This program was broadcast on Tuesday 31 August 2010, on 2xxfm (98.3mhz) across the Australian Community Radio Network.
Tonight's program is the third of our interview series with Football Analyst, Elite Coach, former Head of the AIS Football program (10 years), mentor to many of our finest players, specialist technical / analytical advisor to the Socceroos and football national treasure, Ron Smith.
Ron has been engaged to review the Capital Football High Performance Program.
In this fascinating interview, the third in this series, Ron speaks to some subjects that are sure to arouse your interest and are all connected to the notion of a high performance program - age relative effect, does Futsal have a place in football development, what do you do in Summer with the HPP (run competitions or a high performance program to develop players) and Coach education (something important to Ron). Ron speaks of the need to "create the learning environment" and when coaching, asks himself this question " Is the player seeing what I am seeing?" and how to ensure you get the learning across to the player.
As ever, you could just keep listening to Ron talk on Football! A remarkable fellow!
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Recycled Poetry Contest results
Last week in honor of the Campus Read author visit on Wednesday, Albertsons Library held a Recycled Poetry Contest in which we cut up photocopied pages from the Campus Read book, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, and invited students to create original poetry using the words from the book (along the lines of Magnetic Poetry, but without the magnets).
The contest took place during a three-hour fair on the quad, and students had to make up poems on the spot! We were delighted to receive 27 submissions, all of which were excellent, and we all had a great time playing with words at the fair.
We have a winner! Our three judges -- Janet Holmes and Tom Hillard from English, and Sara Seely from the Library -- reviewed all the submissions and ranked their top three. It was quite a challenge with all those wonderful entries, but only one could win. One poem appeared on all three of our judges' lists: the "Circle Poem by Ben." Congratulations to Ben for his winning poem! He will receive a $20.00 gift card to Starbucks.
Thanks so much to everyone who helped make our contest a success! We all had a great time and will plan to do this again next year.
Note: If you missed out on this contest, be sure to follow us on Facebook to keep track of library news and announcements in the future!
The contest took place during a three-hour fair on the quad, and students had to make up poems on the spot! We were delighted to receive 27 submissions, all of which were excellent, and we all had a great time playing with words at the fair.We have a winner! Our three judges -- Janet Holmes and Tom Hillard from English, and Sara Seely from the Library -- reviewed all the submissions and ranked their top three. It was quite a challenge with all those wonderful entries, but only one could win. One poem appeared on all three of our judges' lists: the "Circle Poem by Ben." Congratulations to Ben for his winning poem! He will receive a $20.00 gift card to Starbucks.
Thanks so much to everyone who helped make our contest a success! We all had a great time and will plan to do this again next year.
Note: If you missed out on this contest, be sure to follow us on Facebook to keep track of library news and announcements in the future!
Womens Premier League Results 2010 - Round 20
Round 20
Belconnen United 1 (Caitlin Munoz 11’) Woden Valley 1 (Georgia Yeoman-Dale 43’)
Belwest Foxes 5 (Cian Maciejewski (2, 1 pen), Hope Wilkins, Snez Veljanovska, Kim Crocker) ANU WFC 1 (Aniek Schepens)
Tuggeranong United 4 (Jennifer Malbon, Kate Allen, Julie Ibarra, Freyja Jacobsen) Canberra FC 0
Brindabella Blues 1 (Kelsey Drew) Weston Creek 7 (Aleisha Tupper (3), Kelly Donnelly (2), Jessie Pritchard, Sarah Crittenden)
Belconnen United 1 (Caitlin Munoz 11’) Woden Valley 1 (Georgia Yeoman-Dale 43’)
Belwest Foxes 5 (Cian Maciejewski (2, 1 pen), Hope Wilkins, Snez Veljanovska, Kim Crocker) ANU WFC 1 (Aniek Schepens)
Tuggeranong United 4 (Jennifer Malbon, Kate Allen, Julie Ibarra, Freyja Jacobsen) Canberra FC 0
Brindabella Blues 1 (Kelsey Drew) Weston Creek 7 (Aleisha Tupper (3), Kelly Donnelly (2), Jessie Pritchard, Sarah Crittenden)
Mens Premier League Results 2010 - Round 18
Round 18
The last round of the season ended this way, now its on to the finals!
Canberra FC 6 (Alex Castro 32’, 43’, 73’, Danai Gapare 51’, Victor Yanes 71’, Adam Spaleta 77’) Goulburn Strikers 0
Monaro Panthers 1 (James Barac 89’) Belconnen United 2 (Tai Smith 2’, Danny Macor 66’)
Tuggeranong United 0 v ANU FC 0
Woden Valley 1 (Grant Davoren 58’) Canberra Olympic 4 (Travis Dries 2’, Robbie Schroder 38’, 78’, Steve Vanzetti (pen) 45’)
Canberra City 1 (Euan Peterkin 36’) Cooma Tigers 2 (Scott Barsley 46’, Serdan Bircan 70’)
The Table looks like this:
Canberra FC 41
Belconnen United 39
Cooma Tigers 31
Canberra City 27
Monaro Panthers 26
Canberra Olympic 23
Tuggeranong United 22
Woden Valley 19
Goulburn Strikers 13
ANU FC 12
The Golden Boot at the end of the season rounds looks like this:
16 Danny Macor (Belconnen United)
14 Alex Castro (Canberra FC)
13 Dustin Wells (Belconnen United)
12 Misko Naumoski (Canberra City)
10 Michael Spaleta (Canberra FC)
9 Tai Smith (Belconnen United), Brody Willis (Goulburn Strikers), Goran Veljanovski (Monaro Panthers)
8 Mark Shields (Tuggeranong United)
7 Paul Ivanic (Canberra FC), Robbie Schroder (Canberra Olympic), Daniel Gecic (Cooma Tigers), Alex Weber (Tuggeranong United), Daryll Hall (Woden Valley)
6 Adam Spaleta (Canberra FC), Serdan Bircan (Cooma Tigers), Carlos Salazar (Woden Valley)
The last round of the season ended this way, now its on to the finals!
Canberra FC 6 (Alex Castro 32’, 43’, 73’, Danai Gapare 51’, Victor Yanes 71’, Adam Spaleta 77’) Goulburn Strikers 0
Monaro Panthers 1 (James Barac 89’) Belconnen United 2 (Tai Smith 2’, Danny Macor 66’)
Tuggeranong United 0 v ANU FC 0
Woden Valley 1 (Grant Davoren 58’) Canberra Olympic 4 (Travis Dries 2’, Robbie Schroder 38’, 78’, Steve Vanzetti (pen) 45’)
Canberra City 1 (Euan Peterkin 36’) Cooma Tigers 2 (Scott Barsley 46’, Serdan Bircan 70’)
The Table looks like this:
Canberra FC 41
Belconnen United 39
Cooma Tigers 31
Canberra City 27
Monaro Panthers 26
Canberra Olympic 23
Tuggeranong United 22
Woden Valley 19
Goulburn Strikers 13
ANU FC 12
The Golden Boot at the end of the season rounds looks like this:
16 Danny Macor (Belconnen United)
14 Alex Castro (Canberra FC)
13 Dustin Wells (Belconnen United)
12 Misko Naumoski (Canberra City)
10 Michael Spaleta (Canberra FC)
9 Tai Smith (Belconnen United), Brody Willis (Goulburn Strikers), Goran Veljanovski (Monaro Panthers)
8 Mark Shields (Tuggeranong United)
7 Paul Ivanic (Canberra FC), Robbie Schroder (Canberra Olympic), Daniel Gecic (Cooma Tigers), Alex Weber (Tuggeranong United), Daryll Hall (Woden Valley)
6 Adam Spaleta (Canberra FC), Serdan Bircan (Cooma Tigers), Carlos Salazar (Woden Valley)
Womens Premier League Fixtures 2010 - Round 20
Round 20
Sunday, 29 Aug 10
2:00PM Belconnen Utd v Woden Valley McKellar Park
2:00PM Belwest Foxes v ANU WFC Kaleen Enclosed 1
2:00PM Tuggeranong Utd WFC v Canberra FC Kaleen Enclosed 2
2:00PM Brindabella Blues v Weston Creek Calwell 2.3
Sunday, 29 Aug 10
2:00PM Belconnen Utd v Woden Valley McKellar Park
2:00PM Belwest Foxes v ANU WFC Kaleen Enclosed 1
2:00PM Tuggeranong Utd WFC v Canberra FC Kaleen Enclosed 2
2:00PM Brindabella Blues v Weston Creek Calwell 2.3
Mens Premier League Fuxtures 2010 - Round 18 - The Last Round!!!!
Round 18
Sunday,29 Aug 10
3:00PM Woden Valley v Canberra Olympic Woden Park Enclosed
3:00PM Tuggeranong Utd v ANU FC Tuggeranong Enclosed
3:00PM Monaro Panthers v Belconnen Utd Freebody Park
3:00PM Canberra FC v Goulburn Strikers Deakin Stadium
4:00PM Canberra City v Cooma Tigers Hawker Football Centre
Sunday,29 Aug 10
3:00PM Woden Valley v Canberra Olympic Woden Park Enclosed
3:00PM Tuggeranong Utd v ANU FC Tuggeranong Enclosed
3:00PM Monaro Panthers v Belconnen Utd Freebody Park
3:00PM Canberra FC v Goulburn Strikers Deakin Stadium
4:00PM Canberra City v Cooma Tigers Hawker Football Centre
Fast Track to Graduate Student Success
Albertsons Library is hosting an open-house welcome specifically for graduate students called Fast Track to Graduate Student Success. This series features both an in person event, and web based workshops.
The face to face welcome on Sept. 9, 2010 is designed for both new and returning graduate students and features skill building, networking, meeting your librarian liaisons, and learning new services in the library. During Fast Track you will gain tips and strategies that will bolster your success at Boise State University.
In addition to a welcome, and meetings with your library liaison, the three workshops available at Fast Track will be: How to Conduct a Literature Review, Understanding the Thesis and Dissertation Process, and Navigating Albertsons Library. This event takes place on Thursday, September 9, 2010 from 9am - noon. Can't stay for the whole morning? Drop in whenever you would like! To find out more information, including the schedule and to sign up, go to http://guides.boisestate.edu/graduatestudents.
Additionally, Albertsons Library is hosting several other workshops during this coming semester. We look forward to meeting with you! To sign up for any of these events, please visit this web page: http://guides.boisestate.edu/graduatestudents or email amyvecchione@boisestate.edu if you have any questions.
Additionally, Albertsons Library is hosting several other workshops during this coming semester. We look forward to meeting with you! To sign up for any of these events, please visit this web page: http://guides.boisestate.edu/graduatestudents or email amyvecchione@boisestate.edu if you have any questions.
Some Important Information From CEO Capital Football
The following is available in full on the Capital Football website.
