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How to Achieve Gold
At the end of the 2009/2010 season Brigg decided that during the next 12 months a focus would be on coach / umpire CPD - and some great success has come from it. This has not only resulted in personal development for coaches and umpires, but has impacted on the development of the club and players in general
In May 2011 - Vanessa received her Level 3 coaching award
In September - Stuart successfully completed and passed his Level 1
In November - Molly and Karen successfully completed and passed their level 1's
December saw Tracy and Sarah complete and pass their level 1's and Vickie her level 2
Members also attended various coaching confrences and the AENA workshops
Well not to be out done - our umpires also wanted to upgrade and 5 members attended a beginner course in May 2 more went on a C award course in Septmeber and 1 went on the B award course in March. All the above resulted in the Club gaining its Gold Caps
We are now looking forward to these umpires taking their qualifications in 2011/12 season.
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Congratulations to two of Lincolnshire’s Primary Schools.
Stamford’s St Gilbert’s Primary School and Ingoldsby Primary School were in the first 10 schools to take up the offer of Free School Affiliation.
Both schools are from the South West School Sports Partnership( Grantham and Stamford area) and will receive a new set of High Five Netball Bibs and Match Ball with the new High Five branding in the New Year as a prize.
It is not too late to sign up for the free affiliation offer and benefits for your school.
Click Here for info on totally free membership for schools!
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Lightning coach calls time on illustrious playing career - Dec 2011/12
Loughborough Lightning Head Coach, Olivia Murphy, has retired from playing netball prior to the start of the 2012 Fiat National Superleague.Olivia, who has been part of the coaching team for the Loughborough University based Lightning franchise since 2007, has been one of the finest English players to appear on the netball court.Olivia was arguably the best player of her generation, playing for England on 95 occasions, and selected as captain for the national team from May 2000 up to March 2006.
During her illustrious career Olivia won bronze medals at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games, and also a bronze at the 1999 World Championhips.Speaking of her playing career Olivia Murphy said: “I’ve had lots of highlights both nationally and internationally, but if I have to pick one it would be my first Commonwealth Games bronze medal play off match against South Africa. It was the first time netball had been included in the Games so it was very special.” Olivia played in her finale Superleague season last year where her court vision, calming influence and experience helped continue the development of a young Lightning side.However with a new squad in place for the 2012 season Olivia has decided to focus her energies into the full time coaching role. “As much as I enjoyed playing last season, I have come to the decision that to reach the high standards I have always set myself, my body is no longer able to cope with the day to day training required to play top class netball. Plus it would also be unfair on the team for me to try and continue playing this season. “Although I will miss playing, my decision has been made easier by the exciting, young and talented group of players that Lightning have secured for the new season. Therefore I am looking forward to supporting their development as players, but also helping them to realise their aspirations to play on the international stage.”
Andy Borrie, Deputy Director of Sport at Loughborough University said: “Olivia has been an inspiration to generations of Loughborough and England netballers. The game as whole will be poorer for not seeing her on the court but Lightning has always known this moment would come. Liv feels this is the right time for her to step away and whilst we will miss her world class skills on court we will gain even more from her as a coach. “In Olivia we are incredibly fortunate to have had a world class player and now an emerging world class coach and leader for the Loughborough’s netball programmes.” Loughborough Lightning will begin the new 2012 Superleague season on Saturday 21 January with a home fixture against Team Northumbria. The match starts at 6pm. To attend the match you can now purchase tickets through the new Lightning ticket online portal, powered by Ticketline.
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Mitre confirmed as official ball sponsor for the FIAT Netball Superleague
England Netball is delighted to announce that Mitre will remain as the official ball sponsor of the FIAT Superleague for the next three years. As part of the deal they will also supply official match balls for the Cathedral City Lighter Fast Net Grand Prix.
General Manager, Andy Crook said “We are thrilled to confirm that we have agreed with Mitre to continue as the official ball supplier to the FIAT Superleague and Cathedral City Lighter Fast Net Grand Prix. England Netball has a fantastic and long standing relationship with Mitre, with whom we have been working with to design a specific ball for both competitions.”
Gary Hibbert, Managing Director at Mitre said ‘’We are so proud to be involved in the FIAT Superleague again and the newly created Cathedral City Fast Net Grand Prix tournaments. We believe these tournaments are the driving force behind the National team’s development, which is testament to the fact the England Girls won the recent World Netball Series in Liverpool, beating the No1 and No2 team’s in the world rankings, Australia and New Zealand’’.
