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Age Requirements

Age Turning Eligible Section
5 NET
6 NET
7 NET
8 9 & Under Modified - SET
9 & Under Normal Rules - GO
9 9 & Under Modified - SET
9 & Under Normal Rules - GO
10 11 & Under
11 11 & Under
12 13 & Under
13 13 & Under
14 15 & Under
15 15 & Under
16 17 & Under or Open
17 17 & Under or Open
18+ OPEN

By-Laws

SNA By-Laws

SNA By-Laws Updated 19th Feb 2024

Covid Guidelines

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Child Safety

Our Association is a Child Safe Organisation. We commit to providing a safe environment for children in netball and we follow the principles and benchmarks Netball Victoria has in place.  

Our Association agrees to comply with the Child Safety Standards through the Child Safety in Netball Code of Conduct and the Child Safety in Netball Policy.  

NETBALL VICTORIA COMMITMENT TO CHILD SAFETY
Every person in the netball community has a responsibility to understand their role in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people in our care.

Netball Victoria is committed to promoting and protecting the rights of children and preventing abuse from occurring by fostering a culture where children feel safe and empowered.

We also seek to ensure the cultural safety of First Nations children, children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and children with a disability.

Child Safety – Coaches/Team Managers & Umpires

ALL Coaches/Team Managers MUST have a current Volunteer Working with Children’s Check.  Please forward a copy of your WWCC to your club Administrator, to be kept on record confidentially.

ALL Umpires 18+ MUST have a current Volunteer Working with Children’s Check.  Please forward a copy of your WWCC to your club Administrator, to keep on record confidentiality.   If not associated with a Club, please forward a copy of your WWCC to the SNA Office Administrator at: office@sheppna.com.au

Any personal information provided directly to the SNA will be held on file with the strictest of confidentiality.

Working with Children’s Checks are Free of Charge for Volunteers

Standard 1
Organisations establish a culturally safe environment in which the diverse and unique identities and experiences of Aboriginal children and young people are respected and valued.

Standard 2
Child safety and wellbeing is embedded in organisational leadership, governance and culture.

Standard 3
Children and young people are empowered about their rights, participate in decisions affecting them and are taken seriously.

Standard 4
Families and communities are informed and involved in promoting child safety and wellbeing.

Standard 5
Equity is upheld, and diverse needs respected in policy and practice.

Standard 6
People working with children and young people are suitable and supported to reflect child safety and wellbeing values in practice.

Standard 7
Processes for complaints and concerns are child focused.

Standard 8
Staff and volunteers are equipped with the knowledge, skills and awareness to keep children and young people safe through ongoing education and training.

Standard 9
Physical and online environments promote safety and wellbeing while minimising the opportunity for children and young people to be harmed.

Standard 10
Implementation of the Child Safe Standards is regularly reviewed and improved.

Standard 11
Policies and procedures document how the organisation is safe for children and young people.

Resources:

Netball Victoria Documents

Websites:

Online Learning:

Parents and Spectators:

  1. Encourage children to participate if they are interested. However, if a child is not willing, do not force them.
  2. Focus upon the child’s efforts and performance, rather than the overall outcome of the event. This assists the child in setting realistic goals related to their ability by reducing the emphasis on winning.
  3. Teach your child that honest effort is as important as victory so that the result of each game is acceptable without undue disappointment.
  4. Encourage your child to always play by the rules.
  5. Never ridicule or yell at your child for making a mistake or losing a competition.
  6. Remember your child should be involved in netball for their enjoyment, not yours.
  7. Remember your child learns best by example. Applaud good play by both your team and by members of the opposing team.
  8. If you disagree with an official or umpire, raise the issue through the appropriate channels, rather than questioning the official’s/umpire’s judgment and honesty in public. Remember, most officials give their time and effort voluntarily for your child’s involvement.
  9. Support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from junior sporting activities.
  10. Recognise the value and importance of volunteer coaches. They give their time and resources to provide recreational activities for your child and deserve your support.
  11. Support your club officials in maintaining the highest standard of behaviour both on and off the field for the betterment of the Association and your family. Offer your assistance to the team that your child is playing in so that every opportunity is being provided for the very best supervision and support. Your involvement will give both yourself and your child far more satisfaction.
  12. Avoid use of derogatory language based on gender or race.

