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Innisfail United Football club players resume training
MARIA GIRGENTI
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EXCITEMENT is building as last week Innisfail United Football Club players returned to training at Castor Park, Mourilyan as per Football Queensland's Return to Training guidelines and are looking forward to the resumption of competition on July 11.
With COVID-19 restrictions eased as per Stage 2 of Football Queensland's Return to Football Roadmap, club president Paulo Di Carlo encouraged all players, coaching staff, parents and family members to download the COVIDSafe app.
Football Queensland policy guidelines are wanting players to be registered and paid before taking the field for training. Non-contact training is being conducted in staggered groups of 20.
The team training schedule is as follows: • Ladies: Monday and Wednesday nights (Field 2) • Under 13/14's: Tuesday and Thursday from 5.15pm (Field 3) • Under 18's: Tuesday and Thursday from 5.30pm (Field 2)
• Senior Men's: Tuesday and Thursday from 6.30pm • 2nd/3rd Division: Tuesday from 7.00pm
There are designated Entry and Exit points at each field with hand sanitisation stations, and players are to avoid gathering in groups before and after training.
Players must adhere to the following nine rules: maintain social distancing of 1.5m apart at all times; come prepared to training as no change rooms will be open; don't arrive more than 25 minutes before their allotted training time (remain in car five minutes before training to avoid gatherings); bring own drink bottles which must be clearly labelled and there is to be no sharing of drink bottles; parents and carers should wait in their cars to avoid gatherings; no person-to person contact training drills; minimise handling of any equipment; use hand sanitiser during drink breaks and leave promptly in a staged approach with no social activities to take place after training.
In other exciting news, after a 10-year journey of being involved in coaching of junior and mentoring the reserve grade team, club stalwart Hayden Darveniza is the new head coach of Premier Men's Head team.
New Premier Women's coach Yoel Jogiono is the current Premier Men's goal keeper and brings a wealth of experience to the role having previously being involved with coaching Olympic Football Club (BPL and Queensland NPL Women's premier/reserves), Sunshine Coast Fire (Queensland NPL Women's), Coolum Football Club (SCF Women's premier/reserves) and South Brisbane Football Club (Women's National Futsal League). He will able ably assisted by Amber Overton.
Marc Di Carlo returns for his second year as Under 18s Premier Youth coach, while Second division coaches will be Robert Giueni and Paulo Di Carlo; Under 13/14 Division 1 will be Steven Berryman; Under 13/14 Division 2: Warren Gill; Reserves: Scott Davies; 2nd Division: Josh Lizzio; 3rd Division: Robert Giueni and Paulo Di Carlo while Adrian
In February, Football Queensland ran a senior coaching course at Mourilyan where 13 coaches participated and completed the first component, and once training and play is able to recommence will be able to do actual coaching aiming towards a certificate which may be completed this year or in 2021.
For further information, please contact Paulo Di Carlo on 0408 253 762 or via email: innisfailunitedfc@gmail.com, and players can obtain important news and COVID-19 updates on Innisfail United Football Club Facebook page.
