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WENC Update - Wed 4th July

Hi all~

Sam was away this week so you have another report from me (although I don't envy Sam as her -10deg she had in Dunedin definitely beats our balmy by comparison weather on Sat!) Mind you she wasn't playing netball in that -10deg!

And as for that, it definitely felt like winter on Saturday with those freezing temperatures! It doesn't do much to help with catching the ball when your hands are completely frozen and you can't feel a thing - so its even more impressive when you see a score like 84! Well done East Red. In weather like this its even more important to make sure you warm up AND warm down correctly. It was good seeing teams warm up but I think I only saw three teams warming down, I know it's not nice hanging around in winter weather but remember to warm down after your game to reduce a chance of injury and to treat your muscles correctly. Hopefully your coach has a routine for the team, however if you aren't sure how to just ask your coach - that's what they are there for!

I'm also guessing the weather also didn't do much to enthuse people to come the the club Bingo night on Saturday. Disappointingly we had 19, yes 19 people attend our club night of which only 5 (five) were club members. Well done to the girls from East 4, 10, 12 & 13 - it was duly noted who made the effort. Thanks to the committee members who organised and ran the club night this week, I know there was some date changes that caused some confusion however Blend have advised this has been sorted out from now on. The club put these nights on for our members so its somewhat heartbreaking when only 5 of our club members attend. I would hate to see our sponsorship jeopardised by lack of numbers on organised club nights. Details of the next club night will come out shortly so hope to see more of you there!

Now putting the coaching co-ordinator hat on, I've noticed over the last few weeks that there is a distinct lack of numbers at the courts for training on a Wednesday. Just a reminder that as a club member for Wellington East you have made a commitment to the team, both financially and time wise. This means attending training on a Wednesday - unless of course your coach (and only your coach) has cancelled it due to terrible weather. It is not fair to your team mates to not attend training as they too have committed to the team. At the beginning of the year it is made crystal clear that you are expected to attend training with your team mates on a Wednesday. Saying you live out of Wellington and its too far to come in to practice is not good enough. I know girls that come in from J'ville, Porirua, Lower and Upper Hutt after work to attend training. If they can do it, so can you. (Self entered teams can choose to train or not).

Ok - so enough of the negative stuff - here's to another week and another exciting game of netball! So exciting in fact that I've heard East 7 love netball so much that they've entered their outdoor team into the winter season of indoor netball - how's that for love of the game.

Well done to all winning teams in the weekend, there were some close ones, and I'm sure we'll see you all at training on Wed ;)

~Tania
Assistant Club Captain.

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Reminder - Reserve Day
We are now over half way through the season and with this wild weather it's highly likely that we may need to use the reserve day at the end of the year. This date is 8th September. Please assume you will be playing this day and don't schedule spring skiing holidays as you may be playing your last game of netball. All going well the last game of the season is Saturday 1st September but you may be playing on the 8th. Keep this day free!

WENC Club Raffle

We are gearing up for our annual Club raffle! Proceeds go towards our end of year function so it is definitely in your best interests to get selling! Details coming out in the next few weeks. We are currently looking for donations for the prizes so if you can help, or know of anyone that can help get back to us. Last year we had some great prizes!

* Team reports below.

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EAST RED
vs J'ville 1
W 84 - 6

East Red regrouped from our loss against PIC Black to storm home by 78 goals against Johnsonville. The team played extremely well, we brought the ball down the court effectively, were tight on defence throughout the court and had our best shooting display all season – with both shooters recording stats in the mid 80's.

MVP - Sarah Nowell a strong game at GA!

EAST BLUE
vs PIC GRN
L 37 - 73

East Blue lost to PIC Green 72:37. This was a positive and determined effort from the Blues with 2 close quarters where we made PIC work hard for every goal. Q2 & Q3 saw us make too many mistakes which handed PIC the large winning margin. However, I was really impressed with an early 5:1 lead in Q4 which shows we have a good level of physical and mental toughness through 60 minutes.
MVP - Claire Harris - inspired effort and consistent play coming off a very tough week where her baby had been in hospital for 4 days with pneumonia.

EAST 3
vs Just Paterson SMOG 3
L 19 - 30

Hmmm, After SMOG got out to a 9-2 lead East never got back into the game and were always playing catchup. Having said that we did catchup in the 3 rd quarter but the damage had been done and the lead was too much to claw back. A game to learn from and move on!

MVP - Joleen Bastille for some great tips and intercepts despite the speed of the ball coming through to the defensive circle

EAST 4
vs PIC 4
W 35 - 15

What a game - we were on fire! The whole team played really well - loads of intercepts and great shooting. Lara was smoking in the mid-court with lots of tips and great defence. Iri in WA found her speed and form - great feeding and driving to the circle edge. Lolah shot some fantastic goals, and Shelley in GA was steady thoughout. Even when it bucketed down, the team kept possession and remained strong. Great to have Liz on the team - did a great job at both ends of the court! Thanks 2 our ring-ins as well - you did a fab job. PIC didn't even get a look in - yeah!!!

MVP: Lolah Finai (way to go girl!!!)

EAST 5
vs Newlands Coll 1
W 24 - 23

This weeks games was again somewhat hindered by the rain, but despite this East 5 managed a hard fought win. Down by 2 or 3 for the majority of the game we put together a more controlled 4th quarter than Newlands College did and came away 1 up. The attackers really put it together for us this week, accurate shooting and strong driving were both key to our win.

MVP: MVPs this week were definitely Kate and Adrianne

EAST 6
vs Just Paterson SMOG 7
W 27 - 23

After being down each quarter by about 3, we mananged to get it together, get a few good turnovers and win by 4. Not warming up it takes us to about the second half to get it together! It was great to come from behind and play the netball we are capable of.

MVP: Circle D combo of Lucy Evans and Blaire Pedlar

EAST 7
vs Just Paterson SMOG 6
L 10 - 31

After a good first three quarters where where we were keeping within 5 goals for a bonus point with the top ranked team of the grade, a heartbreaking last quarter saw a blow out. Some good play with hands over the ball, however weather causing basic netball skills to disappear with a lot of possession thrown away or lost. Some very interesting umpiring calls made it hard to keep the game going for both teams...

MVP: no MVP but strong solid game play from both MJ and Nikki in defence.

EAST 8
vs Wn Girls Coll 3
W 35 - 12

Although rainy, and this time cold on Saturday, our team this week managed to come out firing straight away to take a good 13-1 lead after the first quarter. We did slow down our pace in the next two quarters though still kept on increasing our lead.Elaine had great shooting accuracy and Lueni took some awesome intercepts playing in defence. We started to really pull ahead in the last quarter until a nasty injury to an opposition member shortened our game, but we still won with a convincing 35-12 win
MVP- Lueni and Elaine.

EAST 9
vs Poneke 1
W 28 - 26

We had a very physical game against Poneke on the weekend. The aggressiveness of their game really rattled our team during the first half and we were 4 down at half time. We had a good talking to from team mum Robbie and went out to fight back managing to win by in the end 2 to keep our top spot.

MVP: Jaimie Herbison for keeping her cool in the shooting circle and getting our points on the board.

EAST 10
vs Kia Ora 3
L 24 - 31

EAST 11
vs St Francis 4
W 37 - 22

East dominated the game, St Frances would go on a 4 goal run at times but we would pull it back and go on an 8 or 9 goal run. Our attacking game was awesome and we wouldn't have got as much ball if it wasn't for our Defense! Although the weather was poor (bring back summer) the girls played really really well and deserved a decent win!

MVP: Amanda Ingham - Mandy had an outstanding passing game, the GK and GD couldn't stop her passed into our shooters!

EAST 12
vs McLaren's Daughters
L 22 - 33

EAST 13
vs East 15
L 18 - 31

Played East 15 and lost. It has been a bit of an up and down season so far but we will come back fighting in our next game and aim for a win to get us back on a roll!

EAST 14
vs SCOG 4
W 21 - 20

EAST 15
vs East 13
W 31 - 18

East 15 played another great game this weekend and deserved their great win. East 15 played East 13 and won 31-18. Once everyone adjusted to having both teams in the same colours, East 15 took an early lead from the first quarter. Well done to the feeders, who really worked well providing the ball to our shooters. Our shooters were on form today, planting their feet well and working the circle. The defenders had some excellent intercepts with helped our game. With the ice cold weather, we did throw some silly passes through our mid court which we need to work on for futurer games as they were potential goals. I am very proud of the girls who have won their last 5 games and gone up a grade......and yes girls we will organize the coach's shout very soon when we have all our player back from holidays .

