Female Talent Identification (TID):
Each year Netball Victoria will appointment talent scouts who will conduct TID at Netball Victoria competitions Association Championships & State Titles. Scouts hold a minimum of an Intermediate Coaching Accreditation and have completed Netball Australia Select for Netball Success online learning. These scouts are viewing athletes in a match play setting and are assessing their talent currently as well as athlete potential in the future.
Should an athlete be TID’d they will then be invited to trial for the appropriate program (outlines below) where they will undergo an intensive selection progress.
Netball Victoria Talent Academy
The Netball Victoria Talent Academy provides a holistic program that focuses on the development of individual athletes through three core components, physical preparation, technical and tactical skills and wellbeing/ off court development which will help begin their pathway journey.
| Age Group | 15-16 year olds |
| In-region training sessions | 6 x trainings (region based) |
| Metro-based high-performance camps | 1 x High Performance Specialist Day (Melb) – July School Holidays |
| Development sessions | 2 x online development sessions |
| Inter Academy weekend | August |
| Athlete commitment | 100% attendance (compulsory camp attendance) |
Victorian State Teams (17/U & 19/U - Female)
Each year Netball Victoria select 2 teams (1 in each age group) to compete at the National Netball Championships. This is a 4-month training program, before the teams compete in the week-long tournament.
Talent Identification – Netball Victoria Talent Scouts are appointed each year, to attend Netball Victoria competitions such as Association Championships and State Titles. Talent Scouts view athletes in the 15/U, 17/U and open age group to be invited to trial for their relevant age group.