Pine Players Make QUEST Paper

Our four members who recently received their National Sport Leaders Awards at Parliament house (Tegan Collins, Taylor Faulks, Caitlin Pelgrave & Jessica Willis) are this week featured in QUEST’s Pine Press released today, Page 51! Thanks to QUEST who continuing to support the activities of both the Association and achievements of our members. You can check out the article in your free home delivered paper or online at:  http://www.infq.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=62  

On Wednesday 2nd December, our Patron Councillor Mick Gillam, also presented Certificates of achievement to all of our eight (8) young CAPS Leaders. The special Awards function was held at the Council offices, with congratulations being extended to the following girls on their achievements:-

Updated: 9th August, 2009
This coming Saturday will see the final round for PRNA's Winter Fixtures played, before we commence the Finals series. The top four (4) teams in each division will head into the Semi-Finals to be played August 22nd. Head to the Fixtures Ladder page to check out your team's position and we wish all teams the very best with their final winter fixture game this coming Saturday!

PLEASE NOTE: This Saturday PRNA is encouraging all players to wear 'fancy pants' for their final game and in so doing make a gold coin donation. This vital annual fundraising coordinated by PRNA's Umpiring community goes to the Salivation Army (Lawnton dept) to help provide supporting funds to this vital community network. Awards will also be presented to the team that unites and has the best 'fancy pants' for the day! It is easy to get involved... just collect your gold coin donation from each team member as they sign their weekly score card and hand this in with the score card at the end of each game. Thank you in advance for supporting PRNA's charity work.

Updated: 1st August, 2009
Round 11 of the 14 round Netball Queensland Schweppes Challenge State League was held on Friday night and sees our 16 year team still leading the way in the Division 1 16 yrs division - well done to the team! This competition is the next level of Representative netball and sees weekly games played each Friday night at Netball Queensland's State Netball Centre. The competition is strong with many matches coming down to the last minutes of the game each week! After a slow start in Round 1 our 19 years team are now making the charge up the results ladder and with another win on Friday night have moved into 4th position. Only the top four teams will head into the Finals that commence in early September. We wish both our teams all the best for the coming weeks and encourage all Pine members to head out and support their games. For full details and game times/dates head to: http://www.netballq.org.au/extra.asp?id=5548&OrgID=3

 Updated: 28th July, 2009
Congratulations to our four teams who headed to Rocky for Netball Queensland's Country Championships over the recent long week-end. Sincere thanks to all the parents and supporters who also travelled to Rocky and ensured our girls had great sideline cheer during all matches! All of our teams competed in Division 1 for their age group, achieving the following results:-
13 years     -     3rd, out of 10 teams
14 years     -     a 3 way tie for 2nd, out of 8 teams. Based on goal averages our team was placed 4th overall
15 years     -     a 2 way tie for 4th, out of 8 teams. Based on goal averages our team placed 4th overall
16 years     -     7th, out of 10 teams

For full team results head to Netball Queensland's web site at: http://www.netballq.org.au/extra.asp?id=6503&OrgID=3

 Updated: 26th June, 2009

Junior Pine Members Named in QLD School Girls team!
Congratulations to Tamia Phillips, Kahn Renata and Kristy-Lee Cooper who have all been selected in the U/12 Queensland Primary School Netball Team. Congratulations is also extended to Thessalonica Agassi who was named as a Shadow player for the Qld team - a fantastic achievement by all girls!. All girls are members of PRNA's Rep 12 Years team who placed 2nd at this years Challenge Carnival. The QLD team will head to Melbourne at the end of August - early September for the Australian Primary School Girls Championships. We wish all players the very best of success. We should also highlight that the girls Met North team placed 2nd at the recent State Championships held in Bundaberg where selections were made.

Updated: 25th June, 2009

Challenge, Achievement & Pathways in Sport Program!
The PRNA Executive are pleased to advise that they will commence the government's Challenge, Achievement & Pathways in Sport (CAPS) scheme at PRNA as a means of developing and supporting our future Leaders. In addition, this scheme will be linked to the Executive's 'Future Fit' work scheme that will see six young leaders joining PRNA's operational team as they learn the roles that are required to run the Association, while earning a small wage for their services. This additional project has been initiated by PRNA as a means of developing future Committee members who in time will play an active role in running the Association, while providing an opportunity for our youth to remain involved in their Saturday sport instead of having to be at their part-time job to earn an income.

CAPS is a leadership program that allows participants aged 14 - 20 years to gain experience across a range of core operational areas including Coaching, Administration, Umpiring, Sports Health and Event Management. The young CAPS participants will work with our Coordinator gaining skills and completing on-th-job training while their hours of service are credited towards achievement of a CAPS Step Award. PRNA welcome enquiries from Clubs as to how they may also implement the CAPS scheme at a local level to not only encourage involvement by their senior members back into the daily operations of their club but as a means of recognising the valuable role our youth play. Please contact PRNA's Secretary for further details.

'Future Fit' work scheme is a trial project being implemented by PRNA that will identify up to six young CAPS participants to be directly involved in the running of weekly Saturday Fixtures, PRNA's Club Carnival, Awards night and Summer Fixtures. This work will be undertaken just as any part-time job role would be also building 'work-ready' skills. Applications are open and close on July 3rd. For further details and an application form please click here or contact PRNA's Secretary.

 
Updated: 8th June, 2009

Congratulations to PRNA Rep Teams!
The PRNA Executive wish to thank all players, coaches, managers, parents and supporters for a great week-end at Netball Queensland's State Age Championships. Many on court battles were close with nail biting finishes, as a Championships should be, and provided great sporting entertainment. All of our members represented PRNA fantastically demonstrating great sportsmanship at all times.

Special congratulations to our 17 yrs team who placed 1st... a fantastic result. Congratulations also to the 13 yrs who placed 2nd and our 15 yrs who placed 3rd.... well done to all. Well done to our 14 yrs (6th) and 16 yrs (12th) as well for some very exciting and close battles across the week-end! Full results are available from Netball Queensland's web site 

 
Updated: 3rd June, 2009

Rep Teams head to State Age Championships
The PRNA Executive wishes all five Rep teams (13yrs, 14yrs, 15yrs, 16yrs & 17yrs) heading to Netball Queensland's State Age Championships all the best. This includes players, coaches, managers, umpires and supporters. The event is being held at Ipswich and results will be published across the week-end on Netball Queensland's web site. You can also download the game draw from the site now as well. For all Supporters travelling to & from the Championships each day... travel safely - our girls value your support on the sideline! We look forward to reporting on the teams' successes early next week.

Updated: 1st June, 2009

Umpiring Training steps forward at Pine
PRNA's Umpiring Officer, Lyn Downes, and her trainers were overwhelmed with participation numbers seen at the Umpiring training program that started on Saturday - 64 keen and enthusiastic people from as young as 12 yrs to let's say the more mature! This was an outstanding response and will ensure that PRNA's fixtures can continue to grow. The training program involves 5 weeks of Rules workshop sessions followed by team umpiring throughout the rest of the season until the new Umpires gain the required competencies. Representatives can then sit for their National badges as they progress through the training program. Sincere thanks to all clubs for promoting the training program and we look forward to seeing many new faces out umpiring later in the season. Thanks to Lyn and her training team for all the work, support and assistance they will provide to the new recruits over the coming months! 

