2024 Competition & Results Information

Grading games have finished. All teams, except Year 1, which is not graded, are now in competition.

PLEASE NOTE: Kidzplay Netball does not enter into discussions over grading decisions and Grades are final and will not be changed.

YEAR 1 is non-competitive so will not be graded.

YEAR 2 - YEAR 4

Grading games have finished for all Year 2 – 4 teams.
Competition for Grades Year 3A and Year 4A began on 8th June.
Competition games for all other grades started on 22nd June.
Teams play a round robin and stay in their grades for the competition round.
At the end of the round robin, the team with the highest points wins the grade. Please note: When there are two or more teams with the same number of points, they are further ordered by Goal Differential to determine the winner. Further information can be found under the 'Results & Standings Info' below.

Year 2 Grades

Year 2 teams are identified by Te Reo names instead of the traditional alphabetic indicators (2A, 2B, 2C, etc.). This applies exclusively to Year 2 grades.
In Year 2 we have many teams who are of a similar ability and because of this, grades are not listed in any particular order. This does not change the way in which we grade teams, and all teams will be placed as best we can with other teams of a similar ability.

YEAR 5 & YEAR 6

Grading games have finished for all Year 5 & Year 6 teams and competition games commenced on 22nd June.
Teams play a round robin and stay in their grades for the competition round.

At the end of the round robin, the team with the highest points wins the grade. When there are two or more teams with the same number of points, they are further ordered by Goal Differential to determine the winner. Further information can be found under 'Results & Standings Info' below.

PLEASE NOTE:  ALL Year 6 teams, including Year 5/6 teams will play to the following guidelines below, starting Saturday, 22nd June:

• Games are four 8-minute quarters with a 1 minute break after quarters 1 and 3, and a 2 minute half time break
• Teams swap ends at each quarter
• Teams play straight netball with no compulsory rotations of positions
• Players may be swapped/substitutions may be made at every interval/half time
• It's compulsory that all players have at least half a game
• Goal post height 3.05m and size 5 ball

Grades Year 5A, 5B & 5C (Competition Games only)
During the competition round, Grades Year 5A, 5B & 5C will play to the Year 6 Grade games format, starting Saturday, 22nd June:

• Games are four 8-minute quarters with a 1 minute break after quarters 1 and 3, and a 2 minute half time break
• Teams swap ends at each quarter
• Teams play straight netball with no compulsory rotations of positions
• Players may be swapped/substitutions may be made at every interval/half time
• It's compulsory that all players have at least half a game
• Goal post height 2.6m and size 4 ball

When Grades Year 5B & 5C have a Bye, they will play a Non-Competition Cross Over game (see information below). Year 5B and 5C Cross Over games will be two 15 minute halves.

Grade Year 5D will play under the same rules as the Year 2 - 4 teams (two 15 minute halves and weekly rotations).

ROTATIONS

Year 1 – 5 teams can start afresh with their rotations from 22nd June but thereafter must follow the weekly rotations as per the rules.
Any teams not following the rotations rules and/or using players from higher graded teams, will lose points.
During the competition round, only Grades 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 5A, 5B & 5C may play straight netball with no compulsory rotations of positions.

DRAWS

The draws for Term 3 will be published at the beginning of Term 3. Until then, the draw will continue to be done weekly.
Reminder the draw for 7th September (last day of the season) will be published closer to the time. All teams will have a game on this day.
Please keep checking our website and Facebook page for updates.

CROSS OVER GAMES

The Cross Over games are where teams have a Bye in their grade.  Rather than have a number of teams without a game, we have created a non-competition draw where Bye teams will have a non-competition friendly Cross Over game against another Bye team.  These game points do not count towards competition points as the Cross Over games are not competition games.
Cross Over games for Year 5B and 5C are two 15 minute halves.
Unfortunately, due to the numbers, all other grades with a Bye will have a Bye (no game) and not a Cross Over game.​​​​​​​

RESULTS

During the competition rounds, the results for each week and overall standings will be published under the Results and Standings tabs.
To see how points are awarded, etc, please see 'Results & Standings' info below. 

2024 Results will be posted once the competition has started. Results of the grading rounds games will not be published.

Note that Grade Year 1 is a non-competitive grade so does not appear on the Standings Table. 

During the competition rounds, the Results for each week and overall Standings will be published under the 'Results' and 'Standings' tabs.

POINTS FOR THE COMPETITION ROUNDS ARE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS

Win = 4 points

Draw = 3 points

Loss = 1 point

Loss within 3 goals (3 points or less) = bonus 1 point

Loss by Default = 0 points

​​​​​​​Important Notice: If a team is unable to play and defaults the game, they will receive 0 points. The opposing team will be awarded 4 points. Please note that game deferments are not allowed.

KEY TO THE STANDINGS TABLE

Played: The number of games the team has played. This may differ from the number of competition rounds.

Win: A win (outright or by default) is awarded 4 points.

Loss: The losing team is awarded 1 point.

Draw: Both teams in a drawn game are awarded 3 points.

Bye: When a team is not allocated a game within any one round, generally due to there being an uneven number of teams. A Bye game is awarded 0 points. 

Default: When a team fails to play a scheduled game, they get 0 points and the other team will get the 4 points.

Bonus: 1 bonus point is awarded for a loss within 3 goals (3 goals or less).

For: The number of goals the team has scored.

Against: The number of goals the team has had scored against it.

Differential: Goals for and against differential.

Total: The total number of points gained by the team is the sum of the points awarded for each game.

Rank: The position of the team within the Grade based on the number of points the team has gained. 

Order of teams in a Grade/Section: 

The ranking of teams in each Grade/Section is determined as follows:

• Total Points: Teams are first ordered by the total number of points earned.
• Goal Differential: If two or more teams have the same number of points, they are further ordered by Goal Differential (goals for minus goals against).
• Goal Ratio: In cases where teams have identical Goal Differential, the team with the highest goal ratio (goals for divided by goals against) will be ranked higher.
• Wins, Losses, and Defaults: If further separation is needed after considering the above factors, the number of wins, losses, and defaults will be taken into consideration.

Please ensure to verify the rankings at the conclusion of the round robin phase before announcing results to the players.