Please be aware that Hamersley Netball Club has now changed to Macquarie Bank. The new bank details can be found here. All payments need either your MyNetball Participant ID or Name as reference.

Start planning your year, the 2019 Hamersley Calendar is out now! Registrations open 2 January.
Trials commence 3 Feburary. For further information please visit our Registrations & Trials page.

Representatives from the four WANL clubs with a Men's team licence for 2019-2021, met with Netball WA to discuss the results of the 2018 Men's WANL survey. After reviewing the survey results and discussing as a group, it was agreed that each WANL club would offer a number of players a spot on their Men's list for 2019. The remaining positions in the team would then be offered via a trials process. Curtin Hamersley Comets are excited to announced the following players who accepted their offer: Joel Anderson
Kristofah Charlie
Alistair Gray
James King
Robert King A trial on Friday 14 December 2018, 7:00pm at Curtin University Stadium will be used to determine the remaining offers. If you are interested in trialling please complete this Trial Registration Form.

Stay up-to-date with all things Curtin Hamersley Comets and follow the new Facebook page and Instagram.

The Curtin Hamersley Comets Trial Registration Form for Women's Open and 20U teams is now open. Registrations close 7:00pm Thursday 6 December 2018. Men interested in playing for Curtin Hamersley Comets should complete the Netball WA Survey before Wednesday 13th November 2018 and select 'Hamersley-Curtin Netball Club' as their first choice. Pending confirmation from Netball WA and the Men’s WANL working group, more information about trials for the Men’s Team will be available here shortly. For further information visit our new Curtin Hamersley Comets page.

Curtin Hamersley Comets is a collaboration between Curtin University and Hamersley Netball Club Inc. Awarded a WA Netball League Licence for 2019-2021, Curtin Hamersley Comets will enter teams into the Women’s Open and 20U divisions, and the Men’s Open division. Based at Curtin University Stadium, the Comets teams will train in the world class Curtin Stadium and Fitness Centre. For further information visit our new Curtin Hamersley Comets page.

Curtin Hamersley are pleased to announce the following Head Coaches appointments for the WANL 2019 season: Women's Open Head Coach: Alexis Stevens
Women's 20U Head Coach: Brianna Barber
Men's Open Head Coach: Amanda Love
Trial forms for the Women’s teams will be available shortly. Information about the Men’s team trials is pending confirmation by Netball WA and the Men’s WANL working group.

Save the Dates - more details to come!
Curtin Hamersley will be holding WANL trials on the following dates: Women's Open
Friday 7 December: 7-9pm, and
Friday 14 December: 7-9pm Women's 20U
Friday 7 December: 5-7pm, and
Friday 14 December: 5-7pm Mens
Mens time and date still to be confirmed
A trial registration form will be available on our website soon. For further information on the WANL competition please visit Netball WA's website.

The 2018 Annual Awards photos are now up in our Gallery. A big thank you to Linda Firth, our club photographer, for taking such great photos as usual. Also check out Lyn Pemberton's little impromptu video of our past Premiership Flags. Great work Lynni!

The 2018 Team Photos are now up in our Gallery. The Annual Awards photos are coming soon...

Not long to go now! We can't wait to see you all at our 2018 Annual Awards High Tea at the beautiful and luxurious Joondalup Resort on Sunday 21 October. Click or tap here for directions. Proceedings start at 1:30pm and are due to finish at 5:00pm. Please remember there is a dress code: Cocktail attire, strictly no jeans or thongs ladies and gentlemen!

Metro League registrations are now open! WDNA will be selecting players for 1 team of the following age groups to compete in the new Metro League competition: 14U (born 2005 or 2006)
16U (born 2003 or 2004)
18U (born 2001 or 2002)
Open (born 2000 or before) PLEASE NOTE: Players must have played at WDNA in 2018. This competition will be held at the State Netball Centre on Friday evenings starting on 8th February and finishing with finals on 5th April, dates and times TBC by Netball WA. Those selected into Metro League teams will be ineligible to compete in the TACT program and STSAC weekend. Training sessions will commence after trials on Monday evenings with a break over the Christmas holidays, starting back on 21st January. Trial Dates
Monday 12 November 6:00pm - 8:00pm (14U & 16U only) Monday 19 November 6:00pm - 8:00pm (all age groups) Sunday 25 November 4:00pm - 6:00pm (all age groups) Registrations will close on Wednesday 7 November at 4:00pm. No late registrations will be accepted. Any coaches interested in being a part of Metro League, please contact Sarah East ADO development@wdna.net.au.

