NEW SOUTH WALES NETBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED NOTICE OF THE AUGUST COUNCIL MEETING

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1 NEW SOUTH WALES NETBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED NOTICE OF THE AUGUST COUNCIL MEETING Notice is hereby given that a Council Meeting of the New South Wales Netball Association Limited will be held on Tuesday 11 August 2009 at the Dooley s Club, John Street, Lidcombe commencing at 6.45pm (a) Apologies A G E N D A (b) Confirmation of the minutes of the Council meeting held on Tuesday 12 May 2009 (c) Business arising from the minutes of the Council meeting held on Tuesday 12 May 2009 (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) Notices of Motion Elections Correspondence Business arising from Correspondence Applications for Membership Reports: Board of Directors Finance General Manager s Operational Report Any Other Reports General Business Michele Murphy Director State Administration 27 July 2009 Page 1

2 PREVIOUS MINUTES A copy of the Minutes from the Council Meeting held 12 May 2009 is attached pages 3 to 9. Page 2

3 NEW SOUTH WALES NETBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED MINUTES OF THE MAY COUNCIL MEETING Held on Tuesday 12 May 2009 at Dooleys Club, John Street, Lidcombe commencing at 7.10pm. Present: Directors: W. Archer AM, R. Watson, M. Murphy, J. Hahn, R. Havrlant, L. Quinn, C. Murphy, C. Campbell (General Manager) Delegates: M. Leonard (Bankstown) D. Howard (Bankstown) K. Mellenbergh (Bathurst) J. Pike (Baulkham Hills) L. Wearne (Baulkham Hills) S. Marks (Blacktown) R. Bracken (Camden) J. Halcrow (Campbelltown) D. Pascoe (Charlestown) S. Dawes (City of Sydney) A. Doring (Eastwood Ryde) J. Watt (Eastwood Ryde) L. Simpson (Gosford) Lyn Burgess (Hills) J. Thompson (Hills) V. Curren (Illawarra) C. Lear (Illawarra) K. Halcrow (Inner West) R. Barnes (Kuring-gai) L. Bowne (Lakeside) S. Fitzgerald (Lakeside) B. Dew (Lismore) H. Herbert (Lismore) H. Dean (Manly) M. Hauser (Manly) A. Shutt (Nelson Bay) G. Urquharts (Nelson Bay) A. Saunders (Newcastle) E. Monaghan (Newcastle) T. Field (Northern Suburbs) S. Robinson (Northern Suburbs) L. Welfare (Parramatta/Auburn) J. Gillett (Penrith) B. Olsen (Penrith) M. Kelly (Randwick) C. Hicks (Randwick) H. Andrews (St. George) L. Mina-Jeffree (St. George) M. Bettini (Sutherland) V. Morris (Sutherland) L. Bonnett (Taree) Life Members: M. Dunn OAM, N. Kenny OAM, M. Melhuish OAM, N. Matthews OAM, K. Fullagar Observers: M. Caddies (Singleton) P. Fitzpatrick (Gosford) Returning Officer: Les Turner Page 3

4 The President declared the meeting open at 7.10pm 1. Apologies: J. Burns (P/Auburn) C. Baiton (Young) Y. Richardson (Taree) H. Atzemis (City of Sydney) M. Boyle (Life Member) J. Webster (Grafton) R. Robinson (Coolamon) E. Lawler (Liverpool) K. Whiteley (Liverpool) E. Godkin (Blue Mountains) E. Konza (Blue Mountains) D. Breust (Queanbeyan) Port Stephens N. A. MOVED M. Dunn (Life Member) seconded Eastwood Ryde that apologies be accepted CARRIED 2. Announcements W. Archer (President) Congratulations to our 17 s, 19 s and 21 s on their recent campaigns at the National Netball Championships held in Canberra. Our teams wore the Waratah proudly and displayed great netball skills whilst ably led by coaches Lenore Blades (17 s), Moira Gaha (19 s) and Jon Fletcher (21 s). Our 17 s and Under finished a credible third behind a very strong South Australian team. Our 19 s & Under and 21 s and Under made it back-to-back National Championships with great performances on the court in very tightly contested finals. Natarlia Manning (19 s) and Kimberley Borger (21 s) were named the San Remo Most Valuable Players for their age grouping. We had great success with quite a number of our players being recognised in Australian Squads and I extend, on behalf of the Board, Members and Staff, to the following players our sincere congratulations and we look forward to watching their development. o 17 s Brooke Miller, Hannah Lee, Paige Hadley, Anita Blanco, Gabi Simpson o 19 s Natarlia Manning, Samantha Poolman, Verity Simmons, Kellyann Grayson, Nicola Gray, Alison Lovatt o 21 s Kimberley Borger, Amy Wild, Courtney Tiari, Ashleigh Brazill, Chelsea Pittman, April Letton o Amy Somerville (17 s) and Victoria Trist (19 s) have been invited to attend the training camp in July NNSW was also represented in the umpiring ranks by Shantelle Rennie, Elise Bryan, Emma Davey, Helen Dolbel, Peta Quinn, Jemma Charlton and Tara Gregory. Shantelle and Tara were appointed to the final of the 17 s and 21 s respectively. 3. Minutes of the Council meeting held on 7 March 2009 Corrections: pg 4 under President s Announcements should be Tara Gregory not Tara Warner Newcastle Ellen Monaghan not listed as an observer at the meeting Page 4

