Bullying or Anti-Social Behaviour Policy

The Tinwald Netball Club does not tolerate any form of bullying or anti-social behaviour within our club by any of its members or supporters!

Within our club means the areas of training sessions, including social media at game days or team functions, this also includes communications held with club netball related content. This also includes any concerns a parent/caregiver may have about their player’s performance held courtside.

We expect all our members, families and supporters to follow the Code of Conduct from:

If you disagree with a coach, raise the issue via appropriate channels rather than question their judgement and honesty in public i.e. courtside on game day.

All reported incidents of bullying or other antisocial behaviour within the club will be thoroughly investigated by the management committee, and appropriate disciplinary actions will be taken, which may include suspension from games or termination of membership. Please refer to the TNC Constitution for further information.

Our organisation does not investigate, make judgments, or impose sanctions on members or supporters for alleged incidents that occur outside of our jurisdiction - such as in their home, workplace, school, or other organisations, as we are neither privy to the full circumstances nor authorised to intervene.

Members fulfilling a role may be requested to undergo a police check and the result of this request may affect their membership or role within our club.

Selection of Competitive Senior Teams 

(Updated 20.02.26)

Objectives

To have ability grouped players to enter in the Mid Canterbury Senior competition at the appropriate level for each player’s ability and development stage. Players to be selected by ability in a fair transparent way which will result in identifying, attracting, developing and retaining netball players and improving the skills of the players.

Selection Policy

  • All players must be financial members of the Tinwald Netball Club (TNC)

  • Senior players must be school Year 9 or above

  • Selection into a team is done over a series of trial sessions 

  • Players must attend a minimum of one trial session to be considered

  • Players can only be selected into a team without attending trials under exceptional circumstances. This is to be at the discretion of the TNC Committee

  • Players are selected primarily on ability 

  • Selectors will endeavour to obtain information regarding players prior to placement

  • Teams of 8 to be selected, dependent on club numbers

  • Players will be informed of their selection via email within a week of the final trial


Selection Procedure

  • Selections will be made over a series of trial sessions

  • Trial sessions to be advertised on the Tinwald Netball Club website and relevant social media 

  • Selectors will be in attendance at the sessions. Selectors cannot be a close relative of any team candidates unless this is the A team coach

  • Selectors will include the A team coach and may include a non Tinwald Netball Club member

  • The trial sessions will be closed. Only selectors, selection organisers and players will be present


Team Criteria

  • Players are required to be available for one training session a week and for Saturday matches (refer to match criteria policy)

  • Players are required to maintain their own level of physical fitness

  • Players are required to do umpiring duties if and when their team is allocated

  • Players are required to abide by TNC and MCN policies and procedures

  • Players are required to play in a higher team if that team has shortages during the season

The selection policy and procedures are reviewed annually and may be altered to meet the needs of selection.


Selection of Social and Masters Teams 

Objectives

Tinwald Combined Netball Club welcomes and encourages new members to join. We support players who wish to play netball for enjoyment, fitness, a love of the game, and the social connection of playing with friends. Players will be supported to form teams and enter the Mid Canterbury Social Competition.

Selection Policy

  • All players must be financial members of Tinwald Netball Club

  • Social and Masters teams can have up to 12 players registered at any one time

  • Players must be 18 and over as of the 1st of January

  • Social and Masters teams, in consultation with all team members, are responsible for the composition of their team members

  • Social team selection is not done at trials

  • Players are required to abide by TNC and MCN policies and procedures

Team Criteria

  • Players are not expected to train but if a social team wishes to, Tinwald Netball Club provides the facilities and equipment to do so

  • Social and Masters players are not expected to be available for matches every week, however when a player becomes unavailable they need to consider if there is someone to cover their position

  • Players should give the team organiser plenty of notice if they are going to be unavailable

The selection policy and procedures are reviewed annually and may be altered to meet the needs of selection.


Selection of Year 9 & 10 Teams

Objectives

Players to be selected primarily by ability with consideration to their well-being, at the appropriate level for each player’s ability and development stage. Players to be selected by ability in a fair transparent way which will result in identifying, attracting, developing and retaining netball players and improving the skills of the players.

