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Greetings one and all and welcome to our59th season.To all those
who have joinedus for the first time we say, “Welcome”,
andcongratulations for choosing the Tigers. Wehope that this will
be a long and happyexperience for you.To the large group of Tigers
who have
returned we say, thank you.Your ManagementCommittee will
continue its work to make thisanother great season.Since we last
met through the pages of Tiger
Talk we have witnessed many changes within theClub, some major,
some not so, but all we hopewill be to the benefit of your Club.One
of the most significant changes has been
the full returfing of our home ground, BoroniaPark. This now
completes a project thatcommenced 4 years ago when we had
newdrainage laid under the field. Now we have anew playing
surface.This was a joint venture byParramatta City Council and your
Club. Thework took some months to complete and wasfinished on
Christmas Eve.The net result is wehave a field that is weed free
with a goodcoverage of grass that has been top dressed withsand to
further improve the drainage.We will still have to work with
the
environment.That is, the trees that surround thefield causing
lack of sun during the winter.We willsee what the season ahead
brings.We welcomeTony Makerry as our new Head
Coach of our Premier League team.At the sametime he will be
available to assist coaches fromour other teams.This appointment
fits into ourClub objective of improving our coaching talentsand it
is indeed gratifying to see many of our
current coaches taking on extra activities byattending coaching
courses. This is somethingwhich we as a Club, are committed to
improving,for the benefit of all our players.This issue of Tiger
Talk has been produced in
hardcopy. Subsequent editions will be sent viaemail and will
also be available for viewing on ourwebsite. We welcome comments,
suggestionsand team reports along with photos. Please sendyour
material to: [email protected] thankMichelle McCoy who has for
many years done afantastic job of editing Tiger Talk.We welcomeour
new graphic artist, Michele Chan, this beingher first issue
ofTigerTalk and look forward to along and happy association.This is
a busy time for all of us, getting teams
formed, nominations to GHFA etc.This season Iwould expect that
we could have in excess of14 000 people playing the game within the
34clubs who make up the association.Without adoubt the man under
the greatest pressure is theClub Registrar, Scott McGoogan. Any
help youcan give him will be appreciated.We can all startby
ensuring that our paperwork is all filled incorrectly.Those who
need to renew ID photosshould ensure they have them done
quickly.Training can commence on Fred Spurway
Reserve (Mobbs Lane) immediately. Boronia willremain closed for
training as is Epping Oval.Wewill inform you when they become
available.Credit Card payments this season will be billed
to you under our name, Epping Eastwood FC.Allcards are welcome
except American Express,and will attract a small service fee.Trial
games will happen during March, usually
on Sundays. I am aware we have accepted
TIGER TALKE P P I N G E A S T W O O D F O O T B A L L C L U B I
N C . ISSUE 1 JAN 2011
President’s letter
CLUB OFFICIALS
PresidentIan Kendal9858 1605
TreasurerDaren Freeman0400 572 870
SecretaryIan Smith9876 5708
Boronia ParkWetWeather& Saturdays9869 0267
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Inside this issuePresident’s Letter 1
New Life Members 2Changes to AccidentInsurance 2Mini Football
3Important Dates 4
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a full day for all groups U9 – A/A.Details will follow.Last
season a unified Code of Conduct
was introduced throughout GHFA whichhelped to reduce the number
of‘incidents’. This is reissued – make sureyou have received a
copy. Ignorance is noexcuse.This document can be found onour
website.Likewise, a further revised & updated
P & DC covering red cards etc will laterbe issued.The
current one was a greatsuccess. Hopefully the Tigers will be
well behaved – we are all here to enjoythe game.So, we are off
and running for season
2011. Let’s all enjoy the game and eachothers company and along
the way makelasting friendships in the family club, yourclub,
Epping Eastwood FC.Till next we meet,GoYouTiger’s Go
Regards,Ian Kendal98581605
At the last AGM of the Club, twopeople were sponsored
andapproved for Life Membership ofour Club and to them we extendour
congratulations.Darren Freeman (Foxy) has beenand continues to be
involved in allaspects of club life as a player,coach and on the
ManagementCommittee where he holds theposition of ClubTreasurer. He
is oneof the principals of “the Little
Doers” and loves to talk about‘square metres’.Anthony French
(Tank) the junior ofthe 3 French boys to play all of theirfootball
at EEW, starting in themini’s (although in those days it wason a
full sized ground with 11players). He also has experience atall
levels of Club life as a player andcoach along with his involvement
onthe Management Committee. Overmany years as part of the
EppingEastwood Football Family he hasbecome widely known in the
districtand seems to have a never endinglist of contacts that can
be ofassistance to our Club.Both men will be presented withtheir
award at the end of year ClubDinner in September.
