Lanarkshire Netball Association

New legal status for non-profit clubs

2009-01-15T09:41:00.000Z

You may be aware of the discussion paper published by the Scottish Law Commission. The paper proposes a new legal status for non-profit clubs and associations (unincorporated associations). This is likely to affect many ordinary sports clubs and some governing bodies.

This article is to seek representatives from sports clubs to inform the discussion at a series of public meetings organised by the Law Commission and SCVO.
There are three meetings:
19 Jan at Mansfield Traquair Centre, Edinburgh between 2 and 5pm
Travel directions: http://www.scvo.org.uk/scvo/Home/ContactUs.aspx

30 Jan at Centrum House, Queen Street, Glasgow between 1 and 4pm
Travel directions: http://www.scvo.org.uk/scvo/AboutSCVO/OfficeDetail.aspx?al=t&BranchID=162971&from=AOD

3 Feb at Fairway House, Inverness between 2 and 5pm.
Travel directions: http://www.scvo.org.uk/scvo/AboutSCVO/OfficeDetail.aspx?al=t&BranchID=162972&from=AOD

The proposals will affect both sports and arts clubs across the whole of Scotland. About 75% of all unincorporated associations are likely to fall into these categories.
What we need are people who have some experience in running local not for profit sports clubs, ideally a President, Chairperson or Committee member (If you have any legal expertise even better, but not essential). Maybe a professional staff member may be suitable if they have club experience.
Can you please cascade this to your clubs, committees and regions and seek volunteers. It is important we do contribute to this debate – it could have a major and potentially positive effect on our clubs.
Volunteers should inform Jim Lugton or Nancy Fancott or Jeanette Syme at the SCVO office on 0131 556 3882 or e-mail jim.lugton@scvo.org.uk Please copy me in on the response so I can keep a tab on numbers. I also hope to seek feedback in due course for our written response to the consultation.
The full discussion paper can be found here:

http://www.scotlawcom.gov.uk/downloads/dps/dp140.pdf However, this is extensive and I am in the process of finalising a briefing paper will be shown as soon as produced.

Thank you in anticipation.
Kind regards,

(Sent on behalf of)

Chris Robison, Policy Director, Scottish Sports Association
The Association of the Governing Bodies of Sport in Scotland
chris@info-ssa.org.uk www.scottishsportsassociation.org.uk

National Coaching Interactive Workshop

2009-01-13T09:27:00.004Z

Book your place now with Netball Scotland for the National Coaching Interactive Workshop on 15th February 2009 at Bells Sports Centre, Perth from 11am till 5pm.

The Workshop is designed for all coaches working with Under 15, Under 17 and Under 21 age groups but all active coaches are welcome to attend.
· Come and meet Denise Holland, our National Coach.
· Watch Denise working with our 2014 potential athletes demonstrating coaching best practices.
· An opportunity to put these ideas into practice with young district athletes on the day mentoring by the National Coaching Team.
· The event costs £10 including tea and coffee.
· All those wishing to attend must be affiliated to Netball Scotland.

Go to the Netball Scotland website for booking forms.

Super Cup Results so far....

2009-01-02T16:36:00.000Z

Played Won Lost Draw GoalDif Points

Australian All Stars
2 0 2 0 -51 2
New Zealand Warriors
3 3 0 0 61 15
Barbados Blades
3 2 0 1 38 12
Fiji Flames
2 0 1 1 -20 3
Singapore Sharks
2 0 2 0 -28 2

Sarah aims to net Scotland honour... just like mum

2008-11-21T13:11:00.003Z

Article courtesy of Andrew McGilvray, Hamilton Advertiser

SARAH Ramage hopes to keep it in the family by turning out for Scotland Under-17 netball team, following in the footsteps of mum Barbara.

The Braidhurst High pupil is delighted to have been selected for the national squad and hopes to make the cut at the end of this month.

Sarah (15), is on a long road between now and then, and although she made the first cut from 80 to 25, her big ambition is to be named in the final 20 at the end of November.

If she progresses, the final cut will be made during a training weekend at Inverclyde in February, with those selected representing Scotland at the Under-17 European Championships in Gibraltar from March 5-8.

Fourth-year pupil Sarah, who lives in Motherwell, said: “I’m very pleased to be in the squad, but it gets cut at the end of this month and I’m hoping to stay in.

“My parents were nearly crying when they heard I had been selected and are really excited for me, and Mr Hannan at Braidhurst High is really pleased for me.

“I’ve been playing netball since I was in Primary Six and got interested because my mum used to play and was picked for Scotland as well.

“It will be brilliant if I get selected because I’ll have the honour of being able to play for Scotland, represent my country and I’ll also be doing it for my mum.”

Sport runs in the Ramage family. As a youngster mum Barbara was selected for Scotland’s under-16 squad, while dad David represented his country at volleyball.

Barbara (43), a road safety education officer with North Lanarkshire Council, said: “I’m delighted for Sarah and it’s a great achievement. Competition is much stronger now than it was in my day and that’s good for the sport.

“Sarah is keeping her feet on the ground and it’s a lot of hard training and an intense programme they get put through, but Sarah’s used to that.

“She trains Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, sometimes plays on Thursdays and when national training is on, it’s usually on Saturday or Sunday.”

Braidhurst head teacher Derrick Hannan said: “Sarah is a very able pupil both academically and physically.

“She excels in everything she takes on as a challenge and has done very well at school and authority level.

“I’m delighted for Sarah and the school that she’s at this level of being capped by Scotland.”

Mr Hannan continued: “Sarah is a very competitive young person and the fact that she could be capped at under-17s at such a young age is testimony to that.”

Sarah is one of five talented Braidhurst High pupils to be selected for North Lanarkshire netball squads at under-15 and under-17 level, the others being Zoe Luke, Gemma Park, Cara Swann and Jane Biggart.

Sarah is in the Under-17 squad, which is coached by Karen Dunn, and Mr Hannan added: “Within the school Sarah and the others have been given tremendous coaching and support from Miss Joanne Lilly, and Sarah and the team reached the Scottish Schools’ semi-finals last year.

