July 2010 — WEEK 9 GAMES 31 JULY
11AM UPDATE—GAMES ARE ON

Games are confirmed as on for today 31 July under the Wet Weather Draw. Some modifications are below including all Sub-Junior games ON and playing from 12:00 on the Top Courts. An inspection of the top courts was made at 10:45 and the courts are fine for play.

One big favour we would appreciate is the Top Courts will need a sweep prior to play at 12:00. Could any parent attending the Sub-Juniors games who has a decent size yard broom please be there at 11:45 and help sweep the courts. Thank you.

July 2010 — WEEK 9 GAMES 31 JULY—WET WEATHER DRAW

NOTE CHANGES FOR SUB-JUNIORS ESPECIALLY

We are now playing a Wet Weather Draw with some modifications.

Usually Sub-Juniors don’t play on wet weather draw days but Sub-Juniors are now playing at 12:00 tomorrow on the TOP COURTS.

The only other changes to the usual wet weather draw impact Open teams. The managers have all been informed and will pass the information on to the players shortly.

July 2010 — WEEK 9 GAMES 31 JULY

At this stage we are still expecting games to be played under the standard draw for Week 9 — but if we get significantly more rain we may need to move to a Wet Weather Draw. Generally it will depend on Hurstville Council’s decision whether to close the bottom grass courts, or not. Check back here Friday night for more information.

July 2010 — SEMIS and FINALS WEEKS 21 AUGUST and 28 AUGUST

July 2010 — LAST WEEK IS 14 AUGUST FOR TEAMS NOT IN SEMIS

14 August will be the last week of play for Intermediate, YP’s and Open teams not in the semi finals. Note that Junior divisions only have 4 teams so all teams will participate in the semi-final weekend 21 August. 

July 2010 — SUB-JUNIORS LAST WEEK FOR GAMES IS 14 AUGUST

On their last day of play, 14 August, Sub-Juniors will be participating in Fun Games commencing at 12.00 on the bottom courts with a short presentation following. Further information will be given to Subs Coaches next week. 

July 2010 — REMINDER OF A REMINDER
PARENT COMMENTS TO PLAYERS &  UMPIRES

As disappointing as it is, we last week had further unhelpful comments from some parents challenging and criticising Umpire decisions and also parents making comments about players on the opposing teams.

This really has to stop for the benefit of the girls.

If an Umpire does believe a parent is interfering with a game, the first warning will be for the parent to stop. The next time it happens the parent will be asked to leave the playing area.

Some of the comments have been in the Sub-Juniors competition. It’s very important to understand that Sub-Juniors is a NON-COMPETITIVE division. Scores are kept, but only as a guide.

July 2010 — WEEK 8 GAMES 24 JULY

Competition resumes this Saturday 24 July for Week 8 games following our short school holiday break.

July 2010 — GREAT NEWS—GRANT FOR TOILET UPGRADE 2011 APPROVED

We have been successful in obtaining a Grant from Sport & Rec. for $20,000 to Upgrade the Ladies Toilet Block ready for next year. Hurstville Council will come to the party with the balance of $20,000 and they will undertake the work in conjunction with us.

July 2010 — NO PLAY 10 JULY and 17 JULY DUE TO SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Just confirming that we don’t play 10 July or 17 July due to the school holidays.

Next scheduled play is for Week 8 games on 24 July.

June 2010 — 28 JUNE— SPECTATOR COMMENTS TO UMPIRES

Probably a good time to remind everyone of our responsibilities as parents and spectators towards umpires. Our constitution notes that we must remain respectful and courteous to players, umpires, coaches and officials. We’ve had a few incidents over the last few weeks where this is not the case, mainly parents unhappy with umpiring decisions.

It doesn't help our young umpires at all with some parents constantly criticising umpires rulings. The girls can hear every word you say, even if said to a few other parents close by. Some umpires have the confidence to ask parents to stop, but others are still learning to umpire, so are having enough trouble actually umpiring the game and gaining experience week by week, let alone having to deal with unnecessary pressure. 