If you are a talented and passionate coach we want to hear from you! Curtin Hamersley are seeking applications for the following WANL coaching positions: Head Coach Women's 20U Head Coach Men's Open Head Coach Assistant Coaches Interested coaches should refer to the position descriptions above and the Coach Selection Policy. A completed Coach Application Form should be submitted before 5pm Sunday 21 October 2018. If you are after more information please contact Lyn Pemberton.

Netball WA will be holding a WANL 2019 - 2021 Players Information Session at the State Netball Centre on Wednesday 24th October 2018 at 6:00pm. This session is to inform all players of the new structure of the WA Netball League and the Player Pathway. The session will also inform players about the new Player Points System that will be used in the WA Netball League from 2019 onwards. If you are interested in attending please RSVP to Heath Bailey, NWA Sport Development Coordinator – Competitions at heath.bailey@netballwa.com.au by Friday 19 October 2018.

This issue includes a full report of the Grand Finals, our inaugural Fundraising Raffle winners, Amy Fuller's and Sarah Campbell's 150 games, Hayely Butler's and Rachel Cairney's 250 games, WDNA awards to Nicole Mann and Kenisha Simiyu, a synopsis of our 2018 Leadership Program and a Q&A with Men's WANL Player Connor Rawlings... plus an engagement announcement! Tap here to read it or head over to our Resources page where the Hamlets are kept.

Congratulations to the following athletes who were successful in selection for the Fever in Time (FIT) Program: 17 & Under
Emily Alexander, Elizabeth Dronfield, Chloe Harrison, Emily Hathaway, Anzel Jansen, Keisha Kean and Charley Rafferty. 19 & Under
Olivia Fowler, Meg Gibson, Georgia Morgan, Sydney Rafferty, Toni-Marie Smith and Hana Stokes.

The off-season is an ideal time to make some steps forward with strength and base fitness without worrying about fatigue effects prior to games and training. The Term 4 program will focus on Strength Endurance and Cross Training. Warwick Workout Special Offer! In Term 4 there is the option to add on an extra 10 casual gym passes for just $50 (usually $150!). That way your daughter can come into the gym outside of the planned session. Please note if your child is under 16 they need to be accompanied by you at all times. Therefore, the offer is also there for parents: 10 session casual gym pass for just $50 (usually $150) – add on your 10 session pass when you book online. You’ll be able to pick up your access card at the start of next term. If you and your daughter both get a causal gym pass you’ll be given an additional session each week for you to do together. Visit our Strength & Conditioning page for further details. Registrations close 3 October 2018.

Congratulations to all our playing and non-playing leaders for completing the 2018 HNC Leadership Program. The program aimed to strengthen our club culture to ensure repeated success both on and off the court. Participant feedback will be used to shape the 2019 program. A big thank you to our 2018 Leadership Consultant Karly Gaudagnin for running the sessions and helping to grow leadership skills within the club.

Team 12 won our first Premiership for the day against Team 11. It was a closely contested game right up to the final whistle, keeping all spectators on the edge of their seats! Team 12 won by 1 goal but we are very proud of both teams efforts. Congratulations to Ellen Gastevich who was awarded MVP for the match. After being down by 11 goals at quarter time, 6 at half time and 3 at three quarter time, Team 4 took out the win against Steelers by 8 goals - a massive 19 goal turnaround!! Congratulations to Grace Moran who was awarded MVP for the match. It was great to see so many of you at our Sundowner. Thanks to Mel Hunter for organising what is now becoming an annual event.

