Bullants Netball Club Inc.

Welcome back to Saturday netball.  There is lots happening down at SCNA this weekend.  We will have Canberra Giant Leigh Kalsbeek down at the courts to help out with the NSG Net program and sign some autographs so pop up to the pavilion and have a chat to her.

The next batch of Junior Umpires begin their Foundation training this week.  They will have a theory lesson then take the court to umpire in the Junior timeslot.  We ask all players and spectators to be supportive of these girls; it’s a tough gig taking up the whistle and our game cannot be played without umpires.  If there are any parents interested in joining Team White email Ann at scna.umpires@gmail.com

The ACT Senior State League season kicks off tonight out at Lyneham.  If you want to see some great local netball head out to the ACT Netball Centre from 6pm and cheer for our SCNA girls.  Good luck for the season to our Bullants players in the SCNA squad.

The SCNA Junior Rep Carnival is on Sunday.  To help us prepare for this please make sure you take all your rubbish with you on Saturday and check the lost property box and remove anything that belongs to you.  Good luck to all the Bullants players, coaches and umpires involved in the Carnival.

Saturday details:
Bye – Juniors 2 Apache

Canteen – 10:50-12pm Cherokee; 11:50-1pm Kiowa; 2:50-4pm Shawnee

Draw updates:  NSG 2 – The bye has been removed;  Juniors Go – Court allocation (well it will be updated after I post this so check on Saturday morning).

Uniform update – Still no socks!!

Thank you for your patience as we waited for the dresses to arrive.  They are here and I have packed them up ready for you.  Please pick up from the umpires room on WEDNESDAY only.  We do not have time to do it on Saturday as most of us are coaching and or will be getting ready for the SCNA Rep carnival.  It must be Wednesday!

Sadly the socks must be being hand knitted by some monks in upper Angola so we are still waiting for those!

Please make sure your child has a water bottle…it’s warm out there!

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.