The Forbes Netball committee has been extremely busy, planning for 2024, as well as organising 2023.

The Spring Night competitions for both mixed and ladies teams is now in full swing, as is the Junior Mixed Spring Competition.

The Junior competition kicks off each Wednesday evening at 5pm, while the older players take to the courts at 6:30pm and 7:30pm. Anyone interested should contact the secretary email secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com

Regional All Age carnival and NetSetGo and Junior Mixed Gala Day

Planning is well underway for 2024, with the Regional All Age carnival set down for confirmation in May, as well as the very popular NetSetGo and Junior Mixed Gala Day to return in August.

The Regional All Age carnival is aways one of the largest in the regional, with over one thousand netballers taking to the courts for the day.

The NetSetGo and Junior Mixed Gala day was held in August for the first time, with great positive feedback received from participants.

The FNA was extremely lucky to have the support from NNSW, who organised former Australian Diamond Susan Pettit to start the day, with a great warm up and fun session for all players.

We were also very privileged to have a visit from Giants Superstar Sophie Dwyer attend the day and meet our players, parents and supporters.

Sophie has just been selected to play in the Australian Diamonds team in the Constellation Cup against New Zealand. Sophie has been selected to replace Steph Wood who has retired from International competition.

2024 Representative Teams

The FNA is calling for all players aged 12, 13, 14, 15U, 17U and opens who would like to represent Forbes at the various NNSW events 2024.

The Opens will play in the Regional League competition in March at Orange, and the 17U and 15U will play in the Senior State Titles in Sydney and 14s, 13s and 12s will play in the Junior State Titles in Sydney.

An information session will be held at the netball courts on Tuesday 17th October at 5:30 to 6:30pm. Nominations for all the representative teams 2024 are now open. Nominations will close on 3rd November and can be emailed to the secretary email secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com

11 Years Development Team

The 11s Development team will be organised later in the year, and will take on a new format for this age group and will be building on the 2023 season.

All players turning 9 and 10 years 2024 will also be included into this training session, and will have the opportunity to also attend regional carnivals when there are enough numbers to either join the 11s or form a second team.

There will also be an opportunity for the development of 2 umpires, who will attend training when available, as well as umpire the team/s at the regional carnivals.

Anyone with interest in joining the umpiring program should see Umpire/Coach Convenor Robyn Kenny.

The Forbes Netball Association is calling for nominations for the 2024 representative coaches and assistant coaches. Are you interested in becoming a coach or assistant coach, or increasing your involvement? Nominations are now open. 

All representative teams and development teams will attend regional carnivals for training. Nominations close at the FNA Meeting on 21st September or can be emailed to the Secretary email secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com. 

Please state coaching and or playing experience and accreditation if completed, and WWCC number. Coaches must be working towards NNSW accreditation with Assistant coaches required to hold Foundation Accreditation and Coaches required to hold Development Accreditation by the time the State Titles Divisions 3 and 4 are held. 

For enquiries contact FNA Coach/Umpire Convenor Robyn Kenny 0407 235 326.

The Forbes Netball committee is extremely excited to be presenting the Forbes Netball NetSetGo and Junior Mixed Gala day on this Sunday 27th August. 

This day will be a regional Gala Day with teams coming from many of the associations across the area, as well as lots of Forbes players new and existing. It is the first NetSetGo Regional Gala Day organised in the West/Central West, and the day is heavily supported by Netball NSW.

Players from ages 6-9 years will play NSG rules round robin, and ages 10-12 years will be playing in the competition round robin.

The day will also host an exciting visitor, with Suncorp Super Netball League (SSN) Giants superstar Sophie Dwyer attending.

Sophie made her debut in the SSN for the Giants in 2020, with a breakout season in 2021, and was awarded the SSN Rising Star Award that same year. Sophie has also been selected into the Origin Australian Diamond 19 player squad 2023/2024, from where the final 12 players where selected to play in the World Cup in South Africia recently.

The day is starting off with a coaching session run by former Australian Diamond Susan Pettit at 9am. This coaching session will be free for all participants and is being organised and supported by NNSW.

Players do not have to register with NNSW to play on the day, and new players who would like to try the great game of netball are also all encouraged to take advantage of the free clinic.

