Round 1 2009
Anzac Cup
Premier 
Richmond Rovers v Thistles 8th March T2 4.30pm
Goonellabah v Alstonville 8th March WP1 4.30pm
Lennox Head v Italo Stars 6th March Star1 8pm
Ballina v Byron Bay 8th March BB 4.30pm
Bangalow v Lismore Workers 8th March Bang2 4.30pm

Open A
South Lismore v Richmond Rovers 8th March SL1 4.30pm
Goonellabah v Lennox Head 8th March WP1 2.30pm
Pottsville v Burringbar 8th March B’bar 4.30pm
Casino v Woodburn 8th March Cas2 4.30pm
Bangalow v Alstonville 8th March GW3 4.30pm

Open B
Rovers Rangers v Goonellabah 8th March T4 4.30pm
Nimbin Headers v Kyogle 8th March Cas2 2.30pm
Lismore Thistles v Italo Stars 8th March T2 2.30pm
Brunswick Valley v Bangalow 8th March Bang3 2.30pm
Alstonville v Casino 8th March GW3 2.30pm
BYE v Tintenbar

Lismore Workers v Richmond Rovers 8th March Star1 2.30pm

Grade 16
Lismore Thistles v Alstonville 6th March GW3 8pm
Goonellabah v Lismore Workers 8th March WP2 2.30pm
Italo Stars v Byron Bay 8th March BB 2.30pm

Callan McMillan Shield
Open A
Lennox Head v Alstonville 6th March GW3 6pm
Richmond Rovers v Lismore Workers 6th March Star1 6pm

Open B
Ballina v Lismore Thistles 8th March T4 2.30pm
Bangalow v Pottsville 8th March Bang2 2pm
Goonellabah v Kyogle 8th March WP2 4pm
Richmond Rovers v Tintenbar 8th March SL1 2.30pm

 

Round 2                                                                                                                                     

 

Anzac Cup                                                                           

Premier                                                 

Alstonville              v     Lismore Thistles    15th March    GW3      4.30pm

Goonellabah           v     Richmond Rovers   13th March    WP1      8pm

Bangalow               v     Lennox Head         13th March    LH1        8pm

Lismore Workers    v     Ballina                  15th March    WP1      4.30pm

Italo Stars              v     Byron Bay             13th March    Star1      8pm

                                                                                            

Open A                                                                                

Lennox Head          v     Richmond Rovers   15th March    LH1        4.30pm

Goonellabah           v     South Lismore       13th March    WP1      6pm

Bangalow               v     Pottsville               15th March    P’ville      4.30pm

Alstonville              v     Casino                  13th March    GW3      8pm

Burringbar              v     Woodburn             15th March    W’burn    2.30pm

                                                                                            

Open B                                                                                

Kyogle                   v     Goonellabah          15th March    NH         2.30pm

Nimbin Headers      v     Rovers Rangers     15th March    NH         4.30pm

Bangalow               v     Italo Stars             15th March    Star1      4.30pm

Brunswick Valley    v     Lismore Thistles    15th March    Mull1      2.30pm

Tintenbar               v     Lismore Workers   15th March    T2          2.30pm

BYE                      v     Alstonville             

Casino                   v     Richmond Rovers   13th March    Star1      6pm

                                                                                            

Grade 16                                                                             

Italo Stars              v     Lismore Thistles    15th March    T2          4.30pm

Byron Bay             v     Goonellabah          15th March    WP2      2.30pm

Alstonville              v     Lismore Workers   13th March    GW3      6.30pm

                                                                                            

Callan McMillan Shield                                                                       

Open A                                                                                

Lismore Workers    v     Alstonville             17th March    GW3      6.30pm

Richmond Rovers   v     Lennox Head         15th March    LH1        2.30pm

                                                                                            

Open B                                                                                

Pottsville                v     Lismore Thistles    15th March    P’ville      2.30pm

Bangalow               v     Ballina                  15th March    WP2      4pm

Tintenbar               v     Kyogle                  15th March    Star1      2.30pm

Richmond Rovers   v     Goonellabah          15th March    WP1      2.30pm

 

                                  

Round 3                                                                               

Anzac Cup                                                             

Premier                                                 

Richmond Rovers   v     Alstonville             20th March    E2          8pm

Lismore Thistles     v     Goonellabah          22nd March   T2          4.30pm

Italo Stars              v     Bangalow              22nd March   Bang2    4.30pm

Byron Bay             v     Lismore Workers   22nd March   BB         4.m

Lennox Head          v     Ballina                  22nd March   S1          4.30pm

                                                                                            

Open A                                                                                

South Lismore        v     Lennox Head         22nd March   SL1        4.30pm

Richmond Rovers   v     Goonellabah          20th March    E2          6pm

Burringbar              v     Bangalow              22nd March   Bang2    2.30pm

Woodburn              v     Alstonville             20th March    W’burn    7pm

Pottsville                v     Casino                  22nd March   Cas2      4.30pm

                                                                                            

Open B                                                                                

Rovers Rangers      v     Kyogle                  22nd March   E2          4.30pm

Goonellabah           v     Nimbin Headers     22nd March   WP1      4.30pm

Lismore Thistles     v     Bangalow              22nd March   Bang3    4.30pm

Italo Stars              v     Brunswick Valley   20th March    Star1      7.30pm

Richmond Rovers   v     Tintenbar               22nd March   WP1      2.30pm

Casino                   v     BYE

Alstonville              v     Lismore Workers   20th March    WP1      6pm

                                                                                            

