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Netball Wellington Region ANNUAL REPORT 2005 Officers Patron Kerry Prendergast President Paulette O’Reilly Board Margaret Perry Fatulatetele Tolo Mary Smith Rebekah Hyde Janice Coldicott Michelle Logan Coach Development Ivy Kearney Helen Limacher Alison Lavin Frances Solia Gail Parata Umpire Development Ann Hay Dianne McKenzie Kirsty Apted Kerryn Greaves Staff Chief Executive Officer Raewyn Penman Administration Officer Jo Millett Development Officer Frances Solia Umpire Administrator Jemma Hoare Junior Coaching Co-ordinator Alison Lavin Junior Umpire Training Officer Kerryn Greaves Life Membership Committee Dale Wortman, Chris Archer, Pat Maddocks. Life Members Mrs B.A. Marchant, Mrs K.E.J. McCann (MBE), Mrs D. Wortman (MNZM), Mrs C. Archer, Miss P. Maddocks, Miss M. Munro Service Award Holders Miss A.M. Temple, Miss S.M. Smith, Mrs P. Cleland, Mrs J. Prankerd, Mrs K. Doyle, Mrs D. Young, Mrs H. Verry, Mrs M.Dixon, Mrs M.Perry, Mrs J Patchett 1 TOP PERFORMANCE - LEADING THE WAY – UNITY - ENJOYMENT - DYNAMIC - FLAIR PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Each year we have an opportunity to take stock of what we have done over the past 12 months, to celebrate our successes and to recognise the challenges ahead. The past year particularly has proven to be something of a watershed for Netball Wellington Centre - a year of completion in a number of areas that of itself leads to opportunities and new beginnings. The resignations of Mary Haggie as Chair and President of Netball Wellington at the 2004 AGM and Sue Ryall as Executive Director in July were definitely losses to the Centre as both these women have been committed and worked hard for Wellington Netball in past years. Neither are “lost” to netball as they are both involved at regional level but their focus is on other areas of netball. What the Centre was provided with was an opportunity to welcome new people to the Board and to appoint a new Chief Executive – both with very positive results. The other major area of completion was the structure of the netball competition for 2005. The Premier structure will be replaced with a two tiered approach to the competition and a challenger or play off environment enabling teams the opportunity to “win” their way through to new grades. It is envisaged this environment will provide clearer pathways for players and clubs to reach the top of their game. One of the new initiatives that really started to take hold during the year was the introduction of the Junior Netball Academy. The academy was set up to give children the opportunity to have high quality netball coaching on a regular basis throughout the year and to develop the foundation skills required by young players to assist them to progress to the top of the sport. The staff of the Centre have been truly committed to this and other development initiatives and we trust the hard work undertaken now will be reflected in the calibre of player we see coming through the Centre in future years. We are extremely fortunate that our new Chief Executive, Raewyn Penman, had an influential role in developing the Academy program in her previous position and I am sure we will continue to see the Academy and the development programmes grow under her influence and guidance. The Board has also taken the opportunity to review its focus and a new strategic plan has been developed to reflect the areas we wish to focus on in the future. An exciting time is ahead for the Centre, along with a lot of hard work to ensure we continue to meet the needs of our members. To the Life Members and Service Award holders, umpires, Board members, officials, club administrators and the other many volunteers who are the life blood of the Centre, my thanks to you for your continued commitment and support. We look forward to your ongoing involvement in 2006. Paulette O’Reilly President 2 TOP PERFORMANCE - LEADING THE WAY – UNITY - ENJOYMENT - DYNAMIC - FLAIR NETBALL OPERATIONS As a new member of the Netball Wellington Centre team it is with interest and enthusiasm that I report on progress of the Centre over the last year. Having arrived in the city near the end of the season it was great to see such a vibrant competition and a wide variety of programmes being organised to meet the needs of the large netball community. The relatively mild winter weather set the background for this year’s competition which involved 257 teams, 87 club and 170 college teams. This was a slight decrease on the number of teams from last year. The positive aspect of this was that for some rounds a free court gave slightly more warm up space than is normally available. The lack of warm up areas continues to be of concern and is one of the areas further ideas requiring further investigation. The winter competition was also run in 3 junior satellites, Motu