Bullants Netball Club Inc.

With grading all sorted the competition starts for Juniors, Inters and Seniors. Check out the SCNA website for the draws.

Byes: NSG – Potawatomie, Inters -Kiowa, Seniors – Chiefs

Canteen – 12:50 Dakota, 2:50 Shawnee
Court and Clubhouse Midday check: Teams need to provide 3 volunteers to check bins, restock toilets, general tidy up etc. – Mohawk supporters please check in with the office.

Training – we will be training next Wednesday, then will break for school holidays.

Just a reminder that the SCNA Annual General Meeting is on at 7pm tonight in the Pavillion.  The District cannot function without its volunteers so please consider taking a role on the Executive, all positions will be open for nomination.

Just a reminder that despite the fact we have no games on Saturday, we will be training on Wednesday as per usual. See you then 😀

Grading continues for Juniors and Inters teams.  Check the Grading draws here .  Some teams will not be needed (Juniors comp).  Seniors there are no games this week as some clubs are unable to send teams this week.  Following grading the draws will be finalised over the Easter break. ready for Round 1 on 7 April.

Updates to NSG and Juniors Go draws – Check out the DRAWS

Canteen – We need a few parents in the Canteen between 11:00 and 11:30.

Uniform – Please finalise all uniform orders this Wednesday so we can do a second order.  If you ordered and haven’t paid, please complete that process so we can give you your order when it arrives.  The dresses that we currently have on order will arrive in the term break.

Please note it is not a good idea to park in the SCNA pavillion carpark today as one of the big trees is dropping branches. Please park in the King Street carpark.

I hope everyone is excited for the start of the winter netball season tomorrow. Please meet your coach 30 minutes before the start of your game on grass court 14. Once the games start we need to keep the hard court area free for those players and supporters who are on the court playing. All warm ups (with the exception of NSG SET) will take place on the grass courts. Please come game ready; nails trimmed, jewellery/piercings removed, hair tied back, smile on. Please leave your furry friends at home; the courts are an ACT Government facility and animals are not permitted.

Car parking: NO PARKING IS AVAILABLE WITHIN THE NETBALL COURTS (disabled parking excepted). The best parking is in King Street as Makin Place gets very congested on Saturdays.

Game start times (arrive 30 mins before):
NSG SET: 9am
Juniors Go: 10 am
Juniors – 10-12pm (4 grading games)
Inters: 12-2pm (4 grading games)
Seniors: 2-4pm (4 grading games) Please note there have been significant changes to       the seniors draw so please check the SCNA website.

Coaching bench:  SCNA has introduced the concept of the “coaching bench”. Therefore the team, coach and manager will be on the coaching bench, with supporters on the other side of the court. We are aware that not all clubs/schools will comply with this concept, particularly in the early part of the season, but we should start out how we mean to continue so we’d appreciate your support with this. Obviously common sense should prevail, so if your child needs attention during the game you will be able to attend to them.

Wet weather: Assume we are playing! The decision to cancel will not be made until close to the start of the game. Actually, the forecast is for a hot and sunny day so make sure to bring plenty of water to keep hydrated. Don’t forget the sunscreen!

Uniform: If your order hasn’t arrived yet then black shorts/skirt and white top will be fine. You cannot collect uniform on Saturday (even if you have been advised that it is available) as the space SCNA gives us for uniforms is actually the umpires room, which will be occupied all day. Pick up your uniform items on Wednesday at training.

Canteen: Apologies for the late notice, the following teams have canteen duty this week:
10 – 11 : Sioux
11 – 12 : Cherokee
2 – 2.30 : Shawnee (you have a bye at this time so you can cover it).

The SCNA office is NOT a Bullants office; the people working there will not know where your uniform is or what team you are on. Ruth and I will be at the courts all day but we also coach and umpire at times. Look for a Bullants person with a black/red tshirt who will be able to help.

A reminder…. all Bullants (and SCNA) officials are volunteers so please treat them with the courtesy that their commitment to our netball community deserves. Also, if you see a job that needs doing, just getting on and doing it will be a great help!

See you at the courts

Bernadette

Please check into the umpires room this afternoon to see if your order has been packed.  We have packed orders last Saturday from the stock we had on hand. We are waiting on some dresses from the supplier, these are not likely be be with us before April.  If your uniform does not arrive before the start of competition then it is fine to wear black shorts/skirt and a white top.

Hi everyone,

We have nearly finalised the selection of teams for Juniors and Intermediates, with only a few players who weren’t able to come to the grading sessions still to be placed in teams. Team lists will be up on Wednesday so make sure you check the board to see which team you are in. Please remember that while we have tried to keep friendship groups together (after all netball is about having fun with your friends) your placement in any particular team has also been based on your netball skills set relative to everyone else, to ensure that all teams have players of the same skill level. If you are desperately unhappy about the team you have been placed in then please speak to me about it. I can’t promise you a team change, but I don’t want you to feel desperately unhappy either.

Registrations have closed, however if you know anyone who is interested in playing with Bullants this winter comp we do have some vacancies in some teams. They should contact bullantsnetball@gmail.com and we’ll see if we can find a team for them.

The Wednesday training session will start with our group warm up before breaking into teams for training with your individual coach(es).  Please make sure you are on time so that you join the group warm up as it would be a shame for you to miss any time with your coach because you need to warm up separately. The training times are:

5.30 – 6.30 : NetSetGo, JuniorsGo, Juniors
6.30 – 7.30 : Intermediates
7.30 – 8.30 : Seniors

We are still looking for people interested in umpiring, and will be putting a call out for team managers later in the week. If anyone is interested in either of these roles please contact bullantsnetball@gmail.com.

Bernadette Mihaljevic

With the Uniform Webstore still in a sad state I have set up a form for you to let us know what uniform you need.  It is basic and does not have payment capacity so after you fill out the form please make a payment into our bank account:
Account name: Bullants Netball Club Inc.
BSB: 062905
Account: 00902761
Reference: Players name

Click the link to let us know what uniform you want Uniform Order form  [Link]
Make sure to select the little box next to the item you want to order as per the image below).  If you need multiple items in different sizes you will need to fill in multiple forms (sorry about that).

Sorry for the inconvenience. I will set up an alternative tonight.