Info for Managers and Coaches

COACH DEVELOPMENT

Refer to Motu Kairangi website or Netball Wellington for loads of courses and resources.

BORROWING PLAYERS

Are you short of players for your team on Saturday?  Then you can arrange to borrow a player from another EBIS team.

Motu Kairangi Rules

• only players from a lower/same grade can fill in for another team (year 7 or year 8 teams doesn't matter)
• a player may only play for a higher team twice during the season (otherwise they have to move into the higher team)
• teams in the lowest grade can either get fill-ins from non-registered players (who are at a similar level) or players from the grade above. This is essentially a standing exemption for the year 7/8E grade so you can make up a team.

EBIS Etiquette

• use your own players first. There shouldn't be a fill-in on court if there is a member of the team on the sideline. All the players want court time.
• ask the coaches/manager of the team you are borrowing from before you ask the player if they are available/keen. Remember if you use one of their players, that player is likely to have less energy for their own game. 
• try to borrow from a team playing in a later round, not the same round, so that players can play for their own team. The exception to this is the teams that have 10-12 players and may happily lend you one or two players for the day, so everyone gets more court time.

So, 

• if you have 8 or more players: you shouldn't need to borrow a player;
• if you have 7 players: you should either ask a player to stand on the sideline in case there is an injury, or, prior to the game, ask the coach/manager of a lower team playing at the same time whether one of their players can be on standby to help out if needed;
• if you have less than 7 players, you will need to ask to borrow a player. The more notice the better.