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

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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 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

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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.

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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. New ways of increasing information and communication to players, coaches and umpires will be put into action and further improvements to the services provided to grass roots as well as elite players, coaches and umpires will be investigated.

I am looking forward with enthusiasm and passion to my first full year in this role and will meet many of you over the next few months.

Raewyn Penman Chief Executive Officer

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Obituaries

Mrs Marjorie Jenden Marj’s netball career started with her playing days back in the 1940’s as, in her own words “not a very talented player”. She did show that she had the qualities to become a future administrator and in 1947 became a Wellington executive players’ delegate. She took up umpiring the next year and within 12 months became a Umpire. A grading she held till 1971.

Marj’s involvement with netball included umpiring, umpire coaching, mentoring, examining and executive work in tandem with the demands of netball administration. A career for which she was given life memberships and service awards by the New Zealand Netball Association, the Wellington and Kapi Mana Associations, the New Zealand Umpires Association and the Wellington Netball Umpires Association. She was also involved in the development of the former Gold Coast (Kapiti and Kapi Mana) Hawkes Bay, Horowhenua, Hutt Valley, Manawatu, Taranaki, Wairarapa and Wanganui Netball Unions and/or umpires’ associations and umpiring in the South Pacific.

In the 1960’s as New Zealand Secretary, she oversaw the most expansionary period in netball history. In 1973 she relinquished the position to become International Honorary Secretary, responsible for the organising of the 1975 International Conference and Tournament in . She continued to serve the IFNA as vice-president from 1975 to 1983.

In 1989 Marj received the top recognition an international netball administrator could receive – the International Federation of Netball Association’s Service Award. Marj wore her badges with great pride. They acknowledged an immense contribution and they honoured the organisations that she gave so much to the development of.

Marj brought professionalism, attention to detail and humour to her work. She was also quick to praise volunteers whose positions involved countless hours and often costly personal expenses.

Marj’s expertise and knowledge spanning 56 years of netball involvement will be sorely missed.

Mrs Colleen Daly Colleen was involved with Netball Wellington for a number of years as a coach, executive member and volunteer. Her early years were with Karori Club coaching junior teams.

Colleen held the position of Scores Secretary in the early 1990’s and was coach of the Under 16 Rep teams in 1991 and 1992 and the Under 17 Rep teams in 1993 and 1994. She was the liason coach for Western Suburbs in 1997 and the Intermediate Rep Team Coach in 1998.

Colleen put in many voluntary hours with Netball Wellington helping out in the office and in the control room before moving to Wairarapa where she continued to coach.

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PARTICIPANT NUMBERS

Participation Numbers

700 600 500 Summer Yr 4 & 5 400 Yr 7 & 8 300 College 200

Team Numbers Women 100 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Year

FACILITY DEVELOPMENT

After the major renovations to the pavilion over the last two years this year the building has only required routine maintenance.

The floodlights overlooking courts 3 to 8 were replaced this year giving greatly improved lighting to these courts.

Multi-Sports Indoor Stadium The Wellington City Council allocated money in the 2005/ 2006 Annual Plan to establish an Indoor Stadium Development Trust. The brief for this group was to prepare a business case for the establishment of an indoor stadium and to undertake fundraising.

By the end of October neither of these objectives had been achieved and the future of the project is unclear.

Discussion with the two other potential main users, Basketball and Volleyball, and city council staff is ongoing. The Board has looked closely at it’s preferred options yet again and will make a firm decision on the direction they want to take and decisive moves to achieve a positive outcome over the next year.

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SPONSORSHIP

NZ Community Trust

NZ Community Trust has continued to be our major “sponsor” for the 2005 season. The Trust provided funding of $133,000 towards the costs of the delivery of development programmes, the running of the winter competition, representative team and umpire uniforms, and equipment.

The Premier competition and the Premier 1 Trophy are named for the Trust in recognition of the funds received. New Zealand Community Trust also assisted us with a grant for the hire of Queens Wharf Events Centre for the Premier 1 final.

