6A Soccer Team

Here is info from the Chairman of the club:


Just a final update on Presentation Day this Saturday 3-September at Montview Oval.
11am - soccer/cricket on the oval; equipment return
noon - BBQ (the works, sausages, bacon & eggs) & soft drinks 1pm - presentation of awards & trophies 2pm - pack up and go home
These are approximate times!
Shields for plaques will also be available for you (coach/manager) to pick up before the presentations and hand out to your team. We won't present all the shields individually - way too many and we'd all get soooooo bored.
As Mike said in an earlier email, there will be a Jumping Castle for the littlies all day.
The BBQ will cost about the same as usual, with all drinks $1.50.

Finally, *please* pass on this email to *all* your players and encourage them to attend. If the weather is kind to us it will be a lovely way to end the season.
We (the committee) look forwards to seeing you and your team on the day. Thanks,

Roger
HHSC Soccer Section Chairman

Dear Coaches & Managers,

Presentation Day is on Saturday 3rd September at Montview Oval.
As Roger has already mentioned, the approx timetable is
11am - kids & adults play soccer/cricket on the oval.
12am - sausage sizzle
1pm - presentation of awards & trophies
2pm - pack up and go home
We also hope to have a Bouncy Castle all day.
Since we will all be together, I would like to take this opportunity to make this the Equipment Return Day as well.
Would you please return the equipment in the bags we gave you:
* shirts (clean)
* balls
* bibs
* cones, flags, ID cards, et cetera...
From 11am onwards I will be waiting in the referee's room (between canteen and BBQ), please come and find me early so we can sign off your equipment and then we can get on with the rest of the festivities.
If you cannot attend please let me know so that we can make alternative arrangements.
Regards,
Mike
Soccer Equipment
HHSC

We start about 11am with some free play (there are often a number of soccer or cricket games) with parents and children. Then sausage sizzle lunch around noon and presentations starting about 1pm. The idea is to be all done between 2pm and 3pm.

What a day! And the boys played really well. We could have won the last game - it was that close. Down to a 1-0 loss versus North Sydney bears.

All the boys played very well and I'm very proud of their result this year!

Game results - 1st game 0-0 but won on corners
2nd game - 3-1 (i think)
The semi-Final against Greenwich was great with a 4-2 win!
Last game a 1-0 loss.

They were all very tired by the last game.

What a great day!

Ok, finally we have Gala Day information.

from the KDSA website here is the Draw :

Location : Auluba 2
Time : 9:20am
Against : N/S Monash A

Location : Auluba 2
Time : 10:10am
Against : Kissing Point B

If we are the winner of those two games in that pool,
Location : Auluba 3
Time : 11:45am
Against Winners of West Pymble A, Wahroonga W, Greenwich A

If we win then
Location : Montview 5
Time : 1:30pm
Against : Winner of the other 2 pools


Let's go BOYS!

It was a very tough game against Wahroonga 6W.

Didn't look like there were to be any goals in the first half, then Ryan came thru with a pearler! He timed it just right and placed it perfectly. One of the most skillful goal of the season!

Then in the second half 2 quick goals to our opponents - one in the air at head height right near the post, and the other one came of the leg of Luke (our goalie this half).

We were down 2-1 when Christian played performed magnificiently and got the drawing goal.

It was a fair result as the teams were very even.

All boys played very well on the day and a special mention must got to Christian for his captaining skills - telling the boys where to stand etc.

It was a great year - Undefeated! Gala day this weekend - Info to come next.

What a great team Mt St Bernard are? One of their players was a little start indeed!

It was a shame that there was the issue with the goal scored when it should have been a throw-in, but the 1-1 result is a good indication of the comparision of the teams.

The team has scored 100 goals this year!

It was 0-0 at half time. Christian scored a fantastic goal, Micheal James had a great half in goals! All the boys played very well.

Last game this weekend :
13/8 Waroongha 6W 9:20 Karuah 4

and Waroongha 6W we have played before - and are a great team!

A regrading was done tonight,

The next two games are as follows :

6/8 Mt St Bernard 6A 9:20 Montview 5
13/8 Waroongha 6W 9:20 Karuah 4

Mt St Bernard have only had 3 losses this season.

