President's Message

Dear <<First Name>>

Welcome back for season 2021 to existing members and a special welcome to new members of our club. With a synthetic pitch installation on Norman Griffiths Oval scheduled to commence in August this year, it promises to be the most exciting season for the club to date.
 
We are encouraging 2020 members to re-register for this coming season and also will be strongly promoting new players joining the club, particularly junior players. As part of our focus on recruiting more female players, the Club Committee have agreed an incentive programme for junior girls which gives free shorts and socks to new junior female players who have previously not played for the club. Continuing WPFC players referring new female players will receive a $25 voucher to our Online Store.
 
A big thank you to all of our volunteers including coaches, managers, coordinators and committee members, many of whom have already been working tirelessly to get our season up and running. Volunteers are the lifeblood of our community club so please consider helping out in some way when the opportunity presents itself this season.
 
We hope that all members of the club are able to enjoy their football this season. Participation, enjoyment and having fun through football remains our focus!

Here are some updates and events happening around the club:

• 2021 season Registrations Open
• Player Call Out - U15 Division 2
• Player Call Out - Girls U12 Dev Squad
• Player Call out - U9 Dev Squad
• Team And Grading Sessions (TAGS)
• Welcome to Football events
• Socks & Shorts from our canteen
• Online Store
• Coerver: Free pre-season programs
• Coerver Creative Player Development
• For the diary
• Winning with new sponsor partnership
• Sponsorship opportunities
• NEW Men's Over 55s competition
• Shout Out!
• Club Trivia
• Blast From The Past!

Regards,
Kevin Johnson
President WPFC

Missed out on U15s Super league trials in November 2020?

There are opportunities NOW for players wanting to improve their skills and have fun while playing for the mighty West Pymble Football Club! We are looking for players to play in our U15 Division 2 team.

A Division 3 team may also become available, based on number of registrations.

The teams will have a qualified Coach and there will be pre-season Coerver coaching.

Team Allocation and Grading Sessions are scheduled for 14 & 21 February at Norman Griffiths Oval. Check our website for the session times.

REGISTER TODAY... and bring a friend, if you will.

Do you have any girls or know anyone with girls who would be keen to join our Girls U12 Development Squad? If yes, we would love to hear from you, as we have places available in this team. The team:

If interested, of your know anyone who is, please email our club Aron Chapman, at technicaldirector@wpfc.com.au.

Now a call out for any girls and boys under 9-years, who are keen to be part of the U9 Development Squad.

The team is looking forward to welcoming new players who are wanting to continue their skills development under the guidance of a professional coach, and with access to Coerver Coaching skills sessions during the season with other SAP and Development Squad players. 

If you're interested, be sure to attend the TAGS days on 14 and 21 February to try out.

You can also email our club Technical Director, Aron Chapman at technicaldirector@wpfc.com.au to let him know you're interested.

TAGS have been scheduled for the Sunday 14th and Sunday 21st February at Norman Griffiths Oval.

Sunday 14 and 21 February: Mixed (Girls and Boys) teams and Girls-only teams from 8:00 AM to 7:30 PM.

These two Sunday's have an identical schedule which is here on our Facebook page to find the session time for your mixed, or girls-only age group.

The start of season is always and exciting time at the club and for the members. After an unusually short break, we eagerly anticipate the upcoming season and the opportunities for current and new players and parents to meet.

We have the following season 'Welcome' events scheduled from end January, through March and look forward to seeing many of you there.

Dates are confirmed. Some times will be confirmed closer to the date. Please check our website's calendar; look out for Facebook posts, and check upcoming newsletter editions for times.

As our season warms up, two items in hot demand - especially for our selective teams that soon commence their trials and our U14 and U16 Super League teams playing at the Bathurst Cup later this month - are our club socks and shorts.

Head down to our clubhouse canteen at Norman Griffiths Oval to purchase socks, shorts, caps and bucket hats on:

Sunday 14 February: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (TAGS #1)
Sunday 21 February: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (TAGS #2)

Socks $15.00
Shorts $25.00
Caps and Bucket Hats: $10.00

Also we are delighted to announce that we have organised our club partners Coerver Coaching North Shore to deliver 3 free pre-season Coerver skills sessions. These sessions are available to male and female players of all ages and will be held at Mimosa Oval, Turramurra on:

Dates: Tuesdays 9, 16 and 23 February 2021
Time: 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM

For existing players, the sessions are a great way to get back into football and improve their skills and conditioning before trials and the commencement of the season. For new players, the sessions provide a fabulous opportunity to get into football and to try it out before committing to playing this season.

