As excitement builds up to the Netball World Cup taking place in South Africa later this month, SPAR is excited to launch the third year of the SPAR KZN Schoolgirls’ Fast 5s Netball Challenge which begins on 29 July.
The Challenge heads to seven regions around KwaZulu-Natal, inviting teams from those areas to participate in this exciting Fast 5s format. Much of the worldwide netball focus is on South Africa in the lead-up to this year’s Netball World Cup, and with our SPAR Proteas national team pushing the limits in their phenomenal performances, the local youngsters will be eager to be on the courts imitating their national netball heroes.
Getting the ball rolling at the first tournament, the North Coast Regional takes place on Saturday 29 July at Hoërskool Richardsbaai.
Two tournaments will take place in Women’s month, the first, the South Coast Regional, being hosted by Kingsway High School on Saturday 12 August followed by the Kokstad Regional at Kokstad College two weeks later, on Saturday 26 August.
The fourth regional heads to Westville Girls’ High School where they will welcome teams for the Durban Central Regional on Saturday 2 September. Heading north, the tournament moves to Pionier Hoërskool where teams participating in the Northern KZN Regional on Saturday 16 September.
The final two regions take place closer to Durban, with the Midlands Regional getting underway at Voortrekker Hoërskool on Saturday 14 October and finally the Durban Coastal Regional which is being held at Danville Park Girls’ High School on Saturday 21 October.
The success over the last two Challenges (2019 and 2021) has rippled throughout KZN, and as a result schools and learners consider this a highlight on their school sports’ calendar. The Challenge offers the opportunity for players to have access to competitive play with their peers, and to be seen by coaches and selectors either on the court or via the SuperSports Schools’ livestreaming.
All games will be livestreamed on the SuperSport Schools’ website or mobile app.
For more info like the tournament’s Facebook page (sparkznfast5s) or follow on Instagram (sparkznnetball)
Pictured at the date announcement for the SPAR KZN Schoolgirl’s Fast 5s Netball Challenge are Nozipho Mkhize (Advertising and Sponsorship Manager, SPAR KZN) and Marguerite Wagner (Head of Netball, SchoolGirl Sport). Seven tournaments will be played around KZN in the coming months.
Pic by Val Adamson
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