Wangaratta Netball Association Inc.

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1 2015 Date: April 2015 Wangaratta Netball Association Inc. PO Box 830, Wangaratta Vic Phone: Like us on Facebook Website: wangarattanetball.com.au No. 1 President Debbie Ravida Secretary Jackie Seymour Treasurer Rodney Dean Saturday Netball Megan O Keefe Wednesday Netball-Sue Anderson Net Set Go Jennie Annett / Deb Doyle All Abilities-Mary Verdon Rep Netball Cheryl Peters Umpires Fran Doig Canteen Faye Ramage/Val McGregor Public Officer Debbie Ravida General Committee Aileen Sanders, Ann Lenten, Wendy McCormack, Warwick Hutchinson, Taya Tracey, Michelle Webb, Kim Saunders, Welcome to all families, friends, coaches, umpires, players and supporters to our 2015 season. Sorry our April newsletter is in May but it has been a huge start to the season. I would like to welcome our new committee members who have come on board to help keep things running smoothly so your children can enjoy their netball. With so many children and adults playing there is an enormous amount of jobs needed to be done to get everyone on the court. Thanks to Lynne and Michelle from ixd Interpretive by Design for our exciting new association logo. It looks fabulous on our new letterheads, representative uniforms, hoodies and committee jackets. Thanks to all the umpires who have put their hand up to umpire for your teams. There are many teams who pay their umpires $10 per game. 13/Under Representative Team - modelling our new netball uniforms. Due to the generous donation from Wangaratta Marathons Justin and Sharon Scholz we have 90 new representative uniforms. We encourage other teams to take this example and reward their umpires for giving up their time every week for your team. Thanks also to the coaches who give up their time to coach teams. As we all know there is plenty of preparation that goes into working out training drills as well as game day. Thanks to all the parents and friends who get their children down to the courts every week. I hope you enjoy watching the enjoyment they get out of netball. We have umpire and coaching clinics coming up so keep an eye out on facebook and our website for notifications. Thank you for your patience registering with Netball Victoria online. It was a new process and there are a few issues they are now aware of and are fixing. Big thanks to Wendy who had to individually respond to all enquiries. As always it is always fun seeing what names teams come up with. There is guaranteed to be a moan or a laugh from committee members, especially Fran as we read through them. Great colour combinations are always anticipated and I notice this season we have some tie dye colours. Love your work. The Premier League a new initiative is being trialled this season as a way to keep girls staying in netball. We look forward to any feedback. We are very excited about our new Representative Uniforms. Thanks to the generosity of the Wangaratta Marathons donation of $ The girls will be proudly showing them off at the tournaments. Jackie Seymour Editor

2 Net Set Go Tier 1 & YEAR OLDS (Friday nights ) This season Jennie Annett has continued co-ordinator of the 5-7 Year olds. She has a great team of helpers which consist of Galen students, players and parents. Thanks to everyone who does a job on the night to help the program run smoothly. Big thanks to the coaches who are on board for their second year. Existing coaches from 2014 Brianna Archer Wang Rep player Perri McCarthy mum/volunteer/currently injured player Olivia Annett Current Wang Rep player Georgia Allen Past Wang Rep player Maddy Verdon Galen student, current netballer and All Abilities helper. New Coaches for 2015 Emma Mc Laughlin mum/volunteer Gemma McKinley Galen student and netballer Taylah Reidy Current Wang Rep player Olivia Parsons- Galen student and netballer Abby Walker Past Rep player,galen student and netballer Maddy Muller -Past Rep player, Galen student and netballer Shaylah Leavette-Brown -Galen student and netballer Abby Sturgess -Galen student and netballer Georgia Verdon Past Rep player and netballer Wednesday Night Competition After Round 10 of our Autumn Competition we have been lucky to have some kind weather for most of our games. The cold weather is definitely on the way so make sure you rug up. Section 1 sees the Wang 17 s rep team on top with 10 straight wins. Family ties and Combos are not far behind with only a couple of losses each. There are a couple of teams battling to fill the fourth spot to make it into finals. Section 2 sees Just 4 Fun who must ve got a bit more serious because they are on top. Closely followed by Titans, Wang Blue15 and Dynamite. The rest of the teams are a couple of games behind but have time to improve. Section 3 Gonnabes are definitely gunna be in finals as they sit on top with 10 wins. The Squad and Vue Crew could change that and Black Ice, Revive are hot on their tails. The rest of the section can still jump up with a couple of wins. Section 4 North Wang are still on top with Mockingjays one game behind. There are a few teams who will be fighting it out to make the top four over the next couple of weeks. Melbourne Vixens v Queensland Firebirds On Sunday 12th April we took a bus to Melbourne to watch the replay of the ANZ Championships Grand Final 2014 between Melbourne Vixens and Queensland Firebirds. It came down to the team with the less errors on the day and it was the the Firebirds on the day coming away with a 6 goal win. Some of the netballers who came down to get some tips YEAR OLDS (Saturday mornings ) Big welcome to Deb Doyle who has taken over as coordinator from Cheryl Peters who did a wonderful job in the past. Two weeks in and has things running pretty smoothly. Feel free to go in and speak to Deb if you have any questions.

