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We can’t wait to see you all in your rainbow finest for our Pride Round tomorrow.

Come see us at the back of the courts to collect some rainbow ribbon, we have plenty to go around!

We’re also fundraising for Minus18, a charity designed to improve the lives of young LGBTQI+ individuals, please donate here.

Bullants Netball align with Netball Australia’s inclusion policies, stating there is no place for discrimination, of any kind, including on the basis of gender, religious belief, age, race or sexual orientation.

Netball should be a safe, welcoming environment for transgender and gender diverse people by eliminating discriminatory behaviour in netball, and our club works to promote a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment for all those involved in netball.

We can’t wait to see you all get involved tomorrow!

We hope you enjoyed your long weekend and a little break from netball! We’re pumped to get right back into it next weekend.

Tuesday marks fitness training once more, come along to learn some new tips and tricks. $10, any fitness level welcome!

Next weekend, we’re back to games, and are going to be celebrating pride round. We at Bullants are passionate about creating a welcoming environment for everyone who loves netball as much as we do, to come along and feel welcome. One of the ways we like to do this, is through celebrating pride round annually, to show our visible commitment.

We’d love for you to wear your rainbows on game day, this might mean ribbons or socks or scrunchies, whatever you have available. We will also have plenty available to hand out on the day.

We’re also fundraising for Minus18, a charity centred around supporting LGBTQI+ youth to feel safe, empowered and surrounded by people who support them. If you’d like to join us in donating, please click here.

We can’t wait to see you all in your rainbow best on Saturday!

New Uniform Item – Bullants Long Sleeve Top: We are excited to introduce a long sleeve top into our uniform range.  These are made to order only, we will not be holding additional stock. If you would like to order one, please come to the pavilion to try on and pay for your order at training on the next two Wednesdays – 28 May and 4 June – from 6pm. The long sleeve top is $55.

Pride Round: Bullants will host another Pride Round in round 4, on the 14th of June. We had such a blast last year, we can’t wait to do it all over again! We’d love to see you dressed in your finest (netball appropriate) rainbow gear, and we’re letting you know nice and early to give you plenty of time to prepare! We’ll be in touch with more details and a reminder soon.

Canteen duty: We’re on this weekend, and need a few more volunteers, particularly in the early morning and later in the afternoon. We’d love to see some new faces put their hands up to support the club, to help share the load across our community. Please click here if you can help out.

Lost property: While we can’t guarantee we have your items if you’ve misplaced them, we have had a few handed in. If you’re missing something, please come and chat to us on Wednesday evening and we can have a look for you!

Injuries: If you’re injured on a Wednesday or Saturday, please ensure you let us know! It needs to be recorded by an official before you leave the grounds. Once this is complete, further steps are found here.

Training: A reminder for all our lovely parents that we ask you not to stand on the sideline during training. If you would like to wait around, your car, outside the fence or at the BBQ are the best places to wait. In addition, there is no parent parking or drop off/pick up inside the gated SCNA carpark (off Makin place) on a Wednesday night, please park in the King Street carparks instead.

Dogs: As much as we love to meet all your fluffy friends, there are unfortunately no dogs allowed on SCNA and ACT Government sporting grounds. This means inside the courts, as well as the grass courts, and the cricket/touch fields at the back. Your best bet is to leave them at home!

Weather permitting, fitness session #2 is on 6.30-7.30 tonight. It’s run by a qualified Strength and Conditioning coach and everyone is welcome.

Uniforms: all stock has now arrived and has been handed out. If you’re missing something please reach out ASAP.

Grading: we’ve now completed both Bullants and SCNA grading and are finally about to start playing some games! There has been movement in most divisions so please check your division and time carefully for the weekend. SCNA has worked hard to ensure a balance of team skills and numbers with the goal of the best player experience for everyone.

Umpires: the Junior Umpiring Program commences this week, which means lots of budding young umpires will get their first opportunity to blow the whistle. Please be as supportive and respectful as you can, as we desperately need umpires to keep playing netball! If you do have concerns PLEASE DO NOT approach the umpire, and instead find an umpire supervisor in a pink vest. They are there to help guide and mentor our new umpires. Please only approach the mentors if you have been asked to do so by the coach.

IDAHOBIT: is this Saturday the 17th of May, and is the international day against LGBTQIA+ discrimination. While we will have a pride round later in the season, we’d encourage you all to wear your rainbow (netball appropriate) accessories to show your support. Discrimination in sport is common, and sports are often not seen as a safe space. We at Bullants are passionate about changing this for our LGBTQIA+ communities, and encourage you all to join us in showing your support. Click here for more info.

Unfortunately the weather is not on our side once again and we need to cancel the fitness session tonight. See everyone at training tomorrow.

We were so excited to see you all and break in the new courts on Saturday! Thank you for all your patience in getting the season underway, we’re certainly glad to be finally playing games!