5 MOVED Northern Suburbs seconded N. Matthews (Life Member) that the minutes of the Council meeting held on 7 March 2009, with the above corrections noted, be adopted CARRIED 4. Business arising from the minutes of the Council meeting held on 7 March Nil 5. Elections Championship & Competitions Committee 2 vacancies Nominee Nominated By Seconded By Marie Dunn OAM Sandra Gardinar Lyn Welfare DECLARED ELECTED Helen Innes Louise Jegers Diane Scott DECLARED ELECTED Sports Marketing Committee 2 vacancies Nominee Nominated By Seconded By Julian Finch Maureen Finch Jo Costill DECLARED ELECTED Helen Innes Louise Jegers Diane Scott DECLARED ELECTED 6. Correspondence M. Murphy (Director State Administration) daily correspondence lists from 7 March 2009 to 8 May 2009 as tabled Correspondence read: 1. Letter received from solicitors representing Penrith Netball Association dated 10 December NNSW Response to Penrith letter dated 12 May 2009 MOVED M. Murphy (Director State Administration) seconded Hills that correspondence as tabled for the period 7 March 2009 to 8 May 2009 be accepted CARRIED Page 5

6 7. Applications for Membership - Nil 8. Reports Board of Directors Report Newcastle statement for inclusion in minutes o W. Archer (President) need confirmation from office regarding the date of affiliation and membership fees receipt o Newcastle - restate that as fees and affiliation papers were received on time they should have been entitled to vote at AGM. MOVED Newcastle seconded Eastwood Ryde that the following statement be minuted Newcastle Netball Association had paid its affiliation fee and had forwarded its application for membership form to NNSW by the specified date January 1 st and its delegates were entitled to vote and participate in the AGM according to the current constitution. The association delegates were denied their constitutional rights MOTION PUT CARRIED L. Quinn (Director Championships & Competitions) have had cause to gather data on late registrations for Region 1 State League: in first 3 rounds of competition there were 47 late registrations, 27 players have been de-registered, 39 players who were originally registered have yet to take the court, 42 players have played up into higher divisions and 18 players have played all three games up and are now members of these higher teams. o Northern Suburbs - seek clarification of Clause 13 regarding players late registration o W. Archer (President) clause refers to player status and ability for a team to retain status if original players extensively changed o Sutherland does this mean that a player of a lower standard cannot be registered in team? o L. Quinn (Director Championships & Competitions) Committee is bound by Council rules: clause 7 and Clause 13. No provision or safeguard for late registered players playing up. o Blacktown - Nothing logical in grading, only 9 teams in division 1 and 11 teams in divisions 2 when rules state must be 10 teams in each divisions of the State League competition. o L. Quinn (Director Championships & Competitions) - there were 10 teams graded into State League but as a result of appeals, team numbers in these divisions accommodated these appeal results Page 6

7 o Wendy Archer (President) - decisions had to be made in a short timeframe, agree that it was not an ideal situation, also agree that there are issues with grading policy. Advise that Lyn and Rodney and I are working on a paper regarding grading policy procedures and rules of competition which will hopefully come out later in the year for discussion. For 2009 competition the Association will have to proceed with current system MOVED M. Murphy (Director State Administration) seconded M. Dunn (Life Member) that the Board of Directors Report be accepted CARRIED Finance Report J. Hahn (Director Finance) Currently 49,290 members registered on the NMAS system and new registrations being received daily. Remind all Associations that we need the names entered onto the system as soon as possible to support insurance requirements. Randwick problem with names being entered onto the system, then withdrawn but no NNSW refund of fees o J. Hahn (Director Finance) once registration is received by NNSW then insurance kicks in and no refund is available o Sutherland issue with secondary registrations or errors in information means players are registered twice Newcastle is there a policy regarding secondary registrations or where a player must lodge the main registration J. Hahn (Director Finance) no policy where a player can register free to choose whatever District they look to register with MOVED J. Hahn (Director Finance) seconded K.Fullagar for adoption of the Finance Report CARRIED General Manager s Operational Report Kerry Nicholson commenced last Monday as Coaching Administrator on a 6 month maternity leave contract Newcastle will a District Association be notified when an umpire does/passes the exam online? With certificates will these be sent to Districts or straight to the individuals? o R. Frazer (Game Development Manager) when the online exam is completed, able to print own certificate on line. This can then be taken to the Association. Associations can request a list of the results from the NNSW Umpires Administrator. Information is also available on the Districts own database MOVED Charlestown seconded Lakeside for the adoption of the General Manager s Operational report CARRIED Other Reports Page 7

8 Appeals Panel Report as tabled MOVED Hills seconded Northern Suburbs for the adoption of the Appeals Panels report as tabled CARRIED NA Delegates Report as tabled N. Kenny (Life Member) congratulations to NNSW staff for the staging of the ANZ Championship game on Mother s Day very enjoyable day MOVED N. Matthews (Life Member) seconded Charlestown for the adoption of the NA Delegates report as tabled CARRIED 9. General Business Newcastle - umpires attending Whistleblowers workshop had problems finding the venue. Address given was Olympic Boulevard, Homebush Bay. Due to insufficient directions the delegates missed half the session. Requested that better venue information be given. o General Manager noted the issue Northern Suburbs query regarding the best time to hold AGM o M. Murphy (Director State Administration new legislation currently being passed which related to Incorporated Associations in that financial year must be either financial or calendar year, after that the AGM must be held within 6 months of end of financial years Northern Suburbs this is our 40 th year and will be celebrating with a dinner later in the year Kuringai - requested updates on submissions submitted in 2008 re state/state age o M. Murphy (Director State Administration) - submissions were considered as part of the review of State and State Age and recommendations were made to Council which were adopted refer past meeting papers will also send copies of report. L. Quinn (Director Championships & Competitions) - Timing and Scoring Accreditation will now provided by Netball Australia. One final NNSW course will be run at the ACC on Thursday 28 May Page 8

