 |
 |
Page last updated 7th November 2024Latest...Our Little League has a maximum of 100 places. Because of its popularity we have to take applications on a first come, first served basis. Parents of girls in Year 3 can apply for the Little League 2025 by downloading an application form, filling it in and returning it to us. Applying now ensures that you will be on the list for 2025. Girls in other school years may have to go on a waiting list. |
|
|
Introduction ...We
offer netball for girls in Years 3 to
6 on
Saturday mornings during the Summer Term at In our Little League you get a lot for just £25.00:
What is not to like? Bournville & Selly Oak Little League is operated by Birmingham City Netball Club, a club with CAPS accreditation from England Netball. This accreditation provides an assurance that the organisation is well run and governed, with all necessary policies and procedures in place for Safeguarding of Children. The League is organised and run by an experienced teacher who holds a Level 2 Coaching qualification from England Netball and is a former County netball player. All our adult personnel have been subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Check (DBS). Our independent Safeguarding Officer is Mrs Rhiannon Plews. Little League Netball has been established in Birmingham for well over twenty years and aims to provide the opportunity for local girls (school years 3, 4, 5 and 6) to play supervised netball at as low a cost as possible. Our beautiful kit is loaned free on a small deposit. Girls of all abilities are welcome to take part, especially those who have not played netball before, as the aim of the Little League is to take girls from zero knowledge of the game to a level of skill where they will be a credit to a school or club netball team. Though we say so ourselves, we are quite successful at this! Since 2003 Bournville & Selly Oak Little League has been a recognised Little League under the auspices of Birmingham City Council Sports Development and follows the Fair Play Charter and (so far as is possible) the rules that were laid down for the running of Little Leagues. Our Little League has a number of teams named after British birds. The Little League is set up each year in the Spring Term, and plays in the Summer Term. The cost is £25.00 per year. Kit is loaned on a modest deposit. Our events are normally held on Saturday mornings. We use the Spring Term for welcoming new players and integrating them into teams. In the Summer Term we play league matches most Saturdays. So far as possible the teams are managed, coached and umpired by coaches and senior players from Birmingham City Netball Club. Little League players are encouraged to join the Club: either as Juniors while they are still in Years 3 - 6, or as seniors when they leave the Little League as they enter Year 7. 2024 Team Photos have now been uploaded (click to enlarge). If teams are not complete in the photographs, it could be that we do not have permission to photograph certain players. Also, inevitably there are a few absences every week. There is also a staff photo of (most of) the organisers, team managers and helpers, taken on the Fun Day 2024..
|
|
Fun Day 13th July 2024
Participants and Managers
Final league Positions
Little League Try-outs are always fun.
These photos were take during the try-out session on 9th March. Here groups of new members of the Little League are getting some passing practice under the direction of Dianne Barber and some of the Team Managers (mostly in purple).
These are mostly Year 3s and a few Year 4s actually playing netball - many of them started only a week ago. (Good shot - well, it was nearly a goal!)
End of Season 2023The League Matches for 2023 are complete. After a very close competition which depended on the result of the very last match, we congratulate the Wagtails for coming top of this year's League with Swifts a very close second. Everyone this
year
should be proud of the progress they have made. In the end this is what
matters more than where you end up on the League Table. Some
who in
March had never played Netball before have now joined our
linked
Netball Club and will be playing Intermediate League with us.
Final league Positions
Fun Day 15th July 2023
Participants
Action photos
from League matches on 1st
July 2023.
|
Action Photos
 a Year 5 match |
 Year 6 against Parents |
 the ever-popular Parents' match - look at the determination on the faces! |
You can download the final scores and League Table below.
Download stuff:Apply to join the Little League: application form Fair Play Charter: Fair Play Charter League Match Rules: Match Rules (updated for 2024) How to care for kit and notes about dress code for matches: Kit Care Information for Team Managers (parents may also find this useful to refer to): Information for Managers |
Our Sponsors:We welcome sponsorship from local businesses or from larger companies with a presence in the area. As a guideline, £50 will sponsor a team for the year. |
Contact:You can contact us at any time for more information or to express an interest in being part of the Little League. Download an application form. |
Links:Birmingham Netball Website: Link Birmingham City Netball Club is our linked Club. Little League members can join the club from Year 3 and train and play with the Club throughout Junior and Secondary School: Link |