Funding Assistance available - Local Sporting Champions program
The Australian Government's Local Sporting Champions program will be closing on 30 June, 2009 so now is the time to ensure your application is in. This initiative, coordinated through the Australian Sports Commission, has been designed to provide financial assistance for junior sportsmen and women towards the cost of travel, accommodation, uniforms or equipment when competing at an official national or state sanctioned event or national school sporting competition. To be eligible to apply, young people must be aged between 12-18 years and travelling more than 250km to compete. For further details download the flyer or head to www.ausport.gov.au/champions

 
Updated: 28th May, 2009

Round 5 regrading completed!
Following a lengthy consultation and work process we are pleased to advise that the Round 5 Re-grading is now complete. We thank all club officials, the Grading Committee and our Registrar who worked many hours endeavoring to ensure our Winter competition remains highly competitive and heaps of fun for ALL teams. Both the regrading document and the adjusted Fixtures Ladder are available from the Ladder section of this site. Good luck to all teams as we head into Round 6/7 (remember due to the wash out last week two rounds will be played this week!).

Umpires Training Commencing!
Umpires play an important role in the world of Netball and at times an extremely challenging one....... however, the role can also be very enjoyable with lots of event opportunities available to those who join the umpiring team. Congratulations to Caitlin Pelgrave and Kira Niesler who were selected for their umpiring skills to support the recent Primary Schoolgirls competition run by Education Queensland and sanctioned by Netball Queensland - a great achievement.

This Saturday will see the start of PRNA's next Umpiring Training program. Clubs are encouraged to ensure they have as many participants as possible enrolled. It is only through ongoing education & training can we ensure that the on-court competitions remain fair for all. The course starts Saturday 30th May at 9am and all levels of abilities & interests are welcomed. We are also keen to have more adults involved in umpiring to support the many club teams now involved each Saturday. The training program involves 5 workshop sessions and then on-court training with a mentor until you are ready for an independent role. There are accreditation badges as your skills and competencies improve to be achieved. For further details please contact Ron Yardly byardley2@bigpond.com

 
Updated: 24th May, 2009

Brisbane Cougars to stage holiday clinic at Pine!
We are pleased to advise that the Brisbane Cougars have just agreed to stage one of their popular Skills Development Clinics at Pine during the coming school holidays. This will provide all of Pine's members with a fantastic opportunity to gain new skills while having lots of fun with their friends. Both the Tier 1 & Tier 2 Cougar players, along with their coaches Elizabeth White (Former Australian Netball Vice-Captain) and Amanda VanderWal (Former Australian 21 squad member) will attend providing Pine players, aged between 9 - 16 years, a fantastic opportunity. 

The skills clinic will be held on July 10th starting at 9am and concluding by 12 noon. A special registration fee of $25 is available for registered Pine Players and includes not only the 3 hour skills clinic but also a small recovery snack at the end where players will have another opportunity to socialise with the Cougar team members.

Clinic spaces will be limited.... so ensure you book early. For a copy of the Information flyer and Registration form click here!

Updated: 22nd May, 2009

Round 2 - Netball Queensland State League
Congratulations to our 16 yrs CSC team, coached by Julie Bowman and Manager Paula Kenny, who recorded another win at last nights clash against Western Districts. The girls went out strong from the start and lead the entire game with Western Districts only coming back and closing the lead to within two (2) points in the final quarter. However, the consistency and determination of Pine's girls pull the team ahead to end with a four (4) point win.

Unfortunately, our 19 yrs CSC team faced another tough battle this week against the strong and determined Southern Districts team, going down by only 3 points at full time. The Pine girls put in another solid game and brought the game back in the 3rd quarter to a small lead but couldn't hold this lead throughout the 4th quarter.

Next week our 19 yrs face Downey Park while our 16 years will battle it out with Shailer Park. We wish both teams well and also all the best to the girls who are heading to Roma for the Queensland School Girls State Championships!

 
Updated: 18th May, 2009

Pine Rep Carnival - Great Success!
The PRNA Executive wish to sincerely thank all all Rep Players, Coaches, Managers and Supporters (particularly our girls' parents) who pulled up their sleeves and ensure the Rep Carnival held yesterday was a great success - thank you. With over 1100 competitors across the 12 - Open age divisions the day was enormous and required great team work from all involved. We have received a flood of feedback from participating teams and are very pleased that Pine was able to stage such an enjoyable day for all. The program ran to time, serious injuries were at a minimum and support services kept up with demands for most of the day.

We also wish to thank our Business Supporters - Roam 'N' Coffee, SnoBiz, XBlades, Netball Queensland Shop, Pine Rivers Council and Comm23 Photography who also played a major part in ensuring the day was good fun for all.

Finally, to our Rep Teams who all performed creditably across the day - well done! For a copy of the team results for each division please click here.

 
Updated: 12th May, 2009

Pine Rep Carnival - Largest Carnival to-date!
The PRNA Executive & Carnival Committee are extremely pleased with the number of nominations that have been received for our Representative Team Carnival being held this coming Sunday, 17th May. We have over 120 teams competing, ensuring all divisions will have at least 7-8 teams providing a very valuable competition program. Most teams are utilising the carnival as their final match experience prior to heading to Netball Queensland's State Age Championships being held on June 6th - 8th.

Pine's eleven (11) Representative teams will all be competing and there is no doubt that there will be some top Netball action across all age divisions. So, head down to Pine and support the girls! First round games commence at 8:30am with the day concluding with Presentations at 4pm.

For competing teams the Provisional Draw will be available on Friday night, with the final draw available for collection on registration Sunday morning! We look forward to welcoming all teams to the home of Pine Rivers Netball on Sunday.

Updated: 9th May, 2009

Congratulations to Georgia Martin - Australian Team Selection!
On behalf of the Pine Netball community we wish to extend our congratulations to Georgia Martin who has been named as a member of the Australian U/18 Indoor Netball team. Georgia was a member of the victorious QLD team who across the week have taken out the National Championships and leading to several team members making the Australia Squad. Georgia is a member of PRNA's 17 Rep team and U/19 State League team as well as being named Senior Club Captain for the 2009 season. Well done Georgia! 

We also wish to congratulate Emer Dowling who has been called up to play in the Brisbane Tigers Tier 2 team for the 2009 season. This now sees two Pine Players competing within Netball Queensland's Tier competition, although on different teams.... so we look forward to seeing the Tigers vs the Lynx game when Ashleigh Crouch and Emer Dowling battle it out on court! Both Ash and Emer are still members of our Pinecones Division 1 team and enjoy playing together each Saturday. Best of luck for the season girls!

Updated: 7th May, 2009

Congratulations to Chloe Crotty - Shadow for QLD Touch Football team!
Congratulations to Chloe Crotty who over the week-end competed in the Qld School Girls Touch Football competition. Following a successful week-end Chloe was named as a Shadow for the Queensland U/15 team! Chloe is a member of PRNA's 14/1 Rep Team. To add further achievements to her growing list Chloe has also just received the news that she has been called up into Netball Queensland's Suncoast Development Academy Shadow team. We wish Chloe all the best with her Netball and other sporting endeavors.

 
Updated: 5th May, 2009

Congratulations to PRNA's 12 Years/1 Team - Runners Up at QLD Challenge Cup
We wish to congratulate all of our teams on their performances over the recent long week-end. With over 130 teams from across Queensland competing in Netball Queensland's State Challenge Cup the competition was fierce and tough. Out two 12 year old teams were placed in Division 1 & 2 with 14 teams within each. Congratulations to our 12/1 team who placed Runners Up! This is a fantastic achievement. Congratulations to our 12/2 who placed 8th in their division, again a fantastic achievement our of 14 highly competitive teams! Well done girls for your first year in representative netball.

We also need to extended further congratulations to our 15 Year teams who also competition in Division 1 & 2 of their respective age groups. Both teams placed a creditable 4th - well done! There were a few very close battles and we are sure all of these players will do Pine proud for many more year. A great effort by all players and coaches.

Finally, but not least in any manner - our 13/2 team placed 7th and our 14/2 team placed 9th. Again, these results are a great achievement when you consider the depth of the divisions - super work by all.

