Netball Northern Newsletter September 2014 Hi Everyone It Was
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Netball Northern Newsletter September 2014 Hi everyone It was great to see so many of you at the centre forum held over the weekend. We had a very full on programme over the three days and it was good to see some centres making sure they people at all sessions. We hope that you found the majority of presentations informative and interesting - please make sure you complete the survey, as it is the only way we will know if we have achieved our goal of providing good value to you over the weekend. Thank you again to all the centres who attended and special thanks to those who travelled from far and wide and made a real weekend of it. I hope you also made the most of the chance to chat to other centres and share stories and swop great ideas! Congratulations to Netball Waitakere for the wonderful job they made hosting UNISS. It is a massive event and the volunteer hours that go in to making this successful are incredible - well done to you all. The event ran smoothly and was professional in all aspects, both on and off the court. I am sure you are looking forward to the Lion Foundation Championships at The Trusts Arena and then two weeks later The Trusts Arena are also hosts to the Silver Ferns vs Australian Diamonds Game, so it will be a busy few weeks for our events team supporting both major events. I hope to see some of you at these events. Regards, Julie Paterson Community Netball It’s been another busy month in Community with Centre field days, prize- giving’s, UNISS and our Zone Centre Forum weekend. All our centres have now finished their winter seasons and our hard working centre personnel are hopefully catching a bit of a breath on the weekend. Our 2nd Centre Forum was well received by all that attended, and across the 3 days we had 97 attendees with 15 out of 18 of our centres and satellite in attendance. Speaker presentations are being copied to drop box and I will be sending the Key Personnel at each centre an invite to this drop box for the dissemination of the information as it has proven a better system than trying to send some very large files, I have also sent out evaluation forms so please return these to me by next week as we value your feedback and are always looking to improve our service to you. Thank you to everyone that attended and supported our Forum. Netball Waitakere did a wonderful job of hosting UNISS 2014 and we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that volunteered at this event. A record number of teams entered Zone representatives, Trish Wilcox and Jan Skilton both had key roles at this event, convening selection and umpire panels and supported the UNISS organising committee with organising and hosting this major event. Record number of teams entered; 114 teams. 1,400 Players, 125 umpires and 17 umpire Coaching panel and 15 Tournament selectors and A small army of volunteers from Netball Waitakere. A special mention has to go to Lynette Brady , Netball North Harbour who again supported the UNISS hosting Centre and took care of the draw remaining unflappable when faced with having to redo the draw twice at the last minute . The Zone conducted a review of the selection process and introduced a new selection process in line with NNZ Emerging Talent Selection process. The number of tournament players identified was increased to reflect the increase in participation and to bring in line with the rest of NZ. In the process of conducting a review of this tournament, to date feedback has been very positive. Congratulations to Netball Waitakere on a very successful tournament. Please see the next page for tournament teams and UNISS players of the tournaments. I will be working my way around the Zone in October and November to assist centres with reviewing and evaluating this past season and to assist with planning for 2015. So look forward to catching up with many of you then. Don’t forget to come along to the Lion Foundation Champs at the Trust Stadium to support your local Lion Foundation Team from the 29th September 2014 to 3rd October 2014. There looks to be some tightly contested games and exciting matchups on the court. Finally please let us know your AGM dates as we aim to be in attendance at as many as we can. Trish Wilcox Community Netball Manager UNISS Selections 2014 Grade A Avondale Eternal Stewart Players of the Tournament St Kentigern Amorangi Malesala MAGS Chiara Semple Sacred Heart Rhegan Tu'akoi Grade A St Kentigern Sydney Frazer Sydney Frazer (St Kentigern) Lynfield Grace Kukutai Shooter Avondale Popua Aleamotu'a St Kentigern Mererangi Paul Mererangi Paul (St Kentigern) MAGS Alanis Toia-Tigafua Mid-Court Avondale Zarya Fatialofa Holly Fowler (MAGS) St Kentigern Christina Oscar Defence Waikato Diocesan Jessie Hodges MAGS France Bloomfield Grade B Auckland Dio Emma Mabin