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GET YOUR GEAR FOR THE SUMMER FOOTBALL SEASON Through the WSAFC on-line shop with Lotto, you can purchase not only Western Springs kit, but also shirts, shorts, socks and boots from their full catalogue. So, if you need some new gear for summer, go on-line now and purchase. http://www.lottosports.co.nz/catalog/western-springs-afc-100869.htmx

Here you can search through the WSAFC products, or any of the Lotto catalogues. For instance, training shirts come in 6 colours, and you can include your team or individual names.

OCTOBER SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMMES Neil Emblen’s Programme for Boys This programme will be skills and drills based for part one, then a mid-morning break will be followed by games and competitions in part two, so plenty of fun for all! When: Where:

Tuesday 10 October – Thursday 12 October (three days) Seddon Fields

Time:

9:30am – 12:30pm

Age:

5 years upwards

$115 incl GST – for all three days

Please register by Friday 6 October 2017 at the latest. Due to coach/player ratios we cannot accept late enrolments after this date. Please note we do not accept daily bookings and no refunds will be given. Please bring a change of clothing, towel, mid-morning snack, water bottle and sunscreen. https://membership.sportstg.com/regoform.cgi?formID=72905

Rico Wilson’s Programme for Girls

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Our holiday programme for Western Springs girls. This programme will be skills and drills based for part one, then a mid-morning break will be followed by games in part two, so lots of fun for everyone! When: Where:

Tuesday 10 October – Thursday 12 October (three days) Seddon Fields

Time:

9:30am – 12:30pm

Age:

5 years upwards

$115 incl GST – for all three days

Please register by Friday 6 October at the latest. Due to coach/player ratios we cannot accept late enrolments after this date. Please note we do not accept daily bookings and no refunds will be given. Please bring; football boots suitable for our turf, a towel, a jacket incase it rains, a mid-morning snack, water bottle and sunscreen.water bottle and sunscreen. https://membership.sportstg.com/regoform.cgi?formID=72906

Unless you have an authorised parking sticker, please do not park in the reserved spaces outside the clubhouse.

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GILTRAP NISSAN JOIN FORCES WITH WESTERN SPRINGS AFC

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Giltrap Nissan has joined forces with Western Springs AFC. WSAFC Director of Football and Men’s First Team Coach, Neil Emblen, will be driving the NP300 Nissan Navara ST Model which was voted ‘The European Ute of the Year’ for 2016. Nissan Japan has a strong football association as it a major sponsor with the Champions League, also Manchester City FC and Melbourne City in the Australian A League. Giltrap Nissan are very proud to be associated with Neil and the club, and its members will be able to benefit from great pricing incentives which will give the club funding.

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members of the family. You can check out all the latest models on our website https://www.giltrapnissan.co.nz. Call Alan Yates on 09 522 9925 or 021 465 545 or email ayates@ giltrapnissan.co.nz for a competitive quote and join the team.

Alan Yates, Giltrap Nissan Business Development Manager, has had a 46 year history in the game in New Zealand. He has known Neil for a number of years and feels this ‘joining of forces’ will benefit the club going forward. The club will benefit, if any member purchases either New and Used Nissan vehicles from Giltrap Nissan, and for companies who may lease vehicles. Giltrap Nissan has a star studded line up in its vehicles which will suit all

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What an absolutely cracking finale to the Men’s First Team season. Saturday 2 September, at home to Hibiscus Coast, a win and Neil’s lads would be crowned NRFL Division 1 Champions for the second time in three years and promoted back to the Premier League. And win they eventually did after a decent battle with a spirited opponent who wasn’t going to roll over. Had they not read the script? Anyway, a perfect start to a great afternoon of celebrations and a long evening and late night for some.

members, fantastic Life Members and wonderful sponsors. The VIPS and special guests certainly looked like they were being very well fed and watered in the roped off area, some more well fed than others. Tracy Cunnington had obviously worked her organisational magic again and arranged some delicious catering. It was great to see so many of our community enjoying themselves particularly those businesses and individuals that support our club. A big thank you to all of them and I encourage you to support them back.

The day didn’t start well with heavy rain causing flooding to the Main Pitch and causing lots of pacing and headaches for Mr Rutland – something Auckland Council and their Drainage Engineers are working to solve. However, a few reshuffles and an easing in the weather allowed both the Reserves and First Team games to kick off and avoid an embarrassing call to AFF.

