A GRADE Golden Square netballers will be paid the same base rate as their peers on the footy field to play from this season onwards, in a move labelled proactive by club members.<\/p>\n
Elite level Golden Square FNC netballers previously weren\u2019t paid for their time on the court but will now receive a minimum of $100 per game, in line with the club\u2019s senior footballers.<\/p>\n
Vice-president Chris Richards said in making the announcement, the club wanted to make sure they were aligned with community expectations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a real sign to show that we value our netballers in the club and we see them at exactly the same level in the effort they put in to play the game and represent our club, as well as the contribution that they make off the field when it comes to social activities, fundraising and involvement in our junior development programs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cNetballers who have had at least two years at the club and have come through our junior program will also be receiving an additional incentive.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want our junior netballers, the girls who are playing under 17s, to know right from the start that if they get through to that elite level they\u2019re going to be valued as netballers at the same level as what our footballers are.\u201d<\/p>\n
A Grade netballer with the club Maddy Keighran said the parity match payments put her teammates on a level playing field with footballers.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs netballers, we\u2019ve always just played for the love of the game,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re always putting in the same amount of effort as the footballers, we\u2019re coming to training, volunteering, doing all of that so to finally be recognised as just as valuable as the footballers is really nice.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s Golden Square Football Netball Club, it wouldn\u2019t be that without the netballers. I\u2019m really happy that the club is recognising how valuable we are.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A GRADE Golden Square netballers will be paid the same base rate as their peers on the footy field to play from this season onwards, in a move labelled proactive by club members. Elite level Golden Square FNC netballers previously weren\u2019t paid for their time on the court but will now receive a minimum of […]<\/p>\n