Netball Super League Awards: Everything you need to know

After the Grand Final comes award season, with the Netball Super League set to celebrate the players, people and performances that made the 2025 season so special.

There are eight different awards up for grabs for players, coaches and umpires.

Here's all you need to know about the awards:

What are the awards?

Player awards include the Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, the Superdrug Online Doctor All-Star 7, as well as the Gilbert Top Scorer and Soft & Gentle Super Shooter.

For coaches, there is Coach of the Year, while for the officials, there is the Assessors Award and Umpire of the Year.

When will be the winners be celebrated?

The award winners will be celebrated across seven days, beginning on 10 July. 

Here's when each of the award winners will be celebrated:

10 July - Gilbert Top Scorer

11 July - Soft & Gentle Super Shooter

14 July - NSL Assessors Award and NSL Umpire of the Year

15 July - NSL Coach of the Year

16 July - Superdrug Online Doctor All-Star 7

17 July - NSL Young Player of the Year

18 July - NSL Player of the Year

How are the awards decided?

Coach of the Year, the Superdrug Online Doctor All-Star 7, Young Player of the Year and Player of the Year are all decided by club vote.

All eight NSL clubs have a vote, with each club deliberating between themselves on who their vote goes too.

Both awards for officials are decided by the NSL Assessors.

The Umpire of the Year award is determined by the scores received for each umpiring performance throughout the season. The umpire with the best average score at the end of the season is given the award.

Who won the awards last year?

Lois Pearson scooped Players’ Player of the Year in 2024 after a standout season with Manchester Thunder, while Young Player of the Year was won by Izzi Phillips in her final season with London Pulse.

Coach of the Year was won by Jo Trip in 2024 and 2023 to see her emerge victorious in each of her first two NSL campaigns as Head Coach of Severn Stars. 

Emma Parker claimed the NSL Assessors Award in 2024 in only her second year umpiring in the NSL. 

Last year, Gary Burgess was named NSL Umpire of the Year for a record 11th time and went on to umpire in this year’s Grand Final. 

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