ANNUAL REPORT 2016 MANY THANKS TO OUR GRANT FUNDERS & SPONSORS BUSINESS MEMBERS NETBALL CENTRAL ZONE 1 13 12 2 3 11 10 4 5 6 9 7 8 1 8 Netball Taranaki Hutt Valley Netball 2 9 Netball Wanganui Netball Wairarapa 3 10 Rangitikei Netball Centre Netball Manawatu 4 11 Netball Horowhenua Dannevirke Netball Centre 5 12 Netball Kapiti Taihape Netball Centre 6 13 Kapi Mana Netball Centre Hawke’s Bay Netball 7 Netball Wellington Centre 2 WWW.NETBALLCENTRAL.CO.NZ CONTENTS From the Board Chair and Chief Executive Officer ......4 Support Our Zone Centres ..........................6 High Performance ..................................8 Maintain Financial Sustainability .....................11 Sustain & Grow Organisational Capability ............ 12 2015 Achievements, Awards and Statistics ...........14 Audited Financial Accounts ........ ........ 21 3 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 FROM THE BOARD CHAIR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AFTER JUST FOUR YEARS, THE The Beko Netball League proved We sincerely want to thank ZONE STRUCTURE REMAINS an instant success and we would all those who support us as RELATIVELY NEW, AS SUCH like to congratulate the Central fans, sponsors, volunteers, 2016 RESULTED IN A YEAR team for a standout season administrators, players, coaches, OF BALANCE, BETWEEN in finishing second. We took managers, officials and board CONSOLIDATION AND considerable learnings from the members. We cannot achieve CHANGE. 2016 Central Pulse campaign without the support of all of our which have been implemented community. As this 2016 Netball Central Zone into our strategies for the 2017 Annual Report defines, there Special thanks go out to the season. has been real consolidation and Centres who are pivotal in growth achieved on some of our Between the board and CEO, shaping and setting the tone for core community programmes, we have worked hard to ensure what gets delivered across the in particular the Future Ferns that we deliver across all Zone. The work implemented by and Coach Development. We are aspects of our strategic plan. Centre boards and staff is deeply very proud of what we have been We remain acutely aware of appreciated. able to deliver alongside our the commitments we have to We remain grateful to all our community in 2016. our community, national body, loyal sponsors and funders who sponsors, players, coaches, This has been achieved while continue to support netball officials and staff. We are just a at the same time supporting across the Zone. The significant part of the much wider netball significant change with the contributions and assistance you family. introduction of the Beko Netball provide has helped us achieve League in 2016 and the move to While enhancing the delivery considerable success across a the new elite ANZ Premiership of many aspects of our range of initiatives and remains which was formalised during the programmes, we acknowledge a critical ingredient for ongoing year and will have its inaugural there is still more that we can success. season in 2017. Both these do. The challenge is one of During 2016 we started competitions are important pace and resources. Finding negotiations with Te Wānanga to the future of the game and the time and funding to deliver o Raukawa, the Māori Tertiary absorbed significant executive on every aspect of our plan is Education Provider in Ōtaki, and and board time. our aspiration, prioritising and are delighted our shared vision focusing being our reality. has resulted in a more formal partnership from 2017 and we look forward to working closely alongside them in the future. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff, and wider team, whose efforts are SUE GORDON recorded in the Annual Report and CHAIR who work tirelessly to help grow the game across the region. Lastly, we are all about team and it is a constant goal to be making the most out of the depth of capability and talent we have in the team. 4 NETBALL CENTRAL CAROLYN YOUNG CEO SUPPORT OUR ZONE CENTRES THE NETBALL CENTRAL • Bi-annual Netball GROW PARTICIPATION ZONE COMMUNITY TEAM Development Officer (NDO) Netball New Zealand’s (NNZ) HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH Forums were delivered in June official national junior programme THE CENTRES TO ALIGN A and November at Vautier Park ANZ futureFERNS continued COMMON THREAD ACROSS ALL in Palmerston North by the to show growth in the Year 1-4 DEVELOPMENTAL INITIATIVES Zone, providing officers with space. Highlights for Netball THROUGH PRODUCTIVE development workshops and Central Zone in junior netball in COMMUNICATION AND networking opportunities with 2016 included: FEEDBACK. other Centres from across the Central Zone. • 17,553 juniors playing in the As a result, increased Year 1-8 space across the development and networking · A number of successfully Zone. opportunities presented during hosted Zone and National 2016 enhanced expertise across events were managed and • 13 Centres delivering ANZ junior, coach, umpiring, team partnered in by some of our futureFERNS at Year 1 & 2 and management and administration Centres: 12 delivering at Year 3 & 4. leading to further progression • Netball Taranaki hosted • 5723 juniors at Year 1-4 across the Zone. the North Island U15 participated in ANZ Championships futureFERNS in 2016. