Majura Pitch May 2010

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Newsletter of Majura Football Club

Majura FC 2010: We’re back

Under 10s Thunder Lily on HPP Tom, take me!

FFA: 1-4-3-3 = U12+ President’s Welcome Robin Waring Shield

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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?

Like to see your team,

your match report, your

thoughts in the

newsletter?

Send to:

[email protected]

Next Newsletter 1 June.

Welcome to Majura Football Club 2010.

It’s a World Cup year and Australia will be there! So will Majura

Under 10 Tom Bigg-Wither and Under 12 Red Coach Rob

Janssens and we wish them well. (for more, read the news

section). And down at Dickson, Majura players from 3-18 will

strut their stuff once more.

Majura FC is a large Canberra community. With close to 1200

players, add in parents, grandparents, friends, refs and coaches

and football brings a lot of people together on Dickson Oval.

And a lot of work for our small but dedicated army of

volunteers!

Do take time to get involved in the club in some way. Why not

assist your Coach at training or on game day, help out at the

Canteen or volunteer for a job? There are many ways to do

your bit.

And for the more enthusiastic members on our sideline. watch

the video below; and remember to let the kids play without

your “expert” knowledge. It’s their time.

Two Rays: Courtesy English FA.

And if you need assistance or have a question about the club

please contact a Committee member (Blue Coat) on game day.

I’d like to wish everyone a wonderful and enjoyable season.

Rhonda Parkin, President.

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President’s Welcome

News

Volunteers’ Salute

Coaching Corner

1-4-3-3 explained

Free Coaching Course

U6-U9 Tips

Majura World Cup Quiz

Under 9: Lily Dawson

on HPP

Under 10s at Thunder

U11 Grace Fieg talks

pre-sesaon football

U11 Issaac Hunter does

Coerver

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Primary Schools:

North Canberra School

Trials:

Yr 5 and 6 boys and

girls. Contact your

school ASAP to find out

when the trials are.

Girls Yr 5/6 are 4th

and 6th May check

times, venue, at your

school for details.

NEWS NEWS NEWS NEWS

Volunteer Wanted:

Rosie Cataldo has organized the Canteen, Net Duty and Bar-b-

que roster for many seasons. Rosie no longer has any children

with the club so we are looking for a parent to “remind the

teams” each week when they are on duty. A short but crucial

task. It involves email and/or phone to the teams involved. Can

you help? Email Rhonda: [email protected]

Club Captains.

Majura FC would like to congratulate Brendan Cook and Nina

Henley who have been appointed Club Captains for Season

2010.

Capital Football High Performance latest

The Capital Football High Performance Program has limited spaces available in its winter squads for boys born in 2001 and girls born in 2001, 2000 and 1999. Trials for these positions will be held on the first two training sessions of the program. The details of the trials are as follows:

Capital Football Boys 2001 HPP Trial

Monday 3rd and 10th of May 1730-1830 at the Hawker Football Centre

Capital Football Girls 2001 -1999 HPP Trial

Monday 3rd and 10th of May 1800-1900 at the Kambah 3 Playing Fields

Registration for the trials is essential, to register please click here. Please note that players in the Summer High Performance Squads are automatically selected and are not required to register to trial.

If you have any questions about the trials please contact Capital Football by clicking here

Emma Bestek stars at National Championships

Well done to Majura Under 13 Opens Emma Bestek who was

selected in the All Stars team to play NSW Metro, the winners

of the recent Under 13 National Championships in Canberra.

Hiwot Johnstone, Madelyn Whittall and Ruth Kravis all had a

great tournament with Ruth a goal scorer against Queensland.

(And that’s the girls’ photo on the front page!)


News


Coaching Corner

1-4-3-3 explained

Free Coaching

Course

U6-U9 Tips

Majura World Cup

Quiz

Under 9: Lily

Dawson on HPP

Under 10s at

Thunder


pre-sesaon football

U11 Issaac Hunter

does Coerver

Robin Waring Shield

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Matildas must win!

The Matildas are off to

the Asia Cup this month

in China. They MUST

come in the top three to

qualify for the next

World Cup, Germany

2011.

And it will be tough, up

against China and South

Korea. All games live on

ABC TV in May.

MORE NEWS, NEWS, NEWS.

Who is the luckiest boy in the World?

