The Futures Program is the foundational program of the Netball Tasmania high performance pathway where identified athletes in the 15&U cohort are selected to receive additional training and development opportunities in preparation for underage state team trials (either 17&U or 15&U trials).
The program runs throughout 2 8-week training blocks, one from Oct-late Nov 2023 (in preparation of 17&U State Team trials), and the second block from February-April 2024 (in preparation for 15&U State Team trials). Depending on what team an athlete is eligible to trial for in 2024 will determine how many training blocks they attend as a Futures athlete:
i.e.;
- Athletes who are second year 15&U athletes in 2023 will attend training Block #1 ONLY in preparation for 17&U State Team trials in December 2023.
- Athletes who are first year 15&U athletes in 2023 will attend training Block #1 AND #2 in preparation for 15&U State Team trials in 2024.
Please note: athletes who are not selected in the 2023-24 Futures program will still have an opportunity to trial for both State Teams as per the selection process guidelines. For more information regarding program selection, click here.