The day was capped off with the presentation of a beaut new ute from Giltrap Nissan. Unfortunately, someone decided that Neil and not me should get the keys, and so I was left to cycle home on my electric bike with a full belly and wonderful memories of a great day.

The day was also a celebration for all of the club’s hard working committee

The Man on the Balcony

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Well done to Neil and the boys, well done to the club and all of our football community – a brilliant day.

SPORTS PHYSIO ACC & Private provider • Education • Prevention • Treatment • Rehabilitation

into the heel and outside of your foot, whilst Physio and today I would like to talk to you Contact Justin on 021 673 732 www.backtoyourfeet.health.nz keeping your Pavilion, back up tall and straight. You about balance and its importance your safety Clinic isto located upstairs at Western Springs Seddon Fields, 108 Meola Rd should feel some squeeze in the buttock on the on the field and ability to perform better. outside of your hip, and down your leg to the There is plenty of research out in the sports outside of your calf and ankle. Don’t worry if science and medicine world that shows poor you are finding this quite hard, everyone does balance, is a risk factor in injuries. The biggest when they start (including at times Olympic injury being the good old ankle sprain (which or world rate athletes), we are poor at using has a high incidence of re-injury), and I am these muscles and they fatigue fast at first. Like guessing quite a few of you have suffered in everything though practice makes perfect. the past. Poor balance on landing has also

So this means it is really important as an athlete or anyone in fact, to work on improving your balance. For a minute, I want you to choose a leg and stand just on that leg. Most people will find the arch of their foot tends to drop in, the knee rolls into the centre and they lock the knee back (called hyper-extension). This is largely due to the fact that we tend to be a lot stronger at the front and inside muscles of our body rather than the outside and back stabilising muscles of our system. Also our true balance tends to be poor so we lock in our knee to stabilise the leg. If you are standing as above, sadly you are not standing on one leg very effectively and if you are pushed, knocked or tackled in this position you are still likely to be at some risk of injury. Instead go back on to that one leg, bend

Once you have mastered the position above and can hold it for one minute for maybe three attempts withput the knee and foot collapsing in, try some of these challenges to test your balance: Close your eyes whilst trying to balance, stand on an unstable surface (couple of cushions) or start adding in jumping and landing on one-foot. Look at progressing even further: hopping and landing on one foot in multiple directions, or landing on an uneven surface. See pics below for some ideas to push yourself to the next level. Ok what you are doing right now is a neuromuscular-functional conditioning program (fancy). What that actually means is you are performing a type of injury prevention program. Kindly, in football they have developed some of these for you, such as the scientifically tested prevention program FIFA 11+. FIFA 11+ will soon be a part of all your team warm-ups and has elements of the above; bounding, landing and balance. We will be giving you more details on FIFA 11+ in the future, so watch this space.

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P18 Tony Readings’ Football Ferns are currently in America playing two matches against the World’s number one ranked team, the US. For three of the current Ferns the journey began back at Seddon Fields playing the green and white. Rosie White, Daisy Cleverley and Lizzie Anton have fond memories of their time at Springs where they dreamed of one day being given the chance to represent their country and play at the highest level.

SO, THE REAL QUESTION IS. HOW GOOD IS YOUR BALANCE? PROUD TO BE PHYSIOTHERAPIST OF CHOICE FOR Hey team, WESTERN SPRINGS AFC the knee slightly and try to shift your weight I’m Suzie Belcher from Back To Your Feet

been linked to increased risk of serious knee injury in sports. In most games including soccer/football (I am English after all), you will spend most of your time transferring from one foot to the other. In other words, you will mainly spend your game time on one foot.

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We catch up with roomie’s Daisy and Lizzie in Camp Cincinatti as they prepare for their second match and ask them what made the difference and helped them to become the footballers thay are today. When did you first start playing? Lizzie: My first season at Springs when I was eight was the first time I started playing, my sister and dad played at springs so I just went to give it a go. Daisy: I first started when I was five years old. What was your first team at springs? Lizzie: My first team was the 8th grade Western Springs Rangers (2006) Daisy: My first team was called Puriri coached by my dad. Can you name your other teams? Lizzie: Bella Donnas (11th grade, 2008), Leopards (12th grade, 2009), then from 2010 played in the White Stripes for multiple years. After I finished playing with the White Stripes, I moved clubs to play senior football. Daisy: Played in Premier League with boys in team Joga Bonito where we won the league three years (pretty sure). I then moved to playing with girls at 14 years, still coached by my dad as well as Geoff Brogan. Team name was White Stripes. At 16 this is when I moved into the Premier League and transferred clubs.

