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NEWSLETTER
Season – 2015
Round 6
Even with the cool weather it was great to get back on the field last weekend for games and this week for
training. There’s nothing quite like running around and kicking a soccer ball to help you forget about the cold!
This weekend is round 6, the grounds are dry and it looks like we are going to have great weather for soccer.
It’s also grand final weekend for the A-League and even though a lot of our members are Wanderers
supporters there are some of us who support the Sky Blue part of Sydney – GO SYDNEY FC!
We also have our first social event of the year, the Kids Disco, happening the weekend after this so things are
certainly moving again both on and off the field.
On a more serious note, the club would like to wish the coach of our 10 Echidnas (and one of our loyal
sponsors) Joe Lagana, a speedy recovery. Get well soon Joe. We hope to see you ‘round the grounds soon.
Have a great weekend, enjoy the sunshine and have fun!
Yours in soccer
The Minchinbury Jets Soccer Club Committee
Kids Disco
Our first social event of the year is our Kids Disco. This will be held on Saturday 23rd May at Minchinbury
Community Centre, Minchin Drive, Minchinbury from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. The cost will be $5 per child parents will be admitted free of charge. Our fancy dress theme this year will to come dressed in your favourite
football team’s colours. We will also have lucky door and best dressed prizes.
We will have a full canteen running on the night, including our usual Barbeque, so parents can have the night
off from cooking.
Round 3 & 4 Catch Up Matches (updated)
Round 3 & 4 have now been rescheduled and the details are now up on the website draw. Here’s a run
through of the rescheduled matches (please check the online draw for any changes).
Round 3 – All round 3 matches have been moved to the June Long Weekend. Masters will play Friday 5th
June, Saturday teams will play Saturday 6th June and Sunday teams will play Sunday 7th June.
Round 4 – Our All Age Ladies will play their round 4 matches on Friday 8th May.
Our All Age Men’s teams will play their catch up on Friday 5th June
Our Saturday teams and our Sunday Girls teams (U7, U12, U14 & U16 Girls) will play theirs on Monday 8th
June.
Our Over 35 Men and O30 Women will play their round 4 match on Sunday 7th June
12 Division 1 State Cup
Our 12 Division 1 team are entered in the Football NSW Frank Broughton Cup (State Cup). This is a knock out
competition run by Football NSW featuring teams from around Sydney and some country areas. Our 12/1’s
played their first round match last weekend and won 2-1 going through to the second round, which will be
played this Sunday. We wish Tony and the boys the best of luck.
Club Referees
Due to a shortage of referees, Blacktown Association is looking for adults to help referee match on Sundays.
They have asked the club to nominate interested people as “Club Referees”. These referees would be
assigned to referee or run the line at matches at our ground on a Sundays. The idea being that Blacktown
would assign matches every second Sunday to Club Referees to help give all games an assigned referee.
Blacktown Association will provide training and a club referee uniform free of charge to all Club Referees. Club
Refs are paid the same as other referees ($52 to referee an adult game and $26 to run a line), it’s tax free and
cash in hand! If you are interested in becoming a Club Referee please contact our club secretary, Stephen
Bradbury on 0419 170 717.
Club Website
The easiest way to get the latest information on our club is via our club website. Our website address is
www.minchinburyjets.net. Our website also contains links to the Blacktown Soccer Association website and
contains all that you need to keep up with the latest in our club.
The Draw
The draw is now available online. Please go to our club website and click on the ‘Draw” link. This will take you
to the online draw on the Blacktown Association’s web site. We recommend that you check the draw on
Thursday or Friday each week to ensure that your match time and venue has not changed. Please do not
print out copies of the season draw as it can change and you may end up missing kick-off times if you
do this.
Wet Weather Information
In the event of wet weather we will contact your team coach and manager as soon as we are made aware of
ground closures. Our club website also has information on ground closure. Alternatively you can call the
Blacktown Council wet weather line on 9839 6575 or check out the Blacktown Council website on
www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au. Players are asked to contact their team officials if they are unsure of ground
closures. Please do not assume that matches are cancelled just because it’s raining.
Weekly Match Fees
All players are reminded that they must pay a weekly match fee.
Fees are payable for all matches (except byes and forfeits by the opposition). As these fees contribute towards
players end of season presentation they are payable for all matches regardless of whether you play or not. In
the event of long term illness or injury your team manager will ask the committee for a dispensation on the
payment of fees. The weekly match fees are: Small Sided Games players (U5 to U11) - $5 per week.
Junior Comp teams (U12 to U16) - $6 per week. U20’s - $7 per week.
Please help your team manager by paying to them as soon as you arrive for your match every week. It’s much
easier for you to approach your team manager than for them to have to chase up a whole team for fees.
Playing Strip & Club Gear
As well as having our uniform for sale, the club also has a range of club gear (polo shirts, jackets, caps,
beanies, sweat bands etc) on display and for sale at the club canteen. EFTPOS facilities are available and
we can also accept Mastercard and Visa Card for purchases.
Trivia Night
Our annual Trivia Night is back by popular demand. This year’s Trivia Night will be held on Saturday 18th July
at Minchinbury Community Centre, Minchin Drive, Minchinbury. We will be having a Christmas in July theme
for the night. More details will be in our next newsletter.
Minchinbury Jets Soccer Club 2015 Season Sponsors
Our club has been fortunate to have many loyal and generous sponsors who have helped to make our club as
strong as it presently is. Many of our sponsors are local businesses and are part of the Minchinbury
community. We ask that you please support these businesses as well as they support us.
If you would like to enquire about becoming a sponsor of our club please contact our Club President, Glen
Overton on 0426 210 401
Club Newsletter
If you have changed or updated your email address please email your new email details to our club secretary,
Stephen Bradbury at [email protected] and we will update your details to ensure that you
receive the weekly newsletter and stay up to date with what is happening in the club. Please be assured that
your email address will not be published or given to any other party.
That’s all for now. Please feel free to offer any contributions to the next issue of our newsletter. Any
contributions can be emailed to the club secretary, Stephen Bradbury at [email protected].
J
Have a great weekend!
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