The Opening and Junior Shirt Presentation Night ran amazingly smoothly and was a huge success for the club on many different levels.

The Committee was stunned by the amount of help on the ground to get things running so perfectly with so many parents and players chipping in. We would like to give a special thanks to the following people:

• Matty Adamczyk, Prov 3 SE First player for providing 600 sausages at a bargain price
• Phil, Wendy and Ellen David (U16 girls) for their efforts all night wherever and whenever they were required
• Steve Katona, Treasurer, for stocking and restocking during the week before and also regularly on the night as required
• Co Luu, Secretary, for getting the shirt presentations running so fluidly
• Angela & Renato Minuzzo (U9) and Leigh Harris (U11) for cooking no less than 600 sausages!
• Amanda Flewker-Barker (U12) for running a World Cup Raffle. Note: We are still looking for Dara Lazic who won the raffle!
• Jackie Cousland, Debbie & John Macleod for their help behind the bar

Finally, it was great that the Prov 3 SE Firsts and U21 Reserves both managed to put on 1-0 and 2-1 wins on the first ever home game for the men’s teams under lights for the home crowd! It’s an excellent start to the season for those guys.

On behalf of the ERFC Committee

Message from the Competitions Department at the Football Federation of Victoria.

This year ANZAC Day falls on a Sunday. Therefore a number of sporting fixtures across the State will be affected and must comply with the Anzac Day Act 1958.

We have applied for and received approval from the Minister for Sport, Recreation and Youth Affairs to play your matches on Anzac Day. Approval has been granted and encouraged on the basis that an appropriate acknowledgement takes place before matches are played. This acknowledgement will be in for the form of 1 minute silence before the kick off all matches played on Sunday 25th April 2010.

As indicated at the Club Information Sessions, earlier in the year, all matches that are scheduled to be played on Sunday 25th April 2010, will proceed as scheduled.

All teams playing on ANZAC DAY should observe and honour our fallen ANZACs.

A frustration of many a parent is that kids feet grow faster than their boots wear out! So why not give those boots a second lease of life and swap them with a parent in a similar situation. You’ll be amazed at the quality of the boots being swapped.

When: Saturday, April 10th. From 9am until 11am.

Where: Eltham Redbacks Clubrooms, Wattletree Rd.

If you do not have any football boots to swap, but your child needs a pair to kick off the season, come down and try a pair on as many boots have been donated. They are your childs to have!

To assist players and new members in understanding team training sessions and times the club has developed a new Training Page on the website.

The Training Page will contain the latest up to date information on team training sessions and times.  Please refer to this page if you have any questions on team training sessions and times.

This page is currently updated with information for team training over the Easter period.

If you have any further questions on training times please contact admin@elthamredbacksfc.org.au

Eltham Redbacks FC Invites all players, club supporter and club family members to the  2010 Season Opener, Saturday 17 April from 5pm.

Junior shirt presentation will be in the following time-slots for age groups:

U9 5.10pm           U11 5.30pm           U12 5.55pm

U13 6.10pm         U14 6.20pm          U15 6.30pm            U16 6.40pm

Dinner will be scrumptious gourmet sausages, rolls & condiments $5.00 per head (Plain for the kids $2.00 per head). Drinks at bar prices

Support our Provisional 3 South East Men’s teams in the first home-round night matches of the season – Reserves KO @ 5.00pm   -   Firsts KO @ 7.00pm

Free Live band “88mph” from 9.00pm rocking you with the best from the 70/80/90/00’s

Email all enquiries/RSVPS with name/no’s attending to Janet at

events@elthamredbacksfc.org.au

by 9 April 2010 please (for catering purposes)

Simon Garlick leads the kids in some skills drills

Redbacks U9 Coach, Simon Garlic, and Saturday Skills Program Team, Malcolm Wiley & Christine Taylor, attended the Plenty Valley Montessori School Fair to showcase the Eltham Redbacks Football Club.

