Netball News Issue 2

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Issue 2

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Master the high ropes between matches

Why book your Netball Tournament with JCA? We arrange everything

We will organise your itinerary, recruit rival schools, provide professional umpires, and even provide additional entertainment so you can enjoy a fantastic few days in superb surroundings and concentrate on coaching your teams. Witness your squad’s team work, technique and confidence grow from strength to strength away from the distractions of everyday life with our fully organised weekend Netball Tournaments held at Condover Hall, Shropshire.

2012 Dates March: 2nd - 4th Mar 9th Mar w/e FULL

Dave Hartwell and Joanne Coker of H.C Tournaments. With over 35 years’ collective experience in playing, coaching and umpiring netball, Dave and Joanne will ensure your teams are in expert hands.

May:

Additional activities

October:

11th - 13th May

as weekends are filling fast!

14th - 16th Sept

1 FREE teacher place to every 8 students!

Call: 02392 22 2316 DID YOU KNOW?

21st - 23rd Sept

5th - 7th Oct Junior Clubs Weekend 12th - 14th Oct VI Form/Yr 12 & 13 only

Book early for 2013 to avoid disappointment You can make your bookings for 2013 now to avoid disappointment and cap the rate at today’s cost of £99+vat per student.

Just

99

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18th - 20th May

September:

While teams are not playing netball your girls will have the opportunity to take part in some exhilarating activities unique to Condover Hall including; abseiling, body zorbing, laser maze, tunnelling and archery.

In the evening teams will have a chance to integrate and get to know each other with Years of experience JCA have over 16 years’ experience organising our camp fire entertainment, disco or film. school activity trips and work in conjunction All activities are fully supervised by JCA staff so you can be assured they are in safe hands. with our expert netball event managers,

Bring on the battle and book your places now

18th May w/e FULL 30th Mar - 1st Apr

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+ VAT Per Student

Includes 2 nights full board accommodation, activities and tournament

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March 2013 Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd March 2013 Friday 8th – Sunday 10th March 2013 Friday 15th – Sunday 17th March 2013 Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th March 2013

May 2013 Friday 10th May – Sunday 12th May 2013 Friday 17th May – Sunday 19th May 2013 Friday 24th May – Sunday 26th May 2013

Autumn issue competition winners Congratulations to Jill Bailey the winner of the 16GB iPad 2!

She correctly answered our question ‘In which year did netball first feature in the Commonwealth Games?’ The correct answer was 1998. We would like to thank everyone else for their entries and encourage you to enter this issue’s fantastic competition.

Here are some questions that Jill has kindly answered for us relating to her netballing experience as well as coaching and training children in the sport.

How long have you been involved in netball coaching, both at Blandford School and outside the school?

I’ve been coaching / teaching netball for 20 years. Plus, in my role as School Sports Coordinator I have run Junior Netball Organisers

awards and been responsible for planning and delivering numerous Netball Festivals/ Tournaments to children at our 8 local Primary schools (from Year 3 up to Year 6). Just recently I have been working alongside Karen Peaty the Netball Development Officer for Dorset to set up a Junior Netball Club in the North of the County.

Why do you think it is important for students to participate in team (specifically netball) sports?

It’s hugely important for students to participate in team sports. It develops all strands of the PE National Curriculum, Physical, Social, Cognitive, Personal, Creative and Health. Playing as a valued member of a team also helps build self esteem. It teaches students to win with humility and take defeat with dignity; and to look upon it as a way of improving for the future.

improvements in their technique over the weekend, and watch them have fun. By having England Netball affiliated umpires at our netball weekends we allow the coaches to focus solely on developing and motivating their players whilst they are playing. This gives the coaches a great opportunity to encourage and train each individual player to help increase their maximum potential on the netball court.

Emily Forbes

JCA Netball Coordinator Profile

With netball changing, participation growing and teams developing, I believe a coach’s role should never be underestimated. I think that coaching during training sessions as well as during matches is fundamental when wanting to progress player’s individual skills and team skills. It is very important for a netball team to work well together as a team; this is why the JCA netball weekends really encourage teams to work together off the court as well as on the court. The activities set up alongside the netball tournament (e.g. High ropes, body zorbing) are fantastic for team building and team morale.

They also provided the netball girls and teachers with lots of laughs and enjoyment in our first season of JCA Netball Tournaments.

I started playing netball at Junior School, and then continued to play throughout my School, College and University years. I found it was a great way to keep fit, socialise and have fun. Throughout my time playing netball I was selected to play for my district, county and even have trials for the England Squad.

This was a great experience because I had the opportunity to be coached by professional netball players. I am currently in the process of recruiting my own netball team in Portsmouth, I am looking forward to attending the JCA Netball Tournaments in 2012 and meeting lots and I cannot wait to get back on the court!! of you there. Our second season is looking full Having always been on the court playing of great netball competition!! centre or goal attack, it is great to be involved behind the scenes at JCA Netball Tournaments. ✆ 02392 22 2316  Emily.forbes@jca-adventure.co.uk I am able to observe the girls play, see the

DID YOU KNOW?

Jill Bailey and Blandford School Netball Team What are your school netball team’s best memories?

The best memories are of our Local Primary school team (Pimperne Primary) who I helped coach. They won our North Dorset High 5 Tournament, progressed to the County Finals which they won and then went on to do incredibly well at Regional Level. For such a small school it was a fantastic achievement.

How are you raising money to attend a JCA Netball Tournament?

