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1st March, 2010 - United Starz Umpires Meeting

Lyn Downes (United Umpiring Convenor) requests all United Umpires to attend a meeting with her on Tuesday 9th March, 2010 @ 6.30pm down at the United Clubhouse.  Hope to see you all there.

23rd February, 2010 - PRNA Rep Selections announced for 2010

Hi all, PRNA have announced the final selections for 2010.  A big congrats to all Starz who were selected.  For those who weren't, don't lose heart, our fantastic coaching staff and experience throughout this season will help you greatly in your trials for the 2011 season.  Don't give up your a Star after all.  See the selections at www.pineriversnetball.org.au

22nd February, 2010 - Intermediate General Principles Coaching for February 2010

The Intermediate Coaching General Principles are a series of educational modules for coaches who want to improve their skills and knowledge. Since 2008, the Intermediate Coaching General Principles program replaces the former Level 2 Coaching General Principles.

The Intermediate Coaching General Principles Course complements the sport-specific component provided by Netball Australia and is a progressive coach education program of the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS).

At Sports Education and Learning they deliver the course by face to face presentations or by correspondence.  Information and registration forms on both methods are attached for you to review.

The next scheduled face to face courses for Brisbane are in February and May 2010, with the information and registration forms attached.

You can also register and pay online at http://www.sealglobal.net/.

15th February, 2010 - PRNA Coaching Courses announced for Q1 2010

The Foundation and Development courses have now been confirmed with PRNA.  Visit www.pineriversnetball.org.au and see the "News and Events" section for details.

15th February, 2010 - PRNA Representative Teams - 14 years nominations still open

Check out www.pineriversnetball.org.au for more information



15th December, 2009

PRNA Squad selections for 2010 are now in.  You can check these player squad listings out on the PRNA website www.pineriversnetball.org.au

13th December, 2009

United Netball Launch Sparkles Program for Xmas School Holidays!

This program is aimed for children (aged 5 to 9) who are interested in learning about the basics of Netball leading up to either playing Netball when they reach the age of 8, or something to help them keep fit and active during the school holiday season. 

The program runs from 9th January, 2010 and completes on the 27th February 2010 (8 weeks).  The sessions will run each Saturday from 9am to 10.30am and the cost of $50.00 covers the 8 week program, a playing shirt, drink bottle and visor. 

Registrations are open and you can register and pay on any Saturday morning at 8.30am, half an hour before the program commences. Alternatively, you can either post (with payment) or email through your completed Sparkles registration form which can be downloaded below now.  Email your registration form through to bec.faulks@hotmail.com or kimchambers@optusnet.com.au Registrations and payments can also be made at our Clubhouse.

  


25th November, 2009

Congratulations is extended Taylor Faulks & Jessica Willis from our United Starz, who were today presented with the Australian Government's National Sports Leaders Award at a special presentation held at Parliament House, Brisbane.  The QLD Minister of Sport (Mr Phil Reevers) and MP Member of Pine Rivers (Mrs Carolyn Male) presented the certificates to the girls, recognising their outstanding achievements in the Challenge, Achievement & Pathways in Sport (CAPS), program implemented by PRNA across the Winter Fixture season.  Many people would have seen these young ladies working tirelessly each Saturday and at Carnivals, either at the Club House or out on the Courts.  Based on the number of hours that they have completed and the range of working fields that these girls participated in (Umpiring, Coaching, Administration, Hospitality & Customer Service), the Australian Government has awarded these fantastic young ladies with the highest achievement award - the National Sports Leadership Award!  Well done and Congratulations! Also thanks goes to the PRNA Executive who made this happen. 

Left to right: Mr Phil Reeves, Taylor Faulks, Caitlin Pelgrave, Carolyn Male, Belinda Mansfield (Netball QLD), Jessica Willis

Also picture here with Brad Martin (President PRNA)

 

12th November, 2009

2010 Pine Rivers Netball Association Representative Players, Coaches & Assistant Coaches forms now available
from the PRNA website (Library).  Click here to be redirected www.pineriversnetball.org.au

1st November 2009

PRUSC - Netball/Futsal Court Launch - Sunday 8th November, 2009

All Members are welcome to come along and be a part of the formal court launch opening at
PRUSC at 3pm.  The courts will be opened by many important dignitaries from Local, State
and Federal Government.  There will also be demonstration games of Netball & Futsal on the day.

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30th September, 2009 - Wooden Spoon Traded for Gold!!!

 



GRAND FINALS SUCCESS STORY!

Congratulations to all of our 8 teams who competed in the 2009 Grand Finals yesterday. Out of the 8 teams, 4 have become Premiers in their division. Well done to all our Runners Up also. Results from the Grand Finals are below.  Our Division 4 Team United Phoenix also received the Senior Division highest Goal Average Shield for 2009 with a Goal Average of 225%.  Well done United Phoenix!

