SUTHERLAND SHIRE NETBALL ASSOCIATION INC. MINUTES DELEGATES MEETING 04 th March 2009 MEETING OPENED: PRESENT: APOLOGIES: 7.49pm As per attendance book Prue Haberecht Executive Alison Camlin Menai Hawks Alison James Comets MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING: MOVED: Menai SECONDED: Executive BUSINESS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETING: 1. Change to Constitution 3 b ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING i An Annual general meeting shall be held on the third Wednesday in October of each year. Replace with i An Annual General Meeting shall be held on the third Wednesday in November of each year. CARRIED CORRESPONDENCE IN: 1. Accounts Various 2. Heart Research Institute Invitation 3. NSW Sporting Injuries Invitation 4. Children s Cancer Institute Donation Request 5. Aust Gov Dept of Comm Application Form Funding 6. Netball NSW Membership fees 7. Netball NSW Swifts memorabilia 8. Netball NSW Rookies Camp 9. Netball NSW Inter District Fixtures 10. Aust Gov Dept of Comm Receipt of submission 11. St Johns Ambulance First Aid Course 12. Cooper Teamwear Advertising and Invitation
13. Netball Australia Netshape Grant 14. ABS Timber Floor Advertising 15. Netball NSW Agendas for Nov meeting 16. Tracey Moores re Fijians 17. Tynan Motors BBQ 18. Bakers Delight Top Sports Grant 19. G Fisher Lights Yala Rd 20. NSW Sport & Rec Course flyers 21. Netball NSW Rules in Action Course 22. P Hayman Thankyou 23. Netball NSW Order Form 24. Cancer Council Donation Request 25. Syd Children s Hospital Donation Request 26. Netball NSW Level 1 Course 27. Royal Hospital for Women Newsletter 28. Sydney University Sports Camp 29. NSW Government Cabinet Shire visit 30. A Kennedy Thankyou 31. Cancer Council Thankyou 32. Gulliver Sport Hawaii Netball Festival 33. Adam Spooner Photography Proposal 34. NSW Sport & rec Capital Assistance Program 35. Children s Cancer Instit Thankyou 36. SSC Lease 37. Heart Research Thankyou 38. Netball NSW State League Round Robin 39. SSC Winter Playing Field Allocations Minutes 40. Connells Pt N/C Advice 41. G Grahame Advice 42. Menai Hawks N/C Enquiry 43. Aust Government Volunteer Grants program 44. S Pulepule Request 45. Lakeside N/A Carnival 46. S Allen Request 46a J Wilkinson Request 47. Sports Education & Learning Course Information 48. Blacktown City N/A Twilight Comp 49. Souths Netball Club Uniform picture 50. E Bargwanna State League 51. NSW Sport & Rec Capital Assistance Program 52. Hammond Care Car park 53. G Grahame Advice re selection 54. Bankstown N/A Carnival Invitation 55. Hawkesbury N/A Carnival Invitation 56. Eastwood Ryde N/A Carnival Invitation 57. Gymea N/C Request
58. Liz Ellis Clinic Request 59. Orange N/A Carnival Invitation 60. Netball NSW Nominations 61. Cure our Kids Carnival BUSINESS ARISING FROM CORRESPONDENCE IN: Item 19 Complaint from resident regarding lights at Yala Rd. SSC has advised lights need to be left on for security reasons. Items 41 & 53 Heathcote N/C requested these letters be read. Item 41 - Letter from G Grahame advising she has accepted a position to coach the second State League team for St George. She requested she still be permitted to coach the 15 s Rep Team for SSNA in 2009. Item 53 Letter from G Grahame standing down from position as reserve selector. Heathcote questioned why G Grahame was not permitted to coach for both SSNA and St George. Maria replied that it was a conflict of interest to coach for two associations, and she reported that the 15yrs team had been contacted, asking them to move to St George. Maria advised that the 15yrs team would not be at a disadvantage, as they will now be coached by Maria Lynch, who is a Level 3 coach. CORRESPONDENCE IN BE RECEIVED: MOVED: Life Member SECONDED: Connells Point CORRESPONDENCE OUT: 1. Accounts Various 2. Various Managers Appointment Letters 3. Various Sponsorship Letter 4. Dept Fair Trading Annual Statement 5. Bakers Delight Thankyou 6. Tynan Motors Sponsorship Information 7. Heart Research Institute Donation 8. Cancer Council Donation 9. Children s Cancer Institute Donation 10. Netball Australia Netshape grant 11. Hammond Care Request carpark use 12. M Murphy Sympathy card 13. S Pulepule Club transfer 14. Tynans Sponsorship
15. Suth Sportsworld Sponsorship 16. Contours Sponsorship 17. Hammond Care Car park Public Liability 18. Netball NSW State League Entries CORRESPONDENCE OUT BE RECEIVED: MOVED: Menai SECONDED: Heathcote REPORTS: TREASURER: Report attached. Lights at Bellingara will be on Monday 09 th March. There will be no lights between 6 th & 20 th April. Clubs please ensure your teams know which courts they will be training on. MOVED: Exec SECONDED: Connells Pt NSW REPORT: November Meeting Numerous changes to Championships & Competitions Policy 15yrs Reps no longer permitted to play as a team in State League MOVED: Sharks SECONDED: Executive EXECUTIVE: Player transfers 2 x 13yrs, 1 x 15yrs reluctantly approved. In future the players request to transfer letter will be forwarded to both clubs involved. Voting for Netball NSW AGM Directors & Committee Committee formed for 50 th Anniversary. Fundraising ideas include recipe book, SSNA bottled wine, book and DVD, coupon books. Can clubs provide recipes
