Hello Bullants Netball family.
Your committee has been planning for the 2018 winter season. It is important that you get your registrations in by 7pm Tuesday (TOMORROW) so that we can be ready for the first grading/training session on Wednesday 14th February. If you are having trouble paying on-line as part of the registration process then please contact Ruth Mahon at bullantsnetball@gmail.com who can assist you.
We cannot run the club without coaches, umpires and managers, so we’d appreciate if you would consider taking on one (or more) of these roles, information about which is below.
Coaches
If you coached in 2017 you can expect to hear from our coach coordinator, Heather Bond, about your interest in coaching in 2018.
We are also looking for new coaches, both from our current player cohort and from our parent group.
Players – coaching is a great way to build your own netball skills as it forces you to think about how to develop netball skills in others. It is also such a thrill to see kids you’ve been coaching when they “get it”.
Parents/adults – obviously we would love for some experienced netballers to consider coaching our teams, but even if you aren’t overly familiar with the rules of netball and are interested in coaching, we would love to hear from you. One of our objectives for 2018 is to develop a coaching structure where we pair a player with good netball experience with a parent/adult who can provide structure and behaviour management for the team. This is especially important for the younger teams and younger player/coaches.
If you are interested in coaching or getting more information please contact Heather Bond at habond@hotmail.com. If you are planning on coaching this season then we’d love for you to come to the first grading/training session that will be held this Wednesday (more details below).
Umpires
Games cannot be played if we don’t have umpires to officiate. We are looking for players and parents who may be interested in joining our umpire team. Our umpire coordinator and assistant coordinator, Julie Glover and Meghan Quinn, are preparing a program to provide training and support to our umpires which, along with the SCNA junior umpire program, should provide enough skill development for our umpires that they feel confident to manage their allocated games. We will also assist those umpires who are interested in progressing to get their badges.
We know that umpiring can be daunting, so we will ensure that umpires are allocated to matches based on their skill level. An added incentive could be that we will pay you for every game you umpire at the following rates:
No experience – $10
Umpiring course (Including SCNA junior umpires course) – $15
C Badge – $20
B Badge – $25
A Badge – $30
We are also looking for people who can act as mentors/coaches for our umpires. So if you are an experienced umpire you may wish to consider helping us with this role.
If you are interested and would like more information about umpiring for Bullants please contact Julie on bullantsnetball@gmail.com.
Managers
Every NetSetGo, Junior, Intermediate and (school girl) seniors team will need a manager. The role is not onerous, but it lets the coach focus on skill development and getting the kids on court each week. The role of the manager is:
- Organise the team’s fruit roster (probably not required for the seniors);
- Manage the team’s rostered turn in the canteen. This should probably only happen twice in the season and it is expected that all families will assist with this, but the manager will coordinate;
- Ensuring there is someone available to score each game. This may mean a roster, or someone may volunteer to do this. It’s up to each team manager to decide that.
Once we have the team lists finalised we will be back in touch seeking volunteers, but wanted to give you time to consider whether this might be a role you could take on.
Grading
This Wednesday, 14 February, is our first grading/training session and all players should arrive at least 10-15 minutes before the start of the sessions listed below:
5.30 – 6.30 : NetSetGo and Juniors
6.30 – 7.30 : Intermediates
7.30 – 8.30 : Seniors
Grading will take place over three weeks unless we are able to finalise teams early. We need some help at these grading/training sessions as follows:
- Umpires for the grading games
- Coaches to assist with grading
- Coaches to begin training the NetSetGo and JuniorsGo teams.
If you are able to help or have any queries about anything at all please email us at bullantsnetball@gmail.com.
Second Hand Uniform Wanted
We have families who are keen to get second hand dresses. Please let us know if you have a dress for donation or sale or bring it to the pavilion on Wednesday. We will have uniform try ons from 4:30pm.
Looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday!
Bernadette Mihaljevic
Bullants President
Bullants Netball Club Inc. 