Zones
| Award | Pre-requisite | Practical | Endorsement | Screening | Assessment |
| Centre |
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Local game 4x 10 minutes 2x 20 minutes Or at least 40 mins consecutive game time |
Every 4 years or gain higher badge | At least two assessors, allocated by the Centre | At least two assessors, allocated by the Centre |
| Zone |
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Minimum 4x 10 minute game approved in the Zone or Centre |
Every 4 years or gain higher badge | At least two assessors, who may be allocated by the Centre or Zone | At least two assessors, who may be allocated by the Centre or Zone |
| NZ C |
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Game standard approved by the Zone |
Every 4 years or gain higher badge | At least two assessors, who may be allocated by the Centre or Zone | At least two assessors, who may be allocated by the Centre or Zone |
| NZ B |
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Every 4 years or gain higher badge | At least two assessors, who may be allocated by the Zone | At least two assessors, who may be allocated by the Zone |
| NZ A |
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Games approved by the NNZ National Technical Officials Manager - Minimum 4x 15 minute game |
Every 4 years or gain IUA | At least two people from the NNZ Unpire Selection Panel or International Testing Panel | At least two people from the NNZ Unpire Selection Panel or International Testing Panel |
Welcome to our September Newsletter,
It has been a busy month of planning and preparation, contracts and confirmations. We have been working on plans for the pre-season and playing season for the Mystics, and this is always a really busy time of year. All ANZ Championship team’s had to be finalised by 30 September, and our 2014 Northern Mystics squad has taken great shape. Debbie Fuller is really pleased with the quality of the team for 2014, and we are now in the process of finalising the support services for the team. We are also at the time when the ten teams involved in the ANZ Championship are reviewing our three year participation agreement, which entitles us to enter a team in the Championship.
Budgeting is also underway, which includes the setting of the fee’s going forward. A full update will be provided at the centre forum being held on Saturday 2 November – Trusts Arena. We have extended the day to include workshops and a full programme will be sent out over the next week or so to the centres. The start time will be 10 am - and the workshops will be completed by 4.15 pm. Really looking forward to seeing as many centres as possible in attendance.
To help those who have to travel long distances to attend we will be providing fuel vouchers for those travelling over 100K’s and who have car-pooled where possible. Trish will provide more information when she sends out the invitations.
Best of luck to the teams playing in the Lion Foundation Netball Champs, some great scores coming through so far.
Cheers
Julie Paterson – CEO Netball Northern Zone
COMMUNITY:
Trish Wilcox (Community Netball Manager – It’s great to be back after a successful World Youth Cup campaign coaching the Samoa U21 Netball team. It was an amazing experience and to achieve 10th the highest place by a Samoa U21 team was the icing on the cake.
On 19th September a Junior Pilot review was held at NNZ with the key centre personnel from the 5 centres in the Netball Northern Zone that ran a junior pilot scheme. It was great to hear such positive feedback and how well received the new format was by the participants and centre junior communities. NNZ then hosted everyone to the Silver Ferns test which was a fun way to say thank you to these wonderful passionate Centre personnel involved in junior development .A big thank you to Auckland, Howick Pakuranga, Pukekohe, North Wairoa and Waiuku Netball Centres for their involvement and support of the Junior Pilot Schemes. I will speaking to each netball centre in the coming weeks around their Junior Netball programmes.
Congratulations to Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre on a very successful UNISS week, we have already had lots of positive feedback on the week and will be sending out an evaluation form to the schools involved for feedback. This feedback will then be passed on to Waitakere Netball Centre who are hosting UNISS in 2014. A shout out to all the amazing volunteers from the Centre who helped made the week run so smoothly.
Have travelled up North to Wellsford, Whangarei and Kaikohe last week, it was lovely catching up with Sport Northland staff, and key centre personnel working hard for their centres in their respective roles.
We are currently interviewing for our junior development role and are excited by the calibre of the applicants, the successful applicant will be involved in the Junior Programme roll out throughout the Zone.
Our Zone Community netball Team have been busy:-
Darlene Lang our Northland Development Officer is busy working in Kaikohe primary schools with our active schools programme which has seen children enjoying skills sessions and having opportunities to play the junior modified game. These have proved great for teaching fundamental skills to the children and professional development for the teachers.