The crazily successful WSAFC Go Feet season is finally at an end. We needed all three points on Friday night 22 September against the Bay Olympic Clowns to collect the league winners medals that sit nicely next to the Over 30’s Knockout Cup Winners medals. We aimed for the double at the start of the season and the journey was full of trials and tribulations but we got there in the end. Over 30’s football is not for the fainthearted. Along the way we had injuries of every description including concussions, collapsed lungs, broken ribs, strangulation’s and bruised genitals. To play 20 games and only suffer one loss and one draw is a pretty good effort scoring 113 goals along the way. We got to know our opposition quite well, possibly too well as the 1st division was reduced to only four teams playing three rounds, we were on first name basis with all of them. I’m missing them already but not as much as I’ll miss the Go Feet crew every Saturday. Communication was excellent and we had a full team 18 September 2017 www.wsafc.org.nz

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almost every week. The passing and possession brand of football we play is a hell of a lot of fun and lethally effective. The banter and the beers after each game is priceless. Football for me is like therapy. All your problems disappear for a full 90 minutes of your life, when the only thing you think about is chasing a leather ball around a cold wet paddock. And I can confidently say I am a better person after a seasons therapy with Go Feet. Congratulations to Player of the Year and golden boot Darryn Lochead who scored a lot of crucial goals and generally just tore opposition defenses apart. And Sportsman David Burton, consistently good ball winner and distributor who manages to win all the headers, despite being the shortest guy on the pitch. Fully deserved but everyone made big contributions and fought hard all season. Oh and thanks for the lending of the sign Neil Emblen! We fudged it!

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SEASON REVIEW New season; new coach, new players, new approach. The foundations had been set for a potentially successful and entertaining season for the Women’s Reserve Team with a fantastic core of talented young girls plus a couple more “experienced” players front and back. Entertaining is exactly how the season started, and hosting Three Kings at home on the opening weekend was always going to be a tough test of our pre-season preparations. Reflecting something more accustomed to Madison Square Gardens than Seddon Fields, the two teams traded goal after goal, both sides asking questions of the oppositions defensive qualities. A late Three Kings goal sealed the game with them taking all three points and leaving the game one goal shy of double figures (Springs 4–5 Kings). The disappointment for everyone involved was evident, however, some calm reassuring words from Coach of the Year Ian Heath meant that would be the last time the team walked off of the field feeling that way. 13 league games later; 12 wins, one draw, 60 goals scored, 18 conceded. Whilst there was no Vardy Party to watch the action unfold, confirmation of League Champions did come in the same manner as the Foxes championship title, without a ball being kicked. Claudelands defeat by Forrest Hill at home meant mathematically the maximum number of points they could achieve was 12 short of the maximum Springs would eventually go on to earn. Despite an 86% win record and impressive goal difference, it wasn’t all plain sailing. The girls had to come from behind more times than the coaches would have liked, however, to not only do that, but then go on to win those games, shows how much belief and character there was within the squad, especially with so many fresh young faces around. Quite simply, the team just didn’t know they were beat. These qualities were also what saw them emulate the achievement of a select number of great sides; The Double!

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The NRFL Women’s Premier Reserve Cup is essentially a knock out round of the Women’s Premier Reserve league, with the same eight teams given the opportunity to pick up additional silverware.

Round 1 saw a repeat of round 1 in the league with the return of Three Kings to Seddon Field. The result however, was not to be repeated, with the Springs girls putting on one of the best displays of football by any senior team this year to romp home 4–0 winners. Round 2 threw up another mental test for the girls. Having an away league game scheduled against them the following week, it was a trip the mighty Waikato to face Claudelands Rovers. Despite being pushed hard and playing easily some of the worst football of their season, they proved they could still do it on a rainy Sunday afternoon in Hamilton and came away with a convincing 4–2 win. The trip back make more enjoyable as they were entertained by the musical talents of up and coming duo BB and Margot. Meanwhile, the decision on who would face Springs in the final was being decided over at Madill’s Farm where the old foe’s Eastern Surburbs took on the Swans of the Shore in Forrest Hill. The Lilywhites ran out eventual winners (4–3). Anticipation grew over the coming weeks as the girls waited with baited breath to see when the final would be played. Any date would suit, as they knew they were ready. Thursday 14 September, 7:30pm, Seddon Fields. That date, time and place will probably be forever engrained on those that attended that night as what ensued was probably the weirdest night of football since Barbados and Granada (1994 Caribbean Cup Qualification). As expected by two of the best teams in the competition, the game was competitive and a

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WSAFC SPONSORS Phone Paul Thomas

Fuji Xerox delivers market-leading document services and print solutions.

www.fujixerox.co.nz Complimenting McDonald’s local sponsorship of clubs like Western Springs AFC, a new national sponsorship has been agreed with New Zealand Football.

