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EAST GRINSTEAD MEADS NEWS
NEWS Last Updated 13:30 on 22/11/2011 Sussex Charter Standard "DEVELOPMENT" Club of the Year 2010 & 2011 - East Grinstead Meads FC were awarded this prestigious title in May for the second year running. This is recognition for the ethos within the club, for the quality and quantity of coaches as well as for the way the club is run. It was awarded by Sussex County Football Association and was open to only the 15 top CS Clubs within the county. This follows on from the Sussex CS Club of the Year 2009. 2010/11 Champions LEAGUE CHAMPIONS Congratulations to the under 11's Inter, Under 11's Atheltic, Under 15's and the 16's on winning their leagues this season. A magnificent performance. 2012 Football Festival - Next years festival is hoped to be held in May 2012. We hope to welcomed 64 teams Watch this space for more news.... Sussex Charter Standard “Development” Club - The club is pleased to announce that we have been successful in our renewal as a Charter Standard “Development” Club. We met or exceeded all the requirements as laid down by The FA, these included completing 3 years as a CS Club and continually evolving the club to incorporate new Child Protection procedures. The club were also required to have one Level 2 qualified coach (we have two!); to show all adults who have contact with children are suitable via CRB checks, they attend Child Protection workshops & First Aid courses; A Development plan to show the club is progressive in its ideals and aspirations; Financial Accounts to show club stability and growing player numbers indicating a popular and successful club. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY MINI SOCCER TRAINING (U6 to U10) Training - Moves to the Hockey Club (EGSC)from 12th November from 09:00 to 10:00 for the under6's to the Under 10's. Matches will take place at Blackwell School please see your team page for details. EG Meads FC General Meeting - Next Man Com Meeting will be in the first week in December. 2011 / 2012 SEASON Teams entered at age groups U8 to U10 (Crowborough League) and U11 to U16 (Horsham League) for next season. For more info please go to the Team Pages. We also have an U6 & an U7 Developement Squad who play football at Blackwell Primary School on Saturday mornings. Matches - All 11-a-side matches to be played at Imberhorne Recreation Ground or Imberhorne Upper School (Sat am). All mini-soccer matches to be played at Blackwell School on Saturday mornings. The big blue storage container at the Rugby Club has been fitted out with shelves (Thanks to Duncan Tocher and Neil from ROTAN). Every age group has be assigned one key. Please store all goals, flags, line markers etc. inside, and keep tidy! SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP EGTC £300 Grant 2011 - For the third year the club has been awarded a grant from East Grinstead Town Council of £250 towards putting volunteers through a First Aid Course. Gatwick Area Community Trust (GATC) £300 Grant 2011 - The club has been awarded a grant from GATC of £300 towards putting new coaches through the Level 1 course and to replacing the old mini-soccer goals. MSDC (GATC) £632 Grant June 2011 - The club has been awarded a grant from MSDC (North Mid Sussex County Local Committee) of £632 for the purchase of a pair of football goals for Mini-Soccer. Player of the Year Trophies Sponsor - Merstham Juniors FC have generously donated money to go towards new POTY trophies that will be awarded annually. Merstham Juniors disbanded back in the 1990s and has donated money left over in its account to local youth football teams. Our thanks go to Maurice Gurdin for this generous donation. Past recent sponsors include - Waitrose,eDSB Construction Consultants, Roadrunners Taxis, Saab Turners Hill, HOP Partnership, Carillion, Ben & Sharon Clarke, Alan Hayes Engineering, New Haze (Air Conditioning), Roger Bullivant Construction, works4group, ON-TAP, Printmark, KC Pipe Installations, Ashdown Motors, Hockley Wright Chartered Accountants. In previous years we have received Grants from the East Grinstead Town Council, The Football Foundation & from Barclays. RECENT EVENTS First Aid Course July 2011 - 12 volunteers attended a St. John Ambulance First Aid Course designed for the Junior Football environment. All attendees were successful and this will keep our Charter Standard status up-to-date.
Sportsmanship Awards 2011 - The Under-16 teams have won the H&DYFL Award at the same time as winning the League. Congratulations go to the squad for their performances throughout the season.
Sportsmanship Awards 2011 - The Under-7 Inter & AC teams have won the C&DJFL Award in their first year. Congratulations go to Shaun and all involved with the teams.
Level 2 Taster Session May 2011 - 6 Coached from EG Meads FC went on this In-Service Training event held at Crawley Down. The Tutor was Chris Whalley, FA Regional Coach Development Manager.
New B&HA FC Stadium May 2010 - EG Meads FC were allocated 10 tickets to the first match at the new B&HA Stadium (Amex Community Arena) which was the Sussex Senior Cup Final (Brighton v Eastbourne Borough).
Kit Donation May 2010 - The U13 team has donated an old kit to a Charity in Kenya for Homeless Children. A very grateful Thankyou was recieved. "They are all footie mad and have put a team together so to have the kit is amazing. These are ex- street boys who have absolutely nothing so you can imagine their pleasure at receiving all your kit"
FA Cup Semi-Final 2010 - The Meads were asked to supply two players from the club to act as Flag Bearers at the FA Cup Semi-Final between Chelsea & Aston Villa at Wembley. This was a great honour and we have been chosen as we are Sussex CS Club of the year. The lucky 2 players Libby Williams and Arjun Agarwal and their parents were guests of the FA.
