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Introduction of
9v9 Football for Player
Development Event |
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The Surrey Football
Coaches Association is
pleased to announce an
Introduction to 9v9
Football for Player
Development event on
Thursday 13th October.
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9v9 Football is a key
part of the FAs Young
Player Development
Review and will take
place at The Training
Ground at Fulham
Football Club. |
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Surrey County
Football
Association has
played a key
role in the
introduction and
piloting of 9v9
grassroots
leagues which
will soon become
mandatory for
Under 11s and
Under 12s in
affiliated
leagues. South
Surrey League
ran a successful
pilot and has
now been joined
by the Surrey
Youth league and
Surrey Primary
League.
The Introduction
to 9v9 Football
for Player
Development will
be delivered by
Nick Levett (FA
National
Development
Manager, Youth
and Mini-Soccer)
and FA Coach
Educator Ted
Dale, the man
responsible for
John Terrys
development.
For more
information on
the event and
9v9 Football in
general, just
click here.
And make
sure to keep
reading for more
information on
the 9v9 launch
in the Surrey
Youth League...
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2012 Referees and
Coaches Course Schedule
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The
Surrey County FA are
delighted to announce
that the 2012 Referees
and Coaches Course
schedule has been
released.
We pride
ourselves at delivering
quality referee and
coaching courses and
believe the 2012
schedule sees the
County's most
comprehensive program to
date with a vast amount
of courses offered.
As you
will see, only coaching
courses from January to
June are currently
advertised, while the
referee dates are for
the Spring, however more
courses will be added
when they are confirmed.
The
coaching course fees
remain the same as last
year except for the
Safeguarding and
Emergency Aid which have
increased by £5 to all
but Charter Standard
Club members. An extra
discount has been
included for Charter
Standard club coaches on
Level 2 courses, priced
at £325 instead of £375.
Club only Level 1
courses have also been
reduced for Charter
Standard Clubs to £2,000
for 24 candidates,
making the price per
individual just £84.
Please
Click Here to see the
coaching course schedule
and Here for the Referee
courses.
For
additional information
on the Coach Education
programme, please
contact Craig Hicks on
01372 387 092 or at
craig.hicks@surreyfa.com
And for
additional information
on the Referee Courses,
please contact Tim
Lawrence on 01372 387094
or
tim.lawrence@surreyfa.com
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FA Mars Just
Play Centres |
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FA MARS Just Play
centres allow anyone to
get involved in playing
football, from a kick
about to a game of five
a side or even a full
sided match. The FA and
Mars have made it as
easy as a "one-two" to
turn up and start
playing football at a
time that best suits
you. |
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The scheme aims to get
150,000 adults playing
football for at least 30
minutes a week, and
Surrey County FA are
excited to announce that
several Just Play
centres will be popping
up all over the County.
And remember, its free
to go and play. |
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FA MARS Just
Play Centres
will be starting
in Sheerwater,
Croydon, Epsom
and at the
University of
Surrey.
click here
for more
details. |
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Surrey Teams
rewarded by Fulham FC
for Charter Standard
Work |
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Claygate Royals and
Epsom Eagles were
treated to a once in a
lifetime experience as
Premier League side
Fulham FC invited both
clubs onto the pitch at
Craven Cottage to be
presented with their
respective Charter
Standard awards. |
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The Surrey teams took to
the field at half time
during the west London
clubs match against
Blackburn on Sunday 11th
September, which saw
both clubs share the
points after an exciting
1 -1 draw. |
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Claygate Royals
achieved Charter
Standard
Community Status
towards the end
of the 2010/11
season, making
them the 16th
club in the
County to
achieve this
award, the
highest level of
Charter Standard
awarded by the
FA. The club
comprises of 25
teams from age 6
through to 18
with both boys
and girls
playing at the
youth age range,
plus a ladies
team and a
veterans mens
teams. The club
has over 350
registered
players
competing in a
selection of
local leagues.
Epsom
Eagles are a
large club and
have also just
achieved
Community
Status. They
have 20 teams
running from
Under 8s to
adults,
including both
male and female
sides.
To find out more
about the
benefits of
becoming a
Charter Standard
club, just
click here.
And dont forget
about Fulhams
derby clash with
QPR this Sunday
in what is the
only top flight
match in London
with ticket
availablity this
weekend.
You can buy your
tickets today by
visiting
fulhamfc.com
or calling the
Ticket Office on
0843 208 1234
(option 1).
