Coach development & connect series 

Coach Development 2026

Foundation Coach Workshops: FutureFERNS Year 1 to 8 (adult & student coaches)

Community Coaching Award Workshops: Year 9 to 13 (adult coaches), senior club coaches

Ignite: Junior A, Senior A, Club Premier & Rep Coaches

The goal: grow capable coaches and players in our community to support our community and nuture the game from the ground up. 

Identified coaches and players will be invited to attend a series of workshops in the pre-season and supported through their club/ school interactions through out the season. 

​​​​​​​FutureFERNS Year 1 to 4 Connects

This connect is designed to ensure all Star Helpers are on the same page before we take to the courts in term 1 and 4. Come along and undertsand the philosophy of FutureFERNS and how we go about delivering the programme in the Hutt Valley (slightly different to what you may read about online!). This connect is open to all new and returning star helpers to set you up for what will be an amazing six weeks of learning, growth and development of yourselves and your tamariki you are going to be creating experiences for. 

Foundation Coach Connects

We aspire to have a group of like-minded coaches engaged in our connect programme in 2026. This programme has been designed to ensure our coaches are confident & competent in delivering the fundamental movement skills & attacking/defensive techniques to help grow our players capbility & enjoyment in the game. This programme is open to all new & returning coaches who are keen to grow their knowledge & understanding to support our players within the community. This programme will run pre & during the season to help coaches to continually stretch & grow their players. Recommended coaching areas: Year 5 to 8, secondary schools (juniors), and senior club teams. 

Engagement in the connect programme will support your development in effectively delivering: movement skills, shooting technique, centre pass to circle edge, defence and through court play.

Emerging Coaches Connects 

Our emerging coaches connects are open to all coaches (new & returning) who are keen to gain some new ideas, cement previous learnings & make connections with other like minded individuals within our community. We run our programmes as a cohort so you can work alongside others in the same position as yourself to grow your capability and confidence in coaching. Better coaches equals a quality experience for our players. 

Our programme is delivered with the support from Netball Central Zone and Netball Wellington Centre accredited coach developers. This cohort of coaches will work towards gaining their Community Coach Award level 1 & 2 through in-person wānanga and online hui. 

Sport Tutor

To access the online learning portal (modules above include some pre-work elements prior to attending practical sessions). Please regsiter online here.

Other elements required to complete your Community Coach Award level 1 or 2 are the Netball Rules and Netball Smart modules available on Sport Tutor. 

If you have any questions please get in touch with our Community Development Officer on admin@netballhuttvalley.co.nz