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THIRROUL JUNIORS - NEWS

Club Annual General Meeting - Click here for details

Senior's Presentation Night - Click here for details

Thirroul Juniors selected for Project 22

Congratulations to Dylan Ryan and Reagan Ogle who have been selected for the elite Football NSW Project 22 Squad. Dylan has been selected for the Under 10 Far South Squad and Reagan for the Under 11 Far South Squad. For more information on Project 22 go to the Football NSW website - http://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=500

Presentation Day

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A successful presentation day was held on Saturday 19 September. Starting with Under 6 to 9 teams having fun matches at Gibson Park followed by the awarding of player trophies. This was followed by club awards and player awards for graded teams at the Bowling Club. For details of Club and Player awards as well as team profiles use the Presentation Day menu item above.

Semi-Finals

Congratulations to the

Under 12 Girls - 1st Division
Under 13 Girls - 1st Division
Under 15 - 1st Division
Under 17 Girls

Who have all qualified for the Semi-Finals - for match details click here.

2009 Presentation Day

Planning is well underway for our 2008 Presentation Day, details will be posted as soon as they are finalised. However, there are a couple things that need to happen now. They are:

Player Profiles

For Presentation Day we traditionally produce a souvenir Newsletter with Player Profiles for each team. So its time to get started, if you are not sure how to go about it have a look in the Junior's section 2007 and 2008 Archives under Graded Teams or Roo Ball, there's plenty of examples there. Profiles can be emailed to sitemgr@thirroulfootball.com.au or posted to:
Thirroul Junior Football Club
PO Box 302
Thirroul NSW 2515

Award Nominations

In addition to the team and player awards the club also has a number of awards that recognise outstanding contributions made to the club and the sport of football in the past year. The awards are summarised below:

Life Membership - conferred in recognition of a long term commitment to the club.

Thirroul JFC Community Award - conferred to the person, group or family who have made an outstanding contribution to the club over the past year.

Senior Club Person - conferred to the adult who has made an outstanding contribution to football at the club in the past year.

Junior Club Person - conferred to the junior who has made an outstanding contribution to football at the club in the past year.

Coach of the Year - conferred on the coach who has made an outstanding contribution to the encouragement and development of the sport at the club in the past year.

Nominations for the above awards can be made to the club secretary at either of the addresses below and close on Sunday 30 August.

secretary@thirroulfootball.com.au or

Thirroul Junior Football Club
PO Box 302
Thirroul NSW 2515

What a Great Day

"Aaron would you be interested in doing a training session with Tim Cahill ?" "OH YEAH !!!!!" On Thursday night Club Secretary Danielle came to our house and asked me if I wanted to do a training course with Tim Cahill. On Sunday Nelson Read and I went to Seymour Shaw Park.at Sutherland .When Tim arrived we asked him lots of questions like whets it like to play in the premier league and what's the worst injury he's had he went through a normal week which is game ,travel ,training game,travel ,training game 3 games a week .We then got to go up to him when he gave us our gift packs Dad took lots of photos. We then headed out onto the field where we shot at goal next we did a passing drill after that we played a game of shark and did some fakes and sliders for the last activity we played a game against the other teams. At the end we had a BBQ and that is when Tim Cahill was signing things I had my new ball and my Thirroul club shirt signed and some more photos it was the best day ever and a big thanks to Danielle for letting us go. - Aaron Dark

Team Photos

Team photos will be taken this Tuesday 23 June at Thirroul Bowling Club. If you haven’t received order forms from the Secretary or your Coach or Manager click here for a copy (please note it will need to be printed before filling in order details).
Coaches/Managers if you haven’t already booked a time with the secretary please do so as soon as possible.

The selections available have changed from last year. As well as a team photo individual photos will also be taken – on request. Please make sure parents are aware that they must request the individual shot on the night. Briefly the options available are:

Team Photo - $15 each

Individual photos in three different formats;
   Sheet 1 - Individual photo in various sizes
   Sheet 2 - Individual photo as magazine cover
   Sheet 3 - Individual photo in a calendar

Any individual sheet will cost $15, any 2 sheets $20, any 3 sheets $25
Team Photo plus 1 individual sheet $20, plus 2 individual sheets $25, plus 3 individual sheets $30

Under 10 Grading

Grading for the Under 10 competition has been partially completed with the following teams/divisions settled
Division 1: Albion Park A, Balgownie A, Dapto A, Figtree A, Fernhill, Helensburgh A, Oak Flats A Shellharbour A, Unanderra A, Woonona A.
Division 1 competition will start from round 10 - players can only play-up in U11 or U12 1st Division.
Division 2: Albion Park B, Balgownie B, Coledale. Kiama A, Port Kembla, Wollongong.
Division 2 competition will start from round 9 - players can only play-up in U11 or U12 1st or 2nd Divisions.
Division 5: Bulli B, Dapto C, Helensburgh C, Oak Flats B, Shellharbour D, Woonona C
Division 2 competition will start from round 9 - players can play-up in any U11 or U12 Division.

