Hibiscus Coast AFC Newsletter 13 July 2012

Please find below the latest info from Hibiscus Coast

If you have some news for our newsletter, some funny stories or some players who want to be in the “News” email us on [email protected]

School Holidays

A reminder with school holidays coming to an end that all football from midgets, juniors and seniors starts again this Saturday 14th July.

Keep an eye out for next school holidays a return of the school holiday program.

Prize giving – September 15th

Prize giving will be at Orewa College on the morning of Saturday 15 September- Make sure you have your nominations for Coach of the Year and Team of the Year to [email protected] before July 28th. (And remind your coaches to get their player nominations in too).

Girls Team Glory – On Fire

Congratulations to the Hibiscus Blaze 11th grade girls team who won the recent Eastern Suburbs tournament, defeating Three Kings 1-0 in the final. If you missed the article in the Rodney Times then visit the hbcafc.org.nz website to click on the link.

Hibiscus Coast Hoodies

Available from Dynamic Sport. http://www.dynamicsport.co.nz/

Summer Soccer

It does seem early to talk about it, but Kids Summer Soccer will run again this year in Term 4 (and not into 2013 Term 1 this time) Teams are organised by the local schools and the competition run by the club (year 1 through to year 10) and played after school at this stage on a Monday. This year we are after a Summer Soccer Co-ordinator to help it run smoothly- a small financial reward is offered. You do not have to be a soccer star; it is more of an organisation and administrative role. Further information can be obtained by emailing [email protected] .

There is Summer Soccer for the adults too…more on this later- why not give it a go. Mixed social teams and Men’s social and not so social. Friday nights at Hibiscus Coast. More on this to follow.

Football Profile- Margaret Hodge

This week I talked to Margaret Hodge on the sideline- one of many Grandmas watching, except this Margaret was one of a group who changed the face of Football in in the 1970s. Before 1974 all 60 football clubs were part of Auckland Football Association, but it was so large that it was hard to get things done. A group founded North City Junior Football Association in 1974 with 6 member clubs- North Shore, East Coats Bays, Birkenhead, Glenfield, Forrest Hill and Rangitoto, then later on Takapuna, Hibiscus Coast, Greenhithe, Northcote, Warkworth, Albany- Wairau were added- (Auckland was not too pleased). Margaret and Eric Hodge along with some others were annoyed with ECB as they were importing and paying players (ed note – sounds familiar) from overseas for their senior teams- then passing the costs on to the juniors- so they started up a new club - Rangitoto. They then helped others set up Hibiscus Coast and Albany-Wairau. Clarrie Morgan was one of the main instigators and with help from the Hodges started up Hibiscus Coast AFC in 1974. Later Rangitoto and Albany-Wairau combined to become Albany.

Margaret was the first female member of the Auckland Soccer Referees Association in 1976, refereeing boys and girls games for many years, and started up girl’s soccer in the North City JFA in 1974 with 18 teams. She also held a number of administration positions at the NSJFA

These days Margaret still loves to watch the game and can be found watching Grandsons - Joel in 7th grade Brazil, or Matthew in 9th Grade Nelson, Eric in 12th Grade at Albany FC, and even son Robbie in the over 35 HBC team.

It’s thanks to people like Clarrie, Eric and Margaret that we can enjoy football at HBCAFC today.

Clarrie Morgan Memorial 9th Grade Tournament

Every year at HBCAFC, we run a tournament for 9th Grade Teams, so this Fathers Day (Sunday 2nd Sept) pop down and watch 16 teams of 9 year olds from all over greater Auckland compete for the Clarrie Morgan Memorial Trophy.

Offers to help on the day are welcome. Please email [email protected]

Clarrie Morgan was one of the founding members of the Club, and was president from its opening in 1974 to 1981.

Photo: On the left, Clarrie Morgan with Eric Hodge.

