PLC Netball Club Update

Happy New Year and welcome back to another year. Over the break, the Committee has been working to ensure the ongoing growth and prosperity of the Club. This notice aims to provide you with an update and to seek your assistance in achieving a smooth transition into the 2017 season.

Key Dates

• 11^th February: Sign-on day at Caloundra Indoor Sports Stadium 9.00am to 11.00am.
• 18^th February: Sign-on day at Caloundra Indoor Sports Stadium 9.00am to 11.00am.
• 11^th March: March past and round robin grading competition. This is effectively the commencement of the season.
• 20^th May: Sunshine Coast Lightning v NSW Swifts at USC Stadium. Proposed club function. Diary filler at this stage, more details to follow.
• 12^th July: Club AGM.
• 10^th September: End of Year Function. Details to be advised.

Registration

Registration this year will be online via the My Netball website. This option provides you the ability to register and make payment from the comfort of your own living room. We are still awaiting Netball Queensland to finalise the setup and will advise once the system goes live.

Expressions of Interest

Whilst the registration process will finalise membership and teams, it is requested that if you are returning and have not already done so, could you please send an email stating your intensions (coltont@iinet.net.au). The purpose of this is to provide the Committee with the maximum time to undertake targeted recruitment to ensure we have the numbers for each team. Expressions of interest are non-binding. 

Uniforms

The uniform for this year is the netball dress and all players MUST use this style. This is a Caloundra Netball requirement, so your assistance on this matter would be appreciated. There are a number of changes to the uniform process this year, most importantly being that the club has decided to provide a ‘hire’ option. The cost of the ‘hire’ option is $30 per year. The uniform ‘hire’ process will be undertaken in three phases as follows:

• Registration: When you register online you select your fees and the hire option. You will automatically be billed or both. If you register and then change your mind and wish to hire, no problem, go back online and select the hire option only this time. My Netball will then notify the Committee and we can liaise with you to ensure you have your dress before the season starts.
• 23^rd January to 19^th February: Those who already own a dress and would like to move to the ‘hire’ option, return your current dress to the uniform shop as if you were going to sell it and the club will purchase it at $60 for good condition dresses and $30 for poor condition dresses. This option also applies to those who have a dress and do not intent to return as a player this year.
• From 20^th February onwards: We will issue the dresses for the upcoming season. Details of this process will be provided in due course.

If you want to purchase your own dress or re-use the dress you already have, that’s OK you can do this. Hire is not and never will be mandatory. If you already have a dress, when registering only select the registration fee option.

Fees

PLC Netball is committed to providing a ‘value for money’ product and we have managed to reduce the cost of playing for this year. The fees for 2017 are as follows:

• Registration: $165
• Uniform Hire: $30

This represents a saving of between $30 and $95 over last year depending on your circumstances. There are 18 rounds for the season, excluding finals, so that works out at $10.80 a week, all-inclusive.

More details will be provided in upcoming editions of Compass. If you have any questions, please ask and I look forward to working with you all during the season.

Mr Trevor Colton, President PLC Netball Club