Without our young umpires we don’t have a competition, so next Saturday, while watching your daughter play, take a second to remember that the umpires you see on court do their best every week.

June 2010 — 28 JUNE— LOST PROPERTY

A purse was found on the lower courts on Saturday. Please contact Pamela on 95332889 if you are the owner.

June 2010 — 26 JUNE— WEATHER UPDATE AS AT 10AM

As at 10am 26 June all courts were inspected and fine for play today. Any further updates will be posted by 11:30am, so check back here then.

June 2010 — 19 JUNE— ROUND 5 COMPLETE + LOST PROPERTY

Finally some nice Sydney winter sunshine for Round 5 games!

Quick note also that a watch was found on the lower courts this afternoon. Please contact Pamela on 95332889 if you are the owner.

June 2010 — 04 JUNE— ALL GAMES CANCELLED FOR SATURDAY 05 JUNE

The weather has beaten us once again. Unfortunately ALL GAMES ARE CANCELLED 05 JUNE

Next playing day is 19 June so see you all then bright and dry [hopefully!] for our Week 5 games.

June 2010 — REMINDER—NO PLAY QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND 12 JUNE

Early and quick reminder that we do not play on 12 June due to the long weekend.

May 2010 — 29 MAY— ALL GAMES CANCELLED TODAY

Unfortunately the weather is expected to worsen during the day so ALL GAMES ARE CANCELLED for 29 May.

See you all next Saturday 05 June when we will play our Week 5 games.

May 2010 — 28 MAY— CHECK BACK HERE BY 11:30AM SATURDAY

Should there be heavy rain tomorrow morning there may be further changes to the days play. Please check back here by 11:30am Saturday for any changes to playing conditions.

May 2010 — 28 MAY— WET WEATHER DRAW IN EFFECT

As of 6pm Friday night we are now playing a Wet Weather Draw tomorrow 29 May as Hurstville Council have closed the grass courts. Please click on ‘Wet Weather Draw and Information’ to the left for more information. Note that Sub-Junior games and the Open Division Bye Game are cancelled on Wet Weather Draw days.

There are 2 changes to the usual Wet Weather Draw for tomorrow impacting Open Div 2. Oatley1 v St Andrews and Lugarno5 v Oatley2 games would normally be playing at 2:40pm on a Wet Weather Draw day but will play at 3:30pm tomorrow.

May 2010 — 22 MAY— AS AT 10:00am—COURTS PLAYABLE

As at 10am 22 May all courts were inspected and playable with no problems. Please check back here for any further updates in case of more rain.

May 2010 — WET WEATHER ALERTS—SOME GENERAL INFO FOR THE COMING WEEKS

A reminder that alerts for any wet weather changes to the day’s play will be placed on this site by 11:30am Saturday. Club Secretaries will also be notified by that time and will contact managers to inform them of whether play has been cancelled for the day or we are playing a Wet Weather Draw day [click on the box to the left for more information on Wet Weather Draws].

May 2010 — LOST PROPERTY

3 jumpers from Week 2 and a jacket from Week 1 have been handed in as lost property. If you think some of them are yours just pop up to the recording table this weekend to check.

May 2010 — URGENT REQUEST FOR PLAYERS—OATLEY YP’s:
UPDATE: NEW PLAYERS NOW ADDED—THANKS!

We have an URGENT CALL for more players for the Oatley Young People team. Any girls from age 12 through 15 would be welcomed. If you know of anyone please contact Pamela on 95332889. Feel free to spread the word around as we really need a few more players for this team.

April 2010 — Draw Updated for 2010

Draws have now been updated on this site. Just click on the drop down box, select your division and then click ‘GO’.

April 2010 — Great day 24 April—thankyou!