Training tonight only had 3 players show - Luke, Michael J and Christrian. It was a good training - a game against the 6C's but a bit dissappointing on the numbers - It's a first no show for many of our players though.

See you on Saturday!

It was a very hard game indeed! The defense was very tough - as was the ground (including big holes everywhere!). The opposition was a little rough - lots of hard tackles.

Kye was persuaded to go into goals in the second half and did an excellent job indeed!

3 passes - to Ryan then Christian then GOAL!

A few of our boys looked very tired. We have to make sure they get to bed early on Friday night and have a good breakfast Saturday morning.

This Thursday at training can everyone be on-time because I've tee'd up a game with the 6C's to see how we compare. I play in the Over 35's team with the 6C coach and we thought it'd be a great activity for the two teams.

We should be getting the photos handed out on Thursday too.

See you then! 2 Games left!

A tough game on Satuday but we still managed to pull off a 2-0 win. Lots of close goal attempts made the score quite low. There was some great passing and tackling. Corpus Christi had some great defence too!

This week Man of the match is to be handed out at training - a once off incentive to make training more competitive on performance (and also because we didn't have the trophy).

The next 3 games (and final 3 games) info have been advised:

30/07/2005 Kissing Point 6A 09:20 Auluba 2
06/08/2005 St Ives 6A 09:20 Montview 5
13/08/2005 Mt Colah 6B 09:20 Berry 2

Good news, Luke's attack of Appendicitis pain subsidied and the Doctor thinks it was viral not his Appendix.

We will see how he goes tomorrow - but looks like he'll be right to play.

Tonight's training was good. I got the boys to warm up, then play a game 3x3 in a very small space swapping goalies. They had lots of fun, got to do lots of throw in's and learn that space and accuracy counts. Then they got to play on the full field 3x3 with my enforced focus on running with the ball. It took a while and alot of rubbing in - but I think they got it. Then the 7B team had no coach so we had a got set of full teams and of course in 15 minutes we won 3 nil. I even got to train the 7B teams - and they learnt!

Saturday's game is against Corpus Christi Hawks 6A at 9:20am. I've just checked their past results and I think the best thing for this game is to put the boys in positions that they are least proficient at (if you understand what I'm saying).

Something I've forgotten to do is thank Conrad, Micheal J and Christian's dad for the referering they have done during the seasion! Thank You guys! It's a great help to me and the team. Also big thanks to Michelle and Kylie for managing everything!

Just want to finish off by saying that my goal is to make sure the kids have fun and want to come back next year! Teamwork and skills is a side product - and as they get older it all comes together.

I certainly do feel like the luckiest coach ever to be coaching all of your sons! they are each in their own FANTASTIC!

After such a long break - school holidays and a rained out game, it was a slow start to the game. A deflected clearing kick rebounded back into our own goal and we were behind 1-0. It took a while to get back into the game and then we got another goal. Wahroonga followed this with one of their own and at half time this left us in a 2-2 tie.

The second half again was proving hard to get near the goal, but the boys pushed ahead and got 3 great goals.

13 wins is a great record!

If anyone has a description of the 5-0 practice half game win after the game please post it as a comment to this (on the website from the link below - note - anonymous is fine, you don't need to login)

Due to school holidays and knowing a few boys can't make it, plus the fact that it's going to be difficult for myself to make it, soccer training is cancelled this week.

There still is a game on this Saturday though :

9:20am Against Wahroonga 6B at Karuah 4.

Please let us know if there are any boys who cannot make it.

This is the message from KDSA about grounds:

The Home of Ku-ring-gai District Soccer Association


Rain Alert - Grounds Closed

30/06/2005	Ground closures up to Monday
All grounds are closed until Monday at this stage. All games scheduled for the weekend will not proceed

After missing practice due to rain and having a slightly damp game, Berowra 6A could have been the ones to take the win.

Within the first few minutes, a stray kick back to the goalie put us behind 0-1.

It was a bit of a messy game - first half opposition goalie was very tall and talented - making attempts at goal very hard. We sneaked one in before half time.

