2005 WRFL Junior Club of the Year Official newsletter of the 2010 WRFL Junior Club of the Year 2011 AFL Youth Girls Club of the Year Altona Junior Football Club ______________________________________________________________ ___________ Pre-season Edition No. 8 - 19th April 2012 SEASON GAMES START THIS WEEKEND Welcome to the start of 2012 Season. The season games kick off this Sunday. I hope you are all ready for the early Sunday starts. Good Luck to all teams! TEAM CAPTAINS CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations for those players who were selected as Captain for their team. What makes a good captain: ! They are leaders ! They are organized ! They enforce positive thinking ! They recognize their team mates skill ! They step up when needed ! They mentor teammates These young people have been selected to represent and lead their team because they display these qualities. Good Luck for the season to all captains. PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL PLAYERS ATTENDING TRAINING ARE REGISTERED BEFORE ROUND 1 ON 22 APRIL. UNREGISTERED PLAYERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY. GAME DAY UNIFORMS Under 9 and 10 Teams wear purple shorts at all times. Under 11-16 teams must wear PURPLE shorts when playing at HOME and WHITE shorts when playing AWAY. A full set of socks are required for all players! 1 U16B’s NEED A TEAM MANAGER & QUALIFIED TRAINER URGENTLY We’re still seeking both a Team Manager & Qualified Trainer for our 16B Side. If you are interested in these rewarding position or know someone who would suit either of these vital roles contact Ashley Dumesny - U16 Coach – for further information on 0400 545 820. Calling All Girls 9–12 Years Come and play for the Vikings in our U12 Girls footy team, starting on 12 May 2012. The season will run for 10 weeks. More details available soon. SUPPORT YOUR CHILD’S TEAM Now is the time for parents and supporters to put their hands up for the roles that teams will need over the season. Cheering your child’s team is mandatory. We’d like to say that volunteering is mandatory too, but by definition it isn’t. Volunteers in a sports club are essential and valued and make a huge difference to the experience our young players will have on and off the football field. All roles have been defined in the Season Handbook to help make it easier to understand what’s needed. These roles must be filled: Team Manager (season commitment) Trainer (first aid accreditation needed) Runner (week by week) Waterperson (week by week) Goal / boundary umpires (week by week) Umpires Escort (week by week) Timekeeper (week by week) Speak to your player’s coach and find out what’s needed. Some roles require a Working with Children Check. It’s fun, rewarding and an opportunity to learn more about the game. 2 VOLUNTEERING Altona Junior Football Club is a well-managed, strong club with a great culture and a strong commitment to the development of their players. Our teams have a culture of teamwork, player participation and a passion for the game. This is achieved through good governances and planning at both the Club and Team levels. This work is carried out by Volunteers across all levels; it is the volunteers that make us a strong club. Our Volunteers are the backbone of our club, its culture and ongoing success. As each new football season starts, there are gaps left by parents whose children have turned 16 years old or moved to other endeavours. As always, this year, we are looking to fill these gaps with new volunteers to assist us fill the multitude of roles at the club and team levels. We encourage all parents, at some stage in their child’s football career, to support AJFC by volunteering for one of the many roles. Whether you are new to the club or if your son or daughter has played at AJFC for many years we ask for your support. Most of the Club Management and Team volunteers have been with the club for a few years. We always have more roles for volunteers so please take the time to make contact and understand how as little as a few hours a week will help. TRAINERS’ ACCREDITATION – MAKE SURE IT’S CURRENT All Team Trainers need to check that their accreditation is current before the start of the season. If accreditations have expired, come to the clubrooms, get a form and make sure it is returned ASAP. WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECKS - COMPULSORY Volunteers in the roles of coach, team manager, trainer, runner should have a current Working With Children Check lodged or completed before the start of the season. Forms available from the clubrooms. KIRAN IN Hi Parents and Players, After the recent loss of his Grandfather to cancer related complications one of our under 9 players 