9 L. Quinn (Director Championships & Competitions) following appeal process, the Open division of State Championships will be played as one division Campbelltown $2.1m grant from Federal govt for development of Coronation park along with co-contribution from Campbelltown City Council and Campbelltown Netball of $200,000 each W. Archer (President) - Commend Illawarra District, Norm, Maureen and Val on publication of their District history, 60 years this year W. Archer (President) - Hastings Valley clubhouse was destroyed by fire last week. NNSW consulting with Hastings Valley regarding what equipment has been lost, so that we can liaise with other local districts who wish to assist W. Archer (President) reminder of the President s Dinner on Saturday 6 June 2009 at State Championships celebrating our 80 years W. Archer (President) - Thanks to members and wider communities regarding support of NSW Swift games the large attendances are encouraging and the Swifts will return to their winning ways. The President declared the meeting closed at 8.45pm Page 9

10 BUSINESS ARISING Page 10

11 NOTICES OF MOTION There have been no notices of motion received. Page 11

12 ELECTIONS There are no elections at this meeting. Page 12

13 CORRESPONDENCE There are no items of correspondence for this meeting however the Director, State Administration will table the register for the last period. APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP There have been no applications for membership received for presentation to this meeting. Page 13

14 REPORTS Pages 15 to 21 Pages 22 to 23 Pages 24 to 47 Pages 48 to 53 Page 54 Board Report Finance General Manager s Operational Report Appeals Panel Report Disciplinary Tribunal Report Page 14

15 New South Wales Netball Association Board of Directors Report to August Council Meeting 2009 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING FOLLOW UP At the Council meeting held on 12 May 2009, Newcastle Netball Association provided information to Council in support of a motion they subsequently moved as follows: Extract from Minutes of meeting 8. Reports - Board of Directors Report Newcastle statement for inclusion in minutes o W. Archer (President) need confirmation from office regarding the date of affiliation and membership fees receipt o Newcastle - restate that as fees and affiliation papers were received on time they should have been entitled to vote at AGM. MOVED Newcastle seconded Eastwood Ryde that the following statement be minuted Newcastle Netball Association had paid its affiliation fee and had forwarded its application for membership form to NNSW by the specified date January 1 st and its delegates were entitled to vote and participate in the AGM according to the current constitution. The association delegates were denied their constitutional right MOTION PUT CARRIED As stated by the President, confirmation of the information provided by Newcastle regarding the date of receipt of their NNSW Affiliation Form and fee has now been provided from the Office as follows: The Newcastle Affiliation Form was received in the Office on 25 March 2009, signed by the Association Secretary A. Shutt, dated As the March Council meeting was held on Saturday 7 March, the information provided by Newcastle to the May Council meeting is incorrect and in this regard, has misled Council, perhaps resulting in a motion being passed based on this incorrect information. The above information is included in the Board of Directors report to the August Council meeting to ensure Council has full and accurate information regarding the decision made and voting on the Newcastle motion see attached copy of affiliation form submitted by Newcastle Netball Association ANZ CHAMPIONSHIPS The 2009 competition has come and gone with the Melbourne Vixens taking out the premiership defeating the Adelaide Thunderbirds. Whilst not being our most successful year, there were many off court highlights for the team and some real soul searching about the on-court performance, where we are headed and how we will get back in the winners circle. Page 15

16 The appointment process for the Head Coach position is now under way and once completed, will be followed by appointment of the support positions. We are looking forward to a great 2010 and hope all members will continue to support our great team, the NSW Swifts CONSTITUTION FORUM The Constitution Forum was held on Wednesday 15 July 2009 with over 15 District Association s represented. After presenting the Board s preferred Board structure moving forward, questions were taken and from this, the Board will continue to move forward with its considerations taking into its considerations the feedback from the attendees. It is intended that a final paper outlining the Board structure moving forward will be distributed in November 2009 allowing for the paper to be presented and discussed at all regional and zone meetings during 2010 with final motions being put to our November 2010 meeting for Council s formal consideration. RULES FORUM To be held on Monday 3 August and again feedback from all attendees will form part of the Board s final deliberations moving forward to a presentation of the new rules at the November 2009 Council meeting STATE AND STATE AGE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 Once again our host Associations and all our attending Associations have shown what a fantastic sport we really are a part of. Congratulations to Illawarra, Liverpool, Blacktown and Penrith on the outstanding presentation of our showcase events. Whilst there are winners, all Associations players and officials, by their actions and involvement, made the championships at all venues a fantastic experience for everyone. The Board will be conducting its operational review of both championships in August to ensure we continue to provide a host environment that meets players and officials needs. STATE LEAGUE 2010 WARATAH CUP Based on feedback from players and District Associations regarding the timing of the ANL competition and our own State League finals, in 2010 the Waratah Cup competition will commence earlier that all other divisions and play their finals to finish by mid August, around the start of the ANL. The closing date for entries for all divisions will be 5 February 2010 with the Waratah Cup proposed to commence on 3 March with the remaining divisions proposed to commence on week of 27 March 2010 dates to be finalised and published following the Rules Forum. NOVEMBER COUNCIL MEETING & STATE DINNER Just a reminder that our November Council meeting will be held on Saturday 7 November 2009 in conjunction with our State Dinner. Please make your arrangements and purchase your tickets early to this premier event to ensure you do not miss out. Page 16

17 REPORTS FROM DIRECTOR S PORTFOLIO S The following report from Director s as Convenors of various subcommittees and Panels as appointed under the Constitution, are attached: Appointments Panel Wendy Archer (President) Convenor Championships and Competitions Committee Lynn Quinn Convenor Finance Committee John Hahn Convenor Sports Marketing Committee Carol Murphy Convenor Technical Services Strategic Panel Ruth Havrlant Convenor Michele Murphy Director State Administration 27 July 2009 Page 17