We thank Bill Day, and Tony Gill from the Trust who have supported netball throughout 2005. New Zealand Community Trust is the largest funding provider of sports bodies and we appreciate its support, not only of our organisation but our clubs and affiliates as well.

ASB Bank

ASB Bank committed to a contract with Netball Wellington Centre for our junior coaching programmes. In addition to the cash sponsorship, the bank has provided product in the form of Coach apparel, player gear bags, drink bottles and jelly beans. The continuing support and partnership with the ASB enables the Centre to provide high quality exciting and affordable programmes to young aspiring players.

We look forward to our continued relationship with the ASB Bank.

Wellington City New World

Wellington City New World and Netball Wellington Centre have now worked together for nine years.

The winners of the Wellington City New World Awards were: Club Administrator Debora Patchet - SCOG Team Award Kia Ora 5, Senior 1

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We extend a big thank you to Bruce McLauchlan and his business partners for their continued support of club netball and the two special awards.

Williams & Adams

Williams & Adams Holden is another of our long-term sponsors who have made an invaluable contribution to netball in Wellington. Williams and Adams provide two Holden Cruze’s for use by the office staff. The availability of the cars is a considerable saving for Netball Wellington and we are pleased to be able to give a good profile to the company with distinctive signage on the car and through our web-site and publications.

Grants

In 2005 Netball Wellington Centre was supported with grants from the Trusts that distribute money from the Gaming Funds. These funds have become increasingly important in the development of our organisation and our sport.

 NZ Community Trust – Maintenance projects on the building, representative team accommodation, travel and uniforms, and the hire of indoor courts for the premier 1 playoffs.

 Lion Foundation – Court hire for the Premier Collegiate competion. . Our sponsors are vital to Netball Wellington. We encourage all players and supporters to take up the opportunities offered by the sponsors, and show you appreciate their participation in our game.

Participants in the ASB Bank School Holiday Programme

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NETBALL NEW ZEALAND

Board members Paulette O’Reilly, Fatu Tolo, and Mary Smith along with staff Sue Ryall and Alison Lavin represented Netball Wellington Centre at the Council Meeting held in in February. The AGM was held on Sunday and Saturday was devoted to workshops on a range of topics relevant to Boards of Netball Centres and Regions.

This year two elected positions and one appointed position became vacant on the NNZ Board with the resignations of Tina Karaitiana and Des Brennan and the end of term for Board Chair Kereyn Smith. The positions were filled by Karen Brown from Southland and Carole Maddix from Auckland while the appointed position was filled by Raewyn Lovett.

NZ Representative Honours

There is much work to do if Wellington is to regain its position as a leading netball region and Netball Wellington Centre as a producer of talented players. It is essential that we continue to build a strong talent development programme so that our young players are able to come through into the top levels with confidence and a work ethic that will keep them there. We are confident that the development work that is going into our younger players will bear fruit in the next few years.

National Recognition

New Zealand Umpire Squad Kelly Herbert Kirsten Lloyd Ann Hay Lisa Anderson

New Zealand Under 21 Tournament Team Patti Te Huna

New Zealand Under 21 Squad 2005/06 Jamillah Gupwell

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NETBALL WELLINGTON REGION

Netball Wellington Region has had a difficult year with changes in personnel and a reduction in funding but there has been some good signs on court that we are building back from our young talented base.

Ann Hay went on maternity leave in November 2004 and Cathy Roa stepped into the breach to lead the region until Ann’s intended return in June 2005. Following Ann’s resignation Sue Ryall was appointed to the position of Regional Manager and began work at the region office in July. Tracy Johnson, originally appointed as Marketing and Sponsorship Manager for the Region was appointed as CEO of the Capital Shakers soon after her appointment. The Region continued to fund her position for the full year despite no funding being available, and this greatly increased the stresses on the Region’s finances.

The Regional Board and staff have continued to work very hard to attract funding but the reduction in Gaming Trust funds has made it difficult to fund a number of programmes. The Region committed to bring Jill McIntosh, former Australian coach to the Region for 6 weeks in April/May. The programme was a huge success for our young players and in supporting the Capital Shakers and Development team. We were fortunate to have the financial support of Sport Wellington Region and the Community Trust of Wellington to assist with the programme when Gaming Trust funds did not eventuate.

