SURREYCOUNTYNETBALLASSOCIATION

AGMReports2019/20SeasonTheSCNAhasdecidedtopostponetheCountyAGMandintendtorearrangethiswheneverGovernmentregulationsenableustodothis.Wearedisappointednottobeabletoholdourusualcelebratorymeeting,butwehavemadeakeydecision,tonotraisethemembershipfeefortheCountyintheseason2020/2021.Wehavetwovacancies–CountyVolunteerLeadandPublicity/WebSecretary.PleasesendanynominationstoJackieRowland(jbr51@hotmail.co.uk)andwelookforwardtohearingfromyou.WearefollowingadvicefromEnglandNetball,andhopethatnetballactivitywillbeabletoberesumeinthenottoodistantfuture.ChrisKelsoSCNAChairwww.surreynetball.co.ukJune2020

President’s

AGMReport2019/20Season

DearSurreyNetballer

YouwillhaveheardthatunfortunatelyduetoCovid-19our87thSCNAAnnualGeneralMeetinghashadtobepostponedand I felt a personalwordwas needed to update you all onwhat has been happening in the background of SurreyNetballinLockdown.

Christine Kelso, your County Chairman, has attended numerous Zoom CountyMeetings to keep abreast of how theleaguesweredealingwiththecrisis,aswellasschoolswiththeirvariouscompetitionsandourPerformance&SatelliteAcademies.YouwillallhavebeenaffectedbytheLockdownfromanetballperspectiveandwillclearlyunderstandthereasonswhysuddenlyallcompetitivenetballstopped. It isstillunclearwhenourgamecanrestartbutitwasfeltweshouldhaveplansinplace.EnglandNetballhasbeenworkingextremelyhardtokeepintouchwithitsmembersduringthis crisis and no doubt you will be following the Roses sharing ball skills etc. on social media as well as receivingnumerousinformativeemails.

You will see from the various attached reports that a tremendous amount of time has been given freely by yourCommittee during the past season and on your behalf, I wish to thank them all for their commitment andprofessionalism.Weareindeedveryluckytohavetheirsupport,particularlyduringthesepastfewmonthsinLockdownwhendifficultdecisionswererequirede.g.thebestwaytocalculateleaguepositionsforthe2019/20shortenedseason.You canall rest assured thatnodecisionswere takenwithout a greatdeal of careful thought. I personally feel veryproudofallthosevolunteerswhohavekeptSurreynetballaliveduringtheLockdown;theyareallstillbeaveringawaybehindthescenes.

It isdisappointing that thisyearwewillnotbepresentinganyLionsAwards toourworthyvolunteers. However,wehopethatnextseasonmorenominationsthaneverwillbesent intoCarolMcGrail (Vice-ChairofSCNA),whocollectsthe Lions Award forms. Carol will undoubtedly be chivvying you all to be on the lookout for deserving netballvolunteers.NominationformsareavailableontheSCNAwebsite.

YoumaybeawarethatLondon&SouthEastRegionholdanAnnualGoaldenGlobeCelebrationeventwhereRegionalGG Awards are presented to those nominees whose names have been sent forward to the Region for a variety ofcategories.Itisreallysadthatthiseventhasnotbeenabletotakeplaceasyet,duetoCovid-19anduntiltheLockdownisover,decisionsonhowandwhereweholdthecelebrationareonhold. Thisaffectssomeofour2019LionsAwardwinners,whosedetailsweresentthroughtotheregion.

MyverybestwishestoyouallandIlookforwardtoseeingyoubackoncourtfor2020-2021season.FingerscrossedthiswillcommenceinSeptember.

MaureenClarkPresident

Chairman’sAGMReport2019/20Season

Lookingbackatlastyear’sreports,therewasahugeamountofnetballactivityinSurreyandwewerelookingforwardtoagreatdealmore.TheWorldCupinLiverpoolwassuchahighlight,andalthoughwedidnothostacelebratoryeventasplanned,therewereplentyofnetballersfromSurreyshoutingonthenationalteam.Therearecertainlyplentyofgoodnewsstoriesatcountylevelduringtheseason–wecontinuetorunourcountyleagueatBoxHillSchoolwhichisprovingtobesuchanexcellentfacilityandclubsarestillkeentohaveopportunitiestoentertheleague;wehavefantasticyoungplayersdevelopingtheirtalentsandbeingselectedintocountyandfranchiseacademies;ourofficiatingoffercontinuestoprovidesuchexcellentserviceforpeoplewantingtotaketheirfirststepsintoumpiringanddeveloptheirskillstothenextlevel.Adultandjuniorleaguescontinuewithofferingthebestopportunitiestheycanforclubs.Yourcommitteehavealsobeenactive,carryingoutahealthchecktoensureweareontracktosatisfyEnglandNetball’sexpectationsforhighstandardsofgovernance.WehadinvitedtheENGovernanceleadtomeetusbutsnowatLoughboroughgotinthewayofthat.WehavebeenbusyatRegionallevel–myself,LauraPawley,JuliaMartin,MaureenClark,MaggieFinchandJackiePenneyallhaverolesatregionandAlisonBennettisChairoftheRegionalsBoard,soyoucanbeassuredthatSurrey’sinterestsarealwaysrepresented.NewideaswerebeingdiscussedandwewereinterestedinknowingwhatplansEnglandNetballwereconsideringtoprepareoursportforthenextphase,andwewereduetoattendanENeventatWatford,buttherainandfloodinggotinthewayofthat!WewerealsomakingprogressinsupportinganexistingvenuetoenhancetheirfacilitieswhichwouldprovideevenmoreopportunitiesforthecountyandfornetballgenerallyinSurrey.AparticularthankyoutoNatalieSwiftwhohasbeeninstrumentalinprogressingthisproject.

