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NETBALL PLAY WITH RULES

“Before the season kicks off, ensure you’re fully prepared by recapping and studying the Rules of Netball. Get your copy of Netball Play with Rules—a practical manual designed for umpires, players, and coaches to enhance understanding and performance.”

 

Perfect for:  Teams/clubs/schools/coaches/umpires/spectators —order in bulk to save big.

Rally your friends to fill up your order and enjoy the benefits.

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"If you prefer an e-book version of Netball Play with Rules, it’s available for purchase on Amazon."  
Being an e-book, it’s accessible to readers worldwide, including those outside South Africa."

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  • Play with Rules
  • Coaching Manual in Afrikaans + English.

  • NoMoSor Feet (socks to prevent blisters and sore feet)
  • Mentor Book

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Your support can help more people benefit from this essential resources!”

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Netball Play with Rules – – now also an E-Book!

Great News for Netball Lovers!

I’m excited to announce that my book, Netball Play with Rules, is now available as an e-book on Amazon for readers worldwide! This essential guide explores the official World Netball rules in depth, using detailed scenarios, images, and terminology to make the rules easy to grasp. Whether you’re a player, umpire, or coach, this e-book will enhance your understanding and boost your performance.

As the author and retired International Umpire, Mentor, and former Protea Player, I’m thrilled to share this resource with you—grab your copy today and elevate your netball game!

It can be downloaded on your phone/kindle/I-pad or computer.
(To order a hardcopy please complete this link or send me an email to anniekloppers@gmail.com)

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Please spread the Word! In the past, postage costs for hard copies made it difficult and expensive for international readers or people in remote areas in SA. Now, with the e-book version, anyone can easily access it. If you have friends in other countries who love netball, please share this information with them—it’s never been easier to get a copy! Thank you for helping me reach netballers everywhere.

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Hit the Books and the Field in style.

COACHING MANUAL

By incorporating manual resources into coaching practices, coaches can enhance their knowledge and skills in effectively guiding their team towards success on the netball court.

Easy to use Manual. Available in English and Afrikaans.

UMPIRE BAGS

Organize everything in one place:

Rule Book / Play with Rules / Logbook / Whistle / Grading Cards / Exam Cards / Tossing Coin / Direction band, etc.

NoMoSor Feet

Prevention is better than cure:

NoMoSor Feet – pdf

To make an order please complete the following excel form and email it to:

anniekloppers@gmail.com

Order Form – NETBALL PLAY WITH RULES

The new updated version of NETBALL PLAY WITH RULES will be available from the end of March.

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Challenging Netball Rules No 5

REQUIREMENTS FOR SCORING A GOAL (Rule 10.1)

A goal is scored when the ball is thrown or batted above and completely through the ring by the Goal Shooter or Goal Attack from any point within the goal circle including the lines bounding the goal circle.

This scenario might take you a few seconds to process.  In a game you don’t have the luxury of time.

(The rule states)

(ii) If a player other than the Goal Shooter or Goal Attack throws or bats the ball through the ring no goal is scored and play continues.

(iii) If a defending player deflects a shot for goal and the ball then passes above and completely through the ring a goal is scored.

After the shot at goal was taken and not successful – it’s no longer a shot at goal.  It is a rebound, but if the ball touched the hand of the shooter from the rebound and it goes through the ring – who can say it’s not her attempt to a shot at goal.  Goal allowed.

If the rebound touched the hand of the defender and it’s batted through the ring – it’s no longer a deflection of the shot at goal and rule 10.1 (ii) comes into play.  No goal and play continues.

Not everything is as it seems

Challenging Netball Rules No 6

OBSTRUCTION OF A PLAYER IN POSSESSION OF THE BALL 

(Rule 11.1)

An opposing player may attempt to deflect or intercept the ball or defend a player in possession of the ball, provided there is a distance of not less than 0.9 m (3 ft) measured on the ground from the nearest part of the landing foot of the player with the ball to the nearest part of the opposing player’s nearer foot.

SCENARIO:  Both the GK and the GD is within 3ft of the landing foot of the shooter.  DO YOU PENALIZE BOTH? Yes 

Umpire calls:  Obstruction both players – Penalty Pass

22 error quotes to get you inspired (page 1 of 2)

NoMoSor – Feet!

BE KIND TO YOUR FEET

In sports that involve frequent directional changes, it’s important to keep your feet comfortable and protected.  When feet move inside the shoe it results in blisters, sore toes, and other foot-related issues.

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In sports like netball, basketball, tennis, soccer, rugby, squash and bowling in cricket quick movements and sudden stops put a lot of stress on your feet that often goes beyond the protection of your shoes and the type of socks you wear. Hiking long distances often causes sore feet.

A product designed to protect your feet from these in shoe movements can help prevent discomfort and pain and allows you to focus on your game. As a result, your performance is not affected, and you do not miss games due to sore feet during tournaments and heavy training. Take care of your feet and sustain your performance with additional support and stability.

It also fits well in hard shoes, such as work boots, to guard against discomfort or blisters and sore spots on your feet that result from wearing hard shoes for long periods. It improves the fit and feel of your shoes, providing additional cushioning and support where you need it most.

This product was initially designed to alleviate the discomfort caused by army boots on long and difficult hikes in full gear. It has since been used by two Protea Netball players who found it to be more effective than traditional methods such as plasters and toe caps in preventing blisters and blue toes during matches. 

“Game changer!”

Using the product:

First wet it and rinse it out.  Once it is damp, place it on your bare feet and then put on your socks. If the product dries out on your feet, simply wet it again to reactivate its protective properties. It is important to ensure that your toenails are trimmed and do not have uneven edges, as this can cause damage to the fabric of the product.

