Little R’s and Juniors

Roundwood Juniors started in 2006 for girls aged 8 years or older and has grown from strength to strength. In response to a high demand for places, RNC split the junior section in half to cater for more players. Our new section is mainly for the younger players aged under 12 and is called Little Rs.

For both Little Rs and Juniors, players are grouped according to ability rather than age but as a general guideline Little Rs is for girls in years 3, 4, 5 & 6 and Juniors for years 6, 7, 8 & 9.

Training

All coaching staff for Little Rs and Juniors have either a Level 1 or Level 2 netball coaching qualification.

Winter training (September to mid May) is on a Thursday night at Croydon High School.

Little Rs: 5.30-6.30pm in the sports hall.
Juniors: 6-7pm. Training starts on the outside courts before moving into the sports hall at 6.30pm.

Summer training (Mid May to June) is outside at Shirley High School on a Thursday night. Little R’s is 5.15-6.15pm and Juniors is 6.15-7.15pm.

Training venues

Croydon High School, Old Farleigh Road, Selsdon, CR2 8YB

Shirley High School, Shirley Church Road, Shirley, CR0 5EF

Term Dates (2019-2020 Season)

Winter Training (Croydon High School)
Thursday 5 September – 12 December inclusive
Thursday 2 January – 15 May inclusive
(Please note no training on Thursday 9 April)

Summer Training (Shirley High School) Thursday 21 May – 25 June inclusive

The last session on 25 June is the Awards and Family Celebration evening for Little Rs and Juniors. Awards are given for Coaches’ Player, Most Committed, Most Improved and Most Enthusiastic. Parents/guardians are encouraged to attend and there is even the opportunity to join in with the parents versus Juniors/Little Rs games.

MatchEs & Venues

Croydon Junior League – Roundwood enters age group teams into this league which plays at Shirley High School on six Sundays throughout the season. These teams are open to all members who are considered match ready by our coaching staff.

Dates for the Croydon Junior league 2019-20 season are: 13th October, 17th November, 1st March, 29th March, 26th April and the end of season tournament 20th June 2020.

We also enter an Under 14 and Under 16 team into the Nonsuch Junior League, which plays at Nonsuch High School on four Sundays throughout the season. These teams are selected by the coaching team.

Shirley High School, Shirley Church Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 5EF

Nonsuch High School for Girls, Ewell Road, Cheam, Surrey, SM3 8AB

Fees

Roundwood’s training fee is £20 pcm payable by compulsory standing order over 12 months of the year.

A compulsory membership fee is paid directly to England Netball by each individual player online.

England Netball MEMBERSHIP

All players joining Roundwood Netball Club must became a member to England Netball. The fee is paid directly to England Netball online by each individual player..

All new members must pay this when joining the club.

For more information on membership fees, please visit the England Netball website.
MEMBERSHIP IS COMPULSORY

Kit

Our team kit consists of either a purple dress or purple skirt/top combo and a purple hooded jumper. Kit is an additional cost to the monthly fees and can be purchased here. For full details on kit guidelines, please see Kit.

Enquiry Form

Any enquires that we receive via the website will receive an enquiry form. If there is space available at the time of your enquiry you will be offered a free taster session, which takes place on the first Thursday of each month, in order to decide whether you wish to become a club member. If you decide to accept a place in the club you will receive a welcome pack.

Important

Code of Conduct, Child Protection, Safeguarding/Social Media, Use of Photographic/video images and Data Protection

As a Silver CAPS netball club, Roundwood adheres to all the above policies as outlined by England Netball. We have adopted these for our club.

Entry into Development Squad is subject to spaces available and success in gaining a place through club trials. (See dates on website). Existing junior club members will automatically receive a place in Development Squad when the coaching staff feel they are ready to move up and should the player wish to continue their membership at the club.