Ocean Grove Football & Netball Club
Ocean Grove Sporting Club Inc. No. A1643K
ABN 48 504 726 015
Affiliated with
Football Geelong
The Junior Football Committee is committed to the development of junior football in the Ocean Grove area. With this in mind, we are pleased to announce that Mark Dreher will be our Head Coach for the 2010 season. Mark has an outstanding football background as both a player and a coach. More recently he has coached in the Geelong Falcons Under 15 program and last year he was the coach of the successful Collendina Cobras Under 14, Division 2 side. We welcome Mark to the Junior Section of our club and look forward to his influence and experience that he brings to the role. We also welcome back Trent Ritchie. Trent is an accredited junior coach who excelled in the role last year as the Head Coach of our Division 5 side. Trent is a current senior player at our club and he is greatly respected as an enthusiastic and dedicated mentor to our younger players.
From a committee perspective we will be working hard to improve the opportunities for all our junior footballers and we encourage all families to become actively involved in our club. Remember, the club is only as strong as
those who contribute towards it. Apart from coaching, other jobs that are important and need to be filled include – a Team Manager, goal umpires, trainers, water boys, runners, timekeepers, interchange stewards, and canteen
duty. The more people willing to assist in some way makes it easier to function on game day. If you can help in some way throughout the year please let us know. Further information will be provided as the season draws closer.
The Club is very much looking forward to seeing the players from the successful 2009 Under 14 Ocean Grove/Collendina Cobras sides make the transition to Under 16 football in 2010. At this stage we are unsure of how
many teams we will be fielding in the Geelong Junior Football League. This will
depend upon numbers. It is important that if you intend on playing this year that you attend the first
training session so that we can plan accordingly. We have tentatively planned
to field teams in Division 2 & Division 5, however this may change as training
progresses. This will help to assist young players make the transition to the under 16’s and also cater for individual needs.
Membership and Registration Day this year will take place on two separate dates. The first
chance to register will be on Wednesday the 10th of February, between 5.30 p.m. and 7.00 p.m., at the Ocean Grove Football Ground. The second date is Sunday the 14th of February between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00
p.m., at the same location. The scheduled playing fees VCFL fees have not changed since last season. If you have not received the schedule of fees in the mail recently, they will be available on the Registration days and
also on this website. An EFTPOS facility will be available on the day to process your registration if your parents wish to pay via credit card. Once your registration is paid in full you will receive a training singlet and for all new players at the Ocean Grove Football Club, a sports bag.
Training for Under 16’s will commence on Monday, February 22nd at 5.00 p.m. at the Collendina Caravan Park. It is important that you bring your runners on this first night, as we will be commencing the pre
season with a 3km time trial.
If parents require further information or would like to join the junior committee please contact Steve Evans on 52563033 or 0418 599 742. We look forward to seeing you on Player Registration day and at our first training session on February 22nd
Yours sincerely,
Stephen Evans
Director of Junior Football
Last Modified on 24/02/2010 21:03