End of Season and Grand Final Events:
August
Saturday 28
Men’s Divisional final rounds and some semis commence
Sunday 29
Men’s Premier League final rounds
Women’s State League and 035s final rounds
September
Saturday 4
ActewAGL Junior League final rounds
Men’s Divisional semis and preliminary finals continue
Sunday 5
Men’s Masters semi finals fixtures
Gatorade Men’s Premier Leagues Preliminary Finals
Women's State League semi finals fixtures at Kaleen
Saturday 11
Men’s Divisional Grand Finals at various venues
Sunday 12
Women’s State League grand finals at University of Canberra
The Tradies Women’s Premier League Semi Finals at Kaleen
Men’s Masters Grand Finals at ANU Willows
Gatorade Men's Premier Leagues preliminary finals
Wednesday 15
Grand Final Breakfast for Gatorade MPL and The Tradies WPL teams at The Marathon Room, AIS Belconnen
Saturday 18
ActewAGL Junior League Gala Presentation at Hawker Football Centre 10.00am to 12.00pm
Saturday 18
Gatorade Men’s Premier League grand finals at McKellar Stadium
Sunday 19
The Tradies Women’s Premier League grand finals at Hawker FC
Kick off times and venues for the finals will be in Results Vault on the website when finalised.
October
Friday 8
Capital Football Annual Presentation of Awards @ The Hellenic Club, Phillip, 6.30 for 6.45pm
End of Season and Grand Final Events:
August
Saturday 28
Men’s Divisional final rounds and some semis commence
Sunday 29
Men’s Premier League final rounds
Women’s State League and 035s final rounds
September
Saturday 4
ActewAGL Junior League final rounds
Men’s Divisional semis and preliminary finals continue
Sunday 5
Men’s Masters semi finals fixtures
Gatorade Men’s Premier Leagues Preliminary Finals
Women's State League semi finals fixtures at Kaleen
Saturday 11
Men’s Divisional Grand Finals at various venues
Sunday 12
Women’s State League grand finals at University of Canberra
The Tradies Women’s Premier League Semi Finals at Kaleen
Men’s Masters Grand Finals at ANU Willows
Gatorade Men's Premier Leagues preliminary finals
Wednesday 15
Grand Final Breakfast for Gatorade MPL and The Tradies WPL teams at The Marathon Room, AIS Belconnen
Saturday 18
ActewAGL Junior League Gala Presentation at Hawker Football Centre 10.00am to 12.00pm
Saturday 18
Gatorade Men’s Premier League grand finals at McKellar Stadium
Sunday 19
The Tradies Women’s Premier League grand finals at Hawker FC
Kick off times and venues for the finals will be in Results Vault on the website when finalised.
October
Friday 8
Capital Football Annual Presentation of Awards @ The Hellenic Club, Phillip, 6.30 for 6.45pm
Mens Premier League Results 2010 - Round 17
Round 17
Canberra City 5 (Pat Ross-Magee, Misko Naumoski (3), Brad Sawyer) Goulburn Strikers 0
Monaro Panthers 2 (Goran Veljanovski 55’, Vele Dukoski 88’) Woden Valley 4 (Grant Davoren 7’, Daryll Hall 36’, 82’ (pen), Benfah Afiabo 67’)
Canberra FC 1 (Danai Gapare 56’) Canberra Olympic 3 (Trent Flanigan 35’, 55’, Travis Dries 45’)
Belconnen United 4 (Dustin Wells (2), Danny Macor, Tai Smith) ANU FC 1 (Mohsen Ravanparsa)
Cooma Tigers 0 v Tuggeranong United 1 (Daniel Montrey 79’)
The Table (points only) with 17 games played and one round to go:
1 Canberra FC 38
2 Belconnen United 36
3 Cooma Tigers 28
4 Canberra City 27
5 Monaro Panthers 26
6 Tuggeranong United 21
7 Canberra Olympic 20
8 Woden Valley 19
9 Goulburn Strikers 13
10 ANU FC 11
Canberra City 5 (Pat Ross-Magee, Misko Naumoski (3), Brad Sawyer) Goulburn Strikers 0
Monaro Panthers 2 (Goran Veljanovski 55’, Vele Dukoski 88’) Woden Valley 4 (Grant Davoren 7’, Daryll Hall 36’, 82’ (pen), Benfah Afiabo 67’)
Canberra FC 1 (Danai Gapare 56’) Canberra Olympic 3 (Trent Flanigan 35’, 55’, Travis Dries 45’)
Belconnen United 4 (Dustin Wells (2), Danny Macor, Tai Smith) ANU FC 1 (Mohsen Ravanparsa)
Cooma Tigers 0 v Tuggeranong United 1 (Daniel Montrey 79’)
The Table (points only) with 17 games played and one round to go:
1 Canberra FC 38
2 Belconnen United 36
3 Cooma Tigers 28
4 Canberra City 27
5 Monaro Panthers 26
6 Tuggeranong United 21
7 Canberra Olympic 20
8 Woden Valley 19
9 Goulburn Strikers 13
10 ANU FC 11
Library Low-down - 12-1pm daily
Spend 10 minutes with us and get an intro to the library: how to find articles and books, borrow a laptop, print a paper and more. Drop in anytime between noon and 1:00 pm, just inside the library on the first floor. These quick intros will be available until Friday, August 27. Optional tours available, too.
The Ron Smith Interviews - Part 2
This program is broadcast on 2xxfm (98.3mhz), Tuesday 24 August 2010, at 7:00PM across the Australian Community Radio Network.
In tonight's program we have the second part of our interview with Ron Smith, football analyst extraordinaire, Elite level Coach and football national treasure. Ron has been commissioned to review the Capital Football High Performance Program. In this part Ron talks of many things but all central to the development of a talented player and in the context of a high performance program.
You always get the feeling the there is one more damn good story just around the corner when talking with or listening to Ron - and there usually is!
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In tonight's program we have the second part of our interview with Ron Smith, football analyst extraordinaire, Elite level Coach and football national treasure. Ron has been commissioned to review the Capital Football High Performance Program. In this part Ron talks of many things but all central to the development of a talented player and in the context of a high performance program.
You always get the feeling the there is one more damn good story just around the corner when talking with or listening to Ron - and there usually is!
Download Podcast here:
Womens Premier League Results 2010 - Round 19
Round 19
Weston Creek 2 (Sarah Crittenden 60’, 77’) Canberra FC 0
Belconnen United 3 (Caitlin Munoz 26’, Lauren Keir 31’, Ilana Aitchison 47’) Belwest Foxes 1 (Sam Price)
Woden Valley 3 v Tuggeranong United 0
ANU WFC 7 (Sarah Everett (6), Casse Schilg) Brindabella Blues 2 (Heather Casey, Ellen Hearder)
Weston Creek 2 (Sarah Crittenden 60’, 77’) Canberra FC 0
Belconnen United 3 (Caitlin Munoz 26’, Lauren Keir 31’, Ilana Aitchison 47’) Belwest Foxes 1 (Sam Price)
Woden Valley 3 v Tuggeranong United 0
ANU WFC 7 (Sarah Everett (6), Casse Schilg) Brindabella Blues 2 (Heather Casey, Ellen Hearder)
ANU FC Will Not Be Part of the Capital Football Premier League Next Season
Its never good news to hear that a Club has decided not to go on in Football. Much less to report or write about it.
In this case, ANU FC has advised players (and Capital Football) that it will not participate in the Capital Football Premier League at the conclusion of the 2010 season. ANU FC will of course continue in Football, just not in the Premier League competition.
Its very likely that ANU FC would have withdrawn two years ago, had it not been for an inspirational proposal from the John Mitchell (a former Technical Director of Capital Football), titled the "ANU Under 20 Elite Program", which set a new standard for Football participation by Clubs, introducing as he did, a twelve month periodised program for the players. It was a very positive contribution to the conduct of Premier League football in the ACT. John attempted to address the ever present gap for our talented players post ACTAS and without an A League Youth Team. A small number of players did well out of it and others got their chance and that's a lot more than would have happened if he had not made the effort at ANU FC.
The first season (2009) was a good one. Alas, it seems to have been a hard year in 2010 for the ANU FC Premier League PPL and PL teams.
The PL16 and PL18 teams are provided by Radford College, who are now left without a Premier League Club. Whether they continue with a PL club is in the first instance, a matter for the school to decide. But one thing is certain, they have put together good teams every year, a pleasure to watch and a credit to their school.
If you go back on the Nearpost Local Blog to the interviews we conducted with John Mitchell, which covered the "talented player" and the "ANU U20 Elite concept", you quickly realise just how much thought was behind this endeavour. He was right! But being right isn't enough. John and his colleagues worked hard for the players and it must be hard for them to call it a day. No one can doubt John Mitchell's committment to football. He'll be back!
The email that was sent to me (authored by an ANU FC official) summed it this way:
"...The Committee has made this decision following John Mitchell’s decision to stand down from the position of PL Coach and Technical Director. The PL Program in its current form was very much reliant upon John’s skill, experience and enthusiasm. John’s leadership of the program also allowed the club to access sponsorship which had previously been unavailable. In John’s absence the Committee does not believe it can provide the level of resources required to field a competitive PL team..."
There may be some who think that ANU FC can be quickly replaced by a couple of other teams in Canberra. I doubt it. These would be likely to be teams that did not pass muster when the PL review took place in order to award PL licences for 2010 and beyond. Why would you take them on? What's changed in their backyard since the commencement of this season? Not much is the most likely answer. No rush here is my view and perhaps we can get the PL competition up to three rounds!
In this case, ANU FC has advised players (and Capital Football) that it will not participate in the Capital Football Premier League at the conclusion of the 2010 season. ANU FC will of course continue in Football, just not in the Premier League competition.
Its very likely that ANU FC would have withdrawn two years ago, had it not been for an inspirational proposal from the John Mitchell (a former Technical Director of Capital Football), titled the "ANU Under 20 Elite Program", which set a new standard for Football participation by Clubs, introducing as he did, a twelve month periodised program for the players. It was a very positive contribution to the conduct of Premier League football in the ACT. John attempted to address the ever present gap for our talented players post ACTAS and without an A League Youth Team. A small number of players did well out of it and others got their chance and that's a lot more than would have happened if he had not made the effort at ANU FC.
The first season (2009) was a good one. Alas, it seems to have been a hard year in 2010 for the ANU FC Premier League PPL and PL teams.
The PL16 and PL18 teams are provided by Radford College, who are now left without a Premier League Club. Whether they continue with a PL club is in the first instance, a matter for the school to decide. But one thing is certain, they have put together good teams every year, a pleasure to watch and a credit to their school.
If you go back on the Nearpost Local Blog to the interviews we conducted with John Mitchell, which covered the "talented player" and the "ANU U20 Elite concept", you quickly realise just how much thought was behind this endeavour. He was right! But being right isn't enough. John and his colleagues worked hard for the players and it must be hard for them to call it a day. No one can doubt John Mitchell's committment to football. He'll be back!