Second half was a little better - lots of passing and shots at goal. We did have our share of risky moments, but the boys defense was unbreakable. Second goal in this half and a close game indeed.

This week the weather is predicted to be random showers all the way up to Saturday. We will need to check on the condition of the oval for this weeks practice and game, which is:

9:20am at Montview 5, Against Kissing Point 6B (who knows what they have playing like - I don't trust Kissing Point result from what the Manager of 6A told me).

Hope to see you all on Saturday!

An excellent game by all players. The opposition was very hard to crack at first, with the 1st goal not coming for the first 15mins.

Training is paying off! Lots of passing today, Throw In's where most improved - and I heard lots of calling between players.

Both Michael's did an excellent job in goals, and Michael James got man of the match for a great game on the field in the first half and a great second half in goals.

Ryan scored some amazing goals - As did Christian, Kye ran the ball and scored too! Micheal DP had great ball skill and goals, Conrad did some great tackles and got another good goal, Luke again played a great mid half game.

It was a fun game to watch - The teamwork was fantastic! Well done boys!

The draw is up for the next 5 games - Re divisioning has been done.

This Saturday 18th June 2005 - at Montview 5, 10:10am versus Kissing Point 6C.
Kissing Point 6C has won all but one draw. One game they won 23-0.

Please be there early.

then the next scheduled games (subject to change) :
25/6 11:00am Berry 2 Berowra 6A
2/7 9:20am Montview 5 Kissing Point 6B
then a week off in school holidays
16/7 9:20am Karuah 4 Wahroonga 6B
23/7 9:20am Montview 5 Corpus Christi Hawks 6A

Just a reminder that our Soccer photos are at Montview Clubhouse :

Tuesday 21st Jun, 5pm

$10 for team, $5 for single.

I think photos are a great reminder of the year.

Still undefeated - Another win 6-1.

I tried to even the teams a little - by not coaching from the sideline. I asked each reserve to try to tell me what we were doing well, and what they could do better. Hopefully they started to think more about gameplay and positioning.

Christian started the game in goals, Ryan got a hat trick of goals, and Michael DP came through with a few goals too. Quite a few shots that missed.

Conrad went into goals in the second half, Christian was eager to score! Not too many goals this half and we let one slip in against us.

Overall it was a good game, all players defended well, ran to the ball and there was some passing. Ryan finished off with another in air goal, and man of the match went to Kye for a great midfield game.

A home game this weekend versus Kissing Point 6A with a kick-off of 9:20am. The field is no 5 which I think is the one we normally play on.

Kissing Point 6A have lost 17-0 to our last competitors Wahroonga W, and have had 2 wins, 1 draw, 5 loses (last game not posted).

Training today - I'll have some help due to the fact that I've strained a knee and cracked a rib after my last game Over 35's on Saturday.

HHSC has provided us with the information and forms for the school holiday soccer camp.

It can be downloaded here:
Click here to download a Word Document with a form to send and all the info on the camp.

In Summary :
Ku-Ring-Gai Soccer will run a School Holidays coaching Camp for club registered players boys and girls from 5 to 13 years of age during the July school holidays

July School Holidays

School Holidays – July 11, 12, 13 and 14
Venue – Ku-Ring-Gai High School, Bobbin Head Rd,
North Turramurra
Time - 9 am until 1pm or, 9 am until 3pm

CANTEEN SERVICE Each day
Cost: 1 Day until 1pm $70.00 1 Day until 3pm $80.00
2 Days until 1pm $100.00 2 Days until 3pm $130.00
3 Days until 1pm $130.00 3 Days until 3pm $160.00
4 Days until 1pm $150.00 4 Days until 3pm $190.00

What you get
Brand New Soccer Program focusing on:
Improving skills
Team building
Professional tuition from qualified coaches
Develop new skills
Indoor facilities if required

What you bring
Lunch, and snacks for morning/afternoon breaks
Refillable water bottle
Soccer boots (preferable) or trainers
Shin pads (compulsory)
Change of clothing – in case of wet weather
Hat and sun block
Spray jacket (if you have one)

We knew it was going to be a tough game. Wahroonga W had some good wins during the season and we were down one of our best players - Michael DP.