Players must register individually into the Susan Pettit coaching clinic by Saturday scanning the QR code on FNA Facebook, and register either as a team or individually to the FNA secretary email secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com 

The Gala Day will start at 10:30am.

Junior mixed competitions

Junior netball will kick off on Wednesday 6th September. This competition will be a mixed competition for all juniors. Boys and girls can enter a team or join individually by contacting the secretary via email secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com Go to netball PlayHQ to register, or visit the FNA Facebook page for more information.

NetSetGo and Junior Mixed Gala Day 27th August

This day is shaping up to be an exciting day of junior netball. Anyone can nominate for the day, and it will be a great way for any new players to try netball. 

There will be a link provided by NNSW for all players to register into, which will cover insurances for the day. Forbes players do not have to be registered with NNSW before they can play on the day.

A Come & Try session will be held for Forbes players at 9am till 10am for all NSG and junior boys and girls playing on the day.

The Come & Try session will be run by Susan Pettit, a former Australian Diamond, and will be a free event for everyone from Forbes and district.

The games for the Gala day will start at 10:30am and continue throughout the day. The draw will also include teams who have entered from the region, to play in the day of fun games. Volunteers are asked to help, with each team to have an adult in charge and an umpire available.

This day is a great opportunity for everyone in infants and primary schools to come and try the great game of netball with limited costs of the $33 team entry.

Our troopers turned up to day three of the NSW State Championships with spirits high and ready to play; that’s exactly what they did, they played their hearts out. 

With a tendency to lift to meet the opposition, our 12s had fabulous games against well placed teams on the ladder in Inverell and Casino, keeping scores low and making the opposition work hard for every goal.

It was in round 17 where Forebs clocked a well deserved win over Armidale, finishing the game 12 – 5. Wide smiles and excitement ensued.

Buoyed by thier win, the girls went in hard against another tough opponent in Woolgoolga. A fierce fighting spirit again showed that Forbes 12s should not be underestimated and rose to the occasion.

The last game of the day, and tournament, was against Tumut. Tumut got away to a strong lead before halftime but our girls simply did not give up and matched every goal in the second half. Forbes left absolutely everything on that court and finished the day holding their heads high.

The Forbes 12s final placing for the Junior State Titles was not an accurate indication of the amazing tournament they had.

At the NSW Junior State Titles, Grace Duffy and Ngari Walsh were drawn to represent the Forbes team in the march for the opening ceremony. Each player had the opportunity to play in the first game against Sapphire Coast, losing only by one goal, before hitting the ground running against a well drilled Nelson Bay. Forbes staged a second half comeback against Lower Clarence before the toughest game of the day against top team Kiama. The blockbuster of the day was against Gunnedah where we battled it out for our first win! Last game of the day was against a strong Cowra side, keeping them on their toes throughout.

 

Forbes will be represented by the Forbes 12 years Representative Netball Team at the Netball NSW Junior State Titles, to be held July 1st to 3rd in Liverpool. The girls will play 18 games of netball over the three days of competition, playing against teams from all over the state.

This team has been putting in the work and training twice a week for the last three months and have attended six local carnivals to gain the much needed match practice and match fitness that is needed when representing at state level.

The team would like to thank the parents and players from the 11’s team and the few older players who have assisted us with our training. 

A special thank you goes out to Evie Hanley, who we regard as an honorary member of our team. Evie has travelled to all our carnivals and attended our training sessions to help us get ready for State Titles. Evie has been a wonderful training partner and role model for the girls. All team members have improved their skills and have learned to play as a team during this time, and I am very excited for what the girls can achieve at Junior State Titles.

The players leaving for Liverpool on Friday are Indianna Hanley, Sophie Morrison, Grace Fairley, Milly Ridley, Claire Bayley, Alice Currey, Edie Price, Grace Duffy, Ngarie Walsh, Primary Carer Monica Morrison, Manager Carmen Duffy, Coaches Megan Staples and Lyn Ford, umpires Karen Hargraves and Libby Dallimore. 

The Forbes Netball Association Committee and members would like to wish our 12 reps good luck, play to your best ability, display great sportsmanship, and respect your teammates, opposition, and umpires. 

Stay tuned for a full report on the girls outcome from Netball NSW Junior State Titles. Go Forbes!