With the Challenge Cup over these teams will now continue to compete at numerous Rep Carnivals across the season as our Team 1 teams head to the State Age Championships early June.

 

Updated: 1st May, 2009

Pine Rep Teams head to Netball Queensland Challenge Cup!
We wish our six Representative teams - 12 years/1, 12 years/2, 13 years/2, 14 years/2, Shadow Team & 15 years/2 - all the best for the State Championships they will compete at this week-end. Most teams have 14 teams within their Divisions from across Queensland, ensuring some tough court battles will be played. For full details and to follow the results across the week-end head to: http://www.netballq.org.au/extra.asp?id=144&OrgID=3

We also wish to sincerely thank the Umpiring team who are giving time to support our teams this week-end as well. These volunteers play a vital role in the sport and give countless hours of their time to ensure our Association can provide the game officials required to enter teams. THANKS! Finally, thanks to the Coaches and Managers who are also giving their time to support all the girls and ensure they have an outstanding competition - your support, time and assistance is greatly appreciated! 

Pine Players head to Melbourne!
We wish both Briana Brennan and Georgia Martin, members of Pine's 17 Years Rep Team all the best as they head to Melbourne for the Netball Indoor National Championships. Both Briana and Georgia were selected into the Queensland U/18 team late last year and have been training hard to prepare for the Nationals. All the best to both girls!

Pine Players - additional sport endeavours!
Good luck to Chloe Crotty who is competing in the Queensland Touch Football Championships this week-end as a member of the Met North School Girls team. Also to Tegan Collins competing at Flaming Chalice Volleyball Championship being held at Boondall across this long week-end as a member of her School Senior Girls team. Both girls are members of our Rep teams and it is great to see them excel in other sports as well. We wish all our players the best for a busy sporting week-end.

 Updated: 30th April, 2009

Mixed competition kicks off at Pine!
Tonight saw the re-introduction of a Men's and Mixed competition back at Pine Rivers Netball. While participation numbers weren't high the fun, fast paced action and laughs certainly were. The 'Four Kings' went down to a combined team dubbed 'The Mighty Blues'! It was great to see a mix of ages and again the men demonstrating that Netball is no longer just for the 'girls'...... although the balanced shooting stance of our President did bring smiles to many of his young charges faces. Excellent on-court battle, heaps of laughs and plenty of fitness building fun was had by all. 

We look forward to welcoming more teams next Thursday night! If you don't have a team but would love to play also just head down to the courts by 7pm for a 7:30pm start. All ages and abilities welcomed.

Pine Rep Team Members train with Lynx!
Tegan Collins (16/1 Rep Team) and Elke Futcher (15/1 Rep Team) had the privilege of training alongside the Suncoast Lynx as members of Netball Queensland's Suncoast Junior Academy squad last night. A specialised fitness and skill session followed with a game against the Tier 2 Lynx team was enjoyed by both girls. It was great to see our own Ashleigh Crouch, Lynx Tier 2 team member, also in action. The first Lynx game will be held at the Suncoast Uni on May 23rd.

 Updated: 29th April, 2009

More Representative success!
Congratulations to the following Pine players who have gone on and been selected into the Primary School Girls Met North Netball team... fantastic work by all players, all are members of PRNA's 12 Years Representative teams heading away this week-end to compete at Netball Queensland's State Challenge Carnival.
Thesalonica Agasii
Kristy-Lee Cooper
Alana Doak
Tamia Phillips
Khan Renata
Cailtin Worthington

We also wish all the best to Briana Brennan and Georgia Martin who will be heading off on Saturday with the Queensland U/18 Indoor Netball team to compete at the Nationals being held in Melbourne next week. Briana and Georgia are both members of our 17 years Representative team.
 

Updated: 27th April, 2009

Pine Rivers announces State League Teams!
Congratulations to the following Representative team members who have achieved further success and been selected into Pine's 2009 State League teams. The teams will compete in Netball Queensland's Schweppes Challenge weekly competition held Friday nights at the State Netball Centre. Pine qualified teams in both the 16 Years & 19 Years divisions. The competition commences on Friday 15th May.

16 Years	19 Years
Jordanne Aitken	Caitlin Balkin
Taylah Buchanan	Briana Brennan
Rhiannon Cassidy	Cailin Butterworth
Tegan Collins	Alisha Don
Paige Finn	Taylor Faulks
Elke Futcher	Georgia Martin
Rebekka Jacobsen	Denise Pepe
Emily Johnson	Eleesa Perry
Mary Josey	Nicole Perry
Whitney Kennedy	Rebecca Saunders

 Shadows: Maddison Marquis, Ariel Olsen, Madeline Woosley, Ashleigh Vidiac          Shadows: Lesley Cocks, Sam Wilson-Graham

State League Team training commences on Monday 4th May!

Updated: 26th April, 2009

Carnival success!
Congratulations to our four Representative teams who headed across to the Shailer Park Representative Carnival on Sunday. Team results were once again outstanding and are positioning our teams for a good battle at the forthcoming State Championships! Results were:-
13 Years/1          2nd
15 Years/2          3rd
16 Years/1          Tied 1st - Runners up on count back
17 Years/1          1st

Updated: 19th April, 2009

Pine Representative Teams - Carnival sweep!
Congratulations to all of our Representative teams who competed at the Underwood Carnival earlier today with each team placing in the top 3! Team results for the day were:-
12 Years/Team 1               1st      STILL UNDEFEATED!
12 Years/Team 2               2nd
13 Years/Team 2               3rd
14 Years/Team 1               1st
14 Years/Team 2               2nd
15 Years/Team 1               1st
14/15 Years Shadow           3rd
16/17 combined team/1      1st

This places our teams in a great position for the forthcoming State Challenge Carnival being held across the May long week-end. We wish all of our teams competing at the State Championships the very best of success!


ACE 10 Year old team head to Firebirds Game!
Congratulations to ACE Netball Club who have won the right to represent Pine Rivers by having one of their 10 Year old teams involved in the 1/2 time entertainment at the Firebirds game being held this coming Sunday 26th April!

 Updated: 14th April, 2009

Men's & Mixed Netball Fixtures start Thursday 30th April at Pine!
Pine Rivers will come alive on Thursday nights as their Men's and Mixed Netball competition commences on Thursday 30th April. Games will be held from 7pm each week with team nominations NOW open. Junior and Senior Divisions will be held and we look forward to many players enjoying this additional game opportunity across the Winter season. To nominate your team just download, complete and return a team nomination form  and payment form TODAY! Head to our Library page if you require these forms in Word and Excel format.

Don't have a team... but would love to play? Then just send your name, date of birth (to indicate Junior or Senior grade) and an indicate of your ability level/playing interest (ie: social, highly competitive) to our Association email. Players will be placed into suitable teams to ensure everyone can be involved  - prna@pineriversnetball.org.au.

Pine Rivers Club Team heading to Firebirds Game!
The Pine Rivers Executive were extremely pleased to be advised by Netball Queensland that they have been successful in being selected to field a Junior team (8-10 yrs) as part of the Firebirds 1/2 time entertainment program at their game on Sunday 26th April! This is a fantastic opportunity for our young players to not only experience playing on centre court but all members of the team, and one parent, also will be able to enjoy the Firebirds game as they battle the Waikato/BoP Magic team! Our hardest task is now to select the lucky team to win this opportunity. The Executive placed a number of criteria in place when entering Netball Queensland's Net-Set-Go Challenge to ensure all member clubs were in the running to win this opportunity. Full details have been issued to all clubs with the winning team being announced at this Saturday's fixtures (18th April)! Stay tuned for more details soon.