The inaugural Regional Super Leaue competition kicked off in April and proved a huge success for those who competed. The Wairarapa team had huge support with close to 700 people turning out to the stadium each game. The supporters were rewarded when the team took out the 2005 title. It was unfortunate that Wellington was unable to field teams due to the clash with the club season and everyone is looking forward to their participation in the extended 2006 competition.

The Capital Shakers had a tough season and ended up a disappointing eighth position in the National Bank Cup. This has not assisted their financial position going forward but the decision of Waimarama Taumaunu to take up the coaching role and her commitment to develop local talent suggests a greater synergy between the goals of the Region and those of the Capital Shakers.

The Wellington NPC team struggled at the Scottwood Trust National Netball Championships with a young inexperienced team but the attitude and commitment of the players augers well for the future. The highlight of the representative season was the performance of the under 21 team to take out second place at the National Age-Group Championships in . A large proportion of the team had played in the Region’s Development Team during the National Bank Cup and their understanding and increased skill level as a result of this experience made them a strong, skilled team who will be the basis for our future development at NPC and franchise level.

The year concluded with the Board developing the 2005-2008 Strategic Plan and there is much to be excited about as we move forward. We are fortunate to have very supportive Centres and a strong sense of commitment to regional development. Sue Ryall Regional Manager

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Capital Shakers Frances Solia, Jo Brown, Koren Pickard, Kylie Young, Cushla Lichtwark, Victoria Smith, Daya Pritchard, Jamilah Gupwell, Liezel Wium & Lovali Paki.

NPC 1 Jo Brown, Cushla Lichtwark, Gerardine Solia, Darcel Daniels, Jamilah Gupwell, Patti Te Huna, Kylie Young, Victoria Smith, Marianne Delaney, Liz Haenga, Ngarama Milner, Liezel Wium

NPC 2 Tessa Auelua, Fran Scholey, Bronwyn Sproule, Grete Liua’ana, Amiria Henry, Paula Te Huna, Sonia Desborough, Shelley Simeonoff

U21 Patti Te Huna, Bronwyn Sproule, Paula Te Huna, Rosie Sutcliff, Fran Scholey, Rachel Warren, Kim Will, Patsy Matheson, Jamilah Gupwell.

U19 Amiria Henry, Liz Haenga, Neesha Weiser, Kaleigh Hartnall,

U19(2) Claresta Andrew, Jessica Coate, Nadia Dawson, Renee de Ruyter, Jamie Van Hattum, Yvette Wairaki

Netball Wellington Centre was also represented in the coaching and managing of the regional teams.

NPC 1 Coach Waimarama Taumaunu Assistant Coach Gail Parata Manager Denise Leggat

Under 21 Coach Bubs Rewiti Manager Margaret Perry

U19 (2) Coach Pelisa Visesio-Skelton Manager Evelina Fa’amaufili

Capital Shakers at training 2005

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CLUB COMPETITION

The Premier 1 competition was well contested. The first round saw a series of upsets before the franchise players returned. PIC had six Shakers in their ranks, Wellington East had two and Just Paterson St Marys Old Girls had one. These three teams along with PIC 2, with a range of ex-Shakers, and St Mary’s Old Girls 2 provided an exciting contest throughout the competition. In the playoffs Wellington East lost out on a top four placing. Just Paterson SMOG 1 succeeded in the securing a place in the finals for the first time since 1998 but was outclassed by a very strong PIC 1 team on the night.

In other Premier grades the college teams performed very well. This year we introduced a separate Premier College championship. This gave the college teams the opportunity to play against each other in preparation for the Lower North Island Secondary Schools tournament. The final was played as the curtain raiser to the Premier 1 final and the Event Centre. St Catherine’s College 1 beat St Mary’s College 1 in what was an exciting game to watch.

Senior 1 continues to be a strong grade. There were some very close games throughout the season. Senior 2 and 3 continue to be the more social grades in the competition.

