Juvenile News

Number 47 Date June 2008 President Kelly

13’s to 15’s at that time operated under the Amateur Youth Service under Jack Wood. When he was unable to look after that league Raymond again stepped in to ad- minister that association until in 1991 all the leagues amalgamated under the newly formed ADJFA. With the formation of the SYFA in 1999 Raymond was an influential member of it’s executive committee and was elected as Vice President 6 years ago. Raymond combines his interests in Youth football with his job as Head of Taxation of the John Wood Group plc. It is a job which takes him all over the world but he still manages to find the time to keep abreast of Raymond Kelly the Secretary of the Ab- the league’s affairs via the internet and late erdeen and District Juvenile FA was in- night phone calls. stalled as President of the Scottish Youth In his time Raymond has been an executive Football Association at the AGM held at member and treasurer of the Aberdeen Hampden Park. Sports Council. He is currently on the SFA This is the culmination of a lifetime of North Regional Youth Committee. dedication to youth football. A former Ju- Away from football Raymond is the cur- venile referee in Dundee Raymond’s job rent chairman of the Scottish Branch of the took him to Aberdeen where he continued Chartered Institute of Taxation. to officiate at Juvenile matches . When in With such a heavy involvement in various 1985 Arnold Gill stepped down as the Ju- committees and organisations it is just as venile Aberdeen Youth League Secretary well that Raymond is a confirmed bachelor. Raymond hung up his whistle to administer Away from football Raymond has a great the league. love for opera and classical music much to At that time the league was split into two the annoyance of the Regional Secretary age group the 11’s and 12’s on Sunday’s when they travel together to various meet- and the 16’s and 18’s on Saturday’s. The ings. Numbers almost SUMMER doubled WHAT SUMMER ?

In researching the front page story concern- The technical gurus at the SFA are still ing Raymond Kelly we checked up on the preaching the dogma of summer football membership numbers in the first season of despite this association losing more match- the ADJFA way back in 1991. es to the weather since the start of British In the 17 years since the ADJFA was Summer Time than through out the winter founded the number of teams in member- months. ship has almost doubled. In 1991-92 season The editor attended two SFA Coaching a total of 101 teams took part in the league Seminars one in Mid Winter and one in programmes. This season a total of 193 Mid April. The temperature in Mid Winter teams completed the league programme. was several degrees warmer than the Baltic These numbers speak volumes for the or- conditions experienced in April when the ganisational abilities of the league secre- region experienced it’s only snow covering tary. of the year. There is truth also in the saying that behind The vagaries of the Scottish climate make every great man there is a great woman. In it impossible to predict when we will expe- this case step forward Match Secretary rience bad weather as anyone who has ex- Carol Baxter! perienced the horizontal rain that falls on pitch 18 at Sheddocksley in July will tell

Season you. 1991-92 2007-2008 Number of Number of Percentage The major cause of lost games is waterlog- Under Teams Age Teams increase ging something that could be greatly re- 18 17 19's 18 5.9% 16 9 17's 15 66.7% duced by better maintained pitches. A 15 10 16's 24 140.0% 14 12 15's 30 150.0% greater number of third generation artificial 13 19 14's 35 84.2% 12 18 13's 36 100.0% pitches would also help. 11 16 12's 35 118.8%

totals 101 193 91.1%

Whilst these historical figures are a source of pride the current trend over recent sea- sons means that we cannot be complacent. Last season for example there was an alarming drop in the number of teams completing the 17’s league programme. This could impact on the 19’s league next Inverdee on May the First!!! season. Goals Galore

Season 2007-2008 2006-2007 2005-06 2004-2005 19's 18 18 20 22 This season there were 1555 league 17's 15 21 23 21 16's 24 18 23 28 matches played with 9888 goals 15's 30 30 32 30 14's 35 31 30 32 scored. That is an average of 6.4 13's 36 34 34 33 goals per game! Totals 158 152 162 166 Albion Aces at Airdrie

