Date: Saturday 22nd November 2025
Time: 8.30am-11am
Where: St Joseph's School Gym - Edmund Rice Campus (Main Campus)
Who: Girls born 2012 & reside in the Barwon region
What to expect:
- Group warm up
- Introduction and explanation of what coaches are looking for at this stage (Program manager Susan Meaney)
- Overview of BSA Netball program (1st, 2nd yr in 2026)
- Trials
- Warm down and group message of how squad will be announced
Registration for the event must be done through forms. Please use the link below to register for the trials!
“We encourage girls to trial and encourage coaches and clubs to put forward talented girls. There will no doubt be athletes developing more with further training and game play in a more normal season”. In 2026 the Barwon Sports Academy is partnering with Netball Victoria to deliver a local netball program to a select group of talented girls aged 13 and under. These are girls born specifically in 2012. Recent graduates include Mia Aitken and Charli Hoey who have gone on to represent Australia (U17 and U19).
The program will give netballers in the Barwon region the best level of support and education, so that they can given themselves the best opportunity to develop their skills and understandings to trial for further opportunities with local association representative sides, regional sides, Netball Victoria Zone and state squads.
The Barwon Sports Academy netball program is looking for young athletes who have the potential to develop their fundamental skills through;
- A series of technical and tactical skill development sessions
- 15-20 Strength & Conditioning (S&C) Sessions
- Holistic education program which will include Netball specific education
- Netball Victoria Regional Inter-Academy Challenge (Talent ID Opportunity for talent academy squads)
We are asking local representative coaches, parents and club representatives to promote this opportunity and to encourage girls who fit this category, to register. We are looking for athletes who are talented and aspiring to achieve the higher level with their netball.