The email that was sent to me (authored by an ANU FC official) summed it this way:
"...The Committee has made this decision following John Mitchell’s decision to stand down from the position of PL Coach and Technical Director. The PL Program in its current form was very much reliant upon John’s skill, experience and enthusiasm. John’s leadership of the program also allowed the club to access sponsorship which had previously been unavailable. In John’s absence the Committee does not believe it can provide the level of resources required to field a competitive PL team..."
There may be some who think that ANU FC can be quickly replaced by a couple of other teams in Canberra. I doubt it. These would be likely to be teams that did not pass muster when the PL review took place in order to award PL licences for 2010 and beyond. Why would you take them on? What's changed in their backyard since the commencement of this season? Not much is the most likely answer. No rush here is my view and perhaps we can get the PL competition up to three rounds!
Futsal, Futsal, Futsal - Capital Football Futsal League Manager Tells Us How It Will All Work For The 2010 / 2011 Season
In this program we speak to David Lee, the Capital Football League Manager, about the full range of competition Futsal to be held in the ACT in the forthcoming 2010 / 2011 season (including the Nationals).
If you want to know how Futsal is organised this season, all the way from Under 5's to ACT Rep Teams for the Nationals, this interview is an absolute must!
I think you will be surprised to learnjust how quickly Futsal has grown in the last five years in the ACT. I asked David how many players participated last season and how many he anticipated would play this season. The Answer: 6,000 (+) players of all ages, no problem! Capital Football manages these competitions directly or through the orgainsing bodies, North and South Canberra Futsal Clubs. A massive task.
This is just enormous! Makes you think. Surely we have some real political clout if you take Football and Futsal as a whole. We dwarf every other sport. Surely there is real good reason for the ACT Government to get moving on new and additional faciltites for both games. Why are we so tame? What is the Capital Football Board doing to advance the cause, or are we going to spend another five years standing around admiring Hawker Enclosed or wishing we had something like the Mpower Dome? Get cracking you lot!
And let's not forget the one Futsal club from the ACT that gained entry to and competed in the NSW Supa League and did outstandingly well - Boomerangs FS. The experience for many of the Boomerangs players that gained selection in ACT Rep teams for the Nationals (and there were a lot of them!) helped their performances at Nationals enormously. There is no doubt that this is the club to join if you want to experience Futsal to a higher competition standard than is available week to week in the ACT.
Futsal is a big game that's getting big quickly!
Registration documentation can be obtained by reference to the following websites:
Capital Football run competitions and Nationals - http://www.capitalfootball.com.au/site/comp_futsal.php
Junior Futsal competition in the North of Canberra - http://northcanberrafutsal.com.au/public/default.asp
Junior Futsal competition in the South of Canberra - http://www.scf.asn.au/aboutus.html
Boomerangs FS for higher level competition in the NSW Supa League and local Premier League competition - http://www.boomerangsfs.com.au/index.html
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If you want to know how Futsal is organised this season, all the way from Under 5's to ACT Rep Teams for the Nationals, this interview is an absolute must!
I think you will be surprised to learnjust how quickly Futsal has grown in the last five years in the ACT. I asked David how many players participated last season and how many he anticipated would play this season. The Answer: 6,000 (+) players of all ages, no problem! Capital Football manages these competitions directly or through the orgainsing bodies, North and South Canberra Futsal Clubs. A massive task.
This is just enormous! Makes you think. Surely we have some real political clout if you take Football and Futsal as a whole. We dwarf every other sport. Surely there is real good reason for the ACT Government to get moving on new and additional faciltites for both games. Why are we so tame? What is the Capital Football Board doing to advance the cause, or are we going to spend another five years standing around admiring Hawker Enclosed or wishing we had something like the Mpower Dome? Get cracking you lot!
And let's not forget the one Futsal club from the ACT that gained entry to and competed in the NSW Supa League and did outstandingly well - Boomerangs FS. The experience for many of the Boomerangs players that gained selection in ACT Rep teams for the Nationals (and there were a lot of them!) helped their performances at Nationals enormously. There is no doubt that this is the club to join if you want to experience Futsal to a higher competition standard than is available week to week in the ACT.
Futsal is a big game that's getting big quickly!
Registration documentation can be obtained by reference to the following websites:
Capital Football run competitions and Nationals - http://www.capitalfootball.com.au/site/comp_futsal.php
Junior Futsal competition in the North of Canberra - http://northcanberrafutsal.com.au/public/default.asp
Junior Futsal competition in the South of Canberra - http://www.scf.asn.au/aboutus.html
Boomerangs FS for higher level competition in the NSW Supa League and local Premier League competition - http://www.boomerangsfs.com.au/index.html
Download Podcast here:
Mens Premier League Fixtures 2010 - Round 17
Round 17
Saturday, 21 Aug 10
6:00PM Canberra City v Goulburn Strikers Hawker Football Centre
Sunday, 22 Aug 10
3:00PM ANU FC v Belconnen Utd ANU North Oval 1
3:00PM Canberra FC v Canberra Olympic Deakin Stadium
3:00PM Cooma Tigers v Tuggeranong Utd Nijong Oval
3:00PM Monaro Panthers v Woden Valley Riverside Stadium
Saturday, 21 Aug 10
6:00PM Canberra City v Goulburn Strikers Hawker Football Centre
Sunday, 22 Aug 10
3:00PM ANU FC v Belconnen Utd ANU North Oval 1
3:00PM Canberra FC v Canberra Olympic Deakin Stadium
3:00PM Cooma Tigers v Tuggeranong Utd Nijong Oval
3:00PM Monaro Panthers v Woden Valley Riverside Stadium
Womens Premier League Fixtures 2010 - Round19
Round 19
Sunday, 22 Aug 10
2:00PM Belconnen Utd v Belwest Foxes McKellar Park
2:00PM ANU WFC v Brindabella Blues ANU Willows 1
2:00PM Weston Creek v Canberra FC Woden Park Enclosed
2:00PM Tuggeranong Utd WFC v Woden Valley Kambah 2-1
Sunday, 22 Aug 10
2:00PM Belconnen Utd v Belwest Foxes McKellar Park
2:00PM ANU WFC v Brindabella Blues ANU Willows 1
2:00PM Weston Creek v Canberra FC Woden Park Enclosed
2:00PM Tuggeranong Utd WFC v Woden Valley Kambah 2-1
Cheating Is Spoiling the “Beautiful Game”
I've watched several instances of this miserable behaviour in the last three Capital Football Men's Premier League games I have watched. It is truly pathetic behaviour. I've not seen one red card handed out for it yet and some of the incidents were pretty hard too miss.
Sourced from http://www.worldclasscoaching.com/blog/
Cheating Is Spoiling the “Beautiful Game”
Well, it’s finally got to the stage where I have to say something. I am steadily losing my respect for the “Beautiful Game”. I am finding it difficult to enjoy watching any soccer game lately…including these World Cup games. Actually, when I think about it, it’s been bothering me for years and I suppose it has finally reached a tipping point.
I’ve had just about enough of the diving, play acting and pretending by most of the world’s top players. Let’s be clear about this, it is dishonest, it is cheating. And it is spoiling the game.
I can’t think of one game I have seen on TV in the English Premier League, Champions League, World Cup and Euro Championships, in the last 5 years where there hasn’t been a plethora of diving and play acting. Players will fake a dive in the box in the hope of being awarded a penalty kick…cheating. Players will fake being hit in the face (Kaka incident) to get other players red carded…cheating. Players will appeal to the ref for a corner or throw-in when they know for a fact, they last touched the ball before it went out…cheating. Players will roll over 3-4 times on the ground pretending to be in agony when they were barely touched and not hurt…cheating.
This cheating is pervasive in soccer and it seems more so the higher the level of play. It is ruining the beautiful game and I am losing respect for it.
Obviously the players are okay with this. They don’t mind being cheated out of games and they don’t feel bad about cheating other teams out of games. Where is the respect between players? Where is the code of ethics? What about the fans? Seems like they are okay with the fraud and cheating going off with the players in the teams that they support. The usual response is, “It’s all part of the game”.
Well, no it’s not part of the game. Cheating, fraud, play acting and the rest of it, in an attempt to win, is NOT part of any game that I know of.
In golf, players will penalize themselves if they break a rule, even if others are not looking. In rugby, there is no arguing with the refs and no pretending to be hurt to get another player ejected. Heck, in tennis, before they embraced new technology, some players would tell the ref the ball was in, when it was called as out against their opponent…and a let was played. So, why all the cheating in soccer?
When I was a kid growing up in England in the 70′s, there wasn’t this play acting/cheating going on in games. It was actually frowned upon. When we played games, if we went down pretending to be hurt or embellishing a foul, even our own teammates would shout at us to stop play acting. If you went down, rolled over 3-4 times and pretended to be hurt, you would be looked at like an idiot…it was embarrassing to try and embellish a foul or being hurt…you would have been ridiculed In other words, you would be looked at as a CHEAT. So no one did this. I don’t even remember instances of this on TV during the professional games in those days.
But now, things have changed. I don’t know if the BIG money has made the difference or whether the influx of foriegn players in most leagues has made it a regular occurance.
The sad thing is it could be stamped out instantly and I blame FIFA for not doing so. Retroactive video evidence would practically put an end to all the cheating, fraud, diving, play acting, etc. overnight. But FIFA won’t even consider this. And the players just take advantage of the system.
Let’s take the World Cup games for instance. What if there was a panel of observers who viewed the tape of the game right after the game? And anyone who in their opinion, based on evidence in the tape, pretended to be fouled when they weren’t, dived to try and get a penalty awarded, held their knee in agony when they were simply pushed over or even appealed for a corner when they clearly touched the ball last for a goal kick, then they should be disciplined.
How they should be disciplined is a whole other topic, but they could be given points, like a red/yellow card system, could be banned from future games if the instance was severe, fined, etc.
So none of this stops the flow of the game…no complaint there. But it will have the effect of each player knowing their actions will be scrutinized in minute detail and from different angles.
And don’t say it can’t be done. It is done right now with every NFL game. Each NFL game is scrutinized after the fact. Players are even fined if they don’t get called on a foul during the game. The officials might miss the call (let’s face it, they can’t see everything), but if the player is caught on tape after the fact, doing a major foul on an opponent, especially if that foul is dangerous to the health of the opponent, then he is fined. There is just no reason that this can’t be done in all the major soccer tournaments and most of the major pro leagues throughout the world.
You could make the argument that this won’t be an option for some minor leagues and youth leagues. That might be so, but at least it puts a stop to it for the major games and all games on TV. And the other side effect is that our younger players will not see the fraud and cheating anymore from their role models and it will create a whole new generation of players who don’t have a tendency to cheat to try and win games.
Here’s a test. For the next World Cup game, count how many times, there is an instance of cheating, over exaguration, diving, pretending, etc. I would think there will be at least 20.
It’s a disgrace and it’s spoiling the “Beautiful Game”.