For the third year running an Albion BC team has lifted a Scottish Cup at Airdrie’s Excelsior Stadiume. This year it was the 15’s that completed the hat trick having won the under 14 cup last year they compeltely dominat- ed their final against Hillwood BC winning by a comfortable 3-1 margin. NO REGIONAL HAT TRICK Both Albion 14’s and Dyce BC 16’s failed to add to the silverware collec- tion of the North teams when they were beaten in their respective finals. Albion were outgunned 2-0 by Clyde Soccer Cumbernauld who inciden- tally beat Lewis United by the same score in the semi finals. Dyce 16’s paid the price for not taking their chances against Hutchison Vale eventually being beat 2-1 City Honour for Albion Coach

John Hill the manager of Albion 15’s was presented with the Aberdeen Sports Council Coach of the Year Award for 2006. This was in part for recognition in guid- ing Albion 14’s to win every single tro- phy including the Scottish Cup last season. John has now after this season managed Albion teams to no fewer than four SY- FA Challenge Cup triumphs. Indeed for the last three seasons he is unbeaten in Scottish cup ties having won the 16’s Have You Entered For Next Season ? trophy in 2006 followed last season by Remember entry to the Scottish Cup is not automatic. the 14’s and now this season the 15’s cup. You must post your entry. Great Northern Trophies FinalLeague GreatNorthern 13's A League Dyce BC 18 16 1 1 49 15's B League Section One Albion BC 18 13 1 4 40 Newmachar Colts 18 14 1 3 43 Deveronvale 18 13 1 4 40 Peterhead BC 18 14 0 4 42 Lewis United Youth 17 12 2 3 38 Westdyke BC 18 13 1 4 40 Banchory BC 18 9 1 8 28 Peterhead BC Athletic 18 12 4 2 40 Westdyke BC 18 7 1 10 22 Banchory BC 18 10 4 4 34 Peterhead BC 17 5 2 10 17 Middlefield SC 18 8 1 9 25 Fraserburgh Link-Up FC 17 4 1 12 13 Middlefield Wasps 18 7 1 10 22 Cornhill FC 18 3 2 13 11 Colony Lads 18 4 0 14 12 Sheddocksley BC 17 0 0 17 0 Glendale BC 18 1 1 16 4 Cove BC United 18 0 1 17 1 13's B League Section One Formartine United 24 21 0 3 63 15's B League Section Two FDS 24 19 4 1 61 Colony Colts 18 14 1 3 43 Ferryhill BC 24 20 1 3 61 Bridge of Don SC 18 13 2 3 41 Ellon Meadows 24 16 1 7 49 Dee BC 18 12 3 3 39 Donside Juvenile FC 24 14 3 7 45 Ellon Meadows 18 10 4 4 34 Stoneywood Ajax 24 12 4 8 40 Formartine United 18 10 1 7 31 Huntly YFC 24 11 1 12 34 Fernhill Rovers 18 7 2 9 23 East End Delta 24 10 1 13 31 Stonehaven YFC 18 5 6 7 21 Peterhead BC Colts 24 7 2 15 23 Culter BC 18 4 2 12 14 Glendale BC 24 5 3 16 18 Westhill Boys 18 3 1 14 10 Riverside BC 24 4 5 15 17 Cove BC Athletic 18 0 2 16 2 Stonehaven YFC United 24 2 2 20 8 Byron Athletic 24 1 1 22 4 16's A League Dyce BC 17 17 0 0 51 13's B League Section Two Peterhead BC 18 14 1 3 43 24 23 0 1 69 Kintore BC Albion BC 18 13 3 2 42 Stonehaven YFC 24 20 1 3 61 Colony Park 18 9 2 7 29 24 19 2 3 59 Middlefield Wasps Dee BC 18 6 3 9 21 24 17 1 6 52 Insch & District FC Fraserburgh Link-Up YFC 18 5 4 9 19 24 16 3 5 51 Cove BC Formartine United 18 4 5 9 17 24 12 1 11 37 Kemnay FC Westdyke BC 18 5 2 11 17 24 10 1 13 31 Cove BC United Sheddocksley BC 18 2 3 13 9 Bridge of Don SC 24 9 2 13 29 Peterhead BC Colts 17 2 1 14 7 Colony Park 24 6 2 16 20 MBC United 24 5 3 16 18 16's B League 24 5 2 17 17 Upper Deeside BC Cove BC 25 23 1 1 70 Dee BC 24 3 2 19 11 Stonehaven YFC 26 21 1 4 64 East End BC 24 1 0 23 3 Banks o''Dee YFC 25 18 2 5 56 Huntly YFC 26 18 2 6 56 14's A League Colony Colts 25 18 1 6 55 Lewis United Youth 18 16 1 1 49 Glendale BC 26 13 1 12 40 Albion BC 18 14 3 1 45 Deveronvale 26 11 4 11 37 Dyce BC 18 11 1 6 34 Portlethen SC * 26 12 1 13 36 Banchory BC 18 9 4 5 31 Culter BC 26 11 1 14 34 Fraserburgh Link-Up YFC 18 5 5 8 20 Ellon Meadows 25 9 1 15 28 Deveronvale 18 6 2 10 20 Broomhill BC 25 7 2 16 23 Donside Juvenile FC 18 5 3 10 18 Cornhill FC 25 4 2 19 14 Colony Park 18 5 2 11 17 Banchory BC 24 3 1 20 10 Peterhead BC 18 4 4 10 16 Stonehaven Spurs 26 0 0 26 0 Ellon Meadows 18 2 1 15 7

