Netball

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• Saturday 10am-11.30am League
• Saturday 11.30am-1pm League

Saturday 10am-11.30am League

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Tuesday 5pm-6pm League

Thursday 5pm-6pm League

Intramural netball at Newcastle University is played in Sports Hall 1 at the Sport & Fitness Centre

Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU

Tel: 0191 208 7225

Directions

Access to the Sports & Fitness Centre is via Richardson Road, Claremont Road or the pedestrian route past the Ridley Building and the Medical and Dental Schools.

Directions and map

League 2023-24

 Registration for the Intramural Saturday and Midweek Netball leagues is now OPEN

 Registration and payment can only be made here

 Registration is operated on a first come first served basis. The registration fee is:

• £40 per team

All teams must register and pay online to secure a place in the league. League fixtures will start week commencing Monday 10 October 2023

To participate in the league, all players must be Sports Centre Members (Sport, Fitness or Sport & Fitness)

Contact

Denis Murphy, Participation & Fitness Manager

Telephone: 0191 208 5349

Email: denis.murphy@newcastle.ac.uk

Injuries and Incidents

The Sport & Fitness Centre Supervisors and the Sport & Recreation Officers at the Sport & Fitness Centre are First Aid Qualified. They will be your first point of contact for any injuries and incidents.

If a member of your team leaves the Sport & Fitness Centre and their injury or illness; which occurred whilst playing netball, deteriorates resulting in attendance at a hospital, urgent care centre or doctors then we require the captain to submit the Intramural Accident Report form – this should be emailed to the Participation & Fitness Manager or handed to the Sport & Fitness Centre reception:

• For minor injuries – reports must be submitted by 09:00 the following day
• For medical emergencies – notify the Participation & Fitness Manager immediately, a report should then be submitted by 09:00 the following day

Calling Emergency Services

If a member of your team has called for an ambulance please inform a member of the Sport & Fitness Centre Staff on site who will assist you with the incident and ensure the ambulance has a clear passage to the injured player.

Accident Report Form

Download the form Intramural Accident Report (PDF: 43KB) for submission.

Contact

Denis Murphy, Participation & Fitness Manager
Email denis.murphy@newcastle.ac.uk
Telephone 0191 208 5349

1. Please remember All players MUST Be Newcastle University Students & Sport & Fitness Centre Members (Sport, Fitness or Sport & Fitness) to play Intramural netball.  As captains please ensure you are a Sports & Fitness Centre Member and then ask all your squad to become a member.

2. Please ensure all players have their student card when entering the Sport & Fitness Centre each week. Entry may be delayed without it.

3. All fixtures will take place in Sports Hall 1 at the Sport & Fitness Centre.

4. Balls and bibs will be provided for all games and available courtside
5. All fixtures, league tables and results are available on the Sport & Fitness Centre’s website
6. Matches should start at the time specified, and certainly no later than 5 minutes after the designated start time. Where a late start occurs, games should be shortened accordingly and not run over into another booking.
7. Tuesday & Thursday league fixtures are 24 minutes in duration: 2 x 12 minute halves with a 1 minute half-time.  Saturday league fixtures are 36 minutes in duration: 4 x 9 minute quarters with a 2 minute break between quarters.
8. The University Netball Club will provide umpires for all Intramural fixtures. A £3 (Tuesday & Thursday league) or £5 (Saturday league) umpire feeper team per game is required prior to the start of the fixture. If the umpire does not turn up, the fixture may still go ahead with a nominated umpire, as agreed by the two captains.
9. The umpire has the authority to sin bin players (up to 5 minutes) for misconduct or continuous infringement of the rules. Any player sent off during a fixture will automatically serve a two match ban.
10. Players MUST REMOVE ALL JEWELLERY before the start of a fixture to avoid injury to you as a player and your opposition, this includes ear piercings and wristbands - YOU CANNOT TAPE UP JEWLLLERY!
11. Fingernails MUST BE KEPT SHORT to prevent injury to you as a player and your opposition.  YOU CANNOT TAPE UP FINGERNAILS! NOTE: There will be nail clippers in the umpire fixture folder courtside if required.
12. Any injuries resulting in bleeding must be dealt with immediately. No bleeding players are allowed on court.
13. Four points will be awarded for a win and two points for a draw.
14. If a team fails to turn up, the fixture is awarded as a 30-0 walkover to the opposing team. The team failing to show up will also have 1 point deducted from their league table score.
15. If a team fails to turn up to play on three occasions, they will be immediately withdrawn from the league, with no refund given.
16. Substitutes are roll on, roll off. Players who have been substituted may return to the game at a later stage.
17. Whistles, netballs and bibs will be available courtside for teams & umpires.
18. All matches must be played on the date and time stated on the original fixture list. No matches will be rearranged unless in exceptional circumstances. Rearranged fixtures are totally at the discretion of the Participation & Events Manager.
19. Each team is allowed a maximum of two players who regularly represent the University in BUCS competitions, in the squad or on the court at any one time.
20. Players must have played in a minimum of two league games to be eligible to play in the play-offs.
21. Each team will play each other once. The top four teams from each group will qualify for the play-offs.
22. This is a female only league.
23. Official England Netball rules of the game are on the England Netball website.

Result Entry

The Umpires will record and submit the results after each game and the Participation & Fitness Manager will update the league tables on the Intramural netball website.

League Commitment / Fielding A Team

Registering a team into an Intramural League involves committing to the whole season!  Can all team captains please stress to their players that they must commit to their weekly league games.   Drop-outs are very frustrating and unfair for all involved.  Please ensure you field a team every week - NO SHOWS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE!

CONCEDING MATCHES

If a team cannot find enough players for a particular match and have to concede they must do the following:

• Ring the opposition captain ASAP and inform them – All captains contacts details can be found on the Intramural netball website HERE
• Email denis.murphy@newcastle.ac.uk informing of the cancellation and confirming that the opposition team are aware.
• The team conceding will be changed their umpire match fee (£3 or £5)
• The team conceding will lose the game 30-0

NO SHOWS

If a team cannot find enough players and just doesn’t show up without informing the opposition captain (please don’t do this) the following applies:

• The team conceding will still be changed the FULL umpire match fee (£6 or £10)
• The team conceding will lose the game 30-0

This should NEVER happen and is totally UNACCEPTABLE.  Please have the courtesy to ring the opposition so they don’t make a wasted trip to the Sports & Fitness Centre.

League Spirit/Spectators

Ensure all players and spectators play the league in the correct spirit. Teams are made up of mixed ability players so it’s important that they also enjoy the league experience. If you bring spectators along to watch your game, ensure they conduct themselves in the correct manner and show respect and courtesy to all players and umpires on the court.

Contact

Denis Murphy, Participation & Fitness Manager
Telephone: 0191 208 5349
Email: denis.murphy@newcastle.ac.uk