18 REPORTS TO AUGUST COUNCIL MEETING APPOINTMENTS PANEL W. ARCHER (PRESIDENT) CONVENOR The ANL appointments process was completed on the 28 th May 2009 with the following appointments being made: NSW Waratahs NSW Blues Head Coach: Robert Wright Head Coach: Tracey Robinson Assistant Coach: Jenny O Keeffe Assistant Coach: Anita Keelan Manager: Michele Murphy Manager: Maureen Stephenson Physio: David Hillard Physio: Paula Peralta The process was very robust and thorough; it was very pleasing to have the difficult job of appointing personnel because the number of applicants and the quality of applicants for all positions has continued to raise the benchmark. I would take this opportunity to thank Lenore Blades, Julie Fitzgerald, Jan Troy and Roz Fraser for their contributions to the appointment process. CHAMPIONSHIPS & COMPETITION COMMITTEE L. QUINN CONVENOR NIL REPORT FINANCE COMMITTEE J. HAHN CONVENOR At the end of June 2009 we have approx 83,000 registered members on the NMAS data base. Associations are being invoiced for membership fees as details of your members are entered on the system. I would request that Associations that have not provided the office with member details please do so as soon as possible. The 2010 budget process has commenced. The budget preparation time table has been distributed to the Board and staff management. As part of the Budget process the Finance Committee will be reviewing Netball NSW competition costs. The demands on the host Association and Netball NSW has increased considerably over the last couple of years, so a detailed review will be under taken. I am pleased to report that our Profit & Loss summary from January to June shows that we within the 2009 Budget amounts. SPORTS MARKETING COMMITTEE C. MURPHY CONVENOR The Committee met in May and June and discussed the following items moving forward: Suggestion: The committee would like to revisit the idea of obtaining a sponsor to fund a full page advertisement in a daily paper early in the calendar year which would give information of District contacts and use a recognisable player to promote involvement in the sport. Kath Tetley advised that the cost for a quarter page advertisement in a Sydney daily paper would be in the vicinity of $8,000. She suggested a suburban press campaign would be more beneficial. With the relationship netball now has with New Idea, it might be more effective to consider an advertisement/news story in this magazine which would meet a demographic closer to that which would be interested in netball. Suggestion: Netball NSW to investigate the possibility of creating a website with a catchy and memorable name, i.e. playnetball.com (or similar) which would be a name people would remember Page 18

19 and easily access, which would then direct interested people to their local District to enable them to obtain information about joining and playing netball. Kath Tetley advised that the domain name playnetball.com has already been taken. She suggested Committee meet to workshop other possibilities and come back to her with about 15 different choices with which she would do product testing with a focus group to see which name we should move forward with. This site would redirect people to pages within the Netball NSW website. Once we had decided on a domain name and had it approved, it would only take about 4 weeks to get it up and running. It was suggested that the front page of this website include a section to enter name and details for the possibility of winning a prize, which would give NNSW information on the type of people who were searching the web for netball related sites. Kath Tetley advised that this could become a road block and would prefer this website to just redirect interested people to the information they are searching. Committee members wanted to ensure that this website would be a useful tool in attracting young players as well as players looking to reconnect with netball. Committee were strongly of the opinion that whatever look the new website takes, it be applicable to all members of NSW, both country and metropolitan. Suggestion: Netball NSW to investigate the costing and feasibility of providing each member District with a banner which would have perhaps a waratah and the website mentioned above on it, with something easy like interested? after the website address. These banners would be hung by each District in a well populated area easy visible to passers-by. We would have to establish if Local Council permission is needed for these banners, and the establishment of the website is a prerequisite. Committee advised that the cost of a vinyl banner would be approximately $250 each, but could be cheaper with increased numbers. Committee suggested that this banner could be followed up with a visit to Districts by Board or Committee, to encourage and inform Districts. To save on postage costs, District Delegates could be given the banner at the November Council meeting with an address to Delegates on suggestions of how to utilise this to assist in increasing membership in their District and guidelines such as placement and gaining Council support or permission. It was also suggested that if we go ahead with this banner, Districts should be approached to gauge their interest, as it would be better to only provide banners to Districts who want to be pro-active in promoting netball in their community. Suggestion: Netball NSW to investigate the possibility of creating an electronic banner which could be used on websites such as hotmail or myspace etc. This would be a simple message similar to the proposed wording for the vinyl banner mentioned above. Costs for this would have to be assessed and the Board would have to approve which sites they felt were suitable. This is achievable and can be budgeted for within the Sports Marketing budget. The decision on the website has to be made before we can move forward with this as the electronic banner would just be directing people to the new website. Suggestion: An electronic generic pro-forma be created which could be ed to Districts to which they could then add their local information and contact details, and Districts could then forward this to schools and other interested groups in their area to try to attract more players and members. This was envisaged to be a NNSW form with space for Districts to enter their own contact information, which could then be sent by Districts to locals schools and community groups who would then distribute information by newsletter or posters. Kath Tetley advised that a similar form is used at school visits. None of the Committee members were aware of this as Districts would not have had access to this previously. Committee were happy to see this form and decide if it covered the same Page 19

