Echunga Netball Newsletter

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Newsletter

IMPORTANT DATES

JULY Over next two weeks – raffle tickets will beissued, which we hope you will be able tosell – some great prizes are on offer

Wednesday 24th – Soup and Sizzle Nightat Training

AUGUSTSaturday 3rd – Yiros Stall at WoodsideCourts

Wednesday 14th – Soup and Sizzle Nightat Training

Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd –

raffle tickets must be returned by this date

FINALSFinals Weeks – Officials requiredFriday 23rd and Saturday 24th August –Semi FinalsFriday 30th and Saturday 31st August –Preliminary FinalsFriday 6th and Saturday 7th September –Grand Finals(It is absolutely essential that ENC

provides time keepers and scorers for

these three finals weekends. Closer to the

dates, we will be provided with more

information about numbers and times, but

if you are able to help please contact me

asap. Failure to fill these positions may

result in us being disqualified from finals

matches)

SEPTEMBER

Sunday 8th – Junior Presentation, 2-4pm,Echunga Primary School Hall

Friday 13th – Senior Presentation, 7pm at

the Hagen Arms

CAROLYNS CORNER

Hard to believe the season is drawing to a close. It only seems likeyesterday we had our first training followed by trials & hitting the court for the first time. 2013 sees us fielding 3 senior & 7 junior teams in thecompetition & it’s great to see the red & blue & the support of our Club ondisplay each week. We’ve been hard at work behind the scenes organising

various fundraising activities. Please continue your support of theseevents. While it’s wonderful to have our shed there, we still have work todo & loans to repay. I just want to take this opportunity to thank theCommittee, Coaches, Umpires & Team Managers for the hard work thatthey do & the time that you give to our Club. We have so many people thatput their hand up & without you all, we would not have the success both on& off the court that we do. Some of you do not have “titles” but the workyou do, however small a commitment you feel that is, does not gounnoticed.

We have many wonderful sponsors that have supported the Club thisseason. Please support them whenever you can & mention the EchungaNetball Club when you do. Our Patrons also provide wonderful support to

the Club & it's been great to see many of you at the courts on a Fridaynight or Saturday or helping us in whatever way you can offer. Many of youhave had a long connection with our Club & for you to keep giving back isappreciated. Thankyou to you all

As we hit the end of the season, I also want to remind you all, that theEchunga Netball Club plays hard, strong, team netball & in a spirit of sportsmanship that also recognises the respect that everyone contributingto the game deserves.

Good luck for the rest of the season & let’s see lots of

Red & Blue at Woodside throughout the finals matches

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We do however recognise that inappropriate use can lead to anti-social, or even

illegal behaviour. Facebook or any other Social Media is not to be used in a way

which negatively reflects on the game, or in a manner that is derogatory to any

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Team Reports

2013 – A Grade Report

Captain Felicity Duffield, Co-Vice Captains, Ashleigh Broadbent & Tiffany Vears, Bridget Sheehan, Wendy Paech,Kristy Newman, Jade Vanzo & Emily Bradley have made a tremendous start to the 2013 season as Echunga re-emerge as an A Grade contender. Our first game against Hahndorf was very much a get to know you match as team

personnel were still being finalised the Thursday night before. To the team’s credit they had a good win by 17 andhave excelled and built on this solid grounding, another good win against Littlehampton by 24 and we found ourselvesin 2nd position. Lobethal Lutheran came next indoors as we held fast against their undisciplined rough tactics andremained in 2nd position, winning by 7. Woodside Warriors came next and again we came away with another solidwin by 24, as Lobethal looked on worried at our strong commitment to the ball despite our Captain sitting on thebench due to an unwelcome cold. Along came our first lot of bad news, Emily had been away on a school trip andhas injured her knee – she’s unavailable until at least July. Lobethal next and an uncharacteristic first 3 quarters sawus behind by 11, but a much better final quarter reminded the Tigers of who they were up against as we suffered our first loss by a mere 7 goals. Thanks to Alex Bradley who sat on our bench – just in case! Our next lot of Bittersweetnews Jade Vanzo announces that she is having her second child and will not be able to continue the season, as wecongratulate Jade and family, wishing them all the best, the A Grade is currently down to 6 players and anxiously,though patiently awaiting the return of Emily Bradley, which we have a good news update, she’ll be back (all goingwell) early August. Thank you to Carmen Harkness who has stepped in to fill in for Emily and Jade. Carmen got a

