The Committee

Position	Email	Phone
Women's Chair		0414 984 935
Registrar
Committee Member

WOMEN’S SOCCER 2010

Dear Player,

Welcome to another year of soccer!

Weston Creek Women’s Soccer is one of the largest clubs in the Capital Football Premiership competition and encourages players of all ages and abilities to come and give soccer a go.

In 2009, we fielded eight teams in the women’s competition including three Masters (Over 35s) teams. Weston Creek proposes to nominate teams in the following Leagues in 2010:

Premier League
Reserve Grade (formerly knows as State League 1)
Under 18 Premier League
State League 1 (formerly State League 2)
State League 2 - maybe
State League 3
Masters – three teams known as Black Magic, Rebels, and Xenas
Under 18 Div 1 or 2 – depending on player numbers

Details of registration costs, training and the pre premiership and premiership seasons are provided in this letter.

Registration fees for 2010
Registration fees paid by players are a necessary cost to pay for Australian Football Federation and Capital Football fees, training ground hire fees, referee fees and administrative fees to operate the Weston Creek Soccer Club.

The fees for Weston Creek Women’s Soccer are heavily subsidised through our fundraising efforts including operating the canteen on Saturday mornings for the Weston Creek Junior Soccer. Without this the cost per player would be close to $400 to cover registration, training, equipment and the Capital Football presentation dinner. The fees for 2010 have increased in line with the Capital Football increases however only ~ 50% increase is being passed on to players. The fees this year are:

Under 18 players (MUST play in 18 comp ONLY) $200
Senior (Open League) players including Masters $250

Weston Creek Soccer Club is introducing a family cap for registrations in 2010. The family cap applies across the whole of the club. For example, if you have an immediate family member playing in the juniors, and women’s and men’s leagues, there will be a maximum amount payable by that family unit.

There is a family cap for juniors (including rooball) only and a family cap for junior + senior players. I’ll send out more information when I have it.

NOTE: Weston Creek socks ARE NOT included with the registration this year

It has been necessary to increase the fees to cover the increase in the National Registration Fee and the transfer of ground hire fees to clubs.
Players who have fees owing from previous years will need to organise a payment plan with the Registrar before they are able to register for 2010.
The Club has a ‘no pay, no play’ policy.

Registration process

Commencing in 2009, all players were able to register online at www.myfootballclub.com.au. From 2010 players will be able to register and pay (in full) with a credit card.

Families wishing to taker advantage of the family discount can register online but MUST pay manually as the MyFootballClub does not allow for family payments.

Factsheets on how to register are available on the MyFootballClub (MFC) website. The MFC online registration system has been set up so that you will be offered registration options based on your age.

I encourage you to register online, so you can check and update your own records, and pay by credit card. To register for Weston Creek Women’s Soccer, the following options will be available:

Women - Under 18 (any player 18 and under in the Under 18 leagues ONLY) - $200
Women – Senior (Premier League, Reserves, State Leagues and Masters) - $250
Pre season ONLY - $40 (registration fee and insurance for pre season ONLY)
Fee in lieu of fundraising - $50 (if you do not participate in chocolate drive and canteen). This is an ‘Add On’

NB: Weston Creek will be charged for each player who plays in the pre season competition.

Manual registration will still be available for players who do not have access to the online system; all new players; or players experiencing difficulties. Please contact me if you have any questions about the registration process.

Janice Hagan is the WCSC Women’s registrar for 2010. You can email Janice at womens_registrar@westoncreeksoccer.org.au

Fundraising

Every player is expected to participate in our fundraising, as all players benefit from the fundraising efforts. The Women will run the junior canteen at Waramanga on Saturdays, with each team having a maximum of three turns in the season. We also run a chocolate drive mid May where every player gets one box of chocolates to sell. Through this fundraising we are able to maintain our registration fees at a reasonable cost. The hire of our training fields alone costs ~$10,000 per season. Players will face an additional fee of $50 if they do not participate in fundraising. This can be paid at the time of registration.

Training

Training is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00pm – 8.30pm at Waramanga Ovals, off Badimara Street, Waramanga. Premier League and State League 1 commenced training in January 2010 on field 7 (lower field near Primary school).

Training for all other leagues begins on Tuesday, 2 February 2010 and Thursday 4 February 2010 from 7:00pm – 8:30pm on Field 1 (main field in front of carpark). If parking is an issue, it is recommended you use the High School carpark. All new players are welcome!

Once lights are required we will reallocate fields for training across the teams.

Premier League is coached by Robbie Mason. The Reserve Grade 1 coach is Andy Munoz. The Under 18 Premier League Club coach is Dave Garrity. All players are welcome to try out for these teams, but attendance at the majority of training sessions is required in order to be assessed.

For the other leagues, sessions are run by a couple of coaches (Geoff Neideck, SL2; Leo O’Keeffe, SL3; Donna O’Brien, Masters) and from these sessions, players will be placed in teams of appropriate ability. Friendship groups will be considered. As teams are formed some of the lower league grade teams will train once a week. Details of team selection dates will be advised prior to the grading/selection nights

WANTED - Coaches

We have coaches for most of our teams but need a couple more and if we have a second Under 18 team. If you know someone who would like to get fit and have a lot of fun (hopefully) please ask them to contact me or bring them along to training.

The Premiership Competition

All Women’s League games are played on Sundays with the exception of Premier League who may have a few Saturday games. All leagues except Premier League and SL1 play 40-minute halves with interchange. Premier League plays 45-minute halves with substitution; SL1 plays 45-minute halves with interchange.

Pre Premiership
Premier League Federation Cup: 27/28 February, 6/7 March, 13/14 March, 20/21 March (Semis), 27/28 March (Finals)
All other Leagues: 21 March, 28 March (2 weeks)

Check the Capital Football website for the latest information at www.capitalfootball.com.au

Premiership season
Premier League/Reserves/U18 PL
Weekend of 3/4 April 2010 – 5/6 September 2010; Semis finals 11/12 September; Finals 18/19 September 2010 (PL will play midweek games rather than on ANZAC day)

All other leagues
4 April 2010 – 29 August 2010; Semi finals 5 September; Finals 12 September 2010

Gala day with ANU – 14 March 2010
Weston Creek Woman and ANU have jointly hosted an inter club Gala Day for the past three years. This year’s Gala Day is proposed for Sunday 14 March. Venue to be determined. We hope to have 6 teams women’s for the Gala Day, and possibly have a men’s competition too. This is a fun day.

Committee Members
The Women’s Committee reports to the Weston Creek Executive. The successful operation of the club is dependent on the contribution of volunteers. If you are able to help, please contact me for more information.

Referees
There is always a need for referees. The club is happy to help with the cost of attending specific courses. Please contact me if you would like more information.

Annual General Meeting (AGM)
The Weston Creek Soccer Club AGM is due to be held in March 2010. The date and venue are still to be confirmed. All players, coaches and managers are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Merchandise
There is a range of WCSC merchandise available for sale. This includes socks, shorts, training shirts, beanies, track suits.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. I hope to see you down at Waramanga soon!

Regards

Fran Sankey
Women’s Chair

27 January 2010

6294 0326 (h)
0414 984 935
womens_chair@westoncreeksoccer.org.au
fls66@hotmail.com