Information for parents/carers of players entering Medway Junior Netball Club (MJNC) Trials.  Under 14’s, Under 16’s, U18’s

When: Sunday 18 May 2025. The trials are for selection to the Medway Junior Netball Club representative teams. The teams will trial for a place in the Kent County Junior league and, if successful, players will need to be available for monthly matches which are played on a Sunday (dates to be confirmed) and training sessions prior to matches.

Where: Rainham School for Girls Netball Centre

Time: 9.15am arrival – 2.00 pm. MJNC requests that all parents/carers stay on site. All players will get two matches minimum. After that some players will progress to the next session whilst others will finish their trial experience at that point.

Cost: £20.00 to be paid either in cash at the desk on a Saturday morning or via BACS to Medway Junior Netball League. If paying in cash, please put in an envelope with the player’s name. Paying BACS? Please send to:

MJNL 40-45-50; 91366904

Closing date for entries is Saturday 26 April 2025.

Age bandings

  1. To be eligible for the under 14 team, players must be over 11 years of age and under 14 years of age on 31 August 2025
  2. To be eligible for the under 16 team, players must be over 14 and under 16 years of age at midnight on 31 August 2025
  3. To be eligible for the under 18 team, players must be over 15 years of age under 18 years of age at midnight on 31 August 2025.

Players must be playing in a team that is part of the Medway Junior Netball Club and must have current England Netball membership. If there are any questions, please contact any member of the MJNC Committee.

What should trialists wear?

  • Come dressed for outdoor play – waterproofs and/or suntan lotion!
  • Players should wear regular netball footwear, a white t-shirt and dark shorts, skirt, or leggings. Please do not wear your team/club/county kit.
  • Please ensure all players are ‘netball ready’ – short nails, no jewellery; hair tied back.
  • Bring plenty of food and drink. The Pavilion café will be open.

Format of the day – please note these timings may be subject to slight change on the day dependent on weather and final number of trialists.

9.15 – 9.30: REGISTRATION

  • Please be prompt but do not arrive early. There will be no access to the courts prior to the warm-up session.
  • All players must have paid the £20.00 fee before taking to the courts. If there is any challenge with this fee, please speak to a member of the Committee in confidence. MJNC would not exclude any player due to issues with payment.
  • Players will be given information on the day about groupings for match play.

9.30 – 9.35: WELCOME TO ALL PLAYERS AND OFFICIALS

9.40 -10.00: WARM UP

10.05 -11.45: SESSION 1: TRIAL GAMES

11.45: BREAK

  • At this stage some players will be notified that they will progress to session 2.
  • Inevitably, those players who do not progress may feel disappointed. We thank everyone for their interest and would ask that all spectators be supportive of all players, be mindful of how some players may be feeling and moderate their behaviour accordingly.

12.15: WARM UP FOR SESSION 2

12.30– 13.45: SESSION 2 TRIAL GAMES

13.45 -14.00: CLOSE

Selectors, who are independent of MJNC will be part of the selection team.

How to support trialists

Trial days can make some players nervous and anxious. Please encourage them to smile and have fun. They will not be playing in their ‘usual’ teams so things will be different, and selectors recognise that.

Several selectors will be watching the games and will be looking at:

  • Technical skills both in warm up and in matches – catching with one or two hands, landing safely, and using a variety of passes including when under pressure.
  • Technical awareness – do players understand the role of the position they are playing? Remember, netball is a team game.
  • Game sense – use of space and awareness of movements of other players.
  • Attitude and commitment. We want players to show energy and enjoyment on court and respond positively to all instructions.

Not all players, especially younger players, will demonstrate all these abilities and selectors will be looking at the balance of behaviours and skills and at potential.

There will be no coaching from anyone during the trial matches. Spectators should not coach in any instance. The matches are non-competitive. The scores are irrelevant. Please applaud all play and do not call out individual names or instructions but leave to the selectors to issue any instructions.

We ask that parents/carers always remain on site given the potential for timings to change. MJNC is only responsible for players when they are on the netball courts. Thank you for your support and cooperation. We hope everyone enjoys the day.

MJNC Committee

March 2025

Please find trials form below

https://forms.office.com/r/yRkjZ9irew