On the Ball May 08.Pub
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
CSNC PO Box 98 Bentleigh East 3165 Email: [email protected] On the ball Issue 2 May 2008 Caulfield South Netball Club e-Newsletter Welcome to the sec- ond issue of our e- Newsletter. President’s Message This edition has full updates on the work of our Committee and It was wonderful to receive such positive feedback from players and par- more importantly, ents alike with the first issue of the CSNC newsletter. The level of re- includes the results sponse to the Member Questionnaire was also high with members taking from our recent Sur- the opportunity to have a real say in the future direction of our Club. vey regarding name change and uniform colours. Thank you to I am pleased to advise members have voted to retain the Club name of everyone who voted! Caulfield South Netball Club however there was a clear indication from members to change the Club colours, (Further details on the Questionnaire Don’t forget to send findings are detailed in the Club Incorporation section of this newsletter). in any information you wish to share. I indicated in our first issue the Committee was focussing on the develop- Karen Long ment of our coaches and am pleased to advise five of our coaches attended Editor a Foundation Course in April 08 run by Netball Victoria. Feedback from the girls who attended was very positive and they are enjoying putting their new knowledge into practice with their respective teams. Club Incorporation 2 Inside this issue: The Club has also been fortunate to receive sponsorship to the value of 2 Registration Day $500 from a local business InfoMan Pty Ltd. We have purchased new game balls for every team and some new training balls with this sponsorship State League Reps 3 which is fantastic as they were desperately needed. Vixens Fixture 3 We have also organised an email address for the Club together with a new postal address as detailed above. Please ensure you maintain these ad- Social Notes 4 dresses for future reference. Sponsorship 5 I hope you are all as excited as I am with the progress the Committee has made in such a short period of time. Again, if you have any suggestions, Fundraising 6 comments or issues you would like to discuss we look forward to hearing from you. Leanne Thomas On the ball Page 2 Club Incorporation Member Questionnaire Thank you to all members who completed the Member Questionnaire. The follow- ing charts display members’ preferences for the proposed change of Club name and colour. Change of Club Name 5% Caulfield South Netball Club 27% McKinnon Netball Club 68% Glen Eira Netball Club Change of Club Colours Black, Gold & White 31% 41% Navy, Gold & White Brown & Gold 9% 19% Black, Red & White As is evident, there was an overwhelming vote to keep the Caulfield South Net- ball Club name. The change of Club Colour was close, with the Black, Gold & White combination winning by 10%. The Committee will now be focusing on the process to incorporate the Club, which includes investigating options for a new Club uniform . We know this will take some time to research this thoroughly and we would not anticipate changes to uniforms to occur until 2009. Remember!!!!! Registration Day With the establishment of the CSNC Committee it became apparent we needed Registration to review the way the Club was co-ordinating registrations. The Committee has Day for next determined there will be a Registration Day prior to each season to ensure all members Club & VNA fees are received prior to the commencement of the com- season is on petition season. 28/06/08. Registration Day for the Summer 08 season will be Saturday, 28th June, 2008 . Please ensure your calendars are updated with this important date. Further de- tails will be advised in the next issue of the newsletter. Issue 2 Page 3 CSNC Players in State League Teams We are pleased to advise we have members playing in State League Clubs. Congratulations to Ally Slater who plays with the Palladian’s State League team— Div 1 Open and Jordana Chioti who is playing with the Ariels in their U17 team. Congratulations also to Alex Lee, Eliza Lee & Stephanie Parron on their selection with Eastside - and to Emily Long on her selection with the Bayside Under 15 team. If there are any more girls playing in State League or Representative teams let us know as we want to ac- knowledge our members’ achievements. Reminder Team Managers please ensure you email your game results to Karen Long each week as we are keen to keep members up to date with the progress of all our teams in the CDNA competition. Email—[email protected] Melbourne Vixens