Ami North Harbour Netball: News, with Lynette Brady, Director of Netball & Operations
2014 Season Gets Going! Sport in New Zealand would not be engrained in our social fabric as it is currently if it was not for the commitment of volunteers that have formed the foundations that we now all enjoy. Netball is certainly no different - even as we have moved into an era of professional staff volunteers still form the core of our existence. At the recent Netball New Zealand annual conference in Hamilton, two of our Netball North Harbour members were recognised for the contribution to netball in New Zealand with a Netball New Zealand Service Award. Michelle Newton is a well-known face at our netball centre, having played on the North Shore since 1976 and has been involved in various administration roles with Netball North Harbour (formerly North Shore Netball Association) since 1988 and has been the Games Committee Convenor since 2009, a key role in our organisation. Jan Skilton’s involvement in netball began as a player in Wellington, before moving to Masterton to commence her teaching career and being recognised by Wairapapa Netball Association with a Service Award in 1992. Jan began umpiring on the North Shore in 1989, firstly at Hibiscus Coast then at North Harbour where she also spent many hours coaching junior and senior umpires and has since contributed many years of volunteer effort at local, regional and New
Jan Skilton’s involvement in netball began as a player in Wellington, before moving to Masterton to commence her teaching career and being recognised by Wairapapa Netball Association with a Service Award in 1992. Zealand level. Jan is currently employed by Netball Northern Zone as the Umpire Development Coordinator. Congratulations to both Michelle and Jan for their awards and we thank them for the commitment and contributions to netball in New Zealand but more specifically to Netball North Harbour.
Lyn Barr (NNH Board Member), Michelle Newton, Jan Skilton, Lynette Brady (NNH Director of Netball).
The 2014 season is about to kick off full steam ahead with the start of the ANZ Championships opening games during the first weekend in March with the Northern Mystics travelling to Melbourne for their opening game against the Vixens. Their first home game will be at the Trusts Stadium on Monday 10th March where they will take on the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in what will be a keenly contested match. On a local front, the Super 14 club competition has 14 club teams from North Harbour, Waitakere, Auckland, Papakura and Hamilton centres competing in a seven week competition. The three teams representing North Harbour are Shore
Rovers, Collegiate and Commodores. If you are free on a Friday evening from 7th March, come along to check out some fast paced, skilled games. The draws for these games will be available on our website.
Their first home game will be at the Trusts Stadium on Monday 10th March where they will take on the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in what will be a keenly contested match.
www.channelmag.co.nz Issue 41 - March 2014
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