Sourced from http://www.worldclasscoaching.com/blog/
Cheating Is Spoiling the “Beautiful Game”
Well, it’s finally got to the stage where I have to say something. I am steadily losing my respect for the “Beautiful Game”. I am finding it difficult to enjoy watching any soccer game lately…including these World Cup games. Actually, when I think about it, it’s been bothering me for years and I suppose it has finally reached a tipping point.
I’ve had just about enough of the diving, play acting and pretending by most of the world’s top players. Let’s be clear about this, it is dishonest, it is cheating. And it is spoiling the game.
I can’t think of one game I have seen on TV in the English Premier League, Champions League, World Cup and Euro Championships, in the last 5 years where there hasn’t been a plethora of diving and play acting. Players will fake a dive in the box in the hope of being awarded a penalty kick…cheating. Players will fake being hit in the face (Kaka incident) to get other players red carded…cheating. Players will appeal to the ref for a corner or throw-in when they know for a fact, they last touched the ball before it went out…cheating. Players will roll over 3-4 times on the ground pretending to be in agony when they were barely touched and not hurt…cheating.
This cheating is pervasive in soccer and it seems more so the higher the level of play. It is ruining the beautiful game and I am losing respect for it.
Obviously the players are okay with this. They don’t mind being cheated out of games and they don’t feel bad about cheating other teams out of games. Where is the respect between players? Where is the code of ethics? What about the fans? Seems like they are okay with the fraud and cheating going off with the players in the teams that they support. The usual response is, “It’s all part of the game”.
Well, no it’s not part of the game. Cheating, fraud, play acting and the rest of it, in an attempt to win, is NOT part of any game that I know of.
In golf, players will penalize themselves if they break a rule, even if others are not looking. In rugby, there is no arguing with the refs and no pretending to be hurt to get another player ejected. Heck, in tennis, before they embraced new technology, some players would tell the ref the ball was in, when it was called as out against their opponent…and a let was played. So, why all the cheating in soccer?
When I was a kid growing up in England in the 70′s, there wasn’t this play acting/cheating going on in games. It was actually frowned upon. When we played games, if we went down pretending to be hurt or embellishing a foul, even our own teammates would shout at us to stop play acting. If you went down, rolled over 3-4 times and pretended to be hurt, you would be looked at like an idiot…it was embarrassing to try and embellish a foul or being hurt…you would have been ridiculed In other words, you would be looked at as a CHEAT. So no one did this. I don’t even remember instances of this on TV during the professional games in those days.
But now, things have changed. I don’t know if the BIG money has made the difference or whether the influx of foriegn players in most leagues has made it a regular occurance.
The sad thing is it could be stamped out instantly and I blame FIFA for not doing so. Retroactive video evidence would practically put an end to all the cheating, fraud, diving, play acting, etc. overnight. But FIFA won’t even consider this. And the players just take advantage of the system.
Let’s take the World Cup games for instance. What if there was a panel of observers who viewed the tape of the game right after the game? And anyone who in their opinion, based on evidence in the tape, pretended to be fouled when they weren’t, dived to try and get a penalty awarded, held their knee in agony when they were simply pushed over or even appealed for a corner when they clearly touched the ball last for a goal kick, then they should be disciplined.
How they should be disciplined is a whole other topic, but they could be given points, like a red/yellow card system, could be banned from future games if the instance was severe, fined, etc.
So none of this stops the flow of the game…no complaint there. But it will have the effect of each player knowing their actions will be scrutinized in minute detail and from different angles.
And don’t say it can’t be done. It is done right now with every NFL game. Each NFL game is scrutinized after the fact. Players are even fined if they don’t get called on a foul during the game. The officials might miss the call (let’s face it, they can’t see everything), but if the player is caught on tape after the fact, doing a major foul on an opponent, especially if that foul is dangerous to the health of the opponent, then he is fined. There is just no reason that this can’t be done in all the major soccer tournaments and most of the major pro leagues throughout the world.
You could make the argument that this won’t be an option for some minor leagues and youth leagues. That might be so, but at least it puts a stop to it for the major games and all games on TV. And the other side effect is that our younger players will not see the fraud and cheating anymore from their role models and it will create a whole new generation of players who don’t have a tendency to cheat to try and win games.
Here’s a test. For the next World Cup game, count how many times, there is an instance of cheating, over exaguration, diving, pretending, etc. I would think there will be at least 20.
It’s a disgrace and it’s spoiling the “Beautiful Game”.
New book on Bible and disability
Some time ago, I read Amos Yong's book, Theology and Down Syndrome. As noted in one of the posts below, I found this book extremely helpful. Recently, Prof. Yong was kind enough to send me a manuscript of his forthcoming book, The Bible, Disability, and the Church: A New Vision for the People of God. Eerdmans is the publisher, and it's projected for fall 2011. This is a very insightful book. I especially valued Yong's reflections on Paul's theological treatment of weakness and strength. While Theology and Down Syndrome is a fairly technical volume, this work is more accessible, and a bit less formal in style. If you have an interest in disability studies, especially as they relate to the Bible, keep an eye out for this book.
Mens Premier League Wrap at the end of Round 16
How they stand at the end of Round 16
(Two rounds left)
Team Played Points
1 Canberra FC 16 38
2 Belconnen United 16 33
3 Cooma Tigers 16 28
4 Monaro Panthers 16 26
5 Canberra City 15 24
6 Canberra Olympic 16 17
7 Woden Valley 16 16
8 Tuggeranong United 15 15
9 Goulburn Strikers 16 13
10 ANU FC 16 11
The Golden Boot at the end of Round 16:
14 Danny Macor (Belconnen United)
11 Dustin Wells (Belconnen United), Alex Castro (Canberra FC)
10 Michael Spaleta (Canberra FC)
9 Misko Naumoski (Canberra City), Brody Willis (Goulburn Strikers)
8 Goran Veljanovski (Monaro Panthers), Mark Shields (Tuggeranong United)
7 Tai Smith (Belconnen United), Paul Ivanic (Canberra FC), Daniel Gecic (Cooma Tigers), Alex Weber (Tuggeranong United)
6 Carlos Salazar (Woden Valley)
(Two rounds left)
Team Played Points
1 Canberra FC 16 38
2 Belconnen United 16 33
3 Cooma Tigers 16 28
4 Monaro Panthers 16 26
5 Canberra City 15 24
6 Canberra Olympic 16 17
7 Woden Valley 16 16
8 Tuggeranong United 15 15
9 Goulburn Strikers 16 13
10 ANU FC 16 11
The Golden Boot at the end of Round 16:
14 Danny Macor (Belconnen United)
11 Dustin Wells (Belconnen United), Alex Castro (Canberra FC)
10 Michael Spaleta (Canberra FC)
9 Misko Naumoski (Canberra City), Brody Willis (Goulburn Strikers)
8 Goran Veljanovski (Monaro Panthers), Mark Shields (Tuggeranong United)
7 Tai Smith (Belconnen United), Paul Ivanic (Canberra FC), Daniel Gecic (Cooma Tigers), Alex Weber (Tuggeranong United)
6 Carlos Salazar (Woden Valley)
Womens Premier League 2010 Wrap at the End of Round 18
How they stand at the end of Round 18:
(Three rounds left)
Team Played Points
1 Belwest Foxes 17 45
2 Woden Valley 17 43
3 Belconnen United 18 31
4 Weston Creek 18 25
5 Canberra FC 17 23
6 Tuggeranong U 18 16
7 ANU WFC 18 15
8 Brindabella Blues 17 0
The Golden Boot at the end of Round 18
26 Caitlin Munoz (Belconnen United)
22 Ashleigh Palombi (Woden Valley)
21 Cian Maciejewski (Belwest Foxes)
19 Hope Wilkins (Belwest Foxes))
13 Julie Ibarra (Tuggeranong United)
11 Aurelia Bullot (Canberra FC)
9 Snez Veljanovska (both Belwest Foxes)
8 Sabrina Spinapolice (Belconnen United), Grace Field (Woden Valley)
(Three rounds left)
Team Played Points
1 Belwest Foxes 17 45
2 Woden Valley 17 43
3 Belconnen United 18 31
4 Weston Creek 18 25
5 Canberra FC 17 23
6 Tuggeranong U 18 16
7 ANU WFC 18 15
8 Brindabella Blues 17 0
The Golden Boot at the end of Round 18
26 Caitlin Munoz (Belconnen United)
22 Ashleigh Palombi (Woden Valley)
21 Cian Maciejewski (Belwest Foxes)
19 Hope Wilkins (Belwest Foxes))
13 Julie Ibarra (Tuggeranong United)
11 Aurelia Bullot (Canberra FC)
9 Snez Veljanovska (both Belwest Foxes)
8 Sabrina Spinapolice (Belconnen United), Grace Field (Woden Valley)
Mens Premier League Results 2010 - Round 16
Round 16
Belconnen United 1 (Dustin Wells 42’) Canberra FC 2 (John Glass 77’, Paul Ivanic 85’)
Goulburn Strikers 0 v ANU FC 0
Cooma Tigers 3 (Serdan Bircan 5’, Daniel Gecic 46’, 50’) Woden Valley 0
Canberra Olympic 0 v Monaro Panthers 2 (Justin Selkirk (2))
Tuggeranong United v Canberra City – postponed due to unsafe pitch
Belconnen United 1 (Dustin Wells 42’) Canberra FC 2 (John Glass 77’, Paul Ivanic 85’)
Goulburn Strikers 0 v ANU FC 0
Cooma Tigers 3 (Serdan Bircan 5’, Daniel Gecic 46’, 50’) Woden Valley 0
Canberra Olympic 0 v Monaro Panthers 2 (Justin Selkirk (2))
Tuggeranong United v Canberra City – postponed due to unsafe pitch
Womens Premier League Results 2010 - Round 18
Round 18
Woden Valley 3 (Emma Thornton 8’ (pen), Catherine Brown 49’, Ashleigh Palombi 78’) Belwest Foxes 1 (Cian Maciejewski 4’)
Brindabella Blues 1 (Kim Simpson 3’) Belconnen United 9 (Caitlin Munoz 15’, 21’, 43’, 70’, Katie Woodman 23’, 76’, Amy Spence 35’, Maja Blasch 83’, Ilahna Aitchison 85’)
Canberra FC 0 v ANU WFC 0
Weston Creek 1 (Amanda Aurousseau 20’) Tuggeranong United 0
Woden Valley 3 (Emma Thornton 8’ (pen), Catherine Brown 49’, Ashleigh Palombi 78’) Belwest Foxes 1 (Cian Maciejewski 4’)
Brindabella Blues 1 (Kim Simpson 3’) Belconnen United 9 (Caitlin Munoz 15’, 21’, 43’, 70’, Katie Woodman 23’, 76’, Amy Spence 35’, Maja Blasch 83’, Ilahna Aitchison 85’)
Canberra FC 0 v ANU WFC 0
Weston Creek 1 (Amanda Aurousseau 20’) Tuggeranong United 0
Interview With Ron Smith - Part 1
This program is broadcast on 2xxfm (98.3), Tuesday 17 August 2010 across the Australian Community Radio Network.