EAST 16
*BYE*

WENC Update - Wed 4th July

Hi all~

Captain's report
The trouble with having a serious injury when you are competitive is staying in denial for a long time. I have had first hand experience of this, not through my own injury but because I live with an ex semi professional soccer player who keeps trying to play. He has had his knee operated on 3x and still persists on 'having a kick around'. Everytime the knee blows up, he comes home saying 'babe the mind is still in it but the knee…' and remains grumpy (threw pain) all afternoon. I vowed I would never be like that; then I did my own knee. I can no longer say the 'get hard and get on with it' attitude belongs solely with the male race. For 6 weeks now I have been working very hard at the physio. I do all the exercises, have stayed off it until told otherwise (I usually never do what I'm told) and still IT'S NOT WORKING! Arrgghh. So I'm the grumpy one who, for this season at least, has to hang up my netball shoes and go to the gym for rehab.

To East 4 – my netball team. Good luck for the rest of the season. I know you can get yourselves up in the top 4 and have fun doing it. Welcome to the team Nat; after watching you on Saturday I can already see you'll be a great asset to the team and fit in perfectly.

There are of course positives to having this injury. I always find the positives in everything. My husband has me home more and I'm not out in the cold as many times a week. BUT the most exciting positive is I can coach!! Due to Tania and Hayley finding out they have unexpected commitments, East 7 were without a coach. Which is where I come in.

To the East 7 girls – thanks for the lovely welcome emails. I wonder if you'll be thanking me after our fitness focused training on Wednesday night J I'm looking forward to taking over where T left off.

Now onto Saturday, another cold and wet one! It was a weekend of big highs and low lows for East. There was some heart break for the East red team who went down to PIC 27 – 42. This was a big upset and one I'm sure the top team will learn from. You guys will come back at them stronger in the final!!!

East 4 had a nail biting game with goals not sinking, passes going astray and being dropped in the wet. But they worked really hard to maintain a 1 goal win against SMOG which elated those on the East sideline. East 3 on the other hand just couldn't quite hold on and lost by one in an equally tough game.

The biggest wins (which I had the pleasure of witnessing) go out to our senior teams; East 11, 12, 13 & 15. With special mention to the East 12 team who were our highest scorers. They won 43 – 20. Awesome stuff girls it was certainly your day for the club.

Train hard at the courts this week. For those that train on a Wednesday night, I'll be seeing you there. Have a good week.

Cheers,
Sam

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IMP - Change of courts for Training Tonight!

Due to renovations at the Wgtn East Gym next week I have had to move a few teams around for training courts to accommodate the Premier 1 teams training at Hataitai.

I apologise for this change so please bear with us for this one week. Thank you to all teams who are affected by this change of court - your times should not have changed, but they may have slightly.

Training Wed 4th July

East Red - Ct1 - 6.30 - 8.30pm
East Blue - Ct 4 - 6.30 - 8.30pm

East 5 - ct 5 - 6.00 - 7.30pm (sharing with East 7)
East 7 - ct 5 - 6.00 - 7.30pm (sharing with East 5)

East 15 - ct 5 - 7.30 - 8.30pm (sharing with East 16)
East 16 - ct 5 - 7.30 - 8.30pm (sharing with East 15)

East 10 - ct 6 - 6.00 - 7.00pm (sharing with East 12)
East 12 - ct 6 - 6.00 - 7.00pm (sharing with East 10)

East 9 - ct 6 - 7.00 - 8.00pm (sharing with East 11)
East 11 - ct 6 - 7.00 - 8.00pm (sharing with East 9)

East 13 - ct 7 - 7.30 - 8.30pm (sharing with East 14)
East 14 - ct 7 - 7.30 - 8.30pm (sharing with East 13)

BINGO NIGHT

This Saturday at Blend Bar - only $5! You can buy tickets on the door - make it a great night with your team! Drown your sorrows of the America's Cup, celebrate the winning netball game or just come to win the Bar Tab on the night....

See you there!!!

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EAST RED
vs PIC BLK
L 27 - 42
Unfortunately our winning streak came to an end on Saturday after meeting second placed PIC Black. We were unable to settle quickly into the game and were playing catch up throughout. PIC Black was the more composed team and capitalised on our unforced errors, to come away with a convincing 15 goal win. We are still placed at the top of the table with a 1 point lead over PIC Black.
Good luck to Rosie, Julia, Ni'ia (Wellington U21), Stacey and Lisa – Asst Coach (Wellington U19) who will be competing in the New Zealand Age Group Championships in Hamilton this week.
MVP - No MVP this week.

EAST BLUE
vs Just Paterson SMOG 2
L - 29 - 52

EAST 3
vs PIC 3
W 19 -18

We started off strong against PIC with East up 7-2 at the end of the 1st quarter, followed by an even 2nd quarter but unfortunately let them back into the game in the second half to lose by 1 goal. Leanne and Jojo combined well in the defence end to create some good turn overs in the circle. The wet conditions made it difficult to handle the ball and to finish off on our shots. A disappointing loss for the team
MVP - the defence girls

EAST 4
vs Just Paterson SMOG 5
W 17-16

We won 17-16 - a very close game but hard faught. We had a very strong defensive game - with our new GK Natalie slotting into the team really well - and on fire with tips and intercepts! Our defence worked hard, and won a lot of ball for us. Our shooting end was a bit shakey, but scored the crucial goal in the closing minutes of the game to enable the win! Our best shot of the day was from our Centre Lara (playing there for the first time - did so well) who shot a goal from outside the circle - nothing but net!!!

MVP: Natalie Bell

EAST 5
vs Onslow 2
W 18 - 13

EAST 6
vs Onslow 3
L 22 - 28

MVP:
EAST 7
vs Victoria University 3
Won by default

EAST 8
vs Southerlies
W 34 - 17

Well ladies, we did it again!!! We won, how unusual. I have to say it was a big improvement from the week before, even in those bad conditions.
It took us the first quarter to warm again, but hey, away we went once the old bones had loosened up a bit. The defense once again played a brilliant game, only allowing Pelorus 17 goals. A big thank you to Jamie for filling in for us. Well done team.

MVP- Mary B for her outstanding defense

EAST 9
vs Kia Ora 3
W 29 - 25

EAST 10
Won by default to NZIS

EAST 11
vs Kia Ora 4
W 22 - 10

EAST 12
vs SCOG 5
W 43 - 20

EAST 13
vs East 16
W 22 - 10

Awesome team work on Saturday girls. Great defense by the whole team. Alerted themselves to interception opportunities and one on one defense throughout the game. The attack players lead into space using a variety of skilful movement patterns. No problems feeding the ball through to the shooters.

MVP - the team

EAST 14
vs Karori 4
W 21 - 17

Plenty of tips were happening throughout the game, some we gained which was a bonus for us. Centre passes were spot on. Shooting played a big part in the game.
MVP - Kelly Howe .Moves quickly to receive the centre pass. Combines well with WA and C to bring the ball into the goal circle. Short, sharp movements inside the goal circle. Awesome shooting techniques and scores goals majority of the time. Another great game Kels. Well done!!

EAST 15
vs Kia Ora 8
W 32 - 15

Another excellent win for the team this week! Although slow to get started they soon took charge and dominated the game to the end. The entire team worked hard on defense making a big impact on slowing the opposition down when they put their arms up and played man on. Diana had many intercepts and tips. Corina shot at least 90%. Emma, Lisli, Claire and Nicky all worked hard on bringing the ball down the court under some 'interesting' umpiring. Good stuff team. Work hard on driving onto the ball girls and playing that lovely controlled game we talked about – you'll clean up everytime. You were a pleasure to coach. Louise, how's the wisdom tooth? Cheers Sam xx

MVP - Lauren M for lovely straight line play, driving into space and fantastic feeding.

