BNA Bylaws competition updated 2024

Bylaws are  rules applying to members which generally deal with internal and administrative matters of the Boroondara Netball Association. The Bylaws are made under the Constitution. Accordingly, the Bylaws are subordinate to the Constitution and should be consistent with the Constitution.

Whereas the Constitution may only be altered at the Annual General Meeting of the Association under specific conditions, Bylaws may be updated or added by the Management Committee when matters arise in relation to the day to day operations of our netball competition, allowing us to resolve and avoid many issues and grievances.

Our bylaws clearly outline the requirements of all clubs, teams and individuals, as members of the Boroondara Netball Association, along with the penalties for any breaches of these bylaws. 

Where the bylaws are silent on any issue, the committee will meet and discuss and the appropriate bylaw to be added. 

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Community Clubs: 

These are our local netball clubs, run entirely by volunteers. Each club consists of a number of teams. The Boroondara Netball Association communicates with the Club Secretary who then passes the information on to the member teams.

Anyone from the local community may apply to join a club where they will eventually be placed in an appropriate team. Some clubs grade their teams and have "selections"; others select by friendship groups.

Each club has an elected Committee of Management who rely heavily on the assistance of other volunteers to run their programs ie) team managers, coaches, umpires etc. Clubs manage all aspects of their own teams including uniform, awards, coaching, umpiring, player registrations, team selection and training.

School Clubs:

These differ from Community clubs only in that they are school based and managed by enthusiastic, employed administrators. Each administrator must work within a  budget, follow strict guidelines and policies as determined by the individual school and report directly to the schools' Physical Education Department.

Independent Teams:

In addition to teams playing under the umbrella of a club, we have many teams formed from groups of friends, JuniorNet groups and other schools without employed netball administrators. These teams are self-managed, usually by parents, teachers or players themselves. They must organise their own uniforms, coaches, umpires and team administration. Once again these people are volunteers.

Grading & Fixturing:

AIMS:

1. challenge stronger, successful teams
2. ensure all teams have the opportunity to "learn to lose"
3. allow weaker teams to experience some success
4. challenge our Boroondara Power representative team players
5. vary teams in sections each season to avoid the same teams competing against each other every year

1) Maximum number of games able to be played per day with 8 courts: 12 rounds with 10 min quarters = 192 teams per week.

2) Number of byes per team defined by number of teams entered and available court space > aim = no more than 2 byes per season. Fixture must be manually manipulated to:

• accomodate individual team bye requests
• ensure each team has an equal number of byes
• ensure teams play each other the same number of times (often not possible so random) 

3) Attempt to limit the number of teams from one club in each section > often difficult as many club teams are social groups of friends who don't want to be split.

4) Power players > aim to challenge teams which include our representative POWER players as this is an important part of their development.

5) Previous season's ladder positions

• percentages.
• finals results (can be variable)
• specific scores of matches to compare individual teams 
• teams which have lost consistently in a season, are graded down so that they can experience some wins.
• teams which have won consistently in a season, are graded up to challenge them 

Spring Fling differences:

1. short 6 week season in Term 4
2. no finals - all teams participate in the final week
3. no byes due to the short season
4. no forfeits are permitted
5. teams have the option NOT to play if unable to commit for the entire season
6. less teams participating
7. smaller sections where teams play each other only once
8. vary teams within sections to provide some interest.

New players looking for a Team:

1. Directly contact a club:  

We have approximately 300 teams playing within the Association. Many of our clubs and teams are school based or individual teams of friends and others are community based clubs open to any player.  

To join a club you need to contact the CLUB for their registration information. 

Clubs will then send you a LINK to NetballConnect to register with the club / BNA

The clubs then enter their teams with the Association and manage their own player registrations.

Click on Club Contact List

2. Place your details on the waiting list:     

The waiting list - name, age group and contact details - is forwarded regularly to the team managers. When a position becomes vacant in a team, the individual club secretary / team manager will contact you directly to offer you the position. 

Click on Single Player Waiting List Application

 Please advise if you accept a position in a team/ club or another Association so that we remove you from our waiting list. 

Entering your own INDEPENDENT TEAM:

This applies to a group of players who are not part of a club but want to enter and manage their own team.

Independent teams are those who are not part of a CLUB. They organise their own players, coach and umpire.

Individual teams enter and submit their details online together with the entry fee. To enter a team click here

Your nominated Team Manager will then receive a Team List form to submit and a link for each player to self-register with NetballConnect.

We can then allocate you to your team.

Teams wanting additional Players:

Please email us for the current waiting list. Please make sure you let us know if you take someone off the list. Phone numbers are available on request if needed.

Registering New / Additional Players with your team:

Please email us the NAME of the additional player and we will add their name to your Team List.

Before taking the court the player must self-register with Boroondara Netball Association via your specific team / club link on NetballConnect