Tonight’s program is the first in a four part series of interviews with Australian Football Sage and national treasure, Ron Smith. Ron has done the lot in football and on a world stage – player, elite level coach and football analyst of world class. Some call him the “brain’s trust” – not a bad title for this bloke.
Ron has been engaged by Capital Football to review our HPP. It couldn’t be in better hands.
When Ron comes calling to speak on the HPP or you reckon you have something that needs saying, do it. You’ll have a made a contribution to our young players, present and future.
Download Podcast here:
Tonight’s program is the first in a four part series of interviews with Australian Football Sage and national treasure, Ron Smith. Ron has done the lot in football and on a world stage – player, elite level coach and football analyst of world class. Some call him the “brain’s trust” – not a bad title for this bloke.
Ron has been engaged by Capital Football to review our HPP. It couldn’t be in better hands.
When Ron comes calling to speak on the HPP or you reckon you have something that needs saying, do it. You’ll have a made a contribution to our young players, present and future.
Download Podcast here:
Should we preach on Mark's longer ending?
After reading James Sanders' Torah and Canon, I made my way through its brief companion and sequel, Canon and Community. Sanders holds that historical critics, whether they meant to or not, have effectively "de-canonized" parts of the Bible. If some part of the Bible is deemed to be an interpolation, spurious, or somehow later than the larger literary unit in which it is contained, it is seen as having less authority, or perhaps simply less usefulness within the community of faith, than other parts of the Bible. Therefore, we might see letters of disputed Pauline authorship, such as Ephesians, as having less value or authority than those of undisputed authorship, such as 1 Corinthians. Or, to use a much smaller literary unit, we might question the value of Mark 16:9-20, which is almost universally believed to be a later addition to the original ending of Mark at 16:8. If vv. 9-2o weren't part of the original witness of the evangelist, should they have the same functions and value as those parts that are believed to be original (whatever "original" might mean in this context)? Sanders' answer is, basially, "Of course." Canon is always the product of a process, and the addition of these verses is simply a reflection of the church's process of canonization. It was not simply the original witness that was canonized, but a larger literary product that includes these additional verses. Insofar as they remain part of the life and witness of the community of faith, then they continue to function as canon. But when we remove them from our corporate life and witness, then we have functionally, if not formally, de-canonized them, and therefore we deprive ourselves of the full range of the church's scripture.
Very interesting stuff. Sanders' work has shown me that I have a lot to learn about these kinds of issues.
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Interview With Ron Smith - Football Coach, Analyst, Socceroos Technical Advisor and the Person to Conduct the Review of the Capital Football HPP
Listen in next Tuesday at 7:00PM to 2xxfm, or go to this Blogspot and download the podcast or listen from your PC, to Part 1 of an absolutely fascinating and candid interview with eminent Australian Football Coach and football analyst, Ron Smith.
Ron Smith has been appointed to conduct the review of the Capital Football High Performance Program.
As they say "he's been everywhere man"! An absolute treasure chest of football knowledge and experience. He was on staff at the AIS the day they opened for business in the football program. And that's just the start!
The best part is that Ron just tells it the way he sees it. He doesn't blow his trumpet - but if you ask him a question, you get an answer. This is a person really worth listening to.
I reckon they should lock this bloke away in the national archives, set up a recording facility and just let him talk, it would take a while because he knows so damn much, been right in the thick of it - what a terrific history of Australian football would unfold and so much wisdom to reflect on in future years. One of our own! I'm thinking to myself - Ron Smith "National Football Treasure"!
We sat down in the 2xxfm studio this week and the intention was to talk about the task ahead - review of the HPP. Its been a pretty mixed bag the CFAcademy then the CF HPP in recent times in the ACT. Two hours later we stopped talking, we had covered the subject, not in the predictable, boring way of things, but in a fashion that seemed to me at every turn to illustrate the breadth and width of Ron Smith's football knowledge and experience. We flagged several topics that we will speak about at a future time. My head was spinning at times - so many questions to ask of Ron.
Ron Smith understands the complexities around Football and talented players better than anyone I have met in football before and make no mistake - he wants the best we can get for young Australians and are young talent in the ACT region. The review is in good hands.
Don't miss the "Ron Smith" series on the Nearpost Local.
Ron Smith has been appointed to conduct the review of the Capital Football High Performance Program.
As they say "he's been everywhere man"! An absolute treasure chest of football knowledge and experience. He was on staff at the AIS the day they opened for business in the football program. And that's just the start!
The best part is that Ron just tells it the way he sees it. He doesn't blow his trumpet - but if you ask him a question, you get an answer. This is a person really worth listening to.
I reckon they should lock this bloke away in the national archives, set up a recording facility and just let him talk, it would take a while because he knows so damn much, been right in the thick of it - what a terrific history of Australian football would unfold and so much wisdom to reflect on in future years. One of our own! I'm thinking to myself - Ron Smith "National Football Treasure"!
We sat down in the 2xxfm studio this week and the intention was to talk about the task ahead - review of the HPP. Its been a pretty mixed bag the CFAcademy then the CF HPP in recent times in the ACT. Two hours later we stopped talking, we had covered the subject, not in the predictable, boring way of things, but in a fashion that seemed to me at every turn to illustrate the breadth and width of Ron Smith's football knowledge and experience. We flagged several topics that we will speak about at a future time. My head was spinning at times - so many questions to ask of Ron.
Ron Smith understands the complexities around Football and talented players better than anyone I have met in football before and make no mistake - he wants the best we can get for young Australians and are young talent in the ACT region. The review is in good hands.
Don't miss the "Ron Smith" series on the Nearpost Local.
Mens Premier League Fixtures 2010 - Round 16
Round 16
Saturday 14 Aug 10
6:00PM Belconnen Utd v Canberra FC McKellar Park
Sunday 15 Aug 10
3:00PM Goulburn Strikers v ANU FC Cookbundoon
3:00PM Tuggeranong Utd v Canberra City Kambah 2-1
3:00PM Cooma Tigers v Woden Valley Nijong Oval
5:00PM Canberra Olympic v Monaro Panthers Hawker Football Centre
Saturday 14 Aug 10
6:00PM Belconnen Utd v Canberra FC McKellar Park
Sunday 15 Aug 10
3:00PM Goulburn Strikers v ANU FC Cookbundoon
3:00PM Tuggeranong Utd v Canberra City Kambah 2-1
3:00PM Cooma Tigers v Woden Valley Nijong Oval
5:00PM Canberra Olympic v Monaro Panthers Hawker Football Centre
Womens Premier League Fixtures 2010 - Round18
Round 18
Sunday 15 Aug 10
2:00PM Woden Valley v Belwest Foxes Woden Park Enclosed
2:00PM Brindabella Blues v Belconnen Utd Calwell 2.3
2:00PM Canberra FC v ANU WFC Uni Canb. 1
2:00PM Weston Creek v Tuggeranong Utd WFC ANU Willows 1
Sunday 15 Aug 10
2:00PM Woden Valley v Belwest Foxes Woden Park Enclosed
2:00PM Brindabella Blues v Belconnen Utd Calwell 2.3
2:00PM Canberra FC v ANU WFC Uni Canb. 1
2:00PM Weston Creek v Tuggeranong Utd WFC ANU Willows 1
A "Peculiar" Velveteen Rabbit , 1949
Often on a Sunday afternoon when Elaine was little, she would take a ride “out west” with her parents making stops along North Avenue. There were three locations she most looked forward to enjoying: Russell’s Barbecue in Elmwood Park for the best thinly-sliced, dripping-in-barbecue-sauce, pork sandwich you can image; Kiddieland in Melrose Park which had “kids only” rides and the very adult The Little Dipper roller coaster; and, Amling’s Flowerland in Maywood with its steamy greenhouses, beautiful displays of exotic plants and flowers bursting with color. So when Dad would say they were going for a ride “out west,” she'd get all excited.
But then there was a time each spring that she would dread. Every year her parents seemed to need to have a photo of her taken with the Easter Bunny. Their photographic place of choice was Amling’s Flowerland. She'd be so excited they were going for a ride until she realized she was going to have to climb onto the lap of a rather scary-looking rabbit. If you look at the rabbit with the dangling eyes, you can tell that Disney was not the designer of the costume! There was nothing warm and fuzzy at all.
In 1949, Helen, framed this photo of Elaine with the “peculiar” bunny and the photo sat on Helen's bedroom dresser until she died in 2008.
Article reproduced from the June, 2010, CAGGNI Newsletter
Article reproduced from the June, 2010, CAGGNI Newsletter
CEO Capital Football Talks Futsal, The Problems of Not Enough Grounds for Football and the Demands on Talented Players for the NYC / ACTAS / Australian School Sports
This program is broadcast on 2xxfm (98.3mhz), Tuesday at 7:00PM across the Australian Community Radio Network.
The CEO Captial Football talks about the major impediment to the development of Football as a whole of the year sport - insufficient exclusively controlled quality playing surfaces. Then it's an update on Futsal for the 2010 / 2011 season (including selection for the Nationals) and the Futsal landscape is certainly going to change in the ACT. We close with a very interesting perspective on the conflciting demands on our talented players and of course, the appalling cost that is incurred by parents with talented players. The National Youth Champonship tournaments for U15G, U17G, U14B and U15B is already a concern - the number of games to be played is too small in number for the cost and time away, and significantly, the Technical Asssessment compenent that featured so prominently and sucessfully in the U13G and U13B earlier this year (and also the NTC Challenge), was scrapped (for lack of interests??????) by the FFA for the U15G and U17G held recently. If its reinstated, what does that say about Womens' Football - that the FFA thinks its second rate? Is that it? Shame on them if it is. There is no excuse good enough!
We close with a short description by Clive Mackillop, ACT State Coach of Referees, on the difference between "Serious Foul Play" and "Violent Conduct".
Next week the NPL will do a "Futsal Special", including an interview with Capital Football Futsal League Manager, David Lee. Don't miss it!
Download the Podcast here:
The CEO Captial Football talks about the major impediment to the development of Football as a whole of the year sport - insufficient exclusively controlled quality playing surfaces. Then it's an update on Futsal for the 2010 / 2011 season (including selection for the Nationals) and the Futsal landscape is certainly going to change in the ACT. We close with a very interesting perspective on the conflciting demands on our talented players and of course, the appalling cost that is incurred by parents with talented players. The National Youth Champonship tournaments for U15G, U17G, U14B and U15B is already a concern - the number of games to be played is too small in number for the cost and time away, and significantly, the Technical Asssessment compenent that featured so prominently and sucessfully in the U13G and U13B earlier this year (and also the NTC Challenge), was scrapped (for lack of interests??????) by the FFA for the U15G and U17G held recently. If its reinstated, what does that say about Womens' Football - that the FFA thinks its second rate? Is that it? Shame on them if it is. There is no excuse good enough!