20 information we had suggested, and if so, the Committee were happy to use this form and distribute to Districts. Kath Tetley is to provide template. A question was asked if Districts (especially country) could be encouraged to have District Association registration days. Swifts players could make appearances, and Districts could have other promotional experiences on the day. Players could come to the District and then be directed to the Club of their choice. Suggestion: Questionnaire to be formulated with the assistance of Kath Tetley, Marketing and Communications Manager, to send to Districts asking for their input in what they need from Netball NSW in relation to marketing and volunteer training and retention. Discussion was held on how you would encourage Districts to complete questionnaire, and the Committee thought that each District who replied to the questionnaire could go in to a draw for a prize such as 4 x tickets to a NSW Swifts game, or a NSW Swifts signed ball. In the questionnaire it was suggested asking topics similar, but not limited to: What Districts thought was their most successful marketing strategy What has been used successfully to access the print media Do Districts get enough information about NSW Swifts games and Netball NSW events, and if not, is there a better way to communicate with them Does Netball NSW provide enough training in relation to administration, coaching and umpiring Do Districts have a volunteer training program Would Districts like Netball NSW to offer a volunteer training program, and if so, what aspects would Districts like information on. The Committee would like Districts to be given a chance to give general comments and state needs. Once we receive answers to this questionnaire we could create an A4 sized folded brochure with combined information and send this out to all Districts. The Committee would like to see someone like Sharon Kelly be used when encouraging volunteer participation. The need for volunteers to be highly recognised is accepted and encouraged. The Committee also suggested approaching someone like Amanda Lulham for tips on getting netball in to local papers, and an interview with someone like Sharon Kelly on what it is like being an outstanding volunteer. These would then be included in the brochure. Committee felt that this questionnaire be directed to Clubs as well as Districts. Carolyn Campbell (General Manager) is looking at doing some type of questionnaire in the future, and the Sports Marketing questionnaire could be incorporated into this and be a separate section. If the NNSW questionnaire is to be long-term, Committee would prefer to move forward with our questionnaire to try to have it happen in It was suggested that we send something out at State Championships in relation to a questionnaire, but it was decided that as State Age is only 3 weeks away, it is better to take a little longer time and ensure we do it properly. Other items: It was suggested that Netball NSW look at using the membership numbers of each member and creating a Netball NSW membership card which could be used in relation to sponsorships. If NNSW could create relationships with businesses or corporations, then members could get discounts or advantage by producing their membership card. This suggestion to be taken on board and further information sought. Districts to be encouraged to use Netball NSW logo in their local advertising, and when we have the domain name of new website and it is operational, then Districts be encouraged to include this in their local advertising. That we should follow up on the questionnaire, and decided best timing for this. Page 20

21 TECHNICAL SERVICES STRATEGIC PANEL R. HAVRLANT CONVENOR Umpiring & Coaching Programs Netball NSW will conduct a similar event to last year at ACC that involved the Metro teams and Academies were invited to attend. The SIS/SAS Challenge was another opportunity to accommodate umpires. Coaching Mentoring for new coaches is an item for further consideration. Perhaps the use of the word Buddy rather than mentor for new coaches as it would not appear to be as daunting for the new coach. Coaches advancing to the Intermediate Level was an area of concern. Considering the amount of coaches who had been sitting on their Development level (old Level 1) for a number of years that for this first year the response has been fairly positive. When we look at the increase of participation in the Foundation Course in its second year, it is likely that this trend will also continue with the other courses. Dissemination of information on how to update will be looked at this year, notifying all coaches once a year informing them of how to update and what is on etc. would assist in this process and actually giving the Associations information to be distributed to their clubs would be another way of ensuring the information was received. It was identified that things are not working as well in the Metropolitan areas in regards to accessing programs and this will need to be addressed. Netball NSW Conference The 2010 Conference planning is under way and the desire to put as much into this event as can be managed. Topics may include Coaching Issues as a topic with a panel for questions, also Game sense, communication, Development of Athletes. Page 21

22 NEW SOUTH WALES NETBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED PROFIT AND LOSS SUMMARY For the months ended 30 June 2009 ` Jan - Dec Budget 2008 Actuals INCOME Administration Affiliation & Capitation Fees 2,524,496 3,325,174 3,338,079 Capitation fee timing adjustment , Grants 70,904 60, ,875 Sponsorship 43, , ,215 Resource Sales 48,839 50, ,107 Interest 23,391 97, ,181 Other Income 6,639 3,000 7,511 Anne Clark Centre External 43, , ,834 Internal 40, , ,697 Umpiring Accreditation & Badges 49,252 87,437 75,257 Camps 20,887 34,359 25,828 Regional 1, ,068 Coaching Courses & Camps 82, ,753 64,859 School & Net Set Go Programs 39, ,418 63,847 Regional & Metro Link 24,407-44,260 Competitions & Events 404, , ,921 Representative Teams Age Teams 10, ,182 16,368 Australian Netball League 3,000 4, ANZ Championship (formerly CBT) 572, , ,742 Total Income 4,006,936 5,596,450 6,767,755 EXPENDITURE Administration Salaries & Superannuation 504,742 1,008, ,954 Insurance 303, , ,577 General Administrative Expenses 258, , ,254 Board & Committees 32,677 54,000 49,206 Marketing & Communications 58, ,000 62,849 Grants 49, , ,284 Resources Sold 26, , ,803 Anne Clark Centre 118, , ,659 Umpiring Accreditation & Badges 38,437 44,640 51,028 Camps 12,384 83,360 21,674 Regional & Other 20,413 40,000 42,451 Coaching Accreditation 42, ,102 77,513 School & Net Set Go Programs 42, ,919 91,775 Regional 21,241 28,000 26,337 Competitions & Events 204, , ,717 Game Development Regional Co-Ordinators 75, , ,874 Development Officer ,171 Representative Team Age Teams 127, , ,171 Australian Netball League 6, ,680 88, ANZ Championship (formerly CBT) 607,335 1,040,294 1,137,954 Total Expenditure 2,552,079 5,578,105 5,598,909 Profit/(Loss) 1,454,857 18,345 1,168,846 Page 22