Fitness training: we’re still aiming to have a four week block, starting tomorrow, 6:30pm at SCNA! The new dates will be the 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th May. This is open to inters, cadets and seniors at a cost of $10 per session.

Uniforms: final uniforms have arrived and these are ready to collect. Please remember to collect these on Wednesday at training, as we cannot facilitate uniform collection on Saturdays.

Training: we’re anticipating that Wednesday training will be limited to the four courts again, with no updates from the electrician about the lights. As a reminder to parents, you’re welcome to stay (though you don’t need to!), but please wait at the BBQ area, not courtside.

While we’re on the topic of training, we want to re-iterate that training is compulsory. If you anticipate that you will regularly miss training please email the club to seek an exemption, as it’s important for our teams and coaches to minimise disruptions.

Due to the wet weather, we are cancelling our first fitness training tonight.

Fingers crossed for training tomorrow night!

Saturday schedule: Games begin this weekend!! Draws for the weekend are now available on PlayHQ here (or through the NetballHQ app). Please note teams will be playing split rounds for grading this weekend, so it’s important to look at rounds 1 and 2 (and 3+4 for next weekend) to see when you’ll be playing. Please check these times as soon as possible, as some teams will be playing at different times. Times after round 4 are subject to change based on grading results. Also please note court numbers have changed with the new courts, so you may need a few extra minutes to find your court!

Training: We are back at home (SCNA Courts, Deakin) at our usual times from this Wednesday! This means NetSetGo and Juniors at 5:30; Inters and Cadets at 6:30 and Seniors at 7:30pm.

BBQ Reminder: As we kick off training for 2025, we’d love to welcome our players, coaches, umpires, parents and supporters to join us for a BBQ on 30^th April to start the season. This will be held at 6.15pm-6.45pm for our NSG, Juniors, Inters and Cadets and any Seniors keen to join. We would also welcome any volunteers to help staff the BBQ. Please email – bullantsnetball@gmail.com.

Uniforms: The first of our uniforms have arrived, please ensure you come along on Wednesday night to collect your uniform pieces. All hoodies are here, while uniforms ordered after the 15th of March have not yet arrived. If this affects you, please come prepared to play on Saturday in a white shirt and black bottoms. If you have ordered a hoodie, PLEASE ensure you write your name in the back, so that any lost hoodies can be reunited. Please also note that no uniforms will be handed out on Saturdays, and if you do not collect them at training this week, you will need to wait for the following Wednesday. We ask that parents come along to collect uniforms, so that players can focus on their training.

Fitness training: Starts this Tuesday from 6:30-7:30pm, at SCNA courts, Deakin. All inters/cadets/seniors welcome, at a cost of $40 for the 4 sessions, please come ready to pay this at session one.

Training Times for Term 2

We’ll officially return to training at our Deakin courts on Wednesday, 30^th April (first Wednesday of Term 2), with training times outlined here.

Welcome to 2025 BBQ

As we kick off training for 2025, we’d love to welcome our players, coaches, umpires, parents and supporters to join us for a BBQ on 30^th April to start the season. This will be held at 6.15pm-6.45pm for our NSG, Juniors, Inters and Cadets and any Seniors keen to join.

We would also welcome any volunteers to help staff the BBQ. Please email – bullantsnetball@gmail.com.

Remaining Team Managers needed

We need managers for the following teams. It isn’t a complex role, but it is a critical one to enable teams to take the court. If we don’t have a manager, the teams will be unable to take the court come 3 May. 

• Juniors – Fire Ants
• Cadets – Cotter, Boboyan, Blundell, Orroral
• Seniors – Majura, Gibraltar, Coree

Fitness sessions are back! Inters/Cadets/Seniors; Fitness conducted by ex QLD Firebirds Strength & Conditioning Coach

Following the success of our Finals Fitness trial last year, we are pleased to announce fitness sessions with a qualified Strength and Conditioning Coach are continuing in 2025 for Inters/Cadets/Seniors.

Where: SCNA, Deakin Courts

When: Tuesday’s 6.30-7.30pm

Payment: $10 per class. There are 4 classes in a Session. Please pay $40 on the first class of each session. Note: during the trial in 2024, Bullants covered the cost of the classes, however we need to charge a nominal fee to continue.

Three Session dates:

Session 1: Start of Season ($40):  29 April, 6 May, 13 May, 20 May

Session 2: Mid-Season ($40): 10 June, 17 June, 24 June, 1 July

Session 3: Finals Fitness ($40): 19 Aug, 26 Aug , 2 Sept, 9 Sept

Emails during the holidays

After a crazy grading process, our committee will be taking a well-earned break over the holidays. We won’t be monitoring the Bullants Email, so responses may take longer than normal.  Have a wonderful break to all our players and their families.