Pine's 12 Years/1 team Undefeated!
Under the watchful eye of their team Coach, Kelly Crouch, our 12 Years/1 team have enjoyed great success at all three carnivals that they have attended over the past month, being undefeated todate! The team will head off to Underwood this coming Sunday for their final Carnival before heading to Netball Queensland's State Challenge Cup 2-4 May. We wish the team well and look forward to them maintaining their undefeated status! 

Updated: 13th April, 2009

Pine Coaching Officer appointed to Tier Coaching role!
Congratulations to Lorraine Martin who has just received the news that she has been selected as an Assistant coach for the Brisbane Cougars Tier team! This is fantastic news and a well deserved appointment. Lorraine is PRNA's Coaching Officer and has been implementing a range of new initiatives to support the ongoing development of both Coaches and Players at Pine since her appointment last October. This has included the fantastic Junior Player Development program run last October, the Anne Sargeant clinics held in February and the numerous Coaching courses held over recent months. Lorraine oversees our Coaching Committee and we look forward to seeing more of her initiatives implemented in the coming months to ensure ongoing development across all of our coaches and players. We also wish Lorraine all the best with her involvement in the Brisbane Cougars team!

Updated: 12th April, 2009

Pine Rivers Members continue to shine!
Over the past month several of our members have trialled and been successful not only at various Representative Netball levels but also in a range of other sports. We wish to congratulate all players on their achievements including the following that have been brought to our attention:- 

Netball Queensland Suncoast Development Academy
Tegan Collins
Elke Futcher
Rebekka Jacobsen (Shadow member)

Met North School Girls Teams
U15 Years
Elke Futcher
Rebekka Jacobsen
Katelyn Sheterline
Taylah Buchanan (Shadow)
Chloe Crotty (Shadow)

U17 Years
Georgia Martin
Jasmin Tavella
Cailin Butterworth (Shadow)
Tegan Collins (Shadow)
Rebecca Saunders (Shadow)

Suncoast School Girls Team
U15 Years
Mary Josey
Maddi Woosley (Shadow)

Australian Outrigging Titles
Georgia Martin - Gold.... now heading to the Cook Islands as a member of the Australian team

Surf Life Saving
Jordanne Aitken - Gold & Silver

Touch Football Met North School Girls
Chloe Crotty

Volleyball Met North School Girls
Chloe Crotty
Rohane Crichton
 

 Updated: 10th April, 2009

Pine Rivers Netball launches new Uniform!
Pine Rivers Netball Association's Representative teams will take the court for the 2009 competitive season in a new uniform, that was the 'talk of the courts' when launched at the recent Netball Queensland 16 Years State League Grading day! The playing dress and bike pants will keep Pine's traditional green and gold colours along with our current design however we changed from a bodysuit to dress to ensure Pine players look professional while being comfortable in the latest Netball uniform fashion items. We thank the team at Game Sports Clothing for the great design that has allowed us to keep the PRNA look out on the court in a fantastic way..... although it seems the bike pants have taken the lead in respect to being the most wanted item!

Pine's CSC 16 Years team - Qualified in Division 1 - show off new uniform!

 Updated: 8th April, 2009

Men's & Mixed Nationals - Caloundra Indoor Stadium April 12th to April 18th
Don't miss out on the opportunity to get along to the Men's & Mixed Netball Nationals being held up at Caloundra across the coming Easter holidays. We have had the Men's 19 & 17 years teams training down at the PRNA courts on Sunday mornings since Christmas and wish these teams all the best for a very successful competition. The competition will provide some very exciting Netball and we highly encourage Pine players of all ages to head up and support our Queensland teams. Click here for the competition draw or event poster!

HELP NEEDED!
We have received a call for help from the Queensland Men's & Mixed Netball Association who require additional volunteers to help with the staging of the Nationals across the Easter Holiday week. If you could assist with scoring, timing or generally around the event - for one hour, a day, a morning or an afternoon - PLEASE make contact with James McCallum (0439 651 492 or Email jamesMcCallum@bigpond.com) or Tahli Shields (0438 289 809 or Email tshields@bunnings.com.au) and let them know when you are available. You are sure to see some fantastic Netball and enjoy being involved! For the competition draw click here. 

Updated: 7th April, 2009

Pine 16s qualify for Netball Queensland's State League!

Congratulations to our 16 CSC team who battled it out at Netball Queensland's State Centre on Friday evening and again on Sunday morning for a position within Netball's weekly State League competition. The team played 8 games ending with only 2 close losses, however the highlight was their final game against the undefeated Downey Park where the Pine girls were just on fire and took out the game with a solid win 15-3! This positioned Pine in the top five for Division 1 and allowed the team an early leave from the grading trials as other teams continued to battle for positions. Well done to all players for a top effort!

The State League competition will commence on Friday 15th May and continue until September. Pine have teams in both the 19 Years & 16 Year Division 1 competitions. We encourage all players and supporters to head out any Friday to support our girls as they represent Pine in this exciting State competition. All games are held at Netball Queensland's State centre Klump Road Mt. Gravatt commencing from 6pm each week.

The final teams qualifying for the 16 Years competition were:-
Division 1
Downey Park
Caboolture
Pine Rivers
Metropolitan Districts
Western Districts
Southport Carrara
Caloundra
Shailer Park

Division 2
Highfields
Hinterland
Jimboomba
Logan
MacGregor
Qld Catholic
Redlands
South Coast

Eliminated - Brisbane

Updated: 6th April, 2009

Pine Representative teams continue their winning run! 
Congratulations to all of our Representative teams who headed off to the Western Districts Carnival on Sunday (5th April) for another Representative team carnival to help their preparations for the forthcoming Queensland Championships being held in May, June & July. Following last week's winning results more of our teams have stepped up with all teams placing in the top 4 for their division...... WELL DONE to all girls. Key results included:-

12/1 Team     Undefeated, 1st place (for the 3rd straight carnival!)
12/2 Team      3rd
13/1 Team     1st Undefeated
13/2 Team     4th
14/1 Team     2nd
15/2 Team     2nd
15/3 Team     4th

Our 14/2 team didn't compete due to player injuries while our 15/1 & 16/1 teams were involved in the State League competition held on Sunday. The next Carnival will be Underwood on 19th April where we look forward to all teams gaining some final match experience prior to heading to Netball Queensland's Challenge Carnival on May 2nd - 4th!

Updated: 30th March, 2009
Pine 19s qualify for Netball Queensland's State League!
Congratulations to our 19 years CSC team who stayed strong yesterday as they competed at Netball Queensland's Schweppes Challenge State League grading trials and qualified for the competition. 12 teams from across Queensland's South East competed for the 8 positions available. The weekly State League competition will commence later in May and runs through to September. Our 16 CSC team head to their trials this coming week-end and also need to compete strong to secure qualification into the State League competition - we wish them well.

The 19 Yrs results are:
Western Districts
Redlands
Downey Park
Metroplitan Districts
Jimboomba
Pine Rivers
Southern Districts
Brisbane

Teams eliminated were: Caboolture, MacGregor, South Coast, Wynnum Manly

Pine teams successful at Metro Carnival!
What a huge week-end of Netball for all Pine players. Firstly, our Winter Fixtures kicked off on Saturday with over 130 teams competing across the day the grounds were packed for all rounds.

Next our Representative teams headed across to Metro for their Rep Team Carnival.... with 6 of our 9 teams ending in the top 3 positions for their Divisions. Congratulations to all Coaches, Managers, Players. Special mention goes to our 12/1 & 15/1 teams who placed 1st, and our 14/1 team were runners up within their Division. Fantastic work girls!

We would also like to thank our team of Umpires who supported all of our teams across the day with many Umpires having to umpire over 8 games across the day. Without our Representative teams would not be able to play - THANKS!

We look forward to all of our teams being more successful this coming week-end as they head to the Western Districts Representative Carnival!