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The Kids Are
Alright |
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After a plea from
children in Surrey
asking for more social
activities in the
evenings and weekends,
one resident from South
Godstone has responded
by setting up a new
football team, and
despite his only
coaching experience
coming from celebrated
PC game Championship
Manager, Colin Williams
is ready for the
challenge. |
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You only have to scan a
newspaper and youd be
under the impression
that every teenager is
pregnant, looting,
smoking, drinking, or
all of the above.
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And while the
recent rioting
in London,
Manchester and
closer to home
in Croydon has
fuelled this
view, the
general opinion
from Britains
youth themselves
is that they all
dont want to be
tarred with the
same brush.
This belief
is no more
apparent than in
South Godstone,
near Redhill,
where following
several years of
struggling for
things to do
outside of
school, these so
called
"tearaways"
decided to take
action. With the
help of youth
workers, local
teenagers put
together several
posters and
dropped them
through
residents doors,
requesting help
to set-up
activities to do
in their spare
time.
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consultant Colin
Williams, whos
lived in the
area for the
past six years,
answered the SOS
call, and so
began his foray
into junior
football
management with
South Godstone
Youth FC.
And you can
read the rest of
Colin's story by
clicking here |
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Shelton Athletic Treated to Presentation on Chelsea Pitch |
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Shelton Athletic FC were
rewarded for all their
hard work in achieving
FA Charter Standard
status by receiving the
prestigious award at
Stamford Bridge from
Chelsea legend Ron
Harris. |
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The former Blues captain
presented the Surrey
side with their plaque
at half-time during
Chelseas clash with
Fulham in the League
Cup, which the home side
just edging the win
after a thrilling
penalty shoot out. |
Phil Bee, Will
Tambling, Eddie
OConnell, Mark
Pierce, Codie
OConnell, Robbie
Tambling, Liam
Tambling, Harry
Bee, Joe Bee and
Charley Bee were
the lucky
representatives
from Shelton to
tread on the
hallowed turf
and meet the
Chelsea legend.
The
Warlingham club
were formed in
2008 and in this
short time have
developed 12
boys teams and 1
girls side.
The FA
Charter Standard
Award recognises
safe and quality
clubs that are
run well, while
every team
within the club
are run by an FA
qualified and
CRB checked
coach. |
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Surrey FA
Spotlight |
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Welcome to a new feature
in our EZine, the Surrey
FA Spotlight. Each month
well be focusing on
someone from the County
who has made a memorable
contribution towards
football in Surrey, such
as starting a new club,
offering outstanding and
continued service or an
individual who has an
interesting story to
tell.
This
month, Surrey County FA
spoke to 26 year old
Kenny Antonio. After
finding himself homeless
some years ago, Kenny
turned his life around
and now is the captain
of Pitstop Wanderers, a
dedicated team of young
people set up by
homeless shelter The
Pitstop in
Leatherhead....
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"Im
originally from
Barbados and
moved to Brixton
when I was 7. It
was a bit of a
culture shock,
not least of all
the change in
weather! I dont
really get back
to see my family
much as its
quite expensive,
although Im
saving up and
hope to fly over
next year.
I started
playing football
(Im a
goalkeeper) when
I started
secondary school
in Westminster.
The pitches were
amazing. After
school I started
working at Moss
Bross and worked
my way up to
Assistant
Manager. After
that I did
several other
jobs in retail,
at O2 and Suits
You in Kingston.
Im a
generous guy and
like treating my
friends to this
and that and
this proved to
be my downfall.
A lot of
people become
homeless after
they fall into
drink or drugs,
but my problem
was spending....
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You can read the
rest of Kennys
story
here |
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Free Football
Fun Session |
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The Surrey Family Programme working in partnership with the Surrey County FA are running a FREE Family Football Fun Session in October. |
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The event is
open to parents
and carers with
children aged 7
to 11 and offers
an opportunity
to learn and
practice
football through
fun games. |
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The Family
Football Fun
Session is being
held on 22nd
October from
11am until 1pm
at Sheerwater
Recreation
ground (GU21
5NZ). |
Places are
limited so
contact Judith
Dey (07968
834666 or
Judith.dey@surreycc.gov.uk)
by October 12th
to book your
place!