23 ASSETS Cash Assets Debtors 1,738,83 0 1,629,44 9 Prepayments 418,889 Fixed Assets (at WDV) 527,171 4,314,33 Total Assets 9 LIABILITIES Creditors 158,956 Income in advance 345,376 Taxes Payable 179,294 Employee Entitlements 114,804 Other Liabilities 57,447 Total Liabilities 855,876 Net Assets 3,458,46 2 EQUITY Opening Balance Equity 1,227 2,002,37 Retained earnings 8 1,454,85 Current year profit/(loss) 7 3,458,46 Total Equity 2 Page 23

24 Once again we have seen the successful staging of the Netball NSW hallmark events Holden State Championships and the State Age Championships. The efforts of so many people have ensured the success of these events Congratulations to all participants, officials, volunteers and supporters that were involved. Many thanks to our host Associations, Illawarra, Liverpool, Blacktown and Penrith your contribution and support would not allow these events to be conducted. I also wish to acknowledge all participating Associations you are all winners and well done on the efforts of all involved. The ANZ Championships have come to an end whilst it was not the best season on court for the NSW Swifts you can be guaranteed that planning is well underway for Season The support for our NSW Swifts was fantastic in 2009 and we look forward to all that 2010 will have to offer and look forward to your ongoing support. Dooley s State League is heading towards the final series. This competition is only possible with the contribution of so many people on a weekly basis. Best wishes to those that will be competing in the finals. Our NSW Waratahs and NSW Blues have begun their campaign in the New Idea Australian Netball League got underway in the last week of July. I encourage you to get along to one of the home games and support these very exciting teams. The report that follows details the many activities that have been undertaken during the past 3 months. Should you require any further information on any of the information provided please contact the Netball NSW office on Carolyn Campbell Marketing & Communications 80 th Celebrations Associations across NSW have been hugely supportive of our collective Netball NSW celebrations which highlighted Saturday 4 July which was the date that Netball NSW began back in We have received numerous images and press clippings from Associations who hosted events. They can all be viewed at > About Us > Our 80 th Year Merchandise & Online Shopping Netball NSW online shop has all of our ranges available for Netball NSW merchandise and NSW Swifts merchandise via and respectively. Our netball family is becoming increasingly familiar with the online services we provide, which has seen a 5 x (times) increase in the number of people pre-purchasing merchandise for the State Age Championships, with pick up at the event on day one. We are thrilled to be providing a service to our people which they find easy, accessible and functional. Page 24

25 NSW Swifts/ Netball NSW Evaluations Evidence based research is critical to the development of strategic plans for 2010 and as such Netball NSW has recently undertaken a number of surveys via online communications with relevant audiences. These have included; NSW Swifts environment/ fan survey NSW Alumni survey/focus group Participation survey/focus group Merchandising feedback survey More research will be undertaken during August and September HOLDEN State Championships We welcomed HOLDEN to the State Championships in HOLDEN were thrilled with the professionalism of the event and the corresponding participation of participants. Thanks to HOLDEN the opening ceremony included a welcome from Liz Ellis, who is a HOLDEN ambassador. We enjoyed great feedback from participants on the availability and quality of merchandise at the event also Netball NSW State Age Championships The largest female sporting event in the southern hemisphere, was again a wonderful flag ship for the game of netball and Netball NSW as an organisation. Marketing/Communications Highlights included, but not limited to; Opening ceremonies with NSW Swifts players Success of the OCF Zones (Oncology Children s Foundation) as entertainment areas for spectators and fans NSW Swifts visits to Athlete Villages Merchandising, event ranges sell outs Media interest from suburban and regional press Repucom As part of a national research campaign surveys were taken at the NSW Swifts two final home games in 2009 to ascertain the views of the punters at ANZ Championship matches hosted by the NSW Swifts. This research and data will provide the core of our sponsorship reports and assist with the planning of the 2010 NSW Swifts season, expected results in August Game Development Selection trials for the Metropolitan Link Program 15yrs program will be held on July 26 at the Anne Clark Centre. Well over 100 nominations have been received. The 2 nd year of the Australian National League (ANL) will commence on Friday 24 July with the NSW Waratahs playing the AIS in Canberra. The NSW Blues will then meet the AIS on Saturday 25 July also in Canberra. We are looking forward to a successful campaign in 2010 and wish all the players & staff the best for the season. Page 25

26 The Game Development Department have been extremely busy with State Age and now into NIB games. The development of players, coaches and umpires is continuing to expand with a lot of work done to ensure the continuing education in NSW. State Team nominations for Coaches, Managers & support staff will open on 7 August, 2009 with player nominations opening in September. Keep an eye on the Netball NSW website for further information. School Development Program School Programs: - Waitara Public School (cont)- Program from Term 1-4 with 30 stage 2 participants per week. - Waitara Public School (cont)- Program from Term 1-4 with 30 stage 3 participants per week. - Rose Bay Public School (cont)- Program in Terms 2 & 3 with 22 participants per week - Thomas Hassall Anglican School- Program throughout Term 2- Approximately 30 participants. - St Clair Public School- 5 week program with 30 participants per week. - Hurlstone Agricultural High- 10 week netball program with 60 participants per week School Clinics - Kooringal PS Netball Clinics- 4 clinics with approximately 30 participants per session - Table Top PS Netball Clinic with 51 participants - Howlong PS Netball Clinic with 26 participants - Gibgate PS Netball Clinics- 2 clinics with 117 participants - Holbrook PS Netball Clinic with 99 participants - Strathfield Girls High School- Clinic with 19 participants - Penrith Christian School- Two clinics with a total of 55 participants - Ambarvale High School- One clinic with a total of 27 participants - Yeo Park Infants School- Three clinics with a total of 60 participants - Hilltop Road Public School- Sports Taster Day with approximately 500 children from K-6 participating in the netball activity. - Canada Bay City Council School Holiday Clinics- Two clinics with a total of approximately 30 participants. Teacher In-service: - Abbotsleigh Junior School participated in a teacher in-service with 10 participants. - Queenwood Junior School participated in a teacher in-service with 10 participants - Currently working with AFL (NSW/ACT) and Cricket NSW to again run the Multi Sport Teacher In-service. There are two scheduled in-services are; Inner Sydney on Tuesday 29 th September and Western Sydney on Thursday 1 st October. NetSetGO! Schools Program - Gordon East Public School (cont)- 10 week program with 90 participants per week. Page 26