Jan Skilton our Umpire Development Officer is currently overseas visiting family having a well-earned break
Tania Heaps our Counties Development Officer has been busy attending prize giving’s and finals in some of the Counties centres , facilitating NNZ workshops, facilitating holiday programmes and supporting our Counties Coach coordinators, just a few of the areas she has been involved in of late !
HIGH PERFORMANCE:
Hamish Barton (High Performance Manager) The major focus for this month was UNISS which was hosted by Howick Pakuranga Netball Centre involving 108 teams. The tournament was an amazing spectacle to watch and it was hugely impressive to see the amazing organisation that went to ensure the tournament went off without (what seemed like) a hitch.
The tournament provides an amazing opportunity for secondary school athletes to compete against each other in a highly competitive environment, which is a crucial ingredient for the development of quality athletes. For the Northern Zone it was impressive to not only see two teams from our Zone in the final (MAGS vs. Baradene), but the fact that so many players from our Zone were identified throughout the week for their quality and consistent performances. One player in particular who needs special mention is Fa’amu Ross from Avondale who was named Overall Player of the Tournament. This is fantastic for Fa’amu, who has had a massive season and consistently played high quality netball, so it was no surprise she was awarded the top award at UNISS.
Looking forward to next month the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championship finals are taking place at Auckland Netball Centre from October 8 to October 11. Competing in that tournament are 5 schools from the Northern Zone which is great news! Those schools are Mount Albert Grammar School, who are defending champions and returning for their tenth consecutive appearance, Pukekohe High School, who are competing for the very first time at the NZSS tournament, Baradene College, who are making their second consecutive appearance, Westlake Girls High School, also making their second consecutive appearance and Auckland Girls Grammar, making their 17th appearance out of 21 years at the Championships, an incredible achievement! This tournament will be hotly contested and closely followed by everyone in the Zone, we wish all 5 teams all the very best!
Planning is well underway for the U23 programme for later this year and 2014. The U23 Head Coach Application form went out to the Centres in the Northern Zone last week and we look forward to receiving the coach applications for this role. Next year each Zone will have one team only competing in the National U23 competition, so a Head Coach and Assistant Coach will be appointed to Netball Northern Zone U23 team. The Head Coach appointment will be for a period of 2 years pending a successful review process at the end of year one, the Assistant Coach will be a one year appointment and this position will be appointed at the beginning of November. The deadline for applications will be 5pm, Friday, September 27.
The applicants will be shortlisted and interviews will take place on the week of October 7 and October 14, depending on the potential applicant’s commitments with NZSS Championships, with a decision being made on the successful applicant no later than 5pm, Friday, October 18.
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS:
Tash Osborne (Marketing and Communications Manager). With the 2014 Northern Mystics squad finalised, we begin work on 2014 promotional material, flyers, arena branding etc. Part one is the revamp of the Northern Mystics Website – which is underway, and will feature new improved layout, a Mystics Milestones page (so a history of players, coach, highlights, pictures and video content of each year of the ANZ Championships) – New look for a new year!
Our Northern Zone Facebook page and Website are both continuing to grow, and it is great to see so many centres sending in flyers, or tournament registrations for us to promote for you through both these forums, so keep them coming.
Northern Zone
- Zone Values Completed – Values Information/Delivery Pack underway
- Visual designs in draft stage
- New range of staff business shirts
- Pull Up Banners / Tear Drop banners – initial draft designs
- Merchandise being priced out / designed
- Website – new banners created
- Facebook numbers at 507 up from 449
- Website – 4580 visitors (16th Aug – 16th Sept)
Northern Mystics
- 2014 Membership graphics completed
- 2014 Premium Gold and Platinum to go on Sale as soon as venue for x 1 game is confirmed
- Corporate Hospitality Graphics underway – complete revamp
- Northern Mystics Website undergoing re vamp
- “Are you on board” Bus Graphic now in use – advertising Membership on sale soon – also used to promote Social Media (join us on Facebook, Twitter etc.)
