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Dear Majura FC players, coaches, officials, parents and spectators, I write to remind you of your behaviour responsibilities when attending football activities or representing Majura FC. Recently there have been a number of incidents where people have behaved poorly, particularly with regard to addressing referees. Majura FC has had 3 junior referees leave the club in the last 10 months due to the poor behaviour of adults. Any Majura FC player, coach, official, parent or spectator found to be acting in a manner that contravenes the FFA Code of Conduct or the Australian Sports Commission’s Codes of Behaviour should expect to be sanctioned by the Majura FC Committee. Penalties may include match suspensions or, if severe or repeat offences occur, expulsion from the club. You are expected to:
Futsal Rocks: Many players play indoor football (Futsal) during the spring/summer term. Players start from Age 6. It’s fast, fun and great for technique. Registrations start soon. www.capitalfootball.com.au
5-a-side, 7 in a squad.
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ensure your comments are always positive; respect the referee at all times; and not engage in any taunting of or arguing with opposition players, coaches, or parents.
We are all here for the benefit of the children who play football for Majura FC. We are also responsible for setting a good example for the children, which includes looking after our junior referees. The referees are people too, and will make mistakes from time to time; that is part of the game. REMEMBER, IT IS JUST A GAME. I do hope this is the last time I have to send out a reminder such as this. Best of luck for the remainder of the season, and most of all enjoy yourselves. Rhonda Parkin, Club President
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Capital Football’s Women’s League Manager Andrew Fitzpatrick will come to Majura on Thursday 30 July 7-30pm at Yowani Country Club to inform Committee and Parents about player pathways for all girls. All welcome.
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Big changes to Capital Football Academy. FFA has introduced its new Talent Development and Identification programs across Australia. As a result Capital Football will abolish its Academies and 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 9 years-20.
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You need to register to try out. Why not? There will be drills and games. Even if you don’t get in it should be fun for your child if they enjoy the game. And trials are free in September. Find out more and register at www.capitalfootball.com.au
Volunteers: CAN YOU HELP NOW? Thank you to the speedy response for our call for volunteers in the last newsletter: Treasurer – Kathy Hicks sharing with Chris Brown Does your business need a boost? Advertise with Majura? We've had 1,900 readers online for the first newsletter. They've viewed over 9000 pages.
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MFC Clothing Many Majura Parents look to thank their Coach with a gift. A Majura fleece is often a treasured gift. If you are thinking of such a gift I would encourage you to place your order as soon as possible. The season end is nearer than you think!. If you have any questions please ask Paul Cook, Saturday 911.30am
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Over 150 players, girls and boys took part in the Coerver Northside 4-day holiday clinic. And there were 27 girls, aged 813 from Majura FC all working in one group.
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Jason Lancsar Director Coerver Asia/Pacific.
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“It was noted by all of my staff how fantastic it was to have so many girls and also how well behaved they were. We do hope they enjoyed the clinic and look forward to seeing them again at our future programs.”
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Well done Ali Cook Majura Under 11 Red Ali Cook has been selected to play for ACT Primary Schools in the National Schools Championships in Adelaide. Congratulations Ali. Did you know? There is just one player from Canberra playing AFL professionally but there are at least 15 Canberra men and two Canberra women earning a living playing football.
We know Tom Bigg-Wither but who’s the Aussie star with him?
Tom Bigg-Wither from Majura under-9's team “the Whales” got Australian keeper Mark Schawarzer to sign his little brother's jacket as well as his 'Lucky Shirt' (pictured) that he wears for every Socceroos game.
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Under 7’s Training Former Technical Director Paul Whittingham takes a group of Under 7 boys/girls for skills training right after their Saturday morning game. Why not discuss with Paul what he’s offering and see if it suits your child. (10.30am Saturday on the oval.)
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Last chance to Win a Nintendo Wii. Canberra City, our partner Senior Club has a Nintendo Wii Starter Pack, to be raffled at Canberra City Men's PL Home Games.
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How can you get a free ticket? Next home games: Friday, 31 July 2009 Canberra City v Belconnen United Hawker Enclosed 7.00pm Kick Off (Friday Night Game) Sunday, 23 August 2009 Canberra City v ANU FC Hawker Enclosed 3.00pm Kick Off
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Majura Football Club would like to express our condolences to the Lyons family. Eric Lyons died recently after a long-illness. Eric was a life member of the club and the club room is called the Lyon’s Den after him. Eric was a passionate football follower, the originator of one of Canberra’s first junior clubs Downer United which later became Majura Football Club.