Just now it might be Tom Bigg-Wither, Majura U10, Tom is

heading to South Africa for the World Cup.

Wait there’s more.

Tom won a McDonalds prize to walk out with the Socceroos

when they play Ghana in our Group D game.

We’ll be watching Tom, enjoy the trip of your life; and bring

back the points!

Under 12 Coach Rob Janssens off to South Africa.

Rob gets down to Dickson early to watch his son Stephen in the

Pee Wees and later, again, to Coach his daughter Hannah’s

Under 12 Red team.

But this year in June he’s off to the World Cup. Rob has tickets

for EIGHT games, including all the Australian games, (well we

hope there are more than three but we’re not confident) and

he’s been smiling ever since the tickets came through.

Have a great trip Rob, go the Aussies!

Kanga Cup:

Many Majura teams take part in the Kanga Cup every year and

have a great time. Last year we had 9 teams

It’s time to get your teams together and register at

www.kangacup.com The Kanga Cup is held in Canberra every

year. This year it runs from 4 to 9 July 2010.

There will be a 9 vs 9 player format for U10-U11 players with

U12-U18 teams playing 11 vs 11.


News


Coaching Corner

1-4-3-3 explained


U6-U9 Tips



on HPP



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Volunteers’ Salute: Kelli Finlayson

Goodbye old Rego system, hello Austin!

Ever been to an AGM? Hands up who wants to be the Registrar?

Kelli Finlayson was the only hand up at the Majura FC AGM in 2008 and it would be fair to say

Kelli didn’t have a clear idea of the responsibility involved.

There was a “tried and trusted” Majura system that was used to store all player information that

created reports and lists as we needed them. So Kelli followed it for the 2008 season, but it was

slow.

2009 brought a change to the football world. The FFA decided to introduce a new National

database called My Football Club. This database was being introduced as the new way to

register players online and I guess we are all aware of it now.

And Kelli reckons she clocked at least 50 hours at home manually re:keying everyone of the 1100 players for season 2009! And by September last year (yes the season was over) the final registration was complete, and Kelli’s thinking, “holy crap,” what have I got myself into!

Her son, Austin was seeing less and less of her, and finding it hard to understand what a volunteer registrar role could mean. Mum spending hours in the study, nearly every evening plus on the weekends, was not his idea of fair, or fun.

Kelli was focused. This year would be different she thought. She suggested, or “stubbornly pushed” Rhonda and the Majura committee to encourage all parents and players to use the online system for the 2010 season. And it worked!

It may have been painful, to you the parent registering your player(s) online, but Kelli has all

the Registrations complete for Season 2010, filed in the Clubhouse, and the season hasn’t

even started. And next year, as a result, registration should be much easier for everyone.

Kelli has led the way across Canberra. She has “loved being apart of the pioneer stage that has

brought Majura forward”, and we're possibly the only junior football club in the ACT to use the

database 100% for the 2010 season.

Take a bow, Kelli Finlayson and thank you!


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Great advice for all

parents, coaches and

players.

Listen to Majura FC

Director Paul

Whittingham’s view on

Majura’s Coaching and

Playing philosophy on

the podcast at

www.majurafc.org.au

(5 mins).

Coaching Corner

Chris Tanzey, former Matildas Coach and long-time Canberra

football identity says

“You know the best thing for kids to improve their football is

a wall. The wall doesn’t lie.

It teaches kids to anticipate, and they learn to hit with both

feet. And when the ball comes back to them they quickly

learn to be on their toes.”

Try it! Everyday for two weeks. With your ball stand 1-2

metres from the wall and simply hit the ball with your instep

against the wall with your left and right, then both feet.

One hundred passes (50 on each foot) against the wall each day

and watch your touch and technique improve. (If you miss

don’t re-start just carry on until you get to 100 and use both

right and left foot.) And when you get competent you can move

back.

Here’s a game to play with a mate. (www.soccerspecific.com)


News


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1-4-3-3 explained


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Let football be the

teacher; this month it’s

Geography.

Australia has played in

Tashkent, Doha,

Manama, Kunming, and

Tokyo on their way to

South Africa but which

countries are these

cities in?

Answer next page.

1-4-3-3 Explained.

Australia has a new football curriculum. Actually it’s our first

national curriculum ever!

All States and Territory Rep teams will be following the same

curriculum. And all our State and Territory Representative

Teams and Coaches will be implementing the 1-4-3-3 system

of play. So why not educate your players/coach today!