 
Updated: 23rd March, 2009

PRNA Representative Induction Night! 
Selection into a Pine Rivers District Representative Netball team is a fantastic achievement that all umpires, coaches, managers and players should be extremely proud of. All junior age groups were tightly contested and 2009 has seen the largest number of players trialling across age division for many years, making our Selector team's job even more difficult. Final team selections are now complete and we know that all teams will be a competitive force out on the courts this season.

Last night PRNA held their Representative Team Induction night to congratulate and recognise the achievements of those who have made a 2009 Representative Team. Congratulations goes to:

2009 Representative Team Head Coach: Lorraine Martin

12 Years/1	Thessalonica Agasii, Kiarn Chambers, Julia Constantia, Kristy-Lee Cooper, Alana Cunningham, Alana Doak, Tamia Phillips, Kahn Renata,  Zoey Wickenden. Coach Kelly Crouch / Trisha Grice
12 Years/2	Louise Fisher, Rachael Kenn, Bronte Lerch, Melissa Niesler, Mikayla Pappin, Georgia Payne, Breanna Prendergast, Tahlia Walls, Caitlin Worthington. Coach Sue Haddrell / Manager Gretta Pappin
13 Years/1	Emily Charleson, Emma Clignett, Sarah Lauchs,  Kirsten McKechnie, Breearna Munt, Kamaia Peina, Sidena Phillips, Madison Ritchie, Jordan Taylor. Coach Jo Aitken / Manager Jocelyn Charleson
13 Years/2	Ashleigh Connell, Maddison Enever, Courtney Grice, Lauren Hampstead, Kaitlyn Leamy, Jaimmi McGregor, Kelly McKavanagh, Lauren McLean, Sharnie Rudd, Annabel Simmonds. Coach Paula Toonen / Manager Joanne Enever
14 Years/1	Christina Bennett,  Mahalia Cassidy, Allie Clarke, Chloe Crotty, Brittni Faulks,  Khara Miskell, Rebecca Scott, Katelyn Sheterline, Brooke Tarr. Coach Elaine Anders / Manager Michelle Willis
14 Years/2	Louise Bilton, Jamie Flanjak, Jasmine Francis, Jazmin Greasley, Isabella Kirk, Charlee Manaley, Kira Niesler, Brooke Sharp, Courtney Trenerry. Coach Kim Chambers / Manager Peta Leamy
15 Years/1	Britney Copley, Rohane Crichton, Elke Futcher, Grace Harris, Rebekka Jacobsen, Maddison Marquis, Mary Josey, Ariel Olsen, Madeline Woosley. Coach Julie Bowman / Assistant Coach Madilyn Martin / Manager Paula Kenny
15 Years/2	Taylah Buchanan, Jessica Buckley, Ashleigh Clignett, Clare Denkes, Ashleigh McDonnell, Lauren McDonnell, Emma McLean, Stephanie O'Connor, Caitlin Pelgrave. Coach Cameron Crouch / Manager Cathy McDonnell
Junior Development Team (15 years/3)	Jacinta Blums, Lucy Conway, Taylah Cooper, Madeline Foley, Gabrielle Hansen, Rachel Mathison, Jayne Moritz, Breeanna Randall, Brigitte Roos. Coach Cathy Worthington / Manager Bec Faulks
16 Years/1	Jordanne Aitken, Rhiannon Cassidy, Tegan Collins, Emily Johnson, Whitney Kennedy, Danielle O'Brien, Ashleigh Vidaic, Jessica Willis, Paige Finn. Coach Brad Martin / Manager Sharlene Finn
17 Years/1	Cailtin Balkin, Briana Brennan, Cailin Butterworth, Taylor Faulks, Georgia Martin, Rebecca Saunders, Georgia Sumner, Denise Pepe.  Coach Pene Futcher / Manager to be ratified by EC

In addition, PRNA announced their 2009 State League squads, which will compete in Netball Queensland's (NQ's) weekly Schweppes Challenge fixtures from April - September. These teams will head to NQ's Grading trials over the coming week-ends, where PRNA will then finalise team selections. Congratulations goes to:- 

16 Years	Jordanne Aitken, Rhiannon Cassidy, Tegan Collins, Emily Johnson, Whitney Kennedy, Paige Finn, Elke Futcher, Rebekka Jacobsen, Maddison Marquis, Mary Josey, Ariel Olsen, Madeline Woosley. Coach Lorraine Martin / Assistant Coach Julie Bowman / Manager Paula Kenny
19 Years	Cailtin Balkin, Briana Brennan, Cailin Butterworth, Lesley Cocks, Alisha Don, Taylor Faulks, Georgia Martin, Denise Pepe, Eleesa Perry, Nicole Perry, Rebecca Saunders, Georgia Sumner, Sam Wilson-Graham.  Coach Lorraine Martin / Assistant Coaches Julie Bowman & Pene Futcher / Manager Jenny Collins

All players were presented with a special PRNA Rep Team training singlet to further recognise their achievement.

PRNA also made two special presentations at their Induction night naming their 2009 Representative Ambassadors. Firstly, Ashleigh Crouch, who has achieved selection into the Tier 2 Suncoast Lynx team was awarded with PRNA's Gold Ambassador Netball Keyring to recognise this exciting step forward along the Representative pathway. Secondly, Emer Dowling was also awarded with PRNA's Gold Ambassador Netball Keyring to recognise her selection as a Shadow member of the Brisbane Tigers Tier 2 team. Both girls have been members of PRNA's Representative teams throughout their Junior years and we are pleased to support their further representative endeavors. Ashleigh and Emer will continue to play club netball at PRNA and Ashleigh will also join the Rep teams each Monday night for their fitness program and play a gret mentor role for our Junior players. Congratulations to both girls!

To close the night PRNA announced their Association Captains for the 2009 Season. These players were selected by the PRNA Executive Committee Sub-Committee and took into consideration not only their Playing achievements but also their commitment to PRNA, involvement across a range of Netball areas including Umpiring, Coaching and support to PRNA Officials at events. We believe the following four girls will be great leaders for our players across the 2009 competitive season - CONGRATULATIONS to all!

Division 1      -   Georgia Martin & Tegan Collins
Division 2      -   Caitlin Pelgrave & Taylah Buchanan

Updated: 22nd March, 2009

Congratulations to Julie Bowman - Advanced Coaching Accreditation Achieved! 
Congratulations is extended to Julie Bowman who successfully completed and been award Advanced Coaching Accreditation by Netball Queensland following her Assessment on Sunday 8th March. This is the 4th level of Coach Accreditation is Netball Australia's education framework and the final stage that can be achieved at State level. Julie now joins only a handful of coaches at Pine who have achieved this excellent result. Julie is coach of our 15 Years State Age team and will be assisting Lorraine Martin (who has also held her Advanced Accreditation for several years and is now working towards Elite Accreditation) with our 16 & 19 Years State League teams. Congratulations Julie!

 
 Updated: 18th March, 2009

PRNA Selects CSC Squads! 
Following a grueling day of short intense games last Sunday at the Shailer Park Rep Team Carnival, PRNA have finalised their squad selections for our 19 & 16 Years CSC teams. Squads will now head to Netball Queensland's CSC grading to compete and achieve qualification in the 2009 competition. We wish to congratulate the following players who have achieved selection in the squad and wish you every success at the forthcoming trial. Final CSC teams will be announced following Netball Queensland's Grading Trials.

