Welcome to Season 2012

East Malvern Junior Football Club

Lucas Reserve

Moira Street, East Malvern

PO Box 185 Central Park VIC 3145

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Dear fellow Knights,

WELCOME TO SEASON 2012

On behalf of the East Malvern Junior Football Club, welcome to Season 2012.

A particular welcome to our new families/members who join us as we celebrate our Club’s 25^th year!!

There are a number of important aspects to our Season launch to bring to your attention and/or for you to diarise.

PRE-SEASON MATTERS

Coaches Orientation

All coaches and prospective coaches are invited to this orientation session this Friday, 6 -8pm at Dunlop Pavilion.
The session will provide an orientation to the Club’s Football Philosophy and Development Pathways, as well as some great insights and tips into aspects of coaching practice.
Thanks to Dave Arnold and Hartley Stone for getting this important initiative and support for Coaches up and running in 2012.
Clearly, so it would be great to see as many of you there as we can.

Training

Training commences Friday 23 March 2012
Training is for 1 hour
Training is held once a week on either a Wednesday or Friday with either a scheduled 5pm or 6 pm start-time
Coaches will advise their teams as to Oval allocations & specific time

Team Selections

Team selections for our ungraded teams (U9s-12s) will be confirmed by our Team Selection Sub-committee and advised to coaches, players and their families at the first training session on 23 March.
Team Selections for our Graded Teams (U13s –U16s) will be confirmed by our year –level coaches and in accordance with grading policy.
For further information on the Club’s Team Selection Policies, please refer to the Club website under the ‘About Us’ tab & scroll down to the tab entitled ‘Club Constitution & Policies’.

Practice Matches (x2)

1^st Practice match for Under 10s-16s will be held on Sunday 25 March 2012 against the Ashburton Redbacks.
2^nd Practice match for all age groups is scheduled for Sunday 1 April 2012.
Further details, including exact match times, will be provided closer to the date.

SOCIAL EVENTS

Friday Nights

Friday nights after training at Dunlop Pavilion has always been a great place to finish the week with a quiet drink amongst friends at the Club.
Everyone is welcome to come back for a drink & some food, and even those not training often put in an appearance which is great.
This year, we are particularly to introduce the revamped Friday Nights courtesy of Knights parents Gerard Mulcahy (aka Yoge), Murray McCallum (aka Muzz) & David Chaffey (aka Chaffa). You’ll hear more real soon, but it’s fair to say we can expect to have as much fun off the field as we do on it.

Club Nights

Club nights will again be an important part of the social program albeit in a slightly different format.
We are looking to hold 3-4 Club Nights this year as a way to recognize players, catch up on what’s happening around the grounds & within our community, and hear from some guest speaker or player……so more to come on this one.

Night of Knights

The Night of Knights is our Club’s major celebration & only fund raising event of the year.
Club Social Secretary Mel Morley has kindly agreed to help co-ordinate this help again this year following last year’s success. If you’d like to get involved, please contact Mel at social@eastmalvernknights.com.au or mobile 0409 801 624.
As a Club, we are very fortunate to have families who kindly donate goods for the Club to include in our silent auction. If you wish to get involved with our Night of Knights, please contact Club Sponsorship Manager Tony (aka General) Phillips on 0423 829 363 or email Tony at sponsorship@eastmalvernknights.com.au.

MATCH DAY INFORMATION FOR NEW MEMBERS

Schedules

Matches are played on Sundays, starting with the Under 9s at around 9:00am
Our first game for the season is scheduled for SUNDAY 15 APRIL 2012.
The full fixture is anticipated to be available by mid to late March 2012.
“Home” games are played at Lucas, Basil or Stanley Gross Reserves with the balance of matches to be played 'away' (the opposition's home ground).
Parent assistance at matches is required. Team Managers will prepare a Match day duties roster for each week’s games. Weekly tasks include First Aid Trainer, Team Runner, Umpire Escort, Timekeepers, Team Scorers, Goal Umpire & Match Reporter.