Simon demonstrated a host of fun training games that focus on the ball skills that we are committed to developing in our junior ranks. The event concluded with a game of “keepings off” involving many of the children attending the fair. The kids had a lot of fun!

Go ‘backs!

Good morning, Redbacks. This Sunday at 3.30 there is a very social game for anyone interested from the men’s Prov 3 SE Reserves and both 3rds teams.

The first 30 min will be a warm up and then following that will be a full pitch game if we have the numbers. Please wear a white shirt if you can – blue bibs will be provided for one team.

From next Sunday starting at 3.30pm there will be a regular practice game between the Thirds 3 South East and the Thirds 4 South East teams weekly until the start of the season. It would be great to get as many as possible to these as this is our allocated time to use the new pitch.

– Grant, Thirds 4 SE Team Manager. m. 0418141538.

Dear Parents & Players,

The Club has very onerous  payment responsibilities with the Football Federation of Victoria (FFV). Those responsibilities include a very large payment for the entire Clubs’ registration fees which is due in April.

As we are a “not for profit” incorporated body we work on a “cash in/cash out” basis which means that we need your fees paid in full to honour the commitments we have with the FFV and other suppliers that we use to keep the Club moving along in both the pre-season period and during the season.

Based on the above, we kindly ask you to ensure that your fees are paid in full at the very latest:

• Prov 3 SE Men (Firsts/Reserves)- before 31st March
• All others – before 9th April

This is the absolute latest to ensure you do not miss the Round 1 fixture.

Should payment not be received by the due date and  in full the club will not be able to complete the registration process with the FFV which means that the player will not be able to play in the competition until the fees have been paid in full.

Should parents or players have any difficulties in meeting this arrangement then you will need to apply to the Club in writing stating the reasons which hinder you from paying the fees in full by the due date. Each submission will be assessed on a “case by case” basis and must be sent to the Treasurer at least 1 week prior to the above dates.

Applications can be emailed to Steve <treasurer@elthamredbacksfc.org.au>

I hope you will understand our reasons for this request and we look forward to your on time fee payments for the 2010 season.   If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

Cameron Lockhart President & Steve Katona Treasurer

Since registration opened this year the Redbacks have been promoting the FFV run Boys FC tournament which will take place in Bendigo over the weekend of March 13 and 14, 2010 as part of the club’s pre-season football program.

Boys FC is a two-day round-robin tournament for boys aged between 10 and 15, with teams playing in a 7-a-side competition which runs in each of the six age groups – U11 through to U16.

The club is very pleased to be able to present two strong teams at this years tournament – an Under 11 team and an Under 12 team.

The Under 11s play 30 min halves, the U12s play a mix of 30 and 40 minute halves.

The Club wishes the coaches and players the best of luck in their tournament preparation leading up the event at Epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve and we’re sure the boys will represent the club in the most professional manner that we’ve come to expect from them.

Go the ‘backs!

Through popular demand, Eltham Redbacks FC is holding an additional grading day for the U9, U11, U12 and U13 teams.  The schedule is as follows:

Sat 6 Mar 2010

U9       11am – 12 noon

U11     12noon – 1pm

U12     1pm – 2pm

U13     2pm – 3pm

The club is also holding an introduction training session for the U12, u14 and u16 Girls on Friday 5th Mar 2010.

Fri 5th Mar 2010

U12 Girls   6pm – 7.30pm

U14 and U16 Girls  7.30pm – 9.00pm

All junior girls are invited to attend this introductory training session.  Come down and meet the new Technical Director and the 2010 coaching team for the junior girls.  Find out what is happening for the season, see the new facilities and train on  the new premier league pitch. Bring a friend if you wish.

The Location for both activities for the boys and girls will be the club’s Main Pitch at Wattletree Rd, Eltham North.

Players are requested to be at the club, dressed in training kit including boots and shin guards, 10 mins prior to their allocated trial time to allow for their trial to commence on time.

 If players are yet to register, please register prior to the weekend so that you do not miss out on your spot for 2010. 

NEW PLAYERS WELCOME TO ATTEND!