2025 STNA Junior Leadership Program 

 

The Junior Leadership Program, established in 1998, has seen well over two hundred young members graduate, with many of those graduates taking on leadership roles within our clubs and the Southern Tasmanian Netball Association itself. 

 

Purpose: 

The main focus of the Junior Leadership Program is to give young members the skills and resources they need to become a leader within their club, and the association. These skills are easily transferrable to other aspects of the junior leader's life.  

 

Learning Outcomes: 

Through this program, participants will gain knowledge on a variety of subjects relating to netball and beyond. By the end of the program, we expect participants will have gained a greater knowledge in the following areas; 

• Coaching 

• Including Foundation Coaching Course 

• Umpiring  

• Including Online Netball Theory Exam 

• Health & Nutrition 

• Sports Injury Management 

• Mental Health & Wellbeing 

• Netball in the Media 

• Women in Leadership  

• The Importance of Culture 

• The Child & Youth Safe Framework 

 

The Junior Leadership Program also allows participants to help out with STNA events towards the end of the season. These events include; 

• Zambrero Premier League MVP Count  

• STNA Presentation Evening 

• Zambrero Premier League Grand Final Night  

• STNA Winter Roster Grand Finals  

 

Participants will be invited to attend the Junior Presentation Night on the 29th of August 2025, to celebrate their achievements and receive their graduation certificate.  

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Program Pre-Requisites:  

• Aged 14-16 as at 31/12/2025 

• Must be a current STNA member 

 

Program Details:  

• JLP is held 4.30-6pm Thursdays starting 8th May for twelve weeks, not including school holidays 

• Junior Leaders receive a JLP vest 

• After school snacks will be provided 

The program will commence with the team building session 4.30pm Thursday 8th May in the glass room at STNA. 

 

Successful nominees are required to attend all sessions, unless they have advised with a valid reason, to the programs and events administrator, Ava Loring – programsandevents@stna.org.au 

 

Please contact a club official if you would like to nominate for the 2025 JLP.  

 

Nominations will only be accepted from club officials by 24th April 2025. 

 

Late nominations will not be accepted. 

 

Costs: 

$60 per person (invoiced to clubs) – for JLP vest and snacks each week 

$70 Foundation coaching course – at the cost of the participant/club  

$12.50 Online Netball Theory Exam – at the cost of the participant/club 

 

Links: 

Rules of Netball Exam - https://learning.netball.com.au/enrol/index.php?id=618  

Foundation Umpire Education Course - https://learning.netball.com.au/enrol/index.php?id=515