The Collegiate 1 “final” was again held indoors at Wn East College Gym with East Coll 4 coming up against Marsden Coll 2 with East Coll 4 taking out the game.

Congratulations to the following grade and trophy winners Premier 1 NZCT Bank Trophy PIC 1 Premier 2A O'Neill Cup Onslow 1 Premier 2B Wuffli Cup Vic Uni 2 Premier 3A Dorothy Smith PIC 4 Premier 3B Parks Cup Johnsonville 2 Premier 4A Marion Smith East College 1 Premier 4B Johnsonville Cup JP SMOG 8 Premier 4C Premier Cup Onslow 3 Premier 5A Annie Calder Cup Karori 4 Premier 5B Trustbank Cup Onslow 5 Senior 1 WEOG Cup Kia Ora 5 Senior 2 SMOG Cup Culture Beat 2 Senior 3 Ann Temple Wn East 14 Coll 1 Collegiate Trophy East Coll 4 Coll 1A Marie Hopkins Marsden Coll 3 Coll 2 Esme Moore Wn Girls 6 Coll 3 WNA Cup Wn High 3 Coll 4 Hazel Paul Trophy St Caths Coll 6 Coll 5 "Y" Cup East Coll 20 Coll 6 Jamie Trophy Wn High School 9 Coll 7 Doyle Cup QM Coll 11 Coll 8 Seatoun Cup QM Coll 13 Intermediate Intermediate Cup Raroa Intermediate

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Premier College Championship St Catherine’s College 1

Highest Goal Average Premier Lady Fowler Cup PIC 1, Premier 1 Senior Betty Armstrong Cup Culture Beat 2 Collegiate Shirley Smith Trophy Wn Girls 6

Best Defensive Play Premier Umpires Jubilee Vic Uni 1 Senior Barbara Marchant Culture Beat 2 Collegiate Lady Appleton Wn High 9

Club Championships Winner Lady Iris Kitts PIC Runner Up Betts Cup Johnsonville

Club Achievement Marjorie Jenden Trophy SMOG

Club Uniform Paul Cameron Cup Pelorous Netball Club

Coach of the Year Dale Wortman Trophy Charmaine Meredith

Coach of the Year – Developing Players Sarah Anderson

Premier Player of the Year Patti Te Huna

Volunteer of the Year Haggie Cup Denise Henderson

Premier College Championships – Winning Team - St Catherine’s College

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NETBALL DEVELOPMENT

Player development

Junior Two six-week after-school programmes for fun ferns (5 – 7 year) and future ferns (8 – 13years) were been organized for terms 1 and 4. These have been well attended, particularly in the first term (98 players) and were followed up with holiday programmes in both the April and July school holidays. An extra class for Year 5 and 6’s had to be offered in both holidays in order to cater for the demand for this programme. 170 attended across the four days in April and 182 in July.

The main development for 2005 has been the setting up of the Junior Netball Academy. This is a structured, skills based programme that was developed by and bought from Netball Southland. It has been operating weekly in terms two, three and four and a block course was offered in the September holidays. It caters for players from 8 to 14 years although the emphasis for 2005 has been on the primary and intermediate aged children. Sessions for college age players will be offered in 2006. The numbers attending have exceeded our expectations, with the 48, 69 and 54 players attending during the respective terms and 15 attending the block module.

These programmes are an integral part of player development and all are important in developing the basic skills of netball.

College The talent identification and development programme continued with the same format as 2004. In 2005 102 players were talent spotted which includes both the U17 and U15 representative squad players. Of the 102, 59 players responded to take part in the programme.

Two off season training sessions were organised for these players during the month of October 2005. A fun day in December 2005 is also arranged for the players to come play some games and have a BBQ.

The February six week programme will continue in 2006.

College teams were also able to access coaching at their school during the year.

Club Coaching clinics designed for players only were offered again in 2005 after the success in 2004. We held one for the college players and one for clubs. This year we used the knowledge of Pelesa Visesio-Skelton, Charmaine Meredith and Liezel Wium.

