GRADING 2025
Grading Sessions
Sunday 9th February (Yr 7-12)
Sunday 16th February (Yr 7-12)
Sunday 25th February (Yr 7-Opens & Pre-formed Yr 11/12 teams)
Location - Gold Netball Centre at Matthews, Indoor Courts.
Week 2 Grading (same times as Week 1)
Sunday 16th February - Gold Netball Centre (Indoor Courts)
Year 7 - Arrive 11:15am sharp for registration. Warm up and grading 11:30am-1:30pm
Year 8 - Arrive 1:15pm sharp for registration. Warm up and grading 1:30pm-3:30pm
Year 9-12 - Arrive 3:00pm sharp for registration. Warm up and grading 3:15pm-5:15pm
We encourage you to arrive prepared (no jewellery and no moisturiser/sunscreen on legs so your number stays on) and don't forget your drink bottle!
Year 11/12 pre-formed teams and Opens players are not required to attend grading in Week 2 (unless you require uniforms).
Uniform Shop will be open 11.30am - 4pm. This will be your last opportunity for the 2025 season to purchase made-to-order items; dress (with extra length), training tees, hoodies & umpire jackets. Further details can be found on the Merchandise page.
Week 3 Grading
Sunday 23rd February - Gold Netball Centre (Indoor Courts)
Year 7-12 plus Year 11/12 pre-formed teams and Opens to attend.
Times will be made available closer to the day.
It is important that ALL PLAYERS ATTEND ALL GRADING DATES.
Please let the Club know if you can’t attend any session via email to nsncwa@gmail.com
Grading is a process that occurs each year and is the way in which Newman Sienna Netball Club (NSNC) decides the composition of its teams for the upcoming season. NSNC is committed to ensuring that the grading of players is conducted in a fair and consistent manner with the best interests of players and club in mind. The aim of grading is to form teams which have a balanced group of players of similar ability across all playing positions. We select teams to ensure the best chance of success, the greatest level of enjoyment and the highest potential for individual player development during each season. The grading process will also be influenced by the number of registered players in any season or age group.
The Newman Sienna Netball Club (NSNC) grading committee will consist of our Club President, Vice President and the NSNC Coaching Coordinator. In addition to this group, there are three external independent graders who all collectively work together to grade our players and help create our teams. At all times the NSNC Grading Coordinator will oversee all the steps involved with the grading process.
When grading our players we ask the graders to consider the following:
Every player to start the grading process on a clean slate, independent of previous years performance
Look at the ability shown by the players over the 3 grading sessions
Ensure that all players have played in both their 1st and 2nd preferred positions