Majura June 2010 by Eamonn Flanagan

Majura FC says “Go Australia!”

U14 Denzel says, “Go Australia.” U 13 Thorno’s World Cup Quiz U12 Jackson McNee: How far can the Socceroos go? U12 Ellen Leslie: A National Champ. U12 Iesha Flores & Erin Hyde write. U10 Sarah Richardson on Thunder

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Majura Pitch: World Cup Edition Newsletter of Majura Football Club From the President. All the news. Volunteers needed. Coaching @Majura Denzel Kamal “Go Australia.” Kai Thornton’s World Cup Quiz. Jackson McNee: on the Socceroos. Ellen Leslie: A National Champ. Sarah Richardson on Thunder. Iesha Flores and Erin Hyde talk u12. Reds

Majura Players:

We know you can play but can you write? Here’s your chance to get published! Can you take a team or player photo? Check out the Majura writers in this edition. Love your football, like to write, why not give it a go? Send to: flanagan.eamonn@gmail.com

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Welcome to Majura Football Club 2010. Majura FC is a volunteer club with almost 1200 junior players. I’d like to thank all members of the Committee for their outstanding support in ensuring our players get to play each weekend, with goals in place, refs on the park and food to be eaten when the game is done. As football continues to develop across Australia, Majura FC continues to move forward. Technical Direction at Majura Technical Director Paul Whittingham is aiming to focus the football development side of the club in coming months/years. We’ve already started a couple of initiatives with the U7s development program returning, a new development pathway for boys and girls at u10, and our in-season Coerver program. Check out the Coaching pages for more details on these and details of our new Coaching Bulletin.

Majura FC/Canberra Olympic Partnership We are about to sign a Memoranda of Association with our Senior Partner Club, Canberra Olympic FC. Olympic now train at Dickson giving a clear pathway for our junior boys. In the coming weeks we will see Olympic players forming a buddy relationship: supporting, encouraging or assisting with coaching our younger players. Our relationship with Olympic will provide player pathways for all our boys and girls in years to come. And check out the great writing and thoughts on football in this newsletter from the people who matter at Majura FC, our players. Enjoy the games and thanks to everyone for their support. Rhonda Parkin, President AND did you know: First Australian World Cup flag seen across Canberra? Rhonda Parkin was spotted flying the Socceroos flag on May 25th. Although after the team played so poorly against New Zealand, rumour has it she considered changing it to a Kiwi flag!

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Majura Pitch: World Cup Edition Newsletter of Majura Football Club From the President. All the news. Volunteers needed. Coaching @Majura Denzel Kamal “Go Australia.”

NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS Photo Volunteer Co-Ordinator needed. We need someone to co-ordinate with the photographer, and organise the list and the teams for this year’s photos. We have photos every second year and this year they will be taken for all teams on July 24th and 31st. For details please contact juliearnold@homemail.com.au asap or pop into the Clubhouse on Saturday.

Kanga Cup

Kai Thornton’s World Cup Quiz. Jackson McNee: on the Socceroos. Ellen Leslie: A National Champ. Sarah Richardson on Thunder. Iesha Flores and Erin Hyde talk u12.

Over 200 teams have entered this year’s Kanga Cup including a number of Majura teams. Teams such as Adelaide City (SA), Richmond (VIC), Bankstown Strikers (NSW), Forrestfield (WA), North Queensland Crocs (QLD) and Hobart FC (TAS) had already confirmed their participation alongside a plethora of local Canberra teams, representatives from New Zealand and ShinGok from South Korea who return to the McDonald’s Kanga Cup for the fifth successive year. Tournament manager, Adam Castle, was ecstatic with the everexpanding entry list. “Reaching the milestone of 200 teams is a massive achievement for us; it demonstrates that the McDonald's Kanga Cup brand is as strong as ever,” Castle said.

Free SMS for your team/parents Primary Schools: North Canberra School Congratulations to Majura FC players Alex McKeough, Ellen Sedgely, Grace Maher, Grace Basser-Silk, Eskie Gavel, Grace Connell, Rachel Cass, Eilis Fitt, Erin Hyde and Jodie Kirkness for making the North Canberra Girls team. And good luck. www.majurafc.org.au

Do you need free SMS to get in touch with your players and parents? There are a number of free team management systems around. Some from Majura have been using this system, free emails (well that’s what the blurb says) and free SMS messages. Check it out and let us know if it works for your team/age group. https://teamer.net/session/new

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Majura Pitch: World Cup Edition Newsletter of Majura Football Club From the President.