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A large club like Majura has many issues to deal with, not least Volunteers. There are always a number of discussions going around and here’s a few.
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2010 Welcome back/Registration Day Fun Session:
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Welcome back/Registration Day in 2010 could become a gala fun session so when kids come to register they get to play a bit of football and parents could join in as well. Come on Mum get your shinpads on! If we can get non-Committee members to organize it we’ll give it a go. Under 10s’ Inter/Intra-Club?
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With the renewed focus on young player development the Committee is revisiting the Majura policy and will report soon.
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Should we introduce Majura Summer/Development Football? You can expect 1-4 Majura players to make each Capital Football Northside development group program for 9-16, boys and girls. But what about the other talented/enthusiastic Majura kids who miss out. Should we introduce summer fun game based development program over term 4 for players who love their football? Again we need volunteers to take it on in some format. 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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Ivan complained that he was finding it hard to get ANY questions right, so this time it’s different..or should be. 1 correct answer gains you 1 point or 6 if that makes it more exciting. 0-3 4-8 9-13 14-15
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Well done Ivan better now hey? Good work. Fox Sports need you Dead set legend: Can you write the next quiz?
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Warm up 1. How many players in a football team? 2. What is the nickname of our Australian football team? 3. Is the official in the middle of a football pitch called an Umpire or a Referee?
First half: Majura Focus 4. Which Majura team won their Kanga Cup competition? 5. Name the Majura team that have won back-to back Kanga Cups. 6. How many Majura girls did Coerver this School Holidays?
Second half: Rules and Canberra Football
From the Coach Under 7-10 players.
Don’t worry about tactics or team strategies This is the time for the player to learn how to master the ball. (FFA)
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7. Who lost in the inaugural W-League final? 8. Central Coast Mariners drew with Capital Football Select. True/False 9. From a throw-in can you throw it back towards your own goal. Yes/No 10. Can you score direct from a corner? Yes or no. 11. Will Canberra get an A-League team? Yes or No
Injury Time: Big Footy 12. How many Socceroos have Perth signed this winter? 13 Ronaldo now plays for who? 14 Former Liverpool star Robbie “God” Fowler plays for which Aussie team? 15 In England former Socceroo John Kosmina was told to warm-up for Arsenal. What was the reason he didn’t get on when called?
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7am Dickson Oval: That’s not a poor picture. It’s frost on the ground. Every week when we turn up to play, the pitch is marked out, the goals in position. Bob starts at 6am with just one other helper, Jono. Rob Janssens joins them at 7 and off they go. Bob has been a stalwart of the club. He joined the club when his son Andrew was 6. Andrew is now 29 and coaching his own team. This is Bob’s 23rd year as a club member. In that time you name it he’s done it. Treasurer, Manager, Age-Co-ordinator and hes still coaching a young team each year. On behalf of everyone at the club I’d like to say thank you Bob and your team. A great job and only six cold mornings to go! And if you didn’t know, Bob’s from Scotland so he probably thinks its summer when he’s out each morning!
“Get up,” came the cry from the sideline. “I’m doing my shoelaces up,” replied the young voice from the other end of the field.
Quiz Answers: 1 Eleven, 2 Socceroos, 3, Referee, 4.Hurricanes, 5. Hurricanes☺ 6. Twenty-seven, 7. Canberra United, 8. True, 9. Yes 10. Yes 11.Yes 12. Three Chris Coyne, Jacob Burns and Mile Stejovski, 13 Real Madrid, 14. North Queensland Fury, 15. He had to go to the toilet and missed the game. It’s true!
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Coaching Question: How do you get Under 8, 9 and 10’s to pass and move. Well it depends on the age and group of players you are working with. But here are a couple of drills that may help. Assuming by now most players have had some intensive passing and receiving drills it’s time to get them moving. 1. Introduce three/four players into a square with a triangle marked out in the middle. 2. Place players towards the perimeter of the square. Players have to pass the ball around the triangle, never through. And the ball must stay in the square. 3. Focus on player movement and quality passing. Take two touches if necessary.
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4. Remove a player so there is only three in the square.
