Bullants Netball Club Inc.

Check out all the Details HERE [Link]

Please get your registrations complete by 2 October so that we can sort out teams.
If you want to play with a group of friends please email us the team list so that we can pop you all in together (bullantsnetball@gmail.com)

Great effort last weekend with most of our teams heading straight to the Grand Finals or advancing to this weeks Preliminary Finals.

SCNA would like to remind everyone (players, officials and spectators) that we are all bound by Codes of Conduct. Pop over to the SCNA website to read this briefing.

Club duties this week – Court setup – Apache

BBQ Duty

Bullants is running the BBQ next weekend ( Grand finals week) and we are asking for your assistance regardless of whether you have a player in the grand finals. This is a club fund raiser and monies earned will go towards our end of season presentation. Note the first shift will be at 9am not 815 am. Please sign up here BBQ SIGN UP

End of season presentation

Wednesday 19 Sept, 530 -7pm Deakin Soccer Club. Please make sure you have RSVPd so we can sort the catering. We want to celebrate all our teams achievements.

RSVP HERE

Congratulations to the  19 Bullants teams who competed across all divisions.  We hope you have had a great season.  Of the 15 teams eligible for finals, 7 will take the court this weekend in the semi finals.  Good luck players, we know you will represent Bullants well.  Thanks to Grace Underwood, SCNA umpire mentor who came down to chat to the girls on Wednesday night in preparation for the finals.  The girls asked some great questions to clarify rules.

A few reminders about the finals series:

GAME TIMES THIS WEEK: Juniors – 10:30 am, Inters 2 & 4 – 12pm, Inters 1 & 3 – 1 pm  Next week game times for all Inters will be 12 pm

There will be no draws, we will play until we have a result.  The players and coaches were briefed on this on Wednesday night.

Court time:  As per our player policy – Players of all divisions who make the finals rounds (semi, preliminary and grand finals) will be played at the discretion of the coach. All players are guaranteed two quarters (Divisions 3 & 4) and one quarter (Divisions 1 & 2) of court time per game.

Players: Come to the courts GAME READY with plenty of time to warm up.  You need to take the court at the 30 second mark to ensure the game starts on time.  Remember good sportsmanship is remembered and valued long after the game has ended.  Play with passion and integrity and you are a winner regardless of the result.  You’ve GOT THIS!!

Scorers: We need one scorer for each team to be on the scoring bench to work collaboratively with the other scorer.  Thanks to the awesome volunteers who take on this role.

Spectators:  all spectators need to be on the opposite side of the court to the players bench.  Please let the coaches do their thing, be respectful of the umpires and the opposition.  Cheer wildly when we score, but don’t forget to acknowledge great play from the opposition.  Remember, the world doesn’t end if our teams don’t win, support your child with encouragement even in defeat.

Go Bullants!!!!

It’s a big Saturday down at SCNA with the end of the season proper and presentations for NSG, Juniors Go and the Volunteer of the Year.  All presentations will be on Court 2 and your support in getting players organised and sitting ready for the presentation would be appreciated.

9:50 am – NSG Set presentation
10:50 am – Juniors Go presentation
11:50 am – Volunteer of the Year Awards

Bye:  Comanche

Seniors
After last weeks wash out, Senior draws have been updated.  As this is the last round  before finals, we are going to try and get all rotation rounds completed.  Seniors Div 1 & 3 will play 3 mini games starting at 2 pm.  Please check the draws carefully and know where your court changes are.  Seniors Div 2 only need one more round to complete the rotation however please note your game starts at 3:30 pm this week.  As we had a team join this division in Week 3, points towards the finals will be calculated from Round 3-11 inclusive as that represents one whole rotation; everyone plays everyone .The ladder will be adjusted following the completion of round 11 to remove points from round 1 & 2.

All divisions: in the event of rain again this week, finals will be calculated based on points at the last played round.

Canteen Duty: Mohawks (11:50)

End of Season Party – Wednesday 19 August 5:30-7:00 PM – RSVP NOW BY CLICKING HERE

Senior players – don’t forget to vote for your teams players player award CLICK HERE TO VOTE

We have 2 weeks left for photos.  Coaches of teams that are yet to have your photo taken please message Bernadette to let her know if you are good for this week or next week (her phone number is in the email she sent on Wednesday).

Byes: – Mohicans, Mohawks
Split round for Seniors Div 1 and 3
Inters 1,3 & 4 are playing friendly rounds

Canteen Duty – Apache (9:50-11. Shawnee 2:50-4)

As we prepare for our End of Year Celebration on Wednesday 19 Sept, Junior and Inters coaches will be asking players to nominate their players player award.  This award is for the player who makes the players feel most included in the team and who they most enjoy playing with, not who they think is the “best” player or who they may have the best friendship with.  Managers, voting slips will be available from Bernadette.  Seniors, your nominations are online – Please vote for your Players Player award HERE

Last chance to nominate your favourite volunteer in the following categories: Senior Volunteer, Junior Volunteer, Delyse Paliaga Junior Umpire of the Year.  Nominate here

Scorers – please remember we need an adult to score each game.  It is a collaboration between both scorers to ensure the score reflects the outcome of the game.

Canteen Duty – Chinook (8:50-10), Comanche (10:50-12), Chickasaw (1:50-3), Chiefs (2:50-4)

Team photos – we still some teams to snap.  Please don’t be late to the courts or you may miss out on being included, which would be sad.

Looking to watch some great netball.  The ACT Tier 2 State League kicks off tonight and there is an additional round on Sunday out at Lyneham.  This year is the first year the Men’s League is included in the State League comp.  The Men are on at 9pm tonight and 1pm on Sunday.

As I post this tonight it is raining, however the skies are supposed to clear overnight.  In the event that the forecasters are wrong the cancellation announcement will be posted on the SCNA website first, then I will post here.  Some teams are having photos this week so please be on time if you have been told your team is up.

It is split round for Juniors Div 2 and Inters Div 2.  This means you will play 2 half games so check the draw carefully.

Byes/Forfeit:  Jnr Div 1 Cherokee, Jnr Div 2 Apache (Game 1 of split round only), Inters Div 1 Dakota (F)

Court pack-up:  Snr Div 2 Shawnee

Social Twilight Comp starts on Wednesday 17 October.  Start thinking about whether you want to join in, we will have some more info on this in the next few weeks.  We will need parents to step up to organise teams as we don’t formally provide coaches.  Umpires let us know your availability for this comp by emailing Julie at the Bullants email.

FROM THE SCNA COUNCIL MEETING
Everyone is reminded to keep things positive courtside.  If you are unsure of what is expected of you then check out these CODES OF CONDUCT [Link].

SCNA Volunteer of the Year Awards will be announced on Saturday 25 August.  Nominate your favourite volunteer HERE [Link].

During Term 3 SCNA is running a Rep Readiness Program.

We hope everyone is excited about getting back on the court tomorrow!  We are into the home stretch of the Winter season with 5 weeks of competition before the finals rounds.

This week Chiefs are on Court packup after their game.

Team Photos:
We need to start taking these from next Saturday.  Coaches/managers please check with your team to ensure all (or the most) players are available and let us know when would be best week to take your team shot.  While we endeavour to get everyone in the photo if players are not at the courts during their scheduled time they may miss out.

Save the date:
Pop Wednesday 19 September in your calendar and join us to celebrate at our end of season presentations.  More details to follow.

Read the latest edition of  the SCNA Side Lines Newsletter – June 2018