Hi Everyone,
Welcome to Joeys Netball Club for the 2014 Winter Competition. We have 32 teams representing our club this season including 4 Net Set Go teams and 28 competition teams. Thank you to our wonderful volunteers who are coaching and managing our teams, without you, our girls couldn’t take the court.
To our brilliant committee, thank you for a very smooth start in getting the teams on the court , that first play day is always such a reminder of your hard work behind the scenes. The time and effort you have given is greatly acknowledged and appreciated by all Joeys members.
It is very fortunate that canteen duty for the club is now over until the finals series. Thank you to our many volunteers for your time and for helping the club tick this job off the list.
Our next play day is Day 3 which takes place this coming Saturday 3rd May. Please see the website for the Joeys day sheet.
NET SET GO
Excitement is in the air for our youngest members who commence their netball season this Friday the 2nd May at Seymour Shaw from 4-5pm. We wish them the best of fun and trust they are in great hands with Jo Henderson and her wonderful team of teenage helpers!
PHOTO DAY
Joeys team photo day has been booked for Day 11 on Saturday 19th July. My apologies to those teams who have a bye on that day. Could managers please discuss this with your team and contact Emma Fisher, our team’s Coordinator, if your team does NOT want a photo. Emma can be contacted at fishery@bigpond.com
REPRESENTATIVE NEWS
Congratulations to the following girls for making zone representative netball teams for Catholic and State schools. Enjoy the training and good luck at the next trial. Please remember to keep us informed as we love hearing of our girls’ achievements and sharing their excitement
- Ella McLachlan
- Brittany Robinson
- Natalie Grzetic
- Sarah Mc Naughton
- Hannah Higgins
Mc DONALD’S AWARDS
These are being distributed at present to our 8,9,10,11,12 and 13’s year old teams.
SPECIAL DIVISIONS DRAW
We received four games in the People With Disabilities (PWD) draw this season including one on Finals day (details are yet to be confirmed for that one). The following have been confirmed.
DAY 3 12 MIDDAY TEAM BLACK V 12AR JOEYS 12/2 33
DAY 8 12MIDDAY TEAM BLACK V 12B2 JOEYS 12/3 33
DAY 13 12MIDDAY TEAM RED V 16A4 JOEYS 16/2 32
PLAYERS STILL NEEDED
We have had much success recruiting suitable players for our teams with only seven players. However we are still looking for players who are turning 12 this season. Should you know of anyone who may be interested in playing could you please contact me as soon as possible.
BORROWING PLAYERS
For those teams who need to borrow a player, please refer to the rules below
To take the court, a team needs 5 original players. In this case they are allowed to borrow TWO players from lower graded or aged teams (see 2nd game rules). If you have 6 original players then you are only allowed to borrow ONE player. This means that at any time when a team is borrowing, there is no 8th player or reserve unless the team the player is borrowed from has a bye that week and the game becomes their first and only.
Borrowed players must have their photo sighted and be signed on at control BEFORE the game. Their name,usual grade and position they are playing needs to be added to the scoresheet.
A player can only be borrowed TWICE by any one team. Should they be borrowed a third time by the same team then they automatically become part of that team and cannot return to their original team.
Could I remind all coaches to contact me about borrowing players and also keep a record of borrowed players in your folder to avoid memory lapses and disappointment later in the season?
The 2nd Game Rule for 2014 has been forwarded to coaches; it should also available on the SSNA website.
SEYMOUR SHAW GRADES WET WEATHER DRAW FOR 8’S AND 9’S
Should Seymour Shaw be unplayable the following grades will play at the Ridge Complex on courts designated below at the following times
8:30am 8COOK COURTS 1 2 3
8PHILLIP COURTS 9 10 11
9:30am 8HUNTER COURTS 5 6 7
12:00noon 9BASS COURTS 5 6 7 8
BLACKTOWN CARNIVAL
Some of our coaches have expressed interest in attending Blacktown Carnival on 27th July from 8.30am to 4.30pm atInternational Peace Park. This is open to club teams aged 10-16 years.
Two teams attended this carnival last year and raved about the fun and community atmosphere that it promoted. The parents worked together to organise the food, tents and a bbq for all involved and will more than likely do so again.
Should any teams be interested in attending please contact Lisa Burden at lisa.burden@macquarie.com
Our next general committee meeting is set for Monday 2nd June at 7.30pm at Kareela Golf Club. You are very welcome!
Enjoy the season everyone and play your best!
Kind Regards
Anne Bishop