very quick taste of nail biting netball as we came up against Nairne, we came away with a 1 goal win in what turnedout to be a rather physical match with all players competing to the last whistle. Thank you to Amy Nicholls who sat onthe bench for us “Just in Case”! This week also saw Lobethal lose to Loby Luth and all of a sudden we find ourselvesin 3rd position! Mt Barker are next and have crept in to 2nd spot on the ladder ahead of us, so now this game hasbecome a fight for 2nd spot. Alex Bradley joined the girls on the court for the 2nd half of this match as Kristy sat on thebench due to her unwelcome cold, and the team win comfortably by 28. Stop Press: Lobethal have lost to Nairnewhich puts us in first place on the ladder! First half of the round completed. We meet Hahndorf again and for somereason, I am as nervous as I was in Round 1 and 2. Perhaps I was worried about complacency? The team take thecourt and go about their business, solidly working, committed to the ball, focussed, team spirit engaged, supportive of each other, for ever looking for the easy option, in front, they begin to dominate all over the court. We win by 40.There is no disrespect to their opposition as they go about their business of winning the ball, no giggling, joking or laughing at their opponents. Thank you to Amy Nicholls who replaced Carmen at half time, Hahndorf play 3 Leagueplayers for the second half and still we dominate against this tactic as Echunga always have for as long as I have

played here! Still 100 % focus from the entire team, despite the changes! Out of all the games I think this one is theone that I am most proud of, the focus & concentration the team showed and the respect that they gave their opposition was one of a true champion team and an absolute credit to each and every one of them and the Club as awhole. Well done and Congratulations I am so proud to be a part of this team!Littlehampton round 9; the weather is Wintry the courts are slippery and Littlehampton is hungry for a win, but againour team spirit and bond remained unbroken, through rain, hail and shine, as the girls combined together to hold fastand finish the game ahead by 8! Thank you so much to Jess Bell who sat on the bench for us again “Just in Case”!Five matches left to the finals, we’ll take it game by game and finish as strongly as we started. Also a special thanksto Gillian Broadbent our Team Manager and Annette Bradley who is always there to lend a hand! Good Luck girls,

believe in yourselves, trust each other, and fire towards the finish!!

Leslie Vears



Team Reports

2013 – B1 Report

The B1 team started the season extremely well with a hard fought 3 goal win against Gumeracha. Alex Bradley &Shannon Earle combined beautifully in goals and were backed up by some great defence from Carmen Harkness &Hannah Whittall who finally made it onto the court after a slight Jewellery malfunction! The only blemish to the gamewas an injury to Amy Nicholls which would keep her on the sidelines for the next few weeks.

Our next game was against Hahndorf which we won quite easily. The girls worked extremely well as a team & JessBell in her first senior game & Emily Northcott were starting to find their feet in the mid court, again this was finishedoff with some great shooting by Alex & Shannon.We came up against the Lions next in what would prove to be a bit more of a challenge. Missing 2 of our playersmeant some positional changes had to be made, and even though everyone tried their best, the Lions proved to betoo accurate.

A win against Hahndorf Lutheran was followed by another one against Lobethal in horrendous conditions. The girlsbraved the cold & rain to play some amazing Netball, Bec Nicholls was outstanding in defence & Emily Young shonein the mid court on a very dreary day.

After the long weekend, an easy win against Nairne has been followed by 3 losses. Some teams coming up after re-grading hasn’t helped our position on the ladder but I look forward to working with the girls over the coming weeksand finding some winning form in the race to the Finals.Nick Schaefer

2013 – B’3 Report

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Cathy Rice



Team Reports

2013 – 17 Div 2 Report

Player numbers have been an issue in the 17’s with injury and holidays effecting the team regularly. Lucy Northcott,Millie Cummings, Kelly Chadbourne, Logan Long, Emily Young and Alana Girke are the 6 team members with LucilleLott having to stop playing after the 1st game because of knee issues. Bec Nicholls kindly took up the offer to becomea permanent fill in after the 2nd game of the season and has fitted in nicely with the rest of the girls. After resting theknee and seeing the specialist Lucille has been allowed to play again, which is fantastic. We have regular fill ins fromthe 15 div 1 team in Millie Vears, Tia Langston and Isabelle Sheehan who have all stepped up and made a strongcontribution in the team’s success and helped us out whenever we’ve needed.

The results of the season so far have been quite varied. The team went down in the first game after leading up to ¾time. This was follow by 2 significant wins, before regrading. The whole draw then changed and we then had another 4different teams to play. We’ve since had a 1 goal win, a 70 goal win and a 2 goal loss, which leaves us sitting top of theladder on percentage. It is great to see the improvement on court in all aspects of the game – decision making, leading,defending and backing yourself to go for a ball. Trainings, while not always in full attendance are always interesting andthere is nothing more satisfying as a coach to see what has been practiced during the week being put out on court in agame. While our draw will likely see us in finals, we still need to put the work in to improve our game and team workand challenge ourselves to step up to the next level if we want to achieve the grand final win.