EAST 16
vs Wn East 13
L 10 - 22

WENC Update Tues 26th June

Hi all,

Anyone else turn up 9.30am Saturday morning to support East Blue only to find out they had been defaulted to?? Yup the committee and I too – what a shame blues you had so much support! Sorry for anyone who was unaware of the last minute decision, Johnsonville only had 5 people (in Prem 1??) and the association decided that was unacceptable so cancelled the game. I'd like to say a HUGE thank you to all the Blues players who turned up to the courts to umpire regardless of not playing!! Em's in particular who came back from Palmie just to umpire – you're a star. We really appreciated it and it was noted by the association. Chocolate fish all round East 2.

Congratulations East 3 your win has put you at the top of the Prem 2 grade. That Moana must be kicking some serious butt huh?? Or is it just pure talent J Either way I watched the game and thought you all did well – especially the defence circle. Leanne what retirement??

East 8 and East 9 are still up there winning their grades too. East 6 also gets a special mention; you are only 1 point behind the winners in the Prem reserve 2 grade – good stuff!

There has also been some re-grading in the seniors and I'm excited to let the club know that the following teams have moved up a grade.

East 10 – from 1b to 1a

East 14 – from 2b to 2a

Both teams are coached by Rangi – what a coach! Well done Rangi and team. I was able to watch your game East 10 and I was really impressed with the netball I saw. There was some great straight line play, passing and circle movement – Kelly you had an outstanding game as GA.

I had an email from Dale Wortman – East's President this morning who is really impressed by our club this year. She had the following to say:

I have been at the courts again recently and certainly am following what is happening to all teams - great again to get such wonderful results from our teams. East Red are looking good so here's hoping this year is East's year!!! East second team is also responding to the challenge, so wonderful if we can stay in the top 6. Marvelous to now have our Shakers back! Keep up with the improvements that have been shown. Great for all our coaches to be getting such good results isn't it.

Dale.

See you all on Saturday. Stay warm and don't forget to keep up your fitness it's more of a challenge in this weather!

Cheers,

Sam

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EAST RED
played SMOG on wednesday - seee last weeks report

EAST BLUE
Default Win.Game cancelled by association as Jville could only provide 5 players.

EAST 3
vs St Marys Coll SnrA
W 30 - 17
Another Saturday gone... another great win for East 3. Our winning roll has finally taken us to the top of our grade!! Another strong performance from East 3 with some great defence work from our trio defence players of Jo Basile, Leanne Harris and Naomi Hamilton (by the way, Leanne needs to come out of retirement!!). Not to mention our shooters getting knocked about here and there from their (aggressive and undisciplined) opposition defence players and yet both Maria Mitineti and Lisa Paraku still managed to put some great shots in! Great speed too coming from our mid-courters Jess Jamieson and Bex Meinders. Would also like to thank Kate Rogers for "coming to the rescue" when poor Jess had to come off due to an injury.
MVP - Defence trio of Jo, Leanne and Naomi

EAST 4
vs St Caths Coll 1
L 17 - 27

EAST 5
vs J'ville 2
W 27 - 16

EAST 6
vs SCOG 3
W 26 - 10

Not exactly our greatest performance of the year. Not quite sure what went wrong but we generally dropped to their level and threw some silly passes and our

hands let us down at times too. Great work by Blaire in the circle, she intercepted just about every ball that came her way in the second half and

Michelle had a great game at Centre too!!!

MVP: Blaire and Michelle

EAST 7
vs Pelorous
L 19 - 35
Saturday's game began with a hiss and a roar and we gave Pelorus a run for their money by finishing the first quarter only 2 goals behind. We had numerous turnovers which we unfortunately failed to capitalise on but the potential was there for some great netball. The team waivered towards the end of the game but each week we are building up our core strengths - looking forward to the Saturday when we come out on top! Many thanks to Fobbie for filling in for us!

MVP: Amanda MacLeod for her pressure on attack, strength off the line and her dependable play throughout the game

EAST 8
vs Victoria University 4
W 40 - 18

"Yes we won", there will be no comment about the number of ball thrown out the court, or the number of passes that completely missed their mark, or the number of goals that didn't go in. Excuse number 1. Injuries currently being nursed. Excuse number 2. it was cold and windy. Excuse number 3. We are sorely missing our injured Julia. Excuse number 4…! All in all we came away with the win, we still hold our position at the top of the table and there were a lot of laughs to be had on court.

MVP - Our fantastic defence end

EAST 9
vs Karori 3
W 24 -18
Our win this week has kept us in first place and after the reshuffle are still in Senior 1A fighting hard for the Prem spot for the club. We were pretty even the first 3 quarters but pulled it together with a 6 point win in the end. Awesome D, made it hard for Karori to get the ball into their shooting cricle and no chance of letting them get rebounds. All in all a huge improvement over the past couple of weeks, training goes a long way - thanks coach!
MVP: Fi McMullan #1 backup and interceptor!

EAST 10
vs Kia Ora 4
W 33 - 27
Another great battle against Kia ora 4 and we won this time. The attack team done really well receiving the centre passes and Jo (in defense) assisting in one or two as well. We won each quarter with turnovers by way of intercepts, tips, one on one defense. Shooting played a big part in this game as well. We have moved up from Senior 1B to Senior 1A for the 2nd round.

MVP - Kelly Howe from East 14 Great receiving of the centre passes, moving around lots in the attack circle, assisting around the thirds and outside the attack circle when required. Shooting was spot on. Great game Kelly!! (-:

EAST 11
vs NZIS
L 35 - 30
Game started of great. An injury in the first quarter upset the team a little. Managed to hold our lead, then lost it in the last quarter. Team found it quite difficult to adjust to the umpires calls (calls were terrible). Good effort though girls.

MVP - Destiny Lynch (definite strength in our attacking half)

EAST 12

*BYE*

EAST 13
vs Just Paterson SMOG 13
L 15 - 32
Played Smog who proved to be the better team on the day! We fought hard and kept our heads up but it just wasn't our day! It was also freezing cold and court 8 gets no sun!!! we are hoping for an improved performance this weekend! Score was 32-15

MVP - Kathryn outstanding defence again!

EAST 14
*BYE*
We have moved from 2B to 2A for Round 2. Well done team!! (-:

EAST 15
vs Victoria University 10
Default Win

EAST 16
vs Just Paterson SMOG 14
W 17 - 12

WENC Update - 20th June 2007 - Bingo Night Postponed

Club Captains report

Hi everyone,

ICEY comes to mind when I think of saturday just gone. I had my coaches shoes on and, I'm sure every coach and supporter will back me here, it was very WET! However even though it was tough out there I'm very proud to let you know we virtually cleaned up. East must be made of tough stuff because out of the 14 teams we had playing 10 teams came away with a win or a draw. The games I watched were played with the skill and control needed to win in the wet. Well done everyone. It's just a shame my camera isn't water proof, there would have been some priceless shots taken.

When I woke up Saturday morning I seriously wanted to roll over and go back to sleep. Especially as Saturday is my day off from all things housework, children and rising early. I asked myself 'why at 33 am I still doing this'??? And I even called Raewyn to see if the weather was bad enough to take a rain check and play later in the season. But once I got over my its-to-cold-to-function moment and downed my first coffee at the courts it became really clear why I'm still doing it. It's because of the passion you all have for the game. All you dedicated coaches and managers out in the rain, all the reserves players that still turned up to play and every member training and playing for this club. I have loved this game since watching my Mum play back in the 70's (yes that is before some of you were born). It's such a fast moving skillful game and from where I stood on Saturday East does it proud.

So thanks to you all for your dedication to your teams. Oh and take a leaf out of East 2's book - next time it's wet and cold bring hot water bottles to warm up your hands.

See ya during the week
Sam

Notices

East Red game
Being played this Wednesday at the Wellington East Gym at 7pm. If it is raining on Wednesday then come and support East red and wathc our Shakers in action with the team that has taken out the first round and is winning the Prem 1 grade this year!!

T shirts
Don't forget to order your T shirts with Kelly Newbold. We need to have all orders in by the end of this week. You can do this by seeing Kelly at trainings or on Saturday. Or email East and let us know how many you'd like.

Bingo night

We apologise again for having to postpone Bingo on Saturday night. Make you have the new date in your diaries and make a effort to celebrate your teams dedication to playing the game.