17's A League 14's B League Section One Westdyke BC 12 12 0 0 36 Glentanar BC 24 19 2 3 59 Parkvale 12 7 0 5 21 Huntly YFC 24 19 1 4 58 Fraserburgh Link-Up FC 12 6 2 4 20 ALC Colts 24 18 3 3 57 Cornhill Thistle 12 6 2 4 20 Peterhead BC Thistle 24 15 4 5 49 Culter BC 12 3 4 5 13 Westdyke BC 24 15 0 9 45 Westhill Boys 12 2 1 9 7 Colony Colts 24 12 3 9 39 Cove BC 12 1 1 10 4 Culter BC Rovers 24 12 1 11 37 Middlefield Wasps 24 8 4 12 28 17's B League Dee BC 23 8 3 12 27 Stonehaven YFC 14 11 1 2 34 Kemnay FC 24 8 2 14 26

Placings Newmachar Colts 14 11 0 3 33 Formartine United 23 4 4 15 16 Glentanar Sports 14 8 1 5 25 Longside Dynamos 24 2 3 19 9 ALC United 14 8 0 6 24 Glendale BC 24 0 0 24 0 Fraserburgh BC 14 7 1 6 22 14 3 1 10 10 14's B League Section Two Peterhead BC 13 3 0 10 9 Culter BC Deeside 22 21 0 1 63 Banchory BC 13 2 0 11 6 Stonehaven YFC 22 20 0 2 60 Formartine United Cove BC 22 18 1 3 55 Cornhill FC 22 14 0 8 42 19's A League 16 12 1 3 37 Bridge of Don SC 22 11 2 9 35 Banchory St Ternan Youth 16 10 2 4 32 Sheddocksley BC 22 11 1 10 34 West Garioch BC Newmachar Colts 22 8 3 11 27 Formartine United 16 9 2 5 29 Bridge of Don SC United 22 7 1 14 22 Colony Park 16 8 1 7 25 Portlethen BC 22 6 1 15 19 Cove BC 16 7 3 6 24 Ellon Meadows Colts 22 5 0 17 15 Lewis United Youth 16 6 1 9 19 2007-08 Byron Thistle 22 4 1 17 13 Stonehaven YFC 16 5 1 10 16 Turriff YFC 22 2 0 20 6 Glentanar United 16 3 6 7 15 Newmachar Colts 16 3 1 12 10 15's A League Lewis United Youth 18 17 1 0 52 19's B League Albion BC 18 16 0 2 48 Ellon Meadows 16 12 2 2 38 Banks o''Dee YFC 18 11 1 6 34 East End BC 16 11 2 3 35 Deveronvale 18 10 2 6 32 Stoneywood Potterton 16 8 5 3 29 Dyce BC 18 10 0 8 30 King Street Ajax 16 9 2 5 29 Colony Park 18 8 1 9 25 Dee BC 16 9 1 6 28 Cove BC 18 8 0 10 24 Westdyke BC 16 8 2 6 26 Sheddocksley BC 18 3 0 15 9 Peterhead BC 16 4 0 12 12 Fraserburgh Link-Up YFC 18 2 1 15 7 Culter BC 16 4 0 12 12 East End Datus 18 2 0 16 6 Cruden Bay 16 0 0 16 0 Roll of Honour 2007-08 13s Development 19s Squad Great Northern Trophies League A Winner Banchory St Ternan Youth Great Northern Trophies League B Winner Ellon Meadows Murray Cup Banchory St Ternan Youth v Lewis United 3-2 The following players have been Sunnybank Shield Colony Park v Cove BC 2-3 Frank Waugh Memorial Trophy Culter BC v King Street Ajax 3-0 selected for the SFA North Region Development Squad 17s Great Northern Trophies League A Winner Westdyke BC Martin Anderson - Fraserburgh Link-Up Great Northern Trophies League B Winner Stonehaven YFC Scott Anderson - Albion BC Dugout Trophy Cornhill Thistle v Westdyke BC 4-5 NOSKAB Trophy Westdyke BC v Culter BC 1-0 Ryan Cameron - Albion BC Frank Waugh Memorial Trophy Peterhead BC v Fraserburgh BC 8-2 Taylor Christie - FDS 16s Stuart Close - Dyce BC Great Northern Trophies League A Winner Dyce BC Great Northern Trophies League B Winner Cove BC Robbie Collinson - Dyce BC President's Cup Peterhead BC v Dyce BC 1-2 Middlefield BC Trophy Cove BC v Dyce BC 1-3 Ryan Coutts - Kintore BC SYFA Challenge Cup Dyce BC v Hutchison Vale FC 1-2 Adam Davidson - Albion BC Great Northern Trophies Consolation Trophy Cornhill v Ellon Meadows 0-4 Sean Flett - Lewis Utd 15s Peter Humphreys - Fraserburgh Link-up Great Northern Trophies League A Winner Lewis United Youth Great Northern Trophies League B Winner Colony Colts Camran Knowles - Albion BC Belmont Trophy Dyce BC v Lewis United Youth 0-3 Stonehaven Youth Trophy Albion BC v Lewis United Youth `1-0 Craig Macaskill - Dyce BC SYFA Challenge Cup Albion BC v Hillwood BC 3-1 Craig McRae - Banchory U13s Great Northern Trophies Consolation Trophy Cove BC Athletic v Westhill Boys 4-0 Marc Reid - Kintore BC 14s Great Northern Trophies League A Winner Lewis United