Home Games Round 9 Round 11 Sunday 1 June, 1.30pm Monday 16 June, 7pm Melbourne Vixens v West Coast Fever Melbourne Vixens v Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic State Netball & Hockey Centre (SNHC) SNHC Round 13 Round 14 Monday 30 June, 7pm Sunday 6 July, 1.30pm Melbourne Vixens v NSW Sydney Swifts Melbourne Vixens V Northern Mystics Vodafone Arena Vodafone Arena Finals Series (venue and times TBC) Semi Finals: Saturday 12 – Monday 14 July Preliminary Final: Monday 21 July, 7pm Grand Final: Monday 28 July, 7pm Uniform Request It would be greatly appreciated if any second-hand skirts (or tops) could be recycled as the brown skirts are so hard to purchase. These can be passed on to your Coach or to Michelle Lockhart. If you have any spare bibs return these to Michelle as there are a number of sets missing one or two bibs! Many thanks for your assistance. Issue 2 Page 4 Social Notes Player Profile Name: Grace Long Age: 9 Team: Jaguars Joined CSNC: 2007 What position do you play? GA, GS, C and WA Fav TV Show: Home & Away and Friends Fav Movie: The Wizard of Oz and Charlotte’s Web Fav Food: Spaghetti Bolognaise, Sushi & Cadbury Chocolate Most Admired Sportsperson: Lleyton Hewitt Why do you play netball? Because I enjoy playing with the girls in my team Player Profile Name: Emily Hosken Age: 12 Team: Mustangs Joined CSNC: 2005 What position do you play? GA Fav TV Shows: Friends & Blue Water High Fav Movie: I don’t have one!! Fav Food: Hot chips Most Admired Sportsperson: Sharelle McMahon Why do you play netball? Because I enjoy it! Coach Profile Name: Georgia Taylor Age: 15 Team: Meteors Joined CSNC: 2004 (when I was 11) Started coaching: 2006/07 Playing teams: U17’s Falcons and Bayside rep teams — U15 & U17’s What position do you play? GA, GD, C Fav TV Shows: House , Ladette to Lady Fav Movie: Flashdance, Romeo and Juliet Fav Food: Rice!!! Most Admired Sportsperson: David Beckham, Sharelle McMahon, Irene Van Dyke Why do you coach? Because I love teaching people what I know, and seeing them progress into better players - and I love the girls I coach as well! Issue 2 Page 5 Social Notes Continued Coach Profile Name: Phoebe Parish Age: 15 Team: Jaguars Joined CSNC: 2003 Started coaching : 2007 Playing Team: Kias What position do you play? GD Fav TV Shows: Gossip Girl Fav Movie: Mean Girls Fav Food: Sushi Most Admired Sportsperson: Cathy Freeman Why do you coach? Because I enjoy teaching the girls how to enjoy their netball. Happy Travels Eliza Lee (Coach of the Alphas U21) will be leaving us at the end of May for a twelve month trip around Australia. We wish Eliza a very safe trip and look forward to hearing all about her great adventure upon her return. Sponsorship The CSNC is proud to be sponsored by InfoMan Pty Ltd. The CSNC is looking for additional sponsors to assist in maintaining the appropriate level of equipment required for our teams to be as competitive as possible in the CDNA. If you are aware of a local business who may be interested in having their business promoted by the Club by way of apparel, drink bottles etc please contact Helen Thompson on 0421 717 769 or email [email protected] CDNA Rep Teams Update The first rep tournament for 2008 was held on 20 April. Below is a summary of the teams performances: • U11 — won 3, lost 3, drew 1—placed 3rd overall. • U13A — won 2, lost 6 • U13B — won 3, lost 5 • U15A — won 2, lost 5 • U15B — lost 6 On the ball Page 6 Australian Sports Camps Dates: 9, 10, 11 July, 2008 Venue: State Netball Hockey Centre, Parkville The ASC is conducting its 11 th Netball Camp under the direction of former Phoe- nix player Melanie Vivian and she will be joined by a leading panel of players and experienced coaches. The panel will include former Australian Vice Cap- tain Shelley O'Donnell, together with Vixens and Australian player Bianca Chat- field, other players from the Vixens, Eloise Southby and coaches from the State League. The camp features a three day coaching program with live in or day places avail- able for 7-17 year olds of all standards. The cost of the 3 day camp is $250 but if you pay by 16/05/08 you will receive a $50 discount thereby costing $200. If you are interested visit the website – www.australiansportscamps.com.au or call 1800 671 808 . Fundraising The Fundraising Committee met in April to determine the fundraising activities for the Club. All members will have now received a letter and Community Benefit Card from Ritchie’s IGA – Bentleigh East. We encourage all members to present their card when they make any purchase at Ritchies as 1% of the money we spend is automatically allocated to CSNC.