2020 was definitely a year to remember. We had a busy year this year, even with Covid. We have been able to get our courts restored. After 10 years of fighting with council and applying for grants year in, year out. 

They also decided to redo the car park, which is in the process at the moment of being done. But it will be finished very soon. Due to Covid, we were restricted in our competition length and also the amount of people allowed at each venue. 

With a shortened season of only 10 games, no semi-finals or grand final, it was first past the post at the end. Congratulations to both our 1st place teams – the Intermediate Diamonds and 12yrs Magics. We welcomed two new eight-year-old teams this year. Lovely to see such a growth in the sport. 

As we couldn’t have a standard presentation, each of the coaches instead had a get-together with their teams. We were able to provide the girls with some thank you packs and their trophies to help them celebrate. 

A big congratulations to our girls who made it into the Illawarra rep training teams: Ashlie Beath, Charlotte Hanegraaf, Sophia Mander and Maddison Bowden. 

Good luck for selection for the squad next year. Congrats also to our local Ayla Clark, who has progressed to phase 2 of the Netball NSW U17 State Team selections. Such an amazing achievement. She has worked very hard to get this far. We wish all these girls the very best of luck. 

Thank you to all the parents, players, family etc, for being so patient this year. There were a few hurdles, but we managed to get there in the end. It’s definitely one we won’t forget. 

Thank you to our committee for their tireless work all year, in ensuring Helensburgh Netball Club can continue to run so smoothly, year in, year out. 

Best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. See you all in 2021