3 All Abilities Program 2015 Mary Verdon All Abilities Co-ordinator. Representative Report 2015 Cheryl Peters Representative Netball Co-ordinator Our All Abilities started in 2014, each year is a growing process, we now have up to 14 players of all ages. We sometimes go to Shepparton to play against and meet other All Abilities teams, all the kids have so much fun and always seem to be enjoying themselves and learn more about the game of netball, which involves increasing all their skills from there foot work right up to the different ways of throwing the netball. After a good day of netball we end the day with a lunch and a chat. This year we start our first game on May the 9 th I would absolutely love to see some new faces coming along to give it a go and for all the kids and teens who have participated in the past to come along once again, I encourage everyone to get out and have a go. It would also be greatly appreciated for other people who may not be participating all abilities to still come along to help assist in umpiring, helping on court or just cheering them along, everyone is welcome. In 2015 we welcome our new coaches and assistants. 17/Under Carolyn Willett, Bree Spezjovic 15 / Under Megan O Keefe, Adrienne Murphy, Helen Rickard 13 / Under Kelly Smith, Annie Heetel, Tess Willett 11 / Under Jennie Annett, Bree Archer, Charlene Wohlers We hope you enjoy your year and look forward to hearing how the teams go. We encourage the parents and supporters to get behind their coaches and support the teams. Our new Representative Uniforms have arrived and we are all excited at how great they look. It was impressive to see the teams running around at the Wangaratta and Albury Tournaments. We thank Justin and Sharon Scholz - Wangaratta Marathon donated $5000 to our association which enabled us to be able to make this happen. It was great to see how proud the girls were representing Wangaratta in their new uniforms. Thanks to Cheryl Peters for working through organising the uniforms from start to finish. There was hours of work done before they could be ordered and we appreciate the huge amount of time she put in to get them here. Thanks for the All Abilities players who dressed in PINK to support our Breast Cancer Awareness day. All Abilities play at on Court 1. WANGARATTA NETBALL TOURNAMENT Our Annual Tournament was held on Sunday 19th April. It was our biggest tournament in over 10 years with 66 teams entering. It was great to have teams from Casey, Wagga, Shepparton, Echuca, Wodonga, Yarrawonga, Albury, Benalla and Mansfield attending. The weather was kind with a breeze which kept the goalies working hard all day. The committee was flat out in the days leading up to tournament arranging catering, drinks, bbq s and anything else which was needed for the day. There was also a huge amount of work done by Rodney, Cheryl and Fran with making up a draw to cater fairly for all teams. We had all 15 of our courts running and we also needed to use one court from inside the Bar Reserve. Our trustee MC for the day Aileen had everyone on the courts and kept the games running to time. It is a full time job making this happen. Our winners for the day were 17/Under Wagga def Wangaratta 10-9, 15/Under Casey def Albury 12-8, 13/Under Albury def Murray 10-9, 11/Under all players received a certificate for participating. (photos next month)

