The Oxfordshire Netball Blog

Taster Affiliations – 2010-11
 
Members joining under the Taster Rate scheme will have access to the full range of EN benefits, including insurance and Netball magazine. The Taster Rate will apply to new and returning members once only; the full affiliation rate will apply from renewal in September 2010.
This category of membership is available to new or returning members who have not been a member of EN within the last three years, i.e not since 2007/08 season.
Clubs will not be able to submit Taster Rates through the Online Affiliation System. You need to fill-in a paper form and send this to England Netball.  This year the Taster Rate has been set to give new and returning members the full benefits of EN membership for five months from 1st April 2011 to 31st August 2011.
Please note, if you download this from the England Netball Website (www.englandnetball.co.uk), you will need to add in the figure for the County & Regional portion of the affiliation.  You need to fill in the “taster affiliation” form and the “participants details” form.
Fees:   Over 18 = £14.00        (England Netball £11.35; Oxfordshire £2; Region £0.65p)
            Under 18’s = £9.15      (England Netball £7.15; Oxfordshire £2, Region = no fee)
If you are affiliating to an existing club, you just add up the number of new participants (details of these participants should be identified on the “participants details” form), you will need to include the club’s England Netball ID number.
If you are a new club, then you need to affiliate the minimum subscription of ten participants, as indicated on the Taster Affiliation form.  Please remember to add in ten x county/regional fees as well.
If you have any questions, you can email the England Netball membership department (membership@englandnetball.co.uk) or call them on 01462 442344.
Alternatively, email Kate, Oxfordshire Netball Secretary (ondbsecretary@gmail.com)

Oxfordshire Netball Clubs have all been playing their part to fundraise for a six court floodlit netball centre, which is essential for the development of Netball within Oxfordshire.  The facility will allow Oxfordshire Netball to increase participation with more senior and junior players, we well as additional development such as disability netball and corporate netball.  We can also host tournament events locally, and the courts provide essential opportunities to develop our Umpire and Coaching networks for developing skills and mentouring new umpires.  The Netball Centre is being built as part of the Community Arena project at Court Place Farm, just off the A40 at Marston. 

A massive congratulations to all the netballers who have been busy fundraising in their clubs, to help us reach the £36,000 target!  Highlights have been a calendar, mixed netball tournaments, quiz nights and disco’s, all raising funds for the Netball Centre, which we hope will be completed ready for the 2011 Winter Season.

Taster Affiliations will be avaliable from 1st April 2011, EN and county fees have been set, but we are awaiting confirmation of the final figures.  Look out for more info on the blog as we recieve it!

Getting Physical: Strength and Conditioning for Netball
Course Summary:

Getting physical is a workshop to help coaches understand and implement some key physical training ideas specifically for netball. This is a practical workshop that will take coaches through; injury prevention strategies related to posture and the development of efficient movement patterns and strength development exercises to increase athletic performance on court. Coaches will learn progressive exercises recommended for players progressing along the Excel pathway which have relevance to all levels of performance. Coaches will learn how to incorporate conditioning principles into netball training sessions through varying intensity levels and combining skill practice with fitness training. The workshop will also look at practical and easy methods of measuring player fitness and identify post training recovery methods. The course tutors have had a lot of experience working with the England Netball squad so its a great opportunity to gain first hand expert knowledge. Along with this all  participants will recieve a printed resource booklet which provides new ideas and activities for session planning.
Coach Objectives

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To identify postural weaknesses in athletes and how to correct them
 *   To identify poor mechanics, explain why they may exist and how to develop them

 *   To understand the conditioning continuum and how to adapt sessions to target the desired area

 *   To understand and guide athletes on the benefits and techniques of resistance training

 *   To understand and implement athlete monitoring and body management methods

Sat 9th April, 12-4pm, Bradfield Sports College, Reading, RG7 6BZ.  Costs Affiliated: £35, Non Affiliated: £45

For the flyer & booking form email ondbsecretary@gmail.com, or elizabeth.crapper@englandnetball.co.uk

England Netball’s new Talent Identification Workshop has been developed to help teachers and club coaches identify talented and potentially talented netballers. This is a certificated course and accredits attendees to nominate athletes to an appropriate level within the County Excel pathway (Satellite and County Academy Level).

The workshop is a CPD opportunity for teachers and club coaches; it will give them a better understanding of what is needed to succeed in netball and how they can help their talented players be the best they can be. Attendees will leave the workshop with an understanding of:

The England Netball Excel Programmes and Structures
The characteristics of a talented athlete
Processes for Talent Identification and Selection
Selection methods and considerations
Support available

Workshop details

Saturday 14th May 2011
13.00 – 15.30
Larkmead School, Faringdon Road, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1RF
£15 (including a resource) for affiliated members (including school affiliation), £20 for non affiliated attendees
Elly Moore (Tutor)

For a booking form email ondbsecretary@gmail.com, or rachel.bussey@englandnetball.co.uk

Following the success of the first three Young Leaders’ Camps, held annually since 2008,  England Netball are again working with UK:Athletics and Gymnastics England to offer one hundred and fifty 16-19 year olds the opportunity to attend a four day residential camp, where they will get the chance to develop their leadership and volunteering skills alongside likeminded individuals.

