CHAIRPERSON’S
REPORT
Wow!
What an amazing first year for our club! Before I start to go through some of
our amazing achievements, let me say a big thankyou to all our volunteers, our
amazing umpires, inspirational coaches, committed players and the brilliant
committee, whom without we would not have been able to achieve what we have
achieved. I would like to make a special mention and thank David Murphy as the
club treasurer for the amazing work he is put into setting up our websites and
financial systems.
2016
Was our
first year as an incorporated club, we had a successful year competing in the
majority of age groups at the Palmerston Netball Association achieving the
following results;
4 x Net
Set Go Teams
3 x 13’s
team – With the Div 2 (Sapphires) team winning the Grand Final
3 x 15’s
team – Monsoons runner up in the Grand Ginal
1 x 17’s
team – Stingers also runners up in the grand Final (after being undefeated all
season)
We also
had our first ever A Grade team competing in the Darwin Netball Association;
the A Team was fantastic and even though we only managed a few wins on the
board, they remained competitive throughout the season and provided inspiration
to our junior teams. A really special moment and what we are claiming as our
first piece of silverware in the cabinet was when our own Angie Breen received
the MVP award for /div 5 at the DNA presentation evening – Well done Ang!
At the
end of season saw a number of Mash players represent PNA at NT Links Netball
Championships for the NT.
Umpires
– As a committee we agreed to invest in our umpires this year and work on
creating an environment that would support those wanting to make the
transition, working with the associations and netball NT. Leesa Greegson
achieved her C Badge and we had representation with Emma and Clare umpiring at
School Girl National Competition held in Melbourne. We have also had news that
Rhiannon Sayer has been badged “C”
by her
new association in Queensland.
Coaches
– I was able to complete and receive my Intermediate Coaches certification and
a number of people completed their foundation level coach certification
including, Neil Forsyth, Emma Forsyth, Clare Forsyth and Ella Mulvahill.
Grants
and Sponsorship - A sports grant for over $8000 which was used to buy necessary
sporting equipment and provide training for many of our players and officials.
2017
We
started pre – season early this year with some key initiatives and wanting to
build on our success of last year. The season started with around the same
number of players as last year 150, and a similar number of teams. Although we
didn’t fill an A Grade senior team, we were able to have an extra div team for
the DNA competition. Teams for 2017 are;
DNA
PNA
This
year we decided that we would have coaching as a focus, investing as necessary
to develop our coaches to help create the right grass roots level training for
our players. So Far this year we have had three people complete their
foundation level certification;
Neil
Emma
Clare
Umpires;
At the
time of writing this report we are also planning to send a team to Katherine,
there is a lot of interest in this and will continue to develop our players,
We are
also planning to be the first associated club in Palmerston to run the net set
go programme to help support blah blah blah
MASH Netball Club prides itself on some key
Principles including;
Ø Develop strength and resilience in our players; Grow as a team
Ø Develop competitive and persistent behaviours; Be the best you can
be
Ø Don’t compromise the brand (MASH); Integrity and trust is paramount
to our club
Ø Officials, umpires, coaches, managers and supporters are all an
important part of the game and without them the game cannot progress
Ø Parents are part of the journey; Parent contribution is necessary
and valued
Ø A player’s commitment to the club and the team is key to our values.
So an
amazing 18 months has already passed, we have achieved so much with plenty more
to come. I look forward to the next 12 months and look forward to seeing our
Netball Family grow in spirit & confidence.
Thankyou
to all!