Our Youth Netball focuses on establishing good movement patterns, developing strong netball skills as well as netball specific fitness and techniques, empowering players confidence, leadership skills and ultimately aiding them to become the best netballers they can be!

Training
The training season (generally) runs September-April. Every Wednesday 545pm - 7pm.
Training sessions take place at LCSD Wong Chuk Hang Recreational Ground (108 Wong Chuk Hang Road)

Fixtures and Tournaments
The Hong Kong Netball Association runs a Junior Netball League which Valley RFC proudly competes in. Fixtures are generally played on Saturdays between Noon-18:00(October-December) and Sundays between 9:00-15:00 (January-April).

Our ability to enter teams into the HKJNL competition depends entirely on the number of registrations we receive for each age group and may mean we need to combine age groups to form teams.

To ensure the enjoyment of all involved, those with less experience with the sport will be expected to initially enjoy and develop their skills during trainings where they will be assessed to enter into the competitive environment of the Junior League when it is suitable.

Age Groups
Once registered, your child(ren) will automatically be sorted into age groups as below
Registration Age Groups:

Please note:

We appreciate children all develop differently – there is actually no strict rule about when children should move up a level. We recommend that you should always start in the prescribed age group for your child. Speak to the coach about your child’s progress and they will always give you the best advice.
We are still building some of our age groups numbers (especially U10's).

Player Eligibility (Born between the following dates)
U16's - 1 Jan 2008 and 31 Dec 2009
U14's - 1 Jan 2010 and 31 Dec 2011
U12's - 1 Jan 2012 and 31 Dec 2013
U10's - 1 Jan 2014 and 31 Dec 2015

Fees
Each playing member is required to pay a membership fee each season.

Membership fees cover kit and equipment costs, coaching fees and the general costs of running the club. Members can enjoy our membership card that has discounts all through town.

The following membership fees are applied to the youth section and can be paid on the Shop page.

Fees for the 2023/24season: $3,400 (excluding HK JNL entry fees)

Please see our 3 payment options below:

b]PAYMENT OPTION 1 via website. [/b] (Fees include credit card charges)
1. 3553.00 |Youth Netball Membership – Single Payment

PAYMENT OPTION 2 - FPS BANK TRANSFER
Valley Rugby Football Club Limited
FPS ID: 101718021
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 808370761-838
Please add Full name & Membership category - e.g. John Baxtor Mens Rugby Student

PAYMENT OPTION 3 PayME HSBC
Account name: Valley Rugby Football club limited.
QR code distributed on whatsapp group from convenors
b]Please add Full name & Membership category -[/b] e.g. John Baxtor Mens Rugby Student

FEES for FPS & HSBC payments:
1. 3500 | Youth Netball Membership – Single Payment

Volunteer as a Season Coach and Your Child/ren play for FREE!

Kit and Sizing
Please take a good look at the sizing sheets prior to specifying your sizes in your membership profile or when purchasing a membership subscription.

Important notes -

Full kit consists of -
★ Training top

Playing dresses are managed at a team level and distributed to individual players selected for league teams. This is to ensure uniformity and lowers the total order quantity.

What else to bring to each session:
★ Sports Sneakers, Hats and sunscreen in summer, warm clothes in winter.
★ Any required medication .- ie Asthma inhaler
★ Full Water bottle -We will have regular water breaks. Sugary drinks are not recommended
★ Snack to have after training - Snacks with nuts are not permitted ... some children have
SEVERE allergic reactions to tiny amounts of nuts / nut oils.

Youth Netball Weather Cancellation Policy
Youth Training is cancelled when any of the following conditions occur:
T8 or above;
Red or Black rain warning which will be active after 3pm or before 7pm;
Amber rain warning which is going to be active at 3pm; or
T3 which is going to be active at 4pm (unless danger has clearly passed on HK island);
Thunderstorm warning with lightning that will continuously affect the area of Training for period of training.

In all cases, Valley will send a message if training is cancelled. In addition, all the above conditions can be checked by parents using HKO website/app.

Notes:

Thunderstorms in particular can be localized, and it is possible a T3 could be in effect when a typhoon has passed or the weather is calm in the training, vicinity hence conditions 4 & 5 above allow common sense to be applied.
Government pitches are open in Amber/T3/Thunderstorm although ”management may also exercise discretion to close the facilities when, in its opinion, that the facilities are unsuitable for use from safety or operation point of view”.

Youth Training is on in all other circumstances. Communication will only be sent confirming training is "on" if there is a T3/Thunderstorm that does not meet conditions 4/5

Where possible we will make the call as early as possible on Training Days to avoid unnecessary travel. Though in the case of typhoons, it may be possible to make the call the previous evening.