Storing the product:

Wash and rinse it thoroughly before storing it in a moist state in an air-dried packet. This will help to maintain the integrity of the product and ensure that it is ready for use the next time you need it.

The price of the product is R150 per pair, which is a reasonable investment for those who want to protect their feet from blisters, sore toes, and other foot-related issues.

Small          UK 5 – 8
Medium   UK 8.5 – 10
Large         UK 10+

A small quantity will be available 5+6 July.  Further orders available from 20 July.

Order form:   (This form includes the Coaching Manual)

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Coaching Manual by Annie Kloppers

COACHING MANUAL 

Available in English and Afrikaans

A4 – Ring binding  – 70 pages – One sided printing

The book contains illustrations of the 1995 World Cup team, of which I was a member. We won the Silver Medal by defeating New Zealand.

This book is a testament to my unwavering motivation to keep netball alive with excitement and challenge for both coaches and players.

Coaches often face the daunting challenge of running out of ideas, leading to a loss of enthusiasm for the game among both themselves and the players.

Covering all the essential netball skills I’ve honed throughout my career; this book equips you with valuable knowledge to successfully apply in your coaching journey.

Extracts from the Manual:

   All the Rules important for the Coach and Player are also illustrated.

TO ORDER

R380 per book

Please complete the order form and email it to anniekloppers@gmail.com

Order Form – NETBALL IN ACTION

Order Form – NETBALL IN ACTION

Elize Kotze at Stellenbosch High School

PREPARE FOR THE 2023 SEASON WITH YOUR NEWLY SELECTED NETBALL TEAMS

COACH:  Elize Kotze

Place:  Stellenbosch High School.

Date:  31 March – 3 April

Assisted by top Umpire/Mentors:  Annie Kloppers, Marleze Jooste and Sarah Fabri.

Elize Kotze is one of a kind.  She has her own approach to the game which resulted in her being the Protea Coach and she developed players to be the best in the world.

“From the basic to tactical – It is more than just a game.”

During this course players and coaches will work closely with the Rules of Netball.  Reaction time increases if you know the rules and the game can be taken to a higher level if players and coaches know the rules by heart.

Coaches will get assistance during the 3 days from Marleze and Sarah to help fine tune players so that they stay out of the radar of the umpire and also to indicate when players break the rules and ways to prevent it.

“The game of netball can only improve of the knowledge of players and coaches improve.”

Attached is the advertisement for the Course.

Accommodation is also available at Stellenbosch High School.

Vaardigheidskursus – Hoërskool Stellenbosch

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ITP Status withdrawn

Being involved in netball my whole live at top level:

  • SA Schools Player
  • Protea Player (Silver medal at the 1995 World Cup)

  • International Umpire
  • International Assessor and Mentor (ITP)

makes me one of a few who have done all this in their lifetime. Not getting paid for any of this – not like the second largest sport in SA (rugby) who makes a living out of their passion.

Now in the past week my ITP status has been withdrawn by WN on the request of NSA.

After our SA Senior Tournament last year December all the mentors and graders in SA were part of a zoom with the President.  In that zoom our expertise to grade umpires were questioned. Even one of our top graders felt extremely humiliated.

In February I reached a point where if I decided to resign as Director of Umpires, even though being selected unchallenged for the next 4 years.

Our 3 ITPs also had a zoom with WN (before I resigned) who said if we won’t be asked for events in SA we can still be involved internationally.

In SA we have 3 ITPs who work internationally and also with the elite level umpires who officiate the TNL.  I, Janet Edeling and Marielouw van der Merwe.

Because I am not the Director anymore, we applied to NSA to be involved with the TNL and SA tournaments.  We got no response and thus decided to send a letter to the International and ITID umpires in SA (saying:  We will not be involved in SA for the foreseeable future, but we will still be involved with WN.) BUT in the meantime, we will still assist where possible.  Knowing that we are hopeful for a response from NSA.  Especially with the World Cup a few months away we need to prepare our umpires who might be asked to officiate there and also the Proteas.

NSA took this one sentence (someone forwarded it to NSA) – send an email directly to WN (not contacting us at all) stating that NSA have spent a lot of money to get us to this point and that we can’t be involved internationally if we don’t work in SA.  We have to say that we are sorry, and we must show remorse for this action.

But we have asked to be involved??  We were still actively involved in our districts??  We did the noble thing to say that we will still help even if we don’t get invites for the TNL??  One of our ITPs resigned in this process with WN and SA.

We went on request from WN, to a meeting with the President and the CEO – thinking afterwards that all was resolved.  But as soon as I got my invite to attend the Diamond Challenge (busy now) and the Quad Series next January – the whole process was on the table again – NSA going to WN saying I still did not say I am sorry or that I show remorse??

For what?

I am the most passionate person I know – always available in SA and for Africa.

With me not saying the few words/letters – I got the boot!

Now SA is left with one ITP to solely do the following:

  • Screening and testing of INUA umpires (need 2 IPTs)
  • Reviewing, assessing and coaching of current IUAs and ITPs
  • Coaching and development of both current and potential international umpires
  • Supporting newly appointed members of ITP (we have none) and assisting with the accreditation pathway of ITP cadets towards possible future ITP appointments
  • Participating in Regional netball events and TNL to identity talent.
  • Assisting in the Legacy programme for the World Cup 2023.

All this expertise lost before the World Cup in 2023 – also our next ITP might be in 5-6 years’ time, because you must be a former IUA, and you can’t be an ITP while you are actively umpiring.

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