Page Last Updated 02/12/2011
General Meeting
The next General meeting will be held on March 20th 2011 at 4:30 pm. More details will be posted soon.
Save The Date
June 17th 2011: Annual Fathers Day Boat Ride
July 30th 2011: Annual Summer Bar B Que
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Winter Practice Sessions Winter practice continues every Tuesday evening from 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm in conjunction with the Flatbush Beacon, located at 655 Parkside Ave, between Nostrand and Rogers. Players wishing to attend these practice sessions must fill out an application form and return it a minimum of one week before they are able to attend practice. Members needing form can click here.
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Monthly Friendly Scrimmage On the third Tuesday of each month, Pitons will host another club for a friendly scrimmage. The next scrimmage will be on March 15th with the guest club being Typhoon. It is important that everyone makes every effort to be early as time at the gym is limited.
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Rule Section With every update of the webpage there will be a Rule update starting from rule 1 of the rule book loaded up. For any questions or clarification of the rule send an email to matwilkie@hotmail.com Rules RULE 1.2 GOALPOSTS Rule1.2.1 A Goalpost which shall be vertical and 10 feet (3.05 m) high shall be placed at the mid-point of each Goal Line. A metal ring with an internal diameter of 15 inches (380 mm) shall project horizontally 6 inches (150 mm) from the top of the post and the near side of the ring. The ring shall be of steel 5/8 inches (15 mm) in diameter, fitted with a net, which shall be preferably white, clearly visible and open at both ends. Both ring and net are part of the Goalpost. Padding used on the Goalpost shall be preferably white and not be more than 2 inches (50 mm) thick and shall start at the base of the Goalpost and extend the full length of the post. Rule 1.2.2 The Goalpost which shall be 2.5 inches - 4 inches (65 mm - 100 mm) in diameter should preferably be inserted into the ground or sleeved beneath the floor. The Goalpost shall be placed so that the back of the Goalpost is at the outside of the Goal Line. RULE 1.3 BALL The ball shall be a Netball, and shall measure between 27 inches - 28 inches (690 mm - 710 mm) in circumference and weigh between 14 ounces - 16 ounces (400 grams - 450 grams). The ball may be of leather, rubber or similar material.
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Brain Teasers Here is the opportunity to test your knowledge on Netball History
1. Where were the first Netball World Championships held?
A) Auckland, New Zealand (1958)
B) London, England (1958)
C) Eastbourne, England (1963)
D) Perth,
Australia (1967)
2. In high stakes matches (such as world championship finals) after the teams scores are tied at the end of regulation time, and extra time has been played to a tie, what happens to the match?
A) 10 selected players compete in a
penalty shoot-out
B) The match is officially a draw
C) Play continues until a team has a
two-goal advantage
D) The match is
replayed the next day
3. In what year did the Australian National Netball team adopt the name of "Diamonds"?
A) 2008
B) 2005
C) 1999
D) 1996
4. At the 1979 World Netball Championships, which team was joint winners with Australia and New Zealand?
A) Trinidad & Tobago
B) England
C) South Africa
D) Fiji
5. Who shot the last-second match winning goal of the 1999 World Netball Championships?
A) Jaqui Delaney
B) Jennifer Borlase
C) Sharelle McMahon
D) Vicki Wilson
6. Which of the following is not a netball tournament, or have netball as a contestable sport?
A) The Nations Cup
B) IRB Sevens World Series
C) The Pacific Games
D) ANZ
Championship
7. Which Commonwealth Games saw introduction of netball as a core sport?
A) XVI Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1998
B) XV Victoria, BC, Canada 1994
C) XVII Manchester, England 2002
D) XIV Auckland,
New Zealand 1990
8. Why were the 2007 Netball World Netball Championship hosting rights removed from Fiji?
A) A military coup to unseat the prime
minister created economic uncertainty
B) A naming sponsor was not found
C) Stadiums and facilities did not meet
IFNA requirements
D)
Storms/tornadoes were expected to during the set dates
9. Which of these international players did not play in the inaugural 2008 season of the ANZ Netball Championships in Australia and New Zealand?
A) Tamsin Greenway
B) Romelda Aiken
C) Althea Byfield
D) Ama Agbeze
10. Which of these team' coaching panel has New Zealand's Waimarama Taumaunu not been a member of ?
A) Wellington Capital Shakers
B) England national team
C) Singapore national netball team
D) New Zealand
Silver Ferns
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