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A-League season 5 starts in August 6th. W-League and Canberra United start October. Socceroos next game is against Ireland, in Limerick (August 17)
Drill two: Now players can score a “goal” by passing to another player through the triangle but at least one pass must go around it to start. How many “goals” can they score in a minute? Drill three. Add in a defender. The defender can only move along the sides of the triangle aiming to block the pass through. Players gradually learn to move the ball quickly around the triangle, move into position and aim to get an opportunity to “score.”
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Favourite position:
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Favourite A/W League player:
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Favourite Australian player:
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Favourite international player:
None!
Favourite A/W-League team:
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Favourite international team:
Brazil
Favourite football shirt:
My Futsal shirt.
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What do you like best about football? The fact that it’s a team game.
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Best advice anyone ever gave you in football: Never give up. If you weren’t playing football what would you be doing? Horse-riding, skiing. Best trick you like doing: Nutmeg. What do you think of the newsletter: It’s good.
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Favourite A-League player: Archie Thompson
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Favourite Australian player: Mark Schwarzer
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Favourite international player: David Beckham Favourite A-League team:
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Is it football or soccer? Soccer Best pre-match meal: Peanut Butter sandwich Best half time snack: Water Best advice anyone ever gave you in football: Don’t toe bang it; Greg Mulvaney. If you weren’t playing football what would you be doing? Playing cricket. Aussie sportsmen you most admire: Ricky Ponting Are we going to win the Ashes. (1-0 down at the time of writing and forecast for three months of rain but) Yes (Very confidently said as well.)
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Majura at the Kanga Cup Opening Ceremony. Majura entered a record 9 teams in the 2009 Kanga Cup and came away with one cup, three fair play awards and some wonderful experiences. The Majura Hurricanes successfully defended the Cup they won as 13 Girls in 2008, with a thrilling come from behind win against Woden 2-1 to claim the 14 Girls title for 2009. But just as proudly Majura teams also claimed three prestigious Fair Play awards - 11 Boys Gladiators, 12 Boys Reds and 13 Girls Eagles.
Under 14 Girls A feature of the week was how often Majura teams were drawn in very strong groups involving the eventual champions. The 10 Boys Knights actually beat the eventual Plate winner 3-0 in their pool match, before missing out on the play off round by a single point. The Gladiators did superbly to make the play offs Players with good 1 v 1 skills often make a difference in games at all levels. A feint, a trick, a dribble, a change of pace. Never criticise a player attempting to beat an opponent. FFA Coaching
The 12 boys did superbly to top their group, before back to back qualifying games on Thursday put them out of the final. The 13 boys had to play back to back play off games after finishing 2nd in their group to the eventual champions and won the 2nd, after a very hard fought loss again against the cup champions in the first match. The 13 girls were the real hard luck story of the week. They had both the finalists in their group, yet beat the runners up, and lost only in the final minute to the champions. Had that goal not been scored they would have made the final, and almost certainly won it. The 15 boys also finished strongly with wins in their final 2 pool matches and were beaten only by the 2 eventual finalists. Well done to all Majura teams on a brilliant week. Stephen Spencer Majura Kanga Cup co-ordinator
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The Walleroos u10 boys team were entered in the Cup competition. The team was formed from players from 3 Majura teams and a Radford ring-in 3 weeks before the competition. They were entered in the cup competition to give them a taste of the elite level of competition they may not otherwise experience.
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The boys played 3 interstate teams and one Canberra team. All of the games were very competitive and played in great spirit. The intensity and tempo of the games were high as was the skill level and the boys were not out of place in this company. Our first game was against Fairfield Colts. The Walleroos lead 1 - 0 for most of the first half, with Fairfield eventually winning 3 - 1, the same score that they eventually won the Cup final against Brisbane Athletic.
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It is necessary to begin at the beginning. The beginning in football is to give young players the chance to master the ball. Mastery is technique Gerard Houlier, Fmr Liverpool Coach
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Our next game against Gungahlin on a freezing morning showed the steely resolve of our boys. 3 times they came back from a goal down before being denied a penalty in the last 5 minutes as the game finished 4 - 3 to Gungahlin. The next pool game against Colo Cougars was an extremely tight affair finishing 1 - 0 to Colo. As a development exercise the tournament was very valuable and the boys, coach and managers will benefit from it, as we played against quality opposition and found out what it takes to compete at this level. We also enjoyed good camaraderie with the other teams as well as mutual respect. I'm sure that this time next year when the memory of the inconvenience of 9:30 starts is dulled and the thrill of the competition burns strongly everyone will be keen for more , hopefully not at 9:30 in the morning though! Coach: Tony Hunter, Managers: Bill Humphreys and Rick Williams
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A last minute entry to the Kanga Cup by the Majura Gladiators resulted in a fantastic week of football enjoyed by competitors and parents.