27 - Redeemer Baptist School, Nth Parramatta (cont)- 5 week program with 60 participants per week. NetSetGO! Clubs and Associations Total 47 Accredited NetSetGO! Centres with a total of 1646 participants. NetSetGO! Ambassador Appearances Susan Pratley made a NetSetGO! Ambassador Appearance on Saturday 20 th June to the Coffs Harbour Netball Association, NetSetGO! Program. The following Centres are scheduled for an ambassador appearance from 16 th July-18 th July, 2009: - Rand Walbundrie Tigers NC - Brock-Burrum Saints NC - Lockhart NC - Osborne NC - Henty NC - Jindera NC - Walla Walla NC - Holbrook NC Premier s Sporting Challenge Rebecca Bulley attended a DASR Sport Development Officers Forum on Wednesday 24 th June, Presentation by Ross Morrison, Manager-School Sport Unit and Noel Fitzgerald, Project Manager (primary)-nsw Premier s Sporting Challenge regarding the Premiers Sporting Challenge and Sport Leadership Program-Learning to Lead Yrs 5-8. Rebecca will also be attending a meeting with Noel Fitzgerald to review the 2008/09 PSC Leadership Program-Learning to Lead Yrs 5-8 and to discuss proposed developments for the 2009/10 program on Wednesday 29 th July, Active After-School Communities (AASC) Netball Australia and the AASC have formed a partnership in an endeavour to increase participants in San Remo NetSetGO! Netball Australia has undertaken to work with the AASC in the following way: Netball NSW NetSetGO! Coordinator to provide a handout to be distributed to each child participating in the AASC Netball program with details of their closest NSG Centre to encourage participants to join a club/association. - If no centre exists near an AASC netball program, the netball coordinator should endeavour to work with the closest association to begin a NSG Centre. - If AASC Regional Coordinator requires a coach in a region, the netball coordinator is to assist by contacting the nearest association to find coaches available to train and coach in the AASC program. Page 27

28 Special Schools Strategy Netball Australia has developed a Special Schools Strategy to assist and support Member Organisations to create links between local community Special Schools/groups and local Netball Clubs and Associations. As part of the strategy, each state is required to conduct activities at a minimum of two Special Schools and a maximum of five. It is also a requirement that the schools/groups participating are located near an Association that is conducting a San Remo NetSetGO! program (This ensures an inclusive pathway of opportunity for participants). Umpiring Level 1 Courses Lorraine Lea Linen recently offered, as a part of supporting the national umpire accreditation program (LLL umpire development program, a free shirt to those umpires who received a badge in 2008 in recognition of their achievement. This was a limited offer. To prevent any confusion the LLL shirts are to be worn only when there is no local, regional or state sponsor of the event at which you are umpiring. The local, regional, state umpires sponsor obviously takes precedent. Check with the umpire coordinator of the event or competition. 13 June: Penrith Lyndahl Riley and Gabrielle Hancock presented the Level 1 Accreditation course in Penrith to 44 participants. 14 June: Dubbo Michelle Ensor presented the Level 1 Accreditation course in Dubbo to 20 participants. 19 June: Moree Jan Simpson presented the Level 1 Accreditation course in Moree to 26 participants. Jan also utilised her time in Moree to coach umpires on Moree s local games on Saturday. 21 June: Southern Highlands Alan Melville and Tara Warner presented the Level 1 Accreditation course in Southern Highlands to 33 participants 3 July: Gunnedah Teena Sutcliffe presented the Level 1 Accreditation course in Gunnedah to 20 participants. 4 July: Westlake s Karen Smith presented the Level 1 Accreditation course in Westlake s to 25 participants. Inverell Kate Thornborough presented the Level 1 Accreditation course in Inverell to 20 participants. 10 July: Riverina Football Netball League Jenny Lewington presented the Level 1 Accreditation course in Riverina Football Netball League to 40 participants. Regional Development Visits Cootamundra 13 th and 14 th June Cootamundra State Age under 13 s Team For this team the opportunity to receive a visit from Netball NSW Game Development Manager Roz Fraser and Umpire Development Officer Jan Simpson as part of the Regional Development Visits was Page 28

