Action Central

Here for Indoor Netball Junior Nationals, and disappointed is an understatement.nnThere were no emergency services on site. Multiple children were injured some seriously, yet there was no immediate medical assistance, no ice packs, and no incident reports completed. How are there major injuries at a national junior tournament with zero formal reporting?nnOn top of that, there were no accessible water stations for players, at a four-day indoor sports event involving kids. That is basic duty of care.nTo make matters worse, we’re told that to raise a formal complaint to help improve the quality of the games and the centre, we have to pay $50. Pay $50 for what exactly? For the complaint to be dismissed, and for umpires to openly discuss who complained and then act against the complaint team? That’s not accountability; that’s discouraging feedback.nWe genuinely have constructive feedback to help improve this centre and these tournaments, but we’re not paying $50 just to be ignored.

I’ve heard good reviews for indoor cricket so was happy to join a social netball team there. It’s not a place for social netball. Grading doesn’t actually happen. They just take your money and put you against the same teams again. The refereeing is not consistent at all which is difficult if you are a beginner

I have played netball at AC for many years, for the most part I’ve loved the game, the refs and the management. Sadly, I will no longer be playing there.nnThere are now multiple refs who don’t care if aggressive players are physically intimidating and deliberately injuring their opponents. Even after it’s pointed out and continues. We have a few teams in our division who clearly play dirty and just get away with it.nnI’ve had a female player constantly jam elbows into ribs even when the ball isn’t around clearly getting a kick out of doing it. Upon informing the ref I was told to “push back”. I made it clear I wasn’t comfortable playing like that and got waived away and ignored.nnIn multiples games we’ve had men play so aggressively against woman that after a couple of quarters they become too intimidated to go for the ball for fear of getting hurt. The refs just watch the obviously aggressive play and seem totally fine with it.nnNetball is not a contact sport. I don’t trust the refs nor the management at AC to keep the game clean and safe. It’s super disappointing that this has become normalised.

Absolutely dismal experience at the action sports. Staff Dave were rude, racist and unhelpful, showing no interest in customer satisfaction. The receptionist seemed indifferent and unhelpful, making it a challenge to navigate the facilities. Moreover, the lack of enthusiasm and professionalism from the staff detracted from the overall experience. Management should consider investing more in staff training and customer service to ensure a welcoming atmosphere for all patrons.

Rules and regulations in superleague need to be addressed. Absolute farcical at times, and completely biased. If you dont want teams/players to purposely start exploiting loopholes and making the games un-enjoyable i suggest fixing these issues promptly.

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