The game started off with a few attempts at our goal and followed by a few of our own. Wahroonga were doing some great passing and chasing. We were doing some good tackling and clearing. Then just before half time Wahroonga ran one towards our goal and a great shot got past our keeper. Kye had a great half in goal otherwise. Michael J, Ryan, Luke, Conrad were all kept very busy and played well.

In the second half we Christian had quite a few attempts at goal (after he worked out what way were running ;-)) Conrad was very keen to score and had a few shots too. Ryan was doing a great job being everywhere - especially a defender. Michael J had some great moves and Luke was holding his own in the goal. Then Christian had his chance and shot past the keeper! So it was a draw and we still had enough time to get another.

Quite a few attempts at goal, but no luck, then a mucked up goal kick by the opponents and Christian ran onto it and got our second goal in.

A very hard game, and the boys never got a break. Well played. Next training I'll get some throw-in practice and more on the teamwork with passing.

Congratulations to Christian for a well earned man of the match.

So far undefeated, and from what I can see - I think the only team in Under 6's to be this way.

I've managed to update the web site today with some informative statistics on each game. See below for a copy of the statistics. We have definitely moved up a division (playing some teams B's and now A's). This weekend Wahroonga W should be a challange for us! (Whatever W stands for!)

The link at the bottom of this email will take you to the website, and feel free to post comments (choose anonymous if you like). Thanks to Michelle for picking up my spelling mistakes (now fixed on site).

Stats

WINS	8	Losses	0
Goals +	72	Goals -	1

Game Scores

2/4	Mt Colah A	14-0
9/4	Berowra A	5-0
23/4	West Pymble B	13-0
30/4	Wahroonga B	5-1
7/5	Corpus Christi A	8-0
14/5	Bannockburn A	8-0
23/4	West Pymble A	5-0
28/5	St Ives A	14-0
4/6	Wahroonga W
11/6	Kissing Point A

Man of the Match
2 - Michael DP
1 - Luke
1 - Conrad
1 - Christian
1 - Kye
1 - Ryan
1 - Michael James

Another dominating win by the boys - 14-0. Played very early at our home ground! Getting up that early on a Saturday was a bit of a shock to me ;-)

The score really didn't reflect the game. There was lots of great in air goals, and few good passes and some good defence. Christian had a quiet time in goals first half!

I've now completed my accredited soccer coaching course (and to be sent my certificate via post) and have learned from it.

It's important to know that kids of the ages of 6-7 shouldn't really need to focus too much on drills or skills, but more on having fun, developing good and fair play, being an important member of the team and to develop a love for soccer that should get them coming back to it year after year. We have some talented players in our team - Soccer NSW will be watching them in the years to come for State representation.

http://www.soccernsw.com.au/coerver/
Is the correct link for the website that has information about soccer camps during the school holidays. This would be a fantastic opportunity for the boys if any of you can arrange it. Please don't let the boys go to another other camps than this one (insurance purposes, plus income from camps gets put back into the game).

A reminder that we need to book a time for photos (Kylie - can you do this?) 21st or 22nd of June (Tuesday or Wednesday night) sometime from 5pm till 8:30pm. I haven't booked a time as yet.

A quick reminder about promptness to training. Can we try and make sure the boys arrive on time - as the last few weeks I've had only 2/3 boys to keep occupied before the rest turn up.

This weekend we are going to lose Michael DP (a family wedding), so I might see if I can pull in a player from 6B's to give us a reserve for the game.

This weekend's game is against Wahroonga 6W 10:10am at Karuah 2

I've noticed on the last page of the HHPS school newsletter has a Coerver Coaching advertisement for the July school holidays.

This would be a fantastic opportunity for our players to have a great time and lots of fun. If it's anything like the course I'm doing at the moment I would definitely recommend it - very professional, focused on getting the kids to have fun games and improve all skills used in soccer.

http://www.soccernsw.com.au/coerver/ is a link to their web site - including online registration.
Dates are 4th-7th July (week1) and 11-14th July (week2)

There are 2 phone numbers : 8814 4434 or 8814 4436 and sounds like these camps are run at several different locations.

