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Junior Registrations in February
Junior registrations will be held in February. These will be at the Club rooms at Riccarton Domain, from 6pm to 7:30pm in the evening. The dates are Tuesday February 2nd, Thursday the 4th, Wednesday the 10th, and Sunday the 14th.
The list of dates is here. A gentle reminder - we have a no pay, no play policy. The club has to pass most of your subscription on to Mainland Football early in the season, and we have to do it whether you have paid us or not.
The registration form can be downloaded here.

Junior Trials in February
Junior trials will be held in February. These will be at Avonhead Park.
The list of dates is here.

Total Football Academy
Avon United is very pleased to announce the creation of the Total Football Academy. Our world class coaching team has put together a stunning program of training for juniors from 6 to 16 years old.
More details are Here.

Coaching resources
We have created a dedicated area on our website for coaches, containing some stunning resources to help you with your (much appreciated) task. You will need a username and password to access the area, which you can get from Tsetso. Click here to enter your special area.

Junior Match reports
Some of our teams are sending in regular match reports and photos. Catch them here.

Who is refereeing your games?
If you are in a Div 1 or Div 2 team, you have some official obligations around refereeing, first aid and managers. More details here.

Competition dates 2010

The first date for competition games is Saturday April 17th 2010, with Saturday August 28th the scheduled last game. However, the last date may change if we have a lot of games rained off and have to extend the season.

JUNIOR GEAR - PLEASE GET IT BACK TO US ASAP

If you still have your son or daughters shirt please give Terry Mitchell a call as he is sorting the approx 550 junior shirts back into kits for next season.
Coaches if you still have gear please collect it all back in and return it to Terry.
Please please don't hang on to them as it makes Terry's job a nightmare and they are expensive to replace.
One lost kit equates to a subs rise of around a dollar per player.
Thanks

CHILDRENS SAFETY AT NIGHT TO AND FROM TRAINING
Please make sure your children have working lights on their bicycles if they are cycling to and from training. If your kids have to travel by bike at night we don't want them coming to training and risking their lives by having no lights.
On a similar subject, parks such as Ray Blank and Riccarton Domain are public places and as such please make sure your kids are collected promptly after practice. Coaches if possible don't leave the training area before parents have collected their kids. If you have a problem with a parent who is persistently late let us know and we will discuss this with the family.

JUNIOR COACHES AND GRADE COORDINATORS 2009
The contact details for the Grade co-ordinators is on our Contact Page.
Coach contacts will be available when the names are confirmed.

GEAR SALES FOR JUNIORS 2010
We have good quantities of the following. Costs are:
- Official Junior Club Lotto Shorts sizes 8, 10 and 12 $25
- Official Junior Club Lotto Shorts sizes S, M and L $30
- Official Junior Club Lotto Emerald Socks $15
- Official Showerproof Jacket with Logo (childrens size) $40
- Official Showerproof Jacket with Logo (adult size) $45
- Avon United Beanies with Logo $10

Gear available to purchase at the Avonhead Park Kiosk on Saturdays during the season.
All players in teams 10th Grade Div 1 to Grade 19 must have the official club shorts and socks.

You can check out the gear here Gear Sales

Phone Paul Clarke, ph 358 8201 for sales.

Shin Pads
Shin pads are compulsory, all players must wear them. These can be purchased from most sports shops. If you turn up to a game without shin pads you will not be allowed to play as this is one of the basic rules of football.

WANTED - UNUSED JUNIOR SHIRTS AND OTHER GEAR
If you have Avon United shirts that are sitting at home unused because your coach didn't collect them off you, or you are an ex coach that didn't hand in gear last year please contact Terry Mitchell. We have spent a small fortune on gear and don't want to lose it, thanks.

Shirt Clashes - Away Games
There are other teams which wear green. These include Halswell, Papanui Redwood, Mid Canterbury, Technical and Ellesmere. Please make provision for a change of shirt, give Terry Mitchell a call (to borrow a change strip) or bring bibs before playing these teams away.

SHIRT CARE TIPS - VERY IMPORTANT
Each year we hand out hundreds of shirts to juniors. You may wonder why some shirts have numbers that are peeling off yet others are like new. When you wash shirts please don't use harsh detergents and never put the shirt in the dryer. These two tips can add years to the life of a shirt, save the club thousands of dollars and make your son or daughter happier by having a nice looking shirt.

JUNIOR GEAR FOR COACHES AND MANAGERS
Coaches and managers - If you have run short of gear or need something for next year please put in your requests to Terry Mitchell. Sometimes we have spares of items in stock and if we don't we may be able to purchase it at short notice or at least budget and plan to have it by next season.
Also please don't take gear (senior nets, flags, ropes, standards, balls etc from the changing rooms at Riccarton Domain as it mainly belongs to the first and reserve teams who store it there.

SAFETY AT PRACTICE - PARENTS AND COACHES TAKE NOTE
We had an incident last season where a youth player was injured due to an apparent collision with another player while training under the floodlights. While everyone appreciates that soccer is a contact sport, we don't want to injure players at training.
If you are practicing under lights or in poor visibility please take steps to keep your players safe. This would include ensuring all players have their coloured bibs on and trying to avoid potentially dangerous drills.
We are working to obtain high vis training vests for all players. In the meantime contact Terry if you need extra gear. And, if you have any serious accidents please report them to a committee member so that we can work to avoid repeat incidents.
PARENTS you can help by sending your son or daughter to training with light coloured clothing. Yellow or white socks and shorts and maybe a red, white or yellow shirt would assist. If your children wear black, navy blue or other dark colours their chances of having an accident due to poor visibility at training are greatly increased.

