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SCOUTS
Registration night for 2018/19 will be held in the community centre on Wednesday, August 29, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. As the cub section is reopening this year, priority for spaces will be given to re-joining members (please email the group leader to confirm your place before reg night) and those coming from beavers.
Please also note the change in times and locations for this year. If you have any questions or cannot attend on the night please contact the group leader, Kevin kevinscouts3ww@gmail.com.
Look forward to seeing you all then and starting the new scouting year.
NEWTOWN JUNIORS FC
The WDSL are looking to host three x PDP Parent/Coach Workshops before the season resumes on September 9. The Dates/Venues/Times as follows (TBC):
Thursday, August 23 – Aughrim Community Hall (7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.); Tuesday, August 28 – Rathnew FC (7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.); Tuesday, September 4 – New- town Community Centre (7 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.).
The FAI PDP (Player Development Plan) format is now a compulsory requirement within the FAI and for teams participating within the WDSL These workshops are used to educate the coaches and parents of what is required within the plan regarding structure, pitch dimensions, playing time, rules etc.
These workshops are free, and will take no longer than 90 minutes. We urge all coaches working within the SSG game format from 5v5 to 9v9 Level to attend at least one workshop.
We aim to get all Coaches/ Managers from each club to attend, these Free Workshops. There are three Venues, Your Club will be Invited to put forward your Coaches/Managers to attend the closest, Venue, if there not available on that evening they can/must attend another, We will ask all to sign in on the evening and ask you the club to put forward who will be attending.
We would also like to extend the invitation to parents of the children, as they should have a basic knowledge of the PDP so they understand what the club and coaches are implementing on a weekly basis.
Just some information regards when all our teams will resume there on field action after the summer break. Under-eights, 9s and 10s will return the weekend of September 9. and fixtures will be set till weekend of Nov ember 17/18. Where Leagues finish early as in end of September/start of October, the WDSL will look at a shield competition for these age groups.
All fixtures competitive and non-trophy will finish weekend of 17th/November 18, followed by the WDSL Awards, Presentation Day in the Parkview Hotel Sunday, November 25 (details times etc to follow in Oct),
Under-11s Website has been updated with Champions League Groups (Format) Fixtures Set for Group Stages, four groups in each, top two in each group into Cup Quarter Finals, Bottom two in each group into Plate Quarter Finals. Group Stages will be Home and away Q/F, S/F and Finals winner on the day. (WDSL will look to run finals on neutral grounds)
Newtown Juniors FC will hope to run their popular Mini World Cup competitions in the lead up to the restart of the WDSL season.
We have three players from the club celebrating a birthday in the coming week and they are Aaron Roy from the under-10s, and the under-14s duo of Bobby Dowling and Jason Carthy. Happy birthday lads from everyone at Newtown Juniors FC.
There are also a couple of slots on all our teams at the moment so if there are any girl’s or boys who would like to join the club please contact our secretary Hughie at 087 6987653 and he will provide you with all the information you will require. Gradually some of our teams are starting back training for the start of the competitions and they are as follows: under-10 (players Born in 2008) on Thursday 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.; under-11 (Players born in 2007) on Saturday 11 a.m. to midday; under-12 (Players born in 2006) on Thursday 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
For further information on all matters Newtown Juniors FC please contact the secretary at 087 6987653 or by email tohughienolan@gmail.com and you can also follow the club on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Well done to Newtown native Christy McCabe who clinched his third World title in Taekwondo recently in Buenos Aires in Argentina. Also well done to fellow Newtowner Mick Whelan, who was one of the Ireland coaches at the championships.