Thank you all those who played , umpired or supervised umpires on our Training Day 24 April. We look forward to many more players being encouraged to umpire when asked, or even better, volunteering. The NetballNSW Umpires were quite impressed with the girls abilities and want to come back a bit later to see how we are going and help out again.

April 2010 — Update to the Draw booklet

Please update your draw book with this correction:

Intermediate Division 1

Draw for Week 1, 6 & 11 

Court 4 at 2.15 is 3 v 4

Court 5 at 3.30 is 1 v 2.

All courts in this Division are 4 and 5.

April 2010 — Umpires Exam

With 24 April being our combined Trial Game and Umpire Training Day we encourage anyone who needs to update their rules to attempt the Section 1 Umpire Exam from NetballNSW.

Just go to http://netballnsw.com then click on “Online Umpire Exam Centre” on the bottom right of that page. When at the exam page then just click on “Section 1—Umpire Exam” middle left then on the next page “Sign up for this exam”.

The more adventurous can get straight there by simply clicking here.

April 2010 — Trial Game Day 24 April— Season prep nearly all done!

Intermediates, Young Persons and Open teams
A reminder that 24 April is our Trial Game day combined with Umpire Training.

Intermediate teams meet at Bottom Courts at 12:30 for 12:45 start and 2:15 finish.

All Young Persons, 2 Oatley Open [previously Senior] plus St Andrews and Revesby Open teams meet at Top Courts at 12:30 for 12:45 start and 2:15 finish.

All other Open teams meet at Top Courts at 2:15 for a 2:30 start and 4:00 finish.

Courts will be assigned on the day and all teams to supply bibs and ball.

Note that Sub-Juniors and Juniors Start 01 May.

More info on the upcoming season, umpiring, plus 2010 updates to the Draw and Results section shortly.

January 2010 — Division structure for 2010—UPDATED 01 Feb

Division age ranges are based on age attained as at 01 January 2010, except for Sub-juniors where the player must be turning at least 7 during the year.    

Sub-junior                 7-9 years

Junior                         10-11 years

Intermediate              12-13 years   

Young Persons           14-15 years

Senior                        16-17 years

Open                          18 years and over

Please note that insurance and registration costs are different to the division structure and are generally based on whether the player turns 16 in 2010.

January 2010 — Advertisement in the Leader coming up 28 January

Look out for our Club/Team/Player advertisement in the Leader for 28 January.

If you have come to this site from that advert then have a look around and you can Contact Pamela directly on 95332889 or click here to email for more information.

January 2010 — Key dates 2010 Updated

Click on ‘Key Dates 2010’ to your left for updates to Registration closing dates, District meeting, Umpires Training and play dates for 2010.

January 2010 — Web updates

The 2010 web pages will be updated with 2010 season information over the next few weeks, so keep checking back for any changes and also key dates.

January 2010  - Welcome back in 2010

Welcome back to our competition at Olds Park, Penshurst. Last year was a great first up effort from so many people. Thank you.

We have listened to all the suggested improvements and trust you will all enjoy some of the changes to the division structure and finals. We have also chosen some new ways to support our clubs, especially via the Umpiring initiatives we have planned.

Here’s to a successful year. We look forward to your company.

If you have any questions please contact your Club Contacts, Contact Pamela on 95332889 or click here to email for more information.

Please add this page to your favourites and check back here from time to time.

ABOUT OPNA

OPNA, the Olds Park Netball Association, was formed in 2009 out of the long running and very successful Baptist Women’s Netball Association. That lineage has seen many committed people and generations of family members all enjoying the sport and each other’s company. We hope you also enjoy your time with us.

Web page copyright Olds Park Netball Association 2008-2010
OPNA Inc.

AUGUST 2010— SUB-JUNIORS

Thanks to the Sub-Junior Coaches and Managers for making the last day of play such a fun day. See you next year!