MORE NEWS, NEWS, NEWS.

All the news. Volunteers needed. Coaching @Majura Denzel Kamal “Go Australia.” Kai Thornton’s World Cup Quiz. Jackson McNee: on the Socceroos. Ellen Leslie: A National Champ. Sarah Richardson on Thunder. Iesha Flores and Erin Hyde talk u12.

Matildas One of the best footballers in the World Lisa De Vanna broke her leg in the Asian Cup recently. Let’s hope she is back for the World Cup if the Matildas make it.

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Does football make the runner, or the runner make the footballer? First five places in the North Canberra X-Country went to Majura FC U11s. From left to right, Grace Maher (5th), Eliza Baker (2nd), Grace Fieg (3rd), Eilis Fitt(1st) and Alex McKeough (4th)

Boys, Boys, Boys: Born in 1999 or 2000. Capital Football is currently seeking expressions of interest from boys born in 1999 or 2000 to trial for the Winter High Performance Development Program. Trials for the program, are free, and will be held in conjunction with regular squad training on Monday 24th and 31st of May from 6pm to 7pm at the Hawker Football Centre. If selected in the program, players will continue to train throughout the Junior League season at this time, and will be required to pay $300 in program fees as well as purchase a program uniform for $60. Registrations for trials are essential. To register please click here.

Capital Football Trials for Girls Born 1997. Capital Football is currently seeking expressions of interest from girls born in 1997 to trial for the Capital Football High Performance Winter Development program. Registrations for trials are essential. To register please click here.

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Majura Pitch: World Cup Edition Newsletter of Majura Football Club Trial Dates for the PSSA Football Boys and Girls Teams Trials are for any child born on or after July 1st 1997 will be held: Aranda Playing Fields (off Banambila St, Aranda). Monday 31st May and Monday 7th June. 4.30-6.00pm. For further information please contact:Tom Crossley 0415503570 or tomcrossley@live.com.au

Majura friends succeed. Congratulations and best wishes to former Majura FC players Olivia Gurney, Lauren Keir and Brittany Palombi. All have been selected in ACT National U15 squad. They are joined by former Gungahlin players Monica Cerro, Gabriela Ciardullo who played with Majura in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successful Kanga Cup side.

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Majura Pitch Newsletter of Majura Football Club Coaching Corner at Majura

Majura U11 Coach Heather Fitt talks football with the team at half-time.

Majura FC Technical Development Paul Whittingham is Majura FC Technical Development. Here’s a quick update on what is happening around the ovals. 

In coming weeks we aim to produce a Coaching Bulletin for all our Coaches. We would like to see a Q and A section with content driven by the Coaches. Any thoughts or ideas: email: mfc_technical@live.com

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Majura will be setting up a Majura Technical Working Group to explore and develop Coaching initiatives to be taken to the Committee for approval. If you’d like to be involved please email: mfc_technical@live.com

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U7 Saturday Skills training session is currently being held every Saturday after U7 games. All u7 boys and girls are welcome.

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Trial In-Season Coerver Girls program. We are currently trialling a Coerver Skills Development program for girls, aged 10-12. (The players pay Coerver directly which is an additional fee to Registration.) We are investigating the possibility of a boys program 1114 in the second half of the season.

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U10 Development Squads. The boys development program has been running for some time, and the girls is in the process of being set-up. More details from mfc_technical@live.com

Sarah Richardson on Thunder. Iesha Flores and Erin Hyde talk u12.

Spot the formation.

FFA Curriculum says: Best format for U8/9 boys and girls is 1-3-3. This develops players nicely for U10s when the size of the team increases to 1-3-2-3.

