Auckland Netball Centre

Junior Netball Coaching

Job Opportunities - 2025

Junior School Netball Coaches

Great, central location, easy to get to
Top NZ school, modern facilities
Fun, supportive & positive community environment
Attractive hourly rate for the right candidates

About Our Junior Netball Coach Role:

We have several roles available for Junior Netball Coaches in our After-School Netball Programme 2025. As a Junior Netball Coach you will be responsible for a team of junior netball girls; leading weekly training development sessions and coaching at games. We run around 15x teams during the winter season. Our main training day is Monday afternoons 3:30pm-4:30pm, though we have some different year levels training on different days. All training sessions are based at the Junior School campus and games are played on Thursday afternoons at the Auckland Netball Centre in St Johns. The coach role can potentially span February - November or part of this period. Pre-season training sessions start in late February, we then move into trials in March / April. Winter netball runs from late April through to early September. There are also opportunities to continue coaching up until early December in our summer netball programme. We can provide you with training content and support, and you will be part of our junior netball community, as teams train together, you don’t need to be out on your own. Do you have a positive, responsible, nurturing manner with lots of energy, initiative and some past or current netball experience? Then, we’d love to hear from you.

About Diocesan Junior School:

Diocesan School for Girls is a private independent school centrally based in Epsom, Auckland. Our Junior School campus is for girls from Years 0-6 (approximately 4 to 11 years of age). We promote participation, fun, development and performance in sports.

Benefits:

We offer support to our coaches through our ‘hub’ programme run by our Head Netball Coach and overseen by our Junior School Sports Manager.
We provide a fun, positive, respectful, learning environment with a great culture and supportive community. You’ll have fun and it’s immensely rewarding.
Teams from each year group train together at the same time so coaches work together.
We can pair you with another person to share the load if that helps.
Training content is provided to some extent and there is also an opportunity to adapt and deliver specific content as required.

Each team/coach is supported by a Team Manager who handles all communications and logistics. All you have to do is coach.
Our location is central, making it easy to get to via public transport or by car.
If you are a bit rusty about junior netball rules, skills and techniques we can bring you up to speed so don’t worry about the details too much. A positive attitude will go a long way.

Qualifications:
Previous netball playing experience is preferred. Previous coaching experience is preferred but not essential. Other sports coaching experience will be considered.

Availability:
If you don’t know your availability yet for 2025 but are interested then please go ahead and apply ASAP anyway. We may have other netball coaching opportunities beyond the dates and times specified here.

CONTACT NOW: Lucinda Batchelor, Junior School Sports Manager Diocesan School for Girls and Angie Winstanley – Smith, Director of Sport

Email: lbatchelor@diocesan.school.nz and awinstanley-smith@diocesan.school.nz

Mobile: (021) 825-703

Year 5-8 Netball Coaching Lead

We have a fixed Term position of up to 40 hours total in Term 1, 15 hours per week during Term 2 and 3 and 3 hours per week in term 4.
We are seeking an energetic and motivating 5-8 Netball Lead will work across all Year 5 - Year 8 DIO Netball teams to support both players and coaches.

The role will assist the Sports Manager in Charge of Netball and the Junior School Sports Manager to provide support to our Year 5-8 Netball teams, coaches, players and communicate effectively with parents.

Our expectations are that you:
• Oversee in collaboration with the Junior School Sports Manager the Year 5 & 6 Netball programme including - trials, team selection, coach organization, support, and upskilling.
• Oversee in collaboration with the Netball Sports Manager Year 7 & 8 - trials, team selections, fixtures, coach, and student coach organisation.
• The Y5-8 Netball Coaching Lead will be the person on the ground to support all Year 5 - 8 Netballers.
• Lead the Year 5 -Year 8 Netball trials and support selectors in naming teams.
• Manage and support the Student Coaches at trainings and game days while linking and sharing best practices with student coaches
• Strong Communication between the sports managers who will continue to communicate with changes around Coaches/Parents/Students around trainings and games.
• Promote the health benefits of physical activity for all teams

In conjunction with Junior School Sports Manager & Sport Manager in charge of Netball develop a series of best practice sport coaching and lesson plans specific to our Year 5 & 6 programme and the Year 7 & 8 Netball programme and ensure transition between programmes at end of season.

