Coaching
At Storm Netball, all of our coaches are valuable volunteers. As a coach you have certain duties and responsibilities both on and off the court. It is your job to prepare Storm players for games each week, through well-executed practices and game plans. Your work ethic and discipline as a coach influences all players in your team and can last them throughout life - preparing them to handle success as well as failure.
Coaches prepare players for competition by conducting regular training sessions, both physical and psychological. Equipment is available to work the players strength and endurance. Coaches should train players to execute plays and work together as a team.
At Storm Netball, our coaches also serve as mentors to our players. Each coach's competitive nature and their leadership skills make them natural mentors to athletes. Leading by example, coaches teach players valuable lessons about life through competition. Coaches have a responsibility to their players to show them how to compete fairly and to the best of their abilities. Young athletes look up to coaches, who may wear several different hats in their interactions with the players. Coaches tend to have certain personality characteristics and traits to which players are naturally drawn. Coaches must be mindful, therefore, of their responsibilities and their influences on players.
Best and Fairest
The top three players for each match are awarded either 3 points for first, 2 points for second, and 1 point for third. (All other players that day receive 0 points). The manager is responsible for collecting the voting each week. All players vote at the end of each game based on player performance on court.
At the end of each season, the player who has performed the best and given their all for the team will be awarded the Best and Fairest trophy at the annual awards. The winning player is decided on a points system allocated at the end of each game and is at the discretion of the Coach.
Most Valuable Player
This is awarded at the sole discretion of the team coach. The coach will use the following guidelines to make a judgement as to who is the most deserving:
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A player that regularly attends training and weekly game
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Courteous to fellow team mates and officials
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Mindful of others players’ needs
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A player that shows keen interest in advancing their Netball skills
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Demonstrates high level skills on court
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A player that shows commitment and genuine interest in the game
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Shows good sportsmanship by accepting umpires decisions at weekly games and coaches decision in position placements each week
This is to encourage each player that their contribution to their team is not based solely on their match-day performance, but their overall conduct as a member of the team, and their level of commitment each week.