Kairangi, Karori and Northern Suburbs. The numbers competing in these satellites continue to be strong and each satellite has established coach and umpire development programmes as well as player development. The Centre Development Officers assist the junior satellites in all of these areas and we look to increasing this in the future. A new feature of the winter competition was the inaugural Premier Collegiate competition that was run indoors on Monday evenings during the second part of the season. This provided another dimension to the competition for the top teams from the Colleges and they have indicated that they would like to repeat and extend this competition in the 2006 season. The Premier Collegiate competition final was held as the curtain raiser to the Premier 1 Final at the Queens Wharf Events Centre. It was well supported by friends and families with the St Mary’s and St Catherine’s teams providing a nail biting game right to the final whistle. With Sue Ryall moving to work at the regional office in July the organisation of the business end of the competition fell to Administration Officer, Jo Millett. She did this with great skill and the showcase Premier 1 final at the Queens Wharf Events Centre was a testament to her organisational abilities. Many thanks to Jo, Frances Solia, Jemma Hoare and Alison Lavin for stepping up to the challenges the staff changes brought. This season increased personnel resources were put into the umpire administration area. This has had mixed results and further adjustments will be made to ensure that this vital area of our sport is supported appropriately to enable the best possible growth and development. The pressure put on player umpires during the season has not gone unnoticed and plans are being formulated to better prepare and support this vital group. The qualified umpires continue to perform at a high level both locally and nationally. A number of umpires from our Centre have officiated at NZ Age Groups and NZ National Championships. This has resulted in Wellington umpires making a significant contribution to those selected in national and regional squads. 3 TOP PERFORMANCE - LEADING THE WAY – UNITY - ENJOYMENT - DYNAMIC - FLAIR Frances Solia, in her role as Netball Development Officer, has been increasing the Talent ID programme. Young players are being given a number of opportunities to receive coaching from a variety of top coaches and senior players. The skills they learn as well as knowledge of the outputs demanded of elite players will give these players superb preparation for future top level performance. The Junior Netball Academy, a user pays coaching programme for children from 8 to 15 years of age, began in term 2 this year. The numbers attending have met the targets set for the programme and it has provided the opportunity for young players to increase their skills, for coaches to develop and receive an income, and for the Centre to establish a new income stream. Under the leadership of Alison Lavin the programme will be expanded in the 2006 season. Twilight Netball has again been well supported with the 22 teams achieved in the October/November tournament and 11 in the February/March tournament. This is a great opportunity for existing players to maintain fitness in the off-season as well as for new players and males to participate in the game. The support of our umpire group makes these tournaments possible and their continued participation is greatly appreciated. Financially the Centre has consolidated on previous year’s performances with the assistance of continued support from funding agencies and sponsors. The Centre is aiming to increase the number of sponsors of programmes and continues to look at developing alternative income streams to compliment the contribution of members to the running of the Centre. The member contribution has increased to 34% of revenue as a result of the fee increase implemented this season and a reduction in funding revenue over the previous year. The success of the Wellington Netball Centre can be directly attributed to the commitment and skills of the many volunteers who give hours of their time to make the running of the competition possible. Many thanks to those who; run the control room, tutor umpire, coach and player courses, officiate at games, administer the sport at club and Centre levels, coach and manage teams, select players, and support netball in a myriad of ways. The 2006 season will herald the implementation of the changed structure to the competition and the limit of the number of franchise players per Premier 1 team. Other areas that will be addressed in the upcoming season will include further execution of the Umpire Strategy as well as the introduction of Fair Play Promoters at the courts on Saturdays to support the player umpires.
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