August 2010 — WEEK 11 GAMES 14 AUGUST—FINAL ROUND

Sub-Juniors have fun Round Robin games lined up for this Week 11 on 14 August as their last week of play for the year. Could all Sub-Junior players please be at the courts by 11:45 for a 12:00 sharp start on grass courts 1 to 5. No scoring on the day and the two divisions will be combined. The draw for the day will be on the white boards. Expect around 1 hour of play. A short presentation will follow the games.

Juniors scoring as at Week 9 determined semi-final rankings. Note all Junior teams are in the finals as there are only 4 teams in each Junior division.

Intermediates and YP’s scores as at the end of Week 10 determined semi final rankings.

Open scores at the end of Week 11, plus an adjustment for bye games and games not played, will determine semi final rankings.

Note that all semis and finals are played on the Top Courts 21 August [semis] and 28 August [finals]. Semis are the usual 1 v 4 ranking and 2 v 3 ranking to determine finalists in each division. Finalists are the winners of the semis and will play the final inside their own division this year.

July 2010 — WEEK 10 GAMES 07 AUGUST

Great to see the rain stay away for a cool but dry Week 10!

August 2010 — FINALS WEEK 28 AUGUST—DRAW

1:00pm games

Teams

Court

Umpire

Junior Div 1

Oatley1 v Bexley 1

10

Lugarno

Junior Div 2

Bexley2 v Lugarno1

11

Sth Hurstville

Intermediate Div 2

Lugarno1 v Oatley3

12

Lugarno/Bexley

YP

Lugarno1 v Lugarno2

13

Revesby

2:30pm games

Teams

Court

Umpire

Intermediate Div 1

Lugarno3 v Bexley2

10

Oatley

Open Div 1

Lugarno3 v Revesby

11

Sth Hurstville

Open Div 2

Oatley2 v Lugarno5

12

Lugarno/Oatley

1:00pm games

Teams

Result

Umpire

Junior Div 1 Game 1

Oatley1 v Oatley2

43-5

Lugarno

Junior Div 1 Game 2

Lugarno2 v Bexley1

11-24

Lugarno/Bexley

Junior Div 2 Game 3

Bexley2 v Revesby

27-11

Oatley

Junior Div 2 Game 4

Lugarno1 v Oatley3

11-6

Revesby

Intermediate Div 2 Game 5

Lugarno1 v Lugarno2

18-7

Sth Hurstville

2:15pm games

Teams

Court

Umpire

Intermediate Div 1 Game 1

Lugarno3 v Oatley2

25-8

Revesby

Intermediate Div 1 Game 2

Bexley2 v Oatley1

23-19

Lugarno

Intermediate Div 2 Game 3

Oatley3 v Revesby2

22-14

Bexley

YP Game 4

Lugarno1 v Bexley1

41-18

Sth Hurstville

YP Game 5

Oatley v Lugarno2

22-30

Oatley/Lugarno

3:30pm games

Teams

Court

Umpire

Open Div 1 Game 1

Lugarno3 v Bexley

33-19

Revesby

Open Div 2 Game 2

Oatley2 v Lugarno7

24-21

Sth Hurstville

Open Div 2 Game 3

Lugarno2 v Lugarno5

37-38

Lugarno

August 2010 — SEMI-FINALS WEEK 21 AUGUST—RESULTS

AUGUST 2010— CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE— FINALS RESULTS

We had a great day on Saturday 28th August with the finals. Thanks to everyone involved for making 2010 such a successful year. Thanks to the players, the umpires, the coaches, the managers and the parents for entering into the spirit of the finals and making it a good experience for all whether the team they were supporting won or was runner up.

Division

Winner

Runner Up

Junior Div 1

Oatley1

Bexley 1

Junior Div 2

Bexley2

Lugarno1

Intermediate Div 1

Lugarno3

Bexley2

Intermediate Div 2

Lugarno1

Oatley3

Young People

Lugarno1

Lugarno2

Open Div 1

Revesby

Lugarno3

Open Div 2

Lugarno5

Oatley2