Match Day Uniforms

Players are required to wear a EMFC playing jumper, shorts, socks and mouthguards for all matches.

PLAYING JUMPER - The club provides a playing jumper in the registration fee. This will be allocated to all players at the first training session.

SOCKS & SHORTS - These are purchased from the Club at an additional cost. Players are required to purchase two pairs of shorts (blue shorts for 'home' games and white shorts for 'away' games) as well as a pair of royal blue knee length socks.

MOUTHGUARDS & FOOTY BOOTS - These items are purchased separately by parents.

There is no uniform for training.

Mouthguards

Please note that mouthguards are compulsory for both training and games.

The Club's policy is strictly 'no mouthguard, no train or play'.

Those who ordered a mouthgurad at Registration Day can pick up their mouthguard at the first training night (23 March) at Dunlop Pavilion.

CLUB CORRESPONDENCES

The main source of information throughout the season is the Club's Newsletter & Club Website.

The weekly newsletter is distributed by email each Thursday evening.

Your Team Manager will also be in regular contact via email (for example with weekly match information).

CLUB ADMINISTRATION – WHAT’s NEW IN 2012?

Further to my pre-Christmas message, I am pleased to announce that we have reached a Heads of Agreement to become an equal 1/3 member at the Malvern Sports Club (MSC). This is an important step in securing Dunlop Pavilion as our Home Base and will allow us to have confidence in investments to improve the amenity and signage. Work has already commenced with Rob Andriske and Greg Miller serving as our representatives on the newly-formed Management Committee. They will oversee a one-off allocation of $45k from the Club to make a much-needed improvement to the amenity, so that it is something we can truly enjoy and promote as a venue for hire.

2012 will see us introduce a new set of Sponsorship arrangements comprising Major Sponsors, Platinum Sponsors, and Club Sponsors. Thanks to all those who have already agreed to come onboard and support the Knights; for others you might wish to get involved, please contact Club Sponsorship Manager Tony (aka General) Phillips on 0423 829 363 or email Tony at sponsorship@eastmalvernknights.com.au.

The Committee is in the process of finalizing our 2012 Strategic Plan which will be an important part of how we communicate and reflect the priorities of members. We plan to be in a position to release that Plan to you all by Round 1 (15 April).

PLAYERS WANTED | U13, U14, U15 & U16 AGE GROUPS

The Club has received a terrific registration response for the lower age groups. however there are still places available for players in the U13, U14, U15 & U16 age groups – so get on the phone and get your mates to sign up for what promises to be a great season.

For all enquiries, please contact Steve Strong on 0400 094 655 or email registrar@eastmalvernknights.com.au.

REMINDER - KEY DATES

Date	Event
Coaches Orientation	Friday 16 March
Team Selection (U9-12s) 1^st Team Training Session	Friday 23 March
1^st Practice Match Under 10s -16s v. Ashburton Redbacks	Sunday 25 March
2^nd Practice Match All Teams v. Murrumbeena JFC	Sunday 1 April
Friday Night Drinks	Every Friday night from 6pm at Dunlop Pavilion (Lucas Reserve)

MALVERN AUSKICK – REGISTRATION DAY

If your budding young stars are under 7 years of Age as at 1 January, why don’t you enroll in Auskick at the Malvern Clinic which is held on Saturday mornings.

Malvern Auskick Registration Day is on March 17, 2012 from 9am to 11.30am.

For further information, please go to the Malvern Auskick website www.auskickmalvern.com

FURTHER INFORMATION

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at president@eastmalvernknights.com.au.

Again, welcome to the Knights & we trust you enjoy your season & find your experience at the Knights consistent with our aspiration of “developing skills, love of the game & lasting friendships”.

Go Knights!!!

Chris Ralph

President

East Malvern Junior Football Club

Last Modified on 14/03/2012 18:34

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