Netball

Since our inception in August 1994 Indoor Netball at DSLC has grown to now be one of the premier competitions in the Hills area.

Our standard size courts (unique at the time of introduction) allow us to offer weekly, full court competitions played according to the rules and regulations of Australia Netball.

At a time when Indoor Netball was exclusively being played in smaller, netted courts we offered the netball community the ability to play “outdoor” netball, indoors, all year round. A slightly different format (two twenty minute halves) was devised with the aim of jointly maximising the amount of play with court usage.

DSLC run back-to-back competitions throughout the year each lasting 17-20 weeks (plus semi finals and finals). Where team numbers permit, teams are graded to ensure play is as fair as possible.

There are several offerings for netballers: ladies daytime, ladies night time, mixed and juniors. More options will be coming in the near future so keep your eye on this page.

We currently offer a daytime competition on Monday and Wednesday mornings. Our crèche operates during competition times and at present; the children of our players are looked after free of charge while mums play.

Night time competitions run on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday nights and have grown to be some of the premier competitions in the area. Some teams have played since we commenced over 15 years ago.

Our long term goal is to grow these offerings to meet ever increasing market demands.

A traditional indoor competition is run for mixed adult teams on Tuesday and Thursday nights in the netted courts. The format is two 15 minute halves with a maximum of one male allowed per third.

This fast and furious competition is a quickly growing component of our business and is attracting a wide variety of teams.

Our Junior competition runs for 8yrs through to 15yrs. The current competitions run on Friday afternoons and we hope to offer additional days as court space becomes available.

We play both a summer and winter competition and the first-past-the-post format (no finals) was designed with the aim of allowing a team’s success to reflect their consistently high level of play throughout the competition.

The number of teams in each competition fluctuates each term with our biggest in the “off season” when outdoor netball takes a break. Many teams use this time to have a break from the strict rules of graded, outdoor netball and allow the children to play purely for the fun of it. Others use our competition as a time to build skills for the upcoming year.

Whatever the reason, Friday afternoons are a time for many to end the week with a little bit of exercise and a lot of fun.

Umpires are an integral part of any competition and we are fortunate to have a team of committed, dedicated professionals who allow us to run the competitions we do. We are forever grateful!!

Of course we are always looking to grow our team so please contact the Netball Co-ordinator if you are interested in joining our group.

Junior umpires are an important part of our Friday competitions and our plans include the ongoing training and development of this key group of children. To this end we intend to offer a formal programme of theory and practical for those wishing to develop this component of their netball skills.