“I am delighted that the general standard of coaching has been built up and the girls are benefiting from that.”

Anyone who is interested in playing netball for North Lanarkshire should contact Karen by e-mailing: newmannetball@gmail.com

Netball four are aiming to be flowers of Scotland

2008-11-21T13:07:00.000Z

Article courtesy of Paul Thomson, East Kilbride News

FOUR members of Claremont Netball Club’s under-17s are on course for selection to the national under-17 squad after making it through the first two selection processes.

The girls – Nicole Breen, Sarah Kerr, Gillian White and Heather Smillie – have already shone in two selection cuts.

And with two more selections to go, everyone at Claremont Netball Club is keeping their fingers crossed for the girls.

And their coach, Christine Barlas believes that all four girls can make the final 12 National Squad if they continue with their hard work and enthusiasm at the Scottish training camps.

She said: “The girls have been members of Claremont Netball Club since primary six and are a credit not only to themselves, but the club and their families.

“All four girls play for their school and for the Lanarkshire District and we hope they make the team.”

The girls thanked their school coaches, and district coaches, Jill Fullerton and Lesley Cummings for the time and effort afforded to them.

Dumfries Blues look for NEW COACH

2008-11-11T12:56:00.003Z

Dumfries Blues Netball Club have started playing in Lanarkshire's 2nd Division League and, following the move of their current coach back to Glasgow, are looking for someone new to coach their team.

They have the funding to put a suitable person through their Level 2 qualifications and would be willing to pay them to coach. Training is Monday evenings 7-9pm in DGOne Leisure Complex, Dumfries. Travel time to Dumfries is approx 55 mins from Lanarkshire.

If anyone is interested please email dumfriesnetball@hotmail.co.uk

Safeguarding and Protecting Children Course

2008-10-27T09:15:00.002Z

The above course is due to take place Wednesday 29th October, Hamilton Palace Sports Ground – Bowling Pavilion, 6.30 – 9.30pm £20. If you would like to attend this course please email ian.steele@southlanarkshire.gov.uk for application forms or contact:
Ian Steele
Coach & Volunteer Development Officer
South Lanarkshire Leisure
North Stand,
Cadzow Avenue,
Hamilton.
ML3 0LX
Tel: 01698 476123
Fax: 01698 476198

Supercup Block 1 Results

2008-09-28T20:55:00.003Z

Game 1
Australian All Stars -v- New Zealand Warriors
25 - 46

Game 2
Barbados Blades -v- Fiji flames
43 - 43

Game 3
New Zealand Warriors -v- Fiji Flames
52 - 32

Game 4
Barbados Blades -v- Singapore Sharks
60 - 52

Game 5
Australian All Stars -v- Barbados Blades
34 - 64

Game 6
Singapore Sharks -v- New Zealand Warriors
33 - 53

LNA 2008-9 Fees

2008-09-22T20:30:00.001Z

LNA Affiliation
£30 per club

1st Part league fees
£130 per team (this should also include the £30 LNA affiliation mentioned above)- due by 30/9/08

2nd Part league fees
£130 per team - due by 24 January 2009

3rd Part league fees
£130 per team (with exception of 3rd team £100 due by them) - due by 28th March 2009

All cheques should be made payable to Lanarkshire Netball Association and sent to

Christine Barlas
17 Kellie Grove
Stewartfield
East Kilbride
G74 4DN.

Supercup Block 1 Fixtures

2008-09-15T18:46:00.001Z

Thursday 18 September 2008

Game 1 7.15pm
Australian All Stars V New Zealand Warriers

Game 2 8.35pm
Barbados Blades V Fiji Flames

Thursday 25 September 2008

Game 1 7.15pm
New Zealand Warriers V Fiji Flames

Game 2 8.35pm
Barbados Blades V Singapore Sharks

Thursday 2nd October 2008

Game 1 7.15pm
Australian All Stars V Barbados Blades

Game 2 8.35pm
Singapore Sharks V New Zealand Warriers

Funding for your club course

2008-09-15T18:32:00.002Z

Dear All

We have a few spaces on the above workshop about to take place shortly. Below is a brief outline which illustrates some of the expected outcomes. If you are looking for idea’s to fund your club, this is the ideal workshop.

Funding for Your Club
Ideas and advice on raising money for club projects
This workshop provides practical ideas for raising funds from a range of sources, including fund-raising events and sponsorship.
Every sports club could use more money and better publicity. This workshop provides practical ideas for raising funds from a range of sources, including fund-raising events and sponsorship. It will also help you to identify how you can promote your club more effectively.

At the end of the workshop, you will be able to:
· develop a project mindful of the national agenda for sport and the funding opportunities available
· identify the barriers to successful funding applications
· identify sources of funding, including grants, sponsorship and general fund-raising
· assess whether the Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) scheme or having Charitable status could be potential sources of additional revenue
· identify the information required to develop a funding plan
· describe ways of evaluating the effectiveness of their project.

Venue: Hamilton Palace sports Ground
Date: Wednesday 17th September 2008
Time: 6.30-9.30pm
Cost:: £20

How to Apply:
Contact me for the application form to complete and return.

Ian Steele
Coach & Volunteer Development Officer
South Lanarkshire Leisure
North Stand,
Cadzow Avenue,
Hamilton.
ML3 0LX
Tel: 01698 476123 Fax: 01698 476198

Glasgow Wildcats

2008-09-12T20:27:00.000Z

GLASGOW WILDCATS – WANT TO INVOLVE YOU

A Glasgow based Netball Super League Franchise, led by Culture and Sport Glasgow, has been established in partnership with Netball Scotland and Glasgow Netball Association.

This is a very exciting time for netball in Scotland and this initiative is seen as the catalyst for improving Scotland’s world ranking and in particular the development of elite players towards 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The League will run from October to April – please find enclosed a copy of the confirmed Home league fixtures, which will be mainly at the Kelvin Hall ISA.