SNA Drawn Games

INF-RulesofNetball2020.pdf – Pages 19 & 20

4. MATCH DURATION

4.2 EXTRA TIME
Before a match begins the event organiser may advise teams and umpires that, in the event that scores are tied at full-time, extra time will be played to determine a winner. The length of each half will also be specified. The following procedure will apply:

    1. There is an interval of 4 minutes at the end of full-time. (This will vary at the SNA depending on game lengths)
    2. Extra time consists of two halves of equal length, not exceeding 7 minutes each, with a half-time interval of 1 minute. Teams change ends at half-time.
    3. The first centre pass in each half is taken by the team entitled to the next centre pass.
    4. In the event of a tie remaining at the end of extra time, a visual signal is placed at the official bench to indicate that play will continue until one team leads by two goals. (At the SNA umpires decide on a visual sign with the current scorers in the event of an ongoing tie)

Grading System

SNA Winter Competition

Senior Regrading – Week 3 of the Competition
Junior Regrading – Week 4 of the Competition

Coaches and Team Managers are invited in to discuss team regrading with the SNA Convenors. Request forms are issued in the week prior to regrading for teams to submit if wishing to move or stay in their current sections.

Regrading is optional, however, if it is felt a team needs to be moved up or down in a section for the benefit of all, the SNA will make the decision to do so.

Photography Policy

INT011 – Child Safeguarding Policy Version 1.1 1 January 2023 – Appendix 4.pdf (netball.com.au)

Photography

Young People have the right not to be photographed and it should only be done so with theirs and a parent or carers permission. It should also be done in the presence of other adults.

Photography/Videography at SNA is allowed under the following conditions: 

Persons wishing to take photographs at the Shepparton Netball Association must abide by this policy.  

Children are to be photographed or videoed while involved in Netball at the SNA, only if: 

  1. All photography context is directly related to participation in Netball at the Shepparton Netball Association. 
  2. The Child is appropriately dressed and posed. 
  3. The image is taken in the presence of other personnel. 
  4. CONSENT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO YOU BY BOTH TEAMS AND UMPIRES THAT APPEAR IN THE PHOTO, OR BY THE SNA. 

 Relevant Organisations and Persons must not distribute images or videos (including as an attachment to an email) to anyone other than the child photographed and their parent, without consent, knowledge or approval from the person/s concerned. 

Images (digital or hard copy) are to be stored in a manner that prevents unauthorised access by others and will be destroyed or deleted as soon as they are no longer required. 

 Images are not to be exhibited online or in publications without parental knowledge and approval, or such images must be presented in a manner that de-identifies the child.  Any caption or accompanying text must be checked so that it does not identify a child if such identification is potentially detrimental. 

Photographs/Video footage is for personal use only and will not be used in a manner deemed adverse or defamatory to the subject(s) nor used for any commercial gain.  

Accept the right to privacy of every person.  No photography/video footage is to be taken of any team/individual who have/has not given prior consent.   

Images and sound will not be manipulated in an inappropriate manner. 

Exercise particular care for the welfare of children in photography/filming involving them. 

Policies

Weather Policies
Netball is an all-weather sport and fixtured games will proceed in most weather conditions. Teams must turn up, ready to play.

  • Hot Weather Policy
    If the temperature reaches above 35 degrees, games will be cancelled.
  • Wet Weather Policy
    In the event of extreme wet weather conditions, the Convenors will make a timeslot-by-timeslot decision and notify Team Managers accordingly.

Grievance Policy
4.1 In the event of a Club/Team/Player violating any SNA rules or by Laws that Club/Team/Player violating shall be liable to a fine, suspension or expulsion at the discretion of the Section Committee. If the Sectional Committee cannot resolve the dispute, then it must be referred to the Disputes and Grievance Clause in the Statement of Rules.

Single Game Voucher Policy
Single Game Vouchers (SGV) will be limited to four (4) vouchers only for the Saturday Winter Competition and the Night Competition.  Single Game Vouchers do not cover training.

Fair Play Policy
The Victorian government’s new Fair Play Code – a code of conduct for sport and recreation in Victoria – outlines the standards of behaviour expected for everyone involved in sport & recreation.  The Code sends a clear message that bad behaviour, violence, cheating and intimidation has no place in sport.

There are five core values that underpin fair play:

  • integrity 
  • respect
  • responsibility
  • fairness
  • safety
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