NETBALL 2011

 

Teacher-in-charge:  Ms E. Farquhar

 

Captain: A Miya

 

Deputy Captain: S Dude

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TERM 3

These are the Netball results for the term:

U16B vs Chesterhouse : VG lost 10 – 19

 

VG vs WINTERBERG    U/19A lost 10 – 19; U/19B won 13 – 12 ; U/16A won 19 – 7; U/14A lost 8 – 18; U/14B lost 3 – 8

VG vs PJ OLIVIER: U/19A won 20–11; U/14A won 15– 6

VG vs KINGSWOOD: U/19A lost 15 -20; U/19B lost 13 – 19; U/16A lost 7 – 15; U/16B drew 5 – 5;  U/14A lost 9 – 13; U/14B lost 5 – 7; U/14C drew 11 – 11

VG vs MARY WATERS: U/19A won 27 – 8; U/16A won 19 – 4; U/14A won 14 - 6

 

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VG VS NOMBULELO

On Wednesday 4 May our netball teams played against Nombulelo High School.  The scores were as follows: 

U14 drew 4-4  ; U16 won 17-4; U19 won 21-12

On Friday 6 May VG netball teams played DSG and the scores were as follows:

U14A won 4-3

U14B won 7-6

U14C lost 3-6

U16A drew 6-6

U16B lost 8-15

U19A lost 11-21

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KOVSIES TOURNAMENT

The u16 and u17 netball girls travelled to Bloemfontein on the 26th March for the annual Kovsies Tournament.

 

They played 5 matches and were exposed to new styles of play.

The Kovsies Tournament not only focuses on playing matches but includes sessions on defence tactics, basic fitness skills and goal shooting strategies.  When not on the court the teams were kept busy attending lectures on optimal sport nutrition and sport psychology.

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TERM 1 NEWS FLASHES

 

SUMMER LEAGUE REPORT by Ms Farquhar

Round 1 was held on Sunday 20 February at the VG Courts.  The girls arrived in their droves to play or support, all very psyched to get stuck in and play.  Five teams have entered the league this year.  The format of the league is a Round Robin where every team plays one another.  A win would give a team two points and a draw one point.  At the top of the log is Stella Stars, followed with the Grenades, Undefeated 011, Power Puffs and lastly the Super Novas.

Round 2 was a reversal of fortunes, Grenades took the lead with a straight win.  Stella Stars were not happy that they did not keep their lead. Undefeated 011 found themselves in third position again, but they are not a team to take lightly as they became more serious about their game.  Super Novas and Power Puffs were not pushing the envelope at all.

Round 3 – the Semis and the Finals – cross-over games were played to determine the contenders for the finals.  A figurative and literal curved ball was given and thrown to the top four teams.  The semis were played using a mini netball.  This provided much hilarity as well as the realization that much of their hand eye co-ordination left much to be desired.  

Spectators and players were surprised in the semis when the Grenades were knocked out, leaving Undefeated 011 to play against the Stella Stars.

It was with great relief for the teams when they were given a normal sized 5 ball to play the finals.  The victors in the end were the Stella Stars with a 9-3 win.

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NETBALL UMPIRING 2011 by Ms Farquhar

We are pleased to announce that the following girls have written the theory exam for Level 1 Umpiring:  Sicelokazi Pango, Siyathemba Yeko, Siphokazi Dude, Sisipho Namba, Andisiwe Eddie and Naledi Boltina.  The u/16 Coach, Ms Nkomo, achieved 88% for her Level 2 Umpiring exam.