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Majura Pitch Newsletter of Majura Football Club The World Cup According to Majura FC u12 Jackson Clement McNee I was only 8 when I discovered the World Cup. That was an unfortunate year for Australia ending with Fabio Grosso (Italy) in the box. But before that when Australia scored three goals in 8 minutes against Japan was one of my best memories - not just of the World Cup but ever! I also think the game for third between Portugal and Germany was a great game – one of the best I have ever seen. I think the best players of the last World Cup were Timmy Cahill(Australia) and Ronaldhino(Brazil). I also remember Wayne Rooney (England) being the youngest player to score a goal at a World Cup. Now to this World Cup. I want Australia to win the World Cup. But if it can’t be Australia (which it probably won’t) then I want an African nation to win – Ghana but not Cote d’Ivoire (because I just don’t like Didier Drogba, Chelsea). But I think the country with the best chance of winning is Spain because Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid) and Xavi Hernandez (Barcelona) are the best midfield pair in the world and if they control the midfield they will get the ball to the best striking pair in the world – Fernando Torres (Liverpool)and David Villa (Real Madrid). Also their defence – Carles Puyol (Barcelona) and Gerard Pique(Barcelona) – are not too shabby. As always I think Brazil will be their main challengers – assuming they survive the group of death. I think their wide players – Kaka (Real Madrid) and Robinho (Santos) – will open the play up and get the ball in for Luis Fabiano (Sevilla FC). They also have one of the best keepers in the world – Julio Cesar (Inter Milan). Argentina could win if wasn’t for Diego Maradonna. Great players – terrible manager. For Australia, my hope is that they will get to the round of 16. To do this, their spine will have to be excellent – Mark Schwarzer (Fulham)in goal; Lucas Neill (Galatasary) and Craig Moore (no club)at the back; Timmy Cahill and Jason Culina (Gold Coast United) controlling the midfield; and Harry Kewell (Galatasary) up front with Josh “Jesus” Kennedy (Grampus Nagoya) off the bench. I predict a draw against Germany; a win against Ghana; and good old one/two against Serbia. I think the three players to watch will be Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Wayne Rooney (Man Utd)and Ces Fabragas (Arsenal). Messi will dazzle with his pace, skill, control and vision. Rooney because of his great instincts in the box. Fabragas – before being injured – was having a great season with Arsenal and will be keen to impress. I am sure this World Cup will have lots of twists and turns, but I hope I have summed it up well for you. Written by Jackson Clement McNee www.majurafc.org.au

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Player Profile: Sarah Richardson Team:

Majura U10 Thunder

Ellen Leslie: A National Champ.

Favourite position:

Goalkeeper

Favourite Football Team:

Brisbane Broncos

Sarah Richardson on Thunder.

Favourite Football Shirt:

Majura Thunder

Iesha Flores and Erin Hyde talk u12.

Spot the formation. From the FFA u10 Curriculum U10 Girls and Boys should be playing 1-3-2-3 formation as they begin to learn the game strategies.

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How long have you played football:

Two years

What other sports do you do?

Swimming, Ripsticking

Which school do you go to?

St Thomas Moore.

Special Friend?

Jade

Best pre-match meal:

Toast

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Majura Pitch Newsletter of Majura Football Club From the President. All the news. Volunteers needed. Coaching @Majura Denzel Kamal “Go Australia.” Kai Thornton’s World Cup Quiz. Jackson McNee: on the Socceroos. Ellen Leslie: A National Champ. Sarah Richardson on Thunder. Iesha Flores and Erin Hyde talk u12.

Did you know Australia could qualify from their World Group with just one goal and two points!

Majura FC U12s after their recent win over Radford College. Coach Rob Janssens isn’t just happy because of the win, he’s off to South Africa to get some coaching tips from the best.

Iesha Flores reviews the season so far. Under 12 reds 2010, what are we looking forward to this season ? I’m guessing we’d like many wins during the season or draws but hopefully not too many losses. We are a great team to work with. We have just become used to the size of the field, and all the rules including the offside. We have improved a lot working with each other. We have progressed through 4 games at the moment and have done a good job. Unfortunately we have lost 2 games but on the bright side we have won 2. In this awesome team, headed by our Coach Rob Janssens, we have Chloe Bosworth, Eliza Garnett, Ellen Leslie, Hannah Janssens, Erin Hyde, Isabella Moth, Jodie Kirkness, Keeley Gilfillan, Lucy Spencer, Monica Macor, (cont next page)

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Majura Pitch Newsletter of Majura Football Club Majura FC U12s (cont) From the President. All the news.

Natasha Crawford, Sophia Caputo, Erica Roche, and me Iesha Flores.

Volunteers needed.

We look forward to learning more skills and techniques during the season.

Coaching @Majura

We have 12 more exciting games to look forward to.

