Netball
Club netball restarts today
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Friday 17: The club netball season fires back into action today with the open 1 and open 2 grade matches to be played out today. This week, point’s table leader Titikaveka (1037 points) will face old foes Avatiu in what is surely to be an action packed encounter. That’s because Avatiu on 1020 points only […]
U21 netballers meet their match
Wednesday 15 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Wednesday 15: Both the Cook Islands under 21 squad and the Pacific Mini Games squad have a better understanding of what preparations they need to do before the World Youth Netball Championships in August and the mini games in September. The under 21 team faced the mini games team on Saturday and Monday where the […]
First game by under 21 netball reps
Wednesday 15 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 9: The national under 21 training squad will have the first match of their whirlwind Rarotonga tour this afternoon against a selection of top local under 21 players. This will be the first time the public and members of the Cook Islands Netball Association will see the girls in action with team head coach […]
Special training for netball bench officials ahead of world youth champs
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 6: Netball New Zealand’s Trina Sheridan and Lisa Aull will be holding a week-long netball workshop to upskill bench officials and train new ones. The bench officials workshop is not only to make sure that there will be adequate and skilled bench officials for the upcoming World Youth Netball Championships in August but to […]
3 tests for under 21 netballers
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 6: Our best hopes for future netball glory – the Cook Islands under 21 training squad – will arrive on the island tomorrow for a three-test series against a local under 21 team and the Pacific Mini Games training squad. The team of 13 players and four managers will hit the courts on Tuesday […]
Netball and league take a break
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Netball
The local netball and rugby league competition will take a break for two weeks due to the start of the Cook Islands Games this weekend and the Easter celebrations next week. While the normal season will be on hold, netball and league fans will still be able to get out and watch some Cook Islands […]
Netball draw
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 6: The two-day Cook Islands Games netball competition starts today with Vaka Takitumu to face Aitutaki first up in the under 21 and open grade category. All games will be held at the Ngatangiia hard courts starting at 4.30pm. The competition will be played in a round robin format and the team with the […]
Netballers will lap up Edgewater
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 30: Luxury, comfort and convenience are all part of the purpose in choosing Rarotonga’s Edgewater Resort as the official accommodators for the World Youth Netball Championships. The organisers are thrilled to have the Edgewater Resort & Spa confirmed as the event hotel. This means that the Edgewater Resort & Spa will accommodate all the […]
Netball World Youth Championship – Cook Is 2009
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Monday 30: Cooks team will showcase during CI Games The draw to determine the pools for the 2009 World Youth Netball Championships was completed at the recent meeting of IFNA, the international netball federation, in Los Angeles. The top four teams – namely New Zealand, Australia, England and Jamaica – were the only seeded teams […]
Big job ahead after tonight's netball AGM
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Netball
Thursday 26: Key executive jobs will be confirmed tonight for the big year ahead in hosting the World Youth Netball Championships in August, and the Pacific Mini Games in September-October. The Cook Islands Netball Association is holding its annual general meeting tonight. The meeting will receive a report from the president Margharet Matenga, and will […]