Date - 7th July
Time - 7.30pm
At the blend bar

Saturdays results

East Red
W 52 - 17
East Red played our East Blue team this weekend and came away with a good 52-17 win. The weather conditions in the first half didn't make for pretty netball, but we managed to graft together to take a good lead into half time. With all of 12 our squad members available today, we were able to give everyone a run for at least a half game. This result confirms our position at the top of the table in premier one. We will be playing our competition game against JP SMOG 1 at Wellington Girls College Gym on Wednesday at 7.00pm, so would appreciate your support at the game!
MVP – Stacey McFeeters

East Blue
L 17 - 52
East Blue lost to East Red 52:17. The Blues played with patience and discipline for Q1 & Q2 to be within 5 goals of the Reds for each quarter. However the Red's constant pressure, fewer errors and ability to force turnover and convert to points saw the scoreline extend in Q3 & Q4.

MVP - Candyce Dvorsky - for flexibility in taking the court out of position as WD and for her ability to find the space to provide good options to the passer and safe hands bringing the ball down court.

East 3
W 34 - 15
East 3 picked the worst day weatherwise to put on one of their best displays of netball so far for the season. After beating Karori by 4 goals in the first round – East really showed them how to play this week and put in a total team effort to win easily. Maria Mitineti and Leonie Coutts both had an impressive ga me in the shooting circle, with so me great move me nt and finishing off with accurate shooting.

MVP: The whole team – was a total team ga me !

East 4

W 22 - 13
East 4 played the best team game of the season so far. Their passing through the court was brilliant and they controlled the game from the start. All 3 shooters had good stat's and moved well. The whole team stepped up on defence and Vic Uni just couldn't break through. Fantastic game of netball girls!

MVP - Lara Jackson.

East 5
L 7 - 25

East 6
W 29 - 23

East 7
W 39 - 10

East 8
W 28 - 17
Well ladies Karori came back determined but we didn't let it faze us hah!! During our normal warm up quarter we took a little while to settle - I know ladies I hear ya, the ball was wet, some of us were trying to thaw out from earlier games and the arthritic bones were not happy about the conditions. But then wham in came the new addition to the mighty team Lueni Taufa who filled in for us with her awesome defence and attacking skills rescuing the team from being one down when I came off to nurse a twisted ankle. Go girls we managed to keep Karori down at only 17 points again this game.
MVP to all the team!!

East 9
D 25 - 25

East 10
W 33 - 18

East 11
W 34 - 32

East 12
L 23 - 25

While the weather was absolutely atrocious the skills on court were outstanding. The team worked well together to keep the play controlled, using space, driving and helping each other out not to mention some fantastic intercepts and reading the oppositions plays. Everyone out there deserves to be MVP this week!

East 13
Bye

East 14
L 17 - 32

East 15
W 48 - 6
Well.......My girls absolutely kicked butt (to put it politely) against SCOG 6 in the weekend. East 15 won 48 - 6......by the end of the 2nd quarter we were 20 points ahead with the opposition just starting to get on the board. Since there was not much of a challenge sadly from the opposition, I got the girls to focus on using their space and working on different combinations in a real life enviroment......and not rushing with the ball!!!!! Well Done girls, if you win the next game ( which is 3 in a row) it will be coaches shout and I will buy the team a couple of bottles of wine to celebrate. Keep up the good work!!!!!


East 16
Bye

WENC Update - 13th June 2007 - Bingo Night Postponed

Hi everyone,

Due to unforeseen circumstances BINGO NIGHT due to be held this Saturday night has been postponed.

Unfortunately Blend bar has bookings for the final two Saturday's in June so BINGO NIGHT will now be held on

SATURDAY 7TH JULY

7.30pm

Lock into your diaries ladies!

It'll be a great night
Now you have tons of notice you can invite even more people to come along
to wine and dine (number 9)

You can buy tickets from Kelly Douglas at trainings/Saturday's

or at the door (number 4)
We apologise for the inconvenience

See you all on the 7th

WENC Update - 12th June 2007 - Update

Hi all~

What a difference between Saturday and Sunday's weather! Wasn't Saturday a cracker day to play winter netball - long live these gorgeous Saturdays... (hopefully I haven't just jinxed the Saturday weather!).

Sam was away this weekend indulging in a true Italian style family reunion with lots of great food, great company and of course great wine - so this week I get the pleasure of presenting the Club Captains report.

Firstly I'd like to thank everyone for making the effort to get club fee's paid in on time. Although there were a few frantic people running down to the ATM machines to get cash out, I'm glad to say that everyone that was there on Saturday was able to take the court. It's never nice having to tell people they can't play until they pay, but this year we didn't have to do that. Remember for next season that you can pay in installments - the sooner you start paying fee's, the sooner you can pay them off. Don't leave it to the last minute and then you might have some of your pay left for the week!

But enough of that horrible financial stuff - what I do want to mention today is something I saw during the weekend.

I was wandering around most of the day popping in and out of games, generally just enjoying the gorgeous winter day and watching some good netball. But what impressed me most was the amount of East girls doing exactly the same. You just cannot underestimate what support from your club members on the sideline can do to a teams performance on the court. We are not a club of 16 netball teams full of girls; We are a club of 170 members who play netball in 16 different teams. I saw numerous supporters for the Prem 1 games, saw Prem 1 players watching a Prem Reserve game, Prem reserve players watching senior games, Senior players watching other games, coaches catching up with other coaches..... the list goes on....

Ok - I know it was a great day to be out but I did leave with warm fuzzies about the club. This year one of our mission's is to continue and nurture our emerging club culture - after Saturday I think we're definitely moving in the right direction. But remember the club is what you as a member make it - get out there - enjoy the day, watch some great netball and spend time with your club mates! Another club night is coming up this weekend so here is another good opportunity to get out and about....

Big mention goes to our top three premier teams who came away with good wins this weekend. You are the elite players of the club and not only represent role models for fellow club members, but you all do the club proud with every team success. Well done. Notable mentions also go to East Red, East 8, East 9, East 10 and East 14 for their strong performances so far this season to retain top of the table positions in their respective grades. It's not often we have nearly a third of the club top of the table. Also a big welcome back to another new mum ex-Shaker Jo Haanstra who was back on court with East Red in the weekend after only 10 weeks of becoming a mum - if that's not inspiring - I'm not sure what is!

Anyway - well done to all teams - there were some good wins and tough losses over the weekend - and then there's next week! Sam is back on board this week - I'm not so sure she'll let me write the report after this one ;)

Oh and gosh darn it - don't we look good out there in our Red and Blue East uniforms. You know what - you'll probably look even better in a club T-shirt - on sale this week from Kelly Newbold - only $25 ;)

~Tania

Assistant Club Captain / Coaching coordinator

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EAST RED

vs SMOG 1
W 44-42

It was the final game of the first round and we have managed to retain our position at the top of the table, continuing our unbeaten run in Premier 1. Our game against Just Paterson SMOG 1 was an extremely defensive game, with both defence ends managing to slow and turnover a good amount of possession – the final score 44-42. We welcomed back Jo Haanstra (joining us after having her baby girl 10 weeks ago) and Cushla Lichtwark (from Shakers commitments) and we will be back to full strength with the return of Jamilah Gupwell and our three U21 reps for our next game against East Blue.

MVP - Helen Markham

EAST BLUE

vs Jville 1
W 57 - 47

This was a must win game for us to achieve our first round goal of 6th place on the table. We had a tentative start with many unforced errors against a fired-up J'ville. Q2 and Q3 were solid as we took control of the game and gained a good lead which we held through the final quarter.
MVP - has to go to the whole team for achieving our first round goal of 6th place - a significant achievement as over the past 4 years, I understand, that East 2 teams have not won a single game at Prem 1 level. At this level it's all about mental toughness as our highly competitive players have to bounce back from large losses to win the games that count, so the club's support means alot to us and is much appreciated. Acknowledging Kirsten and Shelley for their great leadership for this round

EAST 3

vs St Marys Coll SnrA
W 37 - 20

Last game of the 1st round and finishing off on a high. Again, another strong performance from East 3 beating St Mary's College 37-20. Great teamwork throughout each quarter and complimenting their play by some great shots going in!! Looking forward to Round 2...

MVP - Bex Meinders

EAST 4
vs St Caths Coll 1
L 22 - 30

East 4 went down by 8 goals in a disappointing loss to St Cath's College . Despite the fact that we put together several really good phases of play, we didn't really capitalise on the mistakes of the other team and that cost us! Nevermind, we'll get them next time!