SAMBA SOCCER
Samba soccer is a program conducted by Paul and Jane Gilbert and Sean.
First Term Classes on Mondays or Wednesdays, 5 weeks starting 1st week of March at Teachers College.
School Holiday Programstarts Monday 16th of April.
For more info go to the website at     Samba Soccer Christchurch

Game Information - for 2010 (note this has changed since 2008)

Mainland Football publishes a "Red book" Coaches handbook each year, from which the following game information has been taken. The full handbook is available here

• 10:40am kickoff
• 11 a side
• Senior field
• Approved size 5 ball
• 45 minute halves with 10 minute break
• Rolling subs - max 5
• Normal throw ins
• Offside should be applied
• Opposition must be 10m from the ball for corners and free kicks
• Corner kicks from the corner
• If no referee, each coach to ref one half
• No coaching while refereeing, only from the sideline
• If the game starts late, the length of playing time must be reduced so as to finish on time.

• 12:15pm kickoff
• 11 a side
• Senior field
• Approved size 5 ball
• 40 minute halves with 10 minute break
• Rolling subs - max 5
• Normal throw ins
• Offside should be applied
• Opposition must be 10m from the ball for corners and free kicks
• Corner kicks from the corner
• If no referee, each coach to ref one half
• No coaching while refereeing, only from the sideline
• If the game starts late, the length of playing time must be reduced so as to finish on time.

• 12:15pm kickoff
• 11 a side
• Senior field
• Approved size 5 ball
• 40 minute halves with 10 minute break
• Rolling subs - max 5
• Normal throw ins
• Offside should be applied
• Opposition must be 10m from the ball for corners and free kicks
• Corner kicks from the corner
• If no referee, each coach to ref one half
• No coaching while refereeing, only from the sideline
• If the game starts late, the length of playing time must be reduced so as to finish on time.

• 10:40am kickoff
• 11 a side
• Senior field
• Approved size 5 ball
• 40 minute halves with 5 minute break
• Rolling subs - max 5
• Normal throw ins
• Offside should be applied
• Opposition must be 10m from the ball for corners and free kicks
• Corner kicks from the corner
• If no referee, each coach to ref one half
• No coaching while refereeing, only from the sideline
• If the game starts late, the length of playing time must be reduced so as to finish on time.

• 9:15pm kickoff
• 11 a side
• Senior field
• Approved size 5 ball
• 35 minute halves with 5 minute break
• Rolling subs - max 5
• Normal throw ins
• Offside should be applied
• Opposition must be 10m from the ball for corners and free kicks
• Corner kicks from the corner
• If no referee, each coach to ref one half
• No coaching while refereeing, only from the sideline
• If the game starts late, the length of playing time must be reduced so as to finish on time.

• 10:40am kickoff
• 11 a side
• Senior field
• Approved size 4 ball
• 35 minute halves with 5 minute break
• Rolling subs - max 5
• Normal throw ins
• Offside should be applied
• Opposition must be 10m from the ball for corners and free kicks
• Corner kicks 21m from the near goalpost
• If no referee, each coach to ref one half
• No coaching while refereeing, only from the sideline
• If the game starts late, the length of playing time must be reduced so as to finish on time.

• 10:50am kickoff
• 9 a side
• Intermediate field
• Approved size 4 ball
• 30 minute halves with 5 minute break
• Rolling subs - max 5
• Normal throw ins
• Offside should be applied
• Opposition must be 10m from the ball for corners and free kicks
• Corner kicks from the edge of penalty area up to corner flag - decide before the game
• If no referee, each coach to ref one half
• No coaching while refereeing, only from the sideline
• If the game starts late, the length of playing time must be reduced so as to finish on time.

• 9:45am kickoff
• 9 a side
• Intermediate field
• Approved size 4 ball
• 25 minute halves with 5 minute break
• Rolling subs - max 5
• Normal throw ins
• Offside should be applied
• Opposition must be 10m from the ball for corners and free kicks
• Corner kicks from the edge of penalty area up to corner flag - decide before the game
• If no referee, each coach to ref one half
• No coaching while refereeing, only from the sideline
• If the game starts late, the length of playing time must be reduced so as to finish on time.

• 9:30am kickoff
• 7 a side
• Full Junior field
• Approved size 4 ball
• 25 minute halves with 5 minute break
• Rolling subs
• Normal throw ins
• Goal kicks from edge of 12 yard box
• Offside should be applied and explained
• Opposition must be 5m from the ball for corners and free kicks
• Corner kicks from the corner flag
• If no referee, each coach to ref one half
• No coaching while refereeing, only from the sideline
• If the game starts late, the length of playing time must be reduced so as to finish on time.

Game Information - Avon internal league

• tba kickoff
• 5 a side
• 40m x 20m field
• Approved size 4 ball
• 25 minute halves with 5 minute break
• Rolling subs

• tba kickoff
• 4 a side
• 35m x 20m field
• Approved size 3 ball
• 4 x 10 minute with 5 minute breaks
• Rolling subs

Grounds

Information on ground locations can be found at the Councils Parks website
(also see Avonhead Park Map).

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