Forreasonsweallknowabout,netballactivitywent‘onhold’inMarch2020,andwehaven’thadachancetocompleteallourtasksandprojects.TheCountyCommitteehavedecidedtopostponetheAGMwhichisnormallyheldinJune,andweaimtoreconveneassoonasweareableto.SowearenotinapositiontoholdtheSurreyLionsAwardsaswewouldnormallydo(andtheRegionalGoaldenGlobescelebrationwaspostponed),norcelebratethewinnersoftheCountyLeagueasnormal.Allofthisforanotherday.Inthemeantime,wehavebeenholdingandattendingvirtualmeetingsandthesehavebeensobeneficialinkeepingpeopleintouch,butalsodiscussingtechnicalmatters.WeareveryluckythatourownENSurreyNetballDevelopmentOfficerLottieSudellhasbeenabletocontinueworking(comparedwiththemajorityofENstaffwhohavebeenfurloughed).Planningfornextseasonisharderadmittedly,butweknowleaguesandschoolswillbemakingarrangementsandundertakingtheiradministrationinthenormalway,readyforrecommencementofnetball,wheneverthatis.Therearestillthemoretrickymattersofpromotions/relegationstoandfromtheCountyLeague,whichwillbeconsideredassoonasweknowwhatthePremier/Regionalleagueshavedecided.IcanreassureeveryonethatEnglandNetballareworkingextremelyhardindiscussionswithGovernmentdepartmentsandwithotherteamsports,toagreecircumstancesandmeasurestoenabletherecommencementofnetball.Theyarealsoleadingthewayininnovationstokeepourmembersengagedsothatweareallreadyforthebigdaywhen14players,twoumpires,coachesandsupporterscanhaveawonderfultimeonacourtplayingandwatchingnetball.

MayIcommendyourcommitteetoyou,andwouldparticularlyliketothankMelHinshelwoodwhoafteragreatmanyyears,hasdecidedtostanddownasWeb/publicitysecretary.ThankyoutoMelforallyouhavedone.Thisisincreasinglyaveryimportantroleandifanyoneisinterestedintakingthispositionandjoiningourcommittee,thenpleasedocontactus.Anewpositionisalsovacantandavailablefornominations.Wehavedecidedtocreateanewroletooverseeourstrategyforsupportingandrewardingvolunteers,andtorepresentSurreyontheRegionalVolunteerTechnicalSupportGroup,chairedbyourveryownMaureenClark.NominationsforbothpositionsshouldbesenttoJackieRowland.ThecommitteewanttoensuretheframeworkfornetballinSurreyisfitforpurposeandprovidesopportunitiesforasmanyagegroupsandtypesofnetballaswecan,andwewanttoembracenewideasandwaysofworking,perhapsevenmoreimportantinthesenewtimes.Sopleasedoconsiderputtingyourselforoneofyourteam

membersforwardforoneofthesepostsonourcommitteetoaddyourvoiceandexpertisetohelpusmoveforwardintothe‘newworld’,whateverthatmightholdforus.

Thankyoutoallthecommitteemembers,youhavemadesuchatremendouscontributiontonetballinthecounty–remember,allvolunteersthemselves.Keepsafeeveryoneandhopetohaveatremendousstarttothenewseason,wheneverthatmightbe.

ChrisKelsoChair

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AffiliationsSecretaryAGMReport2019/2020

InviewoftheradicalchangesinthewaymembershipsarenowprocessedbyENundertheENGagesystem,theroleofan“AffiliationsSecretary”isnolongerappropriate.InaccordancewithrolesidentifiedbyEnglandNetballthisisbeingreplacedbya“MembershipSecretary”.Itwill,therefore,benecessarytorenamethispostontheSCNACommittee.YouwillrecallthatfollowingtheneedforENtoincreasetheirfeessubstantiallyinthe2017/18Seasonitdecidedthatitwouldnotincreasefeesforthenextfewseasons.FortheforthcomingseasonSCNAisalsokeepingthesamefeesoallfeesforthe2020/21Seasonremainunchanged.ThistotalfeegivesMembersmanybenefitsincludinginsurancecoverandvariouscourses.ItisproposedthatthefollowingtworesolutionsbesubmittedtotheAnnualGeneralMeeting-

1) ThattheMembershipFeesfor2020/2021areasfollows- SeniorPlayers-£42.00(EN£36.00+SCNA£6.00=£42.00)

