2010 Falcon Family Fun Day / Registration Day

Come along on Sunday the 21st of February to relax and enjoy our Falcon Family Fun Day and Registration Day. Everyone from Auskick to A Grade is invited to attend, as well as family, partners, friends and sponsors.

All players are asked to make it easier on the club and register and pay your fees on the day. Aside from the registration facilities there will be fun footy competitions, face painting, giveaways, merchandise, performance mouthguards on site, food & music, plus much more!!!

Please BYO chairs and shades if sunny. BBQ and canteen available but feel free to BYO food / nibbles to share with friends.

We look forward to seeing you on the day. For more information phone Paul McGuire on mobile 0419 824 089 or view the event flyer.

 

Loxton North Trial Game & Club Day

The FLagstaff Hill Under 18's, B Grade and A Grade will be playing the clubs first trial game against Loxton North Football Club in the Riverland on Saturday the 20th of March 2010.

The trial game is also a great opportunity for members, supporters and players at the Club to enjoy a social weekend away together on the banks of the Murray. Following the trial games on Saturday we'll enjoy a meal at the Loxton North Football Club followed by a social night around a camp fire.

After a bacon and egg brekky on Sunday morning you can spend the day waterskiing, kneeboarding, wakeboarding, playing cricket or whatever else takes your fancy.

We want as many people to come as possible. This will be a great opportunity to show support for our senior teams, have some fun, get to know someone new (or old) AND kick off Soar 2010 as a strong, committed and unified Club. More details will follow soon. Importantly – put it in your calendar and get your site or cabin booked. Please also let Jo or Darren Collins know if you’re planning to come for the weekend on 0408 000 650 or email jo.collins@sa.gov.au or darrenc@accesshardware.com.au

 

1st February - Rego Fees, Good Ideas Register, Training Times and a new Major Sponsor

After placing a freeze on the Registration Fees for the past few seasons the club has made the decision to raise the amounts by $10 across the board. The new fees for 2010 are as below:

	Earlybird Fee Payable by March 1st	Full Fee Payable by April 8th
Senior Player	$190	$230
Student (Over 18)	$150	$190
Junior Player (18, 16, 14)	$100	$120
2nd Junior Player in same family	$80	$100
Sub Junior	$60
Remember, NO PAY, NO PLAY!!! If not paid by April 8th 2010

At the FHFC we strive to be the best football club in the Southern Football League and beyond - both on and off the field. To do this, we need your ideas and feedback about what we can do to make our club even better.

In 2008 we launched the 'Falcon Good Ideas Register' and we are proud to say that we have acted on more than 30 of these ideas already. We're launching the register again in 2010, so if you have a good idea, or if you would like to become a valued volunteer please email club President Brett Charlesworth or use our feedback form.

As most of the club would be aware, training has commenced for all grades except the Sub-Juniors. Our goal for all Junior and Senior players and teams is to be the best we can be, and you can't achieve this without a 100% commitment to training. The club has worked hard to provide every player with exceptional facilities, coaches and programs to help you improve your football. Training days and times are as follows:

Senior's and Under 18's	Tuesday & Thursday - 6:00pm for a 6:30pm start
Under 16's	Monday & Wednesday - 5:50pm for a 6:00pm start
Under 14's	Tuesday & Thursday - 4:20pm for a 4:30pm start
Sub Juniors	To Be Advised
All times are correct unless otherwise notified by your coach.

At the Flagstaff Hill Football Club we are blessed with many great sponsors and in 2010 more than ever we need the support of all our current sponsors plus an influx of quite a few new ones. Solomons Flooring at Marion have come on board as a major sponsor for 2010 and hopefully beyond. You can find Solomons at the Homemaker centre, 941 Marion Road, Marion, 5043.

For a full list of club sponsors please click here.

 

18th January - 2010 Coaches and Committee Updated

The 2010 Coaches and Committee contact details have been updated, to view an up-to-date list, please click here.

 

Welcome to Season 2010 and our new look website!

