Butterflies Newsletter No. 2
Butterflies Netball Club butterfliesnetball@gmail.com
1st March 2011
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Netball Frequently Asked Questions
Where and when do we play and train? Q. Where are the Courts located? We play in the Randwick Netball Association at Heffron Park, Fitzgerald Rd Maroubra (Between Anzac Pde and Bunnerong Rd). The courts are set out in the diagram below.
Netball Courts, Heffron Park Q. When does the Day Competition start? ' In 2011 the Day Competition will start on Saturday 26th March 2011 and will run for 14 rounds with all holidays taken into account, the 2011 competition will finish with round 14 on July 30th and the following 3 weeks will be for Semis, Finals and Grand finals. Competition concluding on Aug 20 th (or Aug 27th which will be kept as a spare day if needed for wet weather.) Full details of the 2011 competition will be published soon on Randwick Netball Association website. Q. Where and when is training? All of our Butterflies teams train at Heffron Park, Fitzgerald Ave, Maroubra. Modies 8yrs = Mondays 3.30 – 4.30 pm – 1st Training Session starts Mon 7 th March. Modies9yrs = Wednesdays 4-5pm - 1st Training Session starts Wed 9th March. Junior and Senior Teams = “Get Together”/“Freshen Up” Mini Training Session for all Teams on Thursday 10th March from 4:15pm onwards. This day has been set aside so coach’s, players and parents can sort out a weekly training day and time that will suit majority. We understand all children have many afternoon commitments and will try and accommodate all, If you can’t make Thur 10th March please email butterfliesnetball@gmail.com with your preferred training day and we will contact you. Once the time and day for training has been set for all Junior and Senior teams it will be put in our weekly newsletter next week.
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Q: What Grade will my daughter play in? Our Butterflies Netball Club has submitted your daughter’s team registration form to Randwick Netball Association. RNA will sort ages and grade the teams based on last year’s information and they will also take into account any new players and their information from the previous year. We do specify to RNA a preferred grade and time for your team on the form submitted to them but that doesn’t always mean what we get what we ask for. We will not know until Randwick Association has finalised the team’s fixtures and posted them on their website. WHEN THE FIXTURES FOR 2011 ARE SET, THEY WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE RNA WEBSITE ( www.randwicknetball.org) IT WILL BE ALSO IN BUTTERFLIES OUR NEWSLETTER TO FOLLOW
Q. What times are the games? In the past game times for the Day Competition have been: 8 Years 9 Years 10 Years 12 years 13 years 14 Years 16 years
8:30am and 9:23am 10:25am and 11:45am 9:05am 10:25am 11:45am 11:45am 11:45am, 1:20, 2:45pm depending on which grade they get put in.
Q: I have ordered a new Butterflies Uniform, When will it arrive? For all Girls who have ordered new uniforms, the order has been placed and they will be available by the 1st game of the 2011 season – 26th March, if for some reason they are not, alternate arrangements will have to be made for the 1st week (eg wearing school sports skirt and top). Will keep you posted on arrival date of Uniform. Q: How do I get upto date information and my questions answered? FOR 2011 SEASON…ALL COMMUNICATION TO BE MADE THROUGH EMAIL ONLY: butterfliesnetball@gmail.com A Weekly Butterflies Newsletter will be sent each Thursday, but if you have any questions in the meantime please email them to butterfliesnetball@gmail.com or contact your Team Manager via her email address. For Admin purposes ALL CONTACT should be made through the Butterflies email – butterfliesnetball@gmail.com It is important your questions can be seen and answered by all three committee team members – Anne , Jenny and Janeece, and its beneficial to all if the question is in writing assuring all questions will be answered correctly and within appropriate time limit. From experience in previous years the Butterflies Committee, Coaches and Managers have been overloaded with phone calls and txt messages regarding various questions, in some cases due to the enormity of questions it is not always easy to get back to every question straight away, so we feel this system of EMAIL CONTACT ONLY will work more efficiently for all. If call is Wet Weather related or Urgent then text or phone to your Team Manager call are okay.
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Q: Who will be in my Daughters Team for 2011 Season? Team Names, Team Players, Grades and Game Times will be notified as soon as we have heard from Randwick Netball Association, when the teams have been officially registered, sorted and fixed. Q: Who will my Team Manager, Coach and Umpire be for 2011 season? We will notify you of your Team Managers, Coaches and Umpires in the next Butterflies Newsletter once all teams’ managers, coaches and umpires have been contacted to confirm. Q: Will I have to do shop Duty? Yes you definitely will. Butterflies will be given a date and time by RNA to do shop duty and the day and times will be allocated amongst all our teams, it will be given to Team manager to source volunteers for their timeslot for this job. Q: What does the Registration Fee cover?
Cost per player $210.00 (Modified/Juniors) $220 (Inters) This cost includes: Registration Fees to Randwick Netball Association Club equipment (game ball, training balls, patches, other training equipment), umpiring courses. Umpiring money – 14 games x $2 per player per game Training court hire Individual and team photos. End of season gift for each player Presentation Party Q: What is the Butterflies Netball Club Bank Deposit Details Payment: BUTTERFLIES IS NOW CASH/CHEQUE LESS.. BANK TRANSFER ONLY PLEASE. Account: Butterflies Netball Club Bank: Commonwealth BSB: 062-267 Account No: 10152596 Q: I am the Manager of my Team what is my job?