Good luck to (L to R) Chloe Ramsay (Reserve), Giorgia Pizzando, Brianna Barber (Coach), Taya Herangi (Centre Court Captain) and Tori Leaver who are representing WA at the 12U State School Girls Championships in Darwin 15 - 21 September 2018. Congratulations to Bri for also being awarded the Netball WA Bette Allison Coach Scholarship! For all the latest results and news follow the School Sport Western Australia Facebook page.

Congratulations to Kenisha Simiyu from Team 8 who has just been awarded the 2018 WDNA Most Improved Intermediate Umpire Award. Kenisha was also a WDNA Mentor Umpire for WDNA in the Green Shirts and Junior Squads.

Congratulations to Nicole Mann from Team 3 who has been awarded the WDNA Rising Coach Award. This award acknowledges the accomplishments of a coach within Wanneroo Districts Netball Association who has shown commitment to both the Association and the advancement of their coaching skills.

Congratulations to Rachel Cairney (née Mizen) from Team 2 for playing her 250th game for Hamersley Netball Club on Saturday! A massive effort from one of our newest mums - Rach you are a fantastic player and the club is blessed to have you giving it 110% on the court week in week out. Keep being the awesome club person that you are!

The Hamersley Netball Club Raffle was drawn on Saturday 25 August 2018 and the results were; 1st Prize - $1,000 cash won by Lisa Lemus. 2nd Prize - Keratin Hair Smoothing Treatment won by Colleen Pierson. 3rd Prize - Exofit Training Systems voucher won by Giorgia Pezzando. 4th Prize - Sonos Play 1 Speaker won by Arina Fouche. 5th Prize - Hear Us Raw voucher won by Shailin Mandalia. Three prizes were awarded for the most raffle tickets sold. Congratulations to Lyn Pemberton, Sienna Keeling and Zoe Hunter who sold the most tickets for the club. Congratulations to all our winners!! Due to the generous support of our raffle sponsors and the great efforts of all our Hamersley Netball Club family, we successfully raised $5,800 for the club. This is a fantastic effort, so from the fundraising committee members, a big thank you!! Please note that the following raffle books were excluded from the draw; 0241-0260; 0381-0400; 1161-1180; 1921-1940; 2181-2200; 4641-4660. If you purchased a ticket from any of these raffle books, please contact Leanne Spivey on 0438 944 473.

Last year Hamersley signed up to the Play by the Rules Let Kids Be Kids campaign, in support of stopping poor sideline behaviour. As a club, we mostly have excellent sideline behaviour, however as the pointy end of the season approaches tension can rise, so it is imperative poor sideline behaviour does not creep in. At Hamersley, we expect our sidelines to be positive and to reward great skill or effort with a “Well Done” or a “Good Job” cheer. You must leave coaching comments and player feedback to the team coach. Also, comments relating to the umpiring are not acceptable. If things on the court aren’t going as well as you’d like, a “Go Hamersley” cheer is recommended or to keep quiet. Tips for Players Tips for Parents Tips for Coaches It’s important for our sideline supporters to model excellent sideline behaviours, and for us to hold each other accountable for any behaviours that aren’t appropriate. Let’s keep up the great work and ensure that leading into finals our club has an excellent sideline culture!

Netball WA has just announced that Hamersley Netball Club in partnership with Curtin University Sport and Recreation (along with a number of other organisations) have successfully obtained a licence to enter the West Australian Netball League (WANL) for 2019 - 2021. You can read the full Netball WA announcement here. This is very exciting news for Hamersley! In a joint venture with Curtin University, Hamersley will be able to provide its members a direct pathway opportunity from club netball to WANL, the state’s preeminent netball competition. Three teams will be entered into WANL; League, 20U and Men’s. An information session for Hamersley members (and parents) will be held on Saturday 1st September from 9:00am - 10:00am at the Wanneroo Rugby Club Rooms. Members who currently play or aspire to play WANL are highly encouraged to attend. If you have any immediate questions please direct them to: Alexis Stevens
Club President
Hamersley Netball Club Inc.