FUTSAL

Futsal has been used by a few of our outdoor teams this season as an additional method of weekly training. The 5 aside game is played indoor with a heavier low bounce ball using the confines of a basketball court and actively promotes and develops:

 close control, dribbling,  creativity and improvisation  maintenance of ball possession  one-touch passing  counter attacking  shooting  off the ball movement  1v1, 2v2, attacking & defending

The Futsal Development Programme is delivered by Northern Futsal’s Futsal Development Officer and Coach Felipe Bernardi at either Whangaparaoa College or The Leisure Centre.

Follow this link to see Spain and Portugal on the futsal court at the UEFA Champs 2010. Futsal is often thought of as a game using tricks, however this video shows that it is a game of perception that promotes individual ball skills often in 1v1 situations, constant movement on and off the ball and intense awareness of the game situation in an almost nonstop transitional environment.

For more information about what Northern Futsal can offer your outdoor team in term three or to join a futsal development programme please contact Sarah Payne m: 021 795 045 e: [email protected] or go to www.nff.org.nz

Team Snaps

12th Grade Wembley playing Warkworth at Victor Eaves. Take a look at Gibbsy in the background. A beanie, 4 jackets, a thermal and shorts. Think the top half would tell the bottom half its cold too.

7th Grade Brazil (in Black) v New Zealand (in Black). Confusing yes. Fun absolutely. The photos beg the question. Is there a better place in Auckland to play football by the beach?

Junior Committee Meeting

Next Meeting will be Wednesday 8th August at 7.30pm at the Club .Any queries to [email protected]

Sponsors Corner - Rotational Plastics Limited

We welcome aboard a new sponsor to Hibiscus Coast AFC this week.

Rotational Plastics, leading manufacturers, suppliers and exporters of high quality rotationally moulded plastic products. They have specialised in the design and manufacture of rotationally moulded products for over 25 years. The New Zealand owned and operated company has a proud heritage founded on the principle of customer service through innovative solutions. They also believe in developing strong customer relationships through exceptional quality and personal service. This philosophy has seen Rotational Plastics steadily grow so that now our products are found around the world.

From Tyson trailers, toolboxes, water tanks, road barriers, toboggans, bait boards, fish buckets.... this list goes on. www.rotationalplastics.co.nz

Snowplanet Membership Form - Free Membership to HBC Members

As part of Snowplanet's sponsorship with Hibiscus Coast AFC, they offer all our financial members free 50% discount membership (usually $99.00) or $29.00 Premium discount pass (usually $149.00). To take advantage of this great deal, download the form from the Hibiscus Coast website (click here) fill in the details; grab your woolly hat and get on down to Snowplanet pronto.

School holiday programs, girl’s nights, birthday parties, and the now opened function centre. For details of other great deals and events at Snowplanet, visit their website www.snowplanet.co.nz

Volunteers

"What you do for yourself alone dies with you. What you do for others and the world remains and is immortal." Albert Pike

Without volunteers sport in New Zealand would not exist. The many hours dedicated individuals donate every week so our players can participate in what they love doing is at times over looked!

Without their toil there would be no All Whites or All Blacks and New Zealand would not be able to compete on the world stage at the level we currently enjoy.

Volunteers come from all age groups, educational backgrounds, income levels, genders and types of employment. They become involved for a variety of reasons, depending upon both the individual and the organisation they are considering.

Some of the basic motivations often cited include:

- Having children or family involved - Helping others - Feeling useful and valued - Having an interest in the work or activity - Wanting to learn and gain experience such as skills or training opportunities - Having a lot of free time - Being devoted to the cause - Knowing someone who was involved - Social, such as being part of a team, or meeting new people

Because the volunteers involved in your club are often motivated by different things, your club should not treat them all the same way. That’s why it’s a good idea for clubs to have some way of managing their volunteers.

Good volunteer management creates a win-win situation for the volunteer and your club. Club– volunteer relationships can be very one-sided, where the club seeks volunteers to help them grow and develop without taking into account that the volunteer might want some benefit as well.