MVP: Hayley Campbell

EAST 5
vs J'ville 2
L 27 - 23

EAST 6
vs SCOG 3
W 43 - 20
A good win this week, although we didn't play nearly as well as we could have. Great shooting and good defence throughout the court, we just need to watch our passing for some of the tougher games coming up.

MVP: Dee Leggat

EAST 7
vs Pelorous
L 23 - 37

Tough loss to Pelorous! We played hard throughout the whole game with the first half being our strongest but we put or heads down in the last half in which saw Pelorous making the most and scoring from our mistakes. Awesome work in the attack side with big thanks to Tania for filling in for us; however our team still needs to work on consistency through court and holding on to the ball and not throwing it away. Not to worry girls we'll get them next time! Sharry.
MVP: No MVP this week

EAST 8
vs Victoria University 4
W 44 - 18

The old girls have done it again and are now outright leaders. Thought we would be in for a hard game as both sides were undefeated - started off being tough but we managed to limit them to 3 goals in the second half - brilliant defense right through the court and our shooters kept slotting them through the goal. Fantastic result!!

MVP - Mary Burgess for her outstanding 'keeping'!!

EAST 9
vs NZIS
L 32 - 37

We held it together in the first half but a lack of fitness and discipline got the better of us in the second half with poor passing and a lack of driving we struggled to get the ball into our offensive third.
Welcome to our coach Alison this week though - I'm sure she'll get us up to it by the next time we face this team.

EAST 10
vs Victoria University 6
Won 22-29

EAST 11
vs Victoria University 5
W 37 - 32

We played well as a team and it definitely showed in Saturday's game. Vic Uni had a strong attacking line-up which played well but we forced turnovers with awesome Defence and came away with a very good win against a good team!
MVP - Courtney - (dominated the opposition WA with tips and intercepts resulting in turnovers

EAST 12
vs St Francis 4
L 25 - 36

MVP -

EAST 13
vs Just Paterson SMOG 17
L 48 - 17

Girls played hard but unfortunately the other team got a big lead at the start and we never caught up!

EAST 14
vs Kia Ora 8
W 37 - 12


EAST 15
vs Kia Ora 9
W 25 - 19

East 15 played their best game so far in the session on sat. They really worked the spaces on the court and driving for the ball. Down by one point in the first quarter, East 15 stepped up and played their game and from the second quarter onwards they lead the game. The shooters really positioned themselves well and got most of their shots in, mid court was well controlled by the girls by slowing down and finding a player to pass to, defense never gave up by keeping themselves in front of their players. Overall a win for East 15, YAY!!!! by six points, I am very proud of the girls for not giving up and staying positive. This was a farewell game for Anthea who is going overseas next week, all the best Anthea and thanks for reserving for us!!!! East 15 are more the capable as a team to play well as shown today, Keep up the good work girls and lets have another win next week!!

EAST 16
vs Just Paterson SMOG 16
L 31 - 29

WENC Update - 06th June 2007 - Bingo Night

WELLINGTON EAST NETBALL BINGO NIGHT

A perfect night for team bonding and laughs!

16th JUNE 2007

BLEND BAR, 118 WAKEFIELD STREET

START: 7.00 pm , everyone seated by then please!

TICKETS COST $5.00 per individual

20% off all alcohol and food – we're VIPs!

Light finger food will be provided

Tickets will be available on the following days from Kelly Douglas

Thursday 7th June – Training
Saturday 9th June – Before and after games
Monday 11th June – Training
Thursday 14th June – Training
Saturday 16th June – Before and after games

Or, send an email to eastnetball@gmail.com to arrange a time to buy tickets

WENC Update - 29th May 2007 - Update

Hi all,

Is it winter yet? All this Saturday sun is unbelievable. I love turning up to netball this time of the year wearing a T shirt! I hope you all noticed the fabulous T shirts both Tarnz and I were wearing. They are our new club training T's. After Queen's birthday weekend Kelly Newbold, East's uniform coordinator, will be coming around to each team to see if you'd like to purchase one. She will have all the costs and a sample for you to see. Thanks for organising them Tarnz they look great!

Now onto fees! We are coming down hard on fees this year because for the past few years there have been too many outstanding payments which are costing the club. When you joined WENC to play netball you became a member of our club which means you pay fees. All clubs are the same (Please refer to the club constitution on the website for clarification on being a member). The reason we have fees is because the club get's charged by the Wellington association to be a member and play at the courts. If you do not pay your fees we still get charged. It has always been a policy at East that if you do not pay your fees by a set date you do not take the court. This year we will be following this through. You can pay your fees into our bank account which you'll find on the website. Or you can give them to our new treasurer – Claire Mackrell. Remember if you still aren't sure who we are, or who to contact, check us out on our website http://eastnetball.wellington.net.nz/contacts.htm

Congratulations Claire on being appointed as East's new treasurer. Claire is new to East this year and plays for East 15. She has kindly offered her time to this voluntary role which the committee and I really appreciate. What a find for us!!

To everyone who has paid a big thank you from the committee. If you haven't received you Blend bar VIP card please let us know via email or find Tania, Kelly Newbold or I at the courts. Remember you can head down to the blend bar any night of the week and use your card. Better still why not meet up after your game. Nothing like a drink and pizza after a hard game!

Our next club night at the blend bar will be on Saturday 16th June. The theme is BINGO!!! That's right legs 11 start gathering your lucky charms and wait to hear from Kelly Douglas, East's social events coordinator, for details. It'll be an hilarious evening I'm sure.

Finally, I've been thinking hard and long about what I would share with you this week. I have passed on a little bit of fitness wisdom and was going to led onto nutrition – a passionate interest of mine. Then I found this very cool website which will do everything for you. Check it out www.netballsmart.co.nz . It's your own personalised training solution and New Zealand's first fully tailored free online training solution. My work has been done for me. I hope you find this useful!

Enjoy your Netball free Saturday this weekend and spare a thought for the Queen. If you're going away keep safe.

See you next week hopefully without my crutches.

Cheers,
Sam
WENC Club Captain

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Team reports below and me going on and on and on about fee's - just think - only 1 more week of me harassing you about fee's!!

* Fees - due 1st June

Bank account details: Kiwi Bank - 38 9006 0238328 00
Reference: Name and Team Details
Credit Account of: Wellington East Netball Club
Amount: $170.00

* No games this weekend - Queens Birthday

Please drive safe if travelling this weekend, remember you may be a good driver, but the other guy isn't. Always assume they are the idiots!

* Shakers vs Force - Sunday 3rd June

If you aren't going away this weekend why don't you go down and support the Shakers playing the Force at the TSB Bank Arena this Sunday at 1pm. Good luck Cushla and Jimmy two of our East girls!

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EAST RED

vs East Blue
W 59 - 25

East Red played our East Blue team this weekend and came away with a good 59-25 win. Our defensive team played an extremely good game and were able to restrict the ball in and around the East Blue goal circle and therefore turned over a good amount of ball for us, unfortunately we weren't always able to capitalise on it. The win keeps us joint top of the table with PIC Green and leaves us in a good position with our Shakers players are set to rejoin the team

MVP - Bronwyn
EAST BLUE
vs East Red
L 25 - 59

East Blue lost to East Red 59:25. Inter-club clashes are always tough encounters and this was certainly the case for the Blues. It was a mixed performance by the Blues - we started strongly and had two close quarters in the game, but the Reds were always in control. Our shooters worked hard against the strongest defensive unit in Prem. 1. Through court we made too many mistakes under pressure and the Reds quickly converted these into points. Circle Defence worked hard to stem the flow and at times exerted good pressure on the Reds' shooting circle.

MVP - Erana - absorbed the pressure and had a strong game. High work rate and always there in support play for the team

EAST 3
vs Karori 1
W 28 - 25
I think the Shakers must have watched East 3 for inspiration as like the Shakers there was 3 good quarters of netball and one very bad one! Naomi, Jo and Mel combined well at the defence end of the court to force turnovers for East in the first half but the wheels feel off somewhat in the 3rd quarter and East squandered a 10 goal lead in the 3rd quarter and held onto win by only 3 goals! Rebekah Meinders had a strong game when she came on at WD, and snaffled some timely intercepts to help East maintain their lead in the dying stages.