Congratulations to Hayley Butler from Team 9 for playing her 250th Game for Hamersley Netball Club on Saturday! What an amazing milestone for a player that works so hard on and off the court. Well done Hailz we are very proud of you.

Netball WA 17U & 19U Fever in Time (FIT) - State Academy Phase Trials registrations are now open. The Fever in Time Program provides the best opportunities for young players to develop and maximise their abilities in netball. Netball WA runs the program with the aim of developing targeted athletes and to bring success to WA at the National Netball Championships. Please visit Netball WA's website for further information on the FIT program, registration details and State Team Program.

We now have a mobile friendly Hamlet! This issue includes a report on our Cake Stall, the story of Janine Friday's Journey to 355 Games, details about our inaugural Club Raffle draw, news articles relating to this years Annual Awards, coverage of the 2018 STS Association Championships, a celebration of achievements of our Club Representatives, an article about Sideline Behaviour and a report on our Pink Sports Day... plus more!! Tap here to read it or head over to our Resources page where the Hamlets are kept.

Thank you to all the teams who sent through their photos from our recent Pink Sports Day supporting BCNA. We have now added them to our Gallery. You can read a full report on this great day by our Head of Social Events Aimee Armstrong in our August Hamlet.

Congratulations to Kimmy Smith, and Amy Fuller (Manager) who have been selected to represent WA at the Marie Little OAM Shield for women with an intellectual disability. Named after disability netball pioneer, Marie Little OAM, this competition sees teams from each state compete and this year will be held in Queensland from 5 - 7 October.

Congratulations to Sarah Campbell from Team 2 for playing her 150th Game for Hamersley Netball Club on Saturday! We are super proud of you Sezzy.

Congratulations to Chelsea Cook, Keisha Kean, Taryn Smith (Assistant Coach), Emily Alexander and Mikayla Douglas on their Bronze Medals. WA finished the 15U State School Girls Championships in third place with 4 girls selected for the Australian team including our very own Keisha Kean.

Congratulations to our Club Captain Janine Friday from Team 1 on taking the court for her 355th game representing Hamersley on Saturday and setting a new club record. We are all very proud of you Neen. Look out for a full report on this amazing achievement in our next Hamlet coming out mid August!

Congratulations to the following athletes who have been chosen to represent Western Australia at the School Girls Championships in Darwin 15 - 21 September 2018. School Sport WA State 12U Team
Brianna Barber (Coach), Taya Herangi, Tori Leaver, Giorgia Pizzando and train on Chloe Ramsay.
Well done to all those who trialled, we are very proud of you all.

Half way through the season - time to get snapping! Check out our new Photography Guidelines page for everything you need to know from checking for photography consent and taking great photos, to how to submit them for our Annual Awards Event slideshow. You can find this information on our Resources page under Parent and Player Resources

Feeling dehydrated or exhausted during a game? Want to know what's good to eat after a match or exercise? Hamersley has got your back! Check out our new Nutrition for Netball page. It contains everything you need to know from pre and post-game nutrition to some handy game day meal plans.

The June Hamlet is hot off the press! Issue 2 includes a word from our Development Team, reminders about some rule modifications, details to keep your body healthy this season with nutrition, strength & conditioning, as well as info about our Club Raffle and Pink Sports Day! A copy can be found on our Resources page.

Term 3 is now open for registrations. Focusing on first step speed and agility, Term 3 is a 10 week program at Warwick Workout commencing 16 July 2018. Visit our Strength & Conditioning page for further details and how to register. Registrations close 11 July 2018.

CALLING ALL CLUB MEMBERS!!
We are holding our fundraiser cake stall next Saturday 9 June. We will have two areas – one on the verandah of the WDNA club rooms just next to the canteen and the other on the far courts under the small verandah. We would like every member to donate to make this a success. All cakes, slices etc must be brought to the courts on Saturday morning as early as possible. We will be setting up from 8:00am onwards. JUNIORS drop off before 9:00am.
SENIORS drop off before 11:00am. We need volunteers to help out even just for 30 minutes before your child’s game or after. For further information or to volunteer your time, please contact Helen Pope.