Because volunteers are such an integral part of sport and recreation clubs, it is important they feel valued and part of your club – this is the essence of good practice in volunteer management. Volunteers who feel they have made a worthwhile contribution to their club, have been appropriately rewarded and recognized and feel respected are more likely to contribute to their club again.

Volunteer management is about balancing the needs of the club with those of the volunteer and, if done correctly, the club may well benefit from increased volunteer support in future.

On the flip side, there are many reasons that people don’t volunteer.

Sometimes volunteering can seem very daunting, mainly through apprehension about what’s expected or worry about the time commitment.

At Hibiscus Coast we are always looking for volunteers to help. You don’t have to be football savvy as often we need organisers, administrators, marketers, communicators, labourers, and idea makers. Watch this space as a volunteer management plan gets produced to help you understand just how you can help in any little way.

HIBISCUS COAST ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE

An Olympic Games warm up against World number seven Canada in Switzerland in the early hours of Sunday morning is set to provide the Football Ferns with the best simulation yet of the quality they’ll face in their London 2012 opener against Great Britain.

New Zealand take on the fellow Olympic qualifiers in Châtel-St-Denis in the opening game of the Matchworld Women’s Cup tournament and coach Tony Readings said it marks a step up from both the series win against China and a draw and narrow loss to Australia.

“The performances against those countries were an important marker for us but Canada are a step above,” Readings said.

“They are peaking for the Olympics and exactly the sort of test we need this close to London.

“The will also be similar to Great Britain in many respects so they will be a good dress rehearsal for our opening game in Cardiff. There’s also a chance we could meet again in the knockout stages so it’ll be a useful sighter for us.”

Football Ferns staff will also get a valuable look at Brazil who take on Colombia in the day’s later kickoff. New Zealand play Colombia in the Matchworld Cup next week but will not meet Brazil until their second Olympic group match in Cardiff on July 28.

The team set up camp in Switzerland this week and shook off the jetlag on Wednesday with a 10-0 win over the women’s team of Swiss club Young Boys FC, a side that reached the last 32 of the UEFA Women’s Champions League last season.

Readings has a fully fit squad to choose from for the Canada match, including and Kirsty Yallop who missed the games against Australia due to club commitments.

“Our plans are taking shape and these final two games in Switzerland will help make those final decisions we need to make before we meet Great Britain.”

The match kicks off at 2am on Sunday morning New Zealand time with the Oly Whites playing their second warm up game against Korea Republic in Seoul at 9pm Saturday night (NZT).

Canada are coached by former Football Ferns coach and Hibiscus Coast player .

In goal for New Zealand is , currently playing for the Men’s Div 1 team.

Matchworld Women’s Cup 2012

New Zealand v Canada Châtel-St-Denis, Switzerland July 14, 4pm (2am July 15 NZT) New Zealand: (from) 1-Jenny BINDON (GK), 2-Ria PERCIVAL, 3-, 4-Katie HOYLE, 5- , 6-Rebecca SMITH (captain), 7-Ali RILEY, 8-Hayley MOORWOOD, 9-, 10-, 11-Kirsty YALLOP, 12-, 13-, 14- , 15-, 16-Annalie LONGO, 17-, 18- (GK) . Coach: Tony READINGS

Canada: (from) Karina LEBLANC (GK), Erin MCLEOD (GK), Emily ZURRER, Carmelina MOSCATO, Robyn GAYLE, Lauren SESSELMANN, Rhian WILKINSON, Candace CHAPMAN, Chelsea STEWART, Kaylyn KYLE, Diana MATHESON, Desiree SCOTT, Sophie SCHMIDT, Kelly PARKER, Jonelle FILIGNO, (captain), Melissa TANCREDI, Brittany TIMKO. Coach: John HERDMAN

Contact the Club

Midgets and Juniors [email protected] Seniors [email protected] General [email protected] Exec Committee [email protected] Sponsorship [email protected]

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