NEBA0007-A4 2011 Annual Report.indd - Netball WA

High Performance
National Teams
Three Western Australian athletes
were selected in the 2011 Australian
Diamonds Squad, these being Caitlin
Bassett and Susan Fuhrmann from
the West Coast Fever and Kate
Beveridge from the Melbourne Vixens.
In January 2011, the Diamonds
toured Jamaica. Beveridge and
Fuhrmann were named in this team,
where Australia won the fi rst game,
drew the second and lost the third
match of the series.
Bassett and Fuhrmann were named
in the Diamonds team that played two
test matches against the Silver Ferns
in June 2011 in the lead-up to the
2011 World Championships.
Both athletes were selected in the
Australian Diamonds Team for
the 2011 World Championships,
held in Singapore in July. After
a comprehensive round robin
competition, Australia faced a
determined Malawi team in the
quarter-fi nals, comprehensively beat
the Jamaican Sunshine Girls in the
semi-fi nal before beating the New
Zealand Silver Ferns by one goal in an
overtime heart stopper. Bassett shot
the winning goal for the Diamonds.
Following the World Championships,
Bassett and Fuhrmann were again
selected for the Diamonds to play in
the 2011 Holden Netball Test Series
in October against England and
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New Zealand. Fuhrmann sustained
an ankle injury which prevented
her from playing the three tests
against England; however she was
included for the three tests against
New Zealand. Bassett played all six
matches against both teams. The
Diamonds won both test series.
Sarah East was selected in the 21U
Australian Team that toured New
Zealand in June 2011. Sarah, a 2011
AIS Scholarship Holder, also travelled
to Singapore with the AIS Squad
to train and play against several
international teams in the lead-up to
the World Championships.
West Coast Fever player and WAIS
scholarship holder, Courtney Bruce
was named in the 19U Australian
Netball Team.
Western Australian Institute of Sport
(WAIS) Program
The WAIS Netball Program provides
the daily training environment
and support services for Western
Australian athletes, either currently
in the National Program or identifi ed
as potential international or emerging
international athletes. World-class
coaching, training facilities and
support services in the areas of sport
science, sports medicine and athlete
education are offered to selected
athletes as they progress through the
elite pathway. The WAIS Program
is led by highly credentialed Head
Coach Michelle Wilkins; a former
Australian representative, AIS Head
Coach and High Performance Coach.
Australian National League -
Western Sting
Western Sting was Netball WA’s
representative in the 2011 Australian
National League (ANL). This
competition is an amateur open
aged round robin, home and away
competition consisting of preliminary
rounds and fi nals contested by every
state and territory. This competition
provides a crucial development
opportunity for those potential and
emerging international athletes looking
to gain selection into the West Coast
Fever team.
Western Sting had many strong
performances in 2011 and fi nished
in 2nd place after the round robin
competition. Following a tough
encounter against Victoria Fury in the
semi-fi nal, they played Queensland
Fusion in the 3rd place fi nal. Western
Sting had a narrow 1-goal win
against the Fusion in the round
robin competition and had to fi ght
hard in the play-off to secure third
place overall.
Jon Fletcher was appointed coach
of the Sting in 2011 and was well
assisted by Michelle Wilkins.
State Teams
The 2011 17U and 19U National
Netball Championships were held
in Brisbane in April. The Western
Australian 17U Team was competitive
and fi nished the round games in equal
4th place. A lower percentage saw
the WA team relegated to the bottom
half of the draw for the play-offs and
they fi nished 5th after fi nals.
The 19U Team, showed huge
improvement in 2011 with some close
and inspiring wins during the round
robin competition. After a strong
showing against New South Wales in
the semi-fi nal, Western Australia met
South Australia in the play-off for third
place. In a convincing display, where
they led from start to fi nish, the 19U
Team fi nished in 3rd place overall.
The 2011 21U National Netball
Championships were held in Melbourne
in August and the Western Australian
21U Team, although determined, faced
some tough and tight competition
against other states and achieved a
creditable 5th placing.
National Selectors attended
all National Underage Netball
Championships and the following
Western Australian athletes were
selected in the 17U and 19U National
Squads to attend the National Talent
Camp at the AIS in May: Numi Tupaea
was selected in the 17U Squad and
Courtney Bruce and Denise Shepley
in the 19U Squad. Additionally Jessica
Penny and Kaylia Stanton participated
in the 17U National Talent Camp as
invitees and Ellie Smart was also an
invitee for the 19U camp.
Courtney Bruce was selected in the
21U Australian Squad named after the
completion of ANL.
Smarter than Smoking State
Netball League
The 2011 Smarter than Smoking
State Netball League (STSSNL) once
again proved to be a showcase for
Western Australia’s best netball talent.
8 of our 11 Regions were represented
across 3 Divisions - League, Reserves
and 18 & Under, with Coastal
Sharks, West Coast Falcons and
Midwest Tigers deservedly taking the
respective titles.
Games were played in Perth,
Geraldton, Eaton and Dongara, and
with games scheduled for Albany and
Northam in 2012, the competition has
become a truly statewide event.
2011 was a year of consolidation for
the STSSNL following on from the
many structural changes implemented
in 2010. However, it will most
certainly go down on record as one
of the most even and closely fought
competitions across all divisions, for
many years.
The STSSNL plays an integral role
in the Netball WA Development
pathway for Players, Coaches,
Umpires and Score Bench Offi cials.
There is a direct link from Association
Netball through to high performance
representation at State, ANL and ANZ
Championship level.
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Association Championships
231 teams, comprising of 3465
athletes and offi cials, competed from
all over the State in 32 divisions, with
104 teams from country associations
and 127 from the metropolitan
associations. This event is the largest
held in WA for Netball and was
hosted by Perth Netball Association
in conjunction with Netball WA. Open
1 Division was won by Southern
Districts in a very close match vs
Fremantle. All Division 1 results are
listed in Section 2.
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