Building on the Small Whites and McDonald’s Skills Zone programmes, McDonald’s Junior Football cements McDonald’s position as a key supporter of junior football in New Zealand. McDonald’s is working with New Zealand Football to increase the number of young players registered with clubs around the country, and also providing additional resources to football development officers. 15,000 footballs will also be handed out to Kiwi kids through the season.

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As part of our commitment to WSAFC, all new business bought on through a WSAFC affiliation will result in a percentage of that sale being donated back to the club.

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me can relax and look forward to so With the season complete we en ather and reflect on what has be warmer (and hopefully drier) we a successful year for WSAFC. the league and gained promotion, the n wo m Tea st Fir n’s Me e Th gue one better by winning their lea nt we m Tea s rve se Re n’s me Wo h a host of other successes wit ng alo p Cu ut ko oc Kn the d an across our many senior teams. another success even with a ved pro ing giv ze pri r yea of d en The all managers to contact prize to te No rs. ne win ze pri of fall short with Paul and collect their winners asking them to catch up ny Jones and other helpers for To to nks tha big a , ain Ag . ies troph together. their efforts in pulling the night recently teams may have been d ce en eri exp ’ve we n rai the With all y artificial pitches. Paul is currentl r ou on ing od flo gh ou thr ted impac ate the causes in the hope of working with council to investig ason. solving the issue before next se improve water pressure to the Paul has also been working to h some new equipment and changing room showers and wit things have been rectified, but t tha are ns tio ica ind ial Init s. upgrade so time will tell! it is still to be fully load tested Over 40’s tournament will have By the time we go to print the yer’ that it’s a clear sunny day! been held with a ‘wish and a pra er oming around the intra club summ Further information will be forthc ether you wish to enter a team. league so start thinking about wh

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FRO M THE JUN IOR COM MITTEE With the season over for most of us I want to take a little moment to congr atulate all of you, players, coaches, managers, parents and supporters, for a fantas tic season. Over the winter months I have managed to spend some time walking the turf and fields at Seddon, or some far away ground where I have spotted the green and white hoops. It always makes me proud to see the way we play and the way we handle ourselves on and off the field. What a great community we have. Did you know that for some, the season is still in full swing? It is during the post season that you will find our young and talented in full training and repre senting the club at tournaments all over Auckland. These tournaments are an opportunity see our best against the best of the rest over multiple fast-paced short games. So if you want to see what the best players and teams look like, and give your club a cheer, get along to one of the remaining tournaments listed below. 23 September at Springs – 11th and 12th grade boys 24 September at Springs – 11th and 12th grade girls 30 September to 2 October at Springs – 13th grade girls and boys 30 September to 2 October at Three Kings – 9th grade Nationals for girls and boys 6 October – 8 October at Norwest – 10th grade Nationals for girls and boys Our tournaments always attract the top teams from far and wide, are fiercely competitive, and are well known as the best-organised tournaments you will come across – hat tip to our volunteers, you know who you are! The Nationals need no explanation, this is where a season’s hard work pays off, or you hope so. Last year our 10th grade girls, the Emeralds, took home the title at Norwest. Can we bring a title home this year?! I’ll be there cheering them on, come join me – Go Springs! Lastly, since I mentioned volunteers, our club is run by a small, dedic ated and highly talented group of volunteers. We are community run and comm unity focused. If you would like to get involved please call out, my number is below. We are always looking for an extra set of hands and welcome any time you can give. Thanks and regards

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NOTICEBOARD ES M M G RA O R P er AY b o D t I c L O O 6 H e 3– m m a r g o Pr Coerver es 2 0–2 1 SU M M E R FOOT g BALL –see pa d n a e ramm 0–12 Sept Juniors g o r P s y , Youth and Seniors 1 Neil’s Bo rls Programme tails and summer football at Sed i don Fields Rico’s G e 8 for more de k ic k s o ff g in a O ctober. –see p ook. link to b For more details and li nk go to football fix.co.n to register z

