TERRIGAL WAMBERAL NETBALL CLUB
HANDBOOK OF USEFUL STUFF
consideration
qualifications,
coaching experience etc.
Borrowing Players
Teams may only borrow players from grades
BELOW when they have less than seven
players. The player’s name must be written
on the score sheet, including the team from
which she is borrowed. The borrowed player
must play the whole game.
TWNC teams with spares are expected to
supply players to teams who are short.
Coaches will negotiate with players who may
be borrowed, taking into account any
previous requests from teams to ensure that
no player becomes an illegal player.
Canteen
Each team is required to supply four people
over the age of fourteen years to do canteen
duty. GNA allocates the week of duty. The
TWNC Canteen Convener will allocate the
time of duty. Teams who fail to supply the
required number of people will incur the fine
imposed by GNA. Umpires, coaches and
managers are not expected to do canteen
duty on top of their other club commitments.
Carnivals
previous
Communication
1. Email
–
secretary@terrigalwamberalnetball.net
2. Letter – to PO Box 3661 Wamberal
3. Newsletter – on website
Complaint resolution
Concerns or questions about aspects of club
operation should be directed to the
management committee member responsible
for that area in the first instance. Should
these concerns or questions not be resolved
at this level, then they should be directed to
the club secretary by email or in writing.
Matters involving behaviour of members
covered by the Member Protection policy will
be addressed according to the policy. Click
Member Protection Policy to view.
Matters involving behaviour of members
covered by the Child Protection policy will be
addressed according to the policy. Click
Child Protection Policy to view.
Click carnivals to view.
Constitution
Club
1. Executive – click to see current list
and contact details.
2. Meetings
General meetings are held bi
monthly. Each team must be
represented. Dates are listed on the
club website.
Management committee meetings
are held as listed on club website.
Click constitution to view
Equipment
Equipment is distributed at the coaches and
managers meeting. Coaches sign for their
equipment, it is returned by the last day of
play for each team in the winter competition
or on a date set by the equipment officer and
listed on the club website.
Coaches
Fees
Coaches are appointed by a committee
consisting of club office bearers, grading
panel convener and registrar taking into
Fees are set at the AGM. Registration fees
include components for payment of umpires,
replacing equipment, annual presentation
costs and GNA affiliation.
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Fingernails
Must be short and smooth. Fingernails may
not be taped.
First aid
Should first aid be required during a game,
coaches are supplied with a basic kit to
manage minor cuts and scratches only. More
serious injuries should be reported to the
physio who is located next to the canteen.
Ice is available from the canteen to assist
with minor sprains. Parents have the final
say on injury management.
Forfeits
In the event that a team has to forfeit, the
coach must notify the secretary of GNA and
the TWNC Coaching Convener as soon as
possible before Saturday.
Coaches must also advise by email or phone
the coach of each TWNC team eligible to
borrow players.
Players with health conditions that may be
affected by playing or training should notify
the coach.
Click pregnancy to view Netball NSW policy
on pregnancy.
History (TWNC)
Click history to view (currently being updated as a
webpage)
IJ Player
Means intermediate junior player – ages from
13 – 15 years.
Injuries
Injuries to players at games or at training
should be reported to GNA as insurance is a
component of affiliation fees paid to the
association.
Jewellery
GNA
No jewellery, except a wedding ring or
medical alert bracelet, may be worn. These
must be taped.
Refers to Gosford Netball Association with
whom Terrigal Wamberal Netball Club is
affiliated. Our club is bound by such policies
and guidelines, including its constitution and
by-laws, adopted by GNA. Visit the GNA
website.
Umpires will require players of any age to
remove jewellery before taking the court.
Earrings can not be worn and this should be
considered before having ears pierced
through the netball season.
Grading
Junior player
With the exception of netta teams, all junior
and intermediate junior players are graded
by a grading panel on a day set aside for this
purpose. Seniors players are graded
separately.
Life Members
Health
Sharing of whistles and water bottles is not
recommended.
Means junior player – ages from 10 – 12
years.
Members who serve for at least ten years on
the netball management committee are
eligible for life membership. Click constitution
to view.
Manager
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March Past
All netta, junior and intermediate junior
players are required to attend the march past
on the first day of play in full playing uniform.
about team composition during
finals.
