Brisbane Netball Association Celebrating 50 Years

The BNA TIP program is a specialized program that is designed to improve the overall playing standards of netball at the BNA, and ultimately the standard of our representative teams. The TIP program operates during the Summer Season (October – Feb) each year and is aimed at players aged between 12-19 years (in 2021).  Players must nominate and then be selected to participate in the program.  Nomination alone is no guarantee of selection. The main purpose of the TIP program is to give development opportunities to players who will make themselves available for selection into a BNA representative team in 2021.

It is therefore important that parents and players understand the requirements of being part of the TIP program. All players who nominate and are successful in being selected in the TIP program are also required to nominate and trial for a Brisbane Netball Association 2021 representative team and to play in a Rep team if selected. TIP trials will be held in September 2020 and Rep Trials in February 2021.

Training during the TIP program will be high intensity (including weekly strength and conditioning work) and will prepare players for the next step into representative netball or provide further development for players who have already played representative netball.

The training program includes specialist sessions, guest coaches, pool sessions and professional guests (ie psychologists, nutritionists etc).

The focus of the program is on player development through weekly training sessions which are held each Monday night.

In addition to training, players will be placed into a team that will compete in the BNA Summer Night 2020/21 competition. Players in TIP teams will generally play in a higher age-group or division than they would play in their club teams. Games will be held on a Tuesday or Wednesday night, depending on the age group/division in which the player is competing. 

NOTE - IN 2020/21, THE INTERMEDIATE GAMES WILL BE PLAYED ON TUESDAY NIGHTS. Intermediate teams are likely to include all 12 and 13 year players. 

12-15 years Each Monday for two hours between 5.15pm-8.30pm (time will vary for each age group)
16-19 years Each Monday from 4.30pm-5.15pm

12-15 years: Each Tuesday or Wednesday night from 20th October 2020 (draws allocated at start of season). We discourage players from playing in a club AND a TIP team during the Summer Season due to game time clashes and the pressure this places on players
NOTE: The limit of 5 spectators per team will continue to apply during the 2020/21 Summer Night Season competition. 

16-19 years: Players will participate in strength and conditioning training each Monday from 4.30pm-5.15pm. There will not be a TIP team in this age group and players are encouraged to play in a Cub team over the Summer season.

Please note that parents/spectators are not permitted to stay on site for trails due to Covid restrictions at both Wavell High school and BNA courts - NO EXECPTIONS.  Players will need to be dropped off and collected after.

Trials will be held as follows:

12 years (born 2009) - Sunday 6th September 2020 @ 9.30am @ Wavell Sate High School
13 years (born 2008) - Sunday 6th September 2020 @ 11.30am @ Wavell State High School
14 years (born 2007) - Sunday 6th September 2020 @ 2.00pm @ Wavell State High School
All trials on Sunday 6th September 2020 will be held at the Sports Centre at Wavell State High School, Childers Street West, Wavell Heights. Please enter through Gate 4 accessed via Childers Street (on the west side of school) off Bristol Road.

15 years (born 2006) - Monday 7th September 2020 @ 6pm @ BNA
All trials held on Monday 7th September 2020 will be held at the BNA courts.

****NOMINATIONS FOR 16-19 years players have now closed - no further nominations will be accepted.****

Please arrive 15 minutes prior to your trial start time to sign-in.

12-15 year players

• Players that were registered to play in the BNA 2020 Winter Day Season Comp - $270.00
• Players that are registering to play at BNA for the first time in 2020, but played at another NQ Affiliated Assn in 2020 - $310.00.
  

• Players that have not previously registered to play netball in 2020 with any NQ Affiliated Assn - $400.00

If insufficient nominations are received, or of the required standard, then training groups may also be selected in the 12-15 year age groups.  These players would train only on a Monday night.  The cost of this would be approximately $50.00 (to be confirmed).

17 & 19 years

Trainers - $120

All season costs must be paid in full no later than 19th October 2020.

If selected in a BNA TIP team, players must wear the BNA dress and BNA bike pants or plain black bike pants. All players are required to wear a BNA training singlet on Monday nights. These will be available for purchase. Uniforms (dresses) are available for hire through our hire system. More details will be provided when the players selected in the program are announced.

You must be able to meet the commitments necessary of being selected into a 2021 Representative team if you intend on trialing for a position in the 2020/21 TIP program.

Click here to view more information regarding the 2021 Rep Season/requirements.

Whilst selection in the 2020 TIP program is not a guarantee of selection into a 2021 representative team, if you are selected in the TIP program you are required to trial and make yourself available for selection in a 2021 Rep team. When nominating online, you will need to confirm your understanding of the process and requirements for the TIP program 2020/21 and Representative requirements in 2021.