10th May 2012
2012 Presentation Information
We will be setting up for the presentation from 11am on Saturday 19th at the sphinx club, all managers and assistants are requested to come and help.
This year the presentation will be split in to two sessions,
The first starting at 4.00pm for under 8's, 9's, 10's, 10b's, 12's and 14's
The second starting at 5.00pm for 11's, 14b's, 15's , 16's and youth
Can you ensure all your players are sat in the rows of chairs at the front of the room ready to start 5 minutes before the start of the presentation. They need to be sat in teams with the youngest team for that session at the front working back to the eldest at the back.
We will start with presenting the squad trophies, starting with the youngest team first, the relevant manager will take to the stage say a few brief thank yous and then introduce his squad where they will start to come up to receive there trophies.
We will then move on to the individual awards, again in order of youngest team first, Parent's player for all the teams, then Coaches / most improved player, Manager's player and finally Player's player. The only exception from this is the youth team who do not present awards for parent's player and most improved player.
I'm sure it goes without saying but can you ensure 4 different players receive the awards.
Following the conclusion of the first presentation can all the managers and assistants help to clear and tidy the room ready for the 2nd presentation?
Due to the lack of time and Longy who normally organises it getting married in a couple of weeks there will not be a program this year.
3rd April 2012
Registration Secretary.
Can all managers please ask their parents if any of them would like to take on one of two or three new roles on the junior committee as a registration secretary; this season we have relied entirely on Tony to be responsible for the registration for all our teams and with the increased amount of players moving between clubs it has become far too big a task on top of all the secretarial duties he has to carry out. We would like to have two or three new registration secretary's that will be responsible for a few teams each. They would also become committee members who can take on as many or as few extra tasks as they wish; Mum's, Dad's, Auntie's, Uncle's or grandparents, anyone who is willing to give up a little of their time would be greatly appreciated.
Please don't read this and think somebody else will act on it and do nothing, we really need as much support as possible to keep the junior section running, we have run with too few doing too much for far too long and to run efficiently we need to start spreading the load. Should we not be successful in recruiting for these positions we will have to ask the managers to register their own teams next season.
If you have anybody interested can you ask them to call Tony on 07831 555020.
Fundrazor.com
The club have joined an exclusive sports membership scheme with a national company called Fundrazor. It will give the club the opportunity access some great local entertainment events while raising funds for the club at the same time.
For more details go to www.fundrazor.com/sportmembership
Summer Training
Summer training will be at Finham Park school again this year on a Wednesday and Thursday from 6.30 til 8.30.
6th February 2012
Presentation Shirts
Can all managers please return all presentation dress shirts that are too small as soon as possible (washed please). Stocks of shirts are running very low and to avoid a very large bill for new shirts we need to recycle the shirts we have before the tour and club presentation.
Presentation Night
Following positive feedback from last years club presentation at the Sphinx Club we are please to announce this years presentation will again be at the club on Saturday 19th May 2012.
Andy Blair's Sports Supplies
Obviously we need to control our spending on equipment for training and for kit and to enable that control all kit purchases from Andy Blair's Sports Supplies must be co-ordinated by Nigel Starkey or Steve Cranage. If for some reason you need to request kit from Andy Blair's yourself, you must obtain a docket detailing your requirements from Nigel or Steve. You will be refused credit from the store if you are not in possession of the aforementioned docket.
13th November
Coventry City Scouts Protocol
Following a meeting with the head of recruitment, Mark Foggerty, at Coventry City's Academy; below is an outline of the protocol all Coventry City scouts should follow, if you have any experiences in the future where the scout hasn't followed that protocol would you please notify Steve Cranage who has been asked to report any such incidences to Mark.
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Where possible the scout should notify you in advance they will be at your game (although we must accept this is not always possible)
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If at the game the scout should introduce themselves to you at a suitable time, if possible before the game. They should show you I.D, you are advised to check the date as any scouts I.D is only valid for one year.
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If they are interested in one of your players, they should speak to you after the game and ask to be introduced to the players parents. At no point should they go directly to the parents.
Academy experience is something we encourage for all our players so we would ask you support any scout who follows the correct protocol and help them in contacting any player's parents they would like to speak to.
16th September
Teamsheets
It is important when completing match sheets, you put all the players full names, not just initials and surnames.
Referees
Can you all make an effort to be welcoming to referees when they arrive at the club. It was raised at the league meeting that some referees are not being made to feel too welcome when they arrive at some grounds, it was not directed at any of our teams.
12th September 2011
Housekeeping
Can you all please make sure all rubbish, drinks bottles etc are picked up at the end of your games.
The reserve team goals need to be chained together, facing each other at either end of the pitch by the last user on any match day.
Winter Training Schedule
Training at Finham has now finished until next summer, training at Caludon and Blue Coats commences this week. see below
Caludon -
Wednesday -
5.30 to 6.30, under 7's, 8's & 9's
6.30 to 7.30, under 10's & 10 blues
7.30 to 8.30, under 14 blues
Thursday -
7.30 to 8.30, under 11's, 12's & 15's
Blue Coats -
Wednesday -
7.00 to 8.30, under 14's & 16's
8.00 to 9.30, Youth and First teams
11th July 2011
Referee Fees
For the 2011/2012 season the referee's fees for the Coventry Minor League have been increased in line with the Birmingham FA guidelines -
Mini Soccer - £12
Under 11-14 - £22
Under 15 - Yth - £27
Midweek Games
Midweek games for September are not compulsory but advisable to avoid a backlog of fixtures later in the season. The date on the website is for the Wednesday but can be played any evening of that week with agreement of the other team.
League Cup Round 1
The first round of the league cup is scheduled for 25th September, if you do not have a fixture on your team page you have a bye, the league will endeavour to arrange a league fixture for you.
2nd August 2011
Pitch Coordination
Dave Bull and John Halford have taken on the roles of pitch coordinators, Dave will be responsible for the reserve team pitch at Sphinx Drive and the Highway, with John's responsibility lying with the Sphinx Drive mini soccer pitches. It is important you arrange with Dave on 07823 335562 or John on 07853 318714 if you want to make use of any of our pitches for pre-season friendlies.
Once the season has commenced Dave and John will contact the relevant managers to inform them of kick off time and venue.
18th July 2011
Summer Training
As of 18th July 2011 all Junior Teams from and including under 8's to under 16's must hold their summer training at Finham Park School on a Wednesday or Thursday evening. This decision has been taken by the junior committee for insurance purposes and health and safety reasons, any previous agreements no longer apply.
Registration
Can all managers please endeavour to return their completed registration forms for this forth coming season to Tony Purnell on or before the 27th July.
