Park Orchards North Ringwood ParishHi All Sharks,
The first few rounds of every season are a little unsettled. The Veterans in the club understand this. To our new families, all will settle down in the next week or two.
The YJFL grading process is being applied – results are all over the shop.
Coaches are trying to work through their lists to ensure everyone is getting a go.
Team Managers are working through the administration processes required around game day. Wow, these folks do heaps to keep our kids on the park.
Canteen managers are trying to work out how to calculate appropriately the desired levels of food and drinks that should be ordered for each week.
Our Sponsorship coordinator is phoning all to make a difference in our great club with monetary pledges of support. This year we have nearly reached our target, however if your able to able to please contact Sue and make a further difference, please do so.
Committee are continually bombarding everyone with the information necessary to ensure your child gets a game of football each week & the club runs correctly. And on it goes…..
Thanks go to our Committee members in attendance each week, for their assistance and help. They have been up early working with TM’s & crews in setting up our grounds at Domeney and Stintons for each match day and pack up procedures. Hopefully, all teams now know the requirements. If at any time you’re not sure please call us to help you out. I’d rather know match day then 9pm at night.
For the majority of our membership your calm will be restored by round five or six once the season’s fixture is sent out by the YJFL and thus we can all get on with enjoying the season and watching our children play.
Kinglake
Thank you to the parents/players who contributed last week. If all team can please complete their collections this Round, it would be greatly appreciated. Remember, the minimum is $5.00 however if you can afford it, a $20 donation would be appreciated.
Mother’s Day Round 5 – Reminder to all Dads & Players!
Sharks Pink Ribbon Day is a fund raising event for the Breast Cancer Foundation. We are continuing with this Tradition of Fund raising for such a worthy and important cause again this year. I’m sure many of us have been/or are affected by a person close to us who has been diagnosed with Breast Cancer.
The Sharks Committee fully support the initiative and ask that all Team Managers circulate an email amongst the playing groups advising all of Sharks Pink Ribbon Day next weekend. We request that each player please bring a Gold coin donation to the game (home & away) as we strive to raise money and beat last years amount. We would like to raise as much as possible for the Breast Cancer Foundation on this year’s Mother’s Day Weekend – Sunday 13th May 2017.
Remember to collect your raffle ticket to potentially win prizes donated by “Warren Glen” our Sponsor of the Round. Also remember Club Ringwood are offering a High Tea on the Saturday beforehand. See last week’s flyer attached to the President’s message.
Pink buckets will be placed at the Canteens to help with these collections.
U8’s & U9’s
As a special Mother’s Day event the U8’s will be playing their matches Friday night rather than Sunday morning.
Two teams will play each other with the other U8’s playing against each other on one half of the oval, and the U9’s on the other half. The matches will all be played at Domeney. Your Team Managers will let you know further details during the course of the week. It will be a great night so please, all enjoy & get into the spirit of it.
This Friday night has become another new Tradition created for Sharks Mums and Players.
BYO nibbles and drinks – though no alcohol can be consumed during the game.
So, Under 8 & 9s mums you’ll be able to really enjoy Breaky in bed on Sunday, unless of course you have older Sharks at home. Oh well, we can but only try!!
Some of our Colts will be in attendance as well on this auspicious occasion to cook the BBQ.
This will continue our Colts/U8’s/U9’s Buddies system, interaction between these teams is focused on very passionately by our committee & helpers. This culminates with our Buddies Burger night on Sunday 17th June with the Colts & U8’s hosting the night and organising training drills.
SharKwiz – Saturday 2 June
It’s fast approaching…..Saturday 2nd June, just one month away.
Held at Domeney Reserve, this is our primary fund raising event for the year. The SharKwiz is an informal evening, so please book a team table or two, organise who is bringing what nibbles/platters and remember it’s BYO. It’s great fun, a chance to catch up with other parents in your team and have a laugh. A very cost effective evening, remember to bring lots of $1 and $2 coins.
The SharKwiz U12 organising committee are seeking auction items. These maybe goods donated like signed AFL jumpers to vouchers to pampering packs to weekends away to merchandise etc…A flyer explaining the request for prizes/auction items that the Sharks and greater community are willing to donate will be displayed on our Webpage this week and will be sent out by our Team Managers to one and all this week.
Bookings can be made via TeamApp or online. For more information please refer to the invitation circulated by your Team Managers.
Code of Conduct – Match Day
Thank you to our Sharks parents who have abided with exemplary behaviour over the first few rounds. Your support has been enthusiastic whilst being controlled in cheering on the players.
Let’s keep it that way please & set an example for other clubs to follow.
Unfortunately, there are times when parental behaviour does not abide by the Code of Conduct we all sign at the beginning of the year. During the last Round we have had two separate incidents reported to us whereby a parent from an opposition team were out of control harassing & swearing at a Sharks player. These have been dealt with. Alas, it burdens me that a complaint was made against one of our parents in a role of participation on game day. I know we all get passionate at times, but please remember there are young ears listening in to what we say.
In instances when this occurs, it is important that as soon as you become aware of inappropriate behaviour it’s reported immediately to your Team Manager or the Ground Manager
This will allow us to address the behaviour and ensure the safety & welfare of all players on the ground.
Injuries
A couple of Sharks players have suffered a variety of injuries up to this point of the season, so it’s timely to let you all know that we are insured. The YJFL has an injury insurance policy through JLT Insurance that provides not only players but also parents/helpers etc… An information sheet is available on the Web site under Members\Policies. If you require further information please give us a call.
YJFL Grading Process
The process has one more week to go. Coaches wishing to make recommendations need to lodge with our Director of Football immediately. If you have an questions regarding the above then please call Mark.
Merchandise
If you require any garments, socks etc.. please click here to order. Nina and her team will make sure it’s available in the quickest time available.
Vision Statement
If you are unaware of what the Sharks stand for with our players, parents and the community, please click here and check out our values. We believe we are doing something correct with record levels of participation and pathways of excellence offered for both boys and girls at our clubs.
Summary
During the season if you wish to raise any queries then please catch up with me in person or give me a call.
Wishing everyone all the very best for Round 4. Enjoy.
Go Sharks!!
Ritchie Appleby
President, Sharks JFC
president@sharksjfc.org.au
0408 367 444