PLAYING AT ARIELS

Ariels VCNA has a rich heritage in Representative Netball, dedicated to cultivating athletes, coaches, and umpires through specialised training and comprehensive development programs. Our supportive environment empowers individuals to achieve their full potential and creates pathways for their netball journey. Click here for the Ariels Player Handbook.

Representative netball provides an opportunity to further develop and hone players’ netball skills and provides a pathway where players can aspire to play at elite levels. Playing a higher level of sport also develops strong personal and team discipline. Playing representative netball for Ariels is an honour and comes with a higher level of player and parent commitment.

There is no training on public holidays, or during school holidays.

*13&U and 15&U will participate in a compulsory 60 min Social comp Wednesday evening during term 1.

All teams will participate in the Ariels tournament held in March each year. Each team will also participate in a number of other tournaments, age group dependent.

In addition, selected 13&U, 15&U and 17&U athletes will be invited to attend Association Championships.

Mildura Netball Carnival (additional cost) is a two day competition held over a weekend in September. Ariels usually enter 13&U, 15&U, 17&U and open age teams. All athletes in these age groups are invited to submit an EOI form to attend.

Sick players must not attend training, but the coach must be advised as early as possible.

Injured players must attend training, games and any tournaments their team is participating in – you will learn from watching and listening and may be able to assist your coach. It is also important for your welfare, team morale and development to remain involved.

A Medical Certificate clearing you to train must be provided to the Coach before you can actively train and you must fully train at least once before you can play in a game.

Non-attendance at training will affect court time.

• A commitment to Ariels and your team mates for the whole year
• A desire to develop and improve as a person and netballer and preparedness to challenge yourself
• Attend all training sessions and maintain your fitness
• Be on time for training, pre-game warm-ups and team activities
• Be supportive and encourage your team mates and positively contribute to your team
• Be respectful and supportive of your coach/es and team manager
• Be respectful of the umpires and their decisions and your opponents
• Wear correct uniform to games and training
• Adhere to Ariels Player Code of Behaviour

• Support and encourage your player
• Be respectful and supportive of your player’s coach/es and team manager
• Be respectful and encouraging of your player’s team mates
• Be respectful of the umpires and their decisions and the opposition
• Support and assist with Ariels activities and events, through volunteering or as requested/rostered by the Team Manager
• Adhere to Ariels Parent/Carer/Guardian and Spectator Codes of Behaviour

Ariels acceptance fee is non-refundable and secures your/your player’s place in our representative netball program. Following acceptance, the balance of Ariels fees can be paid upfront (to obtain a small discount) or in a further three non-refundable instalments. Click here for the 2025 Fee Schedule.

• Competition, game and umpire fees for both competition seasons and all tournaments
• Facility hire and equipment for all training and specialist sessions
• Coaching and specialists skills sessions
• Pre-season camp in January/February (accommodation, meals and activities)
• Presentation night (player’s ticket)

Netball Victoria membership (NVM) is compulsory for all Ariels athletes.

Ariels VCNA is a not-for-profit sports association run for the benefit of players wishing to further their netball, so Ariels relies on the support and input of players’ families and friends to operate and continue to run effectively.

To help spread the workload we would love you or a family member to volunteer some time, skills and expertise in even some small way.

Volunteer to be on our Committee, fulfil a volunteer role or just help with an event. Some roles require small groups of volunteers to work together – a great way to meet new people or learn some new skills – while other tasks can be done individually from home or online.

Please consider putting your hand up to help with one or more of these roles:
Committee – President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Operations Director, Events Director, General Committee
Operations – Registrar, Tournament coordinator, Umpire coordinator, Uniform and equipment, Sponsorship, marketing and fundraising, Website and social media management
General – Team Manager

If you are interested in coaching one of our teams or would like to work with an existing coach to develop your coaching credentials we would love to hear from you. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

Each Ariels team requires a team manager to help coordinate and manage game day operations, such as preparing scoring rosters.

Ariels main communication tool is TeamApp. TeamApp is used to communicate with parents and players to:

• Manage training sessions (times, location, set attendance)
• Share information about games, tournaments, and events.
• Send out ‘alerts’ to with urgent information.
• Communicate important information traditionally sent via email.
• To store Ariels documents – bylaws, policies, procedures, holiday training programs, etc.

Ariels will initially sign up each player and one parent/carer (if requested) using the information provided in your selection trial registration. The primary parent/carer of any player under 18 years will be made the ‘primary guardian’ in TeamApp which will enable them to respond and see everything relevant to the player’s access groups.

If another parent/carer or partner would like to join TeamApp, download TeamApp to your mobile phone, then search for ‘Ariels VCNA Rep’ and request to join.

Fill out all information we have requested in TeamApp including:

• parent/carer/partner – contact name, email and phone number
• player – contact, emergency contact and medical information