Please click on what you would like to find out about from the list below: 2010 grading; 2010 competition dates; 2010 competition time slots; court plan; substitution rules; registrations; late registrations; scoresheets; netta overview; wet weather; first aid; onsite physiotherapist; lost property; fingernails; jewellery; umpiring; appeals/protests/disputes; final series; grand finals; litter; and insurance.
Junior Paper Grading - Paper grading for juniors was completed on Thursday 11th March. Click here to view the grading. All members are encouraged to note that as there is now an 18 week comp we have tried to have divisions of 9 or 10 where possible. Please note that due to lack of numbers in some grades we had to put teams into divisions Clubs did not request to make the competition viable. The 13/14 & 14/15 groups had to go together as there were not enough to have a competition in this age group. As not many Clubs submitted A grade teams we had to do the best we could to make it fair for everyone. Appeals for these gradings are due in by Sat 13th March at 5pm.
Senior Paper Grading - Paper grading for seniors (Cadets to Open Seniors) was completed on Tuesday 9th March. Appeals are now closed. Original draft has been amended. Click here to view the grading. All members are encouraged to note that as there is now an 18 week comp we have tried to have divisions of 9 or 10 where possible. This means less divisons overall.
Round 1 - 27th March; Round 2 - 17th April; Round 3 - 24th April; Round 4 - 1st May; Round 5 - 8th May; Round 6 - 15th May; Round 7 - 22nd May; Round 8 - 29th May; Round 9 - 5th June; Round 10 - 19th June; Round 11 - 26th June; Round 12 - 10th July; Round 13 - 17th July; Round 14 - 24th July; Round 15 - 31st July; Round 16 - 7th August; Round 17 - 14th Aug; Round 18 - 21st August; Semi Finals - 28th August; Finals - 4th September; and Grand Finals - 11th September.
9.00am - 7/8's this now includes 8 Maroon, 8 blue, 9C 11A, 11B, 11C
If you would like to download a court plan, please click here.
For all of the information relating to substition rules for players within your own team and players from other teams, plus substituting eligibility, please downloand this document - Substitution Rules.
Netta is the revised junior version of netball that has been designed to encourage children to learn how to play netball in a safe, fair and comfortable environment. To find out all about how netta differs from regular netball, plus guidelines for netta umpiring please download this document - An Overview of Netta Netball.
For information on player registration dates with individual clubs, please click here. This section refers to clubs registering all of their teams with WDNA. Registrations will be accepted from clubs on Saturday 20th February 2010. Each player must have their name entered on an official team sheet to allow for grading. No player will be permitted to play in the WDNA competition until registration has been checked with the registrar. It is the club’s responsibility to sight birth certificates for all junior players and collect registration fees. Unfinancial members will not be permitted to take the court. The Association recommends that junior players play in their correct age groups, if possible, exceptions may be made by the General Assembly in extenuating circumstances.
Late registrations are allowed. The following procedure will occur for 2010. Registrations will be taken on Saturdays during the actual competition between 9.00am —11.00am . Clubs registering players in the 12 years and under competition and ‘A’ Division players will be eligible to play on that day provided they meet registration requirements. All other players cannot take the court until the following Saturday. The committee has the right to allow or disallow a player to play in a nominated grade. This must be done to ensure correct grading of teams is maintained.
Umpiring is Umpire your Own for all grades other than Division 1 which is organised by the WDNA Umpiring Committee. Each Umpire is to wear ALL WHITE or club uniform. White tracksuits are permitted. All umpires must ensure that they arrive to the game on time and check nails, jewellery etc as per rule book. If an Umpire does not turn up for their allocated game and their club cannot provide a replacement within 5 minutes after the official starting time a fine of $49.50 will be imposed on that club and must be paid to the Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer or WDNA Umpires Committee by the following week or that umpire will be declared an unfinancial member. Umpires must sign the scoresheet at the finish of the game.
Books of scoresheets are available from the clubhouse at a cost of $5.00 (plus GST). Please make sure you bring your score book each week. If you forget your book you can ask the opposing team to score instead. All relevant information is on the cover of the score books. After each game theyellow official sheet is to be returned to the scoresheet box which is located at the Clubhouse by the winning team. Penalties will apply if you do not return your scoresheet before the end of the day’s competition.
Decisions to cancel games due to inclement weather will be made twice a day - at 8.00 am for morning games and 12 o’clock for afternoon games. The WDNA Executive Committee believe that all games should be played if possible. It is the responsibility of all Clubs to advise teams if games are cancelled. If you cannot contact your club assume that the game will be played, or use one of the following methods. Text 'WDNA' to 199 22767 after 8am on game day and you will receive a message back. The text will cost you 55 cents or phone the WDNA clubhouse on (02) 4353 1876. Radio stations 2GO and Sea FM will be advised of any cancellation decisions, however we have no control over the timing of the announcements.
As voted on at the WDNA council meeting in March 1995, the St Johns Ambulance will provide first aid during the season. A levy is incorporated in each players’ registration fee to cover this expense.
The physiotherapist in attendance at the clubhouse for the 2010 Season is Matt Jones. Matt will be available for consultation throughout the day. Players requiring strapping before a game must provide their own tape or it can be purchased from the physio.
Lost property is kept at the central control area of the clubhouse until the end of each season. It will then be given to local charities if not claimed.
No sharp adornments or items of jewellery of any sort shall be worn other than a wedding ring or medical alert bracelet, and these must be taped securely.
Fingernails are to be cut short. Non-abrasive gloves may be worn but no long nails or jewellery is permitted under the gloves. Players can be asked to remove their gloves for checking by the umpires.
There are no appeals for wrong scores on the score sheet. If your team is not the official scorer for the day, make sure you have an official standing with the scorer throughout the game.
All appeals /protests /disputes must be in writing on the appropriate forms (available from administration or the forms section of the website) by an executive member of the Club concerned within 48 hours of the incident. All appeals must state valid reasons for the action taken. The appeal form must be then forwarded to the WDNA Secretary. Score sheets are not considered an appropriate form.
Semi Finals time slots for 2010 are TBA:
9.00am -
10.15am -
11.00am -
1.00pm -
2.15pm -
3.30pm -
It is the Clubs responsibility to notify their teams of game times. If a team fails to turn up for their game during the final series due to extenuating circumstances the Executive of WDNA reserve the right to reschedule the game time if they deem that one team has been disadvantaged.
For all junior teams 12 years and under, if the scores are even at full time they will be declared joint Premiers. The team receiving the trophy on the day will be determined by a toss of the coin between both Captains. Trophies for the other team will be given to the Club ASAP after Grand Final Day. For all other divisions extra time will be played.
It is the responsibility of all players, coaches, umpires, spectators and officials to see that all litter is placed in the bins provided around the courts. In particular, coaches/managers are requested to ensure that their teams remove litter from the courts after their game. Council rangers will frequent the courts during the Season to see if the new litter laws are being observed. Spot checks will be made throughout the day by the Executive and teams will be fined $5.50 per team if there is rubbish left in their area. Clubs are reminded again to supervise each of their teams.
Insurance forms must be collected on the day of accident or injury (or as soon as possible). They can also be downloaded off this website on the forms page. These forms are to be filled in by the Club Secretary and the injured person and sent directly to the insurance company. Please read the sports injury claim form carefully and follow the instructions.