CHANGES TOACCIDENT INSURANCEFootball NSW has changed
theconditions regarding the costs. In thepast we had student’s
rates for thoseplaying in U18 – U21’s.This will nolonger be the
case. Our current feestructure reflects the changes, whichmeans
those age groups now paythe same insurance premium as an AllAge
player.Whilst the overall cost of insurance hasnot changed those in
that age bracketwill have noticed a changeto their fees. Insurance
is compulsory.The policy, a copy of which will beissued at
registration, is very basic.Wecertainly encourage seniors to
havesome form of private insurance.New club members should not
beoverly concerned.Whilst the game is acontact sport, serious
injuries are rare.If an injury occurs, claim forms areavailable
from Boronia – seriousinjuries should be reported to theClub
Secretary, Ian Smith on9876 5708 – treatment shouldcommence
immediately.Most competition fields have a basicfirst aid kit in
their canteens withbandaids, bandages and creams to treatminor
scratches. In the case of Miniteams, we will issue these items to
theteam managers, as many of the minifields don’t have canteens.At
the competition level, U9 upwards,the team manager will carry out
firstaid – it is hard for parents to stand onthe sideline – let the
manager do it.If it is deemed to be a serious injury,the manager in
conjunction with thereferee will stop the game. If it is aback
injury or a broken bone theplayer should not be moved and
anambulance called.The player shouldbe made as comfortable as
possibleuntil qualified help arrives, usuallywithin 15 minutes.
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Mini football continues this season inthe small-sided games
format.Thishas been very successful over the pastfew seasons so
we’re looking forward toanother fun-filled year.Mini football is
“non competitive”,
which means we don't have acompetition ladder and the scores
don'tmatter from week to week.The object isabout learning and
having a good time,not about who’s “top of the table”. Ofcourse,
the kids will still tell you thescore and claim every goal was
theirs(and a few extra too).
Under 6For many of the Under 6s, it’s their firsttime playing
football (or any teamsport).The aim is to make it a fun time,as
well as learning the basics of thegame. Kicking, passing, teamwork
andscoring goals!There are 4 players per team on the
field (no goalies) so everyone will beinvolved in the action.The
field is 30m x20m with small portable goals, 2 metreswide and 1
metre tall.
Under 7In Under 7s, we're hoping to build onthe players' basic
skills since most willhave played before (although it doesn'tmatter
if they haven’t). There are 5players per team on the field
(nogoalies). The field is 30m x 20m withsmall portable goals, 2
metres wide and1 metre tall.
Under 8This is the next step on the transition upto the big
field. The team is bigger andso is the field. The players will
startlearning new skills including throw-insand goalkeeping. There
are 7 players onthe field including a goalie. The field is50m x 25m
with permanent goals 5mwide and 1.5m tall.
Ranking ofTeams.No-one likes getting a 10 goal thrashing.But it
can also be pretty boring if youwin 10-0 every game.To avoid
lopsidedresults week after week (there'll still bethe occasional
crazy score), we try torank teams into appropriate groups.Thebest
games are where the teams areevenly matched and this provides a
more positive experience for ouryoungest players.We do not grade
our mini teams
(grading is selecting players based ontheir ability).The mini
teams are usuallyselected based on friend groups orpartly at
random.What team ranking isabout is looking at the teams
alreadyformed and attempting to match themup against teams from
other clubs ofsimilar team ability.We will be rankingour teams
following guidelines laid outby GHFA.
