Netball
Netball semis start this week
Monday 16 May 2011 | Published in Netball
The semi finals of the club netball season start on Wednesday with the open 1 and 2 grade games. Knockout games last week in all grades were between teams placed 3rd and 5th while teams placed 4th and 6th faced off. Winners of the 3rd and 5th knockout games will meet teams ranked 2nd at […]
Fired up netball team runs for funds
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in Netball
National netball players will be running around the island this Saturday to raise funds for their trip to Papua New Guinea next month for the Pacific Netball Series. The squad, who have all been training hard, will start their run at 7am on Saturday from the Punanga Nui Markets. The squad will run through Avarua […]
Senior netballers play Wednesday
Tuesday 3 May 2011 | Published in Netball
While the junior netters were the stars during Saturdays club netball games senior players in the open 1 and 2 grade will take to the courts this Wednesday for their games. Open 1 and 2 games are played on Wednesday nights at the Telecom Sports Arena starting at 5pm and supporters are encouraged to head […]
Netball competition intensifies
Friday 29 April 2011 | Published in Netball
Netballers take to the Telecom Sports Arena again this Saturday after taking a break over the long Easter weekend. But players will have to spring back into action quickly as this weekends games mark the second to last round of the tournament. Next weekend will be the final round of games before the tournament heads […]
National netball trials brilliant
Wednesday 20 April 2011 | Published in Netball
The new national netball squad to represent the country at the Pacific Netball Series in Papua New Guinea in June will be named today. A total of 21 talented netballers gathered at the Telecom Sports Arena on Monday night for the first netball trials and some hard drill. Four players based in New Zealand were […]
National netball trials on tonight
Monday 18 April 2011 | Published in Netball
Trials for the national netball squad to play at the Pacific Netball series in Papua New Guinea in June will be held tonight. All netball clubs are encouraged to send your players to the Telecom Sports Arena for the trials starting at 5.30pm. From Mondays trials, 16 players will be selected for a second trial […]
Netball selection process starts
Tuesday 5 April 2011 | Published in Netball
The national netball selection week programme will begin on April 18 and culminates in the selection of the national netball team to play in the Pacific Netball Series in Papua New Guinea from June 7 to 9. National head coach Marg Foster has a ‘selection’ programme arranged and players who wish to attend this programme […]
Point separates premiers in netball derby
Tuesday 29 March 2011 | Published in Netball
Closely fought netball games were seen at the weekend at the Telecom Sports Arena where Titikaveka were made to work hard to beat Avatiu 55-46 and Tupapa managed to edge out Takuvaine 60-59. It was point for point in the Tupapa and Takuvaine game with Takuvaine using the match to work on some new combinations. […]
New netball uniforms from New Zealand
Thursday 24 March 2011 | Published in Netball
Uniforms donated by Netball New Zealand are being shared out to clubs, schools and the outer islands to help boost and develop the sport. Cook Islands Netball Association president Patsy Hockin says that sets of uniforms will be taken to the outer islands when the association starts its outer islands netball development programme. Development programmes […]
Netball coach for all grades
Monday 14 March 2011 | Published in Netball
All netballers from the six clubs on the island and from all grades are encouraged to take advantage of the netball training series by New Zealand coach Donna Blazey starting today. Donna Blazey works closely with Cook Islands national head coach Marg Foster. As Marg Foster is tied up with her Magic netball team in […]
6 sides rev up prem netball
Saturday 12 March 2011 | Published in Netball
It’s still early days in the 2011 netball season with some teams taking longer to dust off the cobwebs while others have started the season with plenty of determination. The Titikaveka club grades are firing already and have a strong and experienced premier grade side tasked with defending the club’s championships status – a title […]
6 netball clubs meet in week 2
Saturday 5 March 2011 | Published in Netball
Today sees week two of netball games to be played at the Telecom Sports Arena. This week Titikaveka will play Arorangi, Avatiu meet Takuvaine and Ngatangiia take on Tupapa. All clubs are asked to make sure that you have umpires and bench officials available to officiate games. Games start at 11 o’clock with the under […]
It's netball time!
Saturday 26 February 2011 | Published in Netball
It’s all on today at the Telecom Sports Arena as netballers hit the courts for the first round of the 2011 netball season. The courts were warmed up by the open, masters and corporate mixed grades on Wednesday night and the babes will open up games starting at 11 o’clock this morning. The Titikaveka club […]
New format netball begins
Thursday 24 February 2011 | Published in Netball
This year’s netball season, which began last night at the Telecom Sports Arena, will have a big emphasis on development with a number of changes made to the playing divisions. It’s going to be a full on season for all six clubs on Rarotonga taking part with players in the new masters and corporate mixed […]
Netball start pushed back
Tuesday 15 February 2011 | Published in Netball
The start of the 2011 netball season has been pushed back by one week and is now scheduled to start on Wednesday, February 23, to give clubs more time to prepare for what is going to be a full-on season. The first games will be open grade matches which last season were played on Friday […]
Netball coach has big goals
Wednesday 26 January 2011 | Published in Netball
Up-skilling local netball coaches and inspiring players at all levels are two of Marg Foster’s goals in her new role as the Cook Islands national netball head coach. The former Silver Fern brings with her a wealth of knowledge and skills which she says she is keen to share with Cook Islands netballers. The new […]
High calibre applicants for netball jobs
Friday 21 January 2011 | Published in Netball
High-calibre netball applicants for the new netball development manager and development officer positions have made selecting people into these positions very tough. Netball New Zealand development manager and Oceania liaison officer Briar Martindale was on Rarotonga for a week interviewing the applicants for the two new netball positions. Applicants were shortlisted and interviewed by Martindale […]
Club netball starts February 19
Tuesday 11 January 2011 | Published in Netball
The Rarotonga club netball season is due to start earlier this year to accommodate national and regional tournaments towards the end of the year. February 19 is the planned start date for the 2011 netball season with all games again to be played at the Telecom Sports Arena over the 13-week season. 2010 was the […]
Netball gets development boost
Tuesday 14 December 2010 | Published in Netball
Netball development in the Cook Islands is set to get a boost when the positions of netball development officer and development manager are filled. The Cook Islands Netball Association is currently advertising the new positions locally as well as in New Zealand and Australia. CINA president Patsy Hockin says that this is the first time […]
Netballers struggle to find form
Tuesday 12 October 2010 | Published in Netball
The heartbreak of bombing out of the Delhi Commonwealth Games netball competition will be felt far and wide across the netball community. But the pain is greatest for the 12 member squad that just couldn’t find their A game in India. The team were outclassed by Pacific sisters Samoa, in what was a gritty match […]