4 PINK NETBALL DAY FUNDRAISER Friday May 8th and Saturday May 9th Last weekend we held our GO PINK for Breast Cancer. Thanks to all the players who got into the spirit and dressed in pink. It is a very important cause and it is an enjoyable way to create awareness. Congratulations to the players who received prizes. We also sold the 30 game balls with all proceed going to Breast Cancer Network. I will let you know when we have a final total. Make sure you check out our facebook page for photos. WHAT S COMING UP... UMPIRES 2015 Every Saturday we need to supply 54 umpires for our netball matches. Many of these are young inexperienced people, so training sessions are held regularly. As with most things we learn, time and practice are need to gain proficiency. So far this season 4 sessions have been held, which have been attended by a pleasing 25 different umpires. I would encourage NO, urge all upires to attend as often as possible, a sure step to improvement. Coaches and spectators need to be mindful of how close they are to the court. Audible, adverse remarks are certain to sap any confidence of even the most experienced umpire, let alone the new group. Thanks and encouragement are always welcome. 8.30am Games We are struggling to provide enough umpires at 8.30am, so ask past players, coaches and umpires to volunteer for this duty. NB/All teams must supply an umpire. If your team has not yet done so, this should be attended to immediately, or loss of points will need to occur. Coaching In accordance with netball rules ONLY the coach may coach (direct play.) from the sidelines. She/he must remain in the same position during play (usually the centre of the side). It is not allowable to stand behind the goal line giving instructions. Fran Doig UMPIRE TRAINING 2015 We are always looking for umpires for our Saturday Morning or Wednesday Night Competitions. We offer plenty of support for our umpires so if you are interested in helping out, please come and see us. We have umpire training for beginner or inexperienced umpires. All sessions are held at the netball complex. Dates are: Beginner or Inexperienced Thursday 21st May 5.00pm 6.00pm Wednesday 27th May pm Monday 1st June pm Further dates to be confirmed Enquiries : beginner or inexperienced Contact Fran Doig Experienced or Senior 7.00pm 8.00pm Monday 1st June Monday 6th July Monday 3rd August Monday 7th September Monday 5th October Enquiries: Experienced or Senior Contact Deb Ravida

5 CANTEEN ROSTER 2015 Pleas make sure all your teams organise helpers. We require 4 helpers at a time. 8.30am 12.00pm Dates School/Club on Duty 18 April Wangaratta High 25 April NO PLAY - ANZAC DAY 2-May 9-May 16-May 23-May 30-May Galen College North Wang / St Bernard's Primary Tarrawingee / St Patrick's Primary Magpies / Appin Park Primary Rovers / Wang Primary / Cathedral 6 June NO PLAY - QUEENS BIRTHDAY 13 June Moyhu / King Valley / Wang West 20 June Glenrowan / Milawa / Yarrunga Primary 27 June Yarrawonga / Our Ladys 4 July NO PLAY - SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 11 July Wangaratta High 18 July Galen College 25 July Milawa / Myrtleford / St Bernard's Primary 1 August Greta / St Patrick's Primary 8 August All Development Teams / Oxley / Cathedral Semi - 15 August Preliminary - 22 August Grand Final - 29 August Everyone welcome Everyone welcome Everyone welcome We thank you for volunteering your time *Please note children under 14 are not allowed to assist in the canteen. Committee Profile Mary Verdon All Abilities Coordinator, How long have you been on the committee I have been a member of WNA now for 4 years, with my 2 girls playing netball from grade 3, and still going strong with their game, and enjoying playing, learning and meeting new friends. What is your role I am the coordinator of All Abilities, I have been in this role since 2013 and I enjoy working with all of the kids who come along to participate. Why did you join the committee I started on the WNA at first just to be involved with my children but since then I have meet amazing people and friends. Seeing how netball makes young children grow with skill, meeting new people and just how so many kids have such love for the game, it s such a great community involvement. What do you love about WNA I have so much joy in helping our new and our past families, who have been with our netball committee for quite a while,get involved. What do you hope for WNA The hopes I have for the WNA is to help it grow gaining new members, to get new courts and clubrooms for the near future. I have had so much fun being on board on the committee. Some of the days can get very tiring but it is all worth it in the end, seeing all the happy faces and smiles after a good day of netball. Note from editor: Mary as well as being the coordinator for All Abilities can also be seen helping out in the canteen, office, with representative teams, putting up and taking down goal post pads and anywhere else there is a job to be done. For Sale at Canteen Whistles $12.00 Netball Rule Books $15.00 Team First Aid Kits $3.00 Please come and check for any lost property. Note: Lost property not collected will be given to charity. We do this a couple of times a year as we accumulate so much.

