SPARC (Sport & Recreation New Zealand) is committed to getting New Zealanders more active.

Netball is helping SPARC achieve its goals of becoming the most active nation and producing consistently winning teams. Over 200,000 New Zealanders play netball making it one of the country's highest participation sports.

SPARC plays a prominent role in netballers reaching the elite level, through its high performance network, the New Zealand Academy of Sport (NZAS). The NZAS provides facilities and comprehensive services to benefit elite athletes in their sporting and non-sporting lives. A large number of New Zealand's top netballers have accessed the medical and sport science services on hand at the three Academies throughout the country and accredited providers in the regions.

Many netballers also receive financial support through SPARC's Performance Enhancement Grants and Prime Minister's Scholarships. The NZAS also offers an Athlete Career and Education programme which helps athletes manage their lives as well as achieving sporting excellence.

Netball coaches have also benefited from the NZAS through financial support and the development of coaching initiatives. SPARC and Netball New Zealand have worked closely together with the New Zealand Community Trust to produce a coaching programme called CoachForce. This includes fulltime CoachForce personnel in various Regions who work with volunteer and high performance coaches to improve and maintain coach development.