Majura Pitch September Newsletter

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Majura Pitch Newsletter of Majura

Majura/Olympic Partnership Farewell Jim Hayes

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Majura Football Club and Canberra Olympic FC to partner.

News in Brief. 2

Profile of a Coach

Capital Football Talent ID Trials 2

Majura Coach Offer Player Profile:

Summer Football.3

1.Ben FutsalBasser-Silk over

summer.3 2.Grace Basser-Silk Ned Zelic to Coach Majura 4

Pee Wees a changing Under 7’s update.

Discussion

Ref’s Whistle.

Forum.4

Girls Primary Clothing Store School Pilot News in brief. program 5 Latest Match Majura Quiz.Reviews 6

Volunteers’ Salute.7 Season Review.9

A-League at Canberra Stadium Friday 4th Sept.

Central Coast Mariners take on Perth Glory this week at Canberra Stadium.

A great chance for our young players to see the best in Australia, live.

Can the Mariners halt the Glory revival? Kick off 8pm.

Contact for this newsletter is: flanagan.eamonn@gmail.com

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Canberra Olympic Director Nick Xirakis and Majura President Rhonda Parkin.

After many years with Canberra City, the Majura Committee recently voted to join with Canberra Olympic for the 2010 season.

Nick Xirakis of Canberra Olympic, spoke of his hopes for the two clubs in coming years: “We’re very happy to go back to our roots so to speak (Majura was formed from the old Downer Olympic Club many years ago) and we’re very happy to give the kids somewhere to look forward to playing in the future.

Our major focus will be on the development and the achievement of the children particularly those between the ages 10-14."

Initially Canberra Olympic expect to offer the following: Nick said," We'll offer an Encouragement Award: Sponsorship/Assistance for three children selected by the Majura Committee to take part in Academy programs. Olympic won't be involved in the selection process in any way, this will be a Majura decision.

We'll offer Coaching, Junior Refereeing, and Goalkeeping clinics from our Senior Club for the juniors each year.

The biggest thing we’d like to get out of this relationship, starting next year, is a Women’s Premier League team and Under 18 Women’s team.”

September 1 2009

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Majura/Olympic Partnership News in Brief. 2 Capital Football Talent ID Trials 2 Summer Football.3 Futsal over summer.3 Ned Zelic to Coach Majura 4 Discussion Forum.4 Girls Primary School Pilot program 5 Majura Quiz. 6 Volunteers’ Salute.7 Season Review.9

Thank You. I would like to thank the Committee, our Coaches, Managers, Referees and all our Volunteers and players for their tremendous efforts this season.

I hope you enjoyed the season and we hope to see you all next season for more football.

Rhonda Parkin, President.

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We know Majura has the players and we’d like to have a team that the younger girls can look forward to playing for in the future."

While he’s an Olympic Committee Member Nick’s also a Canberra FC/Majura parent. Nick can be seen around Dickson Oval every Saturday from 9-11am watching his own children play.

To find out more about this exciting new development for Majura talk to a Majura Committee member.

Please support our Sponsors: The Athlete’s Foot, Link Web Services, Essential Soccer, Yowani Country Golf Club, JV Financial Group, VIISUM, Grindestone Australia, Office PCS, Kanga Cup, Capital Football

News in Brief: Majura Juniors (Boys and Girls) encouraged to try out for new Capital Football Talent Development squads.

FFA has introduced its new Talent Development and Identification programs across Australia. As a result Capital Football will introduce Northside/Southside development programs for EVERY age group. 20 boys and 20 girls will be selected from North and South Canberra in each age group 9years-20 years.

You need to register to try out. Over 500 players have already registered including many from Majura, so why not? There will be drills and games. Even if you don’t get in, it should be fun for all players who enjoy the game. And trials are free in September. Find out more and register at www.capitalfootball.com.au

Majura talent on the rise.

Congratulations to our Majura players selected to play for the ACT Primary Schools in the National Schools Championships in Adelaide this week.

We hope Lauren Keir, Amy McGlynn, Ali Cook and Jack Elliott-Dunn have a great trip.

September 1 2009

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More Football. (1,000 touches a day!)

Capital Football Talent ID Trials 2

The formal football season may end in September, but you can always find a game in Canberra. There are plenty of indoor and small sided outdoor games to keep everyone happy over summer.

Summer Football.3

FUTSAL

Futsal over summer.3 Ned Zelic to Coach Majura 4

Futsal: It’s too late to register a team they say, but you could still try. Individual registrations are still being accepted.

Details at: http://northcanberrafutsal.com.au

Discussion Forum.4

Informal Inner North Summer Football games.

Girls Primary School Pilot program 5

If you are thinking of organising informal football over the next few months and would welcome more players, email flanagan.eamonn@gmail.com

News in Brief. 2

Majura Quiz. 6 Volunteers’ Salute.7 Season Review.9

Socceroos next games: A cracker on Sat night Sept 5: South Korea in Seoul.

KO 9pm In October: 10 Oct: v Holland in Sydney.

Time, place, age of players required and your phone number/email. We’ll put the information on our website.

