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It was a cold, windy and rainy start to the netball season at Hibiscus Coast Netball Centre in Manly, but the enthusiasm of the primary school aged players shone through.
Players in Year 3-6 played their first games of the season on July 22 and 23, with Years 0-2 and the senior/social grade starting on the 25th.
For many of the young players, it was their first ever netball game and they were excited to give it a go.
Netball is one of the last winter codes to get underway after the lockdown, being restricted to a 10-week season in Term 3 only.
However, Hibiscus Coast Netball Centre president Debbie Langwell says the club is making the best it can of the situation.
She says player numbers are not too bad, with two junior teams less than last year.
There is big growth in the number of Year 5 teams and a decline in Year 6.
Debbie says a shortage of parent volunteers to manage and coach teams has been an issue at some schools.
“We may have also lost some players to other codes that were able to start earlier,” she says.
There was also a Year 7 & 8 netball zone day held on July 29, held at North Harbour.