Policies
Means players aged 7, 8 and 9 years playing
under modified rules in Gosford Netball
Association. Players are rotated through
positions and no scores are kept. However,
all attempts at goal are recorded for the 9
year olds.
TWNC has several policies and also abides
by the policies of GNA, Netball NSW and All
Australia Netball. Click the links to view.
1. TWNC Child Protection Policy
2. TWNC Member Protection Policy
3. GNA
4. Netball NSW
5. All Australia Netball
Newsletters
Presentation
Nettas
The club publishes a regular on-line
newsletter on its website.
Photos
With the exception of nettas, all players must
have lodged a suitable passport sized photo
with the club registrar for identification.
Unless requested by GNA, it is generally
sufficient to supply a new photo when
moving from netta to juniors; from juniors to
intermediate juniors (IJs); and from IJs to
seniors.
Photos of players may appear on the club
website to promote the club and its activities.
These photos appear without names and
only with the written permission of players or
their parents.
The club organizes official team photos each
year usually in May or June. There is no
obligation to purchase a photo so we
encourage all teams to participate.
Players
1. Behaviour – see policies
2. Court time
TWNC expects that ALL players will
have equal court time during the
competition rounds prior to semis
and finals. Coaches have discretion
TWNC holds an end of year presentation for
juniors and a separate function for senior
players. They are held around four weeks
after the grand finals. The junior presentation
is held on a Friday evening. All players,
coaches, managers, grand final winners and
runners up and umpires are acknowledged.
A number of special awards are also
presented at this time.
Qualifications
All coaches must have their Level 0 coaching
certificate and a current umpire’s theory pass
to be appointed. Coaches must also sign a
prohibited persons declaration in accordance
with Child Protection Policy and a GNA Code
of Conduct contract.
All umpires should hold a current umpires
theory pass.
Registration
Registrations are held on the first Saturday
after school resumes from the summer break
at the Terrigal Memorial Country Club from
11am – 2pm. New players, 10 years and
over, need to bring an original birth certificate
or passport and a recent passport sized
photo. New nettas only need an original birth
certificate or passport.
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Fees are advertised on the website. Forms
required for registration can be downloaded
from the website. A new player sending a
registration by post is still required to have
the club registrar sight the original birth
certificate or passport at a later date.
Representative Players
TWNC provides some financial support to
junior representative players to assist with
costs. Parents of representative players
should contact the club secretary when
advised of their child’s selection.
Umpires are paid by the club at the rates
determined by GNA. Payment is made either
by cheque at presentation, or in the form of
credits against future registration fees or
uniform costs.
Umpires should not umpire teams in the
division in which they are playing. If you are
allocated such a game, notify the club
umpires convener or report to the GNA
umpires control room.
Unfinancial members
Click constitution to view
Spectators
Spectator behaviour is covered by our
member protection policy. Coaches and
managers are responsible to ensure that
their sideline behaves appropriately.
Summer night competition
A summer night netball competition
commences after the winter netball season.
Registrations are taken directly by GNA and
not through the TWNC registrar. Teams need
to supply their own umpire who is paid
directly by the team. They may wear TWNC
uniform and will be subject to the policies of
the club.
Training
To gain the most benefit from playing a team
sport, players should commit to attending
training. Most teams train at Adcock Park as
there are lights and toilet facilities on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Nettas generally train on Saturdays before
their 9 o’clock game.
Uniform
The club playing uniform consists of a top
and skirt in the approved club style and
colours – sky blue, black and white. Black
scungies are to be worn underneath the skirt.
Uniforms can be ordered and paid for at the
time of registration in early February.
The club does not hold stocks of second
hand uniforms. However, contact the club’s
uniform officer with your details (including
cost) if you have second hand uniforms for
sale or require uniforms and we may be able
to help.
Umpires must umpire in all whites or club
uniform only.
Website
The club maintains a website to inform
members of its activities. The club secretary
maintains this site.
Umpiring
Each senior team requires up to four umpires
who have a current theory pass. The
umpire’s convener allocates umpiring duties
according to the roster provided by the GNA
umpires committee. This allocation is known
not less than a week in advance.
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