MVP - Rebekah Meinders

EAST 4
vs Vic Uni 2
W 20 - 9

A much stronger game from our team - particularly the first half. It was great to see the confidence developing between players to release the ball into space and to back up on intercepts. The defence played a strong game - keeping the opposition to just 3 goals for the first half of the game.
MVP: Hayley Campbell & Lara Jackson - strong defence in the circle - lots of pressure on shots and great rebounding

EAST 5
vs Marsden Coll 1
L 14 - 31

EAST 6
vs Pelorous
W 33 - 24

Great game this week even though we were desperately short of players. We managed to find a couple of people at the courts to play for us so a huge thank
you to Laura and Jo who really saved us. Everyone played really well and the ball moved through court brilliantly!!!

MVP: Laura from East 7(thanks a million for playing for us!)

EAST 7
vs SCOG 3
W 47 - 10

First win of the season for East 7 with a high scoring 47 against SCOG. However the worst performance on court the team has given the whole season by throwing everything they have been working on the last few games out the window. Terrible first three quarters, but picked up in the last quarter once a goal of 50 goals was set. Notable mentions to Kate who shot 40 goals and Nikki who was again solid in WD.
MVP: No MVP awarded

EAST 8
You may know that East 8 is full of "aging" women. Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) wrote a challenging poem about aging - the first verse reminds me of our team: Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

EAST 9
vs Kia Ora 3
W 36 - 29

We played Kia Ora 3 this week - we lost against them by 2 in grading so definatley wanted another go at them! It was a really fast game and we needed to slow it down at times as we had a few wayward passes. We were just up 2 at the end of the third quarter and gave it everything we could in the last quarter to ensure we took it. Final score was 36 - 29. Thanks to Sala - GA from East 11 for playing for us - you were a great WD!

MVP: Jaimie Herbison - great moving around the circle and helping bring teh ball down the court

EAST 10
Vs Poneke 1
L 33 - 37

Very disappointed with the game, considering the opposition had 5 players in the 1st quarter then 6 for the rest of the game. Lost alot of ball in the attack circle with the type of passes given, not using the circle edge to our advantage with the opposition not having a WD and shooters not being able to get free more than they should have.

MVP - Lasi Afoa - Great defense Lasi throughout the game

EAST 11
Vs Karori 3
L 19 - 38

Due to having none of our Defenders available to play we had to mix alot of the positions and combinations meaning we had attacking players in the defensive circle. Although we played well and played with alot of heart we were behind the 8 ball the entire game due to our Attacking end suffering, as a result of some attacking players in D! The opposition had an easy game until the final quarter where we were able to match everything they threw at us. Netball is a game of 4 quarters though, 1 great quarter will rarely be enough to win the game!
MVP - Isabella Ioapo (Played GD, C and GA and played well in all 3)

EAST 12
vs St Francis 3
L 17 - 32

EAST 13
vs Kia Ora 8
W 32 - 10

East 13 had a good win on Saturday against Kia Ora. It was great to see the team working as a team the whole game and supporting each other with positive comments out on court! Our defence was very strong and picked up many tips through the court!

EAST 14
vs SMOG 13
W 33 - 25

Another great team game in the attack and defense.
MVP - Kelly Howe with her shooting, attack and defense play. Sylvia Knuverz, great defense and intercepts

EAST 15
* BYE*

EAST 16
vs Nga Moko Puna Te Whanau
L 164 - 35

WENC Update - 23rd May 2007 - Update

Hi all,

As some of you may know I found myself in the injury bin this weekend. Not a pleasant place to be especially now I've ended up in a thigh to ankle knee brace – attractive. I can tell you I want it off – like yesterday. I want to be able to do everyday things like chase my kids when they take off with my lip stick, shower without been helped in and laughed at by my empathic husband and drive a car to get the chocolate I desperately need to scoff. It is very tempting to walk on my bad knee and forget about R.I.C.E. At this stage I'm internally saying stuff longevity of the knee lets strap it up and play next week. Of course the 'responsible' me will not be setting such a bad example, instead I will be following the advice of my physio. Here's some tips for anyone else who may find themselves resentful of injury. AND please follow all advise given to you by the first aid team and/or doctors.
Immediate Treatment for Sports Injuries

Stop further injury or damage by stopping the activity immediately. Find out what is wrong and treat it.

The first treatment for most acute soft tissue injuries (bruises, strains, springs, tears) is to prevent, stop and reduce swelling. When soft tissue is damaged it swells or possibly bleeds internally. This swelling causes pain and loss of motion, which limits use of the muscles.

The primary treatment for soft tissue injuries is R.I.C.E. - rest, ice, compression and elevation. Rest means to stop activity and give the tissues time to heal. Compression of an acute injury is perhaps the next most important immediate treatment tip. By quickly wrapping the injured body part with an elastic bandage or wrap you help keep swelling to a minimum. The next step is to apply ice to the injured area (over the wrap) to stop or reduce the swelling. Never apply heat to an acute injury. Heat will increase circulation and increases swelling.
Remember to have your injury looked at by a doctor and definitely see a physio if advised by the doctor. ACC will cover your sports injury. If however it ends up costing you a little bit remember it's nothing compared to the price of not fixing the problem and sustaining a worse injury down the track.

On to the Quiz night now and what a night it was! Thank you EVERYONE who came and supported our first club night of 2007. Our aim was to have a lot of fun and raise money to pay our coaches, and we definitely managed to do both. It was hilarious. There was some serious strategic decision's made on forming some of the teams and a lot of alcohol induced brain activity. For a while there we thought we'd have a draw and play off on our hands but in the end 'Tania's Ring In's' won 1st place and a 100 hundred bar tab; East Blue's team (Tania can't remember their name!) came 2nd, and East 7 came 3rd . Thanks Blend bar for such a brilliant prize. Thanks also goes out to Canterbury NZ for supplying all the spot prizes.

If you missed the quiz night, you'll have to make up for it at our next club night. Watch this space for the time and date.

Congratulations to East 1 & East 8 for being placed first in your grades! The senior teams have now been regraded, but unfortunately your stats are still not up on the web.

Good luck for Saturday everyone, especially East 4! Take care out there – strap up properly if you are coming back form injury and play fair to prevent injury.

Cheers,
Sam
WENC Club Captain

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Thanks Sam! As always a great report. Team reports below and other interesting stuff....

* Fees & VIP cards

Need I say more about Fee's... 1st June. Sam is around all day on Saturday so please collect your Blend Bar VIP cards from her if you have paid your fee's.

* Quiz night

Again I'd like to reiterate Sam and say thanks to all that helped us raise nearly $800 towards coaches fee's! Still a little more to go... It gets harder each year to get funding so we do appreciate all efforts to support Club Fundraising.. Keep up the good work!

* Entertainment Books

Last 20 books just arrived - let me know as this will be the last available lot.... Last years books run out in a couple of weeks!

* East Blue vs PIC tonight

Competition game that was deferred due to umpiring availability - Feel like watching one of our Prem teams play tonight - come along to the Wellington East Gym and watch our girls play PIC. Game starts at 6.30pm.

Tania
Assistant Club Captain / Coaching Co-ordinator


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EAST RED
vs Onslow
Won 67 -30

East Red had another great win over the weekend, this time beating Onslow 67-30. It was another good performance by the team, with the defence end picking up a number of great turnovers, our mid-courters brought the ball down the court well and provided some nice ball into the circle and the shooters slotted the goals, with some excellent shooting by Sarah. This result ensures we hold onto top position in the grade and is good preparation for our next game vs East Blue.

MVP - Stacey McFeeters
EAST BLUE
vs SMOG 1
Lost 34 - 82

East Blue's massive loss of 82:34 to SMOG 1 on Saturday in no way reflects our game. At the end of Q3 we were down by 22, which, while a greater margin than we'd set as our goal for the game, was still acceptable as we had player illness in our team. Until the end of Q3, East Blue were competitive in all areas of the court and we can take many positives from the game. We continue to find areas to work on, but we expect this as we are are constantly tested by the calibre of these Prem 1 teams and the pressure they are able to exert on us over 60 minutes.
Unfortunately Q4, we went down 30:5. I'm sure the injury timer's never been used as much in a game...Emma had to come off after a great game, Jo had 2 breaks for cramp before she had to come off, Hayley - ball in the face and bleeding nose but battled on and Shelley, really sick but put herself back on court to help the team.

