Juniors first away round - Sunday
This weekend will see the first away round for our Juniors as they take on Port Melbourne on Sunday. Our U12s kick off at 10 am and all age groups are scheduled one after the other so the U18s won't kick off until 5 pm. Please be at the ground one hour before kick off and ready for warm up.
| Squad |
Kick off time |
| U12 |
10 am |
| U13 |
11:30 am |
| U14 |
12:45 pm |
| U15 |
2 pm |
| U16 |
3:30 pm |
| U18 |
5 pm |
Where is the game?
We are playing at the JL Murphy Reserve, Plummer Street, Port Melbourne and google maps says to allow just over 2 hours travel time.
Can you help with photos?
If you have photos from our games that you would like to share with us please send them through. Some weekends our volunteers are away or can't make it to every game so if you can help out please email your photos to operations@gvsuns.com.au.
Preparing for away games - S H E
Away games need more planning to make sure you arrive at the ground ready to play.
- Sleep - at least 8 hours the night before your game (and that doesn't include travel time to the game).
- Hydrate - no point guzzling once you get to the ground! If you are well hydrated, then an hour before your game (so around the time you need to be at the ground) you should be looking for the toilets not the canteen. Start the night before and keep it simple - water is just fine.
- Eat - Eat a good carbohydrate based meal 2-3 hours before you play and follow it up with a lighter snack (eg bananas) at least an hour before kickoff. Don't rely on canteen at the game to provide breakfast - make sure you eat before you leave home and 'top up' once you are at the ground.
Arrive on time - all players are expected to be at the ground ready for warm up an hour before their game kick off. If you are running late call your Team Manager to explain. At some of our away grounds parking and getting from your car to the ground can take much longer than you expect - please make sure you allow time.
Relax - you have done the training and the preparation - enjoy the game!
Which pitch?
Questions on Match Day pitch allocation come up at every home game. Spectators on MP2 look with envy at those in the grandstand seats, and players question why they’re not on main pitch, so hope this helps;
Prior to each home round Council advise Nick Corbo (junior operations manager) how many games can be played on each pitch and may also determine which age group plays where. Sorry U12s - main pitch isn’t likely to happen. A fenced area can’t be used and it’s difficult to move the small goals out of the way.
The GV Suns are happy to comply with this to maintain the quality of the pitches for the season.
With our first games away this weekend, we will be reminded of how lucky we are to have fabulous new pitches and grandstand!
Armchair expert - What is the linesman signalling?
Every wondered what the linesman is signalling? Here are 5 diagrams of some of the more common calls.
Anything else you have always wanted to ask? Send us an email and we'll ask our resident experts to come up with an answer!
SJSA 2018 season fixture released
The SJSA fixture has been released and is available online. The competition kicks off 21 April for the senior school age groups with the primary age group comeptitions beginning a week later on 28 April. This will impact on parking at McEwen so make sure you allow extra time to park and get from your car to the grounds.
If you are involved in the SJSA competition as a player, referee or in another capacity make sure your team manager knows.
Junior coaching course - 4 May - 4-8 year olds
SJSA and FFV will run a Grassroots Coaching course on 4 May. This course is designed for those coaching 4-8 years olds, and all SJSA coaches are encouraged to participate.
Please share this information with your SJSA friends and let's encourage the development of all our local soccer talent. For futher information click here or contact Jodie on 0490838073.
2018 Country Championships in Shepparton
SJSA and Greater Shepparton City Council will host the 2018 CLFA Country Championship on Queens Birthday weekend (9 - 11 June). The championships comprise of Age Groups from and including U/11 to U/16 boys; U/12,U/14 and U/16 girls.
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