When Majura FC players (as our four Under 13 Girls did

recently) go to Representative football or Rep trials it will

assist them greatly if they have started to learn the system.

At Under 11 (with 9 players) teams play: 1-3-2-3 .

And from Under 12 all Rep teams will play: 1-4-3-3

The goalkeeper is an “outfield” defender. Alert to balls over the

top and competent to pass the ball to feet, with their feet.

And note how the three in midfield line-up.

Who wouldn’t want more! Click for FFA 1-4-3-3 explanation?


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If a child can’t control

the ball, how can he or

she be expected to

pass?

A child needs to master

the ball, to control it

with left and right foot

with comfort, and then

passing becomes an

option.

FREE Coaching Courses and advice at Majura.

Free: Majura Grassroots Coaching Course: Sunday May 9th,

Dickson Oval. 9am-12noon.

All you need to do is register online. It's as simple as

that...and it's FREE. Sign up here. Free to all Majura

Coaches, Players and Parents

Will your child play football for a number of years?

Then why not learn the skills to assist him or her and their

friends? Many parents are new to football but have played

Basketball, Netball, AFL, League, and Union in their youth.

Skills are easily transferable and with a grassroots Coaching

Course certificate(it’s free) you can easily and quickly improve

the football skills of our players.

All participants get a FREE Grassroots Coaching Book and

what better way to ensure your players have a great

experience this season.

Majura has a number of Youth, Junior and Grassroots trained

Coaches. Need help? Contact your Age Co-ordinator.

Grassroots Coaching Courses are free.

All junior and youth coaching licences are offered by Capital

Football.

Under 6-Under 10s

Teach the Individual – Tactics will come later.

Don’t worry about tactics or team strategies

Encourage the players to express themselves, to try and

dribble rather than always passing the ball.

U6-U10’s is the time for the player to learn how to

master the ball. He/she needs to feel comfortable

running with it, receiving etc. This should be the main

focus of your training.

(Grassroots Coaching, FFA.)

Football: The Geography Teacher

(answers from previous page.)

1. Uzbekistan, 2.Qatar, 3. Bahrain, 4.China, 5.Japan.


News


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1-4-3-3 explained


U6-U9 Tips



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Australia v India Asia Cup January

2011

No we’re not talking

cricket, we’re talking

football.

Australia will play India

in the first game of the

Asian Cup Finals,

January 2011 in Doha.

Did you know the

Calcutta Football Derby

regular gets over

110,000 people to the

game.

Majura Quiz time. 1 correct answer gains you 1 point.

0-5 goals The World Cup is coming. Did you know?

6-12 goals Good work but more to be done before kick-off.

13-20 goals Fox Sports need you

21-29 goals Majura FC legend: Can you write the next quiz?

1. How often is the FIFA World Cup held? (1 point)

2. How many times has Australia made the World Cup

Finals (including South Africa 2010.) (1 point)

3. Who scored Australia’s first ever goal at the World Cup

Finals? (1 point)

4. Who will Australia play in their Group of Death this

time? (3 points)

5. How many games in the World Cup Finals has Australia

ever won? (1 point)

6. How many Asian countries have ever won the World

Cup? (1 point)

7. What year did England win the World Cup? (Yes, they

still talk about it!) (1 point)

8. The Hand of God: Who did it, against whom, and in

which year? (3 points)

9. Seven countries whose names (unofficially) begin

within “S” will be at the 2010 Finals. How many can you

name? (7 points)

10. New Zealand has qualified for South Africa. They last

made the World Cup in Spain, but which year was that?

(1 point)

11. How many teams qualified from Asia for the 2010

World Cup, and who are they? (5 points)

12. Which country hosted the last women’s World Cup?

Where and when is the next one? (3 points)

13. Which Majura FC player won a prize to walk out with

the Australian team in the World Cup against Ghana? (1

point)

14. Which Majura Coach is heading to South Africa to

watch EIGHT World Cup games? ( 1 point)

Answers bottom of page 13.


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Is football really a

simple game?

Fozzie says, “ 1,000

touches a day,” to

master the ball.

Robbie Hooker, ex-

Canberra United Coach

says 10,000 hours to be

a Matilda!

U9 Lily Dawson on the inaugural Capital Football

High Performance Program.