- Northern Mystics Merchandise page – Revamp Complete
- Video Content for Mystics TV – via you tube underway
- Facebook numbers at 8410 up from 8343
- Twitter Followers - 2789 up from 2668
- Instagram Followers (new) 139 up from 38 (once player appearances start etc. – numbers will rise)
Angela Latu
| Nickname: | Spange |
| Place of Birth: | Melbourne |
| Year of Birth: | 1993 |
| Height: | 175cm |
| Playing Positions/Role: | GA, GS, WA |
| Previous Positions: | GD, GK |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Playing for my highschool (EGGS) in the secondary school grand final |
| Age Started Playing: | 8 |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | Making friends and the success that comes from hard work |
| Previous National Squads: | NZ Secondary Schools tournament team 2011 |
| Other interests: | Travelling overseas |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Boogie boarding at Piha/Muriwai |
| Role Models/Heroes: | My Grandpa |
Ann-Helen Rasmussen
| Nickname: | Annie, Anz |
| Place of Birth: | St Helens Hosp, Auckland |
| Year of Birth: | 1990 |
| Height: | 175cm |
| Playing Positions/Role: | WA, C |
| Previous Positions: | GA |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Under 21 National Champs 2010 & NPC campaign 2012 |
| Age Started Playing: | 7yrs |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | Travelling & Yoyo testing |
| Previous National Squads: | |
| Other interests: | Art and Op Shopping |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Sweepy, Basketball & Family time |
| Role Models/Heroes: | Netty: Bubby; Other: JC |
Caitlin Riedstra
| Nickname: | Min, Minnie |
| Place of Birth: | Auckland |
| Year of Birth: | 1993 |
| Height: | 182cm |
| Playing Positions/Role: | GA, GS, GK |
| Previous Positions: | |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Counties Manukau NZC Team, Mystics Training Squad 2011-12 |
| Age Started Playing: | 12 years old |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | Meeting new people and playing the sport I love and travelling |
| Previous National Squads: | |
| Other interests: | Hanging out with friends, coaching AFL, music |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Volleyball, Basketball, Touch |
| Role Models/Heroes: | Katrina Grant, Kirsten Hurley, my parents |
Carli Botes
| Nickname: | Carlz, Car, Carlito |
| Place of Birth: | South Africa, Johannesburg |
| Year of Birth: | 19/09/1991 |
| Height: | 185cm |
| Playing Positions/Role: | GA/GS |
| Previous Positions: | GA/GS/WA |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Making the NZSS & NZu21 squads |
| Age Started Playing: | 8 years old |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | Being surrounded by passionate, hard-working people; getting to travel; playing an awesome game; winning; being part of something bigger than myself :) |
| Previous National Squads: | NZ u/21, NZSS, South Africa u/17 |
| Other interests: | Web Design, Engineering, Indoor Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, Skulling/Rowing, Recruitment, Graphics Design |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Electronics, crafts, reading, singing&playing guitar, kayaking, shopping, you-tubing, drawing/painting, nannying :) |
| Role Models/Heroes: | Netball-wise: Irene van Dyk & Sharelle McMahon |
Charmaine Smith
| Nickname: | CHAR, MAINEY, PEANUT (DON'T ASK) |
| Place of Birth: | Dargaville, Northland |
| Year of Birth: | 1990 |
| Height: | 182cm |
| Playing Positions/Role: | Defence, GD,WD,GK |
| Previous Positions: | Believe it or not.. Centre until I grew taller then the average person and went to defence. |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Playing on Saturday mornings at Whangarei Netball Centre playing for my little primary school team alongside my two big brothers (not kidding), Representing the far North in age group and national champs Netball North teams. Oh and definitely making the Northern under 23s |
| Age Started Playing: | Probably about 7 years old when I started playing, about the time I had to stop playing rugby |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | I would say the best thing about playing netball is the people I have met, the opportunities and the travel (I hadn’t been on an plane until I flew to Invercargil for age group champs) |
| Previous National Squads: | None |
| Other interests: | Family (proud Aunty of two), visiting the family farm in Whangarei, friends, my job, taking my puppy to the beach |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Well I'm not the collecting type apart from the odd pretty shell at the beach? |