JuniorPlayersUnder18-£21.30(EN£16.30+SCNA£5.00=£21.30)Under14-£13.55(EN£8.55+SCNA£5.00=£13.55)Under11-£10.30(EN£5.30+SCNA£5.00=£10.30)

2) Thatthe“AffiliationSecretary”postberenamed“MembershipSecretary”.ChrisStephensAffiliationsSecretary

PerformanceAGMReport2019/2020Season

WearenowinthesecondyearofbeinglinkedwiththeSouthRegionforPerformancepurposesuptoandincludingtheU15agegroup.FranchisetrialswereheldinSeptember2019and7Surreyathletesweretakenintotheiracademies(4CountyathletesweretakenintotheLondonPulseprogram).SurreyStormran5academiesspreadgeographicallyacrossthe Region, with our athletes attending the one at Reed’s School, Cobham. Unfortunately, the connection betweenStormandSurreyCountyhasnotbeenas successful this year as last,mainlydue to thePerformancePathwayHeadCoachbeingonmaternity leave.TheDecembercompetitionthattheyshouldhaveorganisedneverhappenedfortheCountiesasinthepreviousseasonandthefinalonewascancelledwhentheCoronaviruslockdownstarted.NoTalentManagementGroup(TMG)meetingstookplace.CountyAcademytrialswereheldearly inMay2019atCranleighSchoolwheretheselectorssawaround200athletesover the 2weekend process. As last year, 2 squads were selected one a full County Academy and the other aDevelopment County Academy. The 2 Academies trained at EpsomCollege (until the Christmas break) and then theremainderof the seasonwasatHarrisAcademySutton. The2 squads trainedonalternativeTuesdaysand roughly1Sundayamonthasacombinedsessionnormallyforaround4hours.ThecoachingteamremainedthesamewithAlisonBennettandMandyHiscocksasleadcoachesattheCountyAcademyandDebbiePettiferandPatriciaBalcombeleadingthe Development Academy. As always, the selection panel did an excellent job adjusting the trial process toaccommodate the various academies within the Performance Pathway. Big thanks to them for their hard work anddedication.Thecompetitionthisseasonhasbeenallself-organisedbetweentheCounties.TheCountyAcademyplayedagainstMiddlesex(January),Sussex(December)&Berkshire(February)&theDevelopmentAcademyhadmatchesagainstSussex(December)&Berkshire(February).7SatelliteAcademyWorkshopstookplaceinSeptemberofferingfourweekscoachingtoaround190U13s,withtrialstakingplaceearly inOctober. Therewere140athletesat the trials inOctoberwhich consistedof successful athletesfromtheworkshopsandreturningathletes fromthepreviousseason.Weran4SatelliteAcademies, twoatNonsuch,one at Epsom& Ewell and one at Guildford for all the successful athletes from the trials with roughly 100 athletesinvolved.ThisseasonweincreasedtheStrength&Conditioningprogramfortheathletes.TheCountyAcademieshadtheir firstsessions at Advanced Sport’s Gym, near Woking, were the athletes were put through their activations and alsointroducedtoweights.TheythenhadtestingdoneattheirfirstSundaysessionandalltheathleteswereabletosignupfortheapptokeeptrackoftheirprogress.Unfortunately,the2otherplannedtestingsessionsnevertookpartduetoavenue clash in December and then the final session being cancelled in March due to the Coronavirus. The CountyathletesalsohadS&Ceachmonthduringoneoftheirtrainingsessions.TheU13’sAcademiesthisseasonhadAdvanceSportcometooneoftheirsessionseachmonthtoprovidetheathleteswithS&Ccomparedtothepreviousseasonwhentheyonlyhad2intotal(anincreaseof3sessionseachperacademy).Wealsointroducedsomeinternalmatchplaydaysforthe4U13Academies,whereeachacademyhad2teamstakepartinaminitournamentover3Sundays.TheThursdaySatelliteAcademybasedatNonsuchSchoolwastheoverallwinnerfromthe3matchdaysandhadtheirmedalspostedtotheminMarchastheywereunabletobepresentedatthefinalsessionduetotheearlyfinishofalltheAcademies.Unfortunately,theRegionalFestivalwascancelledduetotheCoronavirus.

In December England Netball asked Counties to sign a new Academy agreement. As there were aspects of theagreementthatrequiredclarification,discussionswereinitiatedwithENthatwerecancelledasaresultoflockdownandthecontracthasnotbeensignedtodate.IfindthatIamrepeatingmyselfeachyearwhenIcongratulatetheexcellentgroupofdedicatedpeoplewhodeliverthePerformancePrograminSurrey.Butitistrueanditisthankstothemthatwehavesucharobuststructure.Theseasonwasnotquitefinishedwheneverythingwascancelledbutwearegettingreadytore-commencewhenitissafetodoso.

MaggieFinchPerformanceLead

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CountyAcademyCoachesAGMReport2019/2020Season

Wehadagoodstarttotheseasonbutunfortunatelyitwasaverystrangeandrathersadendtotheseason!

AfterthetrialsinMayalongsquadwasselected.ThelongsquadwasthendividedintotheCountyAcademyandtheDevelopmentAcademy.