We have another early game - but it's local.

We have a kick-off time of 8:30am at Montview 5 this weekend against St Ives. Please make sure that you arrive around 8:00am.

St Ives have had 2 wins and 4 losses so far. The team we played last weekend beat them 9-0, 3 games ago.

I'm hopefully that from the coaching course that I'm currently studing for the kids are going to get so much more enjoyment out of the game.

I also want to thank Chris - Kye's dad for refereeing 1/2 a game last week! Without volunteer ref's I may get stuck with it and that changes my role as a coach. Thanks to Micheal J's dad too for ref'ing earlier in the year too! It'd be great if you could all help out in the area - it's actually quite a fun 20 minutes on a Saturday!

The club is organising team photos. This is to be done on on either 21st or 22nd of June (Tuesday or Wednesday night) sometime from 5pm till 8:30pm.

We can choose the date and time to do this.

Can I suggest 6:30pm on Tuesday 21st of June? If I don't get any replies I'll book this in tommorrow. I'll also mention this to all the parents at training this afternoon.

All money for photo's must be collected before the night. Photos are a great way of remember the year - much better than trophies.

Cost and sizes are:

Team Photo 6” x 10” $10.00

Individual Photo 6” x 8” $8.00

Package in Presentation Folder $15.00

I'm sure the photo taking process won't take long and should be fun.

Please remember to email me if 6:30pm on Tuesday 21st of June is a problem - otherwise I will book this tonight (otherwise we will miss our spot).

Our toughest game yet - and still a 5-0 win.

Micheal DP did a great job in goals in the second half, and all players improved greatly.

I attended day1 of a 2 day course run by the football federation of australia to become an accredited youth coach. First day was full on - we did the training and learned alot about making training fun and also playing the game. Next Sunday I am to be tested in a written and practice exams - so wish me luck!

A great game on Saturday! 8 nil win!

Congrats to Conrad for his goal. A fantastic goal by Ryan and the end.

Ryan scored man of the match for his great play!

Christian had another great game too. Kye played very well in the mid field.

Hopefully the weather will clear up for Thursday's practice - after missing it last week.

Finally our draw is up,

Our 6th game is at Montview - Oval 5, at 9:20am. Remember to be there at 8:50am - as last week we had a few players arrive after game start. Hopefully it is not a wet game. Wet weather info on the field is updated at 7pm tonight (fri)

We are playing Bannockburn. They have had 2 losses, 2 draws and a win.

Dreadful weather today huh! No practice for obvious reasons.

I've just checked for the draw from KDSA website, but it's still not available as yet.

As soon as I see it, I'll post info and a map.

I had some questions about regrading with a HHSC official and was told that we are in Division 2. This confused me a little, so I enquired more and this is the reply (very good reply indeed!)

At the beginning of the season, each club nominates which divisions they want their teams to be graded. KDSA then sorts them out evenly and the draw is issued. We nominated for divisions 2 (A team), 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 (F team). The teams do not necessarily know what division they are in because all of the games are displayed together - but there are divisions. The 6As have played against a couple of B teams - the A teams for those clubs are in Div 1.

Every 5 rounds, the teams are regraded to even out the games, so that teams play opponents of equal ability. The 6As will be moved up into Div 1 while the 6Cs, who have suffered big losses, will most likely move down to Div 7. It is not uncommon for a lower team to end up playing in a division higher than their, supposedly, stronger colleagues, especially in the under 6s and 7s. For instance, the D team may end up in a division above the C team if they perform better over the course of the year.

I thought it would be good if we all understood this - as we are about to face better competition.

Another Great game by the boys, and Kye deserved the man of the match for defensive talents and teamwork!

Last week's training paid off - teaching the boys about fullback positions, and more teamwork/passing. Ryan was another player in the game that did exceptionally well in this area.

Luke and Conrad are doing great jobs in the goal - and they both seem to enjoy it. Let me know if you think others players should get a run in goals - if not, why break it!

Ryan, Michael and Christian have been fantastic goal scorers!

This week they are regrading the teams, which means moving whole teams up and down the A - F grades. I think we will stay at the top.