| Role Models/Heroes: | Firstly, my parents they are the hardest working people I know, in terms of netball and work three people come to mind my high school netball coach Eve Barton she was a major influence and support early on, the last two are believe it or not both the Northern under 23 coaches Helene Wilson and Jenny May Coffin. |
Chonaire Huriwai
| Nickname: | Chon |
| Place of Birth: | Papakura |
| Year of Birth: | 1993 |
| Height: | 1.77m |
| Playing Positions/Role: | C, WD |
| Previous Positions: | C, GA |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Winning the 2008 Auckland Secondary Scool Final (against MAGS!) |
| Age Started Playing: | 6 |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | Meeting new people and being healthy! |
| Previous National Squads: | |
| Other interests: | Food and other sports! |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Hanging out with friends/family. |
| Role Models/Heroes: | My parents |
Elisapeta Toeava
| Nickname: | Peta |
| Place of Birth: | Samoa |
| Year of Birth: | 1994 |
| Height: | 1.69m |
| Playing Positions/Role: | WA, C |
| Previous Positions: | WD |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Auckland U17, 19's, NZU21, NZSS |
| Age Started Playing: | 7 yrs old |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | Meeting experienced players and learning new skills |
| Previous National Squads: | NZSS, NZU21, Mystics |
| Other interests: | Volleyball, Touch |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Listening to music, hanging out with family and friends |
| Role Models/Heroes: | Temepara Bailey |
Elizabeth Ene
| Nickname: | Liz |
| Place of Birth: | Auckland, NZ |
| Year of Birth: | 26th April, 1995 |
| Height: | 1.8m |
| Playing Positions/Role: | WD, GD, GK |
| Previous Positions: | GA, GS |
| Netball Career Highlights: | |
| Age Started Playing: | 8 years old |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | Aggressiveness of players and the game itself |
| Previous National Squads: | Pacific Rim, Samoa u21s |
| Other interests: | Playing Tag football during off season for netball! |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Shopping for shoes! |
| Role Models/Heroes: | Family- the reason to why I am where I am today |
Erikana Pedersen
| Nickname: | Kana |
| Place of Birth: | North Shore |
| Year of Birth: | 1994 |
| Height: | 173cm |
| Playing Positions/Role: | WA, C, WD |
| Previous Positions: | GD |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Making NZ U-21 team for Youth World Cup |
| Age Started Playing: | 8 |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | Satisfaction you get when your hard work pays off |
| Previous National Squads: | New Zealand Secondary Schools, NZ U-21 team |
| Other interests: | Hanging out with friends |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Reading athletes auto-biographies, beach |
| Role Models/Heroes: | Mum a.k.a Superwoman |
India Thorp
| Nickname: | Indie |
| Place of Birth: | Auckland |
| Year of Birth: | 1992 |
| Height: | 176cm |
| Playing Positions/Role: | GA/GS |
| Previous Positions: | GA/GS |
| Netball Career Highlights: | 2nd U21 Age Group Nationals - Auckland Waitakere team |
| Age Started Playing: | 10 |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | It's fun! |
| Previous National Squads: | None |
| Other interests: | Friends/ Family/ Art/ Design |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Horseriding |
| Role Models/Heroes: | Maria Tutaia |
Jamie Johns
| Nickname: | James |
| Place of Birth: | Auckland |
| Year of Birth: | 1991 |
| Height: | 1.71m |
| Playing Positions/Role: | WA/C/WD |
| Previous Positions: | Always been the same |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Upper North Island player of tournament & NZSS reserve |
| Age Started Playing: | 5 |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | I love being in a team enviroemnt AND the lollies at half time |
| Previous National Squads: | |
| Other interests: | Traveling the world |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Touch, Swimming, boxing |
| Role Models/Heroes: | Tempara George & my mother |
Jessica Bourke
| Nickname: | Bourkey |
| Place of Birth: | Auckland |
| Year of Birth: | 1993 |
| Height: | 1.83cm |
| Playing Positions/Role: | GD,GK |
| Previous Positions: | We played everything back in the day! |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Playing for mystics this year |
| Age Started Playing: | 8 |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | Getting to play with your friends, winning, training |
| Previous National Squads: | NZ U21, NZSS |