Youth Kai Ross - Lewis Utd Great Northern Trophies League B Winner Culter BC Deeside Craig Simpson - Banchory U14s SR Wood Trophy Lewis United Youth v Albion BC 0-3 Eddie Mannall Trophy Dyce BC v Albion BC `1-3 Grant Thomson - Dyce BC SYFA Challenge Cup Albion BC v Clyde Soccer Cumbernauld 0-2 Great Northern Trophies Consolation Trophy Longside Dynamos v Portlethen SC 5-1 Daniel Tootill - Donside Juveniles Aaron Walker - Albion Calum Wilson - Dyce BC 13s Great Northern Trophies League A Winner Dyce BC Great Northern Trophies League B Winner Formartine United The North Regional Squad will Colony Park Cup Albion BC v Lewis United Youth 1-0 BATT Cables Trophy Deveronvale v Albion BC 1-4 train until the summer holidays and Frank Waugh Memorial Trophy Dee BC v StonehavenYFC United 2-1 will resume again in August until November. During this time the em- Coaching Conference phasis is on individual player devel- opment with all coaching staffs Football coaches from all over the North of Scotland congregated at charged with improving the individ- Garioch Centre, Inverurie on Saturday 31st May 2008 to attend the SFA ual technique and game awareness North Regional Coaching Conference. The sessions focused on the creative of the youngsters involved. player, 2 v 2, and goalkeeping drills & techniques. The Squad will also play fixtures Regional Manager Graeme Sutherland welcomed over 90 delegates to the against the other 5 Regions and take in-service and they were treated to some of the most interesting and up to part in the National Camp in the date information on children’s and youth football training. summer holidays. Tosh Farrell, Academy Technical Co-ordinator at Everton Football Club delivered a technical session based around reception of the ball, dribbling Session Plans for the Squad Train- and awareness. He coached some of North Regional U13 boys Squad and ing can be downloaded from the took them through some basic skills practices and conditioned games for Football Central website at young players. www.footballcentral..org.. Keith Rees, England Womens and Everton Goalkeeping Coach followed this session by delivering some goalkeeping drills and techniques with six goalkeepers. Tosh Farrell rounded the day off with some attacking 2 v 2 drills. The content delivered provided an insight into how to improve individual and team play and will hopefully have added to the existing knowledge held by the coaches in attendance. The next SFA North Regional in-service session at Allan Park, Cove Rangers FC on 17th September 2008. SYFA REGIONAL AWARDS 2008 MERIT VOLUNTEER OF YEAR In the 1998-99 season when Peterhead BC joined the Aberdeen and District Juvenile FA they had AWARD only three teams and John Ligertwood was in charge of the 12’s age group. Mister Dyce. This season Peterhead BC has thirteen teams and What can one say about overseeing them all as Community Club Secre- ERIC MANNALL. tary is John Ligertwood. If the Match Secretary Twenty eight years ago Eric was persuaded wants an answer to problem involving teams by his late brother Eddie to help him run from Peterhead one phone call to John normally the newly formed Dyce Boys Club. resolves the matter quickly and efficiently. Eric set about attracting and encouraging a John has encouraged numerous coaches to be- team of dedicated committee members and come involved so that the youngsters in the Blue team coaches to make Dyce BC a major Toon can enjoy the game of football. In 2007 force in youth football, not just in the Peterhead’s 17’s gave John a fitting reward for North East of Scotland, but the whole of all his hard work when they won the League Scotland. Championship. This was the first time a Peter- Eric can rattle off a host