Netball Tasmania, together with the Adelaide Thunderbirds and Netball South Australia are excited to finally be able to announce a partnership that will fill a gap in the high-performance netball pathway in Tasmania. The partnership will also provide opportunities for umpires, coaches and officials to further their skills.
Select Tasmanian athletes will have the chance to head to Adelaide and immerse themselves in one of the best high-performance environments in Australia. They will take part in training, match reviews, meet with the leadership group and coaches and have access to state-of-the-art facilities.
Netball Tasmania and Netball South Australia will establish an ‘All Star’ game, which will feature the best talent from the South Australian Premier League and the Tasmanian Netball League facing off for the inaugural trophy. Additionally, Adelaide Thunderbirds players will head to TAS to host clinics, attend state trainings and host community forums twice in 2025 and Netball Tasmania umpires will head to Netball South Australia for an umpire exchange.
After success in 2024 with an informal partnership between Netball Tasmania and the Adeliade Thunderbirds, Netball Tasmania CEO, Mitch Coulson, is thrilled to be able to nannounce the 2025 partnership.
“This partnership will provide such incredible opportunities to our athletes and community. We have already seen how seriously the Thunderbirds take Tasmanian athletes, with the signing of our own Charlotte Walker as a training partner. To be able to provide Tasmanians with the chance to be immersed in arguably the best high-performance environment in the country is an incredible achievement.”
Netball SA CEO Bronwyn Klei said the partnership allowed the two organisations to strengthen development opportunities for local talent in both states.
“This MOU is built on identifying opportunities for our South Australian netball community to grow, while exploring the talent Tasmania has to offer,” Ms Klei said.
“It also increases exposure for the Adelaide Thunderbirds brand in a Tasmanian market that is incredibly passionate about its netball. We’re excited for our local athletes, coaches, umpires and administrators to visit Tasmania and vice versa as we join forces to strengthen our netball programs.”
If you are interested in finding out more about the partnership or the other initiatives for 2025, Netball Tasmania will be hosting an information session on all things high-performance pathway on the 15th of December. Find out the details here - NT Community Info Session - Netball TAS