England Netball are also running a fantastic Fast Net competition to give you the chance to win a signed Mitre match ball! All you have to do is make a group booking of 10 or more tickets between now and 5pm on Thursday 22nd December 2011 for the Manchester or Surrey Conferences, and you will be entered into a draw to win one of five prize packages. This includes a match ball signed by the Fast Net Grand Prix winning team and a mouth-watering Cathedral City Mature Lighter hamper.
For your chance to win this amazing prize you must make all group bookings for the Manchester Conference by calling 0844 888 9991 and bookings for the Surrey Conference should be made through www.surreysportspark.co.uk/events/boxoffice. A special offer is now available on group ticket purchases; tickets are priced at just £10 each when booking 10 or more seats. Don’t miss out on this opportunity and book now!
The FIAT Netball Superleague begins on Thursday 19th January with a heavyweight clash between Hertfordshire Mavericks and Surrey Storm which will be shown live on Sky Sports. The opening weekend also sees Celtic Dragons welcoming Team Bath to Cardiff, Loughborough Lightning hosting Team Northumbria and Yorkshire Jets travelling to Northern Thunder.
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Exciting rule changes set for Cathedral City Lighter Fast Net Grand Prix
Fast Net action returns in January and this is your first chance to watch England’s World Netball Series champions take to the court in the Cathedral City Lighter Fast Net Grand Prix. It will be a new experience for fans and teams as England Netball take the opportunity to trial rule changes to Fast Net to make the format even more exciting.
The rule changes that will be on show at the Grand Prix include; the nominated Head Coach for each side will be able to coach from the substitution box, even if a player is also present in the box. Goals scored outside the circle will be worth 3 points in normal play and remain at 4 in Powerplay periods. Perhaps the most anticipated alteration is in regards to the Powerplay themselves.
The general philosophy at the 2011 World Netball Series was be for both sides to take their Powerplay in the third quarter and attempt to nullify each other. However, at the beginning of every match at the Grand Prix, teams will flip a coin with the winner selecting which quarter they will use their Powerplay. The loser of the coin toss must then select a different quarter in which to use theirs.
FIAT Netball Superleague General Manager, Andy Crook believes that the changes will make for an improved viewing spectacle; he said “Fast Net has proven to be an electrifying form of the game and the rule changes we are implementing for the Cathedral City Lighter Grand Prix are looking to increase the pace and the excitement of the contest. We have an opportunity to trial proposed changes in this competition ahead of the World Netball Series 2012 to be held in Auckland.
“The rule changes are designed to encourage shooting from outside the circle, as we have seen how devastating this skill can be when executed at the World Netball Series. The fact that a nominated coach can coach from the substitution box should encourage greater tactical influence on the game and the change in Powerplays will add a different dynamic and opens the format up to a new way of thinking.”
There will be a thrilling weekend of Fast Net action as four northern teams contest the Manchester Conference on Saturday 7th January, with the four southern teams entering the competition on Sunday 8th January at the Surrey Conference.
The first chance to watch your England heroes in action will be at the Manchester Thunderdome as Northern Thunder, Loughborough Lightning, Team Northumbria and Yorkshire Jets do battle. World Netball Series winners, Emma Dovey and Laura Malcolm will be lining up for Thunder while England internationals Sophia Candappa and Rachel Shaw take to the court for Lightning and Jets respectively. Future England stars will also be on show as several players from the youth set-up will be in Manchester. The Jets have Natalie Haythornthwaite in their team and Kayley Moss could appear for Northumbria.
A day later and focus switches to the Surrey Sports Park as Celtic Dragons, Hertfordshire Mavericks, Surrey Storm and Team Bath go head to head. A smorgasbord of internationals will be on display as the likes of Rachel Dunn, Kadeen Corbin, Sasha Corbin, Pamela Cookey, Tamsin Greenway and Emma Thomas are set to compete.
The top two teams from each Conference then proceed to the Finals night on Friday 13th January, with Surrey once more the hosts. Tickets are still available for all three days action, with adult tickets priced at just £14 and juniors/concessions costing £12. With eight games to be played at each Conference session, this equates to less than £2 per match! Prices remain the same for the Finals night as four more monster clashes will decide the winner of the inaugural Cathedral City Lighter Fast Net Grand Prix.
