Bullants Netball Club Inc.

60 cheering Bullants went out to support the Canberra Darters tonight; some Chinook players even won a prize for the best support poster. Good job girls.

And check out Comanche supporting SIDS and Kids ACT with their red noses.

It looks like the rain has passed and so we will be good to play this weekend.

Bye – Seniors Div 1 Cherokee

Canteen duty – Cheyenne 11:50am – 1pm

Canberra Darters game – All the free tickets have now been allocated so Bullants will be providing a 60 strong cheer squad! I will pick up the tickets at 6pm. You will find me in the foyer of the AIS from 6 – 6:40 pm. Don’t forget to wear PINK and bring your best cheering voices.

The radar suggests the rain will most likely hang around today so training will not go ahead tonight.  Stay dry ☔️

Trials for South Canberra Netball Association State League Division 4, 5 and 6 (Under 19) will take place on the following dates:

• Sunday 19 July 2.00 – 4.00pm, AIS Multipurpose Court
• Tuesday 21 July 6.30 – 8.30pm, AIS Court 4
• Thursday 23 July Squad Call back 6:30 – 8:00pm Venue TBC

Please click here for Expression of Interest to trial by Monday 13 July.  (http://goo.gl/forms/gOUuFEPbyn)

ACT State league competition dates for Division 4, 5 and 6:

• Round 1 Sunday September 6
• Round 2 Sunday September 13
• Round 3 Sunday September 20
• Round 4 Saturday October 17
• Round 5 Saturday October 24
• Semi Finals Saturday October 31
• Preliminary Final Saturday November 7
• Grand Final Saturday November 14

Players successfully selected will be expected to train at least once a week. Venue, day and time to be confirmed.

Before trialling Players and Parents must consider the following:

1. Training is compulsory – injured/sick players are still expected to attend training unless they are unable to leave their beds/house.
2. Players are required to wear the SCNA A-Line Dress, socks + Hoodie (optional).
3. A warm up shirt will be provided to players, if the player doesn’t already have one.

Coaching – The Coaching team for the three state league teams has not been finalised at this time. All details will be provided as soon as arrangements are confirmed.    Do you want to coach?  Coaching EOI HERE

Cost – The 2015 fees will be between $150 and $165 depending on training venues.

Please contact Mandy Winter on 0438 657 507 or email mandy@con-sol.com if you have any questions.

Mandy Winter
Senior Rep Coordinator

MyNetball app – Netball Australia has launched the new MyNetball app which allows you to view matches and ladders straight from your phone.  The MyNetball app is available in both the Apple and Google Play stores and it is free.  Once you download it search for South Canberra Netball Association and save it as your favourite.  You can then access the competition draws and ladders.

Canteen duty – Mohicans 10:50 – 12:00pm.  Next week Cheyenne and Cherokee  are rostered on.

Calendar – make sure you check the  CALENDAR page regularly so you know what’s going on and when.

We need a volunteer from the audience please. There is an SCNA Council meeting on Wednesday 3 June at 6:30 pm at the Deakin Pavilion. Bullants is required to have one representative at the meeting.  Failure to provide a representative will result in a 5 point penalty to all our teams ( applied in the following round). Previously our coaches have stepped into the meeting while coaching so that we were covered; clearly this is less than ideal as they are there to coach. So this week our coaches will not be doing that as they have a coaching training session.

Please email bullantsnetball@gmail.com if you can be our champion.

This week is the halfway point of the season proper.  Some divisions will play a split round so check the draw carefully to make sure you know which court you are supposed to be on ( applies to juniors div 1, inters div 3 and 4)

Bye – Navajo.  Mohicans have a bye in the first game of the split round but then play the second game at 11:30

Canteen – Shawnee (10:50 – 12:00) and Mohawks (12:50 – 2:00)

The CALENDAR on the website has been updated. You can sync it to your phone for easy reference.  Here is a summary of some dates you need to know.

• June 3  – no team training (except Arapaho). Coach the coach session 
• June 6 – Long weekend – no games
• July 4 – school holidays start – no games
• July 22 – training resumes
• Aug 1 – junior rep championships – no games
• Aug 15 – Netball World Cup – no games
• Aug 22 – junior rep championships – no games
• Sept 5 – last round of season, bullants BBQ duty, volunteer award presentations
• Sept 12 – semi finals
• Sept 19 – grand finals
• Sept 23 – bullants end of season PARTY!
• Sept 23 – Bullants AGM ( your opportunity to take over the operations of the club)

Good luck to our junior Rep players heading to the Belconnen carnival on Sunday.  There is a big State League game out at Lyneham tonight. Feel free to come along and cheer for our SCNA Div 1 girls as they play for a spot in the finals.  Game starts at 7:30 ACT netball centre.

As of this Tuesday (26 May) players who are have not paid their fees or previously made arrangements with Tom (Treasurer) or Ruth (President) will not be able to take the court for training or game play.
For your reference:

NSG – $145
Juniors – $210
Inters – $ 220
Seniors – $230

Direct deposit into our account:
Bullants Netball Club Inc.
BSB: 062905
Account number: 00902761

A couple of weeks ago SCNA hosted a presentation from the Asthma Foundation ACT.  It was very informative and as a club administrator, highlighted the importance of disclosure especially if a player has a pre existing condition.  If you are a parent of a child with a medical condition please have a chat to your coach.  It is vital that we know about any limitations so that we can manage player welfare appropriately.  This also applies to players returning from injury.  Any information provided will be considered highly confidential. 

Canteen: Navajo are on canteen duty this week (1:50-3 pm).   Next week Shawnee and Mohawks are up.

Cree have the bye this week.

Training: there will be no player training on Wednesday 3 June ( the Wedesday before the long weekend) as our coaches will be at coach boot camp (the exception to this is Arapaho who will be assisting the coaches run through drills). 

Saturday morning promises to be another chilly one. If players are taking the court in a jumper please make sure it is RED; it doesn’t have to be an official bullants one but it should be red in colour.  We have placed another order of hoodies that will arrive in a few weeks.

Score sheets: all players MUST sign the score sheet before taking the court. It is a requirement set out in the SCNA ByLaws. 

Junior umpires: thank you to the parents in the juniors time slots who supported the Junior Umpires last week as they officiated their first games.  Bullants is represented by an amazing group of keen Inters and seniors players ready to take on official roles such as umpiring and coaching and it is important that we nurture that enthusiasm.  Our Junior Umpires will be supported by Nicola, Tania and Karen each week.

Big thanks to Borka and Shayne who popped on the BBQ last weekend when help was needed.  SCNA, like Bullants is run by volunteers and relies on parents stepping up to help out.  

See you at the courts