2026 KOORI NETBALL TOURNAMENT
contacts
- Di Pascoe (0408689150)
- Peta Forder (0410045503)
- Jodie Hadden (0419126103)
Email: cna.secretary1@gmail.com
COMPETITION DETAILS
DATE:
Saturday 24th October 2026and Sunday 25th October 2026
LOCATION:
Charlestown Netball Courts, Bula Street, Charlestown.
TEAM ENTRY:
Team entry fee $250. This fee is payable at time of team registration.
Team entries will close on Tuesday 13 October 2026, or earlier if the competition reaches capacity, whichever occurs first.
Use this PlayHQ link or the QR code below.
Available divisions
- 10 Years Mixed
- 11 - 12 Years Mixed
- 13 - 15 Years Girls
- 13 - 15 Years Mixed
- Open Mixed Division 1 (competitive)
- Open Mixed Division 2 (competitive)
- Open Mixed Division 3 (social)
- Open Women’s Division 1 (competitive)
- Open Women’s Division 2 (competitive)
- Open Women’s Division 3 (social)
Once the team is registered, the team organiser will receive an email from PlayHQ which provides the link to register their players, umpires, coaches, and team managers into the team.
- Players are required to register into the team.
- All players must be registered into the team by Friday 16th October 2026.
- It is free for players to register with their team.
- At least 7 players must be registered with a maximum of 14 players permitted for a team.
- Umpires are required to be registered with the team
- Umpires must be register with the team by Friday 16th October 2026.
- It is free for umpires to register with their team.
- Coaches and managers are encouraged to register into their team.
RULES:
Please refer to the 2026 Koori Tournament Rules.
All people attending the Tournament are reminded of the Code of Conduct for Community Netball.
UMPIRING:
Each team must supply at least one umpire to umpire in the general rounds of play (i.e. games prior to finals rounds).
- For competitive divisions:
- The Competition Organisers will allocate umpires for the general rounds of play.
- If a team fails to provide an umpire as required, that team may be penalised by the loss of 2 competition points for each match in which an umpire is not supplied.
- If a team fails to supply an umpire for three or more games, that team may be disqualified from the competition.
- For social divisions:
- Teams will be required to umpire own game.
For further details about umpire requirements, please refer to the 2026 Koori Tournament Rules.
FORMAT:
Day 1 will commence with the opening ceremony. The first round will start after the opening ceremony, with subsequent rounds starting on the hour and half-hour thereafter (i.e. 9:00am, 9:30am, 10:00am, etc).
The first round on Day 2 will commence at 8:30am, with subsequent rounds starting on the hour and half-hour thereafter (i.e. 8:30am, 9:00am, 9:30am, 10:00am, etc).
Each game will have 2 x 12-minute halves, with a 2 minute half-time break and 4 minutes between games. Where possible, teams will play one game on, followed by one game off.
UNIFORM:
Flexible!!! As long as you all look like a team (i.e. have similar outfits), you can wear what you want. This is not a rep carnival, and teams do not have to be club teams. The choice of attire is at the discretion of the teams. You can wear netball dresses, leggings + shirts, bike shorts + tops, skirts + tops, even team onesies if you really want! All is fine, provided everyone in the team is similarly attired.
However, no offensive slogans on clothing. And please keep bottoms covered!
Teams are required tobring their own set of bibs/pinnies and a ball.
MIXED TEAMS:
- A mixed team must have a minimum of 1 male on the court at any time, with a maximum of 3 males on court at any one time, AND
- A mixed team may have one male in each third on court at any time. For the avoidance of doubt this means:
- One male is permitted in the defence third (in position of GD or GK)
- One male is permitted in the mid-court third (in position of C, WA, or WD)
- One male is permitted in the goal third (in position of GA or GS).
WET WEATHER NOTIFICATION
AWARDS
Competitive divisions: Winners and runners up of each competitive division will receive medallions. A Most Valuable Player award will be presented to one player per competitive division.
Spirit Award: Medallions for the Spirit Award will be presented to one team from each division, for both competitive and social divisions.
TEAM TENTS
Teams can set up their tents at the southern end of the court precinct, on the grassy area between the upper courts and Dudley Road. No tents in the cemetery area. Teams are welcome to set up tents from 7:30am onwards.
Please be aware of other teams, other tents, ropes, etc. If it's windy, you may need to peg your tent down, so please keep this in mind.
RUBBISH: Please remember to put all rubbish in the provided bins or take your rubbish with you when you leave. Each team will be given 2 garbage bags for their rubbish, please use it. If you run out of garbage bags, please ask at the clubhouse for extra bags, it's no problem. Thank you for your cooperation!
FACILITIES AVAILABLE
CANTEEN
Our canteen offers a variety of drink and food options, including coffee, tea, soft drinks, water, sports drinks, hot food (pies, hot dogs, sandwiches, chicken burgers, etc), and other snacks.
BBQ
The BBQ will also be operating, giving a selection of hot foods such as sausage sandwiches, steak sandwiches, and bacon & egg rolls. Yum!
FIRST AID & PHYSIO
The first aid office will be available to all players, with physiotherapists to assist in strapping. Ice will also be available from the first aid office.
EFTPOS & "swipe payments" will be available at the canteen and BBQ, as well as the front office. The nearest ATMs are located at the nearby Whitebridge shops, the fuel stations on the Pacific Highway or at Charlestown Shopping Centre.
AND THERE IS COFFEE!!!
For the coffee fans who prefer coffee made with fresh roasted beans, you can rest easy. We are happy to announce that coffee van will be at the carnival, located at the southern end of the clubhouse near the BBQ station.
Help yourself to a hot cup of coffee, and pair it with an bacon & egg roll! Yummo!!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
When will the draw be available? And how can I see the draw?
At this stage, we plan to have the draw available onWednesday 21st October. When the draw is available, we will announce it via social media (Facebook & Insta).
I have two teams entered (different age groups) - is it possible to their offset their play times so that my two teams aren't playing at the same time?
While we will try to accommodate requests of this nature, there is no guarantee that we will be able to do so as the draw will depend on the number of teams in each age group and each division, etc. (It's probably best to assume that teams will play at the same time, just to be on the safe side.)
PRECINCT MAP
There are 28 courts which will be used for the Kooir Tournament - 20 courts on the lower level, 6 courts on the upper level, and 2 courts (A & B) at the northern end of the clubhouse.
PARKING - There is street parking on Bula Street and Dudley Road, with very limited parking around the clubhouse. There is an overflow parking section to the north of the courts (next to the AFL/football fields).
Parking around the ring road in the cemetery or near gravesites is strictly prohibited. People parking for netball are only permitted to park on the western side of the cemetery boundary (i.e. cars may park immediately adjacent to the netball precinct only). Rangers may issue fines for cars which are parked in the wrong areas of the cemetery.
Please be mindful of people who are visiting the cemetery for personal reasons – they do not wish to find a car parked on their relative’s gravesite.
No tents permitted in the cemetery area.
Please note that for this carnival, we will be using courts A and B. There will be no parking permitted on courts A & B, nor will cars be permitted to park on the grass areas adjacent to courts A & B. There will also be restricted car parking adjacent to the club house at the southern end (due to coffee van, etc).
