Bullants Netball Club Inc.

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

Bullants will be well represented in the Junior Umpire Scheme ( JUS ) that starts  this weekend. Around 10 Inters players will spend an hour each Saturday learning umpiring theory, and then will put the theory into practice umpiring in the junior time slots.  All players and parents are asked to be patient with our junior umpires as they begin their journey.  We absolutely depend on these girls coming through the system and we need your support to support them.

Canteen duty this Saturday for Kiowa 12:50-2pm

Saturday 2 May – All games are going ahead at this stage as the rain is very light. Please come to the courts ready to play as a decision to cancel will only be made immediately before the round starts. The two NSG Set games scheduled for the grass courts will be moved onto the hard courts in a shared round with two other teams (half game). Will update if there are any changes.

It was great to see so many smiling faces at training on Wednesday evening with everyone keen to resume netball this weekend.

Following grading, juniors and Inters are in the following division:
Sioux – juniors div 4 10am
Shawnee – juniors div 3 11am
Mohicans – juniors div 1 11am
Cheyenne – inters div 4 12pm
Mohawks – inters div 3 1 pm
Kiowa – inters div 1 1pm
Arapaho – inters div 1 1pm
Comanche – inters div 1 1pm

Please note these are game start times and players need to be at the courts 30 mins before.

Draws for all divisions can be found at the SCNA WEBSITE

Canteen duty: Arapaho 12:50pm – 2pm

Managers – most teams are still uncovered. Please let us know on bullantsnetball@gmail.com if you can help out.

This week we welcome the NSG Net program to SCNA. This 10 week program is Netball Australia’s official beginners program targeted to 5-7 year olds. We start at 10am on court 2. If you have a child who would like to start netball but haven’t enrolled, pop on down and we will squeeze you in.

Big thanks to Annette who attended the SCNA Council meeting on our behalf on Wednesday evening…she did this while coaching a 2 teams. As a result we will not lose competition points. However our coaches should not have to do this on top of their club coaching commitment. As of the next meeting on the first Wednesday in June, council meetings will start at 6:30 pm. If you are a parent of an Inters player maybe you could volunteer to attend the meeting as our representative while your child trains. Please email us if you are able to fulfil this important role.

This Sunday SCNA hosts their representative carnival. Good luck to all our Bullants players representing our district. Players and parents are asked to take their rubbish with them on Saturday so that the courts are looking great for Sunday.

The Lost property box is full to overflowing. Any jumpers etc that I pick up at training end up there. There are many expensive school jumpers in the box. Please make sure all clothing is labelled.

See you on Saturday

I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday break. It was great to see our players take advantage of the SCNA training session with NSW Swifts player Susan Petit during the break.

Training resumes tonight. As the weather has taken a turn towards winter players need to come to training dressed appropriately. Layers work best and leggings/skins or track pants should be replacing shorts, as once the sun goes down it is very chilly at the courts.

Uniform – Our back order of dresses has arrived and these need to be paid for before pick up. We are having some supply problems with tshirts so if you are still waiting on a tshirt come and chat after juniors training tonight. Second hand tshirts are needed so if you would like to donate or sell, please bring them in. Some hoodies are still on back order.

Council meeting – there is an SCNA council meeting at the pavilion tonight at 7:30 pm and we need a representative to attend. Failure to provide a representative will result in a 5 point loss to all our teams this round. There will be a guest speaker from the Asthma Foundation providing training in all things Asthma so anyone who is interested is welcome. Please let me know bullantsnetball@gmail.com if you can attend.

This Wednesday training is just for the coaches!  Our Coach the Coach session runs from 6:30 – 7:30 pm.  Training will resume for all players on Wednesday 29 April 2015.  While we have a little break for the school holidays you can still be involved in netball.  SCNA is once again hosting the SP Clinics in the holidays – Monday 20 April 2015.
Clinic 1: 10-13 year olds 2:30-4:30 pm
Clinic 2: 14+ year old 5:00-6:30 pm

Sign up by 12 April at http://spnetball.com/clinics/