We are very much encouraging new players of all ages to consider registering and participating in these free Coerver sessions so please spread the word to anyone you know whom might be interested including children and adults.

NOTE: Any players participating in these sessions whom are not registered for the 2021 season will need to rely on their own personal insurance in the event of injury.

Below are the registration links per age group. 
 

• U06 – U07

• U08 – U11

• U12 – U18

• U10 – U18 Just for Girls

• Adult Boot Camp (Women and Men)

The Coerver Creative Player Program is a technical development program for youth players. These upcoming Term 1 programs are targetted specifically for Community teams i.e. excludes SAP, Junior Development Squads, Diamond League, and Super League teams.

A separate program will run for Community teams in Terms 2 and 3 on Monday nights at Norman Griffiths Oval. Further information and registration links for these programs will be sent to members towards the end of Term 1.

St Ives (4 Feb 2021 to 25 Mar 2021) is the nearest location for our club's players.

Check the calendar at wpfc.com.au for all upcoming dates. Whilst most of the below dates are covered in this newsletter, below is a consolidated view.

Become a WPFC Sponsor
As a not-for-profit club, one of our main objectives is to keep registration and playing fees as low as possible. Sponsorship greatly helps us to achieve this and we welcome members to make enquiries about becoming club sponsors.

Please email sponsorship@wpfc.com.au if you would like to discuss sponsorship opportunities at the club which can give your business access to our nearly 1,000 registered players and 2,000+ members. 

The Northern Suburbs Football Association (NSFA) has over 450 male players over the age of 55, including 209 players over the age of 60, that are participating in NSFA Competitions.

Due to the large number of players in this age category, NSFA will be trialling a Men's Over 55 (8-a-side) competition in 2021. Dates and a registration period are to be confirmed.

As further information is available, updates will be provided via email, our Facebook page, and this newsletter.
 

• Greater game time for players 55 years and over
• More involvement in the match and football moments for players
• Greater number of touches of the ball
• Creation of a hub environment, with multiple matches played at the same time
• KDFRA officials appointed
• League tables maintained
• Improve the playing experience
• Keep players in the game for a longer time.

Game Details

The season is heating up nicely. Forget Bunnings, folks...Norman Griffiths Oval is the hot new locale to grab some weekend snagalicious snags on game days.

Our sincerest thanks to Mar Tristán Vega for the kind donation of a gas 4-burner hot plate BBQ, to replace our previous model 'formerly known as a 4-burner'.

Mar has also nominated her husband (though we're not sure he knows...yet) to be the head BBQer on Women's O35 game days. We're sure it will be just as competitive around the BBQ, as it will be on the field.

And in a first (well, at least for 2021), we are thrilled to give a double shout out and three more cheers to Mar for her continually stellar work in the development of a new set of registration banners for the club, club promotional content for our Facebook page, and fliers for our information days. These are all bright, clear, informative, and draw the attention of the eye with our striking gold and blue colours.

But wait, there's more! Steak knives for the BBQ? No, better than that. Mar has also dedicated many hours to make many top notch action photos of various games played by our teams. You have no doubt seen some of her work on the content she has produced, and across posts on our Facebook page. 

But that's not all you get...Mar is also a member of our wonderful Women's Over 35 A team, also known as The Minions. Be sure to come along one Sunday to NG Oval when the Over 35 A team is playing to watch the game, support the team, grab a snag, and give a cheer or three to Mar!

THANK YOU!

 

An additional Shout Out! to Shan at Snap Printing Solutions at Gordon (Shop 1, 3 Fitzsimons Lane). He did a most fantastic job with the beautiful quality flyers and posters printed for our club promotions, and for our recent Information Day at the West Pymble Mall. Further to this, Shan provided a discounted price on their service, for which we are grateful for. 

 

In 2006, the West Pymble Soccer Club (as it was known then), introduced a Special Needs program to the club. This program was conceived by Paul Phelan, who continues heading up the program. Paul has been well supported by Will Soulsby, for many years.

This intent was to go beyond traditional competitive football games to offer children who could not participate in the structured programs, the chance to get involved in sport. It was initially aimed at children with autistic spectrum disorder and down syndrome aged between 5 and 8 years. At the time, there were very few special needs football programs in Sydney, therefore children travelled from wider Sydney, to play at our club. 

Such has been the popularity and success of the this program and the incredible work by Paul and Will, that the club now caters both junior and senior teams from ages 5 through 21.

The program has resulted in many children and young adults over the years having a great time, learning and developing a love for football, and more importantly having fun with their friends. We are thrilled that the program continues strongly into its 16th season in 2021.