Dads' Footie Match - 11-a-side Dads v Mini-Soccer Dads. SATURDAY 20th MARCH 2010 @ Imberhorne Lane Pitches KO 4pm
EG Meads Easter B&HA FC "Developement" Course - There was a one day course on 14th April 2010 @ Halsford Park School.
England v Portugal @ Wembley - EG Meads were given 25 tickets by the FA to see England U21 v Portugal U21 at Wembley on Saturday 14th November 2009. They had a brilliant day last Saturday at the England / Portugal U21 match.
We hired and filled a coach.
The seats in the ground were behind one goal and unfortunately a lot of the action seemed to be at the other end (including the goal!) but the result was good and the atmosphere was superb. A great first Wembley experience for most of the youngsters and first time at the "New Wembley" for most of the adults.
Christmas Party 2009 - This was held at The Meridian Hall, East Court on Saturday 21st November. About 100 parents attended and much dancing and merryment was enjoyed. Paul Gates won the signed England Shirt from the raffle. Thanks to Sue Stitson, Angela Tocher & Sharon Clarke for all the hard work making it happen.
B&HA FC Developement Course - Half Term 2009 - Around 50 players attende the "Developement" course over Half-Term. It was a great success and we hope to hold a second event next year! If anyone has feedback it would be great to hear (good or bad) so we can improve the event for next year.
Mini Soccer Managers Workshop 2009 - Wednesday 30th September. 9 parents attended this workshop aims to provide better quality football coaching through mini-soccer.
Referees’ & Linesman’s Course 2009 - Wednesday 7th October. 15 parents attended this workshop which helps to understanding the rules of the game at both mini soccer and 11-a-side formats. The course was taken by an Sussex FA Referees Instructor.
FA Youth Award - Module 1 - Neil Gadd has successfully passed this new qualification. The course lasted 4 days at Sussex County HQ and is designed to help coaches progress to the next level of coaching with the 8 to 12 age group. Well done Neil.
International Match v Bermuda 2009 - On Sunday 2nd August a combined U11 & U12 Meads team played host to visiting team from Bermuda. Devonshire Cougars were in the UK to play in the Umbro Tournament in Manchester and they were looking to play a extra game before their departure from Gatwick. We were contacted by their American Sports Travel Company via our website and this match was quickly arranged. The match was a close contest with The Meads having the greater possession but The Cougars had greater control and skill. Final score was 0-2 to the Cougars with a unstoppable 25 yard pile driver in the first half and an own goal following a period of pressure 5 minutes from time.
EG Meads Football Festival 2009 - 54 teams from around Sussex, Kent and Surrey converged on Sackville School to participate in the 2nd East Grinstead Meads FC Football Festival.
The event was split into 2 half day sessions with the U7 and U9 age groups in the morning and the U8 and U10 groups in the afternoon. In total 186 matches were played in a fantastic sporting manner and this was a tribute to all the players and the eight referees who supported the club throughout the day, a fantastic effort.
The U7 and U8 age groups played a non-competitive festival, many of the players experiencing matches for the first time, every team playing at least 5 games. All player receiving medals for their efforts on the day. The U9 and U10 age groups played a round robin tournament on a divisional basis. The winners and runners up in each league winning a trophy and players from all teams taking home a commemorative medal.
The Festival was pleased to welcome the East Grinstead Mayor Lee Maramara and the Mayoress to the event. The Mayor watched a number of games and was impressed by the enthusiasm shown by the players and supporters. He went onto present all players with their well deserved trophies and medals.
All visitors were kept fed and watered by helpers from Meads FC especially the amazing spread of homemade cakes, cups of tea & coffee and a BBQ.
Our thanks go to Sackville School for the superb venue, especially Harry Burton the caretaker and for our numerous local sponsors on the day including The Printroom, Guy Salmon (Gatwick), Harvest Construction, Denver Gas Services, H&S Cleaning, R&M Autocare, Big Ben Ice Creams and Road Runners Taxis, whose support was crucial to the days success. All profits from this event will go into the club to promote and provide football for the youth in the East Grinstead area on a “Football for All” basis.
Thanks should also go the Meads & Halsford Park Primary Schools who provide facilities and pitches for matches and training for our mini-soccer teams throughout the year.
Meads FC End of Season BBQ 2009 - Over 300 people attended this year presentation event held on Sunday 28th June @ EG Rugby Club. All teams’ coaches made awards to various players for their performances throughout the season. Every team presented a special award as the Coaches Player of the Year to the player who contributed the most to the team throughout the whole season. These awards were donated by Merstham Juniors FC and EG Meads FC are grateful to this club for their generous contribution.
Club Coaching Day - This new "Developement" idea took place on Saturday 9th May 2009 when a Training Session for the whole club was run at Imberhorne Lane. All age group coaches were swapped around to aid their developement and to inject new ideas into maybe old training regimes. Over 120 players and 10 coaches with numerous parent helperstook part. The morning finished with a club photo.
England 4 v 0 Slovakia - Meads FC took 49 supporters to Wembley on Saturday 28th March 2009. It was a fantastic trip in a stunning stadium.
Volunteers - The Club is looking for volunteers to help run the ever increasing workload associated with our expanding club. If anyone is interested in any way please see any of the Age Group Coaches or contact Steve Phillips (01342 300866), for more information about what is involved. Sponsored By Riga Construct Ltd DHFarthers, Herbert Sports, Southern Counties Services Barclays Bank, Carillion Roadrunners Taxis, Printmark Saab Turners Hill Football Foundation |
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