Congratulations to the following athletes who have been chosen to represent Western Australia at the School Girls Championships in Melbourne 28 July - 3 August 2018. School Sport WA State 15U Team
Taryn Smith Assistant Coach, Emily Alexander, Chelsea Cook, Mikayla Douglas, Keisha Kean and train on Sophie Freeman.
Well done to all those who trialled, we are very proud of you all.

ATTENTION ALL MANAGERS!
There is a new WDNA scorecard which will be issued this weekend. Please familiarise yourself with this sample. A couple of new points; you only need to place a tick next to a players name that comes off the court due to injury and there is a new running total for scoring. A copy of this sample can be found on our Resources page under Coaches & Managers Resources.

#WakeUpNetball is all about waking the sleeping GIANT! To the 1.2 million registered players, along with everyone else that is attached to the game of netball; it is time Netball supported Netball. #WakeUpNetball is asking you to grow the awareness through your local Club and Association about watching Suncorp Super Netball. Turn on to watch the best Netball competition in the World and at the same time learn, support, barrack and make Netball ratings soar!!

It's about to get colder so don’t forget to layer up at training and during game days. Hamersley has a great selection of hoodies, jackets and our new retro rugby jumpers, as modelled by Kristy and Toni-Marie. Visit our Uniforms page for further details.

The 2018 season kicks off this Saturday 28th April! The club would like to wish everyone the best of luck but above all enjoy your netball and have fun!!

The Hamersley Committee are pleased to announce a change of venue for our Annual Awards Event. The whole club will be invited to a High Tea this year to celebrate the 2018 season together at Joondalup Resort, Sunday 21 October, 1:30 - 5:00pm.

The first Hamlet of the year is now available! This edition includes a word from our President, exciting Annual Awards Event news, some fantastic achievements within our club, and some useful information to start the netball season off. A copy can be found on our Resources page.

All of our 2018 Captains, Vice Captains and Non-Playing Leaders have now been appointed. View them on our Leadership Program page.

Term 2 is now open for registrations. Focusing on Core Stability and Strength, Term 2 is a 10 week program at Warwick Workout commencing 30 April 2018. Visit our Strength & Conditioning page for further details and how to register. Registrations close 25 April 2018.

No Limits Netball is a fantastic opportunity for males and females with an intellectual disability aged 11 and over to engage with the sport of netball, meet new friends and play in a safe environment as part of a team. The program involves weekly training sessions and optional participation in a statewide carnival in June as part of the Smarter Than Smoking Association Championships No Limits Division. For further information and registration details visit our No Limits Netball page.

Good luck to our HNC reps for the State National Netball Championships, being held in Adelaide from the 17th - 22nd April 2018. Back Row L to R: Ellie Sanzone (Captain) 19U, Georgia Morgan (Vice Captain) 17U, Kristy Horner 19U, Hana Stokes 19U, Dave Moala (Physio) 19U. Front Row L to R: Meg Gibson (Vice Captain) 17U, Toni-Marie Smith 17U.

The Parent Liaison Officer is a volunteer role provided to Hamersley by Leanne Newland, a Clinical Psychologist who specialises in working with children and adolescents. The role of the Parent Liaison Officer is to provide a confidential space in which parents can gain support, advice or guidance in regards to their child, any issues that may be impacting her ability to enjoy her time playing club netball and is independent from the HNC Committee. If you would like to discuss any issues of concern Leanne will be present at most training sessions from 6:00pm or can be contacted here. Playing a team sport is enjoyable and fun but we understand that it can also trigger other issues such as anxiety that may need support.

Hamersley has strong networks within both the netball and wider community. There are many individuals and organisations that support Hamersley, enabling it to be the great club it is today. Visit our new Networks section to read all about ‘the team behind the club’. You can also read about how you or your organisation can get involved with Hamersley.

KidSport enables eligible Western Australian children aged 5 to 18 years to participate in community sport and recreation by offering them financial assistance of up to $150 per calendar year towards club fees. Visit their website to check your eligibility and find out how KidSport works. KidSport is funded by The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.