One of the Frankton School teams which played in the Future Ferns Festival on Sunday. Photo / Judy Macdonald
One of the Frankton School teams which played in the Future Ferns Festival on Sunday. Photo / Judy Macdonald
The Mother Earth Future Ferns Festival was held at the Trust Waikato Hamilton City Netball Centre (TWHCNC) on Sunday.
Teams from Years 3 to 6 were able to enter the tournament which was aimed at developing skills.
Sixteen teams entered the Year 6 grade making up four pools eachwith four teams. Twelve teams entered the Year 5 grade making up three pools each with four teams.
Years 3 and Years 4 were in a combined grade and there was 16 teams again making up four pools each with four teams.
Every team got to play three mini-games of two eight-minute halves.
The focus of the Future Ferns programme is on skill development so there were no finals.
There was a Netball Smart warm-up before the first game and use of the Future Ferns Skills book was encouraged throughout the day with demonstrations by volunteers.
There was a great number of spectators and a large number of parents, some of whom got involved in the warm-up, skill development and even making up opposition teams.