16 Years
Jordanne Aitken, Taylah Buchanan, Rhiannon Cassidy, Tegan Collins, Paige Finn, Elke Futcher, Emily Johnson, Whitney Kennedy, Rebekka Jacobsen, Mary Josey, Ariel Olsen, Madeline Woosley.
Maddison Marquis - Shadow

19 Years
Caitlin Balkin, Briana Brennan, Cailin Butterworth, Lesley Cocks, Alisha Don, Taylor Faulks, Sam Wilson-Graham, Georgia Martin, Eleesa Perry, Nicole Perry, Rebecca Saunders, Denise Pepe

Updated: 15th March, 2009

Firebirds visit PRNA!
The PRNA courts were alive on Sunday as over 120 young players enjoyed a three (3) hour clinic run by Queensland's Firebirds. Thanks go to Netball Queensland and the Firebirds for such an exciting day. The clinic was one of the largest held to-date and was the first time the Firebirds have visited the Pine Association. Following 3 hours of Netball skills, drills and games players received another treat as the five (5) Firebirds stayed to sign an item for each and every player! A fantastic day was had by all...... and we wish the Firebirds all the best in the coming competitive season and look forward to another clinic being held at our courts later in the year.

PRNA Coaches achieve success!
Congratulations to the following coaches who performed credibility  on Sunday (15th March) at Netball Queensland's Intermediate Coaching Course. This was the final part of their training program and involved not only informative lectures, practical workshops but also an intense practical assessment task. All coaches did extremely well and have successfully achieved their Intermediate Coaching Accreditation. This ensures that PRNA now has one of the largest number of not only Accredited Foundation Coaches but also representatives accredited as Intermediate Coaches. We once again wish to acknowledge the vital funding that was provided by the Queensland Government's Community Benefit fund. This has allowed PRNA to cover the cost of all training programs to assist more representatives to complete and gain their coaching accreditations, which will benefit all players at Pine.

Elaine Anders
Nadine Carlson
Kim Chambers
Karen Cooke
Lillian Erliera
Tracey Ryan
Paula Toonen
Cathy Worthington

 
Updated: 1st March, 2009

Firebirds head to Pine for Clinic!
PRNA are pleased to advise that Netball Queensland will be staging one of their popular 'Fire Up' player development clinics at the PRNA courts on Sunday 15th March 2pm - 5pm. The clinic is designed for players aged 10 - 14 years of all ability levels. This is a fantastic opportunity to not only learn new skills but also to meet and be coached by Queensland's own Firebirds! The cost per player is $30, with each registered player receiving a special ANZ pack. Spaces are limited so download the Clinic nomination form and forward this directly to Netball Queensland today to reserve your space!

Updated: 26th February, 2009

Apologies to Pene Futcher - 17/1 Assistant Coach
Sincere apologies go out to Pene Futcher for the omission of her name as part of our 2009 Representative team announcement earlier in the week. The Executive were pleased to appoint Pene as Assistant Coach for our 17/1 squad. We welcome Pene to PRNA's Representative team and wish her and the team every success throughout the season. Again, sincere apologies for this unforgivable omission in our earlier announcment. 

Updated: 24th February, 2009

Netball Queensland: Regional Development Academy Program
Netball Queensland, through their Regional Associations, offers a development pathway for identified netball players aged 14 - 17 yrs, coaches, umpires and officials to assist them in reaching their potential. Pine Rivers is currently part of the Suncoast Region. A trial will be held on Sunday March 1st at the Suncoast University, Sippy Downs from 9am - 12 noon. Interested players are required to complete and submit a Trial Nomination form and return this to Netball Queensland along with a $30 trial fee. 

The Academy program runs from March through to October and involves attendance at 3 Development Camps, approximatey 10 x 1 hour athlete sessions and involvement in Queensland Netball's Development & Screening Week-end that will be held on 19th - 21st September, in Brisbane. The approximate cost for involvement, should a player be selected int the Regional Development Academy is $300.

For all PRNA Players interested, please head to the Suncoast Academy web site for further details and to download your Trial nomination form. Based on timing of notification for this opportunity please fax a copy to Netball Queensland to confirm nomination is in the mail! Should you require further details please don't hesitate to contact our Secretary at prna@pineriversnetball.org.au

 Updated: 23rd February, 2009

PRNA 2009 Junior Representative Teams Named!
PRNA wishes to congratulate all girls on their achievements to-date and knows our teams will be a strong force at both Netball Queensland's Challenge Cup and State Age Championships later this year. We are pleased to announce that our 2009 Junior Representative Teams are:-

2009 Representative Team Head Coach: Lorraine Martin

12 Years/1	Thessalonica Agasii, Kiarn Chambers, Julia Constantia, Kristy-Lee Cooper, Alana Cunningham, Alana Doak, Tamia Phillips, Kahn Renata,  Zoey Wickenden. Coach Kelly Crouch
12 Years/2	Louise Fisher, Rachael Kenn, Bronte Lerch, Melissa Niesler, Mikayla Pappin, Georgia Payne, Breanna Prendergast, Tahlia Walls, Caitlin Worthington. Coach Sue Haddrell
13 Years/1	Emily Charleson, Emma Clignett, Sarah Lauchs,  Kirsten McKechnie, Breearna Munt, Kamaia Peina, Sidena Phillips, Madison Ritchie, Jordan Taylor. Coach Jo Aitken / Assistant TBC
13 Years/2	Ashleigh Connell, Maddison Enever, Courtney Grice, Kaitlyn Leamy, Jaimmi McGregor, Kelly McKavanagh, Lauren McLean, Sharnie Rudd, Annabel Simmonds. Coach Paula Toonen
14 Years/1	Christina Bennett,  Mahalia Cassidy, Allie Clarke, Chloe Crotty, Brittni Faulks,  Khara Miskell, Rebecca Scott, Katelyn Sheterline, Brooke Tarr. Coach Elaine Anders
14 Years/2	Louise Bilton, Jamie Flanjak, Jasmine Francis, Jazmin Greasley, Isabella Kirk, Charlee Manaley, Kira Niesler, Brooke Sharp, Courtney Trenerry. Coach Kim Chambers / Assistant TBC
15 Years/1	Britney Copley, Rohane Crichton, Elke Futcher, Grace Harris, Rebekka Jacobsen, Maddison Marquis, Mary Josey, Ariel Olsen,  Madeline Woosley. Coach Julie Bowman / Assistant Coach Madilyn Martin
15 Years/2	Taylah Buchanan, Jessica Buckley, Ashleigh Clignett, Clare Denkes, Lauren McDonnell, Ashleigh McDonnell, Emma McLean, Stephanie O'Connor, Caitlin Pelgrave. Coach Cameron Crouch / Assistant TBC
Junior Development Shadow Team  (15 years/3)	Jacinta Blums, Lucy Conway, Taylah Cooper, Madeline Foley, Gabrielle Hansen, Rachel Mathison, Jayne Moritz, Breeanna Randall, Brigitte Roos. Coach TBC

Senior and CSC teams will be announced in the coming weeks as the Executive has decided to re-open nominations for an extended period for 16 & 17 years due to the reduced number of trialling players within these important divisions. Senior players will continue to train as an Open Division squad with final team selection details being provided to all players in the coming week.

Congratulations to all representatives appointed to our Senior Coaching team: Brad Martin 16/1, Garry Pashen 17/1, Pene Futcher 17/1 Assistant Coach, Lorraine Martin CSC / Assistant CSC Julie Bowman.

Representative training commences on Monday 2nd March from 5:30pm - 8pm. All players are requested to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to their training session to ensure their weekly fitness program can commence on time.

