Pine Rivers Netball Association

The PRNA Junior Representative Program is open to players turning 12, 13 or 14 years in 2027.

12 Years – Born 2015
13 Years – Born 2014
14 Years – Born 2013

Players must be registered and playing with a PRNA affiliated club in the PRNA Winter Season.

Junior Boys
Expressions of Interest will also be invited for Junior Boys, with representative opportunities subject to sufficient player numbers.

The 2027 Junior Program provides athletes with multiple opportunities to develop and demonstrate their abilities before final teams are selected.

DEVELOP → TRIAL → SQUAD → DEVELOP → SELECT → REPRESENT

Develop – Participate in the Junior Development Program during October and November 2026.

Trial – Attend age-group trials in November 2026.

Squad – Selected athletes progress into a Junior Training Squad.

Develop – Squads return in January 2027 for five structured training sessions and a six-week fitness program.

Select – Final selections are held at the end of February.

Represent – Athletes may be selected into a PRNA Representative Team or as a Training Partner.

2026

Junior Development Program

• Wednesday 14 October – Development Session 1
• Wednesday 21 October – Development Session 2
• Wednesday 28 October – Development Session 3
• Wednesday 4 November – Development Session 4
• Wednesday 11 November – Development Session 5

Junior Representative Trials

• Thursday 12 November – Junior Trials
• Saturday 14 November – Junior Trials
• Wednesday 18 November – Junior Trials
• Thursday 19 November – Junior Trials
• Friday 20 November – Junior Trials

Age-group specific trial dates and times will be communicated prior to trials.

November – 2027 Junior Training Squads selected

2027

Junior Training Squad Program

• Tuesday 19 January – Squad Training 1: Ball Work & Movement
• Tuesday 2 February – Squad Training 2: Attacking Skills
• Tuesday 9 February – Squad Training 3: Defensive Skills
• Tuesday 16 February – Squad Training 4: Transition & Game Play
• Tuesday 23 February – Squad Training 5: Game Play

Junior Fitness Program

• Saturday 30 January – Fitness Session 1
• Saturday 6 February – Fitness Session 2
• Saturday 13 February – Fitness Session 3
• Saturday 20 February – Fitness Session 4

Final Selections

• Saturday 27 February – Sunday 28 February – Final Selection Weekend
• Monday 1 March – Final Junior Representative Teams announced

Representative Season

• March onwards – Team training and lead-up carnival program
• Tigers Cup – Weekend prior to Junior State Age – dates TBC
• 2–6 July – Junior State Age Championships – location TBC

Important: Players wishing to trial for the 2027 Junior Representative Program must participate in the Junior Development Program. Players progressing through the pathway are expected to participate in all required Development, trials, Junior Training Squad and fitness activities.

Following final selections, athletes will be selected into the team appropriate to their age, development and representative pathway.

Division 1 – Junior State Age Championships
Division 2 – Junior State Age Championships
Development Division 3 – Tigers Cup
Junior Boys – Junior State Age Championships*

PRNA Junior Representative teams will participate in a program of training and lead-up carnivals in preparation for their major competition event.

PRNA aims to provide teams with five lead-up carnival opportunities throughout the season.

Junior Boys teams are subject to sufficient player numbers and competition availability.

Participation in the PRNA Junior Representative Program involves a financial commitment for families.

Representative fees contribute towards the costs of delivering the program, including development, training, fitness, carnivals, competition fees and other team requirements.

Additional costs may apply for uniforms, Junior State Age, Tigers Cup, travel and accommodation, depending on the team selected.

PRNA is committed to keeping representative netball as affordable as possible and will continue to look for opportunities to reduce costs for families.

2027 fees, payment schedules and uniform requirements will be published once final costs have been confirmed.

Players are expected to attend scheduled training, fitness sessions, lead-up carnivals and their major competition event, and to represent PRNA with pride both on and off the court.

Families play an important role in supporting athletes throughout the representative season and are expected to maintain positive and respectful communication with coaches, managers, officials and other families.

We understand that athletes balance netball with school, family and other commitments. Early communication is important where conflicts, illness or injury arise.

Full player and parent expectations, attendance requirements, communication processes, travel arrangements and policies are outlined in the PRNA Representative Handbook.

Before nominating for the PRNA Junior Representative Program, players and families are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the requirements and expectations of representative netball.

The PRNA Representative Handbook contains further information regarding:

• Player and parent/guardian expectations
• Attendance and availability
• Uniform and presentation
• Carnivals and competitions
• Travel and accommodation
• Communication
• Conduct and behaviour

The 2027 Representative Handbook will be available here prior to the commencement of the program.

Interested in representing Pine Rivers in 2027?

Nominations for the 2027 PRNA Junior Representative Program will open prior to the commencement of the Junior Development Program.

Players wishing to participate in the Junior Representative pathway will be required to complete the online nomination form.

NOMINATIONS: Opening soon
JUNIOR BOYS: Expressions of Interest opening soon

Nomination links and closing dates will be published here once available.

QUESTIONS?

For Junior Representative Program enquiries, please contact:

PRNA Coaching Officer
coachingofficer@prna.com.au

PRNA Representative Coordinator
repcoordinator@prna.com.au