For those of you who remember the previous YLC events, you will remember that the event has grown to be an integral part of our youth volunteering and leadership programme, with 140 netball leaders having benefitted from the experience over the last three years.

What is the Leaders Camp?

The camp returns to Bradfield College in Berkshire, and will run from Sunday 14th August – Wednesday 17th August 2011. Whilst at the camp, the young people will focus upon the development of leadership skills through sport, whilst participating in a range of practical and theory based sessions.

The event will be run by professional staff from the three sports, with a programme that offers a range of workshops including club management, personal development planning, activity leadership, officiating, coaching & event management. There will also be time built in for relaxation and evening social activities, coordinated by trained staff.

England Netball is offering 50 of our most dedicated young volunteers from across the Country, the opportunity to attend the Camp completely FREE of charge (including all accommodation, workshops and meals). Attendees are required to transport themselves to the camp, however there may be the opportunity to share transport with others. If it is felt appropriate, Clubs, Schools, Colleges or County Associations can make a contribution towards travelling costs.

Who will be attending?

To be eligible, the leaders need to meet the following criteria:
- 16-19 years old at the time of the camp
- Actively volunteering in netball within a club, school or community setting
- Enthusiastic, motivated and committed to developing their skills and experience

Unfortunately, to ensure the maximum impact of the event, we are unable to accept applications from those people who have previously attended the camp.

What Next?

We are looking for young people involved in leadership and volunteering, who you feel will benefit from attending. Once you have identified these young people, they will need to complete an application form at http://www.englandnetball.co.uk/youth/Young_Leaders_Camp by Wednesday 4th May. If you could forward this to them as soon as possible, it will obviously allow them maximum time to complete it. Alternatively, it may be more appropriate to pass it out to your other contacts, in order that they can distribute.

Applicants will be notified of their success by Friday 27th May.

England Netball and GO Active are looking for a netball coach to lead a Back to Netball course in Faringdon

Start Date – May 2011 for 10 weeks (possibly longer)

Time – Monday, Wednesday or Thursday evenings after 6pm 

Venue – Faringdon Community College

Qualification – Preferably level 2

Hourly rate – Dependent on qualification

 The aim of Back to Netball course is to provide a gentle introduction to the sport for female players over 16 years of age. Sessions are coach led and cover basic skill development and court play. The emphasis of these sessions is on learning new skills and having fun whilst playing netball.

For further details please contact Anna Capel-Davies, GO Active Coordinator, 01235 540377 or anna.capel-davies@whitehorsedc.gov.uk

New Workshop for Coaches – Activate: Essential Attacking Skills for Netball

England Netball has developed a new series of workshops aimed at providing club coaches / teachers who are regularly planning sessions with a better understanding of a specific area of player and game development, the toolkit required to analyse and correct technique and fresh ideas for building practices and sessions.

Activate: Essential Attacking Skills for Netball

Course Summary:
This course will examine the qualities of an attacking player and will explore the methods a player can utilise to get free. The workshop will apply the Games for Understanding approach and review how a meaningful games experience can be embedded in the coaching session. Coaches will be introduced to the principles of attacking play and will observe and analyse performance in relation to these in the workshop. The coach will be equipped with the skills to plan practices which are in a games context and will recognise the value of placing conditions on games to improve the practice. The workshop will address set ups, first and second phase options in a range of game situations. The cues an attacker should attend and respond to will be a feature of the workshop with a particular emphasis on the centre pass.
Outcomes:
By the end of the workshop a coach should be able to:

 *   Explain the qualities of an attacking player

 *   Observe and analyse an individual’s performance in relation to the principles of attacking play

 *   Explain how meaningful games experiences are key to learning as part of the Games for Understanding approach

 *   Design practices in a conditioned game context

 *   Describe the various set ups, first and second phase options in a range of game situations

Course details:

 *   Monday 21st March 2011
 *   18.00 – 21.00
 *   Severn Vale School, School Lane, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 4PR
 *   £25 affiliated members, £35 non affiliated members
 *   Emily Flavell, Regional Excel Coach (Tutor)

Contact Rachel.Bussey@englandnetball.co.uk, or ondbsecretary@gmail.com for a booking form

Oxford Sports Council’s AGM is on Thursday 23rd June 2011 at Oxford Harlequins Rugby Club.  As part of the AGM Oxford Sports Council are asking for nominations for Sports Persons of the Year.  The categories are Young Sports Person of the year, Person Contributing Most to their Sport, Dis bled Sports Person of the Year & Young Team of the year.  Contact ondbsecretary@gmail.com for a copy of the criteria and entry forms, or call OSC on 01865 741336.  The closing date for nominations is 15th April 2011.

Don’t forget EN’s Goalden Globe Awards are open for Nominations.  See www.englandnetball.co.uk for more information

Please take a look at the EN website for the position statement regarding CRB and Vetting & Barring. http://www.englandnetball.co.uk/safeguarding/CRB.php  In summary they acknowledged that there are proposed changes at governmental level, however the current systems and recommendations within EN stand as they have done for the last year or so – where all those coaching and managing juniors need a CRB check.  EN are also planning a phased roll-out of CRB’s for umpires and officials.