Representative Teams Our U15 and under U17 representative squads again produced good performances during the season. In particular our under 15 team who finished second at the north island champs. A big thank you too our selection panel Fatu Tolo, Julie Haggie & Bubs Reweti for their contribution as selectors of both squads.

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Under 17

Coach Jo Mc Millen Assistant Coach Denise Henderson Manager Catherine Laing Assistant Manager Alice Dvorsky

Captain Sanita To’o Squad Members Alex Russell, Brooke Cutting, Candice Dvorsky, Celia Holmes, Charlene McKay, Chersih Paul, Irae Feuanati, Jacinta Lal, Jamie Lampard, Jessica Slade, Jessica Higgins, Julianna Soliai-Uelese, Katerina Dimitrievska, Laura Hutchinson, Lauren Sewell, Lizzie White, Maddy Hofsteede, Melanie Tan, Sophie Warnock, Shyann Raihania, Teresa Wheoki.

Cook Osborne Tournament – Kapiti Wellington Gold Wellington Black vs Kapi Mana won 14-11 vs Kapiti lost 6-11 vs Kapiti won 17-8 vs Wairarapa lost 13-18 vs Wairarapa lost 17-19 vs Kapi Mana lost 10-13 vs Wellington Black won 18- 11 vs Wellington Gold lost 11-18

Steffenson – Manawatu vs Taranaki Development won 25 - 09 vs Kapiti won 26 - 08 vs Hastings won 32 - 16 vs Manawatu lost 15 – 33

Marjorie Jenden Tournament – Kapi-Mana Under 17 Gold Under 17 Black vs Kapi Mana won 14-11 vs Kapiti lost 6-11 vs Kapiti won 17-8 vs Wairarapa lost 13-18 vs Wairarapa lost 17-19 vs Kapi Mana lost 10-13 vs Wellington Black won 18-11 vs Wellington Gold lost 11-18

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Netball Wellington Centre Invitation Tournament vs Manawatu won 31-30 vs Christchurch won 38-28

National U17 Tournament – Wanganui vs Pukekohe won 28-11 vs Mid Canterbury won 22-16 vs Taumaranui won 32-17 vs Hamilton City Devp lost 15-19 vs North Harbour A lost 19- 20 vs Te Awamutu lost 22-29 vs Hamilton City won 27-21 vs Waitakare lost 21-30 vs Mid Canterbury won - Final Placing 7th

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Under 15 Squad

U15 Coach Lena Meinders U15 Assistant Coach Linda Robinson Defence Coach Cushla Lichtwark Manager Maureen Tahere Assistant Manager Karen Larsen

Under 15 Captain Theresa Leo & Jordana Meinders Squad Members Angela Sagala, Amy Smith, Azure Ford, Brydon Hunt, Gina Crampton, Hannah Lawrence, Jordana Meinders, Kaneisha Ironside, Kairangi Buchanan-Robinson, Maria English, Masina Taulapapa, Miramda Far, Nadia Larsen, Olivia Blundell, Rebecca Miller, Samantha Lewis, Sarah Cummins, Sarai Kiriau, Stephanie Hamilton, Theresa Leo, Vaelegi Maureen Paulo, Zoe Sole, Rebecca Purvis.

Marj Jendon Tournament – Porirua Under 15 Gold Under 15 Black vs Wellington Black won 10-26 vs Wellington Gold won 26-10 vs Kapiti lost 4-11 vs Kapi Mana won 21-07 vs Wairarapa won 12-10 vs Kapiti won 13-11 vs Wairarapa Dev. Won 13-04 vs Wairarapa won 21-08 vs Kapi Mana lost 12-23 vs Wairarapa Dev. won 24-05

Cooke Osborne Tournament – Paraparaumu Wellington A Wellington B

vs Nelson won 21-08 vs Manawatu A lost 18-21

vs Manawatu Dev. won 17-11 vs Kapiti lost 6-19

vs Hutt Valley Dev. won 24-11 vs Hutt Valley lost 12-25 vs Wairarapa won 19-17 vs Wairarapa Dev. won 23-08 vs Marlborough. won 25-18 vs Hastings lost 18-15 vs Hutt Valley won23-16