Coaches and ManagersMini-football depends on volunteers tohelp
out with coaching and managing(organising) the teams.These
volunteersare usually the parents of players. Thatmeans we need
your help to make thisa successful season. It really isn’t
thatdifficult and can be a very rewardingexperience.The smaller
size of the mini teams
means a single person can act ascoach/manager for each team
(althoughsome still like to split the roles).The jointtraining
sessions and coaching classeswill mean that even if you know
verylittle about coaching football, you willquickly get the hang of
things. Theimportant part will be getting the kidson the field
every Saturday.Our coaches this year will also have
the opportunity to gain FFAaccreditation as a “Grassroots”
coach.This involves participating in a 3 hourcourse (usually one
evening) coveringthe basics of coaching at the U6-U8level. Please
let us know if you areinterested in attending one of
thesesessions.Of course, the more help the better
and there’s plenty of room for assistants.
Having plenty of help from the parentsat training makes it lots
of fun foreveryone. We all learn a lot and thekids really progress
quickly.If you are interesting in being a coach
or manager, please let us know atregistration time and tick the
box onyour child’s registration form. Even ifyou’re interested but
unsure what’sinvolved, the committee members onthe registration
desk are happy to talkto you about it.
TrainingOnce again our mini-footballcoordinator,DonWalker, will
be runningthe joint training session each week withall the mini
teams. Don’s going to needlots of help to continue this
verysuccessful program, so put your hand upfor some fun. It beats
sitting on thesideline.Mini training will be held on
Wednesday afternoons with all teamstraining at the same
time.This allows us to set up a series of
drills and “skill stations” and have theteams rotate around
each, as well as runpractice games. Don and the coacheswill be
organising different activities eachweek to keep things
exciting.This arrangement also makes it really
easy for inexperienced coaches to learntheir role.There's plenty
of help and lotsof ideas.And finally, if you have any questions
you can call me, Chris Salmon, on0417 696 001 (preferably in
theevenings) or our Mini FootballCoordinator, Don Walker, on0401
348 412. Here’s to another greatyear of Mini-Football with
theTigers.Chris SalmonVice President
M I N I F O O T B A L L : U n d e r 6 , 7 & 8 .
Summary of Important Dates
Team allocation: Wed 23 February 5 pm to 6 pm at Boronia
Park.
Everyone gets introduced to their team and meets the coach.All
mini
players should come to this.
Training starts: Wed 2 March.
Season starts: Sat 2 April. Games are always on Saturday
mornings.
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Small-Sided Games for Under 9 and Under 10Small-sided games
(SSG) have become the pathway to betterfootball for our young
players. GHFA this year is extending theSSG program to the Under 10
age group. For those whoplayed U9s last year, they will find the
set-up in U10s to bethe same.Teams for both age groups are 9-a-side
and the field is
70m x 40m with a 5m wide goal.All the usual rules of
footballapply including off-side. There will be a competition
table(points for a win, etc) and the top teams at the end of
theyear will play off in the semi-finals and grand final, just like
allthe other age groups.For those moving into U9s this will be
their first year of
competition. We will also be conducting player grading toselect
the teams. It is always a much more positive experiencefor young
players to play with and against others of a similarlevel of
ability so we attempt to select the teams to allow thisto happen.If
you have any questions, please speak to one of the Club
committee at registration, or give me a call.Chris SalmonVice
President
Need to Contact Us?A full list of Club Contact details are
listed onour website. For those of you who receivedClub Magnets
last season those phone numbers arestill current.The web address
is: [email protected] is published every 2
weeksduring the season, holidays excluded.We welcomeyour comments
and team reports (no more than50 words).This year we would like to
incorporatesome action photos. Please email your comments
[email protected] byWednesdaymorning each week.
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IMPORTANT DATESFEBRUARY:Monday 21st, midday, teamnominations
close
Tuesday 22nd, GHFA Grading @ 7:00pm
Wednesday 23rd, Mini Teams, U6/U7/U8Meet & Greet & gear
issued@ Boronia Park, 5:00pm
MARCH:Wednesday 2nd @ 5pm Boronia Park,Mini Training
commences
Wednesday 9th,Team nominationsclose for U6/7/8 & Premier
League
Wednesday 16th, 4pm, all other teamnominations close
Saturday 27th, First competition gamefor Premier League
APRIL:Saturday 2nd, competition starts for allother teams.
Details to be advised.(Draw is usually given 7 days priorto
start).
Note: no games for Mini U6/7/8on April 16
Questions, please callIan Kendal 9858 1605
Managers & Coaches Meeting Dateto be advised.
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