Central Pulse
| Central Pulse | |
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| Franchise information | |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Based in | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Regions |
Wellington Region Central North Island |
| Main venue | TSB Bank Arena |
| Team colours | Yellow & Black |
| Head coach | Yvette McCausland-Durie |
| Captain | Katrina Grant |
| Website | pulse.org.nz |
| ANZ Championship | |
| Titles won | None |
| 2016 finish | 5th (NZ Conference) |
The Central Pulse are a New Zealand netball team based in Wellington that compete in the ANZ Premiership. The Pulse were formed as an amalgamation of the Western Flyers and Capital Shakers teams from the National Bank Cup (NBC), and represent regions from the Lower North Island.
During the 2012 season the Pulse was coached by Robyn Broughton, former head coach of the Southern Sting in the NBC and the Southern Steel in the ANZ Championship. Broughton replaced Yvette McCausland-Durie, who joined the Pulse in 2009. Silver Ferns defender Katrina Grant has captained the Pulse since 2010. Home games are usually played at TSB Arena in Wellington, although some games are played in Napier, Palmerston North and Porirua. The team uniform is primarily yellow, in line with the Wellington-based Hurricanes rugby union team who play in Super Rugby.
The Central Pulse have struggled since the inception of the ANZ Championship. After their first three seasons the team had only won two matches, finishing in the bottom two placings of the competition each time. The Pulse have gradually improved finishing 8th overall in 2011, 7th in 2012 and their best performance of 5th, missing out on a finals berth only by percentage against New Zealand rivals the Waikato/BOP Magic..
The ANZ Championship, founded in 2007 as a new elite domestic netball competition in New Zealand and Australia, replaced the National Bank Cup in New Zealand and the Commonwealth Bank Trophy in Australia, which both played their final season in 2007. When the new trans-Tasman competition was announced, it was reported to feature five teams from each country. Five New Zealand franchises were formed from amalgamations of National Bank Cup teams to compete in the new ANZ Championship. A franchise based in Wellington was proposed early in the selection process. The five New Zealand franchises were finalised and approved in May 2007, including one representing an amalgamation of the Capital Shakers and Western Flyers from the National Bank Cup; the previously unaffiliated Tasman region was added to the franchise catchment area.
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