Please see information on the next CPD coaching workshop. Please can you
forward on to your PE teachers / coaches or anyone else you feel maybe
interested.

ON THE BALL: Essential Ball Skills for Netball

Where: Thornden School, Winchester Road, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 2DW
When: Thursday 11th October
Times: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
Cost: £25 England Netball member / £35 non member
Tutor: Peter Carter

Course description:
The course will focus on catching and passing skills and identify how
practice design can help players become more skilful in matches. This is a
practical workshop that will involve coaches observing and analysing passing
and catching technique as well as developing basic practices to enhance the
decision making players are required to make in games. At the end of the
workshop coaches should have the skills to observe and analyse technique and
make corrective measures to improve performance and develop practices that
will help players with decision making in game play.

Outcomes of course:
By the end of the workshop a coach should be able to:
*   Identify practices to develop ball handling skills
*   Identify and describe correct passing and catching technique
*   Identify the difference between random, variable and blocked skills
practices for ball skills
*   Describe how different practice design influences player development
*   Define the decisions required by players when receiving and passing
*   Identify the physical impact of practices on players
*   Observe skills in action with the aim of detecting strengths and areas
for improvement

Eligibility & Experience
Coaches or teachers who are regularly planning and delivering netball
sessions. 16 Years +

Deadline: Friday 5th October 2012
Booking Form: Candidate Booking Form(Mar 2011)

Please Note: Places are only secured when both booking form and cheque are
received.

Players are needed to help in the running of the next c’award umpiring
course on September 30th, 2012 at Queen Marys College, Basingstoke and the
beginners course on October 14th, 2012 at Admiral Lord Nelson School,
Portsmouth. Players will be needed from 1pm – 3:45pm. If your club is able
to provide 7 players then you will receive a Netball! If you are able to
help please contact me.

There are other umpiring courses throughout the season, if you are able to provide players/teams please contact:
Emily Loftus, Netball Development Officer – Hampshire & IOW
emily.loftus@englandnetball.co.uk

We are about to put in a second order for our new dresses, so for any new players or those that missed out in the first round please can you let us know ASAP if your are interested in ordering.

Also we are doing a re-order for the current Tracksuit Bottoms and Hooded sweatshirt. These take 8 weeks so we need all orders in this week. Please speak to Alana regarding this.

Dear Coaches,
Netball South are looking for assistant coaches for Team South and the
Regional Academy in Winchester.

The Assistant Coach with Team South NTL Squad is an ideal opportunity for
those coaches who are looking to progress their coaching knowledge and
become part of the Performance Coaches Programme. Team South plays in the
National Talent League which is part of the Excel pathway, which is the
England Netball process for developing athletes with the attributes to
attain excellence. Initially the post will be for one year. The successful
candidate will be expected to attend ALL sessions and matches to assist the
Head Coach as required.

The Assistant Coach at the Regional Academy Winchester is an ideal
opportunity for those coaches who are looking to progress their coaching
knowledge and become part of the Performance Coaches Programme. Netball
South’s Regional Academy programme is part of the Excel Pathway, which is
the England Netball process for developing athletes with the attributes to
attain excellence. The Regional Academy (RA) provides performance-enhancing
training for individuals, not squads. The focus is on athlete conditioning,
individual skills development, and technical training & understanding.
Initially the post will be for one year. The successful candidate will be
expected to attend ALL sessions to assist the Head Coach as required.

For more information including all the dates please see the Netball South
website: http://www.netballsouth.co.uk/coaching/vacancies.php.

England Netball is thrilled to announce that following the semi-final public
vote, our Back to Netball initiative has made it to the final three for a
National Lottery Award in the Best Sports Project category. Over 500 schemes
were nominated, ten projects shortlisted and thanks to your votes, WE ARE IN
THE TOP 3!!

The Awards are an annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded
projects, and they recognise and celebrate the difference that
Lottery-funded projects make to communities across the UK. Back to Netball
has been a fantastic success and we have welcomed over 22,000 women back
into our wonderful game since it’s national implementation in 2010. Since
the start of the Active Women project, 4,752 women from deprived areas
and/or caring for children U16 have come Back to Netball. There are
countless case studies that highlight the impact that Back to Netball has
had on the lives of local women including overcoming adversity, weight loss,
reuniting communities after the riots and mentoring young people through
qualifications that has led to longer term employment. To see some of our
wonderful Back to Netballers from Bristol in action, check out the video at
the following link:
http://www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/project/back-netball.

All voting totals from the semi-final round have been reset to zero and we
now have to go back out to a public vote. Voting for the finals starts from
9am on Tuesday 11th September (today!) and ends at midnight on 28th October.
To register your vote for Back to Netball, head to the link above. It takes
about three seconds – as long as you have to pass a netball! When you vote,
there is the option to share on facebook and twitter. Again, please do so,
the more we spread the word, the better. Please forward this email on to any
other Netball contacts!