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Tuesday 10 October – Thursday 12 October (three days)

Where:

Seddon Fields

Time:

9:30am – 12:30pm

Age:

5 years upwards

$115 incl GST – for all three days

Rico Wilson’s Programme for Girls Our holiday programme for Western Springs girls. This programme will be skills and drills based for part one, then a mid-morning break will be followed by games in part two, so lots of fun for everyone! When:

Tuesday 10 October – Thursday 12 October (three days)

Where:

Seddon Fields

Time:

9:30am – 12:30pm

Age:

5 years upwards

$115 incl GST – for all three days

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M O R F W E A VI Y N O C L A B TH E

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Well done to Neil and the boys, well done to the club and all of our football community – a brilliant day.

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SO, THE REAL QUESTION IS. HOW GOOD IS YOUR BALANCE? PROUD TO BE PHYSIOTHERAPIST OF CHOICE FOR Hey team, WESTERN SPRINGS AFC I’m Suzie Belcher from Back To Your Feet the knee slightly and try to shift your weight ACC & Private provider • Education • Prevention • Treatment • Rehabilitation

Physio and today I would like to talk to you into the heel and outside of your foot, whilst Contact Justin on 021 673 732 www.backtoyourfeet.health.nz about balance and its importance your safety keeping your Pavilion, back up tall and straight. You Clinic isto located upstairs at Western Springs Seddon Fields, 108 Meola Rd on the field and ability to perform better. should feel some squeeze in the buttock on the outside of your hip, and down your leg to the There is plenty of research out in the sports outside of your calf and ankle. Don’t worry if science and medicine world that shows poor you are finding this quite hard, everyone does balance, is a risk factor in injuries. The biggest when they start (including at times Olympic injury being the good old ankle sprain (which or world rate athletes), we are poor at using has a high incidence of re-injury), and I am these muscles and they fatigue fast at first. Like guessing quite a few of you have suffered in everything though practice makes perfect. the past. Poor balance on landing has also been linked to increased risk of serious knee injury in sports. In most games including soccer/football (I am English after all), you will spend most of your time transferring from one foot to the other. In other words, you will mainly spend your game time on one foot. So this means it is really important as an athlete or anyone in fact, to work on improving your balance. For a minute, I want you to choose a leg and stand just on that leg. Most people will find the arch of their foot tends to drop in, the knee rolls into the centre and they lock the knee back (called hyper-extension). This is largely due to the fact that we tend to be a lot stronger at the front and inside muscles of our body rather than the outside and back stabilising muscles of our system. Also our true balance tends to be poor so we lock in our knee to stabilise the leg. If you are standing as above, sadly you are not standing on one leg very effectively and if you are pushed, knocked or tackled in this position you are still likely to be at some risk of injury. Instead go back on to that one leg, bend 14 September 2017 www.wsafc.org.nz

So what can Back To Your Feet do? Well we can help you develop your own home or warm-up balance program to help reduce your risk of injury and improve your performance. We can suggest and get you useful home equipment (etc wobble cushion), that can be used to improve the effectiveness of you balance program. We can advise and educate you on your technique. The take away message here is: balance is key to helping performance and reducing injury risk, it is easy to train at home and you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need much to get effective results. So get balancing.

Suzie Belcher

Check out our new website: backtoyourfeet.co.nz If you want to make an appointment down at the club you can book online or text one of us on:

Justin: 021 673 732 Katie: 021 023 45503 Suzie: 021 026 64029

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Tony Readings’ Football Ferns are currently in America playing two matches against the World’s number one ranked team, the US. For three of the current Ferns the journey began back at Seddon Fields playing the green and white. Rosie White, Daisy Cleverley and Lizzie Anton have fond memories of their time at Springs where they dreamed of one day being given the chance to represent their country and play at the highest level. We catch up with roomie’s Daisy and Lizzie in Camp Cincinatti as they prepare for their second match and ask them what made the difference and helped them to become the footballers thay are today. When did you first start playing? Lizzie: My first season at Springs when I was eight was the first time I started playing, my sister and dad played at springs so I just went to give it a go. Daisy: I first started when I was five years old. What was your first team at springs? Lizzie: My first team was the 8th grade Western Springs Rangers (2006) Daisy: My first team was called Puriri coached by my dad. Can you name your other teams? Lizzie: Bella Donnas (11th grade, 2008), Leopards (12th grade, 2009), then from 2010 played in the White Stripes for multiple years. After I finished playing with the White Stripes, I moved clubs to play senior football. Daisy: Played in Premier League with boys in team Joga Bonito where we won the league three years (pretty sure). I then moved to playing with girls at 14 years, still coached by my dad as well as Geoff Brogan. Team name was White Stripes. At 16 this is when I moved into the Premier League and transferred clubs.