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Following the fantastic England win at the World FastNet Series in Liverpool now is the time to show your support in the ENGLAND NETBALL SUPPORTERS CLUB
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Sally also coaches at the Back to Netball scheme on Monday evenings in Newark. This is an England Netball initiative in partnership with Newark and Sherwood’s Sports Development team to get ladies back into the game.
This is fun social netball for ladies who haven’t played netball for some time, or never before. Sally has over 30 ladies registered for the scheme, which is now playing friendly matches with other schemes, and hoping to enter the Regional Back to Netball Tournament at Loughborough in February.
Sally is devoted to her teams and members and is a deserving winner of the Award. Sally is pictured above with her award with members of her B2N scheme presented at Kelham Hall, Newark.
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Newark Coach wins Coach of the Year Award
Sally Thomas - Newark Shooters Netball Club
Sally is involved in local netball both at Newark Shooters and Barnaby Road Academy School. Last season her u12 and u14 teams both won their respective leagues, and the u16 won their County league, gaining then entry into the Regional Competition in which they finished third.
The Newark Shooters u16 team has now also entered the Lincolnshire U16s County League to further their competitive development.
The Barnaby Rd u11 team won their school league, and also the Autumn and Spring Schools Tournament. Sally also coaches 3 players who are within the County Satellite Programme and a further 3 within the Regional Academy Programme.
Away from her Club and School commitments, Sally also leads the coaching at the Newark Satellite Academy. This is the first step on the ladder for promising players to England Netball.
Lincolnshire Netball County Association are Finalists in the Lincolnshire Sports Awards 2001
'Sports Organisation of the year"
Lincolnshire County Netball Association (LNCA) was nominated for the award by the England Netball Development Officer for Lincolnshire. The LCNA was then shortlisted to the final three and attended a glitzy evening and dinner at the Lincolnshire Showground alongside other Sporting Champions, Clubs and Organisations from across Lincolnshire.
LCNA was shortlisted for their commitment to the development of netball across the whole of the county, North and South, at all levels: grass root to elite competition, schools, clubs, participants, and volunteer recruitment and support.
Pictured from left to right
Louise Key: Lincolnshire Development Officer
Vanessa McErlain Naylor: Lincolnshire County Chair and Joint Talent Scout
Steve Ince: Blue Castle Energy Ltd Sponsor of the Award
Mandy Hall: Joint Lincolnshire Talent Scout.
Paula Hill: Lincolnshire County Secretary and County League Administrator.
Volunteering
• LCNA heavily subsidise NGB officiating courses for their members.
• Offer bursaries, (amounts dependant on the coach’s involvement/commitment)
• Offer mentoring opportunities in the county academies.
• Recognise volunteers/officials with their own new Sports Awards for 2011
• Support the delivery of NGB awards for Sports Leaders within schools offering opportunities in the clubs.
• Supporting local community events.
• Support of local Young Volunteer to go to Zimbabwe to volunteer
Recognition/Profile
• North and South county academies to capture all potential athletes.• Athletes selected for Regional and National Academies• Scouts attending local competitions
• CPD workshops for teachers
• Development of county website and resource’s for clubs and schools.
• All teams within the county league receive awards at the presentation evening
• Nominated to regional and national events• Lincolnshire achievements constantly recognised in Regional and national newsletters and magazines
Inclusion
• LCNA in the early stages of developing a disability club within the county. Supporting the development of coaches and taster sessions. At present there is only one other club in the East Midlands
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What was in the nomination?
Competition
• Working in partnership with the Netball Development Officer, Schools, and other partner organisations to develop the participant centred approach and competition pathway.
• Lincolnshire Clubs support local school competitions through umpiring as part of their school club link agreements.
• The LCNA and partners organise and umpire county and Regional school finals.
• LCNA provided the umpires/officials for the pilot of the School Games.
• With the loss of county squads, LCNA created a county clubs league with leagues for H5, U12s, 14s, 16s, 19,s and seniors.
• Representation at Regional and National competitions
• Lincolnshire has the highest number of affiliated members in clubs and teams in the East Midlands for both juniors and seniors.
• LCNA support the England Netball Back to Netball schemes across the county with bursaries and mentoring for coaches, and equipment for the schemes. Creating a competition pathway for the schemes to move into.