| Other interests: | Skating, snowboaring |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Eating, playing guitar, rapping |
| Role Models/Heroes: | my mama :) |
Jessica Grinlinton
| Nickname: | Jess |
| Place of Birth: | Lower Hutt |
| Year of Birth: | 1990 |
| Height: | 176 |
| Playing Positions/Role: | GA, GS |
| Previous Positions: | C |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Winning the Hutt Valley Competition with Maidstone United 2009 |
| Age Started Playing: | 8 |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | The friendships you make |
| Previous National Squads: | |
| Other interests: | Cooking - love Annabel Langbein recipes |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Tramping, camping - being in the outdoors away from internet/phones etc |
| Role Models/Heroes: | My grandparents and Julie Corletto |
Kaity Alexander
| Nickname: | Kaits |
| Place of Birth: | Auckland |
| Year of Birth: | 1993 |
| Height: | 1.78cm |
| Playing Positions/Role: | GA,GS,WA |
| Previous Positions: | Always been a shooter |
| Netball Career Highlights: | EGGS Prems at NZSS |
| Age Started Playing: | 7 |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | Winning! And meeting new people |
| Previous National Squads: | NZSS Tournament Team 2011 |
| Other interests: | Playing a round of golf with Dad |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Shopping |
| Role Models/Heroes: | Mum and Dad |
Katerina Chapman
| Nickname: | Kato |
| Place of Birth: | Wairoa |
| Year of Birth: | 1988 |
| Height: | 174cm |
| Playing Positions/Role: | WD, GD, GK |
| Previous Positions: | C, GA |
| Netball Career Highlights: | New Zealand Secondary Schools non-travelling reserve 2006 Aotearoa Secondary Schools team 2006 |
| Age Started Playing: | 4 years old |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | The adrenaline when you do things well |
| Previous National Squads: | |
| Other interests: | Surfing, wakeboarding, rugby, fashion |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Friends, family, shopping |
| Role Models/Heroes: | My brothers |
Kelly Griffin
| Nickname: | Kels, KG |
| Place of Birth: | Auckland |
| Year of Birth: | 1990 |
| Height: | 1.74m |
| Playing Positions/Role: | WA, C, GA |
| Previous Positions: | GS |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Auckland NPC, selected to trial for Mystics, NZSS in my last year of school |
| Age Started Playing: | 7 |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | Meeting new people, travelling & keeping fit |
| Previous National Squads: | NZSS 2008 |
| Other interests: | Travel, nutrition, study |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Baking, reading and downtime with my family & friends |
| Role Models/Heroes: | My Mum & Dad |
Lacey Noonan
| Nickname: | Lace, NooNoo |
| Place of Birth: | Hawera, Taranaki |
| Year of Birth: | 1991 |
| Height: | 1.74 |
| Playing Positions/Role: | WD, C |
| Previous Positions: | GD, WD, GA, C |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Winning the Maori Tournament in 2010, Winning Prem 1s in 2010, Making all Auckland teams to date. |
| Age Started Playing: | 7 years old |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | Great opportunities and meeting new people. |
| Previous National Squads: | Taranaki U17/19s, Western U21s, Auckland Louis Moir/U21s/U23s |
| Other interests: | All Sport and Travelling. |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Listening to Music and Watching Movies. |
| Role Models/Heroes: | My Mum and Dad :) |
Lucy Hartstone
| Nickname: | |
| Place of Birth: | Auckland |
| Year of Birth: | 1990 |
| Height: | 176cm |
| Playing Positions/Role: | GK/GD |
| Previous Positions: | GD |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Winning nationals with my Otago U21 Netball team in 2011 |
| Age Started Playing: | 5yrs old, but have always lived on the side of a netball court |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | Playing with amazing people and the feeling of winning and giving your all at something |
| Previous National Squads: | |
| Other interests: | Skiing, waterpolo, reading and fashion |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | |
| Role Models/Heroes: | My mum and my netball role model is Anna Harrison (nee Scarlet) |
Malia Paseka
| Nickname: | Mars |
| Place of Birth: | NZ |
| Year of Birth: | 1994 |
| Height: | 1.83m |
| Playing Positions/Role: | GS, GA |
| Previous Positions: | GS, GA, GK |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Mystics 2013, NZU21's NNSS |
| Age Started Playing: | 14 |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | Learning new skills |
