Netball

GSAC Women's Social Netball Competition runs each school term on Thursday evenings with matches taking place between 5:30pm and 8:30pm.

All matches will be four 10-minute quarters, with a three-minute break at half time and a 30-second changing of ends and positions at quarter and three-quarter time.  

Each team must provide a scorer each week. This person will need to sit at the scorer’s bench placed at each court.

All matches played within the competition follow the standard netball rules as per Netball Australia but can be modified or changed at Centre Management’s discretion in the best interest and safety of all participants. There can be one or two umpires per game depending on availability.

For team registration, competition information or interest in umpiring, please contact Netball Organiser Rosemarie Britton at rosemarie.britton@lismore.nsw.gov.au. Tracy is the Netball Games Coordinator and coordinates the competition on game nights.

Insurance

All players enter the centre at their own risk. They acknowledge that any leisure, sporting or function activity or any other purpose/use undertaken at Goonellabah Sports & Aquatic Centre (GSAC) may have some inherit risk and that this risk is to be assumed, therefore waiving any claim that may arise from any claim against GSAC.

REMEMBER: This netball comp is designed for fun. There is to be no slandering, pushing or rough play between teams or towards umpires.

Registration and game fees

Registration fees for GSAC Women's Social Netball Competition is $840 per team for the season. This includes registration and all game fees for the entire duration of the competition. All registration and game fees must be paid prior to the game commencing players cannot take the court until fees are paid.

Individuals must complete a Player Registration Form and be 13 years or over to register for the competition (with parental consent). All registration and game fees must be paid prior to the game commencing. Players cannot take to the court until fees are paid.

Player Registration Form(PDF, 169KB)

All teams are to submit a Team Registration Form before commencement of the competition.

Team Registration Form(DOC, 130KB)

Game rules and modifications

All matches played within the competition follow the standard netball rules as per Netball Australia but can be modified or changed at Centre Management’s discretion in the best interest and safety of all participants. There can be one or two umpires per game depending on availability. If any individual is interested in umpiring, please contact Netball Organiser Rosemarie Britton at rosemarie.britton@lismore.nsw.gov.au

Game duration

All matches will be four 10-minute quarters, with a three-minute break at half time and a 30-second changing of ends and positions at quarter and three-quarter time.

Point system

Points will be awarded to teams in the rounds as follows:

  • 2 points – win and win by forfeit
  • 1 points – tie
  • 0 point – loss
  • 0 points – forfeit

Social Competition Game Times

Time slots for games are 5.30pm, 6.15pm, 7pm, 7.45pm and 8.30pm. Late arrivals will not delay game commencement. Games will start on time. There will be no injury time given during the rounds. It is the responsibility of team captains to make sure that all players know the time of their games and that team members arrive on time.

Team cards

Team captains are responsible for recording player attendance on their team cards.

Officials

Umpires have the final say – if a player abuses or shows dissent from an umpire’s decision the offending player will be asked to leave the court and will not be allowed back on the court for the rest of the game. An offending player’s position may not be filled unless the offending player was centre.

Scorers

Each team must provide a scorer each week. This person will need to sit at the scorer’s bench placed at each court.

Offences

Swearing, bad language, racist or discriminatory comments, overt dissent from a referee’s or umpire’s decision, fighting and not playing within the spirit of the game will not be tolerated. Players will receive an official warning before being deregistered from the competition on a repeat offence.

Forfeit

Teams are asked to contact the centre with a minimum of 24 hours’ notice if they wish to forfeit their match. However, it would be appreciated if as much notice as possible is given to minimise any inconvenience to other players and umpires. There is a $65 forfeit fee for notice given less than 24 hours before a game.

REMEMBER: This netball compis designed for fun. There is to be no slandering, pushing or rough play between teams or towards umpires.