MVP - Kirsten - displaying utter determination and "die-hard attitude" under very difficult circumstances.

EAST 3
vs Vic Uni
Won 27 - 19

This was definitely a game of 2 halves! We struggled to get the ball through court and convert the goals in the first half and were 2 goals down at half time. But 2nd half East woke up, the defence put pressure on Vic Uni, Jo got some great intercepts and the shooters found their movement and converted some great goals which saw a 10 goal turnaround and a victory to East 27-19.
MVP - Maria Mitineti

EAST 4
vs SMOG 4
Lost 20 - 22

East 4 went down in a narrow defeat 22-20 to SMOG 4, after losing a player injured in the first play of the ball. Definitely not the start we would have wanted, but we fought hard and generally performed well through the court. Probably our strongest game defensively so far this season and we forced lots of turnover ball through the court.

MVP: Temma Price.

EAST 5
vs QMC
Lost 11-33

EAST 6
vs East 7
Won 25 - 17

EAST 7
vs East 6
Lost 17 - 25

Best game of the season so far. There were moments of magic as we got off to a flying 1st quarter with some smooth play through out the court and managed to put a lot of last weeks training into practice. We went off the boil during the 2nd and 3rd quarter but worked hard to end on a very strong last quarter. The defense was outstanding with M.J and Nicki all over the shooters with some excellent rebounds and intercepts. We managed to create more space in the mid court than in recent games and get the ball into the shooters with more ease, fantastic feeding from Alexis and Amanda.

MVP: Marijke Preston for her outstanding Defence in the circle, and Amanda MacLeod for her blazing game in WA. Best I've seen them play in years.

EAST 8
vs Onslow 4
Won 46 - 15

Well, what a gorgeous day. Although it was pretty hot while we were playing. Well as you can tell by the score the game was fairly one sided. We were happy to have Robbie back in centre and both Elaine and Kim had some lovely moves in the shooting circle and made it easy for the team to pass the ball in. Our defence as usual were awesome

MVP- Mary Haggie & Mary Burgess for all those intercepts / tips

EAST 9
vs East 11
Won 24 - 19

We had a tough game against our own East 11 this week. With three of our players away we had to call in the reserves. They did a great job and our flow down the court still worked really well with new players and a reshuffle of the rest of the team. It was a fast game and close the whole way through but me managed to pull away for the win. Thanks to Katie, Jaimee and Mum for playing for us!

MVP: Laura Travis-Jones for some great intercepts and lots of tips on D.

EAST 10
vs Kia Ora 5
Won 26 - 21

MVP - Penny Sewell

EAST 11
vs East 9
Lost 19 - 24

Although the sun was out and the sky was clear, the court was damp and the ball very slippery which resulted in a pretty messy game (ct 2). Both teams done well despite the court conditions and East 9 definitely deserved the victory

MVP - Katy Annals - showed great speed and athleticism!

EAST 12
vs SMOG 11
Lost 13 - 44

Hopefully this is the first and last time we will see a score like this for the remainder of the season from E12. The team is still trying to gel with new positions and new girls joining the team each week. There were fleeting moments of great team work on court, particularly in the last few minutes of the game. Smog were a strong team who played well and put a lot of pressure on our team causing frequent ball turnover down the court.

MVP - Jo Milne, great looking for intercepts when on defence

EAST 13
vs East 14
Lost 14 - 32

EAST 14
vs East 13
Won 32 - 14

Great team work in using their attack and defense skills. Getting free for the next pass. Shooting was spot on again, using the footwork rule to their advantage by moving away from the defender and awesome teamwork attacking circle edge strongly and feeders positioning themselves for a straight feed into the circle. One on one defending - marking in front of the receiver. Working as a unit, forcing the opposition to pass diagonals. Great body angles, vision. Plenty of intercepts in the defense goal third.

MVP - The team

EAST 15
vs St Francis 5
Lost 20 - 28

East 15 played St Francis and the girls played a good game. At the end of the 2nd quarter, we were down only by one point as the girls really took back the game for themselves. The team really worked hard to controll the speed of the game after losing a some passes when the ball was in our half of the court. Unfortunately St Francis shooters were on form after the scare in the 2nd quarter and I was proud that the girls did not lose focus of playing their game and continued to put their all into the game. Keep up the good work team :)

EAST 16
vs IBGG
Won 30 - 21

WENC Update - 15th May 2007 - Update

Hi all~

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Club Captains report

Hi everyone,
Well what a mixed bag of results and games we had on Saturday. There were draws, losses and wins! However there seemed to be a consistent message in the reports regardless of the result – passing was off and at times there was a lack of team concentration. I know for East 4, (the team I'm a member of), passing was definitely a huge part of our loss - to which I feel partly responsible for. And it came down to my fitness (or lack of). I know I'm not the only one out there feeling this, and comments back from coaches are reflecting this as well. I advise everyone to do something extra during the week and work on your fitness. This will not only allow you to run around the court for 40 minutes (an hour in P1's case) but also keep you focused on the game. When you get tired you don't concentrate, passes go astray and game plans go out the window. I do know that sometimes there just don't seem to be enough hours in the week. Training with your team and playing on a Saturday is a stretch. I'm a stay at home Mum of 2, part time student and East's club captain - so trust me I know about busy. Especially when both the kids are sick, up all night and hubbie is away. Still, I know there were ways I could have helped myself last week. Did you know it only takes a short time for you to lose the fitness you've worked so hard to obtain. So Mum or not, here are some tips I gave my clients during my ex-Personal Trainer days. They may help you on weeks you think you just can't manage training 3x a week (yes that is the minimum ladies, for any exercise to be effective for your fitness):

Wake up 30 minutes earlier and get ready for work. Park 30 minutes away from your work when you get there and walk!!! Mum's, walk to the grocery shop / park / a play group or friends place. It's so environmentally friendly too!
Do you have a skipping rope? We have plenty in the club. What's 10 minutes in the morning before breakfast a few mornings a week? Or at night when the kids are in bed Mum's? It's intense, and is an all over body exercise.
Strength exercise will keep you VERY fit. If you've ever done weight training you'll know your heart rate will increase. So use your own body as resistance – do 3x sets of 20 for each of these; press ups, triceps dips, squats, lunges, leg lifts and sit ups while watching TV.
It's all about being self motivated and creative!

Saturday was a crazy running around day so unfortunately I was unable to watch many games. However I'd like to congratulate Kristy Palmer on being selected as East 14's MVP. Kristy has come back to play this season after having a baby between seasons, and only 4 games into it she managed to play a full and outstanding game at centre!!! Her adorable baby girl is only 4 months old and Kristy's out there proving to all you can do it – baby and all. Well done Krist!

See you all out there this week ready to play hard and with (I quote from Aidene Wilson here) GRIT!! Perhaps more 'grit' will help them to bet Australia in the tri series, hope it works for you – along with your GREAT passing and concentration!
Good luck everyone and see you at QUIZ NIGHT after the games.

Cheers,
Sam
WENC Club Captain
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* Quiz Night - First club night this weekend

May @ Blend Bar 7pm - $10 a ticket or $70 for a table of ten! Get your team together, or invite your flatmate/ neighbour/hubby/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend /cat/dog or kitchen sink! Open to all - you never know who might have that winning answer.

Newsflash!
What is even more exciting than your cat or budgie answering quiz questions??
Bidding on our Auction!

During the quiz night we are running an auction on a personally signed full sized Cricket Bat (89cm) from Stephen Flemming, complete with an embossed photograph of Stephen on the bat. (Kindly donated to the club from LJ Hooker who has Stephen as a Brand Ambassador). Don't forget to bring your money to bid! You could get a bargain! Tell all those cricket fanatics - (or just think what you could get on Trade Me for it?!)

* Fees & VIP cards

Complete fees are payable by 1st June 2007 and are set at $170. Thanks to all those that have paid in the last few days. Don't forget to send us an e-mail when you have paid them! and remember you can't get your VIP card at Blend Bar until you have paid your fee's.... Look out for Sam to collect your VIP cards...

* Treasurer Vacancy

Applications for this position close Sunday 21st May 2007. Applications and JD will be available on the website in the next few days.