DIVISION	WINNERS	Score	RUNNERS UP	Score
10 A’s	Brothers 10	24	United Neon	19
10 B’s	Ace Crocodiles	30	Dynamos	10
10 C’s	United Hercules	8	Burras Lavender	6
11 A’s	Ace Brumbies	52	Blues 6	11
11 B’s	Sandgate Hawks	20	Dynamos 4	5
11 C’s	Brothers 11/3	22	Burras Fuschia	16
12 A’s	Ace Wildcats	35	Panthers Sapphire	32
12 B’s	Pinecones	56	Blues 5	19
12 C’s	Scorpions 7	27	United Galaxy	15
13 A’s	United Eclipse	30	Sandgate Hawks	27
13 B’s	Blues 3	32	Blues 2	28
13 C’s	Dayboro	18	Scorpions 8	17
14’s	Dayboro Blue	38	Dynamos	26
Inter 1	Pinecones 4	37	Burras Purple	20
Inter 2	Panthers Gold	43	United Pegasus	11
Inter 3	North Pine Silver	32	Pirates 2	23
Inter 4	United Aquarius	24	Sandgate Hawks	8
Division 1	Pinecones	51	United Aquila	25
Division 2	Pinecones 2	50	Panthers Red	22
Division 3	North Pine	48	Scorpions	43
Division 4	United Phoenix	29	Dynamos	20

Preliminary Finals and Semi-Finals Success

United Starz went into the Semi-Final's with 8 teams competing for Grand Final position. Following the preliminary finals today 29th August, 2009, all 8 teams have won their Grand Final position which is fantastic and a testament to the hard work put in by all players to achieve this wonderful result.

Teams heading into finals next weekend are as follows:

10A - United Neon - Coach: Brittni Faulks
10C - United Hercules - Coach: Trescia Grice
12C - United Galaxy - Coach: Jessica Willis and Vaness Grice
13A - United Eclipse - Coach: Cathy Worthington
Inter 2 - United Pegasus - Coach: Lyn Downes
Inter 4 - United Aquarius - Coach: Helen Williams
Div 4 - United Phoenix - Coach: Laura Williams
Div 1 - United Aquila - Coach: Kim Chambers

On behalf of the PRUSC and the Netball Starz Executive Committee's we wish every player, coach & manager all the best of luck in their Grand Finals game. We would love as many supporters for the players to come down and watch the games and see the United Starz shine!!

Round 15 results are in - see who made it into the Semi's

12th August, 2009 - United Starz AGM (30th August, 2009)

All members should have received email notice regarding the Netball Division AGM to be held at 10am on the 30th August, 2009 at PRUSC. If you did not receive the email, hardcopies of this notice will be distributed to all families at Round 15 on Saturday 15th August, 2009. All nominations are welcomed and a copy of both the notice and the nomination forms are available below. We encourage anyone who is interested in being part of a team that drives United Starz to greater success, to nominate. Many hands make light work as they say!

AGM Notice Committee Nomination Form

31st July, 2009 - United Starz Presentation Nights - Junior and Senior

Details are now available on the planned presentation events for 2009. Clicking on the icon below will allow you to download the information sheet. Please note this year, Junior and Senior presentation events will be held separately due to the number of teams we have this season. This flyer will also be distributed at this Saturday's round with your score sheet so keep an eye out for it.

UPDATE: Please be advised that the Junior presentation tickets for Adults include a hamburger for lunch and allows the adult to participate in the planned activities with their child. Adult ticket purchases are optional and family members are welcome to simply come along and watch their children participate and receive their awards.

26th July, 2009 - Tina Bennett (United Pegasus - Inter 2's) - Country Carnival Runners Up in 14-1's division

Congratulations to Tina Bennett who as part of the 14-1's PRNA representative team, received Runners Up in the 14's Division 1 competition on the weekend at the QLD Country Rep Carnival. The team had a fabulous weekend only losing 2 games throughout the entire competition. Well done Tina! Speical mention also to one of our Coaches Brittni Faulks who also plays in this team. Well done girls!

19 July, 2009 - United Starz shine at the 2009 PRNA Club Carnival

Congratulations to all teams that participated in the PRNA Club Carnival on Sunday 19th July. It was a very long day but hopefully all enjoyed the Carnival. It was the biggest Club Carnival in SEQ with 109 teams competing in age divisions from Netta 8 all the way through to the Open Senior Divisions.

United Starz had 12 out of our 13 teams entered in the competition and we were very excited to have the following teams presented with Trophies.

Netta 9 - United Orions : Coach - Kim Chambers - equal Winners

12C - United Galaxy : Coach - Jessica Willis & Vanessa Grice - Runners up

13A - United Eclipse: Coach - Cathy Worthington - Winners

Inter 2 - United Pegasus: Coach - Lyn Downes - Winners

Our Division 3's (United Glimmer) and our Division 4's (United Phoenix) also came head to head to compete for the Runners up trophy in the last round. It was a very exciting game to watch, which ended up in a 6 all draw. Congratulations to the United Phoenix team coached by Laura Williams for stealing the Runner Up trophy from United Glimmer on a goal countback.

