Upcoming

  1. July 2026

    1. Sat 25

      Round 10 - DPNA Winter Season

      DPNA courts, cnr Northey St & Green Terrace, Windsor

    2. Sun 26

      DPNA & Madison Sport Club Carnival

      8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

      All ages!

      DPNA courts, cnr Northey St & Green Terrace, Windsor

  2. August 2026

    1. Sat 01

      Round 11 UMPIRE APPRECIATION DAY - DPNA Winter Season

      DPNA courts, cnr Northey St & Green Terrace, Windsor

    2. Sat 08

      Round 12 - DPNA Winter Season

      DPNA courts, cnr Northey St & Green Terrace, Windsor

    3. Mon 10

      Pine Hills Netball Club - August Committee Meeting

      7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

      Arana Leagues Club

Full calendar

2026 Coaching Information

We value our coaches and the role they play in contributing to our Club. We encourage our coaches to have a player-centred approach to coaching. If you are interested in contributing to our players and club through coaching or assisting our coaches, please contact our Coaching Convenor, Kristy Harridge, at coach@pinehillsnetball.club

Coaches and Managers information session

Here is a link to the Pine Hills Netball Club 2026 Coaches and Managers information session: 2026 Coaches and Managers Information Session slide pack.

Blue Cards

All coaches over the age of 18 are required to hold a valid Blue Card that is linked to Pine Hills Netball Club. Our Member Safeguarding Officer will be in touch with all coaches to arrange this. There is no cost to obtain a Blue Card as a volunteer with Pine Hills.

Education and Development

  • Community Coaching Essential Skills Course. All coaches are required to complete this course, which is provided through the Australian Sports Commission in partnership with Sport Integrity Australia. It educations coaches on how to protect themselves and their players by helping coaches understand how to act, speak, and behave in line with current community expectations. You can access the course through the Netball Learning Centre here: https://learning.netball.com.au/login/index.php
  • We would also like our coaches to complete the Foundation coaching accreditation and Rules of Netball exam. Pine Hills will reimburse you for the cost of the course and exam. You can access the course through the Netball Learning Centre.
  • DPNA are running 2 coach education workshops. Session 1 is on Monday 30th March (6pm), and session 2 is on Saturday 16th May (9am or 1pm). Pine Hills will reimburse you for the cost. Register here: Coach Education Workshops
  • DPNA 7/8/9 years coaching session. Session 1 was on Monday 16th March and session 2 is on Saturday 9th May (9am or 1pm). There is no cost for these sessions, but register here: Coach Education Workshops
  • Netball Queensland run online webinars throughout the year.
  • Further training and education opportunities available through DPNA’s player development programs (Little Dragons, Developing Dragons, Junior Dragons and Downey Dragon Academy).


Coaching Resources

  • 2026 DPNA Handbook – Please familiarise yourselves with the 2026 DPNA Fixtures Handbook, as this has all information relevant for the 2026 season.
  • Elevate Netball online and app subscription – subscriptions are available for our coaches to use.
  • DPNA Coaching resources – Knee program, tips on planning a coaching session, general coaching resources provided by Netball Australia and the state netball organisations, and more.
  • Netball Australia’s KNEE Program - Every coach should be incorporating the Knee Program in their warm-ups at the start of training and before games. The Netball Australia Knee Program is designed to prevent knee injuries (and also ankle injuries) from occurring.
  • Netball Australia Skills Development Framework – guide for coaches from Netsetgo to elite level providing appropriate sequence of skills to teach players at different ages across five learning stages.
  • Pine Hills Netball Club – our experienced coaches are a valuable source of knowledge!
  • Coaching Convenor – available to provide support throughout the season.

The Knee Program

Knees and ankles are the most commonly injured body parts of netballers and most of these injuries occur when landing.

Injury to one of the major stabilisers of the knee, the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), is a common problem, annually representing approximately 25% of serious injuries (Netball Australia National Insurance Data).

The Netball Australia’s KNEE Program  is designed to prevent these injuries occurring.

Whether you are a coach to your child’s netball team, high performance coach, support staff or parent, this program is designed to keep your players on the court for longer and moving more efficiently when there.

Coaches, please use the Netball Australia resources to assist you to incorporate injury prevention activities into your training and warmup sessions.

Planning your training sessions

  • Structure – have a start, middle and end.
  • Focus area – what skills are you working on this session?
  • Number of players – how many players are available for this session and for each drill?
  • Time – how long do you plan to spend on each progression.
  • Questions – what questions could you ask the players about the skills they are working on.
  • Ensure to build on your drills, progression with each movement. Especially once the players start to understand.
  • Change it up or down.
  • Ensure players are working under fatigue and under pressure to mimic game situations.
  • Incorporate game sense games at the end of the session to put the skills you have been working on into practice.
  • Consider playing practise games against other teams training at the same time as you.

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