* Team reports

Over the last few reports I have been congratulating teams who are currently top of their grade. I have been duly told that over these last few weeks I have completely missed East 11 of this list. So many apologies to East 11 who are sharing top spot!!!! And congrats to the following teams who are currently top of their table ~ East Red, East 5, East 8 and East 11

EAST RED

Draw 49-49
It was a top of the table clash in premier 1 with East Red taking on PIC Green. We had a good lead after the first quarter, but as each quarter progressed PIC managed to close our early advantage to square up the game 49-49 at full time. We had another great defensive performance with Rosie Mahoney picking up a number of intercepts, some tight marking in the PIC goal circle and some good attacking moves and finishing off down in our own shooting circle. Unfortunately we were unable to pick up maximum points, but the two points from the draw is definitely better than no points!

MVP - Rosie Mahoney

EAST BLUE

No game

EAST 3

Lost 21-23
We almost had the game, but lost it in the dying stages to go down by 2 goals to SCOG1. East took some time to get going and had to fight back from 4 goals down. Mel Winter was the star picking up some stunning intercepts from GD and creating much needed turnover ball for East. Jess Jamieson and Naomi Hamilton were also strong driving the ball well through the mid court.

MVP - Mel Winter

EAST 4

Lost 35-18 to East College
We had a strong first quarter where the team played like a dream - everyone on court was thinking, looking after the ball, and playing strategically. But once the 2nd quarter was underway the number of unforced errors that our team conceded just kept growing. We gave away so much turnover ball - especially with our poor passing. A really frustrating game to watch - the lack of discipline really cost us in the end! East College were a strong team and they played well!

MVP: No MVP this week.

EAST 5

Won 24-23

EAST 6

Lost 18-23
A good game but we would have preferred to come out on the winning side of the score. Everyone had a great game and worked hard especially on D throughout the court.

MVP: Anita

EAST 7

Lost 41-17
Another tough game on Saturday. A vast improvement this weekend against an experienced Onslow team with very accurate shooters. It was good to see the things we worked on in training during the week transferring into our game on Saturday. The ball was flowing more smoothly down the court and there was certainly a lot more space to work with in the mid-court. Our shooters put in a great effort and seemed to be more conscious of each other's play than in previous games. The defence put in a solid attempt in the circle against strong shooters who could score from anywhere. Overall this was a hard loss, but it was tempered by the fact that our game play was much better and we saw some moments of brilliance that I am sure we will see more of as the season continues.

MVP: Alexis Starkey. Came in cold to the team but blended nicely with all players and stepped up and provided strong play in all area's of the court.

EAST 8

Won 38-9.
Hard to believe that we actually won and won convincingly as it felt like a real effort. There were a few things against us this week, no Robbie, the flu, sore shoulders and sprained ankles but they didn't stop us from giving it our best. However it was mentioned that we looked like a bunch of front row props bringing the ball down the court but our control and lack of speed was in our favour this week as we played our own game and didn't fall into the trap of getting caught behind the opposition. If it wasn't for Fobbie and Jo holding the two ends of the court together it could have been a different story. A great win - imagine what we could do if we were all fit and well!!

MVP- Have to be Jo Waugh for always being there for the wayward passes!!

EAST 9

Lost 39-41
We had a battle against Kia Ora 3 this week. We seemed to have no focus in the first quarter and we were playing Kia Ora's game instead of our own, ending the quarter down five. We managed to pick it up in the remaining quarters narrowing the gap so we were up and down by 1 all through the last quarter only to lose by 2 in the end. Great reffing from East Red too - cheers.

MVP: Katie Henderson as she managed to get some great intercepts straight off the oppositions centre passes and shut her partner down.

EAST 10

Lost 28-31
Great Centre passes and support passing down to attack. Awesome intercepts from the team. Good Communication.

MVP - Penny Sewell. Awesome game Penny. Great link player between the defence and attacking third. One of the fittest members of the team, wonderful movements over the whole court.

EAST 11

Won 38-25
Great game - lil shaky with players settling into new positions, but great effort w the bare 7. Consistent shooting throughout the game definitely took the pressure off!!!! Overall good game!

MVP - Sala Gray

EAST 12

Lost 20-23

EAST 13
~BYE~

EAST 14

Won 23-20
Support from all players through court attack and defence. Great Centre passes.

MVP - Kristi Palmer. Well done Kristi. Played full game as Centre. In the centre circle straight away for the centre pass. Great attack play through court attack and defence and on the circle edge.

EAST 15
~BYE~

EAST 16
Lost 23-28

WENC Update - 15th May 2007 - Blend VIP Cards are here!

Hi all~

Blend Bar VIP cards have arrived! Remember this entitles you to the following WHENEVER you visit our club rooms the Blend bar and cafe Wellington.

20% OFF ALL DRINKS at all times

20% OFF ALL FOOD at all times (including those lunches and evening's dinners during and after work)

YOUR OWN personalised VIP CARD that can be used at all times, even when you're out with mates, you get club rates!

These will be available from Sam Hannah from this week - Sam will be at training's and games on Saturday with your card. But remember - these are only available to members of Wellington East Netball Club, and to be a member you need to have paid your fee's! So the sooner you get your fee's paid, the sooner you can start enjoying these fantastic prices from Blend Bar!

Get your VIP card in time for our first club night this weekend at Blend Bar! Quiz night from 7pm! Tickets $10 each, or $70 for table of 10.....

WENC Update - 14th May 2007 - Reminder Fee's

Hi all~

Just a gentle reminder that Netball Fee's need to be in by 1st June 2007.

$170.00

IMP: If your fee's are not paid by then you will not be taking the court, please note that we will be enforcing this for all teams this year.

Bank account details are on the web, but you can also hand cash (in a named envelope with amount & team) to any of the committee members or your coach.

For those that have sold entertainment books - please send us an e-mail with how many books you have sold and we will advise you how much you need to pay.

~T

WENC Update - 9th May 2007 - Good luck for games!

Hi all ~

Good luck to all teams for games tomorrow.

Just a reminder about cancellations for games.

As a general rule - games will not be cancelled, and will only be cancelled when conditions are deemed unsuitable. The following criteria are:

* rain only - play continues
* heavy rain - play continues
* rain and chill - play continues
* rain, wind with chill factor, very cold and chance of hypothermia - games cancelled

If there is any doubt, cacellations will advertised on radio stations The Breeze and Newstalk ZB, but will also be posted on the Netball Wellington Centre website. If you have checked these and are still in doubt please contact your coach. Unless you hear otherwise all players are expected to turn up to play. Fun for us!

Other things to remember:

* Quiz night tickets available on Saturday - Committee members will be floating around - Kelly D or Tania! (pics on our contacts page if you aren't sure who they are). Or give to your coach you can then onforward to us! $10 a ticket or $70 a table of 10.

* Fees - you can give fee's in an envelope to either you coach or committee members on Saturday. $170 due 1st June.

* Entertainment books - I will be around the courts if you want books - please bring your money. No money - no books.

Good luck and all the best!

~Tania

WENC Update - 9th May 2007

Hi all~

Congratulations to all our coaches and club members who are involved in the Wellington Netball Centre Rep Teams for the 2007 season.

The club appreciates the time all coaches put into the development of netball among players of all ages both inside and outside the club. Wellington East has a strong tradition of being involved in Rep teams over the years and this season is no exception! Our Prem 1 East Red coach Lisa Bogiwalu is co-coaching the U19's, Moana Solia (Premier 2, East 3) the U15's and Alison Lavin (East 9) managing the Shakers Development team.

If you are interested in seeing who made rep teams they are available on the Wellington Netball Centre website http://www.netballwellingtonregion.org.nz

But wait there's more - Ladies watch out - the next generation of the Solia playing dynasty is on the way!! Not only is Moana's sister Francis captaining the Shakers, but Moana's daughter Tilomai Solia was selected in the U17 Gold team, and her niece Moana was selected for the U15 Gold team.
Congratulations from the club Moana!

WENC Update - 3rd May 2007

WELLINGTON EAST NETBALL QUIZ NIGHT

(Details on the website - Club News)

Saturday 19th MAY 2007

BLEND BAR, 118 WAKEFIELD STREET

START: 7.00 pm, everyone seated by then please!

TICKETS COST $10.00 per individual

or

buy a table (10 people) for $70.00 - all friends and family are welcome

20% off all alcohol and food – we're VIPs!

Light finger food will be provided

Tickets will be available on the following days

Kelly Douglas - Monday 7th of May - at training