WOOLGOOLGA Netball Association is hosting a high-scoring spring competition with a social twist that has proven to be more popular than winter netball.
The Twilight Hi-Score competition features power plays, booming three-point shots from outside the circle, music pumping, and relaxed rules.
The Hi-Score format means the fast five markings on the court are used, and scoring throughout the game includes one point from the inner zone, two points from the outer zone inside the circles, and three points from outside the circle.
Woolgoolga Netball Association Secretary Mick Thorpe, explains what made Twilight Hi-Score such a fun competition.
“Its basically a fast-five concept, except with seven players on court,” he said.
“Its all about having fun and we like to promote it as a competition where we can have mums and daughters, dads and daughters, mums and sons, etc. playing together, it just seems to be very popular and attractive.
“It proves so popular and hearing laughs when they bomb in the big, long ones from around the courts.
“You can score a six-point goal from outside the circle, and the noise when someone gets one of those is quite deafening, followed by a whole lot of laughter.
“I love the laughs and all the fun and hearing all the screams when there’s been a three-pointer and even more so a six-pointer.
“It’s a great atmosphere and is very popular, the teams just walk away with a smile after the games, which is what you want to see.”
Thorpe said the atmosphere was completely different to that of traditional competition.
“You can see as soon as people arrive and are out there, that it’s vibrant, that there’s a buzz, that they’re relaxed, there’s not the stress of playing a big competitive game, and just the delight they have in playing as family,” he said.
“One team is basically an all-family – there’s cousins and mums and aunties and this and that, all in the one team, and they just love it, they love having them all out there together, it’s really wonderful.”
Running now through to the end of November, the Twilight Hi-Score comp is family-friendly, vibrant and all about enjoyment rather than high stakes.
Spring netball registrations are now open, for more information, visit netballnsw.com.au
By Aiden BURGESS
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