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it. Couldn’t get away from the ball. Intermediate I played my first year then slowly stopped as my football load out of school started to increase. During your development how many days a week did you engage in formal football activity? Lizzie: Growing up I had two club trainings, a club game and then training academy on Sunday. This then progressed into more trainings per week as I got involved with AFF and later on NZF.

Did you play in boys teams during your development? Do you think this helped you is so why?

Daisy: To begin with, I was only training two times a week plus a game and as Auckland and New Zealand football commitments began, my loadings increased, to around five times a week including game.

Lizzie: I didn’t play in any boys teams, only one mixed team in 8th grade.

Any other things that you think helped you to become the player you are today?

Daisy: Playing with boys throughout my youth was one of the most important factors to helping me develop as a player. I was always tested technically as well as the speed of my play. The teams were always very good passes, which has helped me now in the way I play.

Lizzie: I think my dad has helped me a lot as he has always encouraged me and has been honest with my performance, he also has always been up for having a kick around if I wanted one. Another person that has helped me to become the player I am today is George Vale, he has coached me on and off over the years ever since I started going to his academy when I was about 10 years old.

What do you put your love for football down to? Lizzie: Probably my parents because they provided me with the support to get involved and take all the opportunities I was offered when I was developing (e.g. Paying for extra training programmes, NTC’s, transport.). When I was younger I was involved with many other sports such as netball, swimming and tennis but didn’t love any of them like I did with football. Daisy: I love the social aspect of football, being able to play the game you love with your best friends makes it that much better. When I was younger I always wanted to prove people wrong that girls weren’t good at sports so my love for the game also stemmed from this as I always wanted to be the best and beat the boys.

Daisy: I think my dad particularly has played an important role in helping me become the player I am today. Always going down to the field with me to do kicks, teaching me new tricks etc. He was my coach all throughout my time at Springs, and he is the one who has taught me a lot of what I know today. Even to this day I get essay long reports of how I can improve my game. He was a great player himself when he was young and constantly watches football so I definitely trust his opinions and ideas.

Did you play during lunchtime at school? If yes how often? Lizzie: Yeah I played a bit at school, mainly just joining in with the boys if they were playing. Daisy: During primary I played football before school and during lunchtimes everyday. I loved We wish Rosie, Daisy and Lizzie all the best and look forward to Lizzie making her Ferns debut hopefully as this article goes to print. www.wsafc.org.nz September 2017 17

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pleasure to watch. The two traded blows with Springs taking the lead on 36 minutes after a wayward back pass didn’t have the legs to reach the keeper and Elaine ‘Titch’ Murray sped onto it, rounded the keeper and slotted home. Flora ‘Let’s Go Girls!’ McLeod almost double the lead five minutes from half time with a lofted shot across the keeper, only to see it fly wide. Some shaky Springs defence presented opportunities to Suburbs and the breakthrough finally came in the 60th minute with Hannah Pilley bringing the game level. Chances were there for both sides late into the second half with neither side able to apply the telling touch. The feeling around the ground that one simple mistake could give the opposition the advantage began to build. Then in the 86th minute, that simple mistake came when a Suburbs corner wasn’t cleared, and a fumble in the box resulted in Springs putting the ball into the back of their own net. 2–1 Suburbs.

atmosphere at Meola Road likened to that at Eden Park following the All Blacks and Lions final test match and players not know what emotions to feel.

Four minutes plus additional time left. Springs continued to knock at the door but Suburbs refused to answer. Step up Coach of the Year Ian Heath. With nothing to lose, a change was made to the formation with centre back/defensive midfielder Nicole ‘Fritz’ Lawrence put up front. The ball broke to Zoe Brown on the left wing. She chopped inside onto her right foot and put the ball back into the danger area. Two Suburbs defenders attempting to clear their lines, only managed to bounce it off of each other and the ball broke to Nicole’s feet. Appearing as though she was taking a stroll through the park on a sunny Sunday morning, she calmly and nonchalantly put the ball away. 2–2. 30 secs on the clock. Extra time!

