Phoenix Netball Club

Join the Phoenix Management Committee by nominating for one of the committee positions.  The committee meets once per month at Ferny Grove Bowls Club. 

Positions on the Management Committee include:

• President – Responsible for the leadership, direction and coordination of the activities of the club.
• Vice President - Assist the President with the leadership, direction and coordination of the activities of the club 
• Registrar - Manage player registrations. 
• Secretary - Manage incoming / outgoing mail, schedule Management Committee & Annual General Meetings and record & retain meeting minutes. 
• Treasurer - Receive payments, pay invoices, reconcile accounts, budgeting, compile monthly financial reports and liaise with external auditor to ensure the club meets its legal responsibilities for financial management & reporting.  
• Coaching Convenor - Support coaches, Recommend coaching courses. 
• Umpire Convenor - Support umpires on game days and prepare weekly umpire roster. Support umpire development. 
• Uniform Convenor - Manage the purchase and selling of club uniforms and merchandise. 
• Equipment & Facilities Convenor– Organise and distribute team equipment at the beginning of the season and collect at the end of season. Purchase extra equipment as required. Manage court maintenance, including coordinating council and contractor access and liaising with the other clubs operating at the grounds. 
• General Member x 4 elected positions – these positions may be elected once all the other committee positions have been filled. Support management committee positions in the administration and operational activities of the club.  

There are also positions within the club that support the management committee and club activities. These positions include: 

• Team Coach - Train a team for an hour one afternoon/night a week in the lead up and during the Downey Park winter Netball season. Prepare and coach the team at Downey Park on Saturday's for about 1.5 hours. There are usually 14 games during the season. 
• Team Manager - Co-ordinate team communication and provide a liaison role between parents/players and the club management committee. Manage the team and DPNA requirements for the team on Game Day, such as registration and score card completion and rosters for timing and scoring. 
• Volunteer Convenor - Create and manage online volunteer register. Email reminders to volunteers. 
• Web Manager - Maintain website ensuring content is kept up-to-date by liaising with members of the management committee. Undertake web publishing requests and manage arrangement with web provider. Administer Committee email accounts and maintain arrangement with email service provider. 
• Social Media Support - One or more volunteers to support the committee with publishing and scheduling of social media posts and/or assisting to create content.
• Fundraising Support - Support to help Identify fundraising opportunities and/or helping to organise fundraising events 
• Ground Maintenance - As required, work as a team to maintain Phoenix courts and immediate surrounds, located at Tramway Street in Ferny Grove. Duties may include weeding, mowing, leaf blowing, cleaning drains, gardening and general clean-up.
• Sponsorship Manager- Secure and manage sponsorship arrangements 
• Tour/Carnival Convenor - Coordinate netball trip for senior players (13 years and over). Coordinate carnival opportunities for the club and other club trips, such as game day experiences at professional netball tournaments. Members can also nominate to provide support for club activities as needed, including fundraising, barbecues, grant writing and grounds maintenance.  
• Community & Member Engagement Support - Supporting the club and one or more of our events throughout the year - such as Rising Stars Carnival, Anzac Day, club fundraiser day at Downey Park and Teams Day and come and try sessions. Assist in organising member engagement activities - such as club viewings of Firebirds/Diamonds matches.
• Game Day Netball Liaison (Downey Park) - Spend 2 hours on a Saturday observing off-court behaviour of spectators, coaches and managers. All clubs are requested to provide a netball liaison on behalf of DPNA each Saturday fixture round. The role of game day liaisons is to help encourage a positive culture for players and ensure the DPNA Codes of Behaviour is followed by people off-court. Liaisons are required to be a member of an affiliated club (this includes players parents), wear the DPNA yellow vest and be a responsible adult.  For more information see Game Day Liaison checklist (for Phoenix volunteers).
• General Volunteer Support - We are always looking for support in both one-off and regular instances and in all areas of support. There is support you can provide in person during weekdays or Saturdays, support you can provide at any time of the day (such as admin, email, online support). There is support that requires no netball knowledge, basic netball knowledge or a high level of netball knowledge.