Felicity Duffield


The 15 Div 1’s are sitting at 2nd on the ladder at the end of round 9 having won 8 games, only dropping the match totop of the ladder Lobethal. We are represented by Millie Vears & Tia Langston (CoCaptains), Lauryn Bradley, IzzySheehan, Renee Ward, Briella Duffield, Sienna Buchecker, Bec Rice & Gabe Nielsen. We had a rough start to theseason losing Lauryn for the first couple of months (recovered well & now back on court) only days before the firstmatch. We were then hit by the season ending injury to Sienna. At the time of writing this Sienna was undergoing her reconstruction & we wish her all the best for a return to the court as soon as the Doctors & Physios agree in a year or so. While injuries always cause disruption, we have also had the chance & fortune to give Briella (now a member of our team), Rosie Hayhurst, Chloe Schaefer, Ellie-Rose Merriman, Felicity Bevan-Giles & Grace Crowder a run in our team& it has not only been a great learning experience for them, they have all played really well & fitted into the team withease. How fortunate a Coach can be to have that support in the junior ranks. Well done girls!!! The 15 Div 1’s havebeen putting together some strong, solid passages of play & have been working very hard on their defensive actions aswell as timing in attack. Our challenge now will be to believe & trust in our game when we come up against Lobethal &Onkas again while not taking any of the other teams lightly. Trainings have been impressive (most of the time!!) & the

players are learning leadership by taking parts of each nights sessions, talking their teammates through the warm-ups/drills they have come up with. Thankyou to Annette Bradley for organising a roster for all the parents to assist us & of course, all the parents for supporting that as well as their support of the team each Saturday. A huge thanks also to our umpires, so willing to help out our Club. Good eyes girls (some of my parents will understand that ending!!! – given mesome good laughs, thanks guys!!!).Carolyn Downing



Team Reports


This year our 15 div 3 team consists of Rosie Hayhurst (C), Georgia Buchecker (VC), Isabel Berzins, Hannah Greatz,Claire Pitchford, Annabel Reuther, Chloe Scheafer and Emily Tickner. So far, our season has consisted of a no lossstreak with scores varying far and wide. Our first match against Gumeracha was a rush of adrenaline for coach

Ashleigh Broadbent and vice coach Rhianna Peacock, coming out with a one goal win. I think the words uttered byfirst time coach, Ashleigh were something along the lines of "never do that to me again. Now go warm down." Our second match against Mount Barker United was an easy defeat, winning 55 - 7. Only proving my point before hand, awildly inconsistent season. But coach is happy as long as its a win.

As the season continues to progress, as do the girls. They have been patient and willing with Ashleigh, being put inand out of "their positions". When I say patient I mean they do as they are told, with minimal arguing. Except for MsScheafer, "No, Ash, don’t put me in centre...dont do it" for such a small player such a large attitude prevails. One of the most patient and accepting perhaps; Hannah Greatz started the season as a WA and now consistently plays GKalongside GD Georgia Buchecker, a very dynamic duo resulting in many turn overs and goals for their team. Goergiaand Hannah provide height and effective rebounds and intercepts with every opposition in every match. WD/WAIsabel Burzins improves with every game she plays, the quiet achiever of the team can almost be forgotten in her silence, until she does something completely awesome on the court, then dawdles off at quarter time with an

expression on her face that just says "yeah, okay. What's next?" As quarter time is now the topic, I should mentionthat our break rituals consist of A) not listening to the coach. B) Having a quarterly bitch sesh' while the coach tries totalk or C) listening to the coach, sitting down and doing some meditating and visualizing ourselves kicking some bumthe next quarter.

Of course you can't win without scoring goals, and the girls responsible for that are Emily Tickner, Chloe Scheafer and Annie Reuther. These girls work well with each other, obviously not all at once of course, but with the height of Annie and Emily and the speed and agility of Chloe; whoever the opposition defenders are, they find themselvesstruggling for a contest.Claire Pitchford provides a strong defensive mid court component and a strong drive in attack as WD or WA. Our

centre position is filled by the captain Rosie Hayhurst who provides drive down the court and has a go at every

chance she gets. Rosie is the loudest voice on the court, always encouraging her team mates and offering

constructive criticism at breaks.