A large team of volunteers will be required to support the delivery of Home Matches and we would be interested in hearing from anyone who would like to be involved.

An events management group will be established and we are looking for key individuals who would like to be part of this very exciting programme of home matches. Further to this, we will require a host of volunteers on the day of each match, including:

· Announcers
· Timekeepers
· Scorers
· Statisticians
· Stewards
· Merchandise sales & programme sales
· Ball girls
· Door - Ticket collection

Volunteers are a valuable part of our game and a tremendous support system to the sport.

If you would like to express an interest in becoming involved with Glasgow Wildcats as a volunteer or would like any further information please contact Arlene Leary on Arlene.leary@csglasgow.org

SUPER CUP FINALS DAY

2008-05-11T21:09:00.018Z

Sunday 27th April saw Lanarkshire Netball Association’s SUPER CUP FINALS DAY in John Wright Sports Centre, East Kilbride.

This day was the final event of the years league which saw games between our 5 teams: New Zealand Warriors, Fiji Flames, Australian All Stars, Barbados Blades, Singapore Sharks, and this years invited 6th league team, The Scottish U21 squad. We would like to thank Lee Ann Carragher and her squad for their participation, which added a new and exciting dimension to the Supercup. For the finals day we invited a Lanarkshire Select team. Lead by Karen McCay, this team of experienced and young players played the 5th placed team.

The day opened with a coaching session for South and North Lanarkshire’s U15 and U17 netballers. Coaches Jane Elliot, Janet Mackie and Alison Craig divided the hour into 2 stations: defence and shooting. The girls worked hard learning new warm ups, drills and skills, as well as meeting new netballers. A big thank you goes to the coaches for donating their time to helping promote netball to our junior players.

Our first game of the day saw 5th placed Barbados Blades –v- Lanarkshire Select. Lanarkshire proved they were a side to reckon with by taking the lead in the first quarter 11-7 and extending this to 19-13 in the second. A change of players at half time helped Blades pull back the goal difference to only 2 goals before the final quarter. Team Captain Kerry Callaghan worked tirelessly to pull her team back onto a leading streak and managed to turn the game around to beat Lanarkshire Select by 8 goals finishing 35-27. This effort saw Kerry win Player of the Tournament.

The play off for 3rd and 4th positions took place next: Singapore Sharks –v- New Zealand Warriors. Team Captain Linda Mitchell and her Sharks had fought some of the closest games throughout the competition, some ending in their favour, some against. Team Captain Evonne Moore and her Warriors had similar experiences, with often no more then 3 or 4 goals being the dividing line between wining and loosing. Would this game be history repeating itself? After the first quarter 10-8 Sharks and the 2nd 22-19 Sharks, it was still to early to call it. However, Warriors came into their own in the 3rd and pushed the goal difference to 6 in their favour and extended this to 8 in the last to win the game 45-37.

The final to decide 1st and 2nd places came at the end of the day. Fiji Flames -v- Australian All Stars. Team Captain Angela Bell and her Flames went into the final as favourites having won 4 out of the 5 league games over the year. Team Captain Bernie Hunter and her All Stars had played some great games but hadn’t had the same winning streak as Flames, with only 2 wins under their belt. But with All Stars having one of the better goal differences it was still an interesting match on paper. But true to form Flames started well and finished the first quarter 19-6 ahead. Despite a few positional changes to All Stars, Flames pushed ahead in the 2nd to finish 31-14. The scoring duo of Flames proved impossible to beat and youth won over experience in the circle with the final score 65-33 proving this. Both teams had an enjoyable if not testing game.

Our thanks go to the Umpires: Irene Watson, Catherine McNee, Arlene Leary, Carolene Logan, Ann Marie Peacock and Anne Abraitis. The Lanarkshire U15/U17 acted as scorers, timekeepers and ball girls for the day.

Thanks to Ann McKelvie, Christine Barlas and Margaret Thompson for overseeing the announcement, music and presentations.

Thanks to Mary Frances McNeil and South Lanarkshire Leisure for facilities and buffet provided.

All teams and coaches received mementoes and trophies to mark this occasion in Lanarkshire Netballs calendar. Donations from James Dunn, James Smith (Denny) Ltd and Motherwell College helped fund this years event.

If you would be interested in sponsoring next years Supercup please contact us on LNA-information@gmail.com

Anyone interested in playing netball in Lanarkshire should visit our website www.lna-info.blogspot.com for further information on teams and training times.

Super Cup Finals Day Results

2008-04-30T15:49:00.002Z

The results from the Super Cup finals day are as follows:

Game 1
Lanarkshire Select -v- Barbados Blades
27 - 35

Games 2
Singapore Sharks -v- New Zealand Warriors
37 - 45

Final
Fiji Flames -v- Australian All Stars
65 - 33

Full report on the day to follow.

SUPER CUP FINALS DAY

2008-04-15T21:05:00.004Z

The Order of Play for the finals day is as follows:

Sunday 27th April
John Wright Sports Centre
East Kilbride

9.30-10.30 U15 & U17 Coaching with Lanarkshire’s top coaches

10.45-1200 Lanarkshire Select v Barbados Blades

12.15-1.30 Singapore Sharks v New Zealand Warriors

1.45-3.00 Fiji Flames v Australian All Stars

3.00pm Walk On & Presentation

All Players should attend the full day until the presentation.
Visitors can pay at the door to watch the finals day - Adults £2 Children £1 Programs £1 Raffle tickets £1

Super Cup Results

2008-04-15T20:56:00.005Z

Thursday 10 April 2008

The last round of the competition confirmed the final positioning for the finals day.

Barbados Blades V Scottish U-21
62 v 20
Fiji Flames V Singapore Sharks
52 v 26

Lanarkshire netball would like to thank the Scottish U-21 team for their participation in this years super cup.

