Team Placement

The ideal number of players to have on a team is 9-10 players, which is what Dynamites aim for.  However, this is not always possible to achieve.  

Each netball team must have a minimum of 7 players and a maximum of 12 players can be nominated per team – A maximum of 10 players are permitted to take the court each week and be recorded on the score chart.  If teams have more than 10 players, then payers will be rostered off at least once per season. When rostered off, players are encouraged to support the team from the sidelines. 

Net Set Go (Years 2-4)

When we put Net Set Go teams together, we try to create teams of comparable ability
while placing players with at least one friend. Players from different schools will be placed in teams. NSG players are typically new to netball and will play across all positions throughout the season, so positions are not considered when doing team placements. 

Junior Year 5 

Year 5 players are encouraged to play in a Junior Year 5 team on Saturday mornings. This will be the first year that the player will experience being ‘graded’. Friendship groups are not a high consideration when putting the year 5 teams together, although we will consider where appropriate. 

In this age group, we need to group players together with similar abilities based on the grading process. We aim to create well-balanced teams based on the preferred playing positions of those players who have been playing through Net Set Go, but still allowing for players who have little to no netball experience. 

Junior Year 6 

By this stage, players should be starting to gravitate towards specific playing positions that they are comfortable in and feel like they perform well.

Players are developing their skills and at this age there can be quite a disparity in ability, as there will be players with 3-4 years of experience and others with only one year of experience. 

Team placements in this age group will reflect the following:  

  • Feedback from previous coaches
  • Maintaining a well-balanced team (positions) 

Junior Years 7-8 

In this age group, PNA combine year 7 and 8 players, so it is possible that a player may be placed in a team with all year 7’s, all year 8’s or both year 7’s and 8’s. 

As this year group tends to have a big intake of new players to the club of all abilities, current members may find themselves placed in a team with new players and returning players.

Team placement in this age group will reflect the following: 

  • Similar playing ability
  • Grading notes 
  • Feedback from last years’ coach 
  • Maintaining a well-balanced team (positions) 
  • A key consideration is all teams must have shooters who can shoot with high percentage of accuracy for success during the season.   

Junior Years 9-12 

In this age group, PNA combine year 9, 10, 11 and 12 players, so it is possible that a player may be placed in any combination of these.

Once players reach this age group, most have played with Dynamites for many years, so similar playing ability and a well-balanced team has already been established. However, each season the club has new players join and current players who move on.  Player ability too may also change over time.  

Team placement in this age group will reflect the following: 

  • A key consideration is all teams must have shooters who can shoot with high percentage of accuracy for success during the season.   
  • Similar playing ability
  • Grading notes 
  • Feedback from last years’ coach 
  • Maintaining a well-balanced team (positions).