7 year old Kiran Sarikonda has decided to participate in the World’s Greatest Shave to help raise money for cancer research. Kiran is having his head shaved on Sunday April 29 and would like to ask all his team mates and other club players to get behind him in raising money for this great cause. Kiran will have a collection tin with him at training and game days until the event if any of his team mates would like to bring a donation or alternatively donations can be made via the following internet link: http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/kiran01 Thank You for your Support 3 TEAM PHOTOS SCHEDULE A reminder that team and individual photos will be taken by Kangaroo Photos at training on: ! Tuesday, 24 April (U9, U10, U11, U12) ! Tuesday, 1 May (U13, U14, U15, U16 & YG). Can Team Managers please come up to the clubrooms to collect envelopes to give out to players. Schedule is as follows: TUESDAY, 24 APRIL Team / Age group Shoot Time U9 4.30 U9 4.50 U10 5.10 U11 5.30 U12 5.50 TUESDAY, 1 MAY Team / Age group Shoot Time U13 4.30 U14 4.50 U14 5.10 Youth Girls 5.30 U15 5.50 U16 6.10 THANKS TO OUR NEWEST SPONSOR CTS Travel Services, we will be able to offer this fabulous prize at our major fundraising event to be held mid-season. Watch this space for details once the season starts. 4 WRFL ROUND DATES 2012 Round 1– Sat 21 April Altona Time Venue Opposing team 9am JJ Holland – Oval 1 OLD WESTBOURNE Round 1 – Sun 22 April Under 9 White 8.50am Altona No.2 Grant Reserve SPOTSWOOD Under 9 Blue 2.05m (Note Time Altona No.2 Grant Reserve OLD WESTBOURNE Change) Under 10 Red 8.50am Altona No.1 Grant Reserve YARRAVILLE SEDDON Under 11A 10.20am Altona No.2 Grant Reserve ST.BERNARD’S Under 12B 10.20am Altona No.1 Grant Reserve FLEMINGTON JNRS Under 13A 12.05pm Wyndhamvale Dennis WYNDHAMVALE Family Oval Under 14A 12.05pm Altona No.1 Grant POINT COOK Reserve Under 14C 12.05pm Altona No.2 Grant ST.BERNARD’S Reserve Under 15A Bye Under 16B 2.05pm Altona No.1 Grant ALBION Reserve *All Junior games are played on Sunday ** Youth Girls and U12 Girls are played on Saturday Under 9 & 10 Junior Fun Day - 29th July 5 GROUND LOCATION Club Name Reserve Address Albanvale Football Club Robert Bruce Reserve Gould Street DEER PARK Melways Page 25 E4 Albion Football Club JR Parsons Reserve (oval 1&2) Cnr. Stanford & Wright Streets Sunshine Melways Page 40 J3 Altona Football Club Grant Reserve Sugar Gum Drive ALTONA Melways Page 54 G9 Altona Junior Football Club Grant Reserve Sugar Gum Drive ALTONA Melways Page 54 G9 Braybrook Football Club Pennell Reserve Cnr. Cramwell & Burke Streets BRAYBROOK Melways Page 27 B10 Caroline Springs Football Club No 1 Town Centre Oval The Crossing CAROLINE SPRINGS Melways Page 356 G9 No 2 Brookside Oval Caroline Springs Boulevard CAROLINE SPRINGS Melways Page 358 F1 Coburg Districts Football Club Cole Reserve Cnr. Cumberland & Kent Roads PASCOE VALE Melways Page 17 B7 Deer Park Football Club Deer Park Sports Oval Hume Street DEER PARK Melways Page 25 F8 Glen Orden Football Club Heathdale Oval Cnr. Nightingale & Kookaburra Avenues WERRIBEE Melways Page 206 B4 Hoppers Crossing Football Club No 1 Hogans Road Reserve Oval 1 & 2 Hogans Road HOPPERS CROSSING 3029 Melways Page 202 G9 No 2 Warringa Crescent Reserve Warringa Crescent HOPPERS CROSSING Melways Page 206 F3 Laverton Magpies Football Club Laverton Park Cnr. Merton Street & Hall Avenue LAVERTON Melways Page 53 F10 Newport Power Football Club Bryan Martyn Oval Market Street NEWPORT Melways Page 55 J5 North Footscray Football Club Walker Oval Hansen Reserve Roberts Street WEST FOOTSCRAY Melways Page 41 G6 North Sunshine Football Club Dempster Park Phoenix Street NORTH SUNSHINE Melways Page 26 J9 Old Westbourne Football Club Westbourne Schools Ground Sayers Road TRUGANINA Melways Page 203 B6 Parkside Football Club Merv Hughes Oval (Henry Turner Reserve) Farnsworth Avenue FOOTSCRAY Melways Page 42 C1 Point Cook Football Club No 1 Boardwalk Reserve Dunnings Road POINT COOK Melways Page 207 G3 No 2 Altona Green Primary School Victoria Street ALTONA MEADOWS Melways Page 208 G4 Port Melbourne Colts Football Club JL Murphy Reserve (Woodruff & Williams Ovals) Williamstown Road PORT MELBOURNE Melways Page 56 K1 Spotswood Football Club McLean Reserve (Ovals 1 & 2) The Avenue SPOTSWOOD Melways Page 41 K11 St Albans Football Club Errington Reserve Main Road West ST ALBANS Melways Page 26 B1 (Juniors) Kings Park Reserve Gillespie Road ST ALBANS Melways Page 13 E10 (Seniors) St Bernard`s Football Club St Bernards College (Ovals 1 & 2) Beryl Street WEST ESSENDON Melways Page 27 K2 Sunshine Football Club Kinder Smith Reserve Lily Street BRAYBROOK Melways Page 27 B12 Sunshine Heights Football Club Ainsworth Reserve Cnr.