Leigh works tirelessly both in the public eye running the shop and behind the scenes organizing things such as team photos and trophies.  She also organized the club for the Historical Motorcycle Club Swap Meet which is just one of our fundraising initiatives we are trying to develop from alternative revenue streams to our club members.  It was a great success for the first year and we look forward to enhancing the event further and it becoming an annual fixture for Brisbane's motorcycle community.

Michelle is always happy to put her hand up to help around the club.  Her fundraising efforts this year organizing the chocolate drive and entertainment books has returned over $4,000 to the club.  Helping to keep fees down. 

Garry is in his third year as coach and mentor of our club referees, particularly our Miniroos refs.  You'll see Gary wandering around the games at the club on most Saturday mornings, observing and mentoring our young refs and is a big factor in why so many of our kids go on to FB "black & white" duties.  Thanks Gary.

Chris is in his first year as Over 35s Co-ordinator and is doing a great job.  He was able to work through the sensitive negotiation process and put together a third Over 35s team in partnership with Dayboro Dingoes FC and facilitate the use of Harold Brown Park for some non-SRFC fixtures in the Over 35s league.  Thanks Chris.

Nerida is a great asset around the club.  She has served in many positions from team manager to secretary as her 5 boys have played their way through the age groups.  This year she has again put her hand up as Junior Registrar and spent many hours entering manual sign on forms in to MyFootballClub and adding members into our membership management system.  Thanks again Nerida.

The Samford Valley Hotel Volunteer of the Month receives a $50 meal voucher courtesy of the pub along the the accolades of course.

To nominate someone for the award please tell us who and why by clicking the button below

Nominations are reviewed and voted on at the monthly committee meeting.

• Ages U/6 – U/14 Boys and Girls 

• Tuesday 8th July – Friday 11th July, 1:00pm – 4:00pm 

• Samford Parklands 

• Cost is $90, which includes a FREE Skill Football 

• Registrations must be received by Tuesday 1st July 

• All players must bring their football, water bottle, shin pads, football boots, sunscreen and a hat.

Samford Rangers are the Samford Chemmart community fund recipient for June. 

Members must tell the staff they are Rangers members and Chemmart will donate 10% of their total sale on all products inc prescriptions back to the club at the end of the month.

So head into Chemmart for all your health needs and say thanks to Karen and her team.

The first week of winners of the IGA Future Soccer Stars $2,500 Grants have been announced with 8 of the 15 clubs awarded grants coming from Queensland and Samford Rangers FC being one!

Thank you IGA.

Moreton Bay Regional Council have continued with their great support of the club awarding us a grant under the Community Grants Program that goes towards a new PA System for the Samford Parklands facility.

Thank you MBRC

Many thanks to Monique Davies for her ongoing work as grants officer.

Our 2014 Junior Football Academy starts next Tuesday, May 27, and will run for an initial period of 4 weeks. Further sessions may be added after that depending on the numbers.

U8 & 9 Session 5pm - 6pm
U10+ Session 6pm - 7pm

Note - ALL U8 to U13 players are welcome.

The sessions will be based on the Skill Acquisition Phase of the FFA Curriculum and will be run by our DOF, Garry Bromfield, and TD, Arno Tretter.

Samford is hosting a multifaceted arts project this year. This weekend there are free short film workshops for youth run by a past Samford student, and other local film makers.
Places have nowhere near filled up for this workshop and we really want to get the word out to young people in The Samford Valley. Are you able to help by spreading this to all of your contacts?

Please have a look at the promo video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95vt1xXic-U and as bookings are essential follow this link to secure your place - http://www.samfordnow.com.au/workshops.html

The 2014 Junior Training Jerseys have come in.

The sports shop will be open during training this week on Tuesday and Wednesday from 5pm to 7pm for each player from Squirts to U13 to pick theirs up.

While we have enough in number, sizes are limited to first in best dressed (literally!)