We close with a short description by Clive Mackillop, ACT State Coach of Referees, on the difference between "Serious Foul Play" and "Violent Conduct".
Next week the NPL will do a "Futsal Special", including an interview with Capital Football Futsal League Manager, David Lee. Don't miss it!
Download the Podcast here:
Mens Premier League Results 2010 - Round
Round 15
Belconnen United 1 (Dustin Wells 20’) Canberra City 1 (David Dexter 86’)
Monaro Panthers 0 v Cooma Tigers 1 (Serdan Bircan 55’)
Woden Valley 1 (Lukas Cole 34’) Canberra FC 6 (Alex Castro 11’, 55’, Stephen Lee 29’, Guuven Can 43’, 50’, Adam Adhami 90’)
Goulburn Strikers 1 (Antipas Ojwang 90+2’) Tuggeranong United 2 (Mark Shields 65’, 88’)
Canberra Olympic 1 (Robbie Shroder 23’) ANU FC 1 (Tom Rogic 77’)
Belconnen United 1 (Dustin Wells 20’) Canberra City 1 (David Dexter 86’)
Monaro Panthers 0 v Cooma Tigers 1 (Serdan Bircan 55’)
Woden Valley 1 (Lukas Cole 34’) Canberra FC 6 (Alex Castro 11’, 55’, Stephen Lee 29’, Guuven Can 43’, 50’, Adam Adhami 90’)
Goulburn Strikers 1 (Antipas Ojwang 90+2’) Tuggeranong United 2 (Mark Shields 65’, 88’)
Canberra Olympic 1 (Robbie Shroder 23’) ANU FC 1 (Tom Rogic 77’)
Womens Premier League Results 2010 - Round 17
Round 17
Canberra FC 0 v Belconnen United 2 (Caitlin Munoz 67’, 80’)
Belwest Foxes 9 (Cian Maciejewski (4), Snez Veljanovska (3), Katrina Staniforth (2)) v Brindabella Blues 0
ANU WFC 1 (Sarah Everett 34’) Tuggeranong United 1 (Annica Schoo 73’)
Woden Valley 1 (own goal 10’) Weston Creek 0
Canberra FC 0 v Belconnen United 2 (Caitlin Munoz 67’, 80’)
Belwest Foxes 9 (Cian Maciejewski (4), Snez Veljanovska (3), Katrina Staniforth (2)) v Brindabella Blues 0
ANU WFC 1 (Sarah Everett 34’) Tuggeranong United 1 (Annica Schoo 73’)
Woden Valley 1 (own goal 10’) Weston Creek 0
It's time to learn how to defend!
This sourced from www.footy4kids.co.uk
If there is one problem that besets junior / youth teams it is their inability to defend. Too many coaches simply don't seem to know how to coach it and don't coach this aspect of the game. It catches up with the players and team performance suffers.
This might help.
It's time to learn how to defend!
Surrounding an opposition attacker with most of your team is a pretty effective defensive tactic when your players are four, five or six years of age.
But as players get older, and a little wiser, it becomes less effective. A defender who used to win 95% of tackles by simply running at an attacker and taking the ball by force, suddenly finds the ball is being passed around them and into the back of the net.
If this is happening to your defenders, you need to explain that a little more subtlety is required. It's also time to show them that they need to work together if they are to stop the other team from scoring.
Before moving on to the nuts and bolts of team defending, let's demystify the jargon.
First defender - The player on your team who is nearest to the opposition player with the ball (the ball carrier).
Second defender - The player on your team who is next nearest to the ball carrier.
Third defender - This is a bit of a misnomer. The third defender isn't one player, but all of your players (apart from the first and second defender) who are between the ball carrier and your goal.
What does the first defender do
The first defender's job is not to get the ball, but to to hold the attacker up until help arrives. They do this by putting their body between the ball and their goal, stopping the opposition ball carrier from progressing. This player is a 'one person' wall.
Some tips for the first defender
What does the second defender do?
The second defender works closely with the first defender. They should be positioned roughly between the ball carrier and the goal, but in a position that allows them to see the ball. The job of the second defender is to take over from the first defender if the ball carrier gets past.
The second defender needs to loudly tell the first defender that they are in position. This allows the first defender to get closer to the ball carrier and apply more pressure, safe in the knowledge that his team mate will take over if he is beaten.
What does the third defender do?
The job of the rest of your team - the 'third defender' - is two-fold.
They need to cover the danger areas. The places on the pitch where attackers shoot and score. For example, you would usually have one third defender on the edge of the penalty area and another near the penalty spot.
Your third defenders also need to watch the opposition players and try to cut off the passing channels. To stop them from getting the ball.
Finally, all of your players need to practice defending, not just the defenders. Get your whole team to understand the importance of working together to stop the opposition attacks and you will have taken a big step towards 'proper soccer'.
If there is one problem that besets junior / youth teams it is their inability to defend. Too many coaches simply don't seem to know how to coach it and don't coach this aspect of the game. It catches up with the players and team performance suffers.
This might help.
It's time to learn how to defend!
Surrounding an opposition attacker with most of your team is a pretty effective defensive tactic when your players are four, five or six years of age.
But as players get older, and a little wiser, it becomes less effective. A defender who used to win 95% of tackles by simply running at an attacker and taking the ball by force, suddenly finds the ball is being passed around them and into the back of the net.
If this is happening to your defenders, you need to explain that a little more subtlety is required. It's also time to show them that they need to work together if they are to stop the other team from scoring.
Before moving on to the nuts and bolts of team defending, let's demystify the jargon.
First defender - The player on your team who is nearest to the opposition player with the ball (the ball carrier).
Second defender - The player on your team who is next nearest to the ball carrier.
Third defender - This is a bit of a misnomer. The third defender isn't one player, but all of your players (apart from the first and second defender) who are between the ball carrier and your goal.
What does the first defender do
The first defender's job is not to get the ball, but to to hold the attacker up until help arrives. They do this by putting their body between the ball and their goal, stopping the opposition ball carrier from progressing. This player is a 'one person' wall.
Some tips for the first defender
- 'Stay on the balls of your feet so you can move quickly in any direction.'
- 'Look at the ball, not the player.'
- 'Only tackle if the ball carrier loses control of the ball.'
- 'Try to move the ball carrier away from the centre of the pitch and towards the touch lines. He can't score from there.'
What does the second defender do?
The second defender works closely with the first defender. They should be positioned roughly between the ball carrier and the goal, but in a position that allows them to see the ball. The job of the second defender is to take over from the first defender if the ball carrier gets past.
The second defender needs to loudly tell the first defender that they are in position. This allows the first defender to get closer to the ball carrier and apply more pressure, safe in the knowledge that his team mate will take over if he is beaten.
What does the third defender do?
The job of the rest of your team - the 'third defender' - is two-fold.
They need to cover the danger areas. The places on the pitch where attackers shoot and score. For example, you would usually have one third defender on the edge of the penalty area and another near the penalty spot.
Your third defenders also need to watch the opposition players and try to cut off the passing channels. To stop them from getting the ball.
Finally, all of your players need to practice defending, not just the defenders. Get your whole team to understand the importance of working together to stop the opposition attacks and you will have taken a big step towards 'proper soccer'.
Mens Premier League Ladder Update
An NPL listener has kindly give us some additional imformation and the situation at the end of Round 14 is as follows:
Canberra FC 14 32
Belconnen United 14 32
Monaro Panthers 14 23
Cooma Tigers 14 22
Canberra City 13 22
Canberra Olympic 14 16
Woden Valley 13 15
Goulburn Strikers 14 12
Tuggeranong United 14 12
ANU FC 14 9
The top two teams are separated by for / against, and there is one game still to be played (10 Aug10). The rest is as previoulsy reported - the big question - who will be the third and foruth placed teams for the finals?
Canberra FC 14 32
Belconnen United 14 32
Monaro Panthers 14 23
Cooma Tigers 14 22
Canberra City 13 22
Canberra Olympic 14 16
Woden Valley 13 15
Goulburn Strikers 14 12
Tuggeranong United 14 12
ANU FC 14 9
The top two teams are separated by for / against, and there is one game still to be played (10 Aug10). The rest is as previoulsy reported - the big question - who will be the third and foruth placed teams for the finals?
Library Hosts Photo Exhibition Featuring Farm Workers’ Struggle
Fifteen photos by Claudio Beagarie documenting the struggle of California farm workers for social and economic justice in the 1960s will be on display at the Albertsons Library through Labor Day.
Beagarie, a community activist with a commitment to progressive causes, captured images of farm workers in their homes, in the fields and marching with Cesar Chavez, cofounder of the United Farm Workers of America and the best-known leader of the movement.
The images chronicle some of the dramatic moments of the struggle in 1966 and 1967 — the grape boycott, the march from Delano to Sacramento and the rally in San Francisco — as well as scenes of the everyday life and work of the mainly Latino and Filipino farm workers.
“I have been deeply involved in the Latin American community for the past 40 years,” states Beagarie, who now lives in Boise and holds a degree in geology from Boise State. “I have been an activist and have chronicled events with both pen and camera. By utilizing a candid photo style, I seek to capture the enthusiasm of people involved in struggle. I seek to record the times of happiness and sadness, their times of triumph and defeat. I view my photography as an investigative research tool, as photos can be analyzed at a later date for cultural meanings that are not evident at the time of shooting.”
The 11×14-inch photos are on display in the Special Collections exhibit windows on the library’s second floor and can be viewed whenever the library is open. To check library hours, visit library.boisestate.edu/calendar/main.php.
Mens Premier League Ladder
This is how it is at the end of Round 14!
This is a very close run for five teams, games in hand and each now depending on results to favour them from other games. Who will be in third and forth position - that's the question!
Canberra FC 14 32
Belconnen Utd 13 29
Monaro Panthers 14 23
Cooma Tigers 14 22
Canberra City 13 22
Canberra Olympic 14 16
Woden Valley 13 15
Goulburn Strikers 13 12
Tuggeranong Utd 14 12
ANU FC 14 9
This is a very close run for five teams, games in hand and each now depending on results to favour them from other games. Who will be in third and forth position - that's the question!
Canberra FC 14 32
Belconnen Utd 13 29
Monaro Panthers 14 23
Cooma Tigers 14 22
Canberra City 13 22
Canberra Olympic 14 16
Woden Valley 13 15
Goulburn Strikers 13 12
Tuggeranong Utd 14 12
ANU FC 14 9
Womens Premier League Ladder
This is how it is at the end of Round 16!
First number is games played and the second is total points. Three points separate three teams for thrid and fourth place! Who will it be?
Belwest Foxes 15 42
Woden Valley 15 37
Belconnen Utd 16 25
Weston Creek 16 22
Canberra FC 15 22
Tuggeranong Utd WFC 16 15
ANU WFC 16 13
Brindabella Blues 15 0
First number is games played and the second is total points. Three points separate three teams for thrid and fourth place! Who will it be?