WebeganeveningtrainingatEpsomCollegeandapproximatelyonceamonthhadjointCountyandDevelopmentSquadtrainingatCranleighSchool.AfterChristmasTuesdaytrainingmovedtoHarrisAcademyinSutton

AsalwaysithasbeengoodtoseetheCountyAcademyAthletesinactionatclubandschoollevelthisyear.AlargenumberofathleteswereintheSurreySchoolsTournamentsTeams,plustheNationalSchoolsteams.SurreydidverywellattheNationalFinalswithGuildfordHighSchoolwinningtheU16agegroupandPutneyHighrunners-upintheU14agegroup.

WehadmatcheswiththeSussex,MiddlesexandBerkshireAcademies.TheathletesplayedverywellandbeatSussexandMiddlesexandnarrowlylosttoBerkshire.Unfortunately,theSurreyStormPlayDaydidnothappenthisyearandthenboththeSurreyStormTournamentandtheRegionalFestivalwerecancelledduetotheCOVID19.Thiswasagreatshamefortheathleteswhohadworkedhardallseasonandwerelookingforwardtothetournaments.

Atthetimeofwritingthis,thefuturefornetballisalittleuncertain.TheCountyAcademytrials,duetotakeplaceinMay,hadtobecancelledandatthemomentwedon’thaveafirmdatewhentheywilltakeplace.Thisisalsotrueoftraining,matchesetc.Hopefullyasthelock-downrestrictionsslowlyeasewewillseesomelightattheendofthetunnel.SoforthemomentwewillfollowEnglandNetballguidanceandhavefingerscrossedthatwecanreturntonetballassoonasitissafetodoso.

Asalways,wewouldliketosayaverybigthankyoutotheparentswhohavesupportedtheCountyAcademythroughouttheyear.Anumberofparentshavetotravelalongwayandhavetheweeklybattlewiththetrafficandweathertogettheirdaughter’stotrainingontime.Theirsupport,helpandencouragementasalwayshasbeenfirstclassandwecan’tthankthemenough.

TothosewhoareleavingtheCountyAcademyweallwishthemeverysuccessinthefutureandhopethattheycontinuewithnetballwherevertheyareintheworld.

Lastbutnotleastandasalways,averybigthankyoutoPatriciaBalcombe.Thishasbeenadifficultyearforeveryone,especiallyPatricia.ThanksalsotoourfellowSatelliteandDevelopmentCoaches.

Keepwellandstaysafe.

AlisonBennettandMandyHiscocksCountyAcademy-LeadCoaches

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CoachingAGMReport2019/20Season

ThisseasonwehavehadanumberofnewcoachesqualifyinSurrey.Level1coaches:8 Level2coaches:7Welldonetothesecoaches.WehavehadoneLevel1courseandoneLevel2coursedeliveredinSurreythisseason.AnotherLevel1coursewasplannedhoweverthiswascancelledduetoCovid-19.WehavedeliveredanothernetballleaderscourseinpartnershipwithSportsLeadersUKandActiveSurrey.Thissaw15youngpeopleattendthecourse.WehavealsohadafewofourpreviousnetballyoungleadersgoontocompletetheSportsLeadersUKLevel2incommunitysportsleadership.Ithasbeenwonderfultoseealloftheyoungpeopledeveloptheirskillsandconfidenceoverthesecourses,welldonetothemall.Wearelookingtocontinuedeliveringyoungleadershiptraininginthefuture.Thankyoutoeveryonewhohasworkedwithustomakethesehappen.AllEnglandnetballeducationandtrainingcoursestakingplaceuntiltheendofJunehavebeencancelledduetotheCoronavirusoutbreak.Weareyettoreceivefurtherguidanceonfuturecourses,butanyactiontakenwillbeinlinewithGovernmentissuedadvice.Thankyouforyourunderstanding.Tohelpustobeabletocaterforyourneeds,pleasefindashortsurveyattached.Thissurveycanbecompletedeitherbycoachesorbyyourclubsecretary,https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/FMBNFJ2.WearelookingtoidentifywhattheCPDneedsareinourcountytobeabletosupportyoubest.DetailsontheCPDprovidedbyEnglandnetballcanbefoundhere(https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/get-involved/coaching/courses/workshops/).LilRoeCoachingsecretary

OfficiatingAGMReport2019/20Season

CoursesHeldIntoOfficiatingDecember2019-15Attendees(14SCNA)CAwardOctober2019-16Attendees(15SCNA)March2020-19Attendees(9SCNA)WrittenPaperCAwardSeptember2019(11)December2019(15)February2020(2)March2020-Cancelled(7Pending)AssessmentsCAwardAssessmentsOctober2019-2/2PassNovember2019-7/7PassJanuary2020–6-5Pass1NYMCMarch2020-2/2PassDuetoC19-WaitingList-CAssessment=3Learners,Preassessment=Passed.CPre-Assessments=4LearnersOtherAssessmentsNov2019BAward–1PassMarch2020BAward-1Pass2LearnershavepassedPre-AssessmentforAAward-PendingfinalAssessment.OtherCoursesTechnicalOfficialsCourseOctober2019-2SurreyLearnersattended.MentoringCtoB4Learners-allallocatedmentorsOther:1NewlyqualifiedAssessorforCAward.AccreditedApril2020.MaryStanley,JackiePenney,GillTilly