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Match
Proves a Winner
in Memory of
Michael |
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Premier League
side Fulhams
state-of-the-art
training ground
played host to a
memorial match
last week, as
Pitstop
Wanderers (a
team for the
homeless and
unemployed) took
on a side
representing the
Michael Varah
Memorial Fund.
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The Wanderers, a
dedicated team
of young people
set up by
homeless shelter
The Pitstop in
Leatherhead, ran
out 3-2 winners
on the day in
the magnificent
surroundings of
Motspur Park in
Surrey on Sunday
11th September
2011. |
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Their opponents,
playing on
behalf of the
Michael Varah
Memorial Fund
(MVMF), who were
start up
sponsors of
Pitstop
Wanderers in
2010 and
continue to fund
the team, played
their part on
the day, with
all five goals
coming in an
exciting second
half of
football.
Chair of
Trustees for the
MVMF Sally Varah
commented:
"Pistop
Wanderers
continues to
have a really
positive impact
on disaffected
and marginalised
young people. I
would like to
say a big thank
you to the
brilliant Surrey
County FA and
Football
Development
Officer Steven
Edwards for
working with us
to establish
Pitstop
Wanderers in the
first place and
now helping to
set up this
match, and also
to Fulham for
letting us use
their superb
facilities."
Meanwhile
Pitstop Sports
Coordinator
Helen Dean
added: "After a
huge amount of
organisation and
support from the
Michael Varah
Memorial Fund,
it really was a
day to remember.
The lads have
simply never
been able to
experience
anything like
that before - in
fact they havent
stopped talking
about it since!"
An you
can see pictures
from the match
by checking out
our
Facebook
page. |
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9v9 Football Launches in Surrey Youth League
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The Surrey Youth
League (SYL)
season got
underway on 11th
September 2011
which for the
first time
included a new 9
v 9 format for
the Under 11 age
group. |
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With over 80
teams competing
the new format
has proved
extremely
popular amongst
players, parents
and coaches
alike. |
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The initiative
is a result of a
successful
partnership
project between
the SYL and
Surrey County
FA. As part of a
review of youth
football, the FA
are consulting
on making 9 v 9
football
compulsory for
the 2014/15
season and the
SYL believe the
time is right to
go that way now
in advance of
this decision.
League
Secretary Frank
Thompson said:
"9 v 9 football
is the ideal
pathway for
youth teams as a
transition
between Mini
Soccer and the
11 a side game.
The format
offers a
stepping stone
for the learning
and development
of players, with
pitch sizes and
goalposts being
more appropriate
to their age,
which promotes
more touches of
the ball, more
dribbling
opportunities as
well more goal
scoring
chances."
One of the
first games
played saw
Barnes Eagles
take on Sutton
United at Barn
Elms Playing
Field. And
despite the
Eagles going
down six nil,
Welfare Officer
Judith Enright
was full of
praise for the
new smaller
sided game. She
said: "The jump
from 7 a side to
11 a side was
just too big.
The goals and
pitch were
enormous, while
there were
almost double
the players on
the pitch. It
can be a big
shock and they
can t really
communicate on
the pitch, but
9v9 football
lets them get
used to the
larger game
gradually."
Read more
about the first
match, as well
as more
information
about 9v9
Football, by
clicking here
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General County
News |
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EGM AT
LEATHERHEAD FC |
Surrey County FA
will be holding
an EGM at
Leatherhead FC
on Thursday 20th
October to
approve their
annual accounts.
The
meeting will
begin at 7.30pm
and
intermediate,
junior, women
and youth clubs
have 2 votes,
while senior
clubs and all
league clubs
will be given 4
votes.
Leatherhead FC
are based at
Fetcham Grove,
Guildford Rd,
Fetcham,
Leatherhead KT22
9AS.
Please email
info@surreyfa.com
for more
information.
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SURREY FA vs
DEVON FA
Surrey FAs
Under-18
representative
side take on the
Devon FA next
week in a HUGE
clash in the FA
County Youth
Cup. So head
down to Sutton
Uniteds ground
on the 8th
October to cheer
on the County!
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GROUNDSMAN OF
THE YEAR
It takes a lot
of people to run
a successful
football club,
and while the
managers and
players take the
majority of the
plaudits,
several members
of the backroom
staff can
sometimes get
over-looked.
Surrey County FA
are encouraging
people in the
local area to
celebrate those
unsung heroes
with the
annoucement that
the nomination
process for the
Groundsman of
the Year Award
season 2011/2012
is now open.
Make you
nominations
here
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