The three-day competition brought together 158 players, 42 coaches, 35 umpires, eight umpire coaches and seven coach mentors, with a total attendance of 848 across the weekend.
Now in its fourth year, Netball WA’s FIT program united athletes from metropolitan Perth and regional centres including Karratha, Esperance, Geraldton, Northam, Margaret River, Mandurah and Albany.
Running from August to October, FIT develops athletes, coaches and umpires who have the potential and aspiration to progress along the Netball WA Performance Pathway.
This year’s program began with a launch day in early August, followed by five training sessions before the State Cup. Umpires also completed off-court theory sessions.
Close contests were a feature of the weekend, with three matches ending in draws.
In the 15s competition, Wardong finished on top of the ladder after the round-robin matches, but Manitj claimed a 34–27 victory in the clash between the top two teams.
Waalitj topped the 16s ladder and followed up with a 32–27 win over Marli in their top-two clash.
Thank you to Healthway for promoting the Fuel to Go & Play message and providing refuelling snacks throughout the weekend.