| Previous National Squads: | NNSS, NZU21's |
| Other interests: | Sleeping, Eating, Baking |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Watching Movies |
| Role Models/Heroes: | Dad and Catherine Latu |
Rebekah Roache
| Nickname: | Bex |
| Place of Birth: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Year of Birth: | 1994 |
| Height: | 178 cm |
| Playing Positions/Role: | C, WD, WA |
| Previous Positions: | Shooter and Defender |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Winning with NZSS |
| Age Started Playing: | 11 |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | All the little things that come with the game like getting an intercept, making a good pass. |
| Previous National Squads: | NZSS |
| Other interests: | Touch and Art |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | |
| Role Models/Heroes: | Michael Jordan |
Tera-Maria Amani
| Nickname: | Tera |
| Place of Birth: | Otahuhu |
| Year of Birth: | 1993 |
| Height: | 1.83m |
| Playing Positions/Role: | GA/GS |
| Previous Positions: | GS/GA |
| Netball Career Highlights: | Winning Trans Tasman in 2010 |
| Age Started Playing: | 7 |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | The challenges and meeting really cool people |
| Previous National Squads: | NZ Under21s Squad 2011-2013 |
| Other interests: | Volleyball |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Watching TV |
| Role Models/Heroes: | My Family and Greg Inglis |
Toni Rinckes
| Nickname: | |
| Place of Birth: | Auckland |
| Year of Birth: | 1992 |
| Height: | 1.82m |
| Playing Positions/Role: | GK/GD |
| Previous Positions: | GS |
| Netball Career Highlights: | NZSS 2010, Counties Manukau NZC team 2012, and all my years with Papatoetoe Rangers. |
| Age Started Playing: | 8 years old |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | It never stops challenging me, and I enjoy getting to play with/against different people |
| Previous National Squads: | New Zealand Secondary schools (NZSS) 2010 |
| Other interests: | Travelling, other sports |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Spending time with friends/family, TV, shopping, going out for dinner, card games. |
| Role Models/Heroes: | My family and best friend |
Tuaine Keenan
| Place of Birth: | Auckland |
| Year of Birth: | 1992 |
| Height: | 1.82m |
| Playing Positions/Role: | WD, GD |
| Previous Positions: | WD, GD, GK |
| Netball Career Highlights: | LMC winners 2011 & 2012, MAGS Premier team 2007-2009 |
| Age Started Playing: | 12 |
| Best thing about playing Netball: | Good for the mind, body and soul. Friendships that last a lifetime |
| Previous National Squads: | NZ Emerging Talent Squad 2010-2011 |
| Other interests: | Food, Fashion, Music, Travel |
| Hobbies/Passtimes: | Op-shopping and cooking |
| Role Models/Heroes: | TeAroha and TeRina (Mum and Sister) |
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Stacey Hopwood
Ella Robertson
Livvie Kennedy
Kimberley Twine
Petro Swartz
Michaela Ellis
Natasha Fraser
Sarah Higgins
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Welcome to our August Newsletter,
Another busy month has flown by, and we are thankfully nearing the end of player contracting for the 2014 Northern Mystics Team. We are pleased to announce Bailey Mes, Erikana Pedersen, Elisapeta Toeava and Nadia Loveday who are our latest batch of signings, along with the appointment of Helene Wilson to Assistant Coach. Congratulations to Helene, who makes the step up from Under 23’s Coach into the ANZ Championship League.
Great to see the New Zealand Under 21’s doing well at the World Champs, and our very own Trish Wilcox, Coach of the Samoan team notching up some well-deserved wins. In saying that, an unfortunate turn of events for Kayla Cullen, who has returned home with a confirmed ruptured ACL.
The date for the Centre Forum has been altered due to a number of you not being able to attend – so please note a new date of Saturday 2nd of November from 10 am – 3 pm, and we will be advising you of the programme, and venue as soon as possible. I look forward to seeing as many representatives from centres as possible.
Julie Paterson – CEO Netball Northern Zone
COMMUNITY:
Trish Wilcox - Community Netball Manager – Trish is currently away in Glasgow, coaching the Samoan Under 23 Team, we wish Trish and the girls the best of luck!
- Attended Sport Northland Forum on Side-line Behaviour and Kiwi sport delivery in Whangarei.
- Working with Emma Haig ANC Development Manager to raise capabilities around regional partnership funded project delivering MTM and MLTM And coaching modules.
