Community Netball
Netball Central’s production line of top-quality whistle blowers continues to flourish with eight of the 14 selected in the 2020 National Umpire Squad coming from the Zone, including newcomer Marly (Marlissa) Howard.
Netball Central Zone are pleased to welcome registrations for the 2018 Annual Coaching Forum:
PLAN - PREPARE - PERFORM
69 Netball New Zealand Community Coach Workshops were delivered this year with 488 coaches in attendance.
The Zone would like to thank and recognise our valued Coach Developers who have facilitated NNZ Community Coach Workshops in 2017: Ann Rodgers, Ivy Topping, Tania Karauria, Lisa Murphy, Parekura Muraahi, Val Sampson, Carmell Wagg, Karen Bevan, Sandra Edge and Maria Hegarty.
Three informal coaching workshops were facilitated by current Silver Ferns Performance Analyst Dr Bobby Willcox in Lower Hutt, former Silver Fern Jodi Brown MNZM in Palmerston North and former Silver Fern Leana de Bruin in Stratford.
Seven coaches attained the ‘new’ NNZ Community Coach Level 1 Award (CCA) – Veronica Adams, Nina McGregor, Cynthia Lendrum, Ada Graham, Jenny Smith, Delwynn Walker and Yvonne Hill.
Natalie Milicich (the Zone) attained Netball New Zealand’s Performance Coach Qualification (PCQ) and was also awarded the NNZ Performance Coach of the Year Award. Che Tamati (Taranaki) was awarded the Netball New Zealand Community Coach of the Year Award.
The annual Coaching Conference ‘Great Coaches, Great Athletes’ was held in September at ASB Sports Centre, Wellington. Over forty coaches from around the Zone attended the event, which was facilitated by presenters including Mark Sorenson, Waimarama Taumaunu, Irene van Dyk, Yvette McCausland-Durie, Sandra Edge, Anna Andrews, Dion Te Whetu, Dr Natalie Hogg, Bella Ansell, Alex Johnson, Gina Di Rienzo and Dessi Broughton.
NCZ would like to acknowledge and congratulate the following coaches for their achievements in 2016:
Fifty-three coaches successfully completed their Community Coach Award
Three coaches attained the NNZ Performance Coach Qualification and joined eight other NZ coaches who were the first ever recipients of this award:
Lisa Tod & Lee-Anne Taylor (Hawkes Bay) and Tash Rowlands (Hutt Valley)
NCZ would also like to thank the following centres for hosting National events in 2016:
- Netball Taranaki - North Island Under 15 Championships July
- Netball Wanganui - Lower North Island Secondary Schools (LNISS) August/September
- Netball Hutt Valley - New Zealand Secondary Schools (NZSS) October (with NNZ)
Eight informal coach workshops were delivered throughout the Zone by Waimarama Taumaunu, Yvette McCausland-Durie, Dennis Slade and Sandra Edge. For details of 2017 opportunities please refer to our Module Handbook
Thank you to our Independent Coach Developers for their contribution and support in delivering Community Coach Modules across the Zone in 2016: Adrienne Morrin, Charissa Barham, Ivy Topping, Karen Bevan, Lisa Murphy, Tania Lister, Tash Rowlands, Valerie Sampson.
Bi-annual Netball Development Officer (NDO) Forums were delivered in June and November at Vautier Park in Palmerston North by the Zone, providing officers with development workshops and networking opportunities with other Centres from across the Central Zone.
86 Netball New Zealand Coach Developing Modules were delivered this year around the Zone with 621 coaches attending the modules in total.
- Coach Developer opportunities were provided in partnership with Sport Wellington and were delivered in Wellington and Hutt Valley with Centre development staff - Maria Hegarty and John Neho (Wellington), Kirsten Behl and Lynette Imrie (Hutt Valley), Carmell Wagg (Kapiti) and Sandy Biel (Wairarapa).
- Further coach developer opportunities were provided for all Centre development staff at the NDO Forum in June at Massey University which included Ann Rodgers and Savarna Wilton (Taranaki), Denise Aiolupotea and Natalie Corbett (Hawkes Bay), Parekura Muraahi and Tash Kingi (Wanganui), Janette Pease, Whitney Henderson and Lathainia Picking (Manawatu), Brigid McKenzie (Kapiti) and Lee Adamson (Kapi-Mana).
- 3 NNZ Advanced modules were held in Wellington for coaches enrolled in the Performance Coach Qualification – Advanced Skill Analysis, Mental Skills and Skill Acquisition delivered by Adrienne Morrin, Dr Kylie Wilson, Anna Cave and Waimarama Taumaunu.
- The annual coaching conference ‘Think, Do, Grow’ held in October at Massey University, Palmerston North was a great success with over fifty coaches from around the Zone attending
Based on research, NetballSmart promotes performance enhancement and injury prevention. It is a comprehensive holistic Injury Prevention Programme (IPP) connecting with not only coaches but also players, parents, officials, and governance.
Instrumental to the success of NetballSmart and integration of NetballSmart into Netball is dependent on NetballSmart being part of Netball from a community grassroot players, through the performance levels up to a High-Performance level. Consultation with the Netball New Zealand coaching team (futureFerns and community coaches, the coach developer network, Performance Coaches High Performance Coaches through to Dame Noeline Taurua) has ensured NetballSmart remains relevant, is connected, and aligned with current coaching strategies and is embedded into coaching courses and Netball in general within New Zealand.
The NetballSmart programme is led by Sharon Kearney (NetballSmart Consultant) and supported by two NetballSmart programme managers within NNZ.
There are six NetballSmart Development Officers (NSDO) based regionally in the Zones/Regions within New Zealand. The NSDO’s work closely with the Zone/Regional staff to bring NetballSmart to life and to deliver NetballSmart strategies to coaches, players, parents, and umpires. They are an integral part of the Netball community and their foci are the major cities of New Zealand (Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin).
NetballSmart has four key strategies:
- Decrease serious Injuries (Ankle and Knee) of all Netball players.
- Increase Awareness / Engagement of NetballSmart Philosophies into Netball practices.
- Improve Player Wellbeing and Welfare.
- Develop Physically Capable Competent Movers (PCCM) who can cope with the demands of
the game.
For more information and resources, go to www.netballsmart.co.nz