Schools Cup is designed to provide NSW Primary and Secondary School students with the opportunity to enjoy netball in an inclusive and enjoyable environment.
The Schools Cup should provide school aged participants with the opportunity to engage in an elevated netball experience through purposefully thought-out activations and game-play.
Registrations for 2025 are now open!
Schools Cup Competition Rules
Where are the Local Days held? Local Days are hosted at Association Netball Courts
What is the maximum number of players per team? The maximum number is 12 players nominated for a team. Is there a male/female ratio in the Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 Mixed divisions? There is no recommended ratio in this age group. Mixed netball team guidelines only commence from 13+ years.
The fees contributes to competition costs including covering insurance, court hire fees, First Aid and administration and staffing for the event. The fee is a one-off irrespective of how far a team progresses in the competition. How do schools pay for team entries? Netball NSW will invoice schools following the event. Can a school pay cash on the day? No. Netball NSW does not handle cash at Schools Cup events. How do schools know if registration/s have been received? When your online registration submission has been successful a short thank you for your registration message will appear on your screen and you will receive an auto-reply confirmation email. If you have not received this – we do not have your team entries. You will need to resubmit or contact the relevant staff member for your region. What if schools need to add teams, change, or withdraw registration? If you need to add a team, click the relevant registration link to register another team. To change or withdraw a team, please email the relevant staff member for your region. Do schools need to enter a Purchase Order (PO) number? You can leave that field blank if your internal school system does not require a pre-approved Purchase Order number. Is there any other information schools will need to provide before the competition? Netball NSW will require each attending student to register to their appropriate team prior to the event. It is compulsory that students are registered to their nominated teams prior to the event to ensure participants are covered by Netball NSW insurance.
How does Netball NSW schedule the draw? The draw is created based on random allocation, and previous years' results are not considered. What if our school cannot find an umpire for our team? For all Phases of Schools Cup, teams must provide an umpire. For Phase 1 it is expected that the umpires nominated have completed the Rules of Netball Theory exam online ($10.48) and are confident in keeping a netball game under control. Phase 2 umpires are recommended to have a minimum National C Badge. Phase 3 umpires must be a minimum National C badge. Have you checked with parents of the students, senior students or other teachers or called your local Association (or the Association that is hosting the event)? When do schools receive the draw? A final draw will be sent to the main schools contact at least one day before the event to allow for last minute changes.
What do schools need to bring on the day? -School teams will need to supply their own patches/bibs and a netball (Netball NSW will not bring spares) -Umpires will need to bring their own whistle (Netball NSW do not bring spare whistles) -Approved sideline items can be viewed below -Schools who need shade or cover will need to bring their own marquees and ensure they are weighted or pegged down to be safe Is a Risk Assessment completed on the day? Netball NSW completes a Risk Assessment the morning of each event prior to start of play. The Risk Assessment is completed using a Willis Match Day Checklist to ensure the venue is of satisfactory standards. If schools find any issues throughout the event, this needs to be reported to event control. What happens if it rains? Netball NSW will monitor the weather forecast and will postpone by 2pm the day before the event if the forecast predicts a high chance of rain. In the case that the event is not postponed the day before, the courts and weather conditions shall be inspected by Netball NSW Staff one hour and thirty minutes prior to the commencement of round one. A decision will be made as per the Netball NSW Adverse Weather Conditions Policy. In the case of unsuitable playing conditions all schools will be contacted no later than one hour before the commencement of round one advising of the postponement of the day. Schools will be contacted with a rescheduled date.
Schools Cup will be returning a little differently. In order to ensure participant safety, all current health advice from NSW Government will be followed. Netball NSW will be constantly monitoring the situation and adopting all advice and protocols as advised by the NSW Government and NSW Health as they are announced. Cleaning will take place throughout the day and between games whilst teams will have their own designated holding space. If required, caps on team numbers allowed will be introduced in line with any government restrictions. For further information please contact our schools team at schools@netballnsw.com
Local Day: Schools compete in round robin carnivals in their local area
Regional Final: Winning teams from Local Days come together to battle out for the title of Regional Champions
State Final: Successful teams from each Regional Final advance to the Schools Cup State Final, at Netball Central in Sydney Olympic Park