Click on the movie picture to watch the slideshow!

17/06/2009 - Taylor Faulks (Senior United Star) - QLD State Age Win

Congratulations to Taylor Faulks who is a member of our United Aquila Division 1 team. Earlier this month Taylor, a member of the Under 17 Pine Rivers Representative team competed & won at the Qld State Age Championships. Well Done Taylor!!!!

Check out Taylor's profile on the home page and don't forget to give her a pat on the back if you see her down at the courts on Saturday.

United spend time with Anne Sargeant!

United players were fortunate enough to participate in a 1 or 2 day clinic with Anne Sargeant on 21st & 22nd February. It was a very enjoyable day for United players and coaches that attended. The event was organised by PRNA and we are hoping that there are more famous netballers to come.

03/03/2009

Congratulations to Cathy Worthington Coach of the 13-1's for being selected as the PRNA Rep Coach for the 14/15's shadow team!


26/02/2009 - Struddy's Open Night REMINDER!



Dont' forget to come down to Struddy's at Lawnton (Gympie Road) between 5pm and 7pm on Wednesday 4th March, 2009, for all your 2009 Netball needs! 10% of items sold will be given to the United Netball Division. The Committee look forward to seeing you there!



13/02/2009 - FAMILY FUN AND DISASTER RELIEF DAY - SUN 22/2/2009

 

All PRUSC is very proud to combine our Family Fun Day with a Disaster Relief Event to be hosted at our Club on Sunday 22nd February, 2009. The day commences at 11am and the day is filled with fantastic events such as the Roar Rapid Fire.

Netball Shoot out is at 3pm (following meet and greet) and only costs $1.00 entry if you are not attending the entire days events.

50% of the proceeds taken throughout the day will be donated to support the victims of the Nth Queensland Floods and the Victorian fire victims. Come along and bring your friends and family. The programme can be downloaded by clicking on the image below. We look forward to seeing you all there!

11/02/2009 - PRNA selects 15 United Players for representative teams in 2009!

Congratulations to the following list of United Netball Players who have been selected for PRNA representative teams in 2009. 15 players doubles the number of players selected from United compared to 2008. This is a fantastic result. Well done girls!

Taylor Faulks
Jessica Willis
Jayne Moritz
Tina Bennett
Ashleigh Connell
Courtney Grice
Kaitlyn Leamy
Thessa Agasii
Kiarn Chambers
Kristy-Lee Cooper
Alana Doak
Mikayla Pappin
Kahn Renata
Caitlin Worthington
Julia Constantia

10/02/2009 - Kim Chambers ( United Netball, Director of Coaching)

Kim Chambers successfully acquired a coaching position with Pine Rivers Netball Association for the Representative Teams in 2009. This achievement is a testament to Kim's skills as a player and coach in Netball and also a recognition of her also working towards her accreditation as a Level 2 coach with Netball Queensland. Well done Kim and we wish you all the very best with your 14's team for the 2009 PRNA rep season!


Exclusive Netball Clinics for PRNA Members!

 

PRNA have announced that they will be hosting 2 very exciting Netball Clinics in February 2009. For the 1st time, Anne Sargeant will head to Brisbane and present skill clinics, exclusively for PRNA members!

Anne Sargeant, OAM, Former Australian Netball Captain, represented Australia for 11 years, played in 3 World Championships, and twice part of the successful World Title campaigns.

2 clinics will be offered - firstly a special intensive skills development clinic for PRNA Representative players on Saturday 21st February. This will then be followed by an Open skills clinic for all PRNA members on Sunday 22nd February, 2009. Specific details on these clinics will be released on January 21st along with nomination forms from the PRNA website. Please note: Clinic numbers will be capped and will be on a first in entry basis.

For more information head to www.pineriversnetball.org.au. Don't forget PRNA rep nominations close on 28th January 2009. More information is available below.

PRNA REP NOMINATIONS - CLOSED 28th January, 2009

We have had a total this year of 19 nominations submitted. United Netball wish all the nominated players the very best of luck at your selection trials. The 2009 PRNA Representative Selection Dates are still available for download from the PRNA website www.pineriversnetball.org.au.

Players keep an eye out on the PRNA website following the conclusion of the selection sessions as successful nominees will be announced there.

If you have any questions regarding rep nomination, please feel free to contact Michelle Willis, Kim Chambers, Bec Faulkes or Peta Leamy. Contact details are on the Netball Exec Committee page.

Once again on behalf of the Netball Committe, I wish all participating players the very best of luck with their trials!

Regards

Michelle Willis
President, United Netball