South Coast Blaze, in partnership with Kiama Netball Association, Shoalhaven Netball Association and Illawarra District Netball Association are excited to announce that registration to trial for the 2021 South Coast Blaze talent identification program (TIP) is now open.

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South Coast Blaze TIP is an elite netball development program that is available to talented female and male athletes aged 14 to 18 from the NSW South Coast and Far South Coast regions, including Eurobodalla, the Sapphire Coast, Southern Highlands and Southern Tablelands.

South Coast Blaze Board Member and TIP Coordinator, Michele Harvey said "Following on from the successful launch of TIP in 2020, we are excited to bring back the program in 2021 for both female and male players."

"We created TIP to help develop local players into future elite netball players, providing them with an opportunity to train with other talented players and receive specialist coaching in a high performance environment, and last year we saw so many great players develop," she said.

"TIP is a great pathway for netballers, with some of our 2020 TIP players successfully advancing in the NSW State Team trials and a few will also soon be announced in our South Coast Blaze Premier League teams.

"For this year's trials, we are looking for passionate netball players who want to challenge themselves and gain new skills, including previous TIP players, those that may not have been successful last year, rep players, development players and talented new players."

Trials will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2021, at Shoalhaven Indoor Sports Centre from 10am - 1pm, with trial registrations closing at midnight on Sunday, February 21, 2021.

Players who have been successfully selected in the TIP Junior and Senior Squads will be coached across eight two hour sessions by accredited coaches.

"This year Tracey Connolly, who has many years of netball coaching experience across Reps and Metro League, will act as TIP Head Coach," Michele Harvey said.

"She will be supported by a team of experienced coaches from the South Coast and Southern Sydney region, including Premier League, Metro League and Rep coaches, as well as former elite players."

The 2021 TIP coaching staff, who each hold either a Development, Intermediate, Advanced or Elite Coaching Accreditation, includes:

Visit www.southcoastblaze.com.au for registration details.

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