JuniorLeaguesAGMReport2019/20Season

SummaryfromtheJuniorLeagues

1. EpsomLittleLeague2. MidSurreyLeague3. NonsuchJuniorLeague4. SurreyU16CountyLeague5. SurreyJuniorNetballLeague–NEW

1. EpsomLittleLeague

Thiswas the final season for theEpsomLittle League so it iswith some sadness thatwe submit this report. TheELLoriginated in 1988/9 when Julie Drury and Josie Ridley set up an informal league to provide training and playingopportunities for juniors (U12/13/14) in Surrey. It developed into the ELL around 1994/5 and Edith Skelton, PaulineDaviesandOxshottNCtookoverresponsibilityforrunningit-ajobtheydidbrilliantlyuntilEdithretiredlastseasonandWeyValleytookovertheChairforaone-yeartenure.Andwhatayearithasturnedouttobe!!!Wefacedsomechallengeswithvenuesandstorms,onlyfortheseasontobecutshortbythemuchlargerCOVIDcrisis.ItwasdecidedattheAGMtoawardmedalsbasedonresultsaftertwotournamentswhenall teamshadplayedeachother and before the teamswere streamed into A and B divisions.Our congratulations go to RichmondRaverswhoachievedacleansweepinallthreeAdivisions.TheBdivisionswerewonbyCardinals,WeyValleyBandDownsA/Tiffin(jointwinners). Itwas alsodecidedat theAGM touse the remaining funds (less than£70) toprovidemedals to theteamsthathadtiedinfirstorsecondplaceandtodonateanyremainingmoneytotheNHS.The third tournamentwas playedwith the streaming in place and all the clubswere satisfied that this arrangementresulted in better competition for everyone - hopefully this augers well for the new structure of ability-streameddivisionsproposedfortheSJNL.TheELLhasservedourjuniornetballcommunitysowellformanyyearsandweallexpressedourthankstoeveryonewhohasbeeninvolvedoverits lifetimeandforallthemutualsupportandfriendshipwehaveenjoyed.Wehopethatthis spirit of friendly competition and the development of our junior netballers will continue as the new SJNL isestablished.JayneBooth-Chairperson-EpsomLittleLeague

2. MidSurreyLeagueWe had a successful year at MSL and were lucky to avoid all the terrible weather and finished the league beforelockdownsoallmatcheswereplayed. Wemovedall theU15andU16gamestoHowardthisyearandheldtheU11.U12.U13andU14matchesatMHS.Thismeantwecouldhaveaslightlyshorterdayanditwaslesshecticforeveryone.Thisyeartheleagueprovidedneutralumpiresonallcourts.ThankstothebrilliantHazelMeadorganising23umpiresperfixturethisranverysmoothlyandalltheclubssaidtheylikedhavinganeutralumpire.Wehad91teamsplayingacross11divisions,from11clubsThewinnerswere:U10–AAS U11A–FetchamHawks

U11B–AASU12A-DorkingU12B–WeyValleyU13A–WeyValleyU13B–WeyValleyU14A-AASU14B-AASU15/16A–WeyValleyU16/16B–EpsomRocketsBethTownend-Chairperson–MidSurreyLeague