Belwest Foxes 15 42
Woden Valley 15 37
Belconnen Utd 16 25
Weston Creek 16 22
Canberra FC 15 22
Tuggeranong Utd WFC 16 15
ANU WFC 16 13
Brindabella Blues 15 0
Womens Premier League Fixtures 2010 - Round 17
Round 17
Sunday, 8 Aug 10
2:00PM Canberra FC v Belconnen Utd Kaleen Enclosed 2
2:00PM Belwest Foxes v Brindabella Blues Kaleen Enclosed 1
2:00PM ANU WFC v Tuggeranong Utd WFC ANU Willows 1
2:00PM Weston Creek v Woden Valley ANU Willows 2
Sunday, 8 Aug 10
2:00PM Canberra FC v Belconnen Utd Kaleen Enclosed 2
2:00PM Belwest Foxes v Brindabella Blues Kaleen Enclosed 1
2:00PM ANU WFC v Tuggeranong Utd WFC ANU Willows 1
2:00PM Weston Creek v Woden Valley ANU Willows 2
Mens Premier League Fixtures 2010 - Round 15
Round 15
Saturday, 7 Aug 10
6:00PM Belconnen Utd v Canberra City McKellar Park
Sunday, 8 Aug 10
3:00PM Woden Valley v Canberra FC Woden Park Enclosed
3:00PM Monaro Panthers v Cooma Tigers Riverside Stadium
3:00PM Goulburn Strikers v Tuggeranong Utd Cookbundoon
5:00PM Canberra Olympic v ANU FC Hawker Football Centre
Tuesday, 10 Aug 10
7:00PM Woden Valley v Canberra City Hawker Football Centre
Saturday, 7 Aug 10
6:00PM Belconnen Utd v Canberra City McKellar Park
Sunday, 8 Aug 10
3:00PM Woden Valley v Canberra FC Woden Park Enclosed
3:00PM Monaro Panthers v Cooma Tigers Riverside Stadium
3:00PM Goulburn Strikers v Tuggeranong Utd Cookbundoon
5:00PM Canberra Olympic v ANU FC Hawker Football Centre
Tuesday, 10 Aug 10
7:00PM Woden Valley v Canberra City Hawker Football Centre
Summary of 2010 Changes to Futsal Laws of the Game
This is a must read for all Futsal players and Coaches!
Capital Football advise the following:
Summary of 2010 Changes to Futsal Laws of the Game
This document is aimed at providing a quick reference guide for players, coaches, team officials and venue managers with regard to the changes made to the FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game – 2010, based on the 2008.
Many of the changes bring some of the philosophy of football to futsal. This should enable football players to more easily adapt when moving to futsal. This document was created by NSW Futsal Referees Association (Scott Kidson) and endorsed by the Futsal National Coach, Geoff McGuiness.
MAJOR CHANGES
1. The match is now allowed to start when both teams have three or more players
LAW 3 - THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS
Players
A match may not start if either team consists of fewer than three players.
To have the Futsal Laws of the Game consistent with those of football a match can be started with the minimum number of players required to continue a match. Should a team have less than three fit players at any time during the match, the match is abandoned.
2. The sliding tackle has been made legal
This means that a sliding tackle is assessed in the same way as any other challenge. If a sliding tackle is careless, reckless, or carried out with excessive force, it is a direct free kick (and disciplinary sanction where appropriate). Any tackle that endangers the safety of an opponent should be sanctioned as serious foul play.
It is always good to remind players that "getting the ball" alone is not enough for a tackle (any type of tackle) to be considered safe. The referee is obliged to assess if the way in which the tackle was carried out, including actions that follow contact with the ball. If an on-ball tackle is followed up with the player continuing on through the opponent, the referee can consider the challenge to be careless, reckless or excessively forceful.
3. The ball crossing half-way does not allow the goalkeeper to touch it again now
LAW 12 - FOULS AND MISCONDUCT
Fouls penalised with an indirect free kick
An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper commits any of the following four offences:
• controls the ball with his hands or feet in his own half of the pitch for more than four seconds
• touches the ball again in his own half of the pitch after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate without an opponent playing or touching it
• touches the ball with his hands inside his own penalty area after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate
• touches the ball with his hands inside his own penalty area after he has received it directly from a kick-in taken by a team-mate
LAW 16 - THE GOAL CLEARANCE
Infringements and sanctions
If the ball is in play and the goalkeeper touches the ball again (except with his hands) before it has touched an opponent (except if it has accidentally touched another player in his team):
• an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team, to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred (see Law 13 - Position of free kick)
The goalkeeper cannot receive the ball back in his own half, in general play or after a goal clearance, unless it has touched an opponent. It is allowed for the goalkeeper to receive the ball deliberately in the opponent’s half before it has been touched by an opposing player.
MODERATE CHANGES
4. A goal can be scored with the last kick of the match – after time has expired.
LAW 7 - THE DURATION OF THE MATCH
Ending the periods of play
The timekeeper indicates the end of each period with the acoustic signal or whistle. After hearing the timekeeper's whistle or acoustic signal, one of the referees announces the end of the period or match with his whistle, bearing in mind the following:
If the ball has been kicked towards one of the goals, the referees must wait for the kick to end before the timekeeper may sound the whistle or acoustic signal. The period ends when:
• the ball goes directly into the goal and a goal is scored
• the ball leaves the boundaries of the pitch
• the ball touches the goalkeeper, the goalposts, crossbar or ground, crosses the goal line and a goal is scored
• the ball touches any player other than the goalkeeper after it has been kicked at the opposing goal and no infringement has been committed that requires a direct free kick or a penalty kick to be retaken or, during the trajectory of the ball, one of the teams does not commit an infringement that is sanctioned with a direct free kick, beginning with the sixth accumulated foul, or a penalty kick
• the defending goalkeeper stops the ball or it rebounds from the goalposts or crossbar and does not cross the goal line
This change works like basketball. The match doesn’t end until the final kick released before time expires has a result. The ball can go in off the goalkeeper or posts, however if ANY other player touches it after time has expired, that is the end of the match and any goal scored is disallowed.
5. Encroachment at free kicks is a caution
LAW 13 - FREE KICKS
Infringements and sanctions
If, when a free kick is taken, an opponent is closer to the ball than the required distance:
• the kick is retaken and the offending player is cautioned, unless the advantage can be applied or another infringement is committed that is punishable by a penalty kick. If the infringement is punishable by a free kick, the referees decide whether to punish the original infringement or the one committed subsequently. If the second infringement is punishable by a penalty kick or direct free kick, an accumulated foul is recorded against the offending team
Make sure you keep your distance at a free kick. Coming inside the five metres early will earn you a caution.
MINOR CHANGES
6. If the identified kicker doesn’t take the penalty, it’s a caution and free kick to the other team
LAW 13 - FREE KICKS
Infringements and sanctions
Beginning with the sixth accumulated foul, if a free kick is taken by a team-mate of the player who had been identified previously:
• the referees stop play, caution him for unsporting behaviour and restart the match with an indirect free kick to the defending team to be taken from where he kicked the ball
LAW 14 - THE PENALTY KICK
Infringements and sanctions
If, while a penalty kick is being taken, the ball is kicked by a team-mate of the player who had been previously identified:
• the referees stop play, caution him for unsporting behaviour and order the match to be restarted with an indirect free kick to the defending team, to be taken from the penalty mark (see Law 13 - Position of free kick)
When the referee asks who is taking a penalty or direct free kick with no wall, that player must be the one to step up and hit the ball. If anyone else comes forward and takes the shot, an indirect free-kick to the opposition team is awarded and the player who kicks the ball is cautioned.
7. If a team needs to exclude a player at penalty shoot outs, it can be the active goalkeeper
PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE THE WINNER OF A MATCH OR HOME-AND-AWAY
Kicks from the penalty mark
Procedure
• If a team must reduce its numbers to equate with that of its opponents, it may exclude the goalkeepers as players eligible to take the penalty kicks
Where kicks from the penalty mark are required both teams have to have an equal number of kickers. If they aren’t equal, the team with more players must exclude one or more players. That’s always been the case. The new bit is that when this happens now, the goalkeeper of a side who must reduce their numbers may be excluded from taking a kick, however may still act as the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper can ONLY be excluded when the team must reduce their number of eligible kickers otherwise he has to take a kick when his time comes.
8. If a player is sent off at a break in play, the team starts the next period a man down
INTERPRETATION OF THE FUTSAL LAWS OF THE GAME AND GUIDELINES FOR REFEREES
LAW 3 - THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS
Players sent off
• if, during the interval or before the start of one of the periods of extra time, a player commits a sending-off offence, his team starts the next half or period of extra time with one player fewer
When a player is sent off between any two periods of play, their team shall be reduced by a player on the pitch when the match restarts. If the person sent off was a substitute at the time, there is no reduction. Those who were on the pitch when the end of the period was signalled are considered to be players until the next period of play starts.
9. Stopping at the end of your run up at a penalty is not allowed
LAW 14 - THE PENALTY KICK
Procedure
• Feinting in the run-up to take a penalty kick to confuse opponents is permitted as part of football. However, feinting to kick the ball once the player has completed his run-up is considered an infringement of Law 14 and an act of unsporting behaviour for which the player must be cautioned. It is now required to caution a player who feints to kick the ball at the end of his run up, but does not. In this instance the kick is retaken as the ball was not in play when the infringement occurred.
So that’s the list of changes that will affect the way the game is played. Should you require further clarification on the Laws of the Game, be it about these changes or anything else in the Futsal Laws of the Game, feel free to send an e-mail to fifafutsal@yahoo.com.au
Capital Football advise the following:
Summary of 2010 Changes to Futsal Laws of the Game
This document is aimed at providing a quick reference guide for players, coaches, team officials and venue managers with regard to the changes made to the FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game – 2010, based on the 2008.
Many of the changes bring some of the philosophy of football to futsal. This should enable football players to more easily adapt when moving to futsal. This document was created by NSW Futsal Referees Association (Scott Kidson) and endorsed by the Futsal National Coach, Geoff McGuiness.
MAJOR CHANGES
1. The match is now allowed to start when both teams have three or more players
LAW 3 - THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS
Players
A match may not start if either team consists of fewer than three players.
To have the Futsal Laws of the Game consistent with those of football a match can be started with the minimum number of players required to continue a match. Should a team have less than three fit players at any time during the match, the match is abandoned.
2. The sliding tackle has been made legal
This means that a sliding tackle is assessed in the same way as any other challenge. If a sliding tackle is careless, reckless, or carried out with excessive force, it is a direct free kick (and disciplinary sanction where appropriate). Any tackle that endangers the safety of an opponent should be sanctioned as serious foul play.
It is always good to remind players that "getting the ball" alone is not enough for a tackle (any type of tackle) to be considered safe. The referee is obliged to assess if the way in which the tackle was carried out, including actions that follow contact with the ball. If an on-ball tackle is followed up with the player continuing on through the opponent, the referee can consider the challenge to be careless, reckless or excessively forceful.