Ash Broadbent


The anticipation of the girls was present before they set out on the courts for their first game, but the nerves of whatthe year was going to hold for them was able to been seen through their smiles and laughter. They started off inblazing fashion with a convincing win over Gumeracha. The next game was much the same with a 10 goal win over HCCS. But that was where the adrenalin of the season seemed to take a step backwards, with the girls having to faceteams in next two rounds that were much more established as a group, who made the girls have to think more aboutworking as a team than as individuals. So two out of four was a pretty good start to the season and with these twowins under our belts we had secured ourselves a spot in div 1.With the chopping and changes of div’s with teamseither being brought up or moved down, the order of the teams on the ladder changed dramatically and we sawourselves facing the bottom of the ladder. (Continued next page)



Team Reports

But this only made the girls more determined and this showed with a 26 goal win over Hahndorf in the following

round. But as the team was finally starting to get their groove together we had an unfortunate set back with one of the

girls injuring themselves at school. This then meant our team was down to seven. The remaining seven soldiered on

with ups and downs that bring us to where we are now. We have climbed the ladder to be just out the top four but

there is still a high possibility that we can make it to finals. I do believe the girls have it in them as they have began to

mould together and work more as a team than individual players and by doing this they have seen the results of their

hard work. The season is now into its tenth round with a further four games to go after that. The weather, well that’s

has been interesting contributor to our Friday night games. We’ve had our fair share of shocking weather conditions.

But this is expected when you take part in an outdoor winter sport, and though it may be deterring for some these girls

and though they may not be as happy about it, they it still step out on the courts and give the games their all.

But apart from taking part in this team, some of my girls have been regularly called up to fill in for other teams and acouple are even full time players in other teams. So I’d just like commend these girls for taking that step to help theclub out. But all my girls deserve a round of applause for turning up every Friday night and giving each game their all.I can’t wait to see what the rest of the season has installed for us.Emily Bradley


The Echunga under 13's div 3 have had a strong year so far with seven wins and two losses. The team has workedwith impressive skill, proven in their team work and steady rise on the division ladder. The defence has been workingwell through the year with Anais Falzon's shadowing and intercept skills and Maddie Broadbent's interception talentand hard work in the defensive third. Madelyn Jones has been working hard on her player, putting in 100% effort intoevery game. The mid court has been moving quickly with Tilly King running a tough centre court and Poppy Kentishcreating options and space through the corridors. Versatile Talia Smith has been working well at both ends of thecourt using her tight game to shut down the attack and strong leads to keep possession of the ball. Shooters, AnnikaTobin and Grace Crowder have been putting up the shots in the goal circle, moving the ball around the ring andmaking accurate passes. Riley Schaefer, who is currently our reserve, has been playing fantastically, opening up thecourt and playing at an under 13s level. We're very appreciative of Riley's help and we thank her for her efforts andskills.

We're very proud of the girls efforts so far this season and we hope that they'll keep up the good work. The girls arealways putting in 110%, listening to advice and trying to incorporate techniques we practice at training into the game.The team is grateful to all the support, advice and help from the parents and committee members who have beeninvolved this season. It is greatly appreciated and needed.Thankyou.Sienna (coach) and Sam (assistant coach) Buchecker.



Team Reports


We (Alana Girke and Kelly Chadbourne) have been delighted to coach the Under 11 div 2s this season, the team

consists of Jenny Gray, Georgie Reuther, Alanah Taylor, Georgina Kelman, Riley Schaefer, Eloise Penno, Eva

Falzon, Breah Marston and Holly Wyatt. This season we have both won and lost, and currently sit 4th on the

competition ladder. With Georgie, Alanah, and Jenny in the attack end and hardly missing a goal, Georgina, Holly and

Riley always working hard to bring the ball down the court, and Eva, Breah and Eloise building a wall in the defensive

end. The girls always work well together on Saturdays and come together as a team nicely. The girls are always on

time for games, and make the effort to come to training every week despite the weather. We hope that we will make

the finals at the end of season and have a successful year, keep it up girls.

Alana Girke & Kelly Chadbourne

2013 - 9 & UNDER Report

We have a great team this year who are learning heaps, really keen, and having lots of fun both at training and ongame days.

We are in Div 1 this year and have had a great season, having won about half of our games so far and the girlsworking towards learning all of the positions.Georgia-Mae Taylor, Sophie Vears, Imogen Ryan, Georgia Crowder, Millie Koster, Lilly Filsell, Javre Brooks andLucinda Moran who are in their second year, have been joined by Charlotte Phillips and Chelsea O’Neill. Our newplayers have fit into the team well. A team of 10 is challenging to place on court often with a number of positions beingplayed by a single player each game in order to let everyone have a fair go, but at the same time, with sickness andholidays throughout the season is also a blessing!!!It has been great having the new shed for those wet training nights and we appreciate all the effort and years of planning it has taken.I would like to thank the team parents for their support both with assistance at training, and for turning up on time on

Saturdays when it might be 2 degrees and/or raining. I would also like to thank Holli Kemp for assisting me this year,

who although is not playing netball herself still wanted to come and help out at the club.

