South Coast Blaze is a new franchise in the Netball NSW Premier League, the pinnacle of netball competition in NSW, and its Opens and Under 23s teams will be competing in the 2020 season. The franchise will nurture the best current and emerging elite netball talent from the Illawarra, Kiama and Shoalhaven regions. South Coast Blaze is an independent franchise with the Management Committee comprising four Independent Members and three Association Members including Illawarra District Netball Association, Shoalhaven Netball Association and Kiama Netball Association and has the non-financial support of the Illawarra Academy of Sport.