Pine Rivers Netball Association

The PRNA Senior State Age Program is open to athletes eligible to compete in the following age groups:

15 Years
16 Years
17–18 Years

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

Senior Boys
Expressions of Interest will also be invited for Senior Boys, with representative opportunities subject to sufficient player numbers and available competition opportunities.

Selected athletes are required to meet all relevant PRNA and competition eligibility requirements.

The Senior State Age Program provides a structured preparation period leading into the Senior State Age Championships.

TRIAL → SELECT → PREPARE → TRAIN → COMPETE → REPRESENT

Trial – Athletes attend Senior State Age trials in October 2026.

Select – Teams are selected following the trial process, allowing athletes to know their team before the Christmas break.

Prepare – Selected athletes will receive a fitness program to complete over the Christmas break.

Train – Formal team training and fitness commence in January 2027.

Compete – Teams will participate in lead-up carnival opportunities in preparation for Senior State Age.

Represent – Selected teams represent PRNA at the 2027 Senior State Age Championships in Toowoomba.

2026

October – Senior State Age Trials

October/November – 2027 Senior State Age Teams selected

Christmas Break – Selected athletes complete an individual fitness program in preparation for the season

2027

Saturday 16 January – Senior Fitness Program commences

Tuesday 19 January – Team training commences

January–March – Team training, fitness and lead-up carnival program

3–6 April – Senior State Age Championships – Toowoomba

Specific trial times, age-group allocations and lead-up carnival dates will be communicated as they are confirmed.

PRNA intends to provide Senior State Age representative opportunities across:

15 Years
16 Years
17–18 Years
Senior Boys*

Selected teams will prepare for the 2027 Netball Queensland Senior State Age Championships.

Dates: 3–6 April 2027
Location: Toowoomba Netball Association, Nell E. Robinson Park, Toowoomba

PRNA athletes and team officials will travel and stay together as an association in Toowoomba for the Championships.

Preparation for Senior State Age begins immediately following team selection.

Selected athletes will receive a fitness program to complete over the Christmas break before formal training and fitness commence in January.

Fitness: Commences Saturday 16 January 2027
Team Training: Commences Tuesday 19 January 2027

PRNA aims for Senior State Age teams to attend three lead-up carnivals during the preparation period.

Lead-up carnivals form an important part of team preparation and provide opportunities to develop combinations, apply team structures and gain match experience before Senior State Age.

Final training times and carnival dates will be communicated once confirmed.

This is also consistent with your previous Senior program, where lead-up carnivals were treated as an important part of team development and championship preparation.

Participation in the PRNA Senior State Age Program involves a financial commitment for families.

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

Additional costs apply for the Senior State Age Championships, including travel, accommodation and other associated team costs.

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.

Representing PRNA is a commitment from both athletes and their families.

Players are expected to attend scheduled training, fitness sessions, lead-up carnivals and the Senior State Age Championships, 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 representative 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 Senior State Age 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
• Training, carnivals and competitions
• Injury and illness
• 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 at Senior State Age in 2027?

Nominations will be invited for:

15 Years
16 Years
17–18 Years
Senior Boys – Expression of Interest*

Players wishing to trial must complete the online nomination form prior to the advertised closing date.

NOMINATIONS: Opening soon
SENIOR BOYS EOI: Opening soon

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

QUESTIONS?

For Senior State Age Program enquiries, please contact:

PRNA Coaching Officer
coachingofficer@prna.com.au

PRNA Representative Coordinator
repcoordinator@prna.com.au