Denzel Kamal “Go Australia.”

All the players’ parents support their child in my team to turn up to trainings and our soccer games on the weekend. Written by Iesha Flores

Kai Thornton’s World Cup Quiz.

Erin Hyde reviews Majura FC 4 Radford 0: Jackson McNee: on the Socceroos. Ellen Leslie: A National Champ. Sarah Richardson on Thunder.

On the 22nd of May my team, the Majura Reds, played against Radford. We only had 11 players, so we didn't have any substitutions, but luckily late in the first half Grace Maher and Eilis Fitt from the Under 11s Red team played for us.

Iesha Flores and Erin Hyde talk u12.

We didn't know what to expect and were wary at first, but eventually we got into our rhythm. In the first half of the match Jodie Kirkness scored one goal and I scored two, then in the second half Lucy Spencer scored us a fourth.

Check out the Primary School Soccer Trials. Some High School players can qualify.

That match was our second win of the season and hopefully we'll win lots more! By Erin Hyde

Read the news item for all the details.

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A-League at Majura Did you know our u10 boys teams are all called after Australian A-League sides? Who’s your favourite?

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Player Profile:

Denzel Kamal

Team:

Majura U14 Open Div 1

Coach:

Damian Page

Best player on your team?

All of us!

Favourite position: Midfield

Right forward or

Favourite A/W League player:

John Aloisi

Favourite Australian player:

Tim Cahill

Favourite international player: Zlatan Ibrahimvovic Favourite international team:

Australia

Favourite football shirt:

Australia

What do you like best about football? The team work and the plays. Best pre-match meal:

Pasta

Which other sports do you play? Golf, Futsal, Campbell High Futsal Team. Who will win the World Cup?

France

How far will Australia go?

To the Semi-Finals.

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Best practice warmup? You choose. Chuck the shirts out and get the players on the field or Line all players up and get them to shoot in turn or Each player has a ball, introduce individual skills, small game, reminder of training/coaching focus, including drink and chat, 30 mins max. www.majurafc.org.au

Player Profile: Ellen Leslie Ellen represented the ACT at her first Futsal National Championships in January 2010. Majura Under 12 Red, and ACT Futsal Under 11s. Ellen has played football at Majura for five years. She started with the boys then switched to the U11 girls team last season coached by Paul Macor and Rob Janssens. Ellen tried out for the ACT Futsal team in October last year. Two teams were preparing for the National Championships held in January in Canberra. “It was pretty tough,” reflects Ellen, “Fun and challenging but tough. The other teams were very good. It was pretty hard to get the ball off the other teams and stop them scoring.” NSW, Victoria, Western Australia all have strong teams and Ellen’s team had no “easy” games. “I trialled in September, I’d never played Futsal before, but I made the squad. We prepared hard. Training three times a week closer to the tournament, and then everyday just before. We really improved our ball skills. “I’d recommend it to anyone and I’ll be back next year. “My advice to anyone is to concentrate on your basic skills. Don’t try anything too fancy until you have the basics. (cont next page)

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From the President. All the news. Volunteers needed. Coaching @Majura Denzel Kamal “Go Australia.” Kai Thornton’s World Cup Quiz. Jackson McNee: on the Socceroos.

Player Profile: Ellen Leslie (cont) Team:

Majura U12 Red

Ellen Leslie: A National Champ.

Coach:

Rob Janssens

Favourite position:

Midfield

Sarah Richardson on Thunder.

Other sports you play: Country.

Futsal and Basketball, X-

Iesha Flores and Erin Hyde talk u12.

Favourite Football Shirt: Socceroos How long have you played football: Pre-match meal:

Eggs

Which school do you go to? Best pre-match meal:

Five years

Turner Primary

Toast

Did you know that Coerver say their players get 1,000 touches in their 1.5 hour training session. Wonder how many touches our players get in each of their sessions? Are we on track?

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Kai (Thorno) Thornton’s Bumper World Cup Quiz.

If your players just do what you tell them they are limited by one mind. Imagine the possibilities when you unleash the imagination and personalities of all the players!(FFA Grassroots Handbook)

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1 correct answer gains you 1 point. 0-14 15-26 27-34 35-42

goals goals goals goals

The World Cup is coming. Did you know? Good work but more to be done before kick-off. Fox Sports need you Majura FC legend: Can you write the next quiz?