In previous years various groups/age groups have organised informal games at Lyneham, Majura and Ainslie ovals for our young players.

Outdoor Summer Football: 6 a-side Football Seniors Northside Midweek Men - http://www.anufc.org.au Seniors Northside for mixed and women midweek http://www.anufc.org.au Juniors & Seniors Southside Sundays Women - http://www.capitalfootball.com.au/league.asp?league=2 Men - http://www.tufc.com.au/summer-6s Juniors - http://www.tufc.com.au/summer-6s 9 a-sides Football

14 Oct: Must win: v Oman in Asian Cup in Melbourne.

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September 1 2009

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Majura/Olympic Partnership News in Brief. 2 Capital Football Talent ID Trials 2 Summer Football.3 Futsal over summer.3 Ned Zelic to Coach Majura 4 Discussion Forum.4 Girls Primary School Pilot program 5

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Ned Zelic to visit Majura Football Club Maradona, Ronaldo, and Ronaldinho: former Socceroo and Canberran Ned Zelic has played against them all.

We’re currently trying to organising a meet and train with Ned Zelic. All boys age groups aged 9 and over. At this stage we are limited to one team per age group. Contact your Coach/Year Organiser to register your team’s interest. (Girls who normally play in boys teams or others girls particularly interested should contact their Coach)

Discussion Forum A large club like Majura has many issues to deal with.

There are always a number of discussions going around and here’s a few.

Majura Quiz. 6

Under 10’s Player Development.

Volunteers’ Salute.7

All Under 10’s will play within Majura as normal next year.

Season Review.9

Canberra United: New Coach, new players but can they go one better this time?

First home game October 10 v Sydney FC. Check Capital Football website for details.

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Additionally, it is proposed an Under 10 Boys and Girls development squad will play together in next year’s 2010 Kanga Cup and the Eurobodalla U10 tournament in October 2010. The vision is to train as a squad once a week.

Players, in this development squad, will train together from the start of the season but play in their normal Majura teams on weekends.

Selection Policy: Graded teams from Age 11.

The Majura Committee is currently reviewing this process.

Got some thoughts on any of the above? Why not talk to a Committee member.

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Term 4 - After School Football Program (Pilot Program) At Turner Primary School by Players FC. Please note places will be offered to Turner students first and then if places are available ANY other students from any school are welcome.

Starts: Ends: Timings:

Monday 19th October 2009 Monday 30th November 2009 3:30pm – 4:30pm

Program for Girls under 10’s 11’s and 12’s.

Cost: $70 for 7 sessions Program Outline: -

Each session will combine game play, technical skill and the ABC’s of athleticism (agility, balance and coordination).

Learning is based around fun, engaging games and activities that have a football theme.

The program is delivered in a progressive format. Each participant can develop at their own pace.

Movement and coordination form the basis of the program with participants using these new skills in the many active games.

Each participant will be taught a new skill they can immediately use in the game environment.

Participants in Years 5 and 6 will also experience leadership in a small group setting.

Benefits: - An increase in movement and coordination skills, - Learn at least one new skill to use in their game play.

- Learn and experience how to be better at games.

- Experience personal leadership in a small group setting. (Year 5/6 participants) For more information, including registration and contact details Visit http://playersfc.com and look under “Schools” menu heading.

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September 1 2009

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Majura Pitch Newsletter of Majura

Majura/Olympic Partnership News in Brief. 2 Capital Football Talent ID Trials 2 Summer Football.3 Futsal over summer.3 Ned Zelic to Coach Majura 4 Discussion Forum.4 Girls Primary School Pilot program 5 Majura Quiz. 6 Volunteers’ Salute.7 Season Review.9

Question: If my son/daughter doesn’t kick a ball until next season, next April, will they be a better or worse player come match day?

Football is a game of high technical skill.

Improvement takes hours of playing with a ball.

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Majura Quiz time.

1 correct answer gains you 1 point or 6 if that makes it more exciting.

0-3 4-8 9-13 14-15

goals goals goals goals

You’re only as good as your last quiz, oh well!

Good work.

Fox Sports need you Majura legend: Can you write the next quiz?

Warm up 1. How many substitutes allowed in football?

2. Aussie Women’s National team is called?

3. Can you score direct from a corner kick?

First half: Majura Focus 4. Name one of the three Majura girls or the one boy in ACT Primary School squad playing in Adelaide this week.

5. Which Senior Club has Majura joined with for next year?

6. Name the former Socceroo who will Coach/Watch Majura in coming weeks?

Second half: Rules and Canberra Football 7. Gary van Egmond’s daughter has signed for Canberra United. What’s her name?

8. Who is the former Majura girl who will line-up for Canberra United this year?

9. Who is the former Majura boy now playing for Canberra FC who won a scholarship to the AIS in 2008?

10. Central Coast Mariners will play ??? on Friday at Canberra Stadium in the A-League.

11. Will Canberra get an A-League team? Yes or No

Injury Time: Big Footy 12. Top scorer in the A-League is currently?

