welcome

PRE PRIMARY & YEAR 1

2023

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About

We are delighted your child is interested in playing netball. Netball is a fantastic sport for both boys and girls. It's good for overall fitness, team building, strength and balance, endurance, resilience and so much more!

At Newborough we run the nationally accredited netball program, NetSetGo (NSG) for children in years Pre-Primary to Year 5. NSG is divided into three categories:

NET - Pre-Primary & Year 1 - this is a skills only program with no competition

SET - Year 2 & 3 - training for skills development & competition against other schools / clubs

GO - Year 4 & 5 - training for skills development & competition against other schools / clubs

NET PROGRAM

PP and Year One students have the opportunity of participating in a skills development session on FRIDAY after school during Term Two (8-week program) at Newborough Primary School. The focus is on basic netball skills, including:

• throwing & catching,
  
• running, hopping, pivoting
  
• team participation
  
• learning the basics of team positions
• shooting goals

The emphasis is on fun participation!

dates & cost

COST

The program costs $105 per student which includes Net Set Go registration, a NSG t-shirt and ball; and program support.

KIDSPORT VOUCHERS

Kidsport vouchers can be used for those who have a healthcare or pensioner concession card. Kidsport voucher codes must be obtained by parents BEFORE completing the PLAY-HQ nomination form. Codes can be obtained HERE.

UNIFORM

All registered players receive a NSG T-shirt and ball from Netball Australia. T-shirts can be worn to training together with school shorts or skorts. Sneakers must always be worn on the courts.

shirt colours may vary

helping out

The Newborough Netball Club is a solely volunteer run Club which relies on parents, grandparents and friends for support.

For this year's program to go ahead, a group of parent volunteers are required to run the sessions.

The Club has plenty of resources, including sessions plans and equipment. Year Six experienced netballers are also allocated as an additional resource.

Please indicate your availability to assist the team when registering your child on Play-HQ.

We need a minimum of 8 players to sign-up and a minimum of 2 volunteer coaches for the NET program to go ahead (extra helpers are very welcome).

PLAY HQ

Registrations are done on the Perth Netball Association player portal - PLAY-HQ.

First time users simply create an adult account (for you) and then add children (use the same email address). This way you can add multiple children. Simply follow the prompts to create a new account.

USE THIS LINK TO LOG DIRECTLY ONTO THE NEWBOROUGH NET PROGRAM PAGE:

https://www.playhq.com/netball-australia/register/69c5a4

Once you have registered you will receive an email from Woolworths NSG with instructions on how to redeem your t-shirt and ball.

learn the positions

New to netball? This handy guide might help you and your son or daughter learn the basic netball positions.

GOALERS

GOAL SHOOTER (GS)

• My main job is to score goals
• I stay in the goal circle. This is my 'home!'
• If the GA is shooting for goal - I get ready to collect the rebound
• I pass to / from the WA, C & GA
• I am an attacking player
• I play against the GK

GS

GS is allowed in one third of the court only.

The goal circle is HOME!

GA

GA is allowed in the goal third as well as the centre third.

GOAL ATTACK (GA)

• I am an attacking player
  
• It's my job to shoot the goals
  
• I start the game on the line and make a lead at the centre pass
• If the GS is shooting for goal - I get ready to collect the rebound
• I help the WA & C get the ball into the goal circle
• I play against the GD

MID COURT

WING ATTACK (WA)

• I am the key playmaker on the netball court
  
• It's my job to get the ball into the goal circle to the GS or GA
• I start the game on the line and make a lead at the centre pass
• I play against the WD
• I need to make strong leads and have good passing skills
• If my opponent has the ball, I try and intercept it so it goes back into my team's goal circle

WA

WA is allowed in the goal third as well as the centre third - but NOT the goal circle

CENTRE (C)

• I am able to move around the whole court (except the goal circles)
  
• I play in attack and defence
  
• I help get the ball from defence into the goal circle
• I start the game with the ball in the circle and pass to the GA or WA
• I am the engine of the team - I need to be good and running, leading and passing
  

C

WD

WD is allowed in the defensive third as well as the centre third - but NOT the goal circle

WING DEFENCE (WD)

• I am a defender
  
• My main job is to stop the ball reaching the opposition's goal circle
• I intercept passes and feed them back to my attacking team mates
• I play on the WA - I must stick to them like glue when I'm defending
• I must watch the ball and my player

C is allowed all over the court except the two goal circles.

DEFENCE

GOAL DEFENCE (GD)

GD

GD is allowed in the centre third as well as the defensive third, including the goal circle

• I am a defender
  
• My main job is the stop the opposition from scoring goals and to get the ball out of the danger area
• I defend the ball when my player is going for a goal
• I intercept and block passes.
• I stick like glue to the GA
• I watch the ball and my player at all times
• I get the rebounds if the shooter misses her shot

GOAL KEEPER (GK)

• I am the last line of defence
  
• I guard the goal circle and try to stop the GS from shooting goals
• I intercept and block the opposition's passes
• I take the throw in's from the goal line
• I defend the ball when my player is going for a goal
• I get the rebounds if the shooter misses her shot
• I stick like glue to the GS

GK

GK is allowed in the defensive third including the circle

contact

The Newborough Netball Club Coordinator is a volunteer position within the Newborough Primary School P&C Association.

The Club is not run as a fundraiser. All fees collected cover actual costs. Please direct all enquiries to:

Note emails and phone calls may not be responded to immediately. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

sonia johansen

newboroughnetball@gmail.com

041 77 333 57

More information about:

Net Set Go can be found here:

https://netball.com.au/woolworths-netsetgo

Perth Netball Association (PNA) here:

http://www.perthnetball.com.au/