3. NonsuchJuniorLeagueTheNonsuchJuniorNetballLeaguehasbeenverysuccessfulagainthisyear(untillockdowncameintotheequation).Wehad30teamscompetinginourHigh5sectionand100teamswithinouru12-U15/16divisions,meaningeachteamhadan average of 9 games throughout the season across 4 dates.We had a waiting list for themajority of age groupsshowingthereputationoftheleaguewithSurreyteams.Thetop3placesineachdivisionwereduetobeawardedtrophiesandmedalsfortheirpositions,howevertheCovid19lockdownmeantthatwewereonlyabletocompleteandpresenttotheU10&U11agegroups.Weareduetohaveacommitteemeeting inthenextweekwherewewilldecidehowthefinalplacingswillbedecidedthroughouttheagegroupsU12-U15/16.Wewerehopingthatwemayhavebeenabletohostalatesummerfixturetofinishtheseasonoff,butunfortunatelythisislookingmoreandmoreunlikelyasthetimegoeson.TheU10/11fixtureswereparticularlyhithardwithweathercomplicationsthisyear-wehadtocanceloneduetoiceonthecourtsandanotherduetoStormCiara.Wemanagedtorearrangethefirstonetobeplayedafewweekslaterandthenwehadtocombinethelasttwofixturesintoonedate.ThiswasduetothenumberofSundayswehadleftintheseasonandIwantedtotakeintoconsiderationthefeedbackwehadreceivedlastseasonaboutavoidingMother'sDay(especiallywiththeyoungerplayers).We cancelled the last fixture for the U12/13 age group ahead of an official lockdown but having spoken to thecommitteeandseekingadvicefromChrisKelso,itwasagreedthatthenationalclimateatthetimewasheadingtowardsafulllockdownanditwasagreatrisktoourcommunitytohostsuchamassgatheringandIwasn'tinapositiontobeabletoknowforcertainthatthepeopleattendingweresymptomfreeetc.Iwasalsoconcernedaboutfacilitiesatthevenuenotbeingabletowithstandtheamountofhandwashingthatwasbeingsuggested.Ibelievethatlookingback,thiswasdefinitely the rightdecision.By the time theU14/15/16weredue toplay,wewere in full lockdownso thatdecisionwasmadeforus.Wealsoprovidedumpiresforthefirsttimethisseason.Weranitasatrialyearduetotheconcernsofumpireneutralityattheendof lastseason.DebbieBakerdidagreatjobofcollatingavailability(andfeedbackfromteamseachfixture)andensuringthatallcourtshad2neutralumpires.ThiswasjustfortheU14/15/16agegroupbutIfeelitwasasuccessandhadNonsuchberunningagain,Iwould'vecontinuedtoprovideumpiresfortheolderagegroups.Anyconcernsthathavebeenraisedweredealtwithbythecommitteeimmediately.Overall,ithasbeenaverysuccessfulseason(albeitshort),showcasingtheimprovingstandardofSurreynetballthatweareabletoprovideaplatformfor.AsnetballinSurreymovesforward,ithasbeenaprivilegetobepartoftheNonsuchLeaguesince its introductionandchairing it for the last2years. IbelievewehavegivenSurrey (andbeyond)girlsanopportunitytoplayfairandlevelmatchesandithasbeencleartoseetheimprovementofstandards-particularlyattheolderend.Thecoachesandvolunteersarecommittedandit'satestamenttotheirdedicationthattheleaguewasable

togrowintosuchasuccessfulleague.Iwouldliketopayparticularthankstomycommittee-whohavebeenaconstantsupporttomeaschair.CharlotteNicolaou-Chairperson-NonsuchJuniorLeague

4. SurreyU16CountyLeagueThisseasononly14teamsenteredtheleaguesonoqualifyingtournamentwasheldandtherewere7fixturedateswitheachteamhavingabyeoneSunday.

Unfortunately,weseemedtohavefacedquiteafewissuesthisseasonwithourvenueanddatesandwereunabletocomplete theseason. OneofourdatesbeforeChristmashadtoberearrangeddueto thereserveschooldatebeingused,whichthencausedaproblemforoneclub.Also,theplannedfixtureonthe9thFebruarywascancelledduetotheadverseweatherandalltheclubsagreedthattheydidnotwishtotravelonthatday.

The fixture on the 1st March managed to be played across 2 venues as Cranleigh School had cancelled all externalbookingstohaveadeepcleanoftheirschoolandthentheplannedfixtures,includingsomecatch-upmatches,onthe22ndMarch&5thAprilcouldnotgoaheadduetoGovernment&ENadvice.

ThisisanU16LeagueasmentionedbutmoreandmoreteamsareplayingU14athletesinthisleaguewhichdoesaskthequestionshouldwechangetheagegrouptobeinlinewiththepathway?SomeofthetalentedU16’swouldbetrainingfortheFranchisesonaSunday,hencethereasonsomeclubsareusingyoungerathletes.

AnotherconsiderationforthisleagueiswhetherthereisaneedforitwiththenewplannedJuniorLeaguestructureforcompetitionandanalreadyveryfullcalendarforclubstodealwith.

Positionsuptowhenmatcheswerecancelledcanbeseenbelow-

DivisionA

TEAM PLAYED WON LOST DRAW GOALSFOR

GOALSAGAINST

GOALDIFFERENCE

POINTS AVERAGEPOINTS

ACES 4 4 - - 141 81 +60 20 30WETVALLEYA 4 3 1 - 111 75 +36 16 24

RICHMONDRAVERS 4 3 1 - 121 90 +31 16 24CARDINALS 3 1 2 - 104 107 -3 8 16

ASHTEADALLSTARSA 3 1 2 - 75 97 -22 6 12WAVERLEYVIPERSA 3 - 3 - 82 128 -46 2 4

DOWNS 3 - 3 - 57 113 -56 1 2

DivisionB

TEAM PLAYED WON LOST DRAW GOALSFOR

GOALSAGAINST

GOALDIFFERENCE

POINTS AVERAGEPOINTS

FETCHAMHAWKS 3 3 - - 132 68 +64 15 30WAVERLEYVIPERSB 4 3 1 - 146 126 +20 15 22.5

WEYVALLEYB 3 2 1 - 93 76 +17 11 22TIFFINA 3 2 1 - 95 83 +12 11 22

RUDGWICK 3 1 2 - 78 91 -13 7 14TIFFINB 4 1 3 - 83 146 -63 7 10.5

ASHTEADALLSTARSB 4 - 4 - 90 127 -37 4 6

Nomedalshavebeenawardedasofyetwiththelockdowntakingeffectforsportfromthe16thMarchbutusingaveragepointstherewouldnotbemuchdifferenceinthefinalpositionsasshownintheabovetablesinthefinalcolumn.

