Junior Section Newsletter - August 2009

In this Issue

Season Finish Date

Prize-Giving

Gear Return

Team Photos

Trophy Returns

Coaches & Managers Evening

Bronze ClubMark

In House Competition

Outstanding Results

Canty Reps

Elevate Sponsorship

Holiday Programmes

Club Fundraiser

Hi to All Members,

Season Finish Date
The last game will be on Saturday 29th August. Please note this applies to Starters and 7th - 9th Grades only. 10th grade and above will need to refer to the Mainland website for their finishing dates.

Prize-giving
Prize-giving will take place on Sunday 13th September in the main hall of The Cashmere Club on Colombo St. The timetable is as follows:-

10am Midgets Teams: Somerfield, Yellow, White, Red
10.45am Midgets Teams: Girls, Blue, Maroon, Gold, Green
11.30am 7th Grade
1pm 8th Grade
2pm 9th Grade
3pm 10th & 11th Grades
4.30pm 12th grade and above including Girls teams

End Of Season Gear Return
The cost of replacing gear each year is a large expense to the club and is a consideration when setting the next season's playing subs. Please... help us to keep our subs down.

To assist the committee, please hand your Club strip (playing tops), Club jacket, Coach jacket and any other Club gear to your coach on or by 29th August, following the final game. (we suggest you bring another top to change into.) We would rather have gear returned dirty, than not at all.

This means that we need to ask a big favour of someone in each team to do a "team gear wash" - thank you for any assistance here.

Coaches/Team Managers: Team Gear & Bags can be dropped off at the Cashmere Club on Saturday 12th September between 10am – 12midday.
Please could you check that all gear allocated is present and provide the names of any players who have not returned gear. Please ensure your bag is clearly labelled with your team name so this can be checked off.
If this is not convenient and you wish to arrange another time please contact Fed Simpson.

Team Photos
The team photos that were taken in July will be handed out at the prize-giving. Late orders for photos can still be made until the end of August, so if you missed out on a photo and really want one please contact Cathy Gabites via email email

Return of Trophies
These are Club and Mainland trophies that were awarded to any individual or team at last years prize-giving. These need to be returned to Barbara Turner as soon as possible so we can get engraving done for this year. Please contact Barbara via email

Coaches and Managers Evening
Thursday 10th September at Elevate bar & Restaurant at 7.30pm. This is an opportunity for you to meet other coaches, talk about the season and for the club to say thank you for your efforts over the season.
 

CWAFC Gains Bronze ClubMark Accreditation

The ClubMark accreditation process is designed to help clubs identify what they are doing well and where they have development potential. The programme aims to strengthen all aspects of operation. ClubMark accreditation supports a sports club by assisting in Building membership, Strengthening club financial base, Promoting the club in the community and Ensuring the safety of members and players. The ClubMark accreditation process is endorsed by Mainland Football and Sport Canterbury more...

Report from Fred Simpson, Player Development Manager
As the season draws to a conclusion it is good to be able to reflect on some excellent performances and results across the Junior section of the club.

Our in house programme continues to flourish and wasn’t it good to have the use of such a great indoor facility when the wet weather struck this year? I am most impressed with the caliber of our 9th grade players who next year will be stepping up into the big world of Mainland competitions. They will have a tough act to follow as we did exceptionally well in the 10th grades this season.

All of our Mainland 1st and 2nd division teams have performed well with a number of top three places and some simply superb efforts in the lower divisions. A very special mention to the 12th and 10th grades where we have had some outstanding results across many divisions. Well done one and all.

To top this off we have a great number of boys and girls currently trialing for Canterbury zonal and representative teams with the 12th grade boys already contributing 8 players to Canterbury teams. Please check our website over the next few weeks and we will update you on how they all progress. Good luck to you all.

Last summer we were able to run a number of after school programs during term 4 and term 1, these will again feature this year. It is my belief that participation in these programs gave many of our players the edge so evident this year and will continue to contribute to our success as a club. Details will be on the website shortly.

Holiday Programmes will be available during the next break and again in the New Year. Again please check the site for information and registration. We always make sure they are fun, safe and a learning experience.

So finally keep a close watch on the Cashmere Wanderers web site at http://www.cashmerefootball.co.nz for off season opportunities. Have fun in the sun whilst improving you skill base for next season. What could be better?
 

Club Fundraiser

Do you (or anyone that you know) need a new broadband internet connection? Join in on our club fundraiser referral program & earn our club up to $140 per confirmed referral. There is even a competition for the person who gets the most referrals that turn into confirmed sales before 30th November. For more details on this referral program www.f1.co.nz/broadband/club_fundraiser.html

Cashmere Wanderers Junior Committee

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