6 Jenny Wenham Award 2014 Congratulations to Shaylee Boruch from the North Wangaratta team who was nominated and chosen as the winner of this special award. It is a great honour to receive this award given in memory of Jenny who died on her way to netball training. Shaylee is seen here being presented by Jenny s parents Bev and Bill Wenham. Sports power Wangaratta Awards Go and see Russell and his team. They will give you plenty of great ideas for you to spend your voucher on. The options are endless... Saturday Morning 2015 Registered Players Saturday Morning Competition Couple of points If your team is short you are NOT allowed to play a Grade 3 or 4 Net Set Go player in your team. You may get someone to fill in who is NOT already registered with Wangaratta Netball Association in a team. You must pay a voucher BEFORE the game for this person to play. These are available in the clubrooms. Not Netball Victoria Registered $16 Netball Victoria Registered $ 7 You can only play on 4 vouchers. Then you will need to register to continue. You need to play 5 games with the same team to qualify for finals. If you play an unregistered player you will: Forfeit the game if you win. Lose 2 points per unregistered player. Each team must supply their own umpire to represent your team. I f you do NOT supply an umpire your team will lose points. If you have any questions please contact a committee member. Saturday Morning Competition 2015 Saturday morning started off with some threatening weather but we were lucky enough to get through it without too much rain. It is always a difficult decision to call off a round because it can rain all night and then it can just stop an hour before the game or just ease up. We realise people travel but we also take into account people have paid to play and we only have a limited timeframe during a season to play games. We call off a round and contact teams and put a notice on facebook as soon as we possibly can. As it is a winter sport sometimes the weather is going to be bad but players need to prepare for it. After three rounds of netball we have now regraded and look forward to seeing how the teams improve over the season. This year we have introduced the Premier League which is something we are trialling to try encourage girls to continue playing netball. Jennie Annett has been in discussions with coaches from O & K and O & M Clubs for many months to get this new concept out there and get them on board. With everything there will be changes required and we look forward to receiving any feedback. I hope to have pictures from last years Grand Finalists in our next newsletter.. Do you know where you can find our draws? 1. Our Website 2. Wangaratta Chronicle 3. Wangaratta AutoSpares 49 Greta Rd, Wang. FACEBOOK Make sure you like us on facebook so you can keep up to date with all the latest information.

7 2015 Sponsors We would like to welcome our current sponsors for 2015 and encourage you to support them. Franks Footwear who ve been loyal sponsors since They kindly donate all the trophies for the Saturday Morning and Wednesday Night Competitions. Sports power Wangaratta also generously provide a voucher every week for all the teams awards. Hume Building Society for a few years now have donated so that our umpires could obtain training and progress onto going for their badges. Garry Nash Real Estate also a regular sponsor who is generous in lending us any equipment we may need. Dining's Kelly Country Dairy have continued their sponsorship this year. Col Wyllie Appin Street Butchers 92 Appin Street, Wangaratta donation of meat for Wangaratta Tournament and during the season for our BBQ. We ask you to please support our local businesses who are looking after local families and future generations. Make sure you let them know you re from Wangaratta Netball Association when you go in there to show your appreciation. Without sponsors like these the netball association would struggle to run so efficiently and attract so many wonderful families and supporters every Friday night, Saturday Mornings and Wednesday nights.