Court Side News
A Newsletter for Penrith District Netball Association
Issue 01 April 2015
From 7-16 August 2015, the world’s top 16 netball
nations will gather in Sydney for the 14th edition
of the Netball World Cup (formerly World Netball
Championships).
Held every four years since 1963, Netball World
Cup is the pinnacle event for international netball.
World Cup Netball is coming!
Upcoming
Events
April 20
Council Meeting
April 21
Late Registration
Night
May 2
Opening Day
Week 1 Games
The netball World Cup is a celebration of the continued growth and impact
of netball globally, with this year’s event set to be the biggest and best the
sport has ever seen.
May 9
Week 2 Games
The Australian Diamonds will go into this year’s event as reigning
champions; however they will face fierce competition from arch rivals, The
Silver Ferns, as well as England, Jamaica and South Africa.
May 16
Week 3 Games
Net Set Go Skills
commences
WHEN : 7-14August 2015
FORMAT : 16 teams – 10 days – 64 matches
WHERE : All games are held at Sydney Olympic Park with the majority
being played at Allphones Arena (capacity 16 300)
NATIONS : Australia, New Zealand, England, Jamaica, Malawi, South
Africa, Wales, Scotland, Fiji, Samoa, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados,
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Uganda and Zambia
May 18
Council Meeting
May 23
Week 4 Games
Crazy Hair &
Sock Day
May 30
Week 5 Games
The latest Netball World Cup information and
news can be found on …
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Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
Watch for updates here on all the news about the Netball World Cup 2015
Sponsorship News
Penrith District Netball Association would like to thank their sponsors for their
support and contributions this season. Thank you to …
• Penrith Panthers
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Penrith City Council
Bateman Battersby Lawyers
Penrith Sports Physiotherapy and Work Rehabilitation Centre
University of Western Sydney
Coast 2 Coast
Cold Rock Ice Creamery Penrith
Nepean Aquatic Centre
The Good Guys Penrith
Eagle Boys Pizza
Outback Steakhouse
Oxigen Fitness
York Jewellers
Greater Building Society
Watch this space for regular news deals
and special offers from our sponsors
Net Set Go Skills
Net Set Go Skills Program will commence
Week 3 – May 16 - 2015
The program is designed for children aged between 5
and 7 and aims to challenge children with gross motor
activities and introduces them to throwing, catching,
jumping, running, dodging, shooting, balance and
footwork.
Any further queries can be directed to
Jan Ebelt 0417 489 924
Court Allocations
All clubs should have by now received their allocated courts for training. Please check
with your clubs to ensure you are on the correct courts to train each week.
Crazy Hair and Sock Day - Saturday May 23rd
The Kids’ Cancer Project is an Australian charity
focused on finding cures for childhood cancer.
Your GOLD COIN donation on the day can help.
Come with crazy hair on the day (NO beads) or wear
bright coloured socks
The following handout can be copied & distributed to your club members
Rep Roundup
The Penrith Representative Carnival was held on the 29th March 2015. Thankyou to all the
volunteers that made this day such a success.
The results for our Penrith teams are as follows:
A special congratulation to our 11 years Development Squad who won their division by 0.03 of
a point great effort girls.
Rep Roundup continued . . .
Our Penrith teams had an amazing day at the
Paramatta/Auburn Carnival held on Sunday 19th
April.
Our 11 years Development team, 12 years State
team, 12 years train-on Team, 13 years train-on team
and our 15 years train-on all winning their respective
divisions.
Great effort girls!
Don’t Forget . . .
March Past will be held on opening day 2nd May. Clubs are asked to assemble by 8:00am to
allow proceeding to get under way on time. Let’s make 2015 the most colourful year yet!
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