2026 SEASON INFORMATION

Welcome to Parklands United Netball for the 2026 Season!

Information on the opportunities available at Parklands United Netball can be found below.

Our aim is to provide opportunities for everyone to give netball a go, no matter what your age or skill level.

Please get in touch if you have any questions - parklandsunitednetball@gmail.com

Netball Grades

At Parklands United, we aim to provide options for players in each of the following age groups / competitions depending on final registration numbers - individual and team registrations are permitted.

  • Fun Ferns - Preschool Ages 3-4 yr olds
  • Fun Ferns - school years 1-2
  • Future Ferns - school years 3-8
  • Year 9, 10, U16 & U18's
  • U18's mixed
  • Senior 
    • Competitive
    • Social 
    • Masters (New for 2026!)
    • U23 (New for 2026!)

Netball Subscriptions

Our subscriptions for the 2026 season are as below, where possible we have managed to retain the 2025 subscription fee to keep the costs as low as possible.

  • Fun Ferns - $55
  • Future Ferns (year 3&4) - $145
  • Future Ferns (year 5&6) - $160
  • Future Ferns (year 7&8) - $195
  • Year 9&10 - $195
  • U16&U18's - $200
  • U18's Mixed - $200
  • U23's - Playing Senior - $200
  • Senior (competitive & social) - $230

Subscriptions can be paid into Westpac 03-1597-0013393-00, please use Name and Grade as a reference. ​​​​​​​Subs must be paid in full by 30th April 2026.

Sibling discounts are also available, please contact the club to discuss.

​​​​​​​If you are unable to do this please contact the club on acountspusc@gmail.com to make alternative arrangements.

2026 season dates

Dates for the 2026 season are available on the Christchurch Netball webiste, start dates as follows:

  • Senior Competitive/Masters - Open Grade (Netball Centre) – season commences 22 April.
  • Senior Social - Open Grade (Hagley) – season commences from 2 May.
  • Age Group (Saturdays) – season commences from 2 May.
  • Future Ferns - years 3-8 (Saturday Hagley, Weekdays Netball Centre) – season commences 2 May. [note. mid-week options at the Netball Centre are available pending registration numbers - final competition entry will be determined once registrations are confirmed]
  • Future Ferns - years 5&6 (Fridays, Rawhiti) – season commences 8 May.
  • Future Ferns - years 3&4 (Fridays, Celebration Centre) – season commences 8 May.
  • Fun Ferns (Parklands Community Centre) – commences 8 May.

Tournaments 2026:

  • Pre-Season Tournament (New, All Age Groups) - Saturday 14 March, Hagley Park
  • Jellybean Tournament (Yr3-8) - Sunday 7th June, Hagely Park
  • Yr9 Tournament - Sunday 14th June, Hagley Park
  • Yr10-U18 Tournament - Saturday 18 July, Netball Centre
  • Rainbow Tournament (Yr3-8) - Sunday 2 August, Hagley Park

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  • No games will occur on Kings Birthday weekend or during the school holidays.
  • Finals will be played on regular competition days commencing 22nd August.

Structure

Fun Ferns - Pre-school & Yr1/2

  • Players learn ball skills, develop fundamental skills and have mini games in a fun environment. This is a great introduction to Netball for the younger ages. 
  • Start date to be confirmed. Programme will run at Parklands Community Centre, 75 Queenspark Drive, every Friday 3:30-4:15pm.​​​​​​​ Duration 12 weeks.
  • All attendees will receive a club playing t-shirt to be returned at the end of the term.

Future Ferns - Year 3 to 6

  • Christchurch Netball Centre run the Future Ferns Programme run across  various  competitions. Options available to register a team on any day depending on numbers.

  • Year 3 & 4 play a modified 5v5 game whereas Years 5 & 6 play a modified 6v6 game.

  • Teams generally train and play a game once per week. Practices are held once a week - final details to be made available after team selection.

Age Group - Year 7 - U18

  • Parklands United Netball intends to register teams for all options where numbers permit for Year 7, 8, 9, 10, U16s & U18s.

  • Final details to be confirmed once registered numbers are confirmed.

Seniors incl U23 & Masters 

  • In 2026 Parklands United Netball will once again have Senior Competitive and Social options.

  • Our competitive teams will play at Nga Puna Wai in the Open grade on a Wednesday evening.​​​​​​​

  • Social Netball will continue to play at Hagley Park Courts on a Saturday.​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Netball Uniforms

All Future Ferns and Age Group teams are required to have their own Parklands United playing shirt. For returning players these remain the same. New players, and players requiring new shirts, will be required to purchase a playing shirt, $50.

New shirts will be available to purchase at the Shirt Allocation Days (dates tbc).

Families are welcome to also purchase 2nd hand playing shirts off other families wishing to sell off their former shirts or the club as available, priced $20-30 depending on condition.

The club provides playing skirts that are returned at the end of the season.

All Senior Teams including U23 will be provided with a club playing kit. Senior A, B & C will be in our dresses which are proudly sponsored by ND Ground Services & Metalcraft Roofing. 

Training

Most teams train once a week at the Queenspark School courts.  Your coach will let you know the day and time for your team’s training.  We ask that players and their families support your coaches in any way you can, the coaches spend a lot of their own time preparing training, making sure all the players get their fair share of time on the court, learning drills and ways to make training more fun, and much more.​​​​​​​

Umpiring

Up to & including Yr6 - It is encouraged that a willing parent steps up to act as the umpire to allow the coach to focus on the game. Free training sessions and information are supplied by CNC, additional training course fees will be covered by Parklands United Sports Club as required.

Year 7 upwards CNC provided whistlers/umpires may be provided should numbers allow - Parklands United supports any players, parents or siblings to register as part of the whistler / umpire training programmes offered by Christchurch Netball.

All senior teams must provide one umpire per week to umpire a game that is not their own. This will be allocated by Christchurch Netball Centre and is generally on the same day a team plays, but sometimes it can differ.

If available, there are a number of club umpires - weekly fees of $15-25 (dependent upon age group) are paid directly by the team on game day. On days a Christchurch Netball or Parklands United club umpire cannot make the game either the coach or a parent is expected to umpire the game.

General Enquiries

If you have a specific question or enquiry on our Netball programmes, please contact our Netball Convenor, on parklandsunitednetball@gmail.com