News Update #3

​PRACTICAL REMINDERS – ESPECIALLY FOR NEW MEMBERS!
As league matches mostly start next week, here are some reminders!

• Handbook is on the website, please can everyone read this
• Louise has kit, please contact her if you need any
• For those few members who haven’t paid, please can you pay as per the Handbook asap and in time for the first match. Age group leads will chase any further outstanding later this week.
• Sign up to the Facebook group and follow on Twitter
• Fixtures are on the google calendar on the website, other than the odd start time and venue for some senior matches. Please start to note fixtures in your diary! 
• Senior squad lists will be available soon
• Junior squads are being sorted for A and B Squads and will be available soon
• Get ready to receive emails/Whatsapps from squad managers as well as me!
• Please don’t ask a question until you have checked the website! All our Admin are volunteers!

WELL DONE

• Well done to our athletes (and Francine) who competed (and coached) at the School Games, amazing experience.
• Well done and continued good luck to all our athletes trialling for the various age groups and various franchise squads and for county.
• We encourage all athletes to be part of a pathway and to get additional training where they can eg Rhinos,for Hubs and for Minis. You will see some of our older performance athletes coaching/support coaching at these, so it is a good way to learn from a young age! (http://www.leedsrhinosnetball.co.uk/mininetball-2/ & http://www.leedsrhinosnetball.co.uk/traininghubs/
• At some point we will do our usual roll of honour in a few weeks time!  It will be a long list I expect, as ever!
• Well done and good luck to those doing well in exams and those off to University! Keep in touch and play the off Netball Nights when you are back in Leeds!
• Well done to those progressing the umpiring course you took a few months ago!

NETBALL NIGHTS
Our Netball Nights squads continue to get great matchplay on a Wednesday, win or lose, excellent opportunity for younger athletes to play with older athletes!!

UMPIRING
Well done to our players and parents who did the umpiring course, GoMammoth need umpires, so get in touch with kate@gomammoth.co.uk if you are interested.

KIT
Polite reminder – please wear right kit for training. Black shorts/leggings (not undershorts for U14 and above) and any black top or a LANC blue top. Please only wear undershorts under a dress for U14 and above.

THANKS!
Thanks to all our coaches and volunteers, this is a busy time of year for the administration aspect, booking venues, sorting fees, affiliating players, checking fixtures, restocking kitbags etc etc!

Here’s to a superb season for Leeds Athletic! Good luck to everyone in matches next week. Our U12s had a great friendly vs Kingston today and some of our seniors are giving Shipley a game on Tuesday.
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Leeds Athletic Netball Club
www.leedsathleticnetballclub.org.uk
@LeedsAthleticNC