Lincolnshire County Netball Finals 2011
Over 60 Lincolnshire secondary schools, 1500+ pupils, have entered the School Sports Association (SSA) Netball competitions in 2011 at under 19, 16 and 14 age groups.
The top two teams from the SSA rounds recently competed in the Lincolnshire County Netball Finals.
The U19s competition was held on a damp, foggy November day (16th November). Horncastle Queen Elizabeth Grammar School hosted the tournament and eight teams from across Lincolnshire took part. The teams played a round robin format which produced several unexpected results and saw some excellent netball skills displayed.
Tournament victors, The Deepings School, had a clean sweep, winning all of their games however the next three positions were tightly fought and went to last few games to determine the end result.
Winners, The Deepings and runners up, Priory LSST, will now represent Lincolnshire at the Regional Schools Finals, January 28th 2012 in Northamptonshire.
1st The Deepings, 2nd Priory LSST, 3rd QEGS Horncastle, 4th Stamford High, 5th Minster School, 6th John Leggott, 7th Boston High, 8th Monks’ Dyke
Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar Horncastle were successful in progressing both U14 and U16 teams to the semi-finals with Caistor Grammar, Priory LSST and Stamford High joining them at U14 and Stamford High, Frederick Gough, and Vale Academy taking the remaining U16 semi-final places.
Further close fought matches in the semi finals, finals and 3rd/4th place play offs stretched the girls to play the best netball of their lives and keeping the spectators cheering throughout.
Our top two teams in each age group will, as their U19 compatriots, represent Lincolnshire at the Regional Finals in January.
Schools taking part were : Stamford High, Vale of Ancholme, Walton, QEGS Horncastle, Caistor Grammar, Bourne Academy, QEHS Gainsborough, Lincoln Minster, Priory LSST, The Deepings, Bourne Grammar, Healing, Frederick Gough.
Final Results:
U14 - 1st Caistor Grammar, 2nd Priory LSST, 3rd QEGS Horncastle 4th Stamford
U16 - 1st Stamford, 2nd Vale Academy, 3rd QEGS Horncastle, 4th Frederick Gough
Lincs County Netball Committee Members Louise Key and Paula Hill commented “Lincolnshire has a great chance in the Regional Finals and I really think we can hope to see one of our schools at the Nationals. Teachers and club coaches are doing a fantastic job in developing our netball athletes – girls are now being spotted by regional and national coaches. We wish all teams the very best of luck”.
A big thank you goes to the host schools, Priory LSST and QEGS Horncastle for the use of their facility and to teachers, athletes and spectators for making the events so enjoyable.
Tentative dates for the same event in 2012 are:
Saturday 10th or 17th November (depending on the athletics finals date) – ideally for all three age groups but if we have to split then Wednesday 14th November for U19.
In a repeat of last year and in the words of the song - “Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a wonderful day” – this is exactly what greeted the teams arriving for the U14 + U16 Netball County Finals on Saturday 12th November. Blue skies, bright sunshine and a superb venue in the Priory LSST set the scene for the 24 teams from schools all over Lincolnshire.
All the teams were winners from the off as they had already secured their place in the County event by being top in their Super Zone.
Each age group were split into two leagues with those teams playing each other in 7 minute each way matches to find the top two to go through to the semi finals.
Games were hard fought and score lines were extremely close with several nail biting finishes.
The support of the crowd of spectators spurred the girls on as England Netball trained scouts from Lincolnshire looked out for any girls with all round talent who might have slipped the net at the recent academy trials.
Louth Netball Club Player of the Year Awards in the Lincolnshire Netball League.
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Spalding Sparks attracted 17 teams to their flourishing Tournament.
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Louth Back to Netball
Louth Back to Netball has updated their story. Click Here to read more.
NetFest
Dear netballers - We have three exciting netball weekends coming up and would love to see you there!