You will be working to align the Junior School Programme connects effectively with the Senior

High Netball Programme by focusing on: Technical Skills and Knowledge
• Planning and Organisation Skills to effectively manage attendance for trainings and games
• Coaching Ability and Understanding
• Systems used to develop young coaches

Health and Safety
Ensure that all accidents and incidents are reported to Safety Seek/Sports Manager in a timely manner, this includes any hazards and risks.

Key Performance Indicators
• Weekly catch up with Sports Manager in Charge of Netball and report to be shared on Google drive, summarising the week’s activities including any issues that may arise.
• Consistency in coaching to best prepare the Year 7 & 8 netballers for transition into Year 9
• Consistency in coaching to best prepare the Year 5 & 6 netballers for transition into Year 7 and 7-a-side netball
• Develop, upskill, and retain student coaches

How to Apply:
Interested candidates should send their CV and a brief cover letter to:

Angie Winstanley-Smith:
awinstanley-smith@diocesan.school.nz or Lucinda Batchelor lbatchelor@diocesan.school.nz.
Applications close: 5th March 2025

Netball Coaching
Job Opportunities – 2025

• Great, central location, easy to get to
• Top NZ school, modern facilities
• Fun, supportive & positive community environment
• Attractive hourly rate for the right candidates

Benefits:
• We provide a fun, positive, respectful, learning environment with a great culture and supportive community. You’ll have fun and it’s immensely rewarding.
• Teams from each year group train together at the same time so coaches work together.
• We can pair you with another person to share the load if that helps.
• Training content is provided to some extent and there is also an opportunity to adapt and deliver specific content as required.
• Each team/coach is supported by a Team Manager who handles all communications and logistics. All you have to do is coach.
• Our location is central, making it easy to get to via public transport or by car.
• If you are a bit rusty about junior netball rules, skills, and techniques we can bring you up to speed so don’t worry about the details too much. A positive attitude will go a long way.

Responsible to: Sports Manager in Charge of Netball
Relationships: Director of Sport, DIO Sports Dept, Auckland Netball Centre
Term: Fixed Term position of up to 3-7 hours per week dependent on team during Term 2 and 3
(Salary Band to be discussed with Angie Winstanley – Smith)

Qualifications:
Previous netball playing experience is preferred. Previous coaching experience is preferred but not essential. Other sports coaching experience will be considered.

Availability:
If you don’t know your availability yet for 2025 but are interested, then please go ahead, and apply ASAP anyway. We may have other netball coaching opportunities beyond the dates and times specified here.

Our Expectations:
• Strong Communication between players/parents around expectations and goals for trainings and games
• Creating a positive learning environment for players
• Plan and organise effective and quality training sessions and game plans
• Ensure high quality warm up to engage players’ minds and bodies
Technical Skills and Knowledge:
• Planning and Organisation Skills to effectively run training sessions and game days
• Coaching Ability and Understanding
• Systems used to develop young players

Please contact Angie Winstanley – Smith, Director of Sport
E: awinstanley-smith@diocesan.school.nz

Botany Downs Secondary College (BDSC) are seeking expressions of interest from passionate and motivated coaches, who are experienced in playing/coaching netball.

This may suit university students, who wish to develop their coaching portfolio.

We require coaches specifically for our 9A, 10A and Senior A-C teams.

As a BDSC coach we would require you to:

Attend trials and help select teams (Mid Term 1)
Plan and deliver weekly training sessions (from the end of Term 1, through Term 2 and 3).
Attend all Saturday games at Auckland Netball Centre during Term 2 and 3.

The successful candidates will need to undergo police vetting. Remuneration will be discussed.

Please send expressions of interest through to:

Rachel Scott (Sports Co-ordinator)

r.scott@bdsc.school.nz

Please state coaching experience/netball background.