Netball NI Young Ambassadors Programme

What’s it all about?

Want to grow your skills, meet new people, and make a difference in sport? The Netball NI Young Ambassadors Programme is your chance!

Running from 1 October 2025 – 31 March 2026, this 6-month journey is designed for young people aged 13–18 from across Northern Ireland. Together we’ll build confidence, leadership, and friendships while exploring netball and other sports — all while learning more about issues that matter to young people today.

Thanks to support from the NI Executive under the T:BUC programme, it’s completely free to take part.

What you’ll get 🎉

  • A coaching or umpiring award to kickstart your journey in sport

  • Workshops on leadership, good relations, mental health & wellbeing

  • Skills and fitness sessions with top coaches (netball + other sports)

  • A real voice in the development of netball in NI

  • Support to plan your own community event

  • A network of friends and ambassadors just like you 🚀

We’ll split participants into two regional groups so travel is a bit easier, but everyone will come together across NI.

What we ask from you 🙌

Between October and March, you’ll:

  • Join a monthly weekend development day (6 total)

  • Take part in a monthly evening online session (1–2 hours)

  • Help out as a coach or leader at an NNI event, camp, or fun day

  • Be open to learning, sharing your voice, and representing your peers

  • Have permission from a parent/guardian to get involved (and appear in photos/media)

How to Apply 📝🎥

You can apply in a way that suits you:

  • Write it down – a short application answering the questions below, OR

  • Record a video (1–2 minutes max) and send it in!

Tell us:

  1. Who you are, your age, and where you live

  2. Your netball/sport journey so far (when you started, who you play for, etc.)

  3. Why you love sport

  4. Why you’d like to join the Young Ambassadors Programme

  5. What skills and qualities you’ll bring

  6. If you were an animal, which one would you be — and why? 🐾

📩 Send written applications to: headofdevelopment@netballni.org (FAO: Lisa Rickett)
📱 Send video applications via WhatsApp to: 07850102761

Deadline to apply: Wednesday 17 September 2025 at 12 noon.
Don’t leave it to the last minute — spaces are limited!

💡 This programme isn’t just about netball. It’s about you — your voice, your growth, your chance to shine.