Final results:

Teams
Played W L D GD Points

New Zealand Warriers
5 1 4 0 -32 9
Fiji Flames
5 4 1 0 16 21
Barbados Blades
5 1 4 0 -67 9
Australian Allstars
5 2 3 0 -34 13
Singapore Sharks
5 2 3 0 -67 13
Scot U21
5 5 0 0 289 25

Super Cup Round 7

2008-04-15T20:55:00.000Z

Sunday 16 March

Singapore Sharks V Australian All Stars
42 v 41
Barbados Blades V New Zealand Warriers
49 v 47

Super Cup Round 6

2008-04-15T20:44:00.002Z

Thursday 21 February 2008

Singapore Sharks V New Zealand Warriers
4 v 45
Australian All Stars V Fiji Flames
42 v 52

Supercup Results

2008-02-10T21:48:00.001Z

Teams
Played W L D GD Points

New Zealand Warriers
3 0 3 0 -31 3
Fiji Flames
3 2 1 0 -18 11
Barbados Blades
3 0 3 0 -27 3
Australian Allstars
3 2 1 0 -23 11
Singapore Sharks
2 1 1 0 -41 6
Scot U21
4 4 0 0 227 20

Super Cup Round 5

2008-02-10T21:31:00.000Z

Scottish U21 -v- Fiji Flames

The final score was 62-24 to U21 Scottish.

Sharks -v- Warriers

This game was postponed until February 21st.

Super Cup Round 4

2008-02-10T21:30:00.001Z

Supercup 4th Round

Australian Allstars v Barbados Blades

Match Umpires – Ann Marie Peacock & Arlene Leary

Both teams had players missing for the starting line up. Allstars had 5 points in the league going into the match from their win against the Warriors last year but Blades had yet to get their first win, despite having chances in their last match.

Barbados Blades were unable to hold onto their small lead during the first quarter when Allstars got off to a messy start, and went into the 2nd quarter a goal down. The match was close all the way with the Blades leading for most of the 3rd quarter. Allstars Keeper Patricia Howell (Coatbridge) held the Blades captain Gillian Wharton (GS) well, taking interceptions and rebounds throughout the match, but this did little to phase Gillian as she notched up the goals, greatly assisted by Jennifer Mitchell (East Kilbride) who showed steady determination throughout the match. At the start of the final quarter Blades were one goal up. While keeper Kerry Callahan (Newman) and GD Louise Simpson (Claremont) delayed the shooting of Nicola Blaney (Bell) and Karen Gould (Newman) to an extent with some excellent defending, there were few errors from the shooting duo and in the final quarter. Allstars edged ahead to take the match 45 – 41. Once again Blades were just narrowly defeated.

Outstanding players for Blades –Kerry Callahan and Gillian Wharton
Outstanding players for Allstars – Karen Gould and Patricia Howell

Scottish U21 v New Zealand Warriors

Match Umpires – Carolene Logan & Marie Doyle

It was to be an uphill task for the Warriors given U21’s impressive start to the tournament. U21’s (despite their ages) seem to appear to own the court and their presence and youthful energy can be intimidating to opponents. Warriors are without Maxine Burchill (Coatbridge) for the rest of the tournament and had swiftly signed Lee Dallas (Claremont) to bolster the centre court.

In the previous rounds Sharks and Allstars made an impact in their games against Scottish U21’s, Allstars got half the score, but it was a big ask to topple the current tournament leaders. Scottish U21 had played a faster and much more physical game than the other teams in their previous rounds.

At the start of the first quarter Warriors played confidently and with an air of optimism. They held the national team and led for the first 7 minutes of the match with some great shooting from Kirsty Waddle (East Kilbride) and Evonne Moore (Newman). A win for the Warriors seemed possible as Moira Kingsman (Newman)and Sara Scofield (East Kilbride) worked tirelessly in the defence forcing errors and creating interceptions. The Warriors were only 5 goals down going into the second half. This was without a doubt the best team performance against the tournament favourites.
For the second half the Warriors dug deep but could not conquer the giants. The skill and speed of the Scottish U21 team was winning through, and with a great all round team performance Scottish U21 advanced their lead. An injury to keeper Sara Scofield saw the switch of the WD Jill Fullarton (East Kilbride) to GK. While Jill’s excellent performance in the match as WD was influential, Scottish U21 switched their shooter to June McNeil (Internationale) who towered above the Warriors keeper, leaving the Warriors with a real height disadvantage in the circle.

The match ended 57 – 33 to Scottish U21

With Scottish U21 having sailed through their first three matches and only Fiji Flames and Barbados Blades have yet to play them. The wise money is on Scotland.

Outstanding player for U21 – June McNeil
Outstanding player for Warriors – Kirsty Waddle

Super Cup Round 3

2008-02-10T21:12:00.000Z

Blades -v- Sharks

The game had a slow start, with the slowest to hit the scoreboard so far this season. Blades finally were first to score and Sharks got caught up but Blades finished 8-7 ahead. The second quarter was more fluid and Blades pulled ahead as a result of many hesitant passes from Sharks, forcing errors. Finally the 3rd quarter saw the pace the game deserved and it was an exhilarating match at last. Sharks pulled ahead to win that quarter 24-26 and continued their good play in the 4th to win the game 33-40.

All Stars -v- Scottish U21

Great start by both teams. All Stars played very well compared to the 1st game against the U21 in the Super Cup. The score was a respectable 8-12 to U21. Several missed goals from All Stars in the 2nd quarter meant U21 pulled ahead 16-24. This was a highly charged game and the 3rd saw a better round for All Stars. The defence played a great game in the 4th but U21 pulled ahead to win the game 30-60.

Lanarkshire Netball Association Meeting

2008-01-10T19:47:00.001Z

Dear All.

There is a Lanarkshire Netball Association meeting on Monday, 14 January 2008, 7 - 9pm at Lifestyle, Cambuslang.

Can you please ensure all clubs are represented, outwith committee members. For those of you training in South Lanarkshire, you may wish to note that item 1 on the Agenda will be the new hall hire costs in the SLC new schools as they are coming in at £30.00 per hour.

Any apologies must be sent in advance.

Thanks.

