Shirkhan Tigers Netball Club

Our focus is on development We have Senior, College, Intermediate and Primary Grades and Welcome any coaches or volunteers. This was our first club. From the outset, the club has received huge support from friends and family and that remains the case today even though the 'club' has grown. Although the sport of netball was the club's main focus, the members soon spread their interests to other thi

ngs such as cultural activities (mainly Cook Island, Maori and Samoan cultural performances). The members realised that there were those within the community who found it difficult financially to take part in any sport. This saw members coming up with different ways of raising funds for those wanting to play netball. This later spread to basketball, touch football, tennis and more recently, Team or Olympic Handball. The membership of the netball club comprised mainly of female players. With the introduction of basketball, the membership became more diverse. The focus however remained the same. In 2001, it was decided to incorporate the main body of the organisation as a charitable trust. The Shirkhan Tigers Sports and Cultural 1984 Charitable Trust was therefore incorporated in 2001 although it's activities stem from back in 1984. The Trust trades under the trading name of Shirkhan Foundation. The words 'Shirkhan Tigers' is a registered trade mark with the names:

- Shirkhan,
- Shirkhan Foundation,
- Shirkhan Tigers Netball Club,
- Shirkhan Cubs,
- Shirkhan Tigers (Mens) Basketball,
- Shirkhan Tigers Touch Club,
- Shirkhan Tigers Touch Module,
- Tigers Tale,
- Archhill Swans
- Archhill Swans Corporate Touch

These are all trade marks or copyrights as are the slogans: -

" Not them who yield but those who persevere " for the Shirkhan Tigers Touch Module. " Be the wind beneath mighty wings " for the Archhill Swans Corporte Touch Module. Each club is an autonomous body with its own set of rules and it's own managment committee. The rules of each of the smaller clubs are however subject to the Deed (or Rules) of the main body being Shirkhan Foundation. Each of the clubs have it's own membership policy and membership is open to all.