Lily Dawson is a Majura U9. Lily is one of the first Majura girls to go through the Capital Football High Performance Summer Program (HPP) which ran from October-March. Lily has been playing football for Majura since she started Pee Wees at 3 years old. She has played in a mixed team since U7s ( U7 & 8 Owls - this year U9 Dugongs). Last year she also filled in for the U9/10 Whirlwinds in the girls competition after her U8 game. Lily, how long have you played football? Since I was three years old.

What's the best thing(s) you like about football? It is fun. I get to run around a lot and kick the ball around.

You are one of a few Majura girls who took part in the very first Capital Football High Performance Program. Why did you want to do it? I tried out because my brother was and because I wanted to improve my soccer skills.

How did you get selected? Did you have to trial? Yes I had to trial at Hawker. We did some ball skills and played a game.

How often did you train each week? Three times a week - Monday, Wednesday at Kambah and Saturday at Hawker for an hour.

Why should other girls do this program? (or not) Because it is fun and you get to participate in tournaments and run around.

What was the best thing about the HPP program? Meeting other girls who play soccer.

What did you think of the training pitch at Hawker? It was rough, fun and good.

What other sports do you enjoy? Futsal, tennis and rugby. Who is your favourite football team? Canberra United Who is your favourite football player? Kahlia Hogg


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Best practice warm-

up? You choose.

1. Chuck the shirts

out and get the players

on the field.

2. Line all players

up and get them to

shoot in turn.

3. Each player has

a ball, introduce

individual skills, small

game, reminder of

training/coaching

focus, including drink

and chat, 30 mins.

Majura FC Under 10s break new ground.

Rear from left - Bob Parkin, Nick Neser, Michael Southam, Peter

Andriopoulos, Hugh Warnock, Daniel Wang, Jason Thornton,

Billy Moullaskis, Jonathon Best.

Front from left -Tom Bigg-Whither, Shae Thornton, Taumari

Tiaree, Ben Southam, James Bright.

Majura FC U10 Open has a new development pathway this

year writes Cheryl Warnock

For the first time Majura FC U10s entered the Thunder

Tournament held recently at Mawson Playing Fields. We took

players from all of the Majura 2009 U9 teams and put together

a team to enter into this competition.

The boys had been training for 4 weeks before the big day but

due to end of summer commitments had only had a few

sessions where they trained as a team.

They started off with Rhonda (Parkin) as coach but with her

many commitments to the club she was very happy to hand

over to Jason Thornton and he provided many stimulating

sessions coming into the tournament. (Jason is a Capital

Football High Performance Coach).

Bob Parkin was the fantastic coach on the day and he led the

boys through a really good performance on the field.


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Football can be played

in the rain!

So unless it’s coming

down in buckets on

game day, don’t ring the

club, just come and

play

Majura FC Under 10s (Cont)

All the boys arrived on Sunday morning very excited to be

going into their first football tournament for Majura.

At least three of the boys had spent the previous Sunday

watching their older brothers in the Lightning tournament at

the same fields and they were very happy to be the ones

playing rather than watching.

We had some good wins, many near misses and a few losses, all

in all the boys played very well and by the end of the day were

really starting to hold their positions, pass the ball and play

some good football as a team. Overall we finished third in our

pool and had a great day.

Well done boys.

We would all like to thank Rhonda and Bob Parkin and Jason

Thornton for their time in helping prepare and coach the boys

for the tournament.

Of course we also need to give a big thank you to the parents

who brought the boys and spent a very big day screaming

support from the sideline.

World Cup Quiz Answers:

1. Every four years.

2. Three. (West Germany 1974, Germany 2006 South Africa

2010

3. Tim Cahill v Japan in 2006. (Where were you?)

4. Germany, Ghana and Serbia. Ouch, that’ll be tough.

5. One; v Japan (3-1, Germany 2006.)

6. Nil.

7. 1966.

8. Diego Maradona, England, Mexico 1986.

9. Slovenia, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland,

Spain and Serbia

10. 1982

11. Four. (Korea Republic, DPR Korea, Japan and Australia.)

12. China, Germany 2011

13. Tom Bigg-Wither. (Under 10)

14. Rob Janssens. (Under 12 Red Coach)


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More from the Under

11 Lightning.

Alex McKeough coolly

slotted the team’s first

of the day.