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT • Netball Wanganui hosted • Year 1 & 2 affiliation numbers AND CENTRES Lower North Island increased 8.4 percent and Year • The two-day annual Zone Secondary Schools (LNISS) 3 & 4 increased 10.2 percent Forum was facilitated in across the Zone in 2016. • Netball Hutt Valley hosted September by Netball Central New Zealand Secondary • Netball Hutt Valley delivered Zone at ASB Sports Centre, in Schools (NZSS) at the second ANZ futureFERNS collaboration with a number the newly developed Zone Festival in collaboration of valued partners and Walter Nash Centre in with the Zone and NNZ, stakeholders including Sport collaboration with NNZ providing skills sessions for New Zealand (SNZ), Netball children Year 1-6 at Walter New Zealand (NNZ), Centres • The Zone successfully hosted Nash Centre. and Sport Wellington. This the third Super Club-Super year the Zone connected School Invitational Tournament • 916 coaches attended ANZ with NB Training, Ernst and at Arena Manawatu in futureFERNS workshops. Young, Eastern Institute Palmerston North, featuring • Netball Horowhenua, Netball of Technology, NZ Safety 10 club teams from across Manawatu, Netball Hutt Brokers and Toyota to offer the Zone and 10 secondary Valley, Netball Wellington and workshops in business best schools who competed at Netball Wanganui increased practice, sport management Lower North Island Secondary their participation numbers and exercise science. The Schools. The inclusive event significantly across all the Year forum aimed to update provided development 1-4 junior space. and provide development opportunities for coaches opportunities for staff through a workshop delivered • Kapi Mana introduced the involved in junior, coach, by Waimarama Taumaunu, ANZ futureFERNS programme umpiring, team management umpires through Linda Liggins for the first time, instigating and administration. and Anne Blomfield (NZUDG) growth in the Year 1 & 2 age and bench officials through group. game delivery. 5 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 • The next phase of ANZ Denise Aiolupotea and Natalie Barham, Simon Chatterton, futureFERNS (6v6) will be Corbett (Hawke’s Bay), Ann Hay and Gareth Fowler. rolled out in seven Centres Parekura Muraahi and Tash • Our special thanks go to across the Central Zone during Kingi (Wanganui), Janette Central Zone’s independent 2017. Pease, Whitney Henderson Coach Developers for their and Lathainia Picking contribution and support this (Manawatu), Brigid McKenzie FACILITATION DEVELOPMENT year, Karen Bevan, Tania Lister, (Kapiti) and Lee Adamson OF COACHES, MANAGERS, Lisa Murphy, Tash Rowlands, UMPIRES, OFFICIALS AND (Kapi-Mana). Valerie Sampson, Ivy Topping, VOLUNTEERS • NNZ Performance Coach Charissa Barham, Adrienne Morrin. In her role as Netball Central Qualifications (PCQ) were Zone Coach Development achieved by three Central Officer, Sandra Edge actively Zone coaches, Tash Rowlands, engaged with our valued Centres Lee-Anne Taylor and Lisa Tod to provide opportunities and who were part of the first 11 support. Highlights for 2016 people in New Zealand to included: achieve this new qualification. • 86 Netball New Zealand Coach • Three NNZ Advanced Developing Modules were modules were held in delivered this year around Wellington – Advanced Skill the Zone with 621 coaches Analysis, Mental Skills and attending the modules in total. Skill Acquisition, delivered Fifty-two coaches gained their by Adrienne Morrin, Dr Kylie CCA award this year. Wilson, Anna Cave and Waimarama Taumaunu. • Coach Developer opportunities were piloted • Eight informal coach and delivered in partnership workshops were delivered with Sport Wellington. These throughout the Zone by workshops were delivered in Waimarama Taumaunu, Yvette Wellington and Hutt Valley McCausland-Durie, Dennis with Centre development staff Slade and Sandra Edge. – Maria Hegarty (Wellington), • A highlight for the year was John Neho (Wellington), ‘Think, Do, Grow’, the annual Kirsten Behl (Hutt Valley), coaching conference held in Lynette Imrie (Hutt Valley), October at Massey University, Carmell Wagg (Kapiti) and Palmerston North. Over 50 Sandy Biel (Wairarapa). coaches from around the Zone • Further coach developer attended the event facilitated opportunities were provided by presenters which included for all Centre development Kathryn Berkett,