of Dyce players head team had won a league title. who have gone on to grace the senior Whilst John Ligertwood was not directly in- ranks. Equally he can name a number of volved with that age group, what is certain, is current Dyce players whose fathers also that without his hours of hard work in the back- played for Dyce BC. It is difficult to dis- ground as Community Club secretary countless cern what gives him greater pride. numbers of Peterhead youngster would not be Whilst Eric is Dyce through and through able to enjoy the game of football. he has not been backward in coming for- CLUB OF THE YEAR ward and helping out the local association. He spent a number of years as an executive member of the Aberdeen and District Juve- Deveronvale nile FA and is currently a serving member The Banff club were the trailblazers when it of the SYFA North Regional Executive. came to the SFA Quality Mark Scheme. For more than five years Eric took charge Deveronvale were the fist club within the of the ADJFA 13’s squad taking them to region to achieve the Quality Mark Status. England and Northern Ireland to take part in the Jack Wood Tournament. In 2004 With six teams competing in the Aberdeen Eric was awarded the Regional Volunteer and District Juveniles FA fixtures it required of the Year. a great deal of effort to ensure that all the Currently Eric is in Charge of the Dyce BC coaches and teams complied with the re- 10’s age group and is the club’s Player quirements of the SFA Scheme. Now that Protection Officer as well as being the they have achieved this status the footballers Club’s President. Yes not for nothing is he of Banff and the surrounding area will reap known as “Mister Dyce.” the benefits in years to come. Developing There’s more to life than football Talent Plan Sitting at the same table as John Hill the Albion coach at the Civic Award Ceremony at the Beach ballroom was former Albion The SFA have published a booklet entitled player David Law. He was there to collect Developing Talent Plan. the Young Sports Persons Award. David In the foreword Jim Fleeting Director of had been capped for Scotland at golf and he Football Development with the SFA states has a very bright future in front of him in that it is a “project for all footballers, from that sport. David had previously been se- the most talented, to the footballers who lected for the Regional Development Squad wish to play recreationally”. but had chosen to concentrate on hitting the The plan will provide a consistent , inte- smaller ball. grated and structured coaching and devel- ANYONE FOR TENNIS opment programme that will support the Also at the same table was former ADJFA improvement of our young players from executive committee member Mike Ross. recreational to national level. Mike has coached a number of clubs in the Emphasis will be focused on the Long association and crossed swords with John Term Player Development Coaching and Hill when John ran the Albion 18’s and activities need to be structured so that they Mike was in charge of Formartine United are age appropriate. Developing the coach- 18’s when they won the Scottish Juvenile es is every bit as important as developing Cup. the players. Mike was their however in his capacity as a The plan also cautions against the early tennis referee. He was telling of how he has specialisation of players this can lead to almost a full schedule in the summer early burn out and early retirement. It could months officiating at tennis tournaments be referring to these adverts for goalkeep- such as Queens and Wimbledon. Last year ers with experience required for a team in Mike was a linesman in Andy Murray’s the 11’s! match at Wimbledon. Ghanaian Juvenile Teams in Need of Kit