1. Who hosted the first World Cup in 1930? (1 point) 2. England have only won the World Cup once, but which year did they win it? (Were you even born?) (1 point) 3. Who was the Australian keeper v Croatia in the last World Cup? (1 point) 4. Who scored Australias LAST World Cup finals goal in Germany 2006? (1 point) 5. Name ALL the World Cup winners? (7 points) 6. Canberran Joe Simunic, playing for Croatia, got how many yellow cards against Australia in Germany 2006? (1 point) 7. Who won the 2010 Euro Champions League Final; Inter Milan or Bayern Munich? (1 point) 8. What year were New Zealand last in the World Cup? And what country was it held in?(2 points) 9. Socceroos Carl Valeri is from Canberra. But who did he play for as a young boy and who is his current Italian Serie B club? (2 points) 10.Name the last three Australian National Team Coaches, including Pim? (3 points) 11.What is the playing formation for Majura FC Under 8/9 teams as set by the National Curriculum? (1 point) 12.What is the playing formation for Majura FC Under 10/11 teams as set by the National Curriculum? (3 points) Cont next page June 2010

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Kai (Thorno) Thorntons Bumper World Cup Quiz. (cont)

Did you know? Australia take on Germany, Ghana and Serbia in our third World Cup.

13 What is the playing formation for Majura FC Under 12-18 teams as set by the National Curriculum? (1 point) 14 Who was the player sent-off for a head butt (ouch) in the last World Cup Final? ( 1 point 15 What country does Chelsea star Didier Drogba play for? (1 point) 16 Who won the Scottish Premier League? (Ed: Nasty question Thorno)(1 point) 17 Name THREE of FIVE African nations at the World Cup? (3 points) 18 Name THREE of the FIVE South American nations at the World Cup? (3 points) 19 Name THREE of the TEN A-League players at the World Cup. ( 3 points) 20 Which former World Player of the Year, still playing in Europe, was not selected for the Brazilian World Cup squad? (1 point.) 21 Australia holds the record for the highest ever score in a World Cup qualifier. What was the score, and who was it against? (2 points) 22 The scorer of THIRTEEN goals in that match was a current A-League player. It remains the highest number of individual goals in an International but who is it?(1 points) 23 How many Football Clubs are there in Australia? (AFL, League and Union are not included in the list.) You need to be within 500 on the correct number to gain a point. ( 1 point)

On behalf of the fans of the quiz, Kai that was some quiz! Thankyou. Answers: last page. www.majurafc.org.au

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From the President. All the news. Volunteers needed. Coaching @Majura Denzel Kamal “Go Australia.” Kai Thornton’s World Cup Quiz. Jackson McNee: on the Socceroos. Ellen Leslie: A National Champ. Sarah Richardson on Thunder. Iesha Flores and Erin Hyde talk u12. “It is necessary to begin at the beginning. The beginning in football, is to give youngsters the means to master the ball. Mastery is technique.”

Football Club

World Cup Quiz Answers: 1. Uruguay (1 point) 2. 1966 (Were you even born?) (1 point) 3. Zeljko Kalac. (1 point) 4. Harry Kewell. (1 point) 5. Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, England, Uruquay (7 points) 6. Three (1 point) 7. Inter Milan (1 point) 8. 1982, Spain (2 points) 9. Tuggeranong United, Sassuolo (2 points) 10. Pim Verbeek, Graham Arnold, Gus Hiddink (3 point) 11. 1-3-3 (1 point) 12. 1-3-2-3 (3 points) 13. 1-4-3-3 (1 point) 14. Zinedine Zidane, France. ( 1 point) 15. Cote d’Ivoire(1 point) 16. Rangers (Ed: Nasty question Thorno)(1 point) 17. Cameroon, South Africa, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Algeria? (3 points) 18. Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile? (3 points) 19. Shane Smeltz, Ben Sigmund, Justin Pasfield, Jeremy Brockie, Jason Culina, Leo Bertos, Glenn Moss, Tony Lochhead, Craig Moore, Eugene Galekovic, Tommy Oar. ( 3 points) 20. Ronaldhino (1 point.) 21. 31-0 v Samoa (2 points) 22. Archie Thompson.(1 points) 23. 3308 ( 1 point)

Gerald Houlier – World renowned French Coach

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