Caulfield & District Netball
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Committee Communication—Winter Season 2015
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With the Winter 2015 season nearing a close, CDNA would like to thank all the teams on their participation
throughout the season and congratulate those moving on to the finals series in a few weeks’ time. Please note the
following important dates in competition and good luck to all teams in the last few games leading up to finals.
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Important Dates:
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Carpark, Building,
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24th May: Dandenong Representative Squad Tournament
29th May: Final Round for Under 11s and medallion presentation ceremonies
30th May: Final Round for Under 13s – 25s
13th June: Elimination Finals
20th June: Grand Final Day
26th June: Final Week of NetSetGo
30th June: Entries for Summer Season close
17th July: Summer Season commences
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NetSetGo! Corner
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Umpires
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Admin Corner
Good Luck
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Carpark: There has unfortunately been an issue with the car park this season as the council are using some of
the space to temporarily house the portable units throughout the construction. Due to the restricted car spaces it
can become quite difficult to find a spot throughout competition when it’s particularly busy so CDNA encourages
seeking an alternate place to park your car to assist in the traffic control. Car parking can be found on East
Boundary road, Crosbie Road (at the top of the park) and in the side streets surrounding the association all within
easy walking distance of the courts.
Building: The building is still under construction however there has been a great amount of work done over
the last few weeks which is seeing the construction to have an expected completion later this year. Once the
building is finished and we move in there will be an exciting new set up including fully functional canteen and
indoor toilets and change rooms facilities.
Footwear: The association would like to stress again how important appropriate netball footwear is for the
players’ safety during matches. We’ve seen a number of injuries again this season which are caused by
unsupportive footwear which can be avoided by ensuring netball specific runners are worn at all times. Nike free
runs, converse and volleys are not suitable shoes for netball as they don’t provide sufficient ankle support nor do
they have provide the stability required to make the changes of direction involved.
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Stranger Danger
The association cannot stress enough how important it is that children are under constant supervision both on
and off the court.
During team training we encourage you to ensure there is always an adult present particularly with young
coaches who may require a little more help with ensuring every child is being supervised sufficiently.
We have had a few issues reported regarding people attending the courts during training and competition who
are not associated with any of the players or affiliates.
Should at any time the coach or spectators and parents of a team see someone taking photographs or filming
without permission please be sure to report it to the association during competition or contact 000 outside of
hours.
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A description of the appearance of the offender
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What they are wearing
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A rough age, height, weight and ethnicity
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Any distinctive features such as visible tattoos/piercings
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Which direction they are heading
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What you may have witnessed them doing
Under no circumstances should you approach them if they appear to be at the courts for the wrong reasons, but
rather consult with other teams regarding their activity and act accordingly.
Should you contact 000 in any circumstance please ensure you advise the association of the situation and the
outcome with as much further detail as you can provide so we can best look after our junior members.
If you have any further queries or concerns please don't hesitate to contact the association.
Rep Corner
The representative teams have been playing weekly competition on Monday and Thursday nights at
Waverley and have been having some great successes. The association wishes them luck in the
tournament approaching this Sunday the 24th of May as they compete at Dandenong.
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NetSetGo! Corner
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The term 2 program of NetSetGo has just completed their third week of the season, and the participants
and coaches are having a blast working with one another. The net stream are working on their basic skill
development and learning to work with one another in a play based session. The set streams are making
a further development on their netball skills and working towards gaining a strong understanding of the
game as they move towards under 11s competition. Their coaches are very proud of the progression
they’ve made so far and are looking forward to continuing to help the girls develop their skills and gain
a love for netball. If you or someone you know is interested in registering their daughter/son or is
looking for some further information regarding NetSetGo in the term 3&4 program have them send an
email to [email protected].
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Umpires
CDNA would like to welcome and congratulate our 8 brand new umpires who joined the program during
the Winter 2015 season. They’ve done an incredible job in developing their skills and we are very proud
of their progress so far! The association would however like to remind spectators that whilst our umpires
are doing a great job, they’re still in training and like the players sometimes they make mistakes.
They’re doing their best and we expect they’re treated with respect and if you have any issues you find a
supervisor on court, and not address the umpire directly. Should anyone be interested in joining the
umpiring program at CDNA, please send an email to [email protected] with their full name, date of
birth, club/team (if applicable) and umpiring experience (if applicable). We are continuously receiving
enthusiastic new umpires expressing their interest and do unfortunately have a waiting list for the
program, so cannot guarantee when you will be invited to a training course, however we’re doing what
we can to work through it and train as many new faces as possible each season.
Good luck in the finals series!
Thankyou to all the clubs, teams and participants for their participation this season and
we hope to see you all back in July for the Summer Season commencing on the 17 th of
July. Good luck to all teams competing in the finals series and enjoy the break!
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