23JAN

Coaches Required

Expression of Interest to Coach Top Level Club Teams

The MHFC is seeking expressions of interest from qualified/capable coaches to coach their top level sides in the Junior to Youth age groups. Age groups from under 6s to under 16 teams require coaches that can lead teams through the Clubs’ playing ethos and develop the skills of the individuals and the team as a whole. This is also a great opportunity to further develop your skills as a coach. Suitable applicants will also have the opportunity to improve their training levels with some financial support from the Club. If this opportunity interests you, please reply to Gary Fattore on the email address below.

Please direct any queries to Gary Fattore
Email: headcoach@menaihawks.org.au
Mobile: 0417 644 033

15JAN

Registrations for the 2012 season are open

Menai Hawks FC in conjunction with Football Australia has introduced On Line Registrations in 2012 to all players. This is a significant move forward that will make the registration process quicker and more convenient to all.

You can access Myfootball Club Online registration for NEW and Existing Players via the following link.

http://www.myfootballclub.com.au

Please note that the registration fee also includes a mandatory fund raising levy of $25 (this means we won’t be asking you do any fund raising on behalf of the club during the season).

For families that have more than 1 player at the club, you will only pay the fund raising levy once. Any additional players from the same family are also entitled to a family member discount of $20.

Please find below instructions on the online registration and payment process.

Registrations will also be at the following locations.

  • Sun 29 Jan Buckle Reserve 09:00 - 12:00
  • Thu 2 Feb Buckle Reserve 17:00 - 20:00
  • Sat 4 Feb Buckle Reserve 13:00 - 17:00
  • Sat 4 Feb Menai Market Place 09:00 - 16:00
  • Sun 5 Feb Buckle Reserve 09:00 - 15:00
  • Sun 5 Feb Menai Market Place 09:00 - 16:00

Payment can be made online via VISA or MasterCard. If you prefer to pay by cash or cheque, you will need to print your invoice and bring it to the club or registration sites on the dates above to make your final payment. Registrations are not complete until full payment has been received and verified by the club.

We thank you for your support and wish you all the best for the 2012 football season.

17JAN

Grading Policy

Pending player numbers and overall teams, Season 2012 at the MHFC will give all players from Under 6 through to All Age the opportunity to be either,

  • Graded, into the most skill appropriate team/grade
  • OR
  • Self Selected, into groups with friends (encouraged for under 6s but NOT mandatory)
  • MHFC aims to have each player play in the most appropriate grade that provides the best environment to enjoy their football.
  • The detailed MHFC grading policy is available for view on the website and this process will run in conjunction with the Club policy whilst trying to streamline the process.
  • MHFC believe it is important to acknowledge that players, peer groups of players and parents, will self-select into friendship/social groups for grades outside grades A & B. This is an important principle underlying our community base.

 GRADED

Players who wish to be graded to their ability will be put through their paces on the nominated grading day in a series of individual and team environment skills sessions to best determine their most appropriate grade. These players will then be placed in teams according to their ability which may be amongst the self selected sides and/or into the higher grades of the age group

SELF-SELECTED

Player who elects not to be graded will be formed into teams to the maximum number for each age group and will need to nominate a Coach and Manager for the team. Full teams will not be required to be formed as players may fall into each playing level from the grading process.These players will also be put through their paces as a team to determine the most appropriate grade to nominate to the SSFA.

  • All Grading/Self Selecting will take place on-site as nominated below for each age group.
  • If you are UNABLE TO ATTEND the nominated grading day, please email your details and preferred method of team selection to Gary Fattore @ gary.fattore@costaexchange.com.au, and the Grading committee will do its best to allocate an appropriate team.
  • Players who come into the club after commencement of the season will be placed in teams at the discretion of the Director of Coaching/Registrar.

Grading Dates and Times at Buckle Reserve

  • Under 6 Thursday 9th February 4.30 – 5.30 pm
  • Under 7 Thursday 9th February 6.00 – 7.00 pm
  • Under 8 Friday 10th February 6.30 – 8.00 pm
  • Under 9 Friday 10th February 5.00 – 6.00 pm
  • Under 10 Saturday 11th February 2.00- 3.30 pm
  • Under 11 Saturday 11th February 3.30- 5.00 pm
  • Under 12 Sunday 12th February 9.00 – 10.30 am
  • Under 13 Sunday 12th February 11.00 – Midday
  • Under 14 Sunday 12th February 1.00- 2.00 pm
  • Under 15 Sunday 12th February 2.30 – 4.00 pm
  • Under 16 Sunday 12th February 4.00 – 5.00 pm
  • Under 16-21 Women Saturday 18th February 2.00 – 4.00 pm
  • Under 18 21 Men Sunday 19th February 2.00-4.00 pm

What you need to bring to grading

  •  Shin guards*
  • Football boots*
  • Comfortable/appropriate clothing to train
  • Bottle of water
  • Any outstanding payment/documentation if your registration is incomplete
  • * For safety reason any player NOT wearing shin guards and football boots will be unable to trial
09JAN

Welcome to 2012 Season

Happy New Year and welcome to the 2012 Football season.