Training courses for Netballers and Coaches

2008-01-10T19:30:00.000Z

Coaching Essentials:
Wed 27th February 2008
6.30 - 9.30pm

Develop Your Coaching
Wed 13th February 2008
6.30 - 9.30pm

Safeguarding and Protecting Children
Wed. 20 February 2008
6.30 - 9.30pm

Wed. 12 March 2008
6.30 - 9.30pm

Wed.19 March 2008
6.30 - 9.30pm

Wed. 26 March 2008
6.30 - 9.30pm

Wed. 23 April 2008
6.30 - 9.30pm

Fuelling Performers
Wed. 2 April 2008
6.30 - 9.30pm

Club CPO Workshop " In Safe Hands"
Wed.5 March 2008
6.30 - 9.30pm

Wed.30April 2008
6.30 - 9.30pm

Emergency 1st Aid - Sports
Sat. 23 February 2008
10am - 4pm

Sun. 16 March 2008
10am - 4pm

Sat. 26 April 2008
10am - 4pm

All Courses will be held at:
Bowling Pavilion, Hamilton Palace Sports Ground
Mote Hill Road, Hamilton ML3 6BY
Tel No: 01698 424101

Costs:

scUK Workshops
£20 - per person / per course

Club CPO " In Safe Hands"
£20 - per person / per course

Emergency 1st Aid – Sports
£45 - per person / per course

Netball Europe Open Championships 2008 Volunteers

2008-01-10T19:23:00.000Z

As you will be aware the Open Championships will be held in Glasgow 15 - 17 February 2008.

Volunteers are still required for the weekend. Volunteers will be required for Friday evening, Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.

If you are available for any of these times and would like to be part of the Championships please contact Moira Ord on the email address: moiraord@hotmail.com

Netball Scotland Coaches Forum

2008-01-10T19:20:00.000Z

Netball Scotland would like to invite you to the Netball Scotland Coaches Forum on 12th January 2008!!

We will be addressing topics which our coaches can actively utilise to further their own coaching, plus the development of our players in Scotland with 2014 in our minds.

The areas we will be looking at include:

Coach Development - Player Development - Court Play - Working with Elite Players - Quarter-Time Team-Talks - Sports Nutrition - Sports Psychology - Health & Wellbeing of our Players - The UKCC - Planning as a Coach

The Forum will take place:

Saturday 12 January
1-5pm
Bell Sports Centre
Perth

This will cost only £6 per person.

Simply email your name, Club, School or Employer and Local Authority area to coaching@netballscotland.com to register your attendance. An email confirmation in January will confirm your attendance.

This is an open invitation to those Coaches and Leaders working with our young players in Scotland and therefore car-sharing will be an easy option to enable attendance at this forward-planning Forum!

Let's bring through our next generation of netball players to be the best they can be - together!!

As not everyone has access to e-mail, please circulate to your co-coordinators, team-mates, fellow coaches and those who may not have received this email but be interested in this opportunity.

Contact for Information:
Rebecca Mitchell
Education & Training Manager

Netball Scotland
Tel: 0141 572 0052
Fax 0141 248 6566

Change to Supercup scheduled game

2008-01-10T19:10:00.000Z

The Supercup game for March has been rescheduled to:

Sunday 16 March (Bell College)

Game 1 10.15am
Singapore Sharks V Australian All Stars
Umpires Cath McNee Ann-Marie Peacock

Game 2 12.00pm
Barbados Blades V New Zealand Warriers
Umpires Anne Abriatis Arlene Leary

Netball Europe Open Championships 2008

2008-01-10T19:02:00.000Z

Dear All,

Please find attached details of the Open Championships to be held in Glasgow.

KELVIN HALL INTERNATIONAL SPORTS ARENA 15 – 17th FEBRUARY

FEATURING: SCOTLAND, ENGLAND,NORTHERN IRELAND & WALES

Friday 15th February 2008
6pm England v Northern Ireland
8.15pm Scotland v Wales

Saturday 16th February 2008
1.30pm England v Wales
3.30pm Northern Ireland v Scotland

Sunday 17th February 2008
10am Northern Ireland v Wales
12pm Scotland v England

TICKET PRICES: DAY PASS ADULTS £2.00 JUNIORS £1.00

We obviously wish to make a huge success of this event whilst offering maximum exposure for our sport and maximum support for our national squad.

Please forward to all your club members, players, junior section, umpires and coaches alike !

Tickets can be purchased by phoning the netball office between now and 26th January on 0141 287 3616 or from 27th January - 15 February on 0141 337 1806 Kelvinhall Ticket line.

FENA Umpiring Appointments

2007-11-15T17:56:00.001Z

The FENA umpiring appointments for this year are:

Open FENA, Glasgow, Feb
Ann-Marie Peacock & Anne Abraitis

U-21 FENA, Belfast, March
Marie Doyle & Arlene Leary

U-17 FENA, Cardiff, March
Lauren McNaught

Kukri National Netball League

2007-11-15T17:47:00.000Z

The Kukri National Netball League is coming to Lanarkshire!!

On the 25 November 2007 at John Wright Sports Centre from 1pm - 3pm, Lanarkshire are playing host to the National League, it is a chance to come and see the top teams in Scotland compete for the Scottish title. Viewing room is limited but entry is free of charge.

Fixtures
Day 1
Game 1 Scotstoun vs East Kilbride
(to be rearranged)
Game 2 Edinburgh Uni vs Hazelhead
1pm Warm Up, 1.30pm Match Time
Game 3 Edinburgh Onyx vs Bellahoustoun
1pm Warm Up, 1.30pm Match Time

Visit www.knnl.co.uk for full fixtures and teams

World Netball Championships - New Zealand

2007-11-08T19:44:00.000Z

Hi Fellow netballers!

As you will all be aware Lesley Mac and the girls are currently flying the flag for Scotland at the Netball World Championships in New Zealand.