To obtain all Team members email and mobile phone numbers To have team name and contact details with you at all times Is in charge of collecting score sheet from control room on play day if it teams turn Make sure all team members have signed score sheet before taking court. Scores game each week when teams turn, or half half as some teams prefer. Looks after match ball/s, patches, Clipboard, notes and 1st Aid kit. Organizes roster for orange duty (if required by team) Organizes roster for Shop Duty, after instructed of time by Committee. Organizes email “Butterflies Blurb” and Girl of the Game to be emailed to butterfliesnetball@gmail each week after game and before Wednesday. Contacts Team members via text or phone call re Wet weather games and trainings. Contact all team members if games have been forfeited to.
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Q: What is the Butterflies Blurb and Girl of the Game? Each week Butterflies committee put out a Weekly Newsletter to keep all players and parents’ upto date with our Club. As part of keeping you all upto date we ask the Team Managers to organize a “Butterflies Blurb” and whether it was a Win or Lose and the score to be posted in the newsletter. A nice idea is to give it to a different team member each week to do the write up because they know their game the best. Also it’s totally upto the team but it’s nice to give out Girl of the Game each week; this is usually nominated by the Umpire. If you require Girl of the Game certificates please notify us by emailing butterfliesnetball@gmail.com and we will forward one on. Q: Will an umpire be supplied for my team? The club will supply an umpire for each game and payment for this comes out of your registration payment. Modies coaches are to umpire their own games each week, this is Randwick Association Rule. Q: Who will coach my team? Coaches are very hard to come by. We are very fortunate to have Jenny Morrissey and some mums that have volunteered their time again this season. A memo in our next newsletter will notify you of your coach and the coach’s duties. For all team members and parents please remember that Coach’s are not paid and give a lot of their time generously. We ask in return that you respect their decisions and keep your opinions positive. Q: What if I have a complaint or criticism? If you have any complaints or criticisms please direct it them to the Butterflies Committee: Jenny Morrissey (club president) Anne Smith & Janeece Fiala (club Secretaries) via email and we will follow it up as soon as possible. If any question or complaint is Urgent you can always organize to speak to Jenny Morrissey before or after training if time permits. Please don’t use Saturdays for question asking as all Coach’s, Umpires and Committee are usually too busy on game day. Q: Will my daughter be able to play her favourite position? Our club policy is to give equal time on court during the 14 rounds of the competition. This is dependent on attendance at training. Your daughters coach will be able to ascertain very quickly the position suited best for your daughter for the team. Sometimes it’s not what suits your daughter on the day but what is best for the team. Please keep in mind Butterflies are very much team players. Q: What happens if it’s been raining or raining on morning of Saturday game? For all Junior and Senior teams please wait until your Manager has texted or phoned you to notify you that your game is definitely off. If you do not hear from your Manager it means all games are on and go to court. A committee manager will contact your Manager to notify them of RNA wet weather decision For Modies who play at 8.30am & 9.23am – this is always a tricky one but basically the coach and manager have to be at the grounds at 8am and go to control room to see what has been decided then contact the rest of your team. After years of experience it seems the only way that works most efficiently. Randwick does not have a Wet Weather Line, they say they broadcast it on 2GB but personally I would not trust that.
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Q: What are the important dates for me to remember? Put them in your Diaries.
Sun 20th March @ 9.50am - 11am at Heffron Park. MODIFIED INFORMATION NIGHT – All Coaches, Managers and Umpires of Modified Teams should attend this info night. Sat 26th March Competition Rnd 1 starts Wed 20th April @ 9am at Heffron Park 2011 LIZ ELLIS NETBALL CLINIC – see separate email for more information. 22nd May and Development Course 24th July COACHES CLINIC - Foundation Course – Must be 15 years of age and has done the online coaching programme as well as the online theory Umpires Exam 19th June 2011 @ 9am - 12noon at Heffron Park. UMPIRES – Level 1 Umpires Course It is important for our club to get as many Mums Dad and Teenagers to learn Umpiring as it will make our Club run more efficiently. RNA CALENDER 2011 NETBALL SEASON
Mar 26 Apr 2 Apr 6 Apr 9 Apr 11-26 Apr 20 Apr 23 Apr 30 May 7 May 11 May 14 May 15 May 18 May 21 May 22 May 28 Jun 4 Jun 11-13 Jun 18 Jun 22 Jun 25 Jul 2, 3, 4 Jul 4-15 Jul 13 Jul 16 Jul 20 Jul 23 Jul 24 Jul 26 Jul 30 Aug 6 Aug 13 Aug 20 Aug 27
Round 1 Day Competition Round 2 State Age Meeting – 7.00 pm for Parents, Managers and Coaches Round 3 School Holidays Liz Ellis Clinic 9.00 am - details at www.lizellis.com.au/clinic.asp Easter Saturday - No Game Round 4 Round 5 Executive Meeting Round 6 Randwick Carnival – 12, 13, 14, 15 Years Representative Teams Council Meeting – 7:30pm - Representatives from each Club required Round 7 Foundation Coaching Day Heffron Park 9am-4pm – Contact RRNC Coaching Co-ordinator Round 8 Round 9 State Championships Baulkham Hills (June Long Weekend - No RNA Club Games) Round 10 Executive Meeting Round 11 State Age Championships Liverpool – Division 1, Bankstown – Division 2 School Holidays Executive Meeting Round 12 Council Meeting – Representatives from each Club required Round 13 & Mini Carnival 8 yrs Modified Coaching Development Course - contact RRNC Coaching Co-ordinator to attend Night Inter-District Selections – 6:30pm - Venues to be advised Round 14 & Mini Carnival 9 yrs Modified Semi Final Final GRAND FINAL Spare Day - may be used for finals if wet weather through season/finals.