- Met with 3 Sport Northland Sports Advisors in Whangarei dealing with clubs, schools and centres in the Far North re. Conducting a Sport NZ WOF at Other Northland Netball Centres, this would be done in partnership with RST and Centres. To arrange meetings for September /October 2013
- Met with Robin Manihera (Coach force Coach), to discuss North Talent ID day and have now confirmed that this will be in line with NNZ TID age groups Yr9 – U17s , Dates 23rd 24th November 2013 , venues TBC
- Working with NNZ around the Regional Partnership Funding and the accountabilities.
- Collected in and collated all new world Volunteer Nomination Forms and sent in our nominations to NNZ
- Umpires - Zone Theory was sat by 52 umpires from our Zone on August 5th and applications for the 2nd NZ theory exam were received by August 9th. The Zone has 19 candidates for this.
- UNISS – Jan Skilton now attends weekly meetings at the Howick Netball Centre to work with the committee organising this tournament. Jan will be in charge of the 109 umpires and the umpire coaching panel and will oversee the allocations to the draw. We will also have 5 umpires from Oceania attending
HIGH PERFORMANCE:
Hamish Barton (High Performance Manager)
Now that the National Age Group representative season has come to an end, most centres will be completing reviews of their programmes, performing coach and player reviews. Performing reviews is one of the key areas that will allow continual development of the game, without a quality review process then nothing gets learnt and mistakes keep getting repeated year after year. The Northern Zone U23 programme is currently undergoing its review process and from that new learning’s will take place, shaping the way the programme is implemented for 2014. I have mentioned to a couple of centres the benefits of using an external company or programme to facilitate their coach reviews.
A programme that I am using to review the four U23 coaches is The Star Coach. This is a fantastic programme which allows your coaches to get good feedback from all their players about the programme that they delivered and covers aspects like communication, leadership, planning. If you would like more information on The Star Coach their website is- http://www.thestarcoach.com there is a cost for the use of this service but it is well worth the investment. I am planning to create review templates for the future that centres can download of the Northern Zone website and utilise for their reviews.
As one programme finishes another arrives! The Lion Foundation National Championships are a little over a month and a half away, we have 4 teams entered in that competition this year, Auckland Netball, Netball North Harbour, Netball Waitakere and the Counties Manukau Cluster Team. All four squads look extremely strong and I am sure we will see all four teams be hugely competitive at the LFNC. I want to wish all four teams all the very best and I’m sure we will have a national championship winning team come from our Zone.
- Centre programme review processes
- Development of quality Training Programmes
- Coach appointments with rep teams
- Identifying the key focus/philosophy for the centre around rep teams
- Interviews with Mystics Assistant Coach applicants completed
- Under 23 Coach selection will take place after LFNC
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS:
Tash Osborne (Marketing and Communications Manager).
It’s a busy time of year, as we begin the Mystics Membership process. A new Premium Gold Membership has been created this season, along with a revamp of Gold/Red and Blue. Corporate Hospitality prices are being confirmed and will be advertised out via Website and email format to past members.
The Northern Mystics website will undergo a major revamp –which is in the design process at the moment – so a fresh new sleek look for the 2014 Season. Northern Zone Facebook page and Website continue to grow in numbers which is great – please send me through any flyers, news and I will load up.
- 2014 Membership graphics completed
- 2014 Premium Gold and Platinum to go on Sale as soon as venue for x 1 game is confirmed
- Corporate Hospitality Graphics underway – complete revamp
- Website undergoing re vamp
- Aug Edition of Mystics Nation will be a “Guide to Membership” edition – so room to explain and prep Members for upcoming sales – and announce/advertise Premium Gold and Platinum options
- “Are you on board” Bus Graphic now in use – advertising Membership on sale soon – also used to promote Social Media (join us on Facebook, Twitter etc.)
- New merchandise photos underway – Merchandise page revamp
- Met with Auckland Blues Media and Marketing Manager – keen to cross promote – using Blues players in Mystics “Are you on board” Vids –etc.
- Draft in process for Channel North – video content
- Mystics - Facebook numbers at 8343 up from 8184
- Twitter Followers - 2668 up from 2589
- Instagram Followers (new) 38 up from 12 (once player appearances start etc. – numbers will rise)
- Zone - Facebook numbers at 449 up from 381
- Website – 4219 visitors (16th July – 16th Aug)