Important dates in relation to player signings for the 2022 season were:[6]
6–13 September 2021: Clubs have an exclusive window to re-sign any of their existing contracted players, or any of their existing permanent or temporary replacement players. Clubs can also sign any player who was not contracted to another team, either as a squad member, replacement player or a training partner in 2021.
13 September – 8 October 2021: The period for free agency signings is open, and players can be contracted by any club without restriction. By 8 October all clubs must have signed 10 senior contracted players to their list.
9 October – 31 December 2021: Training partners can be signed.
The following table is a list of players who moved clubs/leagues into Super Netball, or were elevated to a permanent position in the senior team during the off-season. It does not include players who were re-signed by their original Super Netball clubs.
For the first time since 2019, the pre-season Team Girls Cup competition was staged. The round-robin and playoff tournament was held at the Melbourne Sports Centre from Friday 25 February to Sunday 27 February. The eight Super Netball teams were split into two groups of four and played each of their group opponents once, before playing an inter-group match to determine places from first to eighth.