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The equaliser appeared to take the wind out of Suburbs sails as just three minutes into extra time, Springs re-took the lead and two minutes later appeared to put the result beyond doubt when Sienna Foley Okana finished superbly after Zoe Brown’s long range effort came back off the crossbar. Six minutes 50 seconds into the second half of extra time and with Suburbs trying in vain to get back into the game, the metre finally ran out of 50ps and the pitch was plunged into darkness! Seemingly a slight miscalculation resulted in the floodlights turning off ahead of schedule and leaving everyone bewildered (and Paul regretting his ‘I’ve done my bit, now you do yours girls’ comment at the start of the game…). Once it was established there was not sufficient time for the lights to cool down, warm up and get re-started, the players and coaches from both teams were given an option. Let the result at the time stand (a win to Springs) or come back at a later date and play out the final eight minutes and 10 seconds. After much discussion, the latter was agreed. The

Whilst preparing for what would undoubtedly be the strangest game of football every played (or at least the shortest), word came through that Suburbs had not met the required deadline, and the result at the time the game was abandoned stood – Springs had won! Yet again, the girls had won without stepping onto the pitch. This has been a great season, not just for the number of wins and the trophies collected, but for the attitude shown on the pitch, the willingness to do what is asked and carry it out to an impressive level as well as the comradery between the girls. Here’s some of the seasons highlights from some of the team: “Great team environment. No ‘cliques’. More like sisters than team mates” “Being down 1–0 at Norwest and coming back to win 2–1 in the final 20 minutes” Annie ‘Not Lydon’ Byrne “Winning 3–2 away to Claudelands when 1–1 with 10 to go” Flora ‘Let’s Go Girls!’ McLeod “Scoring direct from a corner, and winning everything!” Zoe Brown “Being undefeated (personally – I didn’t play in the first game of the season) & winning everything!” Faye ‘Bus Stop’ Busfield “Scoring two goals in the Cup Final; the 92nd minute equaliser and the own goal” Nicole ‘Fritz’ Lawrence “The girls progressed through the season, each week improving on the last. You could see they enjoyed playing and through that came the results. They never knew they were beaten and the style of football they played with and the swag they had, meant everyone involved with the team only ever envisaged a win.” Ian ‘Coach of the Year’ Heath www.wsafc.org.nz September 2017 21

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COERVER / WESTERN SPRINGS OCTOBER CAMP 2017 Hey folks, Registrations for our October “Holiday Camp” (5-15yr old girls & boys specifically) are now open, however get in quick as there is spaces will fill fast! For more information on the program please visit our website link below and register … avoid disappointment please book now We look forward to seeing everyone of all levels there to continue your individual development with he “Worlds’ No.1 Soccer Skills Teaching Method”

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Dates: Tuesday 3rd - Friday 6th October 2017 Times: 9am -3pm “drop off/sign in” at 8:30am (Not 9am) Venue: Seddon Fields, WSAFC. stu@coervernz.co.nz

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WSAFC EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS Severe weather storms and accidents happen and occasionally we have emergency situations at WSAFC and Seddon Fields. These protocols will keep you and your teams safe at Seddon Fields. Severe Weather

Be safe. Plan ahead

Lightning

“If you can see it, flee it. If you can hear it, clear it.“

Earthquake

If in doubt, clear the fields. Severe weather may include tornados, hail storms, gale force winds or serious storms. Lightning is dangerous and has struck and killed footballers on the field. If you can hear thunder then the associated lightning are within auditory range… about 9.5-12.5km away. The distance from the origin of lightning to where it can strike can also be 9.5-12.5km. Please treat all thunder storms as serious. If you are inside, stay inside, stay where you are until the shaking stops. Drop to your knees. Cover your head and neck with your arms to protect you from falling debris - if you are able to crawl for additional cover under sturdy desk or table. Stay away from glass, windows, outside doors and anything that could fall such as heaters and light fixtures. Hold on to sturdy covering so you can move with it until shaking stops.

Drop, cover, hold. During Trainings or Games

If possible move away from buildings, streetlights or utility wires. Stay clear of light towers and other tall structures. If the earthquake is ‘long and strong’ there is a risk of Tsunami. Evacuate to the safe Tsunami zone in the car parks by Western Springs High School.

Tsunami

If there is a long and strong earthquake, get uphill.