3. The ball crossing half-way does not allow the goalkeeper to touch it again now
LAW 12 - FOULS AND MISCONDUCT
Fouls penalised with an indirect free kick
An indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a goalkeeper commits any of the following four offences:
• controls the ball with his hands or feet in his own half of the pitch for more than four seconds
• touches the ball again in his own half of the pitch after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate without an opponent playing or touching it
• touches the ball with his hands inside his own penalty area after it has been deliberately kicked to him by a team-mate
• touches the ball with his hands inside his own penalty area after he has received it directly from a kick-in taken by a team-mate
LAW 16 - THE GOAL CLEARANCE
Infringements and sanctions
If the ball is in play and the goalkeeper touches the ball again (except with his hands) before it has touched an opponent (except if it has accidentally touched another player in his team):
• an indirect free kick is awarded to the opposing team, to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred (see Law 13 - Position of free kick)
The goalkeeper cannot receive the ball back in his own half, in general play or after a goal clearance, unless it has touched an opponent. It is allowed for the goalkeeper to receive the ball deliberately in the opponent’s half before it has been touched by an opposing player.
MODERATE CHANGES
4. A goal can be scored with the last kick of the match – after time has expired.
LAW 7 - THE DURATION OF THE MATCH
Ending the periods of play
The timekeeper indicates the end of each period with the acoustic signal or whistle. After hearing the timekeeper's whistle or acoustic signal, one of the referees announces the end of the period or match with his whistle, bearing in mind the following:
If the ball has been kicked towards one of the goals, the referees must wait for the kick to end before the timekeeper may sound the whistle or acoustic signal. The period ends when:
• the ball goes directly into the goal and a goal is scored
• the ball leaves the boundaries of the pitch
• the ball touches the goalkeeper, the goalposts, crossbar or ground, crosses the goal line and a goal is scored
• the ball touches any player other than the goalkeeper after it has been kicked at the opposing goal and no infringement has been committed that requires a direct free kick or a penalty kick to be retaken or, during the trajectory of the ball, one of the teams does not commit an infringement that is sanctioned with a direct free kick, beginning with the sixth accumulated foul, or a penalty kick
• the defending goalkeeper stops the ball or it rebounds from the goalposts or crossbar and does not cross the goal line
This change works like basketball. The match doesn’t end until the final kick released before time expires has a result. The ball can go in off the goalkeeper or posts, however if ANY other player touches it after time has expired, that is the end of the match and any goal scored is disallowed.
5. Encroachment at free kicks is a caution
LAW 13 - FREE KICKS
Infringements and sanctions
If, when a free kick is taken, an opponent is closer to the ball than the required distance:
• the kick is retaken and the offending player is cautioned, unless the advantage can be applied or another infringement is committed that is punishable by a penalty kick. If the infringement is punishable by a free kick, the referees decide whether to punish the original infringement or the one committed subsequently. If the second infringement is punishable by a penalty kick or direct free kick, an accumulated foul is recorded against the offending team
Make sure you keep your distance at a free kick. Coming inside the five metres early will earn you a caution.
MINOR CHANGES
6. If the identified kicker doesn’t take the penalty, it’s a caution and free kick to the other team
LAW 13 - FREE KICKS
Infringements and sanctions
Beginning with the sixth accumulated foul, if a free kick is taken by a team-mate of the player who had been identified previously:
• the referees stop play, caution him for unsporting behaviour and restart the match with an indirect free kick to the defending team to be taken from where he kicked the ball
LAW 14 - THE PENALTY KICK
Infringements and sanctions
If, while a penalty kick is being taken, the ball is kicked by a team-mate of the player who had been previously identified:
• the referees stop play, caution him for unsporting behaviour and order the match to be restarted with an indirect free kick to the defending team, to be taken from the penalty mark (see Law 13 - Position of free kick)
When the referee asks who is taking a penalty or direct free kick with no wall, that player must be the one to step up and hit the ball. If anyone else comes forward and takes the shot, an indirect free-kick to the opposition team is awarded and the player who kicks the ball is cautioned.
7. If a team needs to exclude a player at penalty shoot outs, it can be the active goalkeeper
PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE THE WINNER OF A MATCH OR HOME-AND-AWAY
Kicks from the penalty mark
Procedure
• If a team must reduce its numbers to equate with that of its opponents, it may exclude the goalkeepers as players eligible to take the penalty kicks
Where kicks from the penalty mark are required both teams have to have an equal number of kickers. If they aren’t equal, the team with more players must exclude one or more players. That’s always been the case. The new bit is that when this happens now, the goalkeeper of a side who must reduce their numbers may be excluded from taking a kick, however may still act as the goalkeeper. The goalkeeper can ONLY be excluded when the team must reduce their number of eligible kickers otherwise he has to take a kick when his time comes.
8. If a player is sent off at a break in play, the team starts the next period a man down
INTERPRETATION OF THE FUTSAL LAWS OF THE GAME AND GUIDELINES FOR REFEREES
LAW 3 - THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS
Players sent off
• if, during the interval or before the start of one of the periods of extra time, a player commits a sending-off offence, his team starts the next half or period of extra time with one player fewer
When a player is sent off between any two periods of play, their team shall be reduced by a player on the pitch when the match restarts. If the person sent off was a substitute at the time, there is no reduction. Those who were on the pitch when the end of the period was signalled are considered to be players until the next period of play starts.
9. Stopping at the end of your run up at a penalty is not allowed
LAW 14 - THE PENALTY KICK
Procedure
• Feinting in the run-up to take a penalty kick to confuse opponents is permitted as part of football. However, feinting to kick the ball once the player has completed his run-up is considered an infringement of Law 14 and an act of unsporting behaviour for which the player must be cautioned. It is now required to caution a player who feints to kick the ball at the end of his run up, but does not. In this instance the kick is retaken as the ball was not in play when the infringement occurred.
So that’s the list of changes that will affect the way the game is played. Should you require further clarification on the Laws of the Game, be it about these changes or anything else in the Futsal Laws of the Game, feel free to send an e-mail to fifafutsal@yahoo.com.au
CEO Capital Talks About the HPP Review, Men's State League Review, Summer 20s and Women's Football and Canberra United
This program is broadcast on 2xxfm (98.3mhz), Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 7:00PM through the Australian Community Radio Network.
In this program we have a "fireside chat" with Heather Ried, CEO Capital Football. There is always a lot going on in Football and Futsal and Capital Football has a lot of "footballs in the air"!
The subjects covered are the Review of the High Performance Program and who is going to undertake this sensitive assignment, the Review of the Men's State League Competition, forthcoming Summer 20s, and Women's Football in the ACT and Canberra United.
But that's only one half of the interview!
In the second installment, which will be made available through the Nearposl Local as a Podcast, Heather will speak on other very important matters - the broadening of the Captial Football Futsal Premier League to include youth mens and womens, together with an very innovative approach to the selection of junior age ACT Futsal teams to compete at the Nationals in 2011. There is a review in progress covering the Discipline and Disputes regulations and finally, a very interesting discussion on the key resource issue currently limiting the development of football in the ACT region - the availability of suitable grounds - all the year. No grounds, no growth and less development and a game that is expanding!
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In this program we have a "fireside chat" with Heather Ried, CEO Capital Football. There is always a lot going on in Football and Futsal and Capital Football has a lot of "footballs in the air"!
The subjects covered are the Review of the High Performance Program and who is going to undertake this sensitive assignment, the Review of the Men's State League Competition, forthcoming Summer 20s, and Women's Football in the ACT and Canberra United.
But that's only one half of the interview!
In the second installment, which will be made available through the Nearposl Local as a Podcast, Heather will speak on other very important matters - the broadening of the Captial Football Futsal Premier League to include youth mens and womens, together with an very innovative approach to the selection of junior age ACT Futsal teams to compete at the Nationals in 2011. There is a review in progress covering the Discipline and Disputes regulations and finally, a very interesting discussion on the key resource issue currently limiting the development of football in the ACT region - the availability of suitable grounds - all the year. No grounds, no growth and less development and a game that is expanding!
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A Masterpiece
I read James Sanders' Torah and Canon during my first year of PhD work, but I don't think I really appreciated it in the manner which it deserves. Recently, I reread it in my research on canon, and I'm very glad I did. Sanders demonstrates various ways in which Israel's scriptures functioned in the lives of its historic communities in a variety of periods. Put differently, we explore in this book the ways in which scripture formed a people, sustained them in exile, called them to repentance, and gave them a story by which to live. Sanders' control of the material is impressive, to say the least. There are, by the way, many ways in which Sanders' arguments apply to the life of the church today. This book was originally published in 1972, and so some of the source-critical ideas he works with may be a bit dated. The style is accessible, not bogged down with jargon or encumbered with technical issues.
A classic in the field of canonical criticism, this work will benefit any who wish to think through the ways in which the Bible can function within our communities of faith, or those who simply wish to learn more about Israel's scriptures, which of course Christians later adopted.
Womens Premier League Results 2010 - Round 16
Round 16
Tuggeranong United 0 v Belconnen United 3 (Caitlin Munoz 25’, 54’, 88’)
Weston Creek 2 (Kelly Donnelly 16’, Jacinta Holcroft 18’) ANU WFC 2 (Bronwyn Tulloh 23’, 34’)
Tuggeranong United 0 v Belconnen United 3 (Caitlin Munoz 25’, 54’, 88’)
Weston Creek 2 (Kelly Donnelly 16’, Jacinta Holcroft 18’) ANU WFC 2 (Bronwyn Tulloh 23’, 34’)
Mens Premier League Results 2010 - Round 14
Round 14
Belconnen United 3 (Danny Macor 5’, 8’, Dustin Wells 85’) Goulburn Strikers 1 (Josh Phelps 80’)
Canberra FC 1 (Adam Spaleta 67’) Cooma Tigers 0
Monaro Panthers 5 (Nathan Walker 31’, David Baillie 48’, Vele Dukoski 64’, 85’, Goran Veljanovski 76’) ANU FC 2 (own goal 83’, Tom McLachlan 86’)
Canberra Olympic 2 (own goal 44’, Oliver Wiederkehr 84’) Tuggeranong United 3 (Mark Shields 55’, 87’, Daniel Beaumont 75’)
Belconnen United 3 (Danny Macor 5’, 8’, Dustin Wells 85’) Goulburn Strikers 1 (Josh Phelps 80’)
Canberra FC 1 (Adam Spaleta 67’) Cooma Tigers 0
Monaro Panthers 5 (Nathan Walker 31’, David Baillie 48’, Vele Dukoski 64’, 85’, Goran Veljanovski 76’) ANU FC 2 (own goal 83’, Tom McLachlan 86’)
Canberra Olympic 2 (own goal 44’, Oliver Wiederkehr 84’) Tuggeranong United 3 (Mark Shields 55’, 87’, Daniel Beaumont 75’)
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