Following the Club Forum and subsequent email / link that went out to ALL Netball South Club Members, the data from the questionnaire which closed on Sunday 3rd March 2024, the data is now on the below Google Link document and or detailed as follows:
Dated 05.03.2024
650 emails went out
28 submissions with club ID’s checked, 1 ineligible submission so discounted
Across the Counties:
Berkshire = 5 Guernsey = 1 Hampshire = 9 IOW = 1
North Bucs = 3 Oxfordshire = 2 South Bucs = 2 Sussex = 4
LINK To document
Results are in as follows:
Q1: U19 League Format Question:
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U19 League to remain as is currently with Promotion & Relegation and Entry via Playoffs
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=18
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U19 League to revert to one day Entry Tournament to find top 16 teams to play in regional leagues
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=9
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Q2: RULE QUESTION - TO LIMIT QUARTERS PLAYED AND THEN TIE TO THE HIGHER TEAM
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Across all Age Group Leagues – players to be allowed to play unlimited quarters in the higher division above
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= 7
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Across all Age Group Leagues – players to be tied to a higher age group team after 25% quarters played
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=20
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Q3: PLAY OFF ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS FOR U19 AND OPEN QUESTION
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A minimum number of players must be named in the squad for the forthcoming season and must take to court for a minimum of 12 quarters in that forthcoming season
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=12
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No minimum number of players to be named in the squad for the forthcoming season from these players
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=15
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Q4: MAINLAND FIXTURES ONLY
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I agree to Mainland fixtures only and accept this will result in possible Saturday and Sunday Fixtures
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=23
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I do not agree to Mainland fixtures only and accept this will result in Away travel off mainland
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=4
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** Q4 and Mainland Fixtures - The RMB will be in discussions with Guernsey Netball to discuss this in MORE detail
Any comments / suggestion and ideas that were received are being gone through and will be replied and made available to all teams at a later date.
We can confirm that Tournament dates are:
U19 and Open Playoff Date: Sunday 19th May 2024
Venue: Chichester University
U14/U16 Entry Tournament Date: Saturday 8th June 2024
U13 Entry Tournament Date: Sunday 9th June 2024
Venue: Wavell School, Farnborough