and any interesting photos? An email address will be set up for recipes to be sent to. Discussions re changes to Grand Finals A1 G/F to be played in Stadium with a curtain raiser senior presentations to be moved outside tent will be set up on Ct 33. A1 s may need a few training sessions in the stadium, so they become accustomed to playing on a different court. SSNA Footy Tipping Comp to be open to clubs. More Information to follow. MOVED: Magpies SECONDED: Holy Family REGISTRARS: 598 teams registered 3 down from 2008. Well done to all clubs, not many provisional players. Late Registration Days Monday 16 th March & Monday 23 rd March. Grading Appraisal to be held on Saturday from 9am. Clubs have the opportunity to come and question graders. Only one representative from each club to attend on behalf of all teams. Please advise Vicki of who your club rep will be by Friday. After appraisal the final grading list will be distributed. Clubs then have until Monday 5.30pm to appeal. Appraisal must have been attended and the graders questioned before an appeal can be made. Practical Grading for 10 yrs only paper graders (both Snr & Jnr) are required to assist. If they are coaching a 10yrs team they need to arrange for someone else to organise their team. MOVED: Life Member SECONDED: St Patricks UMPIRES CONVENOR: Over 100 nominations for Beginners Umpires Course Thankyou to the 5 girls who umpired last Sunday for the Round Robin with Cessnock. Tuesday 17 th March Meeting for all National Badges and Convenors. Di Ward attended NSW Netball Umpire Convenors Conference on 28 th February. Summary:- 1. How to obtain and retain umpires. 2. Networking with other association convenors 3. Regarding State League bench assistants all timekeepers, scorers will have to complete Umpire Section One Theory Exam. Will be gradually implementing.
4. Umpire Theory exam going on-line from May. being organised by Netball Australia. Instant mark and certificate. 5. Considering renaming of Umpire Section One Theory exam taking away the word umpire. 6. Booklets available to assist club umpire convenors. 16 available but can photocopy some more if required. MOVED: Executive SECONDED: Connells Pt TOURNAMENT: Request should have been submitted on Registration Day. Will do our best to accommodate requests. MOVED: St Josephs SECONDED: Sharks COACHING CO-ORDINATOR: Lisa attended Coaching Coordinators workshop 28 th February. Free Online course www.ausport.gov.au. Six months to complete. Basic coaching skills. Introduction to Coaching Course 7 th March, 14 th March & 29 th March. Bring ball and running shoes. Margaret Corbett running Foundation Course on 17 th May. Trish Bowmaker to run Development Course 14 th June. Nominations for 14-17 Development Squad close on 28 th March. Trials will be held on 5 th April. Margaret Corbett moves SSNA writes a letter to Netball NSW to complain about the $100 charged for both Lisa and Di to attend workshops. Margaret Corbett & Lisa Woodham to write down points and Vicki to draft letter. MOVED: Life Member SECONDED: Executive
SELECTION & REPS: State Age Coaches & Managers 12yrs Carly Burtenshaw & Michelle Wilson 13yrs Debbie Feening & Karen Hook 14yrs Colleen Corbett & Alison Camlin 15yrs Maria Lynch & Doreen Gigg State League Coaches & Managers S/L 1 Margaret Corbett & Robyn Aitkin S/L 2 Trish Bowmaker & Shirley Way S/L 3 Lisa Woodham & Lucy Rolfe S/L 5 Cheryllin Moana & Debbie Feening (co-coaches) & Chris Irwin S/L 6 Teresa Crich & Barbara Harris State Age Camp at Bowral on weekend 21 st March for 12-14yrs. 15yrs having a separate weekend. Congratulations to Colleen Corbett for great job organising Round Robin with Cessnock. Managers meeting 17 th March 6.00pm. Margaret Corbett thanked Jo Goudie for all her hard work with the State League gradings. Maria thanked Margaret Corbett for all her efforts with the Fijian girls. MOVED: Menai SECONDED: Life Member SPONSORSHIP: 10 x Centre Circles sold. Please support our sponsors where possible. Di Ward thanked John Burke for all his assistance with sponsorship. Submission sent off for Woolworths grant. Please let Lesley Morgan know how many McDonalds Awards are required. MOVED: Taren Point SECONDED: Executive
RETURNING OFFICER: Nominations for committees attached MOVED: SECONDED: GENERAL BUSINESS: 1. Next Delegates meeting postponed until 20 th May. 2. Margaret Corbett reminded clubs that Grammar School coming out from England in July. Will need billeting. 30 girls and 3 officials. Please contact Jenny if interested in assisting. MEETING CLOSED: 9.25pm