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Talent Identification Program (TIP)

COMPLETE YOUR TIP NOMINATION FORM

IMB South Coast Blaze TIP

The IMB South Coast Blaze TIP is an annual elite netball development program available to talented female and male athletes aged 15 to 18 years.

Our Blaze TIP program provides aspiring netballers with the opportunity to train with other talented players and receive specialist coaching in a high-performance environment.

Selected athletes will receive advanced coaching over 4 sessions from our Blaze High Performance Manager and Opens and U23s Premier League Coaches.

Follow along on our socials for upcoming announcements regarding TIP 2025 application and trial dates!

Complete your Nomination for 2025
Meet the TIP Team
The TIP experience

2025 TIP Overview

ELIGBILITY:
TIP is open to female and male players 15-18 years old.

OUTLINE:
Athletes are required to register for our Talent Identification Program. If selected, TIP will run across 4 advance sessions run by specialist coaches.

Program Dates

  • Friday 18th July – 7pm-9pm Illawarra Sports Stadium, Berkeley
  • Friday 25th July 7pm-9pm Illawarra Sports Stadium, Berkeley
  • Sunday 10th August 8am-10am Oran Park Leisure Centre
  • Sunday 17th August 8am -10am Oran Park Leisure Centre

Program Cost

$275 per person includes 4 sessions & Blaze singlet.

 

ELIGBILITY

The Blaze TIP program is open to female and male athletes.

To be eligible athletes must be turning 15 -18 years by 31st Dec 2025

 

NOMINATIONS

Nominations close 5pm, Friday 11th July 2025.

Places are limited. No late nominations will be considered.

Selected athletes will be advised by Monday 14th July 2025 by email.

Athletes will receive an invoice upon selection .

 

For any enquiries, please contact Blaze Operations Manager, Lisa McCrohon on 0412 597 763

Lesley Connolly, SCB Board and Committee, South Coast Blaze

“We are thrilled to be able to offer TIP once again in 2025. Targeted at both female and male athletes, TIP was established to nurture local players into future elite netballers by offering them the chance to train with other talented players and receive specialized coaching in a high-performance environment. Last year, we witnessed the development of many outstanding players and can not wait to witness the grass roots talent come through again in 2025”

–  Lesley Connolly, South Coast Blaze President

COMPLETE YOUR NOMINATION FOR TIP 2025

Meet the 2025 TIP team

Lisa McCrohon, U23s Team Manager, South Coast Blaze

Lisa McCrohon

Maria Lynch

The TIP experience

Meet the Blaze athletes who have participated in TIP and were kind enough to share their experience with us.

Holly Wilson 
Blaze Opens Player

“TIP was a great experience for me as an emerging Illawarra talent. It exposed me to so many different elite styles of coaching and made a space where I could make new friends while improving my netball skills. It opened up a pathway into a higher level of playing and I enjoyed every minute of it!”

Isla Waterhouse
Blaze 23&U player

“TIP gave me the opportunity to gain experienced coaching that allowed me to improve my game, as well as providing a fun and supportive environment to enjoy netball with my teammates”

Sally Werfel
Blaze 23&U player

“I had a very enjoyable experience being part of the TIP program. I improved my netball skills, learning from new, experienced coaches. I learnt lots of new skills that I can now incorporate into my netball game”

Past TIP programs