Lower North Island Secondary Schools Netball

2026 EVENT INFORMATION

Introducing the 50% game time recommendation for Secondary School Netball - including LNISSs
Netball New Zealand has today shared a new player-centred initiative aimed at supporting youth development in our game. Launching in 2026 onwards, the 50% game time recommendation ensures every secondary school netball player receives meaningful time on court. NNZ used insights from the Voice of Participant and Sport NZ Rangatahi Voice surveys; this recommendation aligns with the Balance is Better philosophy and encourages fair, inclusive participation for all rangatahi aged 12–18. Read more here.

Netball New Zealand has also included a helpful FAQ to support this document here.

Newsletter 2 has been released featuring key information, links and dates.

Registration Process
The registration process for teams. players and team contacts will be online using Sporty.co.nz. Click here to access the link for team registrations.

Your school will require login details to Sporty to complete the team entry and player registration.

If you are unsure of your login details please contact support@sportsground.co.nz requesting access.

Proposed Key Dates
These are subject to moving depending on how we are tracking as volunteers to get the online registrations set up in Sporty.

Friday 19 June 2026 - Team Registration link sent out to pre-registered team contacts.
Monday 10 July 2026 - Registrations close.
Friday 17 July 2026 - Payment due to confirm registration.
Friday 7 August 2026 - 50% refund if a team withdraws before this date.
Thursday 13 August 2026 - Coaches/Managers meetings online.
Sunday 30 August 2026 - Tournament begins for the LNISS Tournament.

Championship Team Rosters, Tournament Rules, and School Sport NZ Eligibility regulations can be located here

Archive information

PLEASE NOTE:
All information below is historic and does not relate to this year's event.
Workshop recording links may still prove helpful for those seeking assistance.
For all current forms and information however please view 2026 Event Information displayed top of page. Thank you.

Live Stream links for 2025 LNISS tournament
Livestream links for Day 4 below:
Court 1
Court 2
Court 4
Court 7

LNISS YouTube playlist

Draw available here

Managers Hui on 14 August 2025, recording and key notes

The recording from last night's Managers Meeting can be accessed through this link Recap: LNISS Managers hui Thursday, 14 August | Meeting | Microsoft Teams or LNISS Managers hui.

We have done up a checklist for team management to make it a little easier for everyone. Click here to view this list.

Please click here to log all injuries through this form for reporting purposes to School Sport NZ.

Zone workshops for coaches and managers 2025 tournament

If your management team missed attending the Zone workshops, recordings are below.

Coaches: Panel with Yvette McCausland-Durie (Coach), Sharleen Morrell (Umpire), Pierina Cusin-Tavite (past player), Samantha Winders (NetballSmart)
Creating Quality Tournament Experiences for all - Click here (recorded 5 August 2025)

Managers: Jill Clapcott (Te Wānanga o Raukawa Pulse and NZ U21 Team Manager) and Rebecca Huddleston (NCZ NetballSmart) - Click here (recorded 12 August 2025)

Any changes to Team Roster 2025 tournament

Any changes to the team rosters, please Click here to complete the form rather than updating the whole team roster as of 13 August 2025.

Any questions, please come back to us.

Life Membership and Service Award nominations 2025

We are calling for Life Membership and Service Award nominations.
They close on 15 August 2025 at 5 pm.
If you head to online nomination form you will find criteria for each.
Please give some thought to those working behind the scenes - coaches, managers, umpires, sports directors, and administrators.
Any questions, please email lnissnetball@gmail.com .

Key Dates for 2025

14 August 2025 7pm online - Managers' virtual meeting with the LNISS committee
Teams Link - Meeting ID: 487 003 148 805 2, Passcode: EL6P6EJ2

12 August 2025 online - Managers' workshop with Pulse Manager, Jill Clapcott

5 August 2025 online - Creating a Quality Tournament Experience workshop for LNISS Coaches and Umpires. Register here

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Kia ora koutou,

Introducing the 50% game time recommendation for Secondary School Netball - including LNISSs

Netball New Zealand has today shared a new player-centred initiative aimed at supporting youth development in our game. Launching in 2026 onwards, the 50% game time recommendation ensures every secondary school netball player receives meaningful time on court. NNZ used insights from the Voice of Participant and Sport NZ Rangatahi Voice surveys; this recommendation aligns with the Balance is Better philosophy and encourages fair, inclusive participation for all rangatahi aged 12–18. Read more here.

Netball New Zealand has also included a helpful FAQ to support this document here.

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