29 an opportunity to pick their brains about what to expect at State Age as well as receive some helpful tips relating to umpiring. Such was the excitement of some of the girls at the end of the visit that they raced home to complete the online Section One Theory Exam with one of the players receiving a mark of 80%. One of the pleasing aspects of the visit was hearing the team talk about their expectations at the State Age Championships to have fun, create new friendships and lasting memories. This is definitely what the 2009 State Age Championships are all about. Parkes 13 th and 14 th June Saturday 13 th June 2009 The Development Visit began with a Rules Discussion for the Parkes Representative Teams. 14 players and 3 coaches / managers / parents were in attendance. The purpose of the discussion was to assist the players in preparation for State Age. Topic discussed included: stoppages, injury, blood, obstruction, setting penalties, player responsibilities and the centre pass. Those in attendance gained valuable information which will no doubt assist them at State Age. Following the Rules Discussion a Level 1 was conducted. There were 24 people in attendance. Many of them were the players who had just sat through the hour and a half Rules Discussion. It was pleasing to see that the players valued the rules and were keen to become better players by improving their understanding of the rules. Sunday 14 th June 2009 Sunday involved the coaching of umpires at the Parkes Carnival. The weather was unpleasant to say the least making the task of coaching the umpires a little more challenging. 20 umpires received coaching throughout the day. Their ability ranged from unbadged to National C Badges. Two umpires from Cowra and one from Mudgee have been identified as potential National C Badges. Rachel Hughes and Tara Warner Tamworth 14 th June Coached umpires on Regional Interdistrict:- - Connie McNeil (Armidale) - Katrina King (Gunnedah) - Robyn Ausling (Tamworth) - Rebecca Cook (Tamworth) - Danny Dobbon (Tamworth) - Fran Dunn (Gunnedah) - Rosemary Thomson (Gunnedah) - Laura Cambridge (Armidale) - Alex Shieles (Moree) Page 29

30 Tumut 20 th June 5 possible National C s and 1 definite were identified. We also identified 2 possible National B s. All 8 umpires need to either sit exams or attend level 1 s and Keryn has organized these to go ahead. Tumut executive were very hospitable and were very happy with the outcome of the day. Lower Clarence 28 th June Sunday Morning: - Presentation on What to expect for State Age Championships in highlighting fitness, nutrition, preparation for the 3 day event & Protocols and Procedures for injury/illness during a game. On court practical component: Vision and positioning. 30 umpires attended from North Coast associations, Casino, Lower Clarence, Lismore, Grafton, Ballina and Brunswick Byron. Coached umpires on local representative Carnival:- - Sarah Collins (Casino) Nat C. - Giselle Newton (Lismore) Nat C. - Amy Williams (Lismore) Unbadged. - Chelsea Pilgrim (Grafton) Nat C. - Shelly Leary (Lismore) Nat C. - Sue Keou (Brunswick Byron) Nat C. - Kimberley Jordon (Lismore) Nat C. - Kylie Organ (Lismore) Nat C - Tanya Kane (Lower Clarence) Nat C. - Tamara Hamsure (Lismore) Nat C. - Emily Nat C. - Hayley (Casino) Not Badged - Hayley Ward - Cathy Nat C. - Michelle Nat C. Overall, there was a good standard of umpiring. Lismore seem to be doing a very good job with their umpiring program. Inverell 5 th July Kate Thornborough presented a Level 1 umpires course and practical coaching on local games Congratulations Congratulations to Shantelle Rennie of Penrith and Emma Davey of Eastwood Ryde both girls obtained their National A badge. Three of Netball NSW Umpires have been invited and have accepted to officiate at School girls in ACT in July, Sarah Sandstrom of St George, Tara Warner of Fairfield and Rebecca McKinnon of Kuringai. We wish these girls all the best. Helen George and Clare McCabe have accepted and will be attending World Youth held in the Cook Islands this year. Page 30

31 State Age 2009 Big thank you to the Umpires Committee and the co opted members Leanne McMannus and Kate Thornborough for all their hard work over three different venues with the umpire s allocations. Thank you also to Blacktown, Liverpool and Penrith executive members for welcoming the UOP and making their job a little easier. On Line Section 1 Theory Exam Results Netball NSW received a thank you from Jamie Parsons of Netball Australia. Thank you for your support and involvement with the launch of the Online Umpire Exam. The feedback we have received from users, Associations and umpires has been overwhelmingly positive. The number of people registering so far has exceeded expectations and the site is proving to be a great resource for our sport. The total number of people who have completed the exam Australia wide is 5,731 and the number of people from NSW is 2,318. I am very pleased that Netball NSW has welcomed this on line resource as the numbers prove above. We will continue to support the online exam. Netball NSW will receive a spread sheet of all NSW participants pass/fail that have sat the exam quarterly. The spread sheet will be for our records all, results are automatically recorded on NMAS. ANL training sessions Northern Territory and the NSW ANL teams had games over the weekend of July at the Anne Clark Centre; we provided umpires for Friday evening and two games on Saturday, unfortunately due to State Age, ANZ finals we couldn t provide umpires for the Sunday session. Thank you to Helen George, Clare McCabe, Leanne Mostek, Grant Mitchell, Peta Quinn, and Lauren Bonfield for supporting our ANL teams. Netball Australia Sport Development Meeting 25 June 2009 Melbourne This meeting as always is very much worth the day trip to Melbourne, it keeps all MO s informed of all new tends introduced to all States. The day started with Stephen Tighe, Consumer foresight specialist and Director of Chasing Sunrise. He was very interesting discussing strategic planning and ways to improve business; it was very beneficial to our sport. Umpiring staff from all States then meet with Ann Marie Phippard and Chris Burton to discuss various umpire programs and ways that Netball Australia can help assist each State. Netball NSW are doing well with the umpires programs and we are maintaining strength with the pools of TID umpires into the National program. NIB The Netball NSW Umpire Operation has selected 3 umpires to umpire at the NIB games to support the Metropolitan teams entered into this competition on the 22, 23 & 24, July This competition will be all indoors at Maitland Federation Centre, 10 Bent Street Maitland. It will be an exciting opportunity Page 31