Emma Crowder



Team Reports

Mid Hills Rep & Mt Lofty Academy

Fantastic to see all the Echunga players at Rep & Academy trials at the end of the 2012 season. Trialling is a hugelearning experience especially in the younger age groups when you have 60-80 players vying for the 20 places in theteams. Congratulations to the following Echunga players that have represented Mid Hills so well this carnival season& to our Coaches Wendy Paech (15 Div 1) & Carolyn Downing (17‘s):

13’s - Jess Bell & Grace Crowder (Div 1) & Georgia Buchecker (Div 2)15’s - Sienna Buchecker & Millie Vears (Div 1)17’s - Ashleigh Broadbent & Bridget Sheehan

Echunga is also one of the biggest trialling Clubs in the Mt Lofty Academy programme. 20 players in each age groupare chosen from the Region (Mid Hills & Hills) & attend sessions held roughly once a month along with a Camp beforeselections for the Academy teams are made at a Carnival in Murray Bridge. Congratulations to all of our players whowere chosen in the initial squads of 20.

13’s - Grace Crowder, Briella Duffield & Kaitlin Roberts17’s - Bridget Sheehan, Millie Vears & Sienna Buchecker

The Academy teams of 10 players then compete at a Carnival at Elizabeth before attending the RegionalChampionships at Netball SA Stadium. These were held on the 10th & 11th July. Congratulations to Grace, Briella &Kaitliin on being chosen in the 13’s team & for your performances over the 2 days. Well done girls!!!

Bridget & Millie were both members of the 17’s team which made it all the way to the Grand Final only to fall by 1 goalat the final whistle. It’s been over a decade since Mt Lofty played in the Grand Final & you both played some greatnetball over the 2 days. Yes, you are disappointed but you can both be proud of your games.

Trials for both Rep & Academy will be held after the season is over. Keep an eye out for information or just ask in you

have any questions. Already heard that 2 of our 9’s can’t wait for trials & their chance to play Mid Hills!!!

SAPSASA Netball

The SAPSASA Netball competition is open to all school students in years 6 and 7. Around 80 girls trialled from allaround the district for selection in the 2 teams to represent the ‘Barker Region’. The teams were placed in Division 3and Division 7 for the SAPSASA State Carnival. Although school based the Echunga Netball Club was once againwell represented.

Div 3 Grace Crowder (year 6) and Briella Duffield (year 6)Div 7 Felicity Bevan-Giles (year 7) and Kaitlin Roberts (year 6)

The girls participated in a 5 day Carnival from the 20th – 24th May at Netball SA Stadium (formerly ETSA Park) wherethey played against other SAPSASA Regional Teams from across South Australia.

The Div 3 team finished 8th in their competition whilst the Div 7 team finished 6th a commendable effort given the girlsonly had 2 training sessions as a team prior to the event.

It was a wonderful opportunity for the girls to meet new people, create friendships and play in a team with girls that

they would normally play against. (Not to mention 5 days off school to play the game they love).



Team Reports

Net-Set-Go 2013

This year the Net-Set-Go program brought nine enthusiastic, young netballers to the Echunga netball courts every

Monday afternoon for 8 weeks. There was quite a mixed age range this year so the girls had to learn how to adapt to

the different skill levels of their team members. With my focus for this year on footwork, passing and defenders, the

girls had lots of fun swapping through the roles of attacker, passer and defender and by the end of it everyone wantedto be the defender because they were allowed to beat the attacker to the ball. The girls all had lots of fun and I believe

they’ve become better friends with each other as well as improving their netball skills. Thanks goes to Carolyn for

organising and presenting the Barbie packs which were a big hit with the girls. Thanks also goes out to Jo for all her

support on the managerial side of things and Ashleigh for filling in as coach when I was away. I loved spending time

with these girls and I hope to see them either on the court for Echunga or back at net-set-go next year.

Umpire Coordinator & Rec Grounds Rep

Narelle Schaefer

Carmen Harkness

Social Media

Phil Crowder

Nic Kentish

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President

Carolyn Downing

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Treasurer/Records Officer

Jo Hayhurst

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Secretary

Annette Bradley

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Nerissa Vears

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