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Hello wonderful Bullants community! We look forward to seeing everyone on court this Saturday! Sending all the best to our Bullants’ family who are taking the court in the State League Grand Finals on Sunday (17s at 9am, 19s at 11am).

It’s time to celebrate the wonderful people who make our netball community what it is! 💙💛

Nominations are now open for our 2026 South Canberra Netball Association Awards, and we would love your help recognising the umpires, coaches and volunteers who have made a difference this season.

Nominations are open for:

🌟 Junior / Senior Volunteer of the Year : NOMINATE HERE

🌟 Umpire of the Year : NOMINATE HEAR
Recognise an umpire who demonstrates fairness, confidence, commitment and a positive contribution to our netball community.

🌟 Junior Coach of the Year (under 18) : NOMINATE HERE
Celebrate one of our young coaches who inspires, encourages and supports their players while helping them develop their skills and love of netball.

Nominations close 5pm Wednesday 26 August and awards will be presented on Saturday 29 August.

It only takes a few minutes to nominate via the links, and it is a wonderful opportunity to recognise someone who has given their time, energy and passion to our netball community.

Please help us celebrate the people who make SCNA such a great place to play, coach, umpire and volunteer.

GMI State League Grand Finals

Sending all the best to our Bullants’ family who are taking the court in the State League Grand Finals on Sunday (17s at 9am, 19s at 11am). We would love to see our community come down to Lyneham and support SCNA!





CLUB REMINDERS

🚙 Parking Guidelines

• Weekday Training: For players and families that train at the courts during the week, the childcare centre carpark cannot be used before 6:30 PM, Monday–Friday. The centre pays for those parking spots, so they must remain vacant for clients of the centre as they pick up their children in the afternoon/evening.

• Saturday Games: Only SCNA exec volunteers or those people with disability parking permits are allowed to bring their cars into the courts on Saturdays, even to just drop off or pick up players. The best parking is generally in the King Street carpark, as Makin Place can get very busy when there are sports being played on the fields adjacent to the netball courts.


📸 Photography
SCNA is bound by the policies of Netball ACT and Netball Australia, including their position statement on taking images of children. At SCNA this is applied by a requirement that:

1. No photographs/video is taken, even for private use, without the permission of the parent/guardian of other children who may appear in the images. The minimum requirement is that you advise an adult from the opposing team of your intention to take photographs/video, including about how the images will be used, and obtain their agreement to this. If the opposing team does not give explicit agreement, you cannot take photographs/video during that game, regardless of how you intend to use the images.
2. No photographs/video is taken, even for private use, without the permission of the parent/guardian of other children who may appear in the images. The minimum requirement is that you advise an adult from the opposing team of your intention to take photographs/video, including about how the images will be used, and obtain their agreement to this. If the opposing team does not give explicit agreement, you cannot take photographs/video during that game, regardless of how you intend to use the images.
   

🌟 Respecting & supporting umpires & officials

• Spot the green: Youth umpires (*under 18) will be wearing green arm bands as a reminder that they are young people who are still developing their skills.

• Keep it positive: Please do not comment on umpiring decisions during the game, or criticise officials with your players afterward.

• Lead by example: Show our young players what good sportsmanship looks like through supportive cheer & positive encouragement! 



🐾 No Dogs Allowed
Please remember that the South Canberra Netball Association (SCNA) courts are a strict no-dog zone. For the safety and comfort of all players, officials, and spectators, four-legged friends must stay at home on game days. Thank you for your cooperation!



🏐 Game Ready

•⁠ ⁠Nails Clipped
• Hair tied back
• No jewellery
• Drink Bottles
• Players to be in Bullants Uniform

If you are unable to make it to your game please let your team Manager know via your teams WhatsApp chat.

✨ Court Etiquette

•⁠ Photos of minors are only with permission (see photography guidelines above) 
•⁠ ⁠⁠Stand on opposite side of court to coach
•⁠ ⁠⁠Cheer for all!
•⁠ ⁠⁠Support umpires and all officials. 
• Youth umpires will have green wrist bands (*under 18)



🤕 Logging Injuries

• At training: Speak directly to a Bullants committee member on-site.
• On Saturdays: Visit the main office window at the courts.

Accessing Insurance:
Once the incident is officially logged, you can access Netball Australia’s insurance policy to assist with your recovery.

Submit Claims here : Netball Australia Insurance Centre



📊 Training Polls & Player availability 

A friendly reminder to players, parents and carers to reply in a timely manner to the manager’s polls regarding your player’s availability for matches and training.

Thank you to our amazing Bullants community for always keeping the game positive and encouraging. Good luck to all our Bullants teams this weekend – Play well, have FUN and GO Bullants!!