Lincolnshire Sports Awards 2011
Nominations for the Lincolnshire Sports Awards 2011 have officially opened. There are 17 awards in total that will be handed out at the ceremony in November at The Epic Centre, Lincolnshire Showground. :: MORE INFORMATION ::
Back to fun, Back to fitness, Back to Netball
Monday evening saw 26 ladies attend the inaugral session of the Bassingham Back to Netball scheme. Hammond Hall, in partnership with England Netball, and Lincolnshire Active Community Network are looking for women to hit the courts, have fun and get fit playing Netball at the Hammond Hall netball courts Bassingham. The sessions run from 7pm till 8.30pm and cost £2.50
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School Games High Five Competition July 14th 2011
Thursday the 14th July 2011 saw the pilot of the Lincolnshire School Games. 9 counties across the country have been tasked with hosting the pilots prior to them being rolled out nationwide next year. The new competition is one of key parts of the Governments plans to create a lasting sporting legacy from holding the 2012 Olympic Games, creating a range of new opportunities for young people to get involved in competitive sport.
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Message from Cancer Research
Firstly a huge thank you from everyone at England Netball and Cancer Research UK for all the help and support given to Race for Life this year.
As we approach the summer there is a great number of races to get involved in so why not sign up for a race and help spread the word in your local area, by forwarding this email and encouraging your friends and family to ‘Join the Girls’!
To enter your local Race for Life this year visit www.raceforlife.org.
Thank you again for all you have done to support us. Together we will beat cancer.
Best wishes
Nic Clarke
Cancer Research UK
Umpires Receive Mentoring at Tournament
Stuart McErlain Naylor and Lisa Hampshire are pictured here with other umpires who recently umpired at the Carol Fletcher Memorial Tournament at the E.I.S. in Sheffield and received mentoring towards their B awards
Loughborough Lightning Summer Camp
Details of Loughborough Lightning’s Summer Camp can be Downloaded by Clicking Here
For further information please contact lightning@lboro.ac.uk
Fenland Netball Supports Community Event
Fenland Netball Club added yet another trophy to the cabinet by achieving second place in the annual Grantham Carnival Event . Junior members of the club dressed as characters from Alice in Wonderland to create three scenes: the Queens garden, Caterpillar in the woods and the Mad Hatters Tea Party. Click Here to View the Full Article.
Achievment of the Advanced level of Child Protection Standards.
England Netball achieves Advanced Level of Child Protection Standards
England Netball is pleased to have achieved the Advanced Level of the ‘Standards for Safeguarding and Protecting Children in Sport’.
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Lincolnshire Netball Sports Awards
These Awards have been developed to recognise the volunteers in Lincolnshire that give so much of their time and energy to the game that we all love.
The Awards will be presented at the Lincolnshire Netball AGM on the 4th July 2011 :: Download Flyer ::
EAST MIDLANDS CLUBS HIGH 5 AND U12 TOURNAMENTS 2011
Rain accompanied players on their journey to the Priory Witham Academy, Lincoln for the East Mids High 5 and under 12 clubs tournaments on Sunday 8th May 2011.
When they arrived the teams were greeted by blue sky and albeit adhoc, some warm sunshine, intertwined with cloud and a blustery wind but no more rain!
Eight High 5 teams and 6 under 12’s from Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Northants played each other to compete for the title of East Midlands Regional Clubs Champions. CLICK HERE to download the Full Report
Horncastle Belles Tournament
Details about this annual tournament are now available. Click Here to go to the Tournament Page
Back to Netball Session
A new back to netball session has been added. Click Here to go to the B2N Section for more details
Coaches Network Newsletter
The February Newsletter is now available to download. Click Here to download
News Articles
Grimsby Juniors get a mention in the local press. Click Here to download Article 1. Click Here to download Article 2
IMPORTANT CHANGES - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - 18 September 2010
At the recent Annual General Meeting held at the Ramada Leicester Hotel on a number of important issues were discussed by those voting members present.
Report from Young Leaders Camp
his summer Natalie Simpson and I were two of fifty volunteers to be selected to participate in the national “Young Leaders Camp”. Our role as umpires, coaches and managers at Lincoln City Netball Club provoked us to apply, and when we discovered we had been successful we were excited and eager to attend. Click Here for Full Report
Residents' netball team goes for gold
The all-singing, all-dancing residents of CLS Care Home, Holcroft Grange in Culcheth, have recently added netball to their long list of talents. Having already produced a touring music group, the residents now have a netball team, the ‘Golden Oldies’. :: MORE ::
Back 2 Netball - Skegness
When: Thursdays 7-8pm (starts 22nd July)
Where: Skegness Sports Centre
Cost: £3 per session :: Click Here to Download a Flyer ::
Brigg Annual Tournament
The results and photographs from the Brigg Annual Tournament can be viewed by clicking here
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