Because of regrading, we won't find out where our Saturday game is until Thursday afternoon - so hopefully I'll have that info before training, otherwise we will have to do the phone ring around on Friday night to let everyone know.

See you at training tommorrow!

Hey everyone, next game is this Saturday at :

Carington 1, versus Corpus Christi Hawks.


Training on Thursday looks good, and looks like the boys are going to learn about some different positions and roles on the field (other than goal scorers and goalie!).

3rd Game Results - 13 nil

4th Game Result - 5 - 1 (Our Toughest Game yet)

Well done boys!

Sorry for the late posts - was busy with an office move.

Will post later in the week regarding our next game this weekend.

Training is on this Thursday at 4pm (so far with weather),

and the game on the weekend is

Against : West Pymble 6B
Time : 11:00am (remember - be there at 10:30am)
Location : Auluba 2 (Turramurra)

Map :


If anyone can't make training, could they please email me - If the numbers are low, we may need to cancel it.

Regards,
Coach

Another fantastic win on the weekend - 5-0.

First half was 0-0 till the last minute goal - their goalie was excellent and saved many goals.

The second half was a different story with some better playing.

Everyone played well and it was a well deserved win.

Congratulations to Luke for the Man of the Match Award.

A reminder - no games or training this coming weekend - due to school holidays break.

Our second game this Saturday is against Berowra.

Location : Montview 5

Time : 9:20 kickoff - please get there around 9am!

Don't forget your shinguards, and a drink!

Training was great yesterday. We had a half hour game against 7B. They have 9 players, we started with 6 and then we had 7, and we won 2-1.

The man of the match trophy needs to be brought back to the game each week too.

Win 14-0 Hornsby Heights 6A vrs Mt Colah 6A
Loss 4-5 Hornsby Heights 6B vrs Bannockburn 6B
Loss 2-8 Hornsby Heights 6C vrs Corpus Christi Hawks 6B
Loss 0-5 Hornsby Heights 6D vrs Mt St Bernard 6B
Win 6-1 Hornsby Heights 6E vrs Mt St Bernard 6D
Win 4-3 Hornsby Heights 6F vrs Wahroonga 6L

A fanstastic start to the season indeed!

The boys played very well. Good teamwork and some great goals.

It was great to see the all passing before goal shooting.

Michael DP earn't his 'man of the match' trophy with his excellent game. He showed great abilities in controlling the ball, finding and passing to team mates and also scoring goals.

Michael J and Kye shared the goals and both did a great job too.

See you all for Thursday's training. Make sure the boys have there shin guards for training (it got a little rough at times last week), and also make sure they bring a drink and a snack.

Thanks to Kylie and Michelle for all their work and support!

Kylie mentioned that repling to these websites messages requires an account to be created. This is true if you want to be named (and it's a quick process to create an account - no spam too). You can however choose the Anonymous option and not enter the login/password info if you prefer.

From the KDSA Web site, our team (listed as 6A) is scheduled to play Mt Colah 6A at Berry 2 - Berry Park, Mt Colah. It's a Mt Colah Home game.

Time : 8:30am Saturday.

Please remember to get there 15 minutes before.

Here is the map for this location:


Note: all other Under 6 teams are playing at Montview - but we aren't.

Unfortunately training is cancelled due to the field being water soaked.

Happy and Safe Easter to everyone and see you next week!

There is no game on the Easter weekend.

Kylie will contact you regarding training today - the grounds may be too wet.

Hope you all have a great Easter and will see you next week!

I just found out that I can NOT work from home tommorrow, so I'll have to go to the city.

We really need the team to train, so if the weather is good (doesn't look great at this stage), I'll be asking Kylie and maybe Max to fill in.

I'm not having much luck at all with this - we are yet to Train!

I would assume that there are no games on the Easter weekend, but Kylie the manager will find out closer to the time. I know that my son won't be able to make the game though if it is on.

Today's match was great!

We saw everything - from :

awesome solo goals from great shots,

from mis-kicks that just made it in the goal,

An awesome pass into the goal face, then finished off,

and

Two of our teammates fighting over the ball.

When we finally make to to training, I hope to teach a few lessons to make the game more fun.