The girls are fundraising in order to buy team shirts that we can wear on tour and then for future matches. At the moment we play in our PE T-shirts and bibs. They would really like shirts that have the stick on patches. Over the past few years Netball has really taken off in the school. Our Netball Academy on a Thursday night sees between 40 to 50 girls from Years 7 to 9 regularly turning up for coaching.

Looking to improve morale and teamwork?

Our sister company, Class Adventure are able to run team building days on your grounds for your sporting teams. These programmes are fantastic for getting your teams to work together, building relationships and encouraging responsibility.

Prices start from £25 plus vat per child with the option to extend to an overnight stay with camping equipment and experienced staff provided from £70 plus vat per child.

 www.classadventure.com ✆ 0844 463 6581  enquiries@classadventure.co.uk

As long as you exercise two hours before bed, exercise can improve the quality of your sleep.

NEW for Improvements for 2012 2012 For 2012 we have also incorporated a number of exciting improvements to ensure that your weekend tournament is made as comfortable and exciting as possible. The following new initiatives will be in place during your stay:

Saturday Evening Entertainment…

Latest Availability

Silent Disco The Silent Disco is held in the Sport’s Hall on Saturday night. Discos have never been so much fun! It is hilarious to watch and even more fun to participate with two channels of choice and one DJ.

We have had fantastic interest in our 2012 Tournaments with many dates either full or close to full. For the latest information on availability please contact Emily our Netball Coordinator:

Adult Supervisor’s Cheese and Wine Evening Cheese and wine will be provided in the bar area between 19:00 and 20:00 during the silent disco, enabling the adults to relax and catch up after a busy day, while the children are supervised by JCA staff.

✆ 02392 22 2316  Emily.forbes@jca-adventure.co.uk

New Activities…

Many of last year’s schools have rebooked ready for this year’s Tournaments and with new activities we are convinced that 2012 will be even better than our opening year.

Body Zorbing Body Zorbing can be a team or individual based activity. Participants take part in Sumo, football and other tumbling activities. Each participant wears their own body zorb and can tumble and bump into each other free from feeling any impact.

During March, our tournament on the 9th is now full and the weekends of the 2nd and 16th are very close to capacity.

We have added on an additional weekend, the 30th which is great as an end of term treat and this is now 50% full, with a lot of interest. Our weekend of the 18th of May is also now full, but we have added on an additional weekend and have an amazing special offer for you:

£

+ VAT Per Student

Team Challenge A variety of exciting team challenges will help to build team spirit and rapport between matches.

Buzz Wire Buzz Wire is a giant version of the classic game where you move a metal hoop through twists and turns around the metal wire without setting off the buzzer. Challenge your friends and your own ability!

Facilities…

Water Station & Fruit A water and fresh fruit station will be available on the courts during matchplay allowing team members to ‘refuel’.

Just

75

11th May Extra Weekend due to demand

Our end of summer weekends are also attracting great interest, so please enquire for September availability. For any Junior Clubs we have the 5th of October which is now 75% full and also a 6th form only weekend on the 12th of October. Both of these alternative weekends were popular last year and this year we are sure that we will be full very soon, so do not delay making your reservation.  www.jcanetball.co.uk ✆ 02392 22 2316  Emily.forbes@jca-adventure.co.uk

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Court lines re-painted Court lines have been freshly re-painted to ensure they are kept sharp and well defined for accurate umpiring.

Courts available for practice Selected courts and the Sport’s Hall will now be available on request in the evening, allowing your team time to develop their skills between play.

Umpire’s Award…

In addition to the normal winner and runner’s up awards there will be an ‘Umpires Award’ at each tournament. This will be presented at the discretion of the Umpires and could be presented for a number of reasons including most improved player, best sportsmanship, best player of the tournament, etc.

High Rope Activity Days From April onwards JCA will be running activity days at four locations; South London – Croydon, North London – Bushey, West Central - Condover Hall Shropshire, and South Central – Bromsgrove.

These fun days are priced from just £20 plus vat per child and give your sporting teams the opportunity to experience high rope adventures and team building at a reasonable day trip cost.  www.jcaadventurequest.co.uk ✆ 02392 222 870  info@jca-adventure.co.uk

Exercisers can improve their performance by as much as 15 percent if they listen to music while working out.

Competition!

WIN a Kindle or iPod Shuffle Enter this issue’s competition for your chance to win a Kindle™ All you have to do is answer the following question correctly and either post, email or register your answer on our website for your chance to win.

1st Prize Kindle ebook reader, 2nd and 3rd Prize (Runners Up) A clip-and-go 2GB iPod Shuffle Which nation hosted the World Netball Championships in 2011?

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Want to feature on our website?

Send in your team photo taken at Condover Hall during your tournament weekend to our Marketing Department or email information@condoverhall.com and we will be happy to feature a selection of teams within our photo gallery.

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Visit our facebook page: www.Facebook.com/JCANetballTournaments where you can interact with other members and keep up-to-date with any special offers and competitions.

Terms and conditions: ELIGIBILITY – open to all schools. More than one netball coaching contact per school is permitted. TO ENTER – either complete the form attached to this newsletter and send it to our mailing address, or email the answer to competitions@jca-adventure.co.uk, or enter online at www.jcanetball.co.uk/competition . TIMING – the prize draw closes on 01 March 2012. SELECTION OF WINNERS – the winner will be determined by a random selection on 05 March 2012. PRIZE – all three prizes are not transferable and no cash alternative is available. All prizes will be sent within 30 days of the draw.

DID YOU KNOW?

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