You can follow all the latest news on the website http://www.netball.org/default.aspx

You can also see our own Scottish umpire Carolene Logan:
http://www.worldnetballchamps.com/index.cfm?goto=/home/umpires

And check the games schedule:
http://www.worldnetballchamps.com/index.cfm?goto=/home/Schedule

Also, the Scottish girls have a blog site where they are filling in a daily diary of events. You can log on to read and leave messages of support for them, to let them all know we are rooting for them back here. I think they have had enough Runrig and Proclaimers and would like to hear from home!!

Please take time to leave them all a message, especially before their first match on Sunday against Trinidad & Tobago. Could you imagine how great it would be for them to log on and find loadsa well wishes?!

http://scotlandnetballers.blogspot.com/ is the very important address.

Many thanks your support is appreciated

Arlene Leary
Glasgow Netball Association Administrator

Super Cup Results

2007-11-04T18:46:00.000Z

Played / Won / Lost / Draw / Goal Dif / Points

New Zealand Warriers
1 0 1 0 -3 1
Fiji Flames
1 1 0 0 16 5
Barbados Blades
1 0 1 0 -16 1
Australian Allstars
1 1 0 0 3 5
Singapore Sharks
1 0 1 0 -48 1
Scot U21
1 1 0 0 48 5

Super Cup Round 2

2007-11-04T18:33:00.000Z

The second round of the 2007 Super Cup took place on 1st November in Larkhall Sports Centre. This was the first game for our invitational team, the U21 Scotland squad.

The first match saw Scottish U21 -v- Singapore Sharks

It was a tentative start for our Sharks as they lost the 1st quarter 3 goals to 13. Undeterred they started off the 2nd quarter with a goal for goal score line - but not even a change to the starting 7 could stop the U21 forging ahead to finish 31 –v- 9 at half time. A few line up changes for Sharks saw the 3rd quarter as their best, scoring 7 goals to finish behind 47 –v- 16. Our Sharks were put to the test against the U21 team and the game finished U21 winning 68 –v- 20. Definitely an eye opener for the other 4 teams still to play the newcomers.

The second match of the night saw New Zealand Warriers -v- Fiji Flames

Unlike the first game the opening quarter saw both teams on an even keel finishing 1 goal apart, 9-v- 10. With both teams appearing to be equally matched the second quarter was a similar paced one to the first ending 18 –v- 22. The 3rd quarter however, saw Flames pull ahead and break several of Warriers centres in a row to finish 29 -v- 36. With a gap capable of being closed Warriers fought closely in the last quarter and pulled back to a 1 goal difference. With a quickened pace and a tension close to that of the 2006 final, Flames pulled ahead at the last minute to win 46 goals to 42.

The 3rd round will be held on 29th November.

'C' Umpire Course

2007-09-04T20:49:00.000Z

Due to low numbers the 'C' Umpire course has been postponed until further notice. It is hoped that the course will be run in November 2007.

If you applied please note you will automatically be forwarded for inclusion on the next course. If you wish to apply for the next course please contact lna.information@gmail.com for an application form.

Lanarkshire Netball apologise for this change.

Newman Netball Club - New Venue and Times

2007-08-21T20:19:00.001Z

Newman Netball Club will be starting development training at St Andrews High School, Coatbridge, for youth and adult netball. The club will open for ages 12 through to adult.

From August 23rd training will be according to age and experience with the following times:-
12 - 14 years: 5.45pm - 7.00pm
15 - 17 years and adult beginners: 6.45pm - 8.15pm
Adults and team players: 6.45pm - 8.45pm
Anyone interested in joining the club should attend St Andrews at the times above.

First night is free to try and fees are payable each night after that:
Juniors age 12-17 £1.50
Adults 18 and above £3.00
Students 18+ and unemployed £2.00

Newman Netball Club participates in Lanarkshire Netball Associations leagues and is regulated by Scottish Netball.

Lanarkshire Netball's SUPER CUP FINALS DAY

2007-04-21T19:08:00.000Z

Saturday 14th April saw Lanarkshire Netball Association’s SUPER CUP FINALS DAY in John Wright Sports Centre, East Kilbride. With an invited audience of VIPs, family and friends, and netball enthusiasts, the day promised to be as hot under the collar as the weather outside!

This day was the culmination of a years worth of organising and games between our 5 teams:
New Zealand Warriors
Anne Lafferty Coach
Angie Bell Captain
Amy Morris Vice Captain
Thennah Conti
Claire Blease
Janet Mackie
Karen Gould
Lynsey Gallacher
Nicola Campbell
Pamela Bain
Gillian McAleney (absent)

Fiji Flames
Christine Barlas Coach
Karen McCay Captain
Evonne Moore Vice Captain
Rachel Gallacher
Kirsty Waddell
Jill Lamb
Louise Simpson
Tricia Howell
Avril Piper
Elizabeth Farrell
Joy McQuillan (absent)

Australian All Stars
Anne McKelvie Coach
Aileen Morris Coach
Gillian Wharton Captain
Michelle Collins Vice Captain (absent)
Samantha Murphy
Lauren McLeod
Jill Fullerton
Sarah Schofield
Jennifer Mitchell
Emma Crolier
Lauren Miller (transfer)
Lesley Cummings (transfer)
Jane McArdle (absent)
Karen Burns (absent)

Barbados Blades
Ann-Marie Peacock Coach
Lyndsay Meighan Captain
Marie Doyle Vice Captain
Jane Hamilton
Sandra Penman
Elaine Tominey
Lee Dallas
Maxine Burchill
Roberta Cunningham
Robin Lorrimar

Singapore Sharks
Jane Elliot Coach
Lesley Cummings Captain
Bernie Hunter Vice Captain
Kerry Callaghan
Collette Martin
Amy Swinburn
Lisa Murray
Lauren Miller
Mary Ross
Frances Ann Mullen (absent)

A Scotland Select team, made up of Senior and ex Scotland players, was invited to play the 5th placed team. Thanks go to Irene Watson for bringing together the Scotland Select Team:
Jackie Wallace Captain
Patricia Lindsay
Sharyn Lyon
Fiona Metcalfe
Gail Higgins
Heather Climson
Mary Tough
Geri Moore
Gillian Watson
Rhona Watson

Our National Squad were also in attendance with their Coaching Roadshow. 43 children from P6, P7, S1 and S2 came along to join in the fun provided in between the 3 finals day games. Lanarkshire Netball made a generous contribution of £500 towards their fundraising for the World Netball Championships in New Zealand later this year.