I just hope that they can all continue to play so well though!

Just a reminder - if you click on the link below this - you can see this info on the web site and comment (everyone should get the comments). This is in case you want to contribute - or ask any questions. Just remember that I am taking privacy serious and no personal details should be posted.

Weather permitting, please arrive at 8:45am for our second Trial game.

Location : Same as last week - Montview Field 5

Time : 9:00am (please arrive 15 mins prior).

Competitors: Thornleigh 6 - Purple.

Good luck team! Lets hope we have a full team this week!

Our Team is :
Kye, Michael DP, Michael J, Ryan, Luke, Christian and Conrad

Today's first Training session has been cancelled due to rain.

The policy is to ring KDSA after 3pm to check on the availability of the oval, but due to the amount of rain this afternoon I think we can safely assume that the oval will be closed.

I wouldn't want my son getting all wet in this at the start of the season either.

Details of Sunday's trial game to come next.

Training is still on, nothing's changed for 6H - except the coach is not going to be running around as much as he could.

A couple of weeks ago at Over 35's training/practice kick around, an elbow collided with a my rib. Last weekend after playing a trial game the damage became apparent.

I won't be playing in the Over 35's for about 7 weeks while it mends.

6H training continues as planned.

Thanks Kylie (manager) for confirming the 4pm training. We have a full hour - but I doubt we make use of that time.

I normally work in town, but Thursdays have been allowed to work from home so I can make the practice. In the event I can't make it Max(Christian's dad) has offered to fill in.

Congrats to the team for our victory!

Missing two players, but didn't seem to matter!

The Classic moment - The ref asking the team to get behind him for the opposition penalty - and they all lined up in a line directly behind him. Classic!

I didn't get to meet all the parents, as I was playing in the Under 35's on the next oval and needed to go back to help after the game.

Again - I'm all new to this, so bare with me. If you use one of the email links to register for this site - you can add your own topic - and it automatically get's emailed to the rest of the team.

I'm looking forward to meeting you all this Sunday. Kylie let me know that she has contacted you all.

Let's hope the weather holds out!

See below for all the details!

If you are looking for me on Sunday - look left for the face to look for. Note - I am playing an 8am trial game for the Over 35's before our game!

Welcome all 6H soccer players and Parents!

Hi, I'm Mark and I'm new to the club this year, and so is my son Luke. I have volunteered to be the 6H team coach with Kylie (Ryan’s mother) as the Manager. I understand that there are quite a few players that played last year – please feel free to talk to me to bring me up to speed.

There is much news and information that I need to relay to you! I attended the Coaches and Managers meeting last night - got the info pack, so it's all fresh in my mind. I recommend you print this out for quick access.

I would like to start by saying apologies to those who know any of this information I'm about to detail. I'm new - and thought it wise to relay as much as I can. Please take the time to read all info and reply with any questions that you may have.

I hope that I can help our children have the most fun playing soccer this year. It’s all about having fun and feeling like part of the team!


Trial Matches
The following 2 Sunday’s 6H has Trial Matches at Montview oval.
This Sunday 13th March
Time 9:15am to 10:00am
6H is playing 6O on the oval named Montview Field 5 (I don’t know which one that is yet – but they play on half field size across the field).

Note: 9:15am is Kick Off time – so it’s important to get there at least 15 minutes before – as we need to allocate shirts, signoff on who has attended and work out who is going on in what position! Can we all please get there at 9am

Under 6’s matches have 20 minute halves.

Sunday 20th March
Time: 9am – 10am
This is the 2nd trial match.
6H is to play Thornleigh 6 – Purple.

Registration and Equipment
It looks like everyone has paid fees and filled out registration forms etc, but if you haven’t it’s very important that you do – otherwise we can’t let the player on the field. We have all the shirts, make sure your child has the correct shorts, socks, shin pads and boots. Shin pads are VERY important – I don’t think you can be allowed to play without them. It can save legs being broken (touch wood – and it’s very rare). You will be asked to share in the washing of the shirts. All shirts must be kept together and washed together (keeps the colours and fading even). Some ref’s won’t let the kids play without their shirts / numbers. We will try to allocate a number to each player to make identification easier throughout the season.

