Return to Play Round Robin

From CDNA:-

We are pleased to say the fixtures for our Return to Play round robin are now live!! They are on our website now for you all

(https://cdna.net.au/domestic-fixtures/)

We had quite a few teams not wishing to take part in this round robin, so the fixtures have been carefully created to allow for adequate sections to still be in place but also for no byes to occur either. Many sections therefore have only 4 teams, but with no finals, the focus can remain purely on enjoying being together out on court. The 17/5 section is the only one to unfortunately have a bye, due to an odd number of teams, we are very sorry.

** Please find below important information that needs to be abided by and passed on **
 

COVID Protocols

• Please find attached a document outlining all of the important guidelines members need to know

Spectators

Duncan MacKinnon Reserve netball courts has a capacity limit of 500 people. Therefore, we will only be allowed to admit 1 parent / guardian / spectator maximum per person to attend. If anybody else would like to watch, they are welcome to watch freely from behind the fence in either the car park or the soccer oval. Please pass this information on.

Checking In

Checking in is mandatory for every adult and child who attends the courts. QR codes will be placed at every entrance and other court areas and CDNA COVID Safety Marshalls will be checking to see confirmation of checking in, so please have phones available to display upon request. The QR Code is attached.

Match Balls

CDNA will be providing match balls for all games

Uniforms

For this 5 week round robin only, uniform regulations have been eased. Players may wear whatever they are comfortable in, with a few limits to take note of:

• No pockets or sharp adornments on the clothes
• No jewellery may be worn
• No dangerous items such as hard peaked caps, inappropriate shoes,
• belts, baggy clothes that may be at risk of catching arms, hands or fingers
• Fingernails must still be cut short
• Teams must wear identical bibs to be identifiable to umpires and staff 

Bibs

CDNA will not be loaning bibs to teams, due to COVID protocols

Council Works

Council have commenced some works upstairs in the pavilion and have subsequently discovered some structural damage thought to be due to the earthquake and high winds. This has meant a specific area is currently considered unsafe and has therefore unfortunately resulted in some unavoidable but temporary changes for our competition management. We are told these are only supposed to last for 2 weeks but are still very important to take note of.

• CONTROL BOX – will be the first marquee on the grassed area
• SIREN / ANNOUNCEMENTS – without access to the PA system, we will be making any announcements through a megaphone and using an airhorn or the microphone siren to indicate the start/finish of the game
• SAFETY FENCES – have been erected around the building, so please be mindful when walking around them and make the most of the closest entrance to your court
• CANTEEN – the canteen is not able to open but we will be having a pop-up canteen under another marquee on the grassed area, where cold drinks and BBQ sausages will be available to purchase
• SCORING – scores will not be uploaded onto MyNetball until after the competition has finished, as we will not be accessing a computer in the control box marquee
• TOILETS – the change rooms will not be available during this time at all. Therefore we will open up the toilets underneath the stairs going up to the athletics side grandstand AND the two toilets around the corner to the very LEFT side of the pavilion, facing the soccer oval. The single public toilet will also be open as usual. Staff will assist you if needed.

ATHLETICS COMPETITION

Please note that Athletics are having a large meet for the next few weeks as well, meaning car parking will be tougher than usual, so please ensure you leave enough time!

Lastly, we are all so grateful to be able to get outside and back on court again and hope that this round robin is played within that spirit by everyone. Please be mindful that players haven’t played, umpires haven’t umpired, supervisors haven’t supervised and coaches haven’t coached, all for nearly 4 months, so make sure players warm up properly to avoid any injuries and please be patient, kind and positive to everyone around.

INVOICES

We will soon be invoicing all clubs / independent teams for all games they are fixtured for. Payment is of course welcome at any time but is not due until the completion of the final round. The Association remains flexible if teams are not able to compete due to a snap lockdown of a local school etc, and will do everything possible to avoid forfeits or walkovers, not penalising teams financially or on the scoreboard and taking each individual instance on a case by case basis.

Look forward to seeing you all out there!

Kind regards,

Penny Forrest
Netball Operations Manager

Any questions? Please contact secretary@stanthonysnetball.org.au (not CDNA)