The Menai Hawks Executive have been working hard in the off-season to improve the facilities and asministration processes at our club. Enhancements for the 2012 season include:-

  • Dedicated female changing facilities and washroom at Buckle Reserve
  • New drop-in goalposts at Buckle Reserve and Casuarina Oval
  • The expansion of the use of Casuarina Oval
  • ONLINE REGISTRATIONS

Menai Hawks FC is pleased to announce that in conjunction with Football Federation Australia and Sutherland Shire Football Association we are introducing ONLINE REGISTRATIONS for all our players for the upcoming 2012 season. For existing players the entire registration process including payment can now be completed from the comfort of your own keyboard! This is a significant step forward making the registration process quicker and more convenient for all.

The system will go live on 15 January 2012. You will receive an email shortly before go-live date with your logon details, password and instructions.

We will still be holding our normal registration days for those who prefer to register in preson however we strongly encourage you to take advantage of the new online system. These dates are as follows:-

  • Sun 29 Jan Buckle Reserve 09:00 - 12:00
  • Thu 2 Feb Buckle Reserve 17:00 - 20:00
  • Sat 4 Feb Buckle Reserve 13:00 - 17:00
  • Sat 4 Feb Menai Market Place 09:00 - 16:00
  • Sun 5 Feb Buckle Reserve 09:00 - 15:00
  • Sun 5 Feb Menai Market Place 09:00 - 16:00

Thanks for your support and we are looking forward to seeing you pull on the Hawks jersey once again in 2012

The Menai Hawks Executive

10JAN

Position Vacant

POSITION VACANT – OFFICE ASSISTANT

HARRIE DENING SPORTS CENTRE, BATES DRIVE KAREELA

Scope

Sutherland Shire Football Association (SSFA) was established in 1953 and since then has grown to be the largest grassroots Football association within Australia

The SSFA has over 17,500 members involved in all aspects of the sport, ranging from non competitive small sided football , competitive junior boys, junior girls, men’s and women’s.

It also manages a Representative Club of 2 junior boy teams and 5 female teams that are based at SSFA headquarters and is affiliated with the Sharks Premier League club which runs U13 – U20 Representative male teams as well as a successful Premier League team.

Role of Office Assistant

  • Reporting to the General Manager and in collaboration with other SSFA staff provide expertise, support and direction to the 26 member clubs and ultimately the 17,500 registered players of the SSFA
  • Provide efficient communication in various forms including personal, electronic and written to effectively deliver customer service to member clubs and their players.
  • To assist with the day to day functioning of the SSFA, including:
  • Competition and Draw Management
  • Player Registration
  • Record Keeping and Filing
  • Club and Representative Team Administration
  • Secretarial and Administration tasks including typing and preparing documents, reports and emails as required, maintenance of general filing system, recording/ filing of all Correspondence, and distributing letters and notices to Clubs, EC Members, and parties as required ;
  • Procurement/ Supplies
  • Involvement in Invoicing, Accounts Payable and Receivable and Banking
  • To prepare and maintain the minutes of the Executive Committee (EC), Club General Meetings, Disciplinary Committees and other meetings as required.
  • Maintain an adequate inventory of office supplies and monitor the use of supplies and equipment
  • Keep records of employees’ sick days, overtime, and vacation days in accordance with agreed practice
  • To assist with the review and implementation of various change management programs – including competition management and player registration systems.
  • To utilise all available technology mediums currently used by SSFA and available to the SSFA with a view to assisting to improve both communication and efficiencies including but not limited to web development and automated upload / download of agreed information.

Key Requirements of Office Assistant

It is envisaged that the successful candidate will have demonstrated written oral and verbal communication skills and an ability to work within a matrix organisation, predominantly of a volunteer nature. Influencing skills will be required over a broad platform ranging from Sporting Clubs to the needs of players and parents.

Time management, full understanding of Microsoft office applications, broad administration skills and the ability to work with a small team of salaried office staff and volunteers is a prerequisite.

Specific competencies will also include:

  • Word processing skills.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office software – Word, Excel and Access.
  • Experience using MYOB
  • Experience maintaining an Access database system.
  • Experience working for a non-profit organization.
  • Ability and willingness to work cooperatively with others.
  • High degree of discretion dealing with confidential information
  • Attention to detail is critical

Salary will be commensurate with market for typical Not for profit organisations

Job Sharing arrangements may be considered.

If this challenge sounds interesting to you and you have the above skills as a minimum then please direct applications, including resume/CV and any information necessary to demonstrate the aforementioned competencies.(useful information could include examples of tasks undertaken in paid or voluntary employment ), via email to operations@shirefootball.com .

Applications will close on Friday 27 January, 2012.

All enquiries should be directed to

Jeff Stewart, General Manager,

Sutherland Shire Football Association

operations@shirefootball.com

9542 3577

 

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