The Flagstaff Hill Football Club would like to officially welcome you to Season 2010. Many changes have occurred over the off-season, including coaching appointments, committee appointments, capital upgrades to the community centre and if you haven't noticed a new website.

After a rather poor performance in the Senior grades in 2009, the club set about making amends in 2010 and implemented an action plan to start the resurrection. One of the first parts of the clubs plan was to appoint a A Grade and Club Coach, after a length interview process the club appointed last seasons Under 18's Coach John Ramage as the man to lead to club into the new decade.

Along side John the A Grade will have 3 Assistant Coaches, with Craig Burfitt and Saul Abbott currently occupying 2 of the 3 positions, and the third position to be filled in the coming weeks. The B Grade coaching panel has also been changed, with Premiership Under 14's coach Ross Mittiga given the opportunity to take on a Seniors coaching role.

Our three Saturday Junior teams have also had coaches appointed with A Grade Assistant, Craig Burfitt also taking on the role of Under 18's coach. Last years Sunday Under 16's coach, Graham Tomkins has made the shift to the Saturday Under 16's. While club legend and 319 game player, Andrew Heatley will be the Under 14's head coach.

In addition to the coaching roles that have been filled, the club has compiled another strong committee for the upcoming season. Adding to the already experience committee are 4 new members: Melanie Stewart, Julie Harrington, Rob Shannon and Scott Roberts. For a full wrap of Season 2009, please view the 2009 Annual Report from the Newsletters section of the Members Area.

Not only have the off-field teams been hard at work, but the Senior Players have already begun Pre-Season Training. The first session was held on the 17th of November with 60 players making the effort to get to training. All players underwent initial weighing, measurements and time trials for future reference as the Pre-Season rolls along.

Through grants, donations and fundraising the club has also purchased around $10,000 worth of gym equipment for our new specially developed club gym. The equipment has now been installed and the gym itself is ready for use by any of the senior players. Another fantastic update which occurred during the off-season is the acquisition of brand new tables and chairs for the entire community centre. The football club was instrumental in getting the grant and organising the whole process on behalf of the community centre.

In the clubs action plan for Season 2010 it was stated that specialist coaches for areas that need improvement within the football club would hopefully improve the seniors performance in the upcoming season. Since John Ramage's appointment as A Grade Coach, the club has also appointed the following coaches and officials for specific areas:

Ras Atler - Strength & Conditioning Coach (Gym Manager)
Simon Purchase - Strength & Conditioning Coach (Thursday night training's)
Darren Webb & Andrew Brockhurst - Skills Coach
Gav Carey - Tackling Coach
Craig McMaster - Rehabilitation Coach
Ollie Meinecke - A Grade Team and Matchday Manager
Tim Fletcher - A Grade Runner
Darren Collins & Greg Kearsley - Training Managers
Ray Mummery - Videographer
Brett Charlesworth - Football Operations Manager

One of Flagstaff Hill Football Club's life members received another outstanding accolade in the past month with Terry Taylor (Father of A Grade Captain, Dermott Taylor) being named the 2009 Auskick Coordinator of the year in South Australia. Congratulations Terry!

 

New Website Layout

As you would have already noticed the FHFC Website has undergone a bit of cosmetic surgery since the last update. Hopefully the new design will be easier to navigate, allowing all users to be able to find the information they need quicker and more efficiently.

Some of the new features include a permanent side bar down both sides of the main content. With the left hand side showing any upcoming matches (for all grades), and any upcoming social events. Down the right hand side you will see a list of some of the clubs Major Sponsors as well as a sub-menu for the page you are viewing (if required).

Also in the new design is a new footer, which includes direct links to our 'Contact Us', 'About Us' and our 'Frequently Asked Questions' pages. There will hopefully be no major issues with the rollout of this new design but if you notice any errors, or are having troubles using a certain area or page of the site then please use our feedback form on the Contact Us page or directly email us at fhfc@internode.on.net.