28th February Training cancelled tonight

Training is cancelled tonight Thursday 28th February due to wet weather. See you same time next week!

Team Training

Marrickville Council have decided to not allow any training at Mackey Park for the time being.

MFC again this year has been able to procure the use of both Marrickville High and Wilkins Public Schools for pre-season training.

From 18Feb until further notice, all team training will now be moved to either Marrickville High School, Wilkins Public School or another ground arranged by your coach.

Team Training Nights

If you are….	you train at…..	on….
Under 6s and 7s	WPS	Wednesday between 5:30pm & 6:30pm
Under 8s	WPS	Tuesday between 5:30pm & 6:30pm
Under 9s	WPS	Thursday between 5:30pm & 6:30pm
Under 10s	MHS	Wednesday between 5:30pm & 6:30pm
Under 11s	MHS	Thursday between 5:30pm & 6:30pm
Under 12s Under 12/2	MHS MHS	Tuesday between 5:30pm & 6:30pm Wednesday between 6:30pm & 7:30pm
Under 13s	MHS	Tuesday between 5:30pm & 6:30pm
Under 14/1 Under 14/3 Under 14/3	Beaman Park Camdenville Oval MHS	Tuesday & Thursday 6:00pm to 7:30pm Monday between 5:00pm & 6:30pm Friday between 5:00pm & 6:30pm
Under 15/1 Under 15/2	MHS MHS	Tuesday between 5:00pm & 6:30pm Tuesday between 6:00pm & 7:30pm
Under 16s	MHS	Thursday between 5:30pm & 6:30pm
Under 9 Girls	Gough Whitlam Park	Wednesday between 5:30pm & 6:30pm
Under 10 Girls	Please contact your coach.	Please contact your coach.
Under 11 Girls	Gough Whitlam Park	Thursday between 5:30pm & 6:30pm
Under 12 Girls	Gough Whitlam Park	Wednesday between 5:30pm & 7:00pm
Under 15 Girls	Gough Whitlam Park	Tuesday between 6:00pm & 7:00pm
Under 17 Girls	Gough Whitlam Park	Tuesday between 6:00pm & 7:00pm
Senior and Women Teams	teams need to find a park to train on but not Mackey Park.	Contact your coach for days and times.

Note: There is no training at Mackey Park until further notice for any team.

Dulwich Hill Trials this Week

If you intend to attend the Dulwich Hill/Marrickville Academy Trials this week please email Mark Strachan at info@dynamicfootball.com.au to let him know you are coming. He can then email you with any updated information.

Small Sided Games at Sutherland Shire Football 2008

Information on small sided games can be found at : http://www.gopossums.net/newsletter.pdf

Coaches & Managers Meeting now 18Feb08

Due to the delayed team formation the coaches and managers meeting scheduled for Monday 11Feb08 has now be moved to Monday 18Feb08 at 7:00pm at club house.

Many thanks
Bob Harvey
Secretary
ph 0434 931973.

Womens/Girls Team formation

Team meetings start next week at Mackey Park from 12th of February. Your coach will advise of training locations and times.

Open Age Womens - Wednesday 13th February, see Tony Lowry. May have vacancies.
Over 30s' Womens - Wednesday 13th February, see Cat Kutay. Many vacancies, HOWEVER there needs to be at least 6 teams in the district for an over 30s' ladies comp to run .

u17 Girls - Tuesday 12th February, see Ron Royston. 2 vacancies.
u15 Girls - Tuesday 12th February, see Rick, tbc
u14 Girls - Tuesday 12th February, tbc
u12 Girls - Wednesday 13th February, FULL
u11 Girls - Wednesday 13th February, FULL
u10 Girls - Wednesday 13th February, see Hugh Short
u9 Girls - Wednesday 13th February, see Leo O'Connor

Girls who wish to play in the mixed competition on Saturdays',
team formation will be with the boys will be on the following dates;
turning 6 or 7 this year - Saturday 16th Feb, 10 to 11.30 at Mackey Park
turning 10 this year - Tuesday 12th Feb, 5.30 to 7 at Mackey Park
turning 8 or 9 this year - Wednesday 13th Feb, 5.30 to 7 at Mackey Park
turning 11 to 12 this year - Thursday 14th Feb, 5.30 to 7 at Mackey Park

Dulwich Hill/Marrickville Academy Trials

There are a few spots remaining in the Dulwich Hill/Marrickville Academy Squads in all age groups from 8s to 12s. Trials will be held on the following dates:

Monday 11th Feb - 6pm
Wednesday 13th Feb - 6pm
Sunday 17th Feb - 8am

Venue: Yatama Park
Alfred St, Kingsgrove/Clemton Park

in the event of wet weather; contact Mark on 0419 441 417

Go Socceroos! Go! 3-0 against Qatar!

13 to 18 team formation Friday 8 feb?

Weather permitting , we still hope to see all players in teams aged 13 to 18 at Mackey Park from 6pm to 7.30 this Friday. If park is closed we will do the team formation for these age groups next Friday 15 Feb. Clubhouse ph: 95585849 cheers Pam

Mackey Park closed 5 feb to 8 feb

Due to wet weather Mackey Park is closed for training and team formation ( no decision on Saturday yet) . Team formation will be organised next week using same timetable for this week. Clubhouse will be open tues,wed,thurs evening this week for player and coach/manager registrations (5.30-7.30pm). Players should register this week or next week AT THE LATEST as teams must be finalised before March. Clubhouse Ph: 95585849

320 registrations to date - 1 week to go!

Thanks to all new and returning players who've finished registering! Only one more official registration week to go !!

Congratulations to the well organised volunteers on Saturday who have processed a total of 320 registrations so far!

Girls vs Mixed - FFA 2008 guidelines

The national and state recommendation is that MIXED competitions are available up to and including under 12’s. After that time, there are male and female competitions.

Females are still able to play in male competitions after the age of 12 - if the supported by the club and association. The responsibility for ensuring that a female is physically capable of competing in a male competition is placed firmly between parents and club officials, as they are the persons who are in the best position to judge each individual case.

Small Sided Games FFA Info for Parents 2008

In 2008, FFA in conjunction with Member Federations, Zones Associations and Clubs will be rolling out Small-Sided Games (SSG). This rollout will be staged commencing primarily with the younger age groups moving through the ages in 2009 and beyond.

In 2008 in excess of 60,000 children will be participating in SSG throughout all Member Federations, to give you an idea below is what is happening in each Member Federation;

Football Federation Victoria – Under 6 – 8 years throughout the state
Northern NSW Football – Under 6 and 7 year old children
Football NSW – Over 16 associations, representing over 30,000 children
Blacktown, Canterbury (Abbotsford JSC, Hurlstone Park SC, Leichhardt Saints SC and Concord SC only), Dubbo, Eastern Suburbs, Eurobodalla, Far South Coast, Gladesville-Hornsby, Granville, Ku-Ring-Gai, Lachlan, Mitchell, Nepean, North West Sydney Womens, Orange, St George, Wagga Wagga and Sutherland associations have all responded to piloting small sided games in various age groups for 2008 in their respected areas.
Football West – Selected regional and metropolitan associations
Football QLD – Under 6 and 7 year old children
Capital Football – Under 6 – 12 year old children
Football Federation NT – Under 6 – 12 year old children
Football Federation SA - Selected regional and metropolitan associations
Football Federation TAS – Selected associations

FFA 2 page parent information handout - Parents Information Sheet
FFA 28 page club information booklet is here - Small-Sided Games Handbook.

A summary of Small Sided Games from both publications is below.