Dyce Boys Club 13 s Manager, Aby McDonald, is currently working in Ghana and after attending some of the local youth football matches he was shocked at the lack of kit these youngsters have. Photographs of these teams in their current kits can be seen on www.dyceboysclub.com. If you look at photograph number 5 you will see that not only is there a lack of kit but that the goalkeeper has no socks, shin pads or boots but is playing in his bare feet. I am sure that some teams here in Aberdeen must have unwanted football kits sitting in cupboards that these kids could use. If you have any kits you no longer use, could you please donate them to us and we will arrange to ship these to Ghana where they will be distributed to the local village teams. If you can help, please contact Eric Mannall on 07875 896770 or at [email protected] and we can arrange for these to be uplifted. Your help would be greatly appreciated. EURO 2008 WE’VE GOT IT TAPED Thankfully the standard of games in Euro 2008 have been of a high caliber with teams It hasn’t taken long for the new goal posts at playing by and large attractive football. Inverdee to become very shabby looking. With There has been some controversial deci- the cross bars having no cup hooks to take the sions by the match officials . Holland’s first goal nets due to health and safety reasons goal against Italy was offside as was officials are resorting to using PVC tape of Poland’s goal against Austria. This was different colours. When the nest are taken proved conclusively after the studio expert down the remnants of tape are left giving the a had watched the action in slow motion multicoloured effect. several times . Several seasons ago this journal recommended The match officials on duty are the very the use of Velcro strips which can be used and best that Europe has to offer. This just goes reused time and again. This will stop the tape to show that the officials are only human. pulling off the paint work exposing the steel Maybe just maybe our teams should re- below to become rusted and it will also be member this when they are are playing on kinder to the environment with no bits of PVC a Saturday or Sunday when there game is tape being left to blow in the wind. being handled by an inexperienced referee with no assistants to help him or her. Referee Raymond Permits for Friendlies In honour of Mr Kelly’s elevation to the presi- Clubs are reminded of the need to obtain dency of the SYFA we reprint the article that permits in order to play friendlies or in appeared in edition No 7 in January 1998. tournaments. Details of how to obtain per- Having moved from Dundee and being a qual- mits are contained in the league website at ified referee Raymond was keen to assimilate www.adjfa.org.uk or the regional website himself into North East life so he volunteered at www.northernsyfa.co.uk his services to the Echt and District Summer League. SAVE THE He had the daunting task of handling the Echt versus Skene local derby match. During the YEARBOOK game Raymond was subjected to a fair amount of constructive criticism from the Echt If the association is to continue publish- touchline. One spectator in particular was very ing it’s year book it will require adver- vociferous. tisers to help pay the costs. Last year Finally Raymond could stand it no more and he the assocation stood the cost of the year marched over to the culprit and looking him book itself. Obviously this cannot con- square in the eye, shouted “ Look here, I’ve been watching you for the last twenty min- tinue so it is in everybody’s interest to utes.....” attract advertising for this booklet. “ Aye , I thocht so,” the spectator shouted Clubs could perhaps ask their sponsors back.” I kent you could nae be watching the if they would like to take out some game.” advertising. In this way the costs can be This article was picked up by the Evening offset. Express and reprinted in that august journal