 
Updated: 13th February, 2009

Financial Assistance for Indigenous Players now available
First Contact have advised that their Regional Sports Program offers financial assistance to Indigenous players. The assistance available can be utilised for club registration, uniforms and sporting equipment. Application forms can be obtained from their website at www.firstcontact.asn.au Should your club have several indigenous players a representative from First Contact is also available to visit and discuss the Regional Sports Program in more detail. For further assistance please contact Mandy Tedeschi - (07) 3420 4291, Fax (07) 3849 2398 or Email sports@firstcontact.asn.au

Congratulations to Felicity Mears - Umpiring Development Certificate
PRNA wish to congratulate Felicity Mears who has successfully completed her Umpiring 'Rules in Action' and been awarded a Umpiring Development Certificate from Netball Queensland. Without the support of many volunteer umpires the game of Netball would not be possible and we greatly appreciate all Representatives who undertake training to ensure they can hold higher qualifications in this important field. Well done Felicity!

Updated: 10th February, 2009

PRNA Players named in Tier 2 teams!
PRNA wishes to sincerely congratulate Ashleigh Crouch who, following last week's trials, has been named in the Lynx Tier 2 squad. Ashleigh has played in PRNA's Representative teams for the past 2 years and was a member of Pinecones winning Division 1 team in PRNA's 2008 Winter Fixtures. The final Tier 2 team for Lynx will be announced in the coming weeks following further selection training session. We wish Ash all the best for a very exciting year!

Congratulations is also extended to Emer Dowling who was named as a shadow member of the Brisbane Tigers Tier 2 team following her trials over the week-end. Emer will enjoy the opportunity to train with the Tigers throughout the season and will continue to play within PRNA's 2009 Representative CSC team. Again, we wish Emer every success with her 2009 season.

Both Ash and Emer train with the PRNA Representative 19's squad and are great ambassadors for Pine. The PRNA Executive also wishes to praise our other Representative players who attended various trials over the past week and ensured Pine was well represented. While not successful this year these up & coming players are sure to be a force in future years within Netball Queensland's representative teams. A fantastic job girls.... keep up the great work!

 
Updated: 8th February, 2009

PRNA 2009 Representative Squads Named!
PRNA wishes to sincerely congratulate all girls who have trialled last week-end and this week-end to secure a position within PRNA's 2009 Representative squads. There is no doubt that this year has been one of the toughest for our Selectors with so many young talented players nominating, across all age divisions. We hope that all those girls not making a squad this year continue involvement at Club level and attend as many development clinics as possible to further enhance their abilities, and we look forward to seeing them again in 2010!

Please note that PRNA will be finalising their 17 years State Age team and their 16 years, 19 years & Open CSC teams in the coming weeks and therefore further team announcements will be made soon for these teams. 

To-date the following 2009 Representative Squads have been finalised and we congratulate all players on their success!

12 Years	Thessalonica Agasii, Kiarn Chambers, Julia Constantia, Kristy-Lee Cooper, Alana Cunningham, Alana Doak, Louise Fisher, Rachael Kenn, Bronte Lerch, Melissa Niesler, Mikayla Pappin, Georgia Payne, Tamia Phillips (*), Breanna Prendergast, Kahn Renata, Tahlia Walls, Zoey Wickenden, Caitlin Worthington
13 Years	Emily Charleson, Emma Clignett, Ashleigh Connell, Nicole Domonkos, Maddison Enever, Courtney Grice, Sarah Lauchs, Kaitlyn Leamy, Jaimmi McGregor, Kelly McKavanagh, Kirsten McKechnie, Lauren McLean, Breearna Munt, Kamaia Peina, Sidena Phillips (*) Madison Ritchie, Sharnie Rudd, Jordan Taylor
14 Years	Christina Bennett, Louise Bilton, Mahalia Cassidy, Allie Clarke, Chloe Crotty, Brittni Faulks, Jamie Flanjak, Jasmine Francis, Jazmin Greasley, Isabella Kirk, Charlee Manaley, Khara Miskell, Kira Niesler, Rebecca Scott, Brooke Sharp, Katelyn Sheterline, Brooke Tarr, Courtney Trenerry
15 Years	Taylah Buchanan, Jessica Buckley, Ashleigh Clignett, Britney Copley, Rohane Crichton, Clare Denkes, Elke Futcher, Grace Harris, Rebekka Jacobsen, Maddison Marquis, Mary Josey, Lauren McDonnell, Ashleigh McDonnell, Emma McLean, Stephanie O'Connor, Ariel Olsen, Caitlin Pelgrave, Madeline Woosley
16 Years	Jordanne Aitken, Rhiannon Cassidy, Tegan Collins, Deanna Hamson, Emily Johnson, Whitney Kennedy, Lauren King, Danielle O'Brien, Lisa Taane, Ashleigh Vidaic, Jessica Willis

(*) Selection is dependent on all eligibility criteria being achieved by Wednesday 18th February

Due to the standard of players within the 14 years & 15 years age divisions PRNA wishes to congratulate the following girls on their selection into an additional 2009 Junior Development Shadow Team. It was recognised that while the following girls weren't selected in their age division their current abilities and potential development should be nurtured throughout 2009 to ensure each player has the opportunity to strive towards future representative goals. This team will represent PRNA as a 15 years/Team 3 divisional team, commencing training from March 2nd.

Junior Development Shadow Team  (15 years / Team 3)

Jacinta Blums, Lucy Conway, Taylah Cooper, Madeline Foley, Gabrielle Hansen, Rachel Mathison, Jayne Moritz, Breeanna Randall, Brigitte Roos

Once again, we congratulate all players on their achievements to-date and look forward to the girls continuing their hard work as we now progess through to final team selections for 2009. Squad Training will be held as previously advised (15, 16, 17, 19 & Open Divisions Monday 9th and 12, 13 & 14 Divisions on Wednesday 11th) and commencing at 6pm sharp. PLease remember to wear Black Skirt/Shorts and white top to all training trial sessions.  

 

Updated: 29th January, 2009

2009 Representative Team Selection Trials this week-end!
PRNA wishes all trialling players the very best this week-end as they trial for selection into a 2009 Pine Rivers Representative team. Players are reminded to arrive at least 30 minutes prior to their trial session, being held at St. Pauls School Sports Hall, Bald Hills. Please also remember to wear black skirt or shorts and a white top........ and bring plenty of water!

Each trial session will last no more than 2 hours and involves a Fitness Testing component, skills session and game application element ensuring all players have ample opportunity to demonstrate their abilities. Our team of Selectors will be working hard to select squads for each age group (a maximum of 25 players in any age division will be permitted to continue to the next selection phase), from the large number of players nominated, all in accordance with PRNA's Selection Policy. We also wish to highlight that all players trialling this week-end are eligible to attend the special Representative Player clinic being led by Anne Sargeant on Saturday 21st February, regardless of your progression, or not, onto the next selection trial/training phase. 

Trial times:
12 years                  -          5:00pm Saturday 31st, January
13 years                  -          3:00pm Saturday 31st, January
14 years                  -          1:00pm Sunday 1st, February
15 years                  -          3:00pm Sunday 1st, February
16, 17, 19 & Open    -          5:00pm Sunday 1st, February

Please note that players trialling additionally for CSC teams (15 - Open players) only need to attend their Age Division trial session this week-end. Further information will be made available during the trial process on CSC team selection. Also, Netball Queensland have now confirmed that CSC games will be held on the following times. PRNA teams need to attend the grading trials being held in early April to determine their grade. However, please ensure that you take the following game times into consideration.

Thursday nights      -      Open Division 1, Open Division 2 and 19 years Division 2 
Friday nights          -      16 years Division 1, 16 years Division 2 and 19 years Division 1  

 
Updated: 27th January, 2009

2009 Net-Set-Go!
PRNA will once again run Netball Australia's Net-Set-Go program for 5-7 year olds during their winter fixtures season. The Net-Set-Go skills development program is a fantastic introduction program for our youngest players. Weekly, one (1) hour sessions provide the opportunity for the children (girls & boys!) to enjoy a range of skill activities, fun games and modified matches. Each registered player will receive a Net-Set-Go Backpack, T-Shirt and a Team photo. The program runs for 13 weeks commencing on 18th April through to 15 August. The weekly program is held on Saturdays from 9am - 10am and registrations are now open..... with limited spaces available, so book early! For further information and a registration form click here. 

