running and jumping, passing and catching and basic netball skills should be taught, and participation in a range of sports encouraged for all-round development. Simple rules and ethics are also introduced.
PROGRAMMES
Centres, clubs, schools, commercial ‘athlete development’ programs
Aotearoa Māori Netball programme.
*Refer to www.netballnz.co.nz for specific details of Player Development Guidelines. Reference: This document was written in relation to Long Term Athlete Development Models with specific reference to the AFL athlete development model.
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