PatriciaBalcombe-U16LeagueCoordinator

5. SurreyJuniorNetballLeague–thestorysofar

AnewSurreyJuniorNetballLeague(SJNL)hasbeencreatedtostartinSeptember2020(fingerscrossed).Theaimbeingto:

• Streamlinethedatessothatallclubsareplayinginthesameleagueonthesamedates,• Toprovidethejuniornetballerswithmorematchopportunity(inlinewithothercounties),• Providenetballofabetterstandardforthestrongerteamsandanequalstandardfortheweakerteams• Playlongermatchestopreparegirlsforthetransitiontoadultnetball• Topreventlosinggirlstohockeyandfootballwhoplaymatcheseveryweekend.

Atpresent,wehave21outof25SurreyClubssignedupforthe2020/21season.WewillbeplayingacrosstwovenuesManorHouse/HowardandEpsomCollege. TheU10s/11/15s and16swill be atMHS/Howardwith theU16AplayingindoorsandtheU12s/13s/14sacross9courtsatEpsomCollege.WearecurrentlyformingacommitteewhichforthefirstyearisbeingchairedbyMaggieFinch.Theformatwillbethatweplay9leaguedatesacrosstheseasonandoneachleaguedate,thegirlswillplayonematchthatwillfitintoanhourtimeslot.Therewillalsobeapre-seasonandpostseasontournamentthatwilltopandtailtheseason.ThedateshavebeensetworkingaroundSCNAdatesandSurreySchoolsdates(althoughthesearesubjecttochange).HopefullywewillbeabletokickthenewleagueoffinSeptemberbutifnotwewillbereadytomaximizetheamountofnetballthegirlswillgetassoonaspermissionisgrantedtoplay.BethTownend–Committeemember.

LydiaTurnerJuniorLeaguesRepresentative

SurreyCountyLeagueAGMReport2019/20Season

Teams:CobhamHillcrestAlphaCapitalNunsFairlandsSwansDownsQueensClaygate

ThisseasonwewelcomedtwoteamsinfromtheRegionalLeague,Claygate,Queensaswellasoneteamfromthecountyplay-offs,Downs.Atotalof9teamsstartedintheleague,providingquiteachallengeintermsoforganisation.

AsinthepreviousseasonwewerefortunateenoughtobeabletousetheindoorfacilitiesatBoxHillSchool.Onceagain,allthegamesplayedwerehighlycompetitiveandexcitingbothforplayersandspectators.

Onthe14thMarchourgameswereplayedatAshcombeSchoolduetoBoxHillbeingunavailableandwethankNatalieSwiftforhelpingmetoachievethechangeofvenue.

Unfortunately,thiswastobeourlastgamebeforetheCovide-19lockdown-leaving4gamesstilltoplay.

Manythankstoallwhohavecontributedtothesmoothrunningoftheleaguethroughouttheseason.Thiswasgreatlyappreciatedbymyselfandtheplayers.

TheCountyCommitteehavedecidedtocalltheresultsandanyplayoffswilldependonEnglandNetballguidelinesandtheresultsare–

1stCapitalNuns2ndClaygate3rdSwans4thQueens5thDowns6thAlpha7thHillcrest8thCobham9thFairlandsHopetoseeeveryoneoncourtinthenottoodistantfuture!BarbaraTaylorCountyLeagueChairmanwww.surreynetball.co.uk

SurreyLeague

AGMReport2019/2020SeasonFollowingtheCovid-19outbreak,theSNLcommitteemadethedecisiontocompletetheleagueonthe12matchesthathadbeenplayed.Neveraneasydecisiontomakebutonewefeltwasrightatthetime.

ThewinnersthisyearwasHamptonAnetballandSNLwouldliketocongratulatethembutwhethertheyareabletoreachthecountyplayoffswillbesomethingonlytimewilltell.

Otherfinishingpositions:

PremB–ClaygateA,PremC–Rushmoor,PremD–BankofEngland,Div1–GuildfordB,Div2–TiffinB,Div3HamptonB,Div4–DorkingB,Div5–OldReigationsA,Div6–AshteadAllstarsB,Div7–DorkingC,Div8–ThamesDittonB,Div9–OldReigatiansB

Duringtheseason,wehadafewumpiringissuestodealwithandacoupleofteamswithproblemswiththeircourtconditions,butallinallitwentfairlysmoothly.SNLhavecancelledtheirAGMforthisseasonandallrulesetc.willcontinuethesameintothenextseason.

Allteamshavere-enteredfornextseasonandwedohaveteamsonthewaitinglist,butuntilsuchtimesasweknowwhenwecanresumenetball,IwillnotlookintochasingthoseteamsandwhetherIneedtotryandsetupanotherdivision,thoughlastseasonthatprovedtobeachallengeandwasn’tforthcoming.WealsohavetheprospectofhavingtorunourPremAwith9teams,butwewilldealwiththisoncewehavemoreinformationonthe“backtonetball”diary.

Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoconveymythankstothecommitteemembersforthehardworktheyalldoandtheircontinuedsupportandcommitmenttheygivetotheleague.