Divisions 3 and 4 will be determined, after round 9, from the following teams

Albion Park C, Balgownie C, Balgownie D, Bellambi, Bulli A, Coniston, Dapto B, Figtree B, Figtree C, Helensburgh B, Kiama B, Lake Heights, Lakeside, Russell Vale, Shellharbour B, Shellharbour C, Thirroul, Unanderra B, Unanderra C, Woonona B
Divisions 3 and 4 competitions will start from round 10

Once and under 10 team has been graded the normal rules for playing up in either under 11 or under 12 competitions will apply.

Round 8 Information

Following the closure of some grounds last weekend the match situation is as follows
Under 12 Girls 1st Division and Under 15 Girls 1st Division have been declared washouts and all matches classified as 0 - 0 draws.
All other matches that could not be played due to ground closures will be rescheduled to later in the season

Round 7 Changes

The following round 7 match has been changed.
Under 15 1st Division - now on Saturday 23 May at 10:40 on Gibson Park No. 1

Deferred Round 3 Match

The following deferred round 3 match has been changed.
Under 13 1st Division - now on Sunday 31 May at 9:50 on Oak Flats No. 2

Sydney Cup

The Thirroul Under 13 and Under 15 boys teams have had success in the Sydney Cup competition.
The Under 13s defeated Mt Pritchard 2 - 0
The Under 15s defeated Bexley North Bombers 1 - 0
They will both play in round 2 on Sunday 24th May details are
Under 13s Vs Auburn District at Coleman Park (Lidcombe) - kickoff 10:45 AM
Under 15s Vs Fairfield Hotspurs at Allambie - kickoff 1:15 PM

Coaches and Managers IDs

ID cards for coaches and managers are now available this weekend, they have been placed in the team pigeon holes in the club house at Gibson Park. However, if you haven't had your photograph taken or completed the child protection form the ID card won't be ready yet.

2009 Competition Draw

The competition draws are now available, click here for the details or use the menu above under - 2009 Draw

Training at Gibson Park

In an effort to preserve the goal mouth areas of grounds 1 and 2 they have been roped-off for all but matches. Teams should not use these areas for training.

Clothing Store

The club clothing store will be open on a Thursday afternoon between 4:00 and 6:00 PM, until further notice at the club house Gibson Park Thirroul. All Junior and Thunder/Thunderbirds items are available or can be ordered. The clothing coordinator has advised that a new order of shorts has been received, there are now plenty in stock. Also, we keep limited stocks of some specialty items, such as club jackets, it may be necessary to order these items.

TRAINING

The Under 6 Small Sided Squad will commence on Wednesday 18 March at 4:15 PM at Gibson Park

The Under 7 Small Sided Squad will commence training on Tuesday 24 March at 4:00 PM at McCauley Park, just to the east of the Gibson Park, you can also get to the park from Surfers Parade.

The Under 9 team coached by Michael Grew will commence training on Tuesday 24 March starting 5:00 PM at Gibson Park.

All other teams will be advised of training days and times by their coaches.

2009 Registration Fee:

The 2009 registration fee is $100 per player, the same as 2008. Where a family has more than one child registering the following scale will apply - $100 per player for the first two children and $80 per player for all other children. The discount applies only for siblings in the same family unit.

In 2008 the approximate cost to keep a player on the field was approximately $200 made up of:

Illawarra Junior Football Association Capitation fee
Ground Fees - Wollongong City Council
Referees' Fees
Maintenance Costs - field and equipment

The difference between the $100 registration fee and the $200 cost is funded by the Club through running a Canteen and sponsorships.

Included in the registration pack are an Introductory Booklet and Participation form - copies can be downloaded from the website through the links below:

Introductory Booklet - Microsoft Word Format; PDF Format

Participation Form - Microsoft Word Format; PDF Format