 Updated: 25th January, 2009

DATE CLAIMERS! Umpiring events not to be missed
PRNA's Umpiring Officer, Lyn Downes, will once again do all possible to help clubs with their umpiring needs across the 2009 competition season. Firstly, a beginners umpiring training program will commence on Saturday, February 14th and conclude on Saturday March 21st. This progressive training program will provide training to all those interested in taking on an umpiring role during 2009. Training sessions will be held each Saturday at the PRNA Club house between 10am - 12 noon. To sign on for this training please head to the registration day being held at the PRNA grounds, Saturday 7th March between 10am - 12 noon! For further assistance or information please don't hesitate to contact Lyn.

Attention all Club Umpiring Officers. The 2009 Winter Season Fixtures meeting will be held on Saturday 14th March, commencing at 12 noon. All clubs who require assistance with Umpires during 2009 MUST have a representative at this meeting. Lock the date in now!

Finally, we hereby provide notice that PRNA's annual 'RULES MEETING' will be held on Saturday 21st March, commencing 12 noon. This meeting is open to all club coaches and umpires and provides an opportunity to be briefed, and to discuss, all rules that will be in place for the 2009 Fixtures. 

Ensure you lock in these dates now and have a representative attending. For further details please contact Lyn Downes.
 

 Updated: 22nd January, 2009

2009 Netball Winter Fixtures starting soon!
PRNA's 2009 Winter Fixtures competition kicks off on March 28th with team registrations closing on Friday 27th February. Most clubs are now holding their Sign-on days to ensure all Players and teams can be registered for the 2009 season. If you are looking to join a team, click here to find out details on forthcoming sigh-up days. If you already have a team and wish to register for the 2009 season contact PRNA's Secretary to ensure you receive all the necessary forms and fee information. Finally, if you wish to make contact with any of PRNA's affiliated clubs just head to our Club Contacts page for all details.

2009 Representative Team Selections - nominations close next Wednesday! 
A quick reminder to all players who wish to be considered for selection into PRNA's 2009 Representative teams, that nominations close next Wednesday 28th January. Head to the Library to download our Information Sheet and Nominations forms. Complete and return these to your Club Secretary who will on-forward them to PRNA. The first round of Selection Trials will be held on the week-end of January 31st and February 1st.

In 2009 PRNA will be looking to select two (2) teams of nine players in each age division - 12yrs, 13yrs, 14yrs, 15yrs, 16yrs & 17yrs - in addition to CSC teams for 16yrs, 19yrs & Open divisions. The PRNA selection process requires players to attend trials where they complete fitness, skills and game testing followed by several squad training sessions throughout February. Each trial will see squads reduced with final teams being named during the week-ending February 27th.

PRNA's Representative teams will compete in a number of Association Carnivals in the lead up to Netball Queensland's State Championships. Weekly training sessions are held on Monday nights. PRNA encourages all players to trial for selection as being part of a Representative team is a very enjoyable and rewarding experience.

 
Updated: 21st January, 2009

Pine Rivers Netball Association: Anne Sargeant Clinics..... Registrations now open!
PRNA are pleased to advise that they will be hosting very special Skill Development clinics on February 21st & 22nd for Players & Coaches. For the first time Anne Sargeant will head to Brisbane and present these exciting clinics for our members. 

Anne Sargeant, OAM, Former Australian Netball Captain, represented Australia for 11 years, played in three World Championships, twice part of successful World Title campaigns. She has been named Sydney’s “Greatest Ever Netballer” and has been inducted into the Australian Sports Hall of Fame, the NSW Sports Hall of Fame and the Netball NSW Hall of Fame. Widely regarded as the “Face of Netball” she has been described as one of Australia’s greatest sports ambassadors and is a respected TV host and commentator. Anne's skill development clinics are well known and widely sort after across NSW and through vital funding support provided by the Queensland Government's Community Benefit fund our Coaches and players will be able to also benefit enormously from Anne's enormous experience and expertise.

Three clinics will now be on offer - firstly a special intensive skills development clinic for all players who nominate and trial for 2009 PRNA Representative teams (note: selection into teams is not required for clinic attendance, nor does clinic attendance confirm selection into PRNA Representative teams). This full day clinic will be held on Saturday 21st February, 9am - 5:30pm. Registration fee ($65) includes all meals, an Anne Sargeant Clinic T-shirt and active participation in all clinic sessions.

Secondly, two short intensive development clinics will be held on Sunday 22nd February, catering for all ability levels and particularly aimed at those involved in club netball. The morning session will be for players aged 7 years - 11years while our afternoon program will be for players 12 yrs - 17 yrs. The registration fee ($50) includes a recovery snack, active participation in all clinic sessions and an Anne Sargeant Clinic T-shirt!

All clinics will also provide professional development opportunities for Coaches..... valuable updating! Those wishing to attend should register their interest with PRNA for active involvement. No fee will apply for any PRNA Coach.

All clinic sessions will have capped participation numbers to ensure quality coaching and time with Anne Sargeant. Entry to the clinics will be opened to players and coaches outside of PRNA's membership, should spaces permit, at non-member fees. To register click here to download and complete the Clinic registration form. For full program details click here. For further information or questions please contact PRNA's Secretary. Registrations close on Monday 16th February..... or once capped participation numbers are reached!

 
Updated: 7th December, 2008

PRNA Players enjoy Netball Clinic
A number of PRNA Players headed to the Sunshine Coast on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th December to be involved in Netball clinics staged by Pattie Farrell (Elite player & previous Qld & Firebirds Coach). The Coaching staff for the clinics included Australian champions Liz Ellis & Catherine Cox! With this line up of coaches PRNA's players gained enormously while also having a great time learning new techniques and putting their current strengths to the test. Friday's 2 hour clinic involved representative level players targeting specialist areas of Defence, Shooting and Centre court work, and involved over 60 players. PRNA was represented by 4 of our 14-15 years rep team members. Under the direction of the clinic staff girls were put through their paces and enjoyed focused skill work on defence skills, shooting tips and circle work while the centre court game plays kept our representatives on the move.  Saturday's clinic was an open clinic and again PRNA was well represented. The 2 hour session focused on ball and foot work and stretched all players in respect to their current skills. Under the direction of Liz and Catherine the girls enjoyed a range of games, drills and activities.

Liz Ellis was an Australian team member between 1992 - 2007 and captain the last 4 years. She has won Netball Australia's most valued player award four times and while residing in Sydney, playing for the Sydney Swifts from 2000 - 2007, she was born in Queensland! Catherine Cox first played at National level in 1994 as a member of the U21 Australian team and debut in the senior Australia team in 1997. Catherine has played with the Perth Orioles and then the Sydney Swifts from 2002, who achieved 5 straight grand finals.... winning 3! Catherine has also won several player of the match or series awards. The experience, skills and expertise of these two ladies is incredible and our players gained enormously from these excellent player development clinics. Thanks to our Coaching Officer, Lorraine Martin, for ensuring PRNA players have access to such opportunities!

	PRNA representative players, Tegan & Elke (along with Sarah (front) who previously played at Pine) enjoyed the Specialist Clinic targeting representative level players for the areas of Shooting, Defence and Centre court. Jordanne Aitken & Rhiannon Cassidy also attended, not pictured.
	PRNA Players put through their paces under the watchful eye of Catherine Cox at Saturday's Player Development Clinic
	PRNA Players benefit greatly being Coached by Australian Netball Heroes Catherine Cox and Liz Ellis!