Grade 16                                                                             

Alstonville              v     Italo Stars             20th March    Star1      6pm

Lismore Workers    v     Byron Bay             27th March    BB         7.30pm

Lismore Thistles     v     Goonellabah          22nd March    WP2      2.30pm

                                                                                            

Callan McMillan Shield

Open A                                                                                

Lennox Head          v     Lismore Workers   20th March    LH1        7pm

Alstonville              v     Richmond Rovers   22nd March   SL1        2.30pm

                                                                                            

Open B                                                                                

Ballina                   v     Pottsville               22nd March   S1          2.30pm

Lismore Thistles     v     Bangalow              22nd March   Bang3    2.30pm

Goonellabah           v     Tintenbar               22nd March   T2          2.30pm

Kyogle                   v     Richmond Rovers   22nd March   E2          2.30pm

 

Representative Teams

U16 girls FFNC 9 U15s NCF 0

U15s FFNC 1 NCF 0

U14s FFNC  3 NCF 2

U13s FFNC 1 GC 2 Gold Coast

U12s FFNC 0 U13s NCF 12

Development Squads

U12 FFNC 1 U12 Rep  NCF 5

U11 Nth FFNC 2 U11  Rep NCF 3

U11 Sth FFNC 2 U12 girls NCF 1

An entertaining day’s football from all the squads on a very sticky and hot day.

Thanks to the Thistles Soccer Club for letting us hold the games there at such short notice.

March
15th – Dev Squad Meeting (Riverview Park, Lismore)
29th – Dev Squad Meeting (Riverview Park, Lismore)

April
29th – Skill Testing Day (TBC)

May
3rd – v NCF Dev Squad Meeting (Home)
17th – Dev Squad Meeting (Riverview Park, Lismore)

June
21st – v NCF Dev Squad Meeting (Away)

July
5th – Dev Squad Meeting (TBC)
19th – v NCF Dev Squad Meeting (Away)

August
2nd – Dev Squad Meeting (Riverview Park, Lismore)
16th – v NCF Dev Squad Meeting (Home)
23rd – Skill Testing Day (Riverview Park, Lismore)
25th – Presentation (Riverview Park, Lismore)

Please note that games set for Ballina on Sunday 22nd February have been relocated to Thistles. Game times remain the same.

FFA’s Regional Participation Manager, Kean Marshall and NNSWFF Regional Community Football Officer, Rob Clarke will be in this area for the week commencing Monday 9th March.

Please Note that these courses are directed at “Coaching the coaches”. The sessions are not directly coaching players.

They will conduct Grass Roots Coaching courses and Small Sided Games demonstrations and practical sessions at various centres across the zone.

All sessions will be free of charge

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL (places are limited)

Please contact the FFNC office on 6625 1444 or Contact us advising which course and venue you wish to attend.

Grass Root Coaching Course

Date: Tuesday, 10th March, 5.30pm to 8pm
Venue: Saunders Oval, Ballina

Date: Wednesday, 11th March, 5.30pm to 8pm
Venue: Tumbulgum

Date: Thursday, 12th March, 5.30pm to 8pm
Venue: Riverview Park, Lismore

Small Sided Games Demonstrations

Date: Monday 9th March, 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Venue: Riverview Park, Lismore AND Uki Sports Oval

Date: Wednesday, 11th March, 5.30pm to 7.30pm
Venue: Bangalow Sports Ground

·       Sign-On available for all age groups from Under 6s to Under 18s

·       U6s (play 4v4), U7s and U8s (play 5v5) and U9s (play 7v7) Small-Sided football.

·       Point score competitions on a full size field exist from Grade 10 up.

·       Competitions for U11s to U16 Girls’.

·       Women’s competitions in various divisions.

·       Men’s competitions from Premier to Over 35s.

·       Players must have turned 5 before they can participate.

·       Over 30 Clubs exist between Tweed Heads in the north to Woodburn in the south and  Kyogle in the west.

If you would like more information please FFNC on 02 6625 1444 or contact the club of your choice direct. 

It has become evident that approximately 50% of all Grade 16 male players do not return to soccer the following season. This is due to several reasons, including the fact that many are unwilling to play in a senior competition, dominated by men who may play a much more physical game.

 

For the benefit of players between the age of 15 and 18 this year, Football Far North Coast is trying to implement a Grade 18 Competition for the 2009 season, to be played on Saturday mornings.  This is an initiative to keep more players in the game and to give players more options should they not wish to play in the senior competition.

 

The Grade 15 and 16 competitions will still be run and the proposed Under 18 competition is not intended to diminish the traditional junior competitions.

 

The implementation of this division is dependant on players registering with their clubs and asking to play in the Under 18 competition instead of seniors. You need to talk to your mates and to your club.

 

To assist with the establishment of this competition, all players registered in this competition will also be eligible to play up in any senior division, subject to normal competition limitations which restrict how many times a player may participate in a different division to where they are registered.

 

Fees for the Under 18 competition as determined by FFNC, will be in line with junior fees and are likely to be up to half the cost of senior divisions.

 

So players step up and tell your club that you want to play in this competition. We cannot run the competition if enough teams do not nominate.

 

If you need more information, please phone our office on 6625 1444 OR

send us an email at soccerfnc@bigpond.com

A Six-a-Side Carnival has been scheduled for U6s to U14s with the Girls’ games being played on Friday 3rd April. The Boys’ games will be played on Saturday 4th April.

Last year’s U8 players progress to a larger field with a 7 v 7 format that includes a goalkeeper. Goal kicks can be taken at this level.