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The answers to the questions we
get asked most frequently will be posted here
Prizegiving
2010
Prizegiving 2010 will be held
on Saturday 11 September 2010 in the Pinehurst Gymnasium.
All teams placed either 1st 2nd or 3rd in each of the competition Grades
are expected to attend, along with their coaches and managers. A list of
these teams can be found here
What are the season dates?
The Winter League runs
during Terms 2 & 3. There will not be any games on the Saturday of
Queens Birthday weekend or the Saturdays of the Term 2 School
Holidays. In 2010 games will be played on Saturdays 1st May - 26 June
(except 5th June) and 24th July - 4th September
The Spring League runs
during Term 4. There will not be any games on the Saturday of Labour
Weekend. In 2010 the Spring League will be played on Saturdays 16th
October - 4th December (except 23rd October)
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Why is a Year Two game being
played with the goals at Year One or different heights?
Some teams in Grade 2 have a mixture of Year One
and Year Two players. When both the GS and GA are Year One
players the goal is set to the lower height at that end of the court. If
either or both of the players are Year Two then the goal is set to the
higher position.
This means that the goals may be at different
heights at either end of the court and will be changed over at half
time. It also means that they will not always be set to the lower height
for a particular team as player rotation through the season will
preclude both shooters from being Year One
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What
time will my games be?
All games are played on
Saturdays. For Winter League the first game starts at 8.10 am and play
continues to mid-afternoon. The time of the last game depends on the
number of teams playing
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How long are the games?
The Year 2
- Year 4 games are played as two 15-minute halves with a
two minute half time break. The Year 1 games is two 10 minute halves
with a two minute half time break. There is a three minute changeover between
games.
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What happens if it is raining?
Where do I find out about cancellations?
Auckland weather is very fickle. It can be raining
at 7.00 am and bright sunshine by 8.00 am. For this reason we play
regardless. If conditions become too difficult we may hold, break or
curtail a game.
Individual team management’s can decide to
default if they consider conditions are unsuitable. However, we do ask
that you advise us as early as possible so that we can contact the other
team or make alternative arrangements.
If the Met
Service have issued a Severe Weather Warning we will review the
situation on Saturday morning and post a message on this website as soon
after 7 am as we can.
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How many players can I have in
my team?
The standard number of players on court is seven,
although the game can start with a minimum of five.
We recommend a maximum of nine players per team.
Any number larger than this makes it very difficult to maintain correct
player rotation and give all players a fair amount of court time.
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How do I work out my player
rotations?
We require all players in a team to rotate
positions each week so that each player gains experience in all aspects
of the game. When a team has seven members each player will play in each
of the positions once in a seven week period. When a team has 8 or 9
members some will play half a game some weeks. To ensure everyone gets
equitable court time we have developed a handy chart that can be
downloaded here.
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What uniform should my players
wear?
We recommend that players wear shorts and a t-shirt
and that team members wear similar clothing to each other. If your
school has a PE uniform then that is perfect, especially for the younger
players. We don’t expect players to be wearing skirts or netball
dresses.
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How strictly are the rules
enforced?
We have developed a set of Umpiring Guidelines that
can be found on the Umpires page. The aim is
to allow players to develop from novice to skilled in a fun and friendly
environment.
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What type/size ball do we use?
All
teams play with a standard Size 4 netball (Our match ball is
Sports Distributors code NB156)
For Year One
and Two teams we recommend slightly under-inflating the ball to make it
softer and easier to handle.
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