Amber Chan (Aorere) Shooter Baradene Antonia Fariu MAGS Caitlin Dowden Eseta Tupu (Aorere) AGGS Sula Feleti-Faanana Mid-Court Westlake Girls Kate Burley MAGS Holly Fowler Isarena Chan (Aorere) Avondale Brooklyn Mete Defence Grade B Grade C Aorere Amber Chan Lavinia Mafi (Wesley) Aorere Meleitia Leilua Shooter Western Heights Jodie Stevens Ocean Tahu-Middleton (Tai Wananga) St Dominics Luisa Pouanga Mid-Court St Marys Christy Alexander Aorere Eseta Tupu Jabulani Sile (One Tree Hill) Mt Maunganui Caitlyn Lyttle Defence Rutherford Paxton Maligi Grade D Taupo-Nui-a-Tia Tahlia Dudley Christie Anderson (Glendowie) Aorere Isarena Chan Shooter Matamata Anilise Fitzi St Marys Kaitlyn Cocker-Valu Capri Tuapola-Glamuzina (Glendowie) Grade C Mid-Court Dargaville Naomi Peti Joyce Kenya Mathews (Opotiki) One Tree Hill Joy Tongotea Defence One Tree Hill Gabby Adam Wesley Lavinia Mafi Takapuna Cartier Cookson Tai Wananga Ocean Tahu-Middleton Tai Wananga Aaria Tawha Fraser Vainiu Milo One Tree Hill Jabulani Sile Manurewa Gail Taumafai GradeGrade DD GlendowieGlendowie ChristieChristie Anderson Anderson OpotikiOpotiki JurneeJurnee Moore Moore ReporoaReporoa JadeJade Wharemate Wharemate GlendowieGlendowie CapriCapri Tuapola-Glamuzina Tuapola-Glamuzina KaiparaKaipara SativaSativa Tarau-Peehikuru Tarau-Peehikuru OpotikiOpotiki KenyaKenya Matthews Matthews SirSir EdmundEdmund Hillary HillaryKaingaKainga Vaipulu Vaipulu INVINV 33 -- RangitotoRangitoto AlexAlex Wansink Wansink Junior Netball Congratulations to all involved with the roll out of the new Netball NNZ Junior Netball programme this season. At the Zone Centre Forum last weekend Laura Menzies NNZ Head of Community presented the following statistics to our netball community; Netball New Zealand statistics Netball Northern Zone statistics It has been a busy productive year but so rewarding. Our centre junior coordinators who attended the Junior Development Session on the Sunday of the forum all shared that the first few weeks were a bit messy while all their community worked through the changes to game day, but once all were settled, the rest of the season went smoothly. The end of season rewards, seeing the enjoyment of the players and observing the development of their players’ basic skills being transferred into the less complex age appropriate modified games was so worth the effort. The other benefit to their netball community is the group of now confident and keen Star Helpers and Year 3 & 4 Coaches who have been nurtured into coaching through this new supportive programme. These wonderful people should now feel able and willing to continue with coaching and/or umpiring netball for years to come what a fantastic investment for the Centres. Thank you for promoting the opportunity for parents to feedback directly to NNZ via the Survey Monkey Participation Satisfaction Survey. The result of 85% of respondents as being satisfied is a great result. We trust Centres and Junior Co-ordinators who have also been provided with another survey will take the time to feedback their experiences and suggestions. Andy Rogers Director of Greater Auckland Coaching Unit presented a session at the Zone Forum “Coaches as People Makers”. His presentation was so in tune with some of the challenges our Centres have collectively faced this season when rolling out the new NNZ Junior Programme; the parents! The smiles on the children’s faces should say it all but some parents have difficulty with accepting the age appropriate modified games and leaving the competitive nature of our previous competitions behind for these extremely young players. Here are some of the key parts that Andy shared that might help those discussions with parents; Also check out the “Changing the game in youth sports: John O’Sullivan” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXw0XGOVQvw#t=828 Looking towards to 2015 with NNZ; Most Centres will roll out the Year 3 & 4 programme for the first time and some of our Centres will offer to pilot the proposed options for the Year 5 & 6 modified game. It is so important that we use this opportunity to help shape and then roll out Phase 2 of the NNZ Junior Programme. Please promptly contact Trish Wilcox Community Netball Manager Netball Northern Zone to register your centre to be involved in a year 5 & 6 pilot. Northern Centres Bay of Islands Bay of Islands Netball finished their Season with some exciting FINALs. Congratulations to all the teams who played in BOI Competition this year; it was great to see the competitive element of the game and we are ALL excited in watching the progress of the new Courts. Moerewa Tigers and Hokianga United met in the finals of the Premier Grade. During the game it was a great show of netball skills, natural flare and exciting tussles on the court. Tigers not making any changes solidified their lead by halftime and holding on to it and taking the game by six goals.