Club Training Day

Saturday 6 September

This Saturday!

Player attendance required

A big thank you to everyone who has registered to play this Summer. Registrations are now closed and we have a record number of players and teams.

Of course, this means we need a record number of volunteers so please read our plea for coaches below and consider getting involved.

Note:

Wear sports gear and good footwear, not your netball uniform
Don't forget the sunscreen and bring water
The standard no jewellery rules apply, including no taped over piercings (more on jewellery below)

Uniform orders

Orders placed via PlayHQ will be available for collection on Saturday.

Jackets and customised hoodies take approximately six weeks to make, so availability depends on when you ordered.

Location

Session times

Age group	Time
Under 11	12.45 - 1.45 pm
Under 13	2.00 - 3.00 pm
Under 15 & 17	3.15 - 4.15 pm
Opens	4.30 - 5.30 pm

Coaches urgently needed

This upcoming season is—without exaggeration—our biggest yet. Our club is run entirely by volunteers and we have never been more in need of coaches and team managers.

We have a genuine, pressing need for you to get involved. We'd love loads of parents to jump in and help out however they can. It's not unusual that one (exhausted) person (Club Secretary, Cathie) finds herself coaching three teams in one season (her role is SO undemanding... not).

It is genuinely fun

Camaraderie is just one of the many things that make us such a great club to be part of. (Here's another one - six of our seven teams made finals last season, four came out winners.)

Perhaps this Q&A will convince you

Never coached netball before?
We'll support you!
Don't know the rules?
You'll be coaching a grand final team in no time!
Not available every week?
Share the role with another parent, or set up a coaching co-op!
Hate netball?
Hahaha. No you don't.
The unfortunate reality is that if we can't find coaches, we may be forced to have parents share the co-coaching and management their child's team, on a rotational basis. Please get in touch by email.

Jewellery & Nails Policy

The Association (SAUCNA) has a strict policy with which our club complies. It is important that you know and comply with the policy. It exists to ensure player safety. Umpires will not allow anyone in contravention of this policy on court.

If you/your child have Christmas piercings in mind consider getting it done as an early gift, when the season breaks for holidays. They'll be in for the required 6 weeks and can be removed when season starts up again in 2026.

The SAUCNA Jewellery & Nails Policy

Players shall not wear adornments (jewellery, bobbles, combs, metal headbands, hair beads, earrings, studs or other accessories), including those plaited into the hair.
Piercings cannot be taped; they must be removed
Players are NOT permitted to play with piercings of any type.
Diarth piercings, in the ear/s, may be worn once a medical certificate has been presented to the relevant subcommittee Secretary and permission received in writing.
A wedding ring may be worn, but only if it is taped.
Umpires shall ensure that each player has short and smooth fingernails before each player is permitted to play.
No player shall play with long or sharp nails under any circumstances.
As per the World Netball 2024 Rule 3 (part 12h), hair must be suitably tied back.

Key dates for Summer season

Dates	What’s happening
31 August 2025	Summer registrations close
13 — 17 Oct 2025	6 team grades commence
20 — 24 Oct 2025	All teams playing
10 — 14 Nov 2025	Regrading week
08 — 12 Dec	Last week before Summer break
13 Dec 2025 — 25 Jan 2026	Summer break (happy holidays everyone!)
26 — 30 Jan	First week post-Summer break
02 — 06 March	Last week of Minor round
09 — 13 March	Semi Finals
16 — 20 March	Grand Finals

Burnside City Netball Club would like to acknowledge the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains as the traditional owners of the land on which we train and play.
We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

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