Trials for Canterbury Girls' rep teams on Friday 25/7 & 1/8

Info re Canterbury District Trials for the 2008 North Harbour Tournament.

Girls born in 1995 or 1996 are eligible to trial for the u13 team from 6 to 7pm at Pratten Park.
Girls born in 1997 or 1998 are eligible to trial for the u11 team from 5 to 6pm at Pratten Park.

Friday 25th July and Friday 1st August

Players must arrive 15min early to register for trials. There is a $60 fee for successful players.
North Harbour is a state wide tournament held at Dee Why on 20th and 21st of September.

For any enquiries please call Nonda Nitis (Coaching Director) on 0420 988 799,
or Sean Reddington (Womens Coordinator) on 0413 513 443.

Holiday Talent Development Workshops with Football NSW

Football NSW High Performance Unit are pleased to announce the next block of Talent Search Program School Holiday Camps. The Canterbury District program is in Week 1 of the holidays at Pratten Park Ashfield. Enrol here!

If this camp is not possible for you but you are interested then there are camps at other locations, like Centennial Park, Caringbah, Epping and Glenwood.

More information about all the Talent Search holiday Programs from Football NSW here.

Calling all girls u10 to u13 interested in representing Canterbury

Canterbury District will shortly be holding trials for 2 teams to send to the Girls North Harbour Invitation Tournament, which is a weekend long, statewide competition at Dee Why on September 20th and 21st.

Two teams, u11 and u13 will be selected during July of the best our district has to offer and the girls selected will get a District uniform. There will be extra training either at Parry Park or Queen Elizabeth Park.

Even if you don't make it into the team for North Harbour, the selection process will be a great experience for our younger players. This is a great start for future representative players. Information about trials will be posted here and on the Canterbury website. You can also email the club's womens officer if you'd like to be on an email list regarding girls' development opportunities. women@marrickville-red-devils.org.au

Congratulations Ron Royston! 50 yrs service!

Ron Royston with ex Red Devil Tim Cahill at Marrickville Football Club

Canterbury District Association and Marrickville Football Club extend congratulations to Ron Royston for 50 years of service!

During this period Ron has held every position at the club and until this day still is not only a member of the Executive of Marrickvile but also coaches a winning girl's team

Ron has also held numerous posts at the CDSFA and is presently chairman of the Appeals Committee. We congratulate Ron and his wife, Christine, on the work they have done for Football in our District.

from the CDSFA website.

Tim Cahill article - the Glebe (Brendan Berecry)

full .pdf of article here

Tim Cahill at Mackey Park on Fox 2 Wed 4.30

Tim Cahill's Visit to Mackey Park

Please inform your Players

Fox 2 Wednesday 4:30pm

FOOTBALL STARS OF TOMORROW – EPISODE 8

Things are looking up for Football NSW's popular television program 'Football Stars of Tomorrow' as Episode 8 kick's off.

It promises to be the best show - so far - as we go behind the scenes with Socceroos star TIM CAHILL

TIM CAHILL: He is arguably our best performed Socceroo on the international stage. TIM CAHILL continues to make headlines for all the right reasons as he spends the off-season recovering from injury. We catch-up with the Everton midfielder for an exclusive interview and behind the scenes look at a special visit he made to one of his junior clubs - the MARRICKVILLE RED DEVILS. Tim's tells us where his football journey began!!