Team Information

Training

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Training is held on Friday afternoons at the Bayside District Netball Association on Holloway Rd, Sandringham and we commence the first Friday after school goes back in Term 1.

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• Under 9 and Under 13 teams generally train between 4:15pm and 6:00pm depending on the coach’s availability.

• Under 15 and Under 17 teams generally train between 5:30pm and 6:30pm.

• Open age group teams do not usually train.

 

Please check the training roster at the start of the season to confirm your teams training times.

Each team must have a Duty Person present at each training session – your team manager will schedule a roster.

For U/9 - U/13 teams, the Duty Person should stay until all the players have been collected.

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Game Day

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ARRIVAL TIMES

All teams are required to arrive at the courts on time, at least 15 minutes prior to scheduled game time. This allows players to warm up and reduce the risk of injury. It also allows the coach to implement their game plan and substitutions.

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MATCH REQUIREMENTS

• All matches will be 4 quarters with a break at half time.

• Matches will be timed from a central control. There is NO INJURY TIME.

• The association requests that 1/4 and 3/4 time changes are quick with no parents or coaches allowed on the court at this time. Coaches may address any team issues at ½ time. The umpires can start the game without teams being ready and will do so if there is a delay.

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PLAYER REQUIREMENTS

• No team may play with less than 4 original team players. One goal per minute penalty applies for a late start.

• At the end of the first quarter, if there are less than 5 players in attendance the match is considered forfeited and forfeit rules apply.

• A player can only play in 2 matches in one day (one must be in their own registered team).

• Players cannot fill in for another club.

• Players can play in a higher section but may not play down in a lower section.

• Players may play 3 matches up but on the 4th match they must stay up in the next highest team in which they filled in. To qualify to play in a finals team, they must have played 4 games and a minimum of 10 quarters for that team.

• A player playing up can only play up when the original team has less than 8 players available as named on their registration form.

• Teams with 2 or more teams in one section may not cross players over to another team (loss of 4 points and ladder adjusted).

• Loss of 4 points for a player not registered or for playing in a lower section and ladder adjusted.​

 

TEAM GRADING 

• The Association (BDNA) will implement a grading process, which will be determined by the Association (in its absolute discretion) to evaluate, grade and re-grade all teams.

• The BDNA Grading Committee is responsible for implementing a grading process which works to evaluate, and grade all teams for each graded season. The premise upon which this process will be conducted will be to promote a level of fairness and integrity in the competition in line with both this grading policy and the competition by laws.

• Grading rounds usually run for the first 4 weeks (*may be more or less) The Association will determine the number of rounds for grading annually. After grading rounds, premiership points and goals for and against will be reset to zero. After this the competition rounds will commence.

 

FLUID GRADING U9 - U11

• For both Under 11 & Under 9 - grading is fluid - teams can move up and down throughout the season as decided by BDNA.​

• The Association reserves the right to re-grade a team at any time of any season.

• Re-grading requests submitted to the Association by a Club or Non Affiliated Team will be considered by the Association without any requirement for the Association to take any further action in relation to the grading.

• BDNA operate a fluid grading policy several times during the season for all U9 and U11 teams to ensure teams are always challenged and growing throughout the season. Regrading is at the discretion of the BDNA board. 

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