Seddon Fields is located with the Evacuation Zone for a medium sized Tsunami. Move immediately to the nearest higher ground. Know where the tsunami evacuation route goes – the safest place is toward the zoo or Western Springs College. During Trainings or Games Clear the field immediately and move to higher ground. Listen to local radio stations and do not return to the evacuation zone until given the all clear. During Trainings or Games • If there are others in the club, shout ‘FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!’ and assist them out of building • Activate Fire Alarms

Fire

“Get Down, Get Low, Get out – Fast”

• ‘Get Down, Get Low, Get out - Fast.’ • If you can, close doors behind you to stop the fire spreading. • Once out, stay out – never go back inside. • Meet at the planned meeting place – in car park outside club • If you can’t get out of the club, close the door of the room you are in and put a towel under it to stop the smoke coming in. Go to the window and yell ‘FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!’ Wait to be rescued. • If there is a fire at Seddon Fields, Call 111 immediately

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2017 YOUTH AND JUNIOR COORDINATORS JUNIOR COORDINATORS 5th Grade Racheal Monks racheal.monks@gmail.com

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7th Grade Spencer and Claire Turner spencerandclaire@gmail.com

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GIRLS GRADE COORDINATORS 11th Grade Ange Southgate ange@southgate.net.nz

12th Grade Girls Gary Dalhousie gary.dalhousie@me.com

13th Grade Girls Phillip Dunn phillip@annecy.co.nz

14th Grade Girls Rachel Thomas wsafc14th@gmail.com

15th Grade Girls Catriona Stewart catrionastew@gmail.com

16th and 17th Grade Girls Al Best al@modsquad.co.nz

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2017 YOUTH AND JUNIOR COORDINATORS YOUTH COORDINATORS 9th Grade Jo Lloyd jo@lloydexecutive.co.nz

10th Grade Paul Speary paul.speary@nice1.co.nz

11th Grade Ange Southgate ange@southgate.net.nz

12th Grade Gary Dalhousie gary.dalhousie@me.com

13th Grade Phillip Dunn phillip@annecy.co.nz

14th Grade Rachel Thomas wsafc14th@gmail.com

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Back To Your Feet Physio are proud WSAFC Physiotherapists. We also look after New Zealand Football, Aotearoa Roller Derby, NZ Ice Fernz, Pirate City Rollers, Auckland Roller Derby League, and the West End Lawn Tennis Club. Justin has a 10 year history working in football at national and international level with all age groups. We play the game, we know the game and we know how to get you back playing. Our passion for prevention, rehabilitation and performance is what drives us to make us the premier football physiotherapy clinic in the country... all on your doorstep! NO SURCHARGE for ACC consultations for WSAFC Members. Discounted rates for family of WSAFC Members. We sell tape, creams, exercise equipment and other consumables.

We are based in the WSAFC Club rooms at Seddon Fields. Open Mon to Fri and Sat mornings, Sun by appointment To book an appointment online please go to www.backtoyourfeet.co.nz or text Justin on 021673732

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2017 COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2017 Executive Committee Grant Russell – grant@harmonyhomes.co.nz Executive Chairman Zoran Jerkovic – zoran.jerkovic@bayleys.co.nz Treasurer - 027 577 3715 Joanne Powell – jopowellnz@gmail.com Registrar & Junior Controller 5th-8th grade Peter Andrew, Steve Lowe, Paul Rutland, Barry Noyer, Phil Dunn, Mike Cunnington, Warwick Hooper

2017 Senior Committee Warwick Hooper – warwick.hooper@lionco.com Senior Chairman – 027 445 3538 Mark Evans – mark.evans@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz Mario Campbell – info@greylynnglass.co.nz 0275 744 644 Zoran Jerkovic – zoran.jerkovic@bayleys.co.nz 027 577 3715 Barry Noyer – badbaz44@hotmail.com 021 615 881 Douglas Robinson – robinsond@poal.co.nz Paul Blanchard – paulb@pbt.co.nz Tony Jones – tony@artbureau.co.nz Howard John – howardwjohn@gmail.com Paul Rutland clubmanager@wsafc.org.nz 027 294 7984

2017 Junior/Youth Committee Phil Dunn – phillip@annecy.co.nz Junior/Youth Chairman – 021 807 640 Kate Beddoe, Paul Thomas, Mike Cunnington, Ralph Walker, Gary Hughes, Michael Pleciak, Dave Cranefield, Spencer Turner

Football Development Manager Andy Vernon – fdm@wsafc.org.nz 0204 048 2472

Communications & Sponsorship Coordinator Tracy Cunnington – comms@wsafc.org.nz

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