Esky Gavel scored her

first goal in THREE

years, then she got

another.

Grace Maher, Grace

Basser-Silk, Tara

Gilfillan, Eilis Fitt and

Indiana Matthews

were also scorers on

the day.

Grace Fieg, talks Under 11 Pre-Season

Team: Under 11 Girls Red team (Mini Majura Matildas)

Under 11s started training: Late March

Games to date: Six games

A few weeks ago my team, the Majura Reds, aka the Mini

Majura Matildas, played against the Capital Football High

Performance team at Hawker Stadium.

It was my first time playing on artificial turf and it was really

good because it cleaned your shoes off. The turf was extremely

itchy when I fell over and the sun reflected off it but the ball

ran smoothly and was easier to play on than on grass.

Before the game I was really nervous because I thought they

were going to be hard to play. It was tricky at first but then we

started to get into it and Grace (Maher), Grace (Basser-Silk),

and Eilis (Fitt) scored lots of goals and we won easily.

It gave me confidence about the season ahead.

After that we had a few training sessions, including one where

we played the U12 Girls Red team. It was fun and a real

challenge because they were very skilled.

That got us prepared for the Lightning tournament where we

played four games. We got into the finals but we didn’t play

because some people had to leave. I reckon we still could have

won it because we were going to play a fairly easy team.

We won three games and tied one with BelNorth. I really

enjoyed the tournament, especially because we got free passes

for a sausage sandwich and a can of drink. I enjoyed playing

but I’m kind of glad we didn’t play in the finals because I was so

tired by the end of it.

I think that I’m really lucky that I got into this great team with

all my friends and I’m excited about the season ahead.


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Ever heard a Parent

imploring a

player/child to “Pass

it?”

Was Ronaldo implored

to pass at Under 7-12?

Did Lionel Messi learn

to dribble by following

Coach and Parents

instructions to pass,

pass, pass?

Don’t tell the kids to

pass. On game day let

them find the solutions?

U11 Isaac Hunter on Coerver

Isaac Hunter from Under 11 Silver team attended his

second Coerver Academy over the summer months

How long have you played football? 4 years, always with

Majura.

What is your favourite thing about football. It’s really fun

and you make new friends. It takes your mind off things.

Why did you enrol in Coerver? When I played soccer I used

to just run and stuff. Coerver improves you, and teaches you

new skills. At Coerver, we trained twice a week for an hour and

a half, and also showed our skills at Canberra United games.

In January I went to the Coerver Camp on the weekend. Players

came from Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. I was selected to go

to Japan from this camp.

My favourite skill? The stepover.

My favourite team? Barcelona, and Australia in the World

Cup.

Favourite Player? Lionel Messi, (Barcelona and Argentina.)

Favourite Australian player? Tim Cahill (Everton and

Australia.)

Favourite things about Coerver? You get to meet lots of new

people and do fun things, like goal shots and 2 v 2 games. I

would recommend it to anyone who wants more football and

to improve.

What school do you go to? I go to Turner Primary School. In

my Coerver group were my Turner friends Lucas and Tom

(Bigg-Wither), Shae (Thornton) and Huell.

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New to Coaching?

Top tip for success:

Be organized!

And don’t be afraid to

ask for help. There are

plenty o people,

teachers, coaches etc

around the club so feel

free to ask.

Teaching children at

the end of a day is

never easy. Why do you

think schools send

them home at 3pm?

Robin Waring Shield

Project Coordination Federation Cup Round 2 – Pool A Canberra City 4-1 Canberra Olympic Canberra City took a firm grip of Pool A of the Project

Coordination Federation Cup with a comprehensive 4-1 victory

over Canberra Olympic and in the process collected the Robin

Waring Shield at Hawker Football Centre.

Goals from Pat Ross-Magee, Simon Gemmell, Adam Dobell and

Misko Naumoski meant that Pat Caggiano’s team claimed the

Robin Waring Shield, a memorial trophy named after the

former Majura youth player who was known by many of the

Canberra City squad.

The emotion of the occasion certainly seemed to lift Canberra

City as they responded to falling behind with a terrific display

of heart and determination that surprised as much as it

delighted the City following in the crowd.

MATCH REACTION

Pat Caggiano, Canberra City Coach: “The game obviously meant

a lot to the players as many of them knew Robin and they

turned up to play today. It was a great result for us.


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