I’ve been given all the training equipment – balls, bibs, cones etc - so we are ready to train!

Note: Socks can be bought from the Canteen this year!

You must make sure your child has a Drink bottle for Training and Games – they need to drink and I don’t want then running off to taps!

Training
After the last grading day, training was organized for Thursday’s at 4pm. Last night I penciled this into the oval time allocations BUT Kylie informed me that one of the parents has approached her that this is not possible. I’m leaving this one with Kylie – she will be phoning you all. It’s very important that we get this sorted out ASAP – and Sunday might be a good day to revisit it.

I hope that training can start next week on the day decided. Some teams have already started training – but this year is different – due to the fact that Easter is early and in March – so trial games have been brought well forward.

We have a backup coach too – Max Sinicco (Christian’s dad) is going to help out where needed – otherwise myself and possibly Kylie will be conducting the training.

At this stage training could last upto 1 hour. This may be shortened depending on field availability and times. Please make sure that your child get’s dropped off and picked up off time – and delivered to the coach/manager – not left at the roadside. Safety is a no1 priorty for me!

In case of wet weather: There is a wet weather info line from KDSA – 1900 957 016 = updated 1pm and 3pm daily for training. (the kdsa website is another alternative – and free)

Just cause it’s raining doesn’t mean training is off though – I’ll need to talk to you all about this one.

I haven’t trained before – but I’m in the playing in the Over 35’s team this year (played for 6 years as a kid), and hope to go to the training course coming up soon. There are strict rules for child protection which I will adhere to, and I’ll do my best to make sure the kids have a great time – and even learn a little about being a team in soccer!


Games / Location and Times etc
We can play anywhere from Bewowra to Gordon. Once the competition begins, games will be on Saturday’s and probably around 9am. The http://www.hhsc.org.au/ has a wealth of information on field closures etc – and Must be checked on the Fri night for any last minute changes. We hope to setup a contact list so all of us just needs to contact one other teammate to get the message out. There is also a wet weather info line from KDSA – 1900 957 016 = updated 7pm Friday. (the kdsa website is another alternative – and free)

Just cause it’s raining doesn’t mean the game is cancelled. If they are open and safe – we play.

We will be substituting players during the game, and we are required that all players get equal opportunity in all positions – including goalie (at least at this age). Please talk to me if you have any concerns.


Help Required
Through the year, your help would be very much appreciated in all of these areas:
1) Dress fields – if you can get there early and we are first on the field, flags and net’s need to be put up and taken down at the end of the day.
2) Canteen helpers – Our field is made very warm and family oriented because we have a canteen. Not many fields do – and it’s relying on the one full time canteen manager getting help from us. No child under fourteen can help in the canteen – and 3 parents are needed to help in the canteen each Sat.
3) Oranges! Yes – half time oranges is Very Important for our players – we should all take turns on this one. We will need to develop some sort of roster.
4) Communication! We all need to communicate – because our club can be fined if we miss games etc. We only have 7 players – and 6 are needed on the field – so we don’t have a lot of space to play.


Some Rules for Parents
There are different rules for Coaches/ Managers, but I thought it’d be good to share what was given to me by the club in regards to Parents responsibilities.
1. If Children are interested, encourage them to participate. However, if a child is not willing do not force them.
2. Focus upon the child’s efforts and performance rather than the overall outcome of the event. This assists the child in setting realistic goals related to his/her ability by reducing the emphasis on winning.
3. Teach the child that an honest effort is as important as victory, so that the result of each game is accepted without to much disappointment.
4. Encourage children always to play to the rules.
5. Never ridicule or yell at a child for making a mistake or losing a game.
6. Remember that children learn best from example.
7. Applaud good players in both opposing and own team.
8. Remember, most officials give their time and effort for your child’s enjoyment.
9. If you disagree with an official, do not raise the issue with the official in question. Feel free to remove verbal and physical abuse from sporting activities.
10. Recognise the value and importance of volunteer coaches and managers. They give of their time and resources to provide recreational activities for your children and they deserve your support and assistance.
11. There is to be no drinking of alcohol on the sideline, at any time.