Netball Scotland: Coaching Roadshow
June McNeil
Lesley Ann Dall
Gail Higgins
Rachel Holmes
Sharyn Lyon
Fiona Moore
Caroline Hamilton
Hayley Mulheron

Our first game of the day saw 5th placed Singapore Sharks play –v- Scotland Select team. With an experienced guest side it was a tough match for Sharks. Unfortunately our team Sharks lost out 49 –v- 37 against the Select team, to whom we are grateful for their contribution.

The play off for 3rd and 4th positions took place next: All Stars –v- Blades. All Stars had beaten Blades during the rounds of the competition so was history to repeat itself? Not so – this time Blades stormed ahead and by the 3rd quarter were leading All Stars by 14 goals, with a final result of 44 –v- 34 to Blades.

The final to decide 1st and 2nd places came at the end of the day. New Zealand Warriors –v- Fiji Flames was a highly anticipated game. Throughout the competition it had been close between the 2 top positioned teams with both teams achieving high scoring results. Warriors held the edge in the first 2 quarters but in the 3rd great goal scoring and aggressive attacking play by Flames saw them steal the lead 30 –v- 27. The last quarter had the crowd on the edge of their seats. With one goal in it each way it was impossible to call the winning team. However, Warriors final surge in the last 5 minutes of the game saw them win 45 –v- 37.

Our thanks go to the Umpires and Scorers for giving up their time
Umpires:

Leslie Shaw
Catherine McNee
Arlene Leary
Carolene Logan
Anne Abraitis
Ann-Marie Peacock

Scorers:
Susan Fairley
Marie Cameron

All players, coaches, and umpires were given mementos and trophy’s to mark this occasion in Lanarkshire Netballs calendar, and we hope it will continue to be as successful in future years as it has this one.

Player of the tournament was recognised by presenting a trophy to Karen Gould.

The success of this event couldn’t have been possible without our main sponsors and kit providers, Team Colours http://www.team-colours.co.uk/, and match ball suppliers Kukri, http://www.kukrisports.com/. And the many other donators of not only money, but also gifts, vouchers, time and effort into making it the success it has been.

Super Cup Round 5

2007-03-11T22:21:00.000Z

The last round of the Super Cup confirms the final positioning of our teams, and determines the order of play on our Finals Day. So with that in mind it was all to play for in the last 2 games of the league.

With New Zealand Warriors already confirmed as finalists, the first game Fiji Flames -v- Australian All Stars decided who they would compete against for Lanarkshire Netball's FIRST Super Cup Title!!

1st qtr 12 -v- 5
2nd qtr 23 -v- 18
3rd qtr 31 -v- 28
Final Score 48 -v- 39 ensuring Fiji Flames place in the final of the Super Cup alongside Warriors.

The second game had just as much to play for. Singapore Sharks -v- Barbados Blades would determine who would play against the newly placed 3rd team Australian All Stars for 3rd or 4th place, and who would compete against our invited Scotland Select team on Finals Day.

1st qtr 4 -v- 8
2nd qtr 9 -v- 14
3rd qtr 21 -v- 23
Final Score 28 -v- 37 giving Blades 4th place and a game against All Stars.

Last but not least Singapore sharks will play the Scotland Select team.

Finals Day Saturday 14th April here we come!!!

Super Cup Round 4

2007-02-18T15:47:00.001Z

Thursday night saw another nail biting Super Cup round !!

The first game Australian All Stars -v- Barbados Blades ended 45 -v- 39 but it wasn't until the last quarter that the goal difference was more than 1. The first quarter ended 13 all and both teams gave a good opening performance. Blades pulled ahead at the start of the 2nd quarter but All Stars closed the gap to 1 goal. The 3rd quarter saw the reverse happen: All Stars pulled ahead with Blades closing the gap to 1. Both teams went into the final quarter with a battle on their hands. Blades made some unforced errors allowing All Stars to take advantage and end the game 6 goals ahead.

The second game New Zealand Warriers -v- Singapore Sharks saw Warriers have their worst start so far loosing out 7 goals to 10. The pace was slower than their normal but undeterred they pulled back 21 - 20 in the 2nd quarter. They increased their lead to 30 - 26 in the 3rd but not without a good fight from Sharks. Sharks won the last quarter but didn't put away enough goals to stop the Warriers winning 36 - 34.

Thanks to everyone who helped out: umpires, scorers and time keepers. The last round is scheduled for:

Thursday 15 March 2007

Game 1
7.15pm
Fiji Flames
V
Australian All Stars

Game 2
8.35pm
Singapore Sharks
V
Barbados Blades

Super Cup Round 3

2007-02-06T20:46:00.000Z

The 3rd round of the Super Cup was held on 18th January. The result of the 2 games were:

Barbados Blades -v-New Zealand Warriers
1st Q 10 11
2nd Q 19 17
3rd Q 27 22
4th Q 35 34

Fiji Flames -v- Singapore Sharks
1st Q 15 6
2nd Q 32 17
3rd Q 44 30
4th Q 61 35

The next games are on Thursday 15 February 2007 as follows:

Game 1
7.15pm
Australian All Stars
V
Barbados Blades

Game 2
8.35pm
Singapore Sharks
V
New Zealand Warriers

East Kilbride U17 represent Scotland in Malta

2007-02-06T20:43:00.000Z

LANARKSHIRE NETBALL is delighted to announce that 5 of our District Netballers have been chosen to represent the U17 Scottish Squad at the European Championships in Malta in March 2007.

