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2021 Season

 
If you want to join the Little league, see below.

Little League matches are on Saturday mornings from 1st May. Round 1 will be 09:00 - 10:30; Round 2, 10:00 - 11:30  and  Rouind 3, 11:00 to 12:30, Each session consists of warm up, coaching and the match. Every team will play every other team once during the season.  Four teams will start at 9:00; two teams will start at 10:00 and four teams will start at 11:00.  Unless we have to postpone matches because of heavy rain, the last matches will be on 3rd July.  Fixture list to download.

Sessions are  outdoors and will be cancelled if there is heavy rain. 

Our activities follow Government and England Netball guidance for reducing the risk of Covid transmission. This will mean some inconvenience for us all, but it will be worth it. 

The differences this year are:

• Pre-registration is essential. You cannot just turn up. 
• Registration involves:
• completing an application form and a covid opt-in form, 
• scanning or photographing the forms and sending them in .jpg, .png or .pdf format to our email address. The minimal acceptable resolution is 600 x 800 pixels. (1200 x 1600 is ideal.)
• Then you can arrange a time for the first attendance.
• The England Netball Covid mitigation rules state that there should be no spectators. Because our girls are all young, we will accept one parent / carer per family for child welfare purposes. Parents must observe social distancing. 
• Sadly there will be no Presentation Evening and Disco this year. We will give medals but not certificates at the end of the season. 
• The cost of joining the Little League is reduced to £10.00 for this year. 
• In addition there will be (as usual) a returnable deposit of £10.00 for kit. 
• The tuck shop will not be selling unwrapped sweets this year. Other drinks and snacks will be available.
  
• Payment of £20.00 will be required by bank transfer. (Tle Little League has a separate bank account - please don't use the Club's bank account or your Club membership number!). The bank details are:

• Bournville and Selly Oak Little League

  Sort code: 30-94-74

  Account number: 10293560

  Reference number: <your Little League  membership number>

  Amount £20.00

Introduction ...

In our Little League you get a lot for just £20.00:

• qualified coaching 
• experienced team managers
• safe and friendly environment to play
• loan of beautiful kit
• medals and certificates
• tuck shop on site at matches
• free professional disco at the end of the season

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 provide girls with safe, highly organised and supervised netball at little cost. 

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 £20.00 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 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.

Our pictures here show our seven teams for 2019, with their team managers. There is also a staff photo of the organisers, team managers and helpers. (click to enlarge)

Our Home Venue:

Our events are held at

The University of Birmingham School,
Weoley Park Road
Selly Oak
Birmingham B29 1QU.

Directions

Please note that our League matches are outdoors - so wear clothing appropriate for the weather.

League matches etc

These are all on Saturday mornings betweem 9:00am and 12:45pm. 

 We run a tuck shop on match days selling hot and cold drinks and snacks at very reasonable prices. Thanks to Adrian our Shop Manager!

The Registration Fee for players for 2021 is reduced from £20.00 to £10.00.

Car parking is available on site and in Weoley Park Road. Additional parking is available on the University Campus, entrance in Bristol Road. Those arriving for later sessions might like to use this if the school car parks are full. Parking  is free on Saturdays. 

The photo was taken at the Fun Day on 6th July, when we mixed the teams up just for fun, and got the parents and team managers to play as well.

The 2019 Results and League Table are available below. 

We had a lovely Presentation Evening on 13th July, with lots of yummy food kindly donated by the parents and a super Disco by Simon of Mirror Image Discos. The event was well attended by players, parents and officials.

All players received a certificate and a medal to mark their team's position in the League. Congratulations to Swifts for coming first! Kingfishers were second and Wagtails third.

We also have medals to the girl in each team who had the most votes as 'Girl of the Match' by the opposition teams. 

Players had voted for the girl in their own team who had made the best contribution to the team this year. These girls received the Players' Player trophies.

Everyone has played well this season, and all have improved considerably. This is why we run the Little League – and of course so that everyone can have fun. Team Managers presented trophies to the Most Improved Player in their team.

We gave awards to the winners of the Shooting Competitions on the Fun Day. We have some excellent shooters in our Little League!

Finally we gave Leavers' Certificates to all the girls in Year 6, for whom this is their last year of Little League.

a Year 5 match

Year 6 against Parents

the ever-popular Parents' match - look at the determination on the faces!

Download stuff: 

Our Current Poster - please display: 2021

Apply to join the Little League:  application form

Fair Play Charter: Fair Play Charter

League Match Rules: Match Rules

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