13 Which team did Scott McDonalds Celtic side lose to in the Champions League 2009/10?

14 Who is the Keeper for Central Coast Mariners?

15 What colour shirts does North Queensland Fury play in?

Answers on next page.

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September 1 2009

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Majura Pitch Newsletter of Majura

Majura/Olympic Partnership News in Brief. 2 Capital Football Talent ID Trials 2 Summer Football.3 Futsal over summer.3 Ned Zelic to Coach Majura 4 Discussion Forum.4 Girls Primary School Pilot program 5 Majura Quiz. 6 Volunteers’ Salute.7 Season Review.9 Football can be played in the rain!

It’s rained in Canberra last Saturday.

Did you ring to find out if the games were on last Saturday?

No need to ring next time it rains is there?☺

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Volunteers’ Salute: Paul Whittingham.

Paul is a football legend in Canberra. Our current Under 7 training group may not know it but their coach is rated one of the best junior Coaches in the region.

Paul started coaching Under 12 Boys at the age of 19 and has hardly missed a season since.

He is Majura’s longest serving President (7 years) he’s coached too many Majura teams to name and after 20 years with the club he’s still providing our Under 7’s with extra training on Saturday mornings; and he’s done numerous other roles in the club including Technical Director.

“Jimmy Hayes lit the fire in me if you like. He believed in coaching, not just coaching a player to be a soccer player, but coaching life skills, and that’s what I aim to do. I want to improve football skills, but also communication,” said Paul.

Paul added, “We don’t just teach players to be soccer players, we teach them to get along with others, to think about consequences of the things they do, communication, diet, how to look after their bodies.

“A parent, Aldo Caltaldo, once said to me, ‘your Coaching has been a life changing experience for my son.’ And that made a big impression on me.”

Best player Paul coached at Majura? Dom Giampaolo (AIS Graduate) Two players who Paul really enjoyed coaching: Shaun Neuss: He listened, he learned, he had some talent but it was really good to see him blossom

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Majura/Olympic Partnership News in Brief. 2 Capital Football Talent ID Trials 2 Summer Football.3

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Volunteers’ Salute: Paul Whittingham. (Cont) Tim Heaney: A willing player who went from someone with a lot of heart and not a lot of skill, to someone with a lot of heart and a lot of skill.

The thing I enjoy the most is watching them put into practice what we teach them. I love being able to see that.

Futsal over summer.3 Ned Zelic to Coach Majura 4 Discussion Forum.4 Girls Primary School Pilot program 5

Quiz Answers: 1, Three 2, Matildas 3, Yes, if you’re good enough!

4. Lauren Keir, Amy McGlynn, Ali Cook and Jack Elliott-Dunn, 5. Canberra Olympic 6 Ned Zelic, 7.Emily van Egmond, 8. Kahlia Hogg, 9. Dom Giampaolo 10. Perth Glory 11.Yes 12. Shane Smeltz, Gold Coast United, 13 Arsenal, 14. Danny Vukovic, 15. Green and White

Majura Quiz. 6 Volunteers’ Salute.7

SEASON REVIEW NEXT PAGE.

Season Review.9

Your penalty style: Faced with a penalty do you: a. Place it? b. Smack it and hope? c. Maybe wait for the keeper to move and chip it down the middle?

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September 1 2009

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Farewell Jim Hayes

Majura/Olympic

Meet the Coach Partnership

News Coach in Brief.

2 Majura Offer Capital Football Player Profile: Talent ID Trials 2 1.Ben Basser-Silk

Summer Football.3 2.Grace Basser-Silk

Futsal over Pee Wees a changing summer.3

Undefeated 2009 Premiers: U18 Div 3 White:

Ned Zelic to Coach Under 7’s update.

Majura 4

Ref’s Whistle. Koala’s

Discussion Forum.4

MJSC Clothing Store Coaching Tip Girls Primary

School Pilot News in brief. program 5

Back Row: Karin Thompson (Manager) Matty McDonald, Kane Dolby, Dylan Bell, Tom Carroll, Mark Thompson, James McKeon, Michael Hicks (2009 Club Captain and Captain of the team), David Hicks (Coach), Jonathan McDonald.

Latest Match Reviews

Majura Quiz. 6 Volunteers’ Salute.7

Season Review.9

Middle row: John Dedman, Jesse Arnold (GK), Brendan Cook, Sam Edwards.

Front row: Michael Pettersson and Rhys Bell.

Missing: Joe Tsindos and Yarran Regan.

One of Majura’s oldest teams, Under 18 Div 3 White, has had a fantastic season.

Grassroots/Junior Coaching Licence Course.

There are a number of Coaching Courses on offer in the coming weeks/months.

See www.capitalfootball.com.au

for all the Coaching Courses

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Not only are they currently undefeated and will be 2009 premiers for U18 div 3, but they are all playing together as mates for their last season of Junior soccer.

David Hicks is the coach and he stepped up when no-one else would and has done a great job. Karin Thompson is the Manager and has been managing various Majura teams over the years and kindly came back this year to manage the U18's.

September 1 2009