The girls, all from East Kilbride netball, are:

THENNEH CONTEH
LYNSEY GALLAGHER
LAUREN MCLEOD
SAMANTHA MURPHY
LISA MURRAY

This is a major success, not only for the netballers, but for Lanarkshire as a District, to have 5 of our young netballers in a squad of 12 is fantastic. The girls have worked very hard to achieve this success, from School, Club, District and most recently Super Cup netball they have been part of it all.

WELL DONE AND CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Netball Development

2006-12-15T22:32:00.000Z

NETBALL DEVELOPMENT

As everyone knows Lanarkshire is a large geographical area and it is covered by two Local Authorities, North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire. South Lanarkshire has shown their support of Netball by employing a designated officer within their Sports Development team who is solely committed to Netball.

The work of the SLL Netball Development Officer covers many areas:

Primary School Programmes
Secondary School Programmes
Junior Clubs
Thistle Centres (P4 – P7)
Academy’s (S1 – S2)
District Squads
Recreational Programme
Coach Education

In order to implement the above programmes SLL works in close partnership with SLC Education, Active Schools, Netball Scotland and most importantly Lanarkshire Netball Association.

If anyone would like more details of any of the programmes listed above please contact:
Mary Frances McNeill
01698 476127
maryfrances.mcneill@southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Super Cup Round 2

2006-12-15T22:02:00.000Z

The second round of the Lanarkshire Netball Super Cup took place on Thursday 7th December at Larkhall Sports Centre. After the exciting opening round everyone was looking forward to the next stage in the competition

This fixture saw the Singapore Sharks make their debut against the Australian Allstars. Once again the Allstars started the match at a fast pace but the Sharks held their own and led the 1st quarter, 9 goals to 7. The 2nd quarter yielded little in the way of goals, a scrappy 15 minutes by both teams, with Allstars closing the gap by just one and reducing this to give an even score of 25 all at the end of the 3rd. It was all to play for in the last quarter with shooting and play improving by both teams. A determined effort by the Allstars defence and goal shooters saw them pull just ahead with the match ending 34-32.

The second match of the night saw the New Zealand Warriers -v- Fiji Flames. Again a fast paced 1st quarter with the Warriers pulling ahead 17-10. Flames pulled back 3 goals in the second quarter and a change of defence by them in the 3rd saw the goal difference narrow to one in favour of the Warriers. However with their shooting on form in the last quarter, Warriers finished 44-41 over the Flames.

A successful second night in the Super Cup was enjoyed by all participants, and thanks go to all involved including Event Organisers, Team Coaches, Umpires and the Barbados Blades for scoring and time keeping. The next games will be held in Larkhall Sports Centre on January 18th at 7.15pm.

LANARKSHIRE NETBALL INTRODUCES “THE SUPER CUP”

2006-11-21T20:41:00.000Z

Dear LNA Member,

Welcome to the first issue of Lanarkshire Netball Association’s Newsletter!

LANARKSHIRE NETBALL INTRODUCES “THE SUPER CUP”

Thursday 9th November saw the opening matches of Lanarkshire Netball Associations latest initiative: The Super Cup. Currently providing leagues for Adult, U17, U15 and U13 levels, this new venture brings not only our elite players together but allows these age groups to play and compete against one another. With games planned for the next 4 months, the Super Cup will end with a play off day next April, with the Scottish National Squad in attendance.

The Super Cup consists of 5 teams: Australian All Stars, New Zealand Warriers, Barbados Blades, Fiji Flames and Singapore Sharks – all taking reference from some of the influential netball areas around the world. The opening 2 matches were played at Larkhall Sports Centre and allowed the competition to see what they were up against!

The opener with Australian All Stars –v- New Zealand Warriers had the anticipated fast and furious paced 1st quarter we expected before the players settled down. Warriers led from the beginning but stretched ahead in the 3rd quarter to a 13 goal lead. All Stars tried to claw their way back in the final quarter but could only reduce the deficit by 4 goals, with the final score ending 44-35 to the Warriers.

The second game saw the Barbados Blades –v- Fiji Flames. The 1st quarter had end to end goal scoring with the Flames narrowly leading by 3 goals. The 2nd quarter saw both teams giving away penalties and missing scoring opportunities. But by the 3rd quarter both teams were back on track with only 2 goals of a difference with the last 15 minutes to go. Flames hung onto their narrow lead to win 40-36. A tight game from start to finish.

The opening night was a great success with all teams taking part thoroughly enjoying themselves. A big thank you goes to all involved including Event Organisers, Team Coaches, Umpires and the Singapore Sharks for scoring and time keeping. The next games will be held in Larkhall Sports Centre on Thursday 7th December at 7.15pm.

Lanarkshire Netball Association

New legal status for non-profit clubs

National Coaching Interactive Workshop

Super Cup Results so far....

Sarah aims to net Scotland honour... just like mum

Netball four are aiming to be flowers of Scotland

Dumfries Blues look for NEW COACH

Safeguarding and Protecting Children Course

Supercup Block 1 Results

LNA 2008-9 Fees

Supercup Block 1 Fixtures

Funding for your club course

Glasgow Wildcats

SUPER CUP FINALS DAY

Super Cup Finals Day Results

SUPER CUP FINALS DAY

Super Cup Results

Super Cup Round 7

Super Cup Round 6

Supercup Results

Super Cup Round 5

Super Cup Round 4

Super Cup Round 3

Lanarkshire Netball Association Meeting

Training courses for Netballers and Coaches

Netball Europe Open Championships 2008 ***Volunteers***

Netball Scotland Coaches Forum

Change to Supercup scheduled game

Netball Europe Open Championships 2008

FENA Umpiring Appointments

Kukri National Netball League

World Netball Championships - New Zealand

Super Cup Results

Super Cup Round 2

'C' Umpire Course

Newman Netball Club - New Venue and Times

Lanarkshire Netball's SUPER CUP FINALS DAY

Super Cup Round 5

Super Cup Round 4

Super Cup Round 3

East Kilbride U17 represent Scotland in Malta

Netball Development

Super Cup Round 2

LANARKSHIRE NETBALL INTRODUCES “THE SUPER CUP”

Netball Europe Open Championships 2008 Volunteers