2023 Winter Draws: Grading is complete and the teams have now been allocated to grades to play in for the season. Competition Draws are available here: https://www.playhq.com/netball-australia/org/south-canberra-netball-association/8231a9c0 Please check carefully as new divisions have been created this year to make divisions more even.
New Game Scoresheets: Player positions, shooters attempts and goals & list fill-in players – (applicable for Juniors div 1, inters/ cadets and seniors).
Upfront, please note: SCNA has made it clear that whilst the new scoresheet process described below may initially seem overwhelming, please don’t be put off from being the scorer. The priority is to simply score the game. It is less imporant that the stats are recorded accurately – most importantly, please don’t let this new process limit your willingness to volunteer for this critical task!
This season SCNA will be using advanced score sheets (different from grading and different from score sheets used last year). Scorers with the assistance of coaches, will now be required to add player positions in the columns provided on the scoresheets, list any fill-ins and their positions played, and to track shooters attempts and goals.
We understand the new scoresheet may be daunting for some, however, but rest assured we don’t expect everything to be perfect, but a good attempt to be made. At the start of the game and during each quarter scorers should fill in the position of each player on the court. During each quarter the goals and attempts box for that quarter should be filled out. This means whenever a player attempts a shot and misses marking down a dot (•) in that player’s box. When they score successfully a line ( | ) should be recorded instead. An attempt at goal that is made but is brought back as the result of an obstruction or contact call, where the player may shoot again, does not need to be recorded as a missed attempt. As usual, when a goal is scored, the next number on the score tracker should be struck through. At the end of each game, the scores should be totalled, a winner recorded and both scorers should sign the score sheet.
Best & Fairest Nominations: In addition to the new scoring requirements, SCNA is also introducing a Best and Fairest award to be awarded in each division as voted by coaches (for juniors div 1, inters and cadets) and umpires (for seniors) with voting slips attached to the scoreboard.
For juniors div 1, inters and cadets both coaches will have the opportunity to vote for up to 2 players from the opposing team only. Two voting slips will be attached to the scoreboard and it is required that player names and game details are clearly written. These can be brought back to the office either with the scoreboard or delivered by the team coach. At the end of the season, these votes will be aggregated and the award presented to the winner from each division. Coaches are encouraged to interact and support one another in ensuring votes are placed each week.
For seniors, given many teams do not have coaches, we will be requiring umpires to cast B&F votes. One voting slip will be attached to the scoreboard and both umpires can collectively chose one player from each team to award votes to. If there is only one umpire, that umpire can chose two players, one from each team. Coaches or the captain of seniors teams should assist umpires in helping them identify the names of their selected players to receive votes – note this is also why it is important for player positions to be filled out.
Votes should be awarded to players who not only perform well on the court, but who are respectful and supportive of the umpires, their teammates and the opposition.
While the completion of the full score sheet and voting is not mandatory it is heavily encouraged. SCNA know this is a lot to ask of our parents, scorers, coaches and umpires, but we hope that we can use the information collected as a development tool for players and coaches, and for SCNA to use when it comes to representative team selections and trials. This ties in with SCNA’s commitment to be the best we can be and empower our players to do the same.
An additional instruction guide will be attached to all scoreboards this week.
We wish our Bullants Community a wonderful season full of fun, surrounded by good sportspeople on and off the court, skills that improve and hopefully some match success along the way. Remember any injuries are to be reported to the office for insurance purposes and of course, please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.
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