OFFICIALS / VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers Wanted!!

With the end of each season comes the planning for the following season!  Without the hard work of our volunteers each year they would never be so successful, and with over 2,000 members WNC are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers.

If you are interested in helping to grow the Netball community in Whangarei then WNC want to hear from you.  We are always looking to fill a number of positions each season so we invite all potential volunteers to register their interest and find out more about the following areas.

Knowledge of and passion for netball is necessary but more importantly is the committment to grow Netball for our members.

This includes:

  • Bench Officials for Premier Grade (training provided)
    Bench Officials have an important role to play in our game.  They are responsible for the accurate recording of the score, player statistics and the timing of the game.

  • Good Sport Ambassadors
    Help out on a Saturday to grow and maintain a positive netball community.  Spreading messages of encouragement for our Coaches, Players, Umpires and Supporters and redress negative experiences.

  • Coaching Sub Committee, this include Coach Developers and Coach Mentors.
    Be there to support coaches of all levels throughout all our competition areas i.e. Juniors, Intermediate, Seniors, College, Opens, Prems, Representative & Year 7 & 8 Programme.  Help to develop a sharing and supportive environment for Coaches to share experiences and problem solve.  The focus of this commitee will be on Coaches working through the Netball NZ Community Coaching Pathways.

  • Umpire Sub Committee, this include Umpire Convenor, Umpire Coach Developers and Umpire Coaches.
    Be there to support umpires of all levels throughout all our competition areas.  Help to develop a sharing and supportive environment for Umpires to share experiences and achieve goals.  The focus of this commitee will be on Umpires working through Netball NZ Umpire Pathway.

  • Umpires - check out our Umpire page in the menu option

  • Representative Sub Committee, this include Rep Convenor, Committee members, Coaches and Managers.
    Implement and manage the WNC Representative programme according to the WNC Representative Policy, ensuring that players, coaches and managers receive a quality experience.  For more information about the programme check out our U14 & U16 Representatives page in the Players menu option

  • Year 7/8 Player Development Programme Sub Committee, this include Yr 7/8 Convenor, Trainers, Coaches and Managers.
    Implement and manage the WNC Yr 7/8 PD programme according to the Netball NZ Year 7/8 Player Development Programme and WNC objectives.  Ensuring that players, coaches and managers receive a quality experience, if you are passionate about netball and want to increase their skills and knowledge of the game and how to be a better Netballer.  This is a great place to start your journey as a Coach in a supportive and development focused environment.  For more information about the programme check out our Year 7/8 Player Development page in the Players menu option

  • Junior Helpers
    Help and support those parents/grandparents/caregivers/friends and anyone else who gets roped into coaching a Junior (FutureFERNS) team.  This requires commitment to a Monday Evening or Saturday morning but is very rewarding and of course who doesn’t love watching our young ones grow and develop as players.


  • First Aid / Physio
    WNC would love to be able to offer a onsite First Aid and/or Physio service for all competitions, if this is something you are able to help with in a volunteer role contact WNC for more information and a discussion on the services that could be offered