Selection Policy

  • All players must be financial members of the Tinwald Netball Club (TNC)

  • Players must be in school Year 9 or 10

  • Selection into a team is done over a series of trial sessions 

  • Players must attend a minimum of one trial session to be considered

  • Players can only be selected into a team without attending trials under exceptional circumstances. This is to be at the discretion of the TNC Committee

  • Players will be selected based on the team's composition needs, individual suitability, including skill level and friendship groups, with careful consideration for their overall well-being

  • Selectors will endeavour to obtain information regarding players prior to placement

  • Teams of 8 to be selected, dependent on club numbers

  • Players will be informed of their selection via email within a week of the final trial

Selection Procedure

  • Selections will be made over a series of trial sessions

  • Trial sessions to be advertised on the Tinwald Netball Club website and relevant social media 

  • Selectors will be in attendance at the sessions. Selectors cannot be a close relative of any team candidates

  • The trial sessions will be closed. Only selectors, selection organisers and players will be present

Team Criteria

  • Players are required to be available for one training session a week and for Saturday matches (refer to match criteria policy)

  • Players are required to maintain their own level of physical fitness

  • Players will be encouraged to join the umpiring programme

  • Players are required to abide by TNC and MCN policies and procedures

  • Players are required to play in a higher team if that team has shortages during the season

The selection policy and procedures are reviewed annually and may be altered to meet the needs of selection.


Selection of Intermediate Teams - Year 7 & 8 

Objectives

To group players in a team to enter in the Mid Canterbury Junior Youth (Year 7/8) competition at the appropriate level for each player’s ability, development and social well-being which will result in identifying, attracting, developing and retaining netball players and improving the skills of the players.

Selection policy

  • All players must be financial members of Tinwald Netball Club (TNC)

  • Players must be in school Years 7 or 8

  • Selection into a team is done over a series of trial sessions 

  • Players must attend a minimum of one trial session to be considered

  • Players can only be selected into a team without attending trials under exceptional circumstances. This is to be at the discretion of the TNC Committee

  • Players will be selected based on the requirements of team composition and individual suitability (including skill level), with consideration given to existing friendships and the overall well-being of each individual. 

  • Selectors will endeavour to obtain information regarding players prior to placement

  • Teams of 8 to be selected, dependent on club numbers

  • Players will be informed of their selection via email within a week of the final trial

Selection Procedure

  • Selections will be made over a series of trial sessions

  • Trial sessions to be advertised on the Tinwald Netball Club website and relevant social media 

  • Selectors will be in attendance at the trials. Selectors cannot be a close relative of any team candidates or coaches of the teams

  • The trials will be closed. Only selectors, selection organisers and players will be present

Team Criteria

  • Players are required to be available for one training session a week and for Saturday matches (refer to match criteria policy)

  • Players are encouraged to maintain their own level of physical fitness

  • Players will be encouraged to join the junior umpiring programme

  • Players are required to abide by TNC and MCN policies and procedures

  • Players are required to play in a higher team if that team has shortages during the season

The selection policy and procedures are reviewed annually and may be altered to meet the needs of selection.

Selection of Coaches & Managers

  • Coaches are selected by the coaching convener working with the management committee

  • Expressions of interest should be sent to the Tinwald Netball Club via the Sporty Website

Match Criteria

Objectives

  • All players in Tinwald Netball Club are of equal value to our club and deserve fair playing time

  • Our club is responsible for the development of all our players except those in social and masters grades

In the round robin games of the Mid Canterbury competition, all players must be on the court for a minimum of 3/4 of the game.


Exceptions to this may be when:

  • A team has 10 or more players

  • A player has an illness or injury

  • A player is not coping mentally with the circumstances of the game e.g. weather, physicality of opposition

  • A player does not wish to play in a position allocated by the coach

  • A player has received an official warning from a game official or a suspension from play

  • A player requests less court time

  • For behavioural reasons determined by the coach- but only in consultation with the president

  • A player has regularly not attended training