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Annual Report 2017 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 NETBALL CENTRAL Annual Report 2017 1 CONTENTS Maintain Financial Sustainability ....................................................................................................................16 Chair and CEO Report ............................................................................................................................................4 Sustain and Grow Organisational Capability .............................................................................................17 Netball Central Zone ................................................................................................................................................6 Bench Officials ........................................................................................................................................................18 Community Development and Centres ..........................................................................................................8 Statisticians ...............................................................................................................................................................19 Grow Participation ...................................................................................................................................................9 Umpire Appointments ..........................................................................................................................................20 Facilitation and Development of Coaches, Managers, Umpires, Officials and Volunteers ........10 Team Successes (Top Four Nationally) .........................................................................................................21 Pulse .............................................................................................................................................................................13 Players Selected at National Events ..............................................................................................................22 Beko Netball League ............................................................................................................................................14 Netball Central Zone Beko Netball League Team 2017 .......................................................................24 National Age Grade Performances ................................................................................................................14 Central Pulse 2017 ................................................................................................................................................25 Secondary Schools Performances ..................................................................................................................15 Financials ................................................................................................................................................................... 29 2 NETBALL CENTRAL Annual Report 2017 NETBALL CENTRAL Annual Report 2017 3 CHAIR AND CEO REPORT Welcome to the 2017 annual report. It is our and the support from our stakeholders ensured and staff were critical to our success in 2017. pleasure to jointly present this report of Zone this was a successful Zone-wide event. We We are grateful for the leadership and insight activity during the past year. perform to our best when we get feedback we receive from our national body. We know and support from our Centres. We very much that there has been considered change with In the last quarter of 2017 we reviewed the appreciate the support we receive from the the introduction of the new ANZ Premiership Zone Strategic Plan. It was rewarding to Centre staff and boards, thank you. and the Super Club competitions. There was a reflect on the past five years since the Zone’s significant workload for all involved in these new establishment in December 2012 and pleasing 2017 saw heightened focus on our high- competitions and ensuring they ran smoothly to identify how we much we have been able to performance goals. This built off investment was a major achievement. achieve. The key building blocks are in place, and development activity over previous and while there is always more to be done and years, not just by the Zone team but by all our The Board of the Zone saw change again this year. learn, there is much to celebrate. This year’s Centre’s, and we were rewarded with strong The professionalism and experience of the board annual report reflects that sense of progress performances by the Pulse and our Beko meant that change was managed seamlessly. and achievement. To date our focus has been team. The Pulse returned its best result ever We were strengthened by a new member Fay on ensuring strong foundations are in place, we making the Grand Final of the inaugural ANZ Selby-Law and sadly said farewell to one of our can now set ourselves longer term aspirations. Premiership. Our Beko team had a standout inaugural board members, Sue Gould. We thank The longer-term goal we have set ourselves is year going through the competition undefeated the Board for its ongoing support to us on a day to to ensure we have a truly sustainable platform and winning a hard-fought final. We are very day basis and for its determination to ensure we for all who participate in this game we love to proud of the players, coaches and wider take long term view. grow and enjoy. management teams associated with both Finally, to the staff of Zone, your commitment these teams. It was an exciting season built of a Our engagement with community continues and professionalism is greatly appreciated. commitment to excellence. to grow and expand. The extension of the You have continued to adapt and grow as we junior programme and its ability to bring Our sponsors and funders are critical to our work to meet our goals in 2017. There have communities together remains a highlight. success and future. We were fortunate, and been numerous examples throughout the year Coach development has steadily built, and we grateful, to enter into a new partnership with Te of the extra effort and time the team will put are seeing increasing depth and breadth in Wa-nanga o Raukawa in 2017. The Wa-nanga’s in to ensure that programmes are delivered this community. We know building the coach values and whakapapa helped compliment and and results achieved. This annual report is a community strengthens our game at every build a strong culture and learning environment testament to your hard work and effort - we level. Talent identification was strengthened for the Pulse and Zone team more widely. thank you and look forward to an exciting and as this programme was rolled out in 2017 Brendan Foot Supersite has shown their long- productive 2018. and we remain committed to broadening term commitment to the Zone extending their and deepening the pathways for our players, support to the Beko team and are now the coaches and officials. Our aspiration to have a Pulse’s longest partner, thank you. There are homegrown Pulse team can only be achieved many other sponsors and partners who either if we have a strong and vibrant base to draw returned in 2017 or joined us for the first time. Sue Gordon from. The officials who enable the game to be We cannot achieve without your support. We Netball Central Board Chair played and the volunteers who give tirelessly have identified all our sponsors and funders in each week remain the cornerstone of the Zone this report. Thank you for the key contribution activities and we thank you for all you do. you made in 2017. A highlight this year was the Zone forum held We are very conscious that we are part of in November. All our Centres attended, and the wider netball community. The WON Plan we were delighted with the contribution and remains at the heart of all we do, and we are discussion. The agenda reflected the depth and focused on ensuring strong alignment of our Carolyn Young breadth of activity we have been engaged in programmes and activity. The Netball NZ Board Netball Central CEO 4 NETBALL CENTRAL Annual Report 2017 NETBALL CENTRAL Annual Report 2017 5 NETBALL CENTRAL ZONE 1 13 12 2 3 11 10 4 5 6 9 7 8 1 Netball Taranaki 8 Hutt Valley Netball 2 Netball Wanganui 9 Netball Wairarapa 3 Rangitikei Netball Centre 10 Netball Manawatu 4 Netball Horowhenua 11 Dannevirke Netball Centre 5 Netball Kapiti 12 Taihape Netball Centre 6 Kapi Mana Netball Centre 13 Hawke’s Bay Netball 7 Netball Wellington Centre 6 NETBALL CENTRAL Annual Report 2017 NETBALL CENTRAL Annual Report 2017 7 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND CENTRES GROW PARTICIPATION » The two day annual Zone Forum was held in November by Netball Central Zone (the Zone) at ASB Junior Development Sport Centre, Wellington. This was managed in partnership with a range of valued stakeholders included Sport New Zealand (SNZ), Netball New Zealand (NNZ), Netball Centres, The Central The Zones objective in the junior space is to support all Netball Centres in the roll out of the Future Pulse and Regional Sports Trusts – Sport Manawatu, Sport Hawkes Bay and Sport Whanganui. Ferns programme at every level from our little Year 1 & 2’s (4v4) progressing through to Year 3 & 4 The purpose of the forum being to ‘Connect, Share Best Practice and Celebrate Success’ from (5v5) and onto Year 5 & 6 (6v6). We do this by supporting our Centres in the Zone through taster around the Central Zone. The forum provided a wide range of workshops and seminars focused sessions, workshops and festivals to engage
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