While this is a welcome start, it falls well short of what Netball NSW were hoping for and what they need in order to be able to move forward in planning for a 2020 season.

Yesterday NSW Netball wrote to advise that they would be delaying the 1 June update pending the announcement from the State Government and were hoping for more comprehensive news.

Since the announcement at midday yesterday, Netball NSW have stated they've been doing everything they can to ensure the message gets through that staying silent on a return to play date for senior sport is simply unacceptable.

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Netball NSW assured stakeholders it is absolutely focused on getting an outcome which provides certainty for senior players and competitions as quickly as possible.

The State Government also indicated the return to sport would be subject to specific guidelines.

Netball NSW are well advanced in preparing a suite of documents which clubs and associations can use for their return to competition, but will now need to confirm that these meet the State Government requirements before making them available on their website.

Current requirements under government guidelines:

Netball NSW will hold their next full update while they try to obtain certainty on the start date for senior sport.

It is likely they will release details on some of the junior competitions sooner rather than later, but asked for patience on this outcome.

Clubs, players and associations are encouraged to make contact with their local state member of parliament to tell them how much community sport means to the whole community, not just those 18 and under, and ask that they are given a return to play date immediately.