Villa Maria College Netball

Position Title – Villa Maria College Netball Development Convener

Reports to

  • Sports Director

Relationships with

  • Director of Sport,
  • Villa Maria Netball Players/coaches and parents
  • Villa student coaches and umpires,
  • Villa Maria Performance Team Coaches/Managers

Purpose of Position – To develop and manage all netball at Villa Maria College. To develop netball at Villa to give the best opportunities to all players to reach their full potential.

Key Goals

  • To develop Villa netball working to the Villa Strategic Netball plan – see attached
  • Villa Maria as top performing college across all age groups/grades in the Christchurch Netball Competition.
  • Developing a culture where all players/coaches enjoy playing for Villa Maria Netball and adhere to our Mercy Values.
  • Ensure development at Year 9/10 level providing quality coaching to develop depth in Villa netball
  • Rep teams – more Villa players given the opportunity to make rep trials and teams.
  • Provide quality coaches/managers across all grades
  • Student umpires and coaches supported and acknowledged

Key Responsibilities

  • Co-ordinate the Trial process across all age grades/teams – in conjunction with Sports Director, select dates for all trials. Source independent selectors. Prepare trial teams for trials, arrange umpires. Advise selections, contact lists for all players to team managers, coaches
  • Oversee and implement targeted skills programmeutlilzing outside specialists as needed ( ieHeadstartprogramme)
  • Be primary contact and Co-ordinate Strength and conditioning sessions utilizing outside providers for performance teams pre season and throughout the season.
  • Provide specialist training sessions using outside providers (mental skills/nutrition)when necessary for teams/players as required by coaches.

Administration -Undertake all admin for Villa Maria Netball

  • Manage all player registrations through Villa website and ensure no pay no play policy
  • Complete all online registrations for all players / teams/ team grading for Christchurch Netball by required date.
  • Liase with Sports Director on appointments for all team coaches/managers
  • Organise and distribute all team equipment/ co-ordinate return of equipment
  • Provide Contact lists for all team coaches/health and safety incident forms
  • Co-ordinate student coaches
  • Co-ordinate student umpires for all U14 and below teams
  • Team entries for SISS tournament and Junior Tournament on time
  • Ensure all bookings in conjunction with team manager are in place for accommodation/transport for tournament teams.
  • Coordinate training times and courts for all teams
  • Draws/results for all grades/teams advised and updated in gym notice board
  • Organisation of prize giving
  • Coordinate all Wednesday netball teams, entries/draws/results

Student Coaches

  • Be primary contact and support for student coaches
  • Facilitate coaching courses for student coaches
  • Provide feedback to all student coaches

Student Umpires

  • Coordinate umpires for all U14 Villa teams
  • Facilitate umpire training sessions for all student umpires
  • Mentor and support/provide feedback to all student umpires