Regards

AmandaBrookerChairmanwww.surreynetballleague.co.uk

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MetropolitanLeagueAGMReport2019/2020Season

The2019-2020seasonstartedandcontinuedwellwithoutanyproblemsuntil28thJanuary2020whenmatches

throughoutalldivisionshadtobecancelledduetoicycourts.Manyofthesefixtureswererearrangedbeforethe7th

Marchwhentheseasoncametoanabruptendduetothearrivalofthecoronavirus.Itwouldhavebeenirresponsible,andthenillegal,fortheremainingfixturestohavebeenplayed.

Thedecisionwastakenthatthedivisionresultson7thMarchwillbethefinalplacingsfortheMetropolitanLeague2019-2020season.Thewinnersofthedivisionsare:

1. FairlandsA2. WandsworthA3. RedhillA4. UnitedA5. OmegaB6. RoundwoodA7. Selsdon8. WhyteleafeC9. UnitedB

Thisdecisionwasnottakenlightly;therewasuncertaintyoverwhennetballwouldbeabletoresumeandtheinformationbeingissuedbytheGovernmentandEnglandNetballwasthatthelockdownandbanonteamsportswouldcontinueformanymonths.

WehavedeferredthedateoftheAGMandhopetoholdthisbeforethebeginningofthe2020-2021season,whenpresentationswillbemadetothewinners.Inthemeantime,wehavesentthe2020-2021applicationformtoclubsandhavereceivedmanybacktogetherwithapplicationsforadditionalteams.Weanticipatebeinginapositiontoadvisethestructureofthe2020-2021divisionsattheendofJune/beginningofJuly.

WiththerecentjoyfulnewsfromEnglandNetballthatplayers/teamscanstarttotraintogether,albeitonlysixatonetime,maintainingsocialdistancing,etc.,maybenextseasonwillbeabletostartandbeplayedinfull.Wecanhope.

SandieRichardsonChairofMetropolitanLeaguewww.metnetballleague.co.uk

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KingstonandDistrictNetballLeagueAGMReport2019/2020Season

Averydifferentseasonthisyear,thesameasmanyleagueswehavenotbeenabletocompletetheseasonorclosetheseasonaswehaveclubsthathaveplayed11to13games.Wewereunfortunatewiththeweatheroveracoupleofweekends,sotherearegamesthatneedtoberescheduled.Thecommitteehaveworkedtolookatdifferentoptionsoffinalisingtheseason,includingfinishingat7gamesor11games,howeverwewouldliketofinishon13games,whichmeansthatwehave7gamestobeplayedwheretheresultscouldchangeteampositionswithintheirdivisions.WealsowerenotabletoplayourKOCupfinals,buthopetheycanbeplayedbeforethestartofnextseason.So,wecannotannounceanywinnersatthistime.Wearelookingforwardtonextseasonandarereadytoadaptboththegameandtheleagueifwehaveto.

Forthepartoftheseasonthatwasplayeditwasagoodseason,KDNLcontinuestogrowanditisourclubsthatmakeitagreatleague.MelaniHinshelwoodChairpersonwww.kdnl.co.uk

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CroydonNetballLeagueAGMReport2019/20Season

TheseasonstartedwellinSeptemberwithourbeginningofseasonrally,whichturnedouttobetheonlyoneoutofourusualfourtobeheld!TheWinterLeaguewith62teamstookpartinsevendivisionsandwewereluckytonotincuranycancelleddatesduetobadweatherbutthenalongcameCovid-19withushavingfourmoredatestobeplayed.Wehoped,alongwithotherleagues,thatwewouldbeabletoplaythesegamesatsomestagebutitwaslookingmoreandmoreunlikely.Therefore,wecalculatedalldivisionswiththesuggestedENEquationsystemanditdidn’taffectourtopsandbottomsonanyofthedivisions,sowedecidedthatwewouldfinalisetheseasononthisbasisandthishasbeenwellreceivedbyallclubs.Allotheractivitythathadbeenplannedwaseithercancelledorpostponedandwelookforwardtoputtingtogetherouroverallscheduleofeventsforthefutureassoonaspossible.ThepossiblescenariosfornextseasonhavebeendraftedbutweareawaitingthefinaldecisionastowhethertherewillbeCountyLeagueplayoffsforourPremAwinnertotakepartinandhopefullytobesuccessful.Inaddition,thefinalforourChairman’sCupKnockoutCompetitionisoutstanding,andthiswillbedoneassoonasweareableanditisrighttodoso.OurumpirementoringsystemcontinuesandbecauseweareacentralvenueLeague,thisworksreallywell.TheAGMhasbeencancelledforJulyandwehopetodoavirtualonewiththeclubsinAugust/September,dependingonhowweareabletostartthenewseasonandwhatarrangementswemakewithShirleyHighSchool.ItakethisopportunitytopassonmypersonalthankstothededicatedCNLCommitteemembers,whoworktirelesslytoensureallourplansforthefutureofourgameandtheLeagueareactionedtothehighestpossiblestandards.BestwishesJackieRowlandChairofCNLwww.croydon-netball.co.uk