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| Date | Title | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 05 Feb 2014 | Junior Girls second trial session Wed 12th Feb | Uncategorized |
| 01 Feb 2014 | New times for all Girls trials sessions | Uncategorized |
| 01 Feb 2014 | U14 Boys second trial session has been rescheduled | Uncategorized |
| 26 Jan 2014 | Pre-season commencing for Under 15 to Under 17 Boys | Uncategorized |
| 26 Jan 2014 | Change of player trial days and times – updated 1st Feb | Uncategorized |
| 26 Jan 2014 | Eltham Redbacks FC New Player Information Day | Uncategorized |
| 06 Jan 2014 | Proposed Merger with Diamond Valley Utd. | Club |
| 04 Jan 2014 | Senior Men 2014 Preseason | Uncategorized |
| 03 Jan 2014 | Calling all coaches… | Club |
| 03 Jan 2014 | 2014 Grading Trials Schedule | Club |
Due to the extreme heat forecast for Sunday we have decided to move the second trial session for all junior girls to Wed 12th Feb at the Adventure Playground pitch. U8 to U12 girls will be 5.30 – 6.30 pm and U14 Girls at 6.30pm to 7.30 pm.
Any queries contact David on 0457 503 492
Trial times for all girls teams have been rescheduled due to the heat. The first trial session for all girls players will now be held at 5.30pm Wednesday 5th Feb at the Adventure Playground pitch. The second trial session will be held at 4pm Sunday 9th Feb at the synthetic pitch.
The second U14 Boys trial that was scheduled for 7pm Sat 8th Feb has been moved to 5pm Sunday 9th at the synthetic pitch
Welcome to the 2014 season boys! Pre-season training will commence at 5.30pm on Thursday 30th January at the Adventure Playground pitch for Under 15 to Under 17 Boys who are not already participating in the senior program. Please ensure you bring your shin pads, water bottles, boots and runners.
Trials continue 5.30pm Tuesday 4th February and Thursday 6th February.
Any queries contact David Freeman on 04575 03492
Due to the extreme weather forecast for the trial days, session times and days have been rescheduled to avoid the hottest part of the day.
New times are:
Saturday 1st February and 8th February at the Synthetic Pitch
Under 8 Boys 8.30am to 9.30am
Under 9 Boys 9.30am to 10.30am
Under 10 Boys 10.30am to 11.30am
Under 11 Boys 4pm to 5pm
Under 12 Boys 5pm to 6pm
Under 13 Boys 6pm to 7pm
Under 14 Boys 7pm to 8pm (1st Feb )
Wednesday 5th February at the Adventure Playground Pitch
All Girls age groups 5.30pm to 6.30pm
Sunday 9th February at the Synthetic Pitch
All Girls age groups 4pm to 5pm
Under 14 Boys 5pm to 6pm
Boys Under 15, Under 16 and Under 17 players will be assessed in pre-season training commencing 5.30pm to 6.30pm on Thursday 30th January at the Adventure Playground pitch.
For queries contact David Freeman on 0457 503492
Are you interested in playing club football for Eltham Redbacks?
Are you keen to start your child playing football but not sure where to start?
Come to our info day at our home ground (Cnr Wattletree Rd and Banks Rd, Eltham North) Sat Feb 15th 10am to 12pm and talk to the people who run the club. We can answer your questions, explain our football philosophy and explain how to get registered for season 2014.
The information day is for all players but particularly for kids starting football from U7 and below. For older children the grading trials start as listed in recent posts. If you are new to Eltham Redbacks please attend these trials and come to our admin table for further information about our club.
Eltham Redbacks FC fellow members,
As President of the Eltham Redbacks FC, I would like to inform you of an important project the Committee has been working on that will build on the past hard work and secure the future of the club
In November we commenced discussions with Diamond Valley United FC with the view of merging the two clubs and becoming the premier football club in the North East region. After numerous meetings and discussions the Committee recommends proceeding with the merger as there are many benefits with little to no downside.
The new merged club will be called Diamond Valley Redbacks FC and we will continue to be based at Eltham North and wear the same red/black playing strip. The current ERFC committee will continue to manage and operate the new merged entity along with Murray Ovens, Fabrizio Rocchi and all the coaching staff.
Benefits are numerous including the Redbacks becoming a powerhouse in the region by obtaining a State 2 men’s position (or State 1 after the FFV restructure due to the NPLV) giving our boys the pathway to high level. Of course all our women/junior/SSF/Vets/Metro teams will continue as normal and benefitting from the merger in many different ways.
I have taken the liberty to create a merger fact sheet which will address most of your questions along with the benefits and potential challenges. Please take the time to consider them as I want all members to be fully informed.
Click here to download the merger fact sheet
To enable the merger to occur, we require 75% approval of all members at a Special General Meeting to be held at Eltham North Reserve on 19th January 2014 at 12pm.
Click here to download the notice of a Special General Meeting and meeting agenda
In other words, we need more than 580 members to attend and vote in favour of the merger on the day. As you can appreciate this is a huge challenge and logistically it will be difficult to accomplish. For this reason we ask that you complete the proxy formproviding a committee member the right to represent you in voting in favour of the merger.
Click here to download the proxy voting form
We need all members in favour of the merger to complete the proxy form and return to the secretary. We suggest completing the proxy form then cut-and-paste into an email.
All proxies must be address to The ERFC Secretary and sent tomerger@elthamredbacksfc.org.au by Wednesday 8th January 2014. Alternatively you are welcome to attend the Special General Meeting on the 19th January 2014 to vote.
If we don’t get 580 votes in favour, the merger can not proceed – so please ensure you provide your proxy.
We ask that you get behind the committee and support the merger as this will be an incredible once in a life time opportunity for the club to cement its future and become the premier football club in the North East region.
Regards
Ivan Dalla Costa
ERFC President
Eltham Redbacks FC would like to invite all prospective new coaches and continuing coaches for 2014 to a 30 minute coaches ‘kick off’ meeting at 9am on Saturday 1st February at our Wattletree Rd, Eltham North pitch.
Topics will include:
Assistance with player trial assessment commencing after the meeting would be appreciated.
Trials for Redbacks players for season 2014 will be held over two days at our Wattletree Rd, Eltham North pitch. With the introduction of an Under 8 competition this year we will also be trialing Under 8 players for the first time.
Trial sessions will run for approximately one hour during which our panel of coaches will assess players technical skills and understanding of the game in order to stream players into ability groups for later allocation into appropriate teams.
All players are required to wear shin pads and bring a water bottle. Girls will trial at the same time but in a separate group from the boys.
Session times for age groups (player turning that age during the season):
Saturday 1st February and Saturday 8th February
Under 9 9.30am
Under 10 10.30am
Under 11 11.30am
Under 12 1.30pm
Under 13 2.30pm
Under 14 3.30pm
Under 15 4.30pm
Under 16 5.30pm
Under 17 & 18 6.30pm
Sunday 2nd February and Sunday 9th February
Under 8 1pm.