There are also limited stocks of adult sizes for $30 ea.

If you are interested in joining a Samford Rangers table, please let me know.

As you would be aware there has been much media and public comment recently about concussion
injuries in sport. We have attached an important document prepared by Football Federation Australia on
this subject which will be of interest to all of your club officials, medical staff and players.
 
Please feel free to distribute to all and/or establish a link on your websites.
 
The link on FFA website is
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/site/_content/document/00001428-source.pdf

The Asian Cup is our chance to showcase Football to the Queensland and Australian public and to enhance our reputation for staging great sporting events and benefit from long term community, diplomatic and economic benefits that the tournament will generate.  
A huge number of volunteers are needed to run these events and our football community has an
opportunity to be part of one of the largest sporting tournaments in the world.

There will be a wide variety of roles available to volunteers across multiple areas, each requiring different
skills, knowledge and experience. These areas include:

• Accreditation
• Competitions
• Information, Technology and Communication
• Marketing
• Media Operations
• Medical Services & Doping Control
• Protocol
• Training Sites
• Travel and Accommodation Services
• Venue Operations
• Workforce

The success of the Asian Cup will be dependent on a huge team effort and we encourage anyone
passionate about football to sign-up to be part of this once-in-a-generation opportunity.

Applications are now open!
 
For all the details head to http://www.afcasiancup.com/volunteering

If you are a Coach and you hold a valid coaching accreditation (ie you have previously attended either a
community or advanced pathway FFA accredited coaching course) your details have always been
maintained in the National Coaches system.
 
Early this year the FFA started the process of moving these details into the My Football Club database.
Therefore all of your Coaching, Referee, Player details etc can be found via one unique number – your 8
digit FFA number. This process has been evolving over the last couple of months and the FFA have
advised we are almost there.
 
If you attended a coaching course prior to December 2013, your details will already have been updated.
This means you can check your qualification data and reprint a copy of any of your certificates provided
they are still current.
 
If you have attended a course since the 1st
 January 2014, your details may not yet have been merged,
however, it should be available within the next week or so. Once the data merge has been finalised
Football Queensland will be contacting you via email with details on how to check your details and print
your certificate.
 
If you have any further queries go to the Myfootball club website or contact
coaching@footballqueensland.com.au for assistance.

This is a reminder that under the Rules of Competition all players must have a passport style photograph
attached to their ‘My Football Club’ record.
 
Clubs can run a report within My Football Club to identify those players who do not have a photograph
attached and should work quickly to complete this requirement before competition begins.
 
While Football Brisbane would prefer all age groups from U6 up to have identification, we will not be
enforcing this requirement for the U6 to U10 age groups this year. However, as it is possible for U11
players to be borrowed into U12 competitions, these players will require the Photo ID.
 
Clubs are then able to produce the Team sheet for their appropriate team and provide it to the Team
Manager for match days. All Clubs have been provided with this process previously, but it will be placed
on the Football Brisbane Website shortly.

We still have 2-3 positions available for both senior and junior players in each of the following levels:

• Capital League 2
• City League 7
• Under 12 (born 2002)
• Under 13 (born 2001)

There is also some places available in some mini roos teams from Under 6 through to Under 11.

There's plenty of places left in the Squirts program (Under 4/5).

Please contact us if you are interested.

It's great to be able to announce that Pizza Capers Samford have come on board as a club sponsor.  All U6 & U7 will receive a "player of the week" certificate and free kids pizza voucher with no conditions (i.e. the parents don’t have to buy anything to receive the gift)

All members can also receive a FREE bread if ordering online - the code will be valid until 30/06/14 - ONLY at Samford Store.  Click the banner below to order and use the offer code 73849.

Good afternoon Clubs,

Please be aware for the first 5 weeks of fixture, it is advised that Clubs, coaches and parents should check The Washing Line the day before their Team’s matches as there are still some changes happening throughout the competitions with team and venue availabilities still being refined.