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Steffenson Tournament – Wellington Black Wellington Gold vs Manawatu won 30-19 vs Hutt Valley lost 11-29 vs Hutt Valley Dev. won 25-13 vs Wairarapa Dev. lost 17-18 vs Napier won 32-8 vs Hastings B won 34-19

Stars Travel Under 15 Nationals – vs Pukekohe won 38-25 vs Red won 43-13 vs Taranaki won 33-29 vs Thames Valley won 32-31 vs Howick Pakuranga won 33-26 vs Waitakere won 38-30 vs Kapi Mana won 39-31 Final - Wellington 31 v Taranaki 32

Congratulations to the Under 15 Squad players selected for the tournament team to attend the Regional Competition at New Plymouth:

Stars Travel Under 15 Regional Tournament – Result: 2nd Place Congratulations to Jordana Meinders, Theresa Leo and Samantha Lewis who made the Under 15 Tournament Team. Also to Samantha Lewis who was named Player of the Tournament.

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COACH DEVELOPMENT

The coach development programme had three components – the junior coaching programme, the secondary school student coach’s programme and the training programme for club coaches.

Junior The Junior Development team again visited schools to assist the coaches in their development by taking three coaching sessions with players concentrating on the teaching of basic footwork, attacking and defending skills. A total of 25 schools were visited covering 95 teams and their coaches.

College Colleges have had to rely heavily on senior players to assist in the coaching of netball within their school. Netball Wellington Centre ran an Introductory Coaching Course early in April 2005. We had 12 college students attend the course.

Frances continued to offer the two session coaching tips for the students which covered attacking, defence and shooting drills. 45 students took up this offer to help further their coaching ability for their teams.

Club Netball Wellington Centre provided another good year of training programmes in 2005. Accreditation courses were held pre-season and coaching clinics were held during the season.

Thank you to NZ Community Trust who funded the salary for the Netball Development Officer.

Attendance at coaching courses

Introductory (adults) 27 Introductory (secondary school students) 12 Level 1 24 Goal Shoot Clinic 5 Midcourt Clinic 5 Defence Clinic 5 Selectors Clinic 12 Game Strategies one 16 Skills and Drills 16 Game Strategies two 14

Congratulations to the following person who completed their coaching award this year

Level 1 Mary Oliver

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UMPIRES

The number of registered umpires stands at 40 for the end of the season. 2005 2004 New Zealand 7 5 Regional 10 11 Centre 17 17 Elementary 4 6 Unqualified 3 8

A number of senior umpires supported up and coming umpires to get through their exams and the following results were achieved in assessments in the 2005 season:

2005 Practical Qualifying Exam 2005 Theory Exam Passes

2004 2005 2004 2005

Regional 4 2 NZ Part B 0 0 Reg’l Resit 1 2 NZ Part A 5 4 Centre 4 2 Elementary 3 8

Congratulations to the following people who gained practical qualifications this year,

New Zealand Regional Centre Rick McMillen Kerryn Greaves Kris Kincaid Sue Gordon Moana Fox Hannah Quigan Holly Far Natasha Perry Kirsty Apted Deborah Tonkin Pauline Walker (Regional Re-sit)

Congratulations to the following people who passed theory qualifications this year,

NZ A Exam Anne Paton Moana Fox Jenny Manaia Sarah Littler Linzi Fuller

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2005 Prizegiving

Umpire awards presented at the prizegiving in September:

Umpire of the Year - Denise Young Cup – Ann Hay

Junior Umpire of the Year - Barbara Fabish Memorial Trophy – Holly Far

Most improved Umpire – Kirsten Lloyd Trophy – Sue Gordon

Contribution to Umpiring – Freda Maurirere Trophy – Kirsty Apted

Thank you to the entire Wellington umpires group for their contribution to Netball Wellington Centre. Thanks to all the mentors and assessors who helped members to achieve their qualifications.

Premier College Championship Final Umpires: Rick McMillen, Pauline Walker (res), Lorraine Mania

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