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Five games in four days lifted the spirits of the Gladiators and gave them the confidence to play to their potential, and true to their name. Thanks to John Cullen (Kieran’s dad), a brilliant coach, who took the week off work to coach and nurture the boys to win 3 out of 5 games.
Kanga Cup Under 10 Boys Under 11 Boys Under 13 Boys Under 14 Girls
It can take years to master the ball. Learning to operate tactically can take just a few weeks.
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The boys made it to the semi finals and were defeated by Colo. They were defeated only by match points but not in pride as the week concluded with the Gladiators being awarded the boys U11’s Plate Fair Play award.
John’s philosophy in coaching is that in order to achieve the best outcome for the team, players need to work hard together in supporting each other. The boys worked hard to achieve this throughout the week, a great lesson in football and in life.
Tania Bright Manager (for Kanga Cup) Majura Gladiators boys U11s team
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13 Boys: What a start! A combined Div 1/2 Majura team entered the U13 Boys Plate with Jo Smith as our coach and had an interesting week with some unexpected dramas! However, it was a great opportunity for the players to gain more match experience.
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Unfortunately our first scheduled match resulted in a forfeit as our opponents never turned up! No advice had been given to the Kanga Cup office until that afternoon when we heard that the team we were scheduled to play had formally withdrawn.
Ruth Kravis Andrew Palm Kanga Cup Under 10 Boys Under 11 Boys Under 13 Boys Under 14 Girls
So we went into our second match (with the subsequent Plate winner) at a bit of a disadvantage, not having had the opportunity to play together as a team. But it’s one the risks you take, as well as not knowing which pool you’ll end up in. Early in this match one of our players incurred a Red Card for an accidental handball, and was unable to play for the remainder of that match AND the next one! This was a tough lesson as it was the team’s first ‘Red Card’ experience, and it was very challenging playing for 55 minutes with only 10 players instead of 11. But it’s all experience and thankfully the week improved after this, resulting in a couple of good wins.
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So for those that haven’t played a Kanga Cup and are interested in playing next year, tell your coach or manager at the beginning of the season so they can start planning early to form a team. We’re lucky to have this tournament in Canberra so I recommend taking advantage of it next winter!
Sydney FC to win! Just joking! but I could be right. And watch former Majura boy 18 year old Kofi Danning make an impact.
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Elizabeth Jamieson Manager Majura U13s team
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14 Girls Hurricanes: Back to Back Winners.
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"The U/14 Girls Majura Hurricanes produced the fight back of the season to win the Kanga Cup for Majura in their final played at the AIS Synthetic pitch.
Andrew Palm Kanga Cup Under 10 Boys Under 11 Boys
The girls entered the game as underdogs, overcame the loss of their goalkeeper 30 minutes before kickoff and a 1-0 deficit at half time to beat Woden 2-1. The big crowd had their hearts in their mouths for much of the second half while the full time whistle is known to have brought tears of joy to some over-emotional fathers.
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Teaching of technique is too often neglected, with emphasis placed on instruction of team tactics and physical condition
The win was a real team effort with all the girls having a fantastic tournament. Congratulations girls. Total football came to Majura as no less than ten girls got their names on the scoresheet at various points during the week. The Hurricanes are Fai Bariesheff, Arielle Woodhouse, Chloe Gash (captain), Phylly Thomson, Katherine Ianno, Renee Mastrolembo, Katherine Spencer, Claire Sydney, Jemma Sturgiss, Nicole Pryor, Mary Cullen, Gabby Ciardulla, Monica Cerro and Anna Bennett. Special thanks to Gungahlin Utd for lending us three great kids Fai, Gabby and Monica. And also to our two other ring ins - Mary Cullen who stepped up from Div 2 (and into the daunting role of goalie for the final - and did a great job) - and to Anna Bennett - who must have come very close to winning the player of the tournament for the second year in a row.
FFA. Thanks also to Jim Bariesheff and Stephen Spencer without whom this fairytale story would not have been possible. I really hope the girls will be back next year to try and make it three Cups in a row. Rob Sturgiss – Coach
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