The final fixture draw has been set for the first 3 rounds and I will be contacting any Club’s Secretaries if a match involving their club changes but a final check by everyone needs to still be done before the day of each round.

Kind Regards,

Matthew O’Connor

Competitions Administrator – Small Sided Football
Football Brisbane

Football Brisbane have released a memo attempting to clarify what is happening with their junior competitions this year.

In summary:

Miniroos fixtures are out but are only locked in for the first 3 rounds - this affects only our U9 Rangers, U10s and U11s teams

Juniors
U13 BJL competition begins March 22
U12 & U13 non-BJL grading games will continue with competition starting after the Easter break.
Ignore the fixtures on the web until late Friday as they are changing all the time.
We will keep the coaches and managers informed.
Non BJL grades are to be announced on April 4 with the final draws due out April 24

For full details refer to the attached documents

FB Memo 14-11
Season Calendar V11

None of this affects our NW In-house Hub teams from U6-U9

You can access them from our web site Season 2014 > Fixtures & Results > In-House MiniRoos Hub

Age group specific links are:

U6 Samford /Dayboro     http://srdd.leaguerepublic.com/l/fg/1_495335906.html
U7 Samford/Dayboro      http://srdd.leaguerepublic.com/l/fg/1_10769782.html

U8        http://srdd.leaguerepublic.com/l/fg/1_582088207.html
U9        http://srdd.leaguerepublic.com/l/fg/1_494871005.html

There may be some minor adjustments over the next few weeks so please double check your games each week.

Samford Rangers Over 35’s are currently seeking a couple of additional players to join in this season’s Over 35’s competition.  We have three teams, one team in each of Div 1,3 and 4 so all standards can be catered for.  In particular we would love to hear from anyone that is interested in playing the key role of Goalkeeper.  If you are interested contact Chris on 0438 135 715 or 35s@samfordfootball.org.au

No need to worry about rushing around to make dinner on Wednesday nights anymore.
Grab a burger or snag from Damian at the club BBQ after training.

Made from fresh quality goods supplied by the boys at Samford Valley Meats.

Burgers $5, Snags $2, Soft Drinks $2 and Poppers $1

All Miniroos team are now published in the Members Area.

Click the link above and then log in using your registered email address.

Please use the contact us form if you have any trouble.

The 2014 season training schedule has been released along with other important information.  See the training page

Our new approach will foster the development of all players and coaches at all ages and skill levels as the team coaches will learn the appropriate drills and training methods for their teams by running the kids through drills and games with the close assistance of Garry and Arno.  Team play and tactics will also be developed through short small sided games after the drills.

Unfortunately our treasurer Peter Mercer is unable to continue in the position.  He has done a great job for the club in his time, has been an asset to the management committee and wi

We are looking for someone with an accounting background to fill the role.  Please contact us for a copy of the PD and further information.

The City 6 Men's team finished over the top of a gallant Old Boys Over 35s team in the final of the inaugural Pre-season Challenge Cup at Samford Parklands tonight.

The Old Boys were unable to capitalise on a strong first half performance with the City Boys getting away from them 4-1 at the final whistle.

Congratulations to all the teams and players who took part in the in-house carnival.  All the games were played in great spirit and members stayed around and socialised after the games.

Hopefully we can build on the good will generated over the rest of the season.  Many thanks to Garry Bromfield and his helpers for organising and catering the event.

Samford Chemmart is helping to both raise funds and promote awareness for ovarian cancer by inviting prominent Samford male identities to their ‘Colour for a Cause’ event on Saturday 22nd February at 10am. During the month of February they will be asking customers to make a donation in return for a ticket into the draw to have the opportunity of painting Tom McGrow's nails teal at this event.

We feel this is a novel fundraising event that the people of Samford can be involved in to promote a very serious condition that has affected our very own community.

So get into Chemmart and show your support for this event and most importantly let's see who will get to paint Tom's fingernails teal!