Pre-season reminders
1. Are you registered to play?
Make sure you complete your online registration at www.myfootball.com.au before our first game on 4 March.
2. Collect your 2017 season family pass
Our seniors and U20s are at home this weekend against Box Hill United. Collect your season pass and enjoy free family entry to both games. Come along and meet the GV Suns family and support our seniors and U20s 2017 season.
Warm up - it's more than a lap!
Often our injuries are made worse by not taking the time to warm up properly.
The “FIFA 11+ ” is a warm-up program to reduce injuries among male and female football players aged 14 years and older.
 The program was developed by an international group of experts, and its effectiveness has been proven in a scientific study. Teams that performed the “FIFA 11+ ” at least twice a week had 30-50% fewer injured players.
The program should be performed, as a standard warm-up, at the start of each training session at least twice a week, and it takes around 20 minutes to complete. Prior to matches, only the running exercises (parts 1 and 3) should be performed.
Click on this poster to read great articles, watch videos and view the exercises that can help explain the exercises along with further information about how to warm up properly and avoid injuries.
These Youtube clips by Australian physios also help explain the exercises - enjoy! Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
Melbourne City - GV Suns GK training
 Beginning tonight, Melbourne City will partner with GV Suns to deliver dedicated goal keeper training to our junior and senior goal keepers. This is an incredible opportunity that is rarely available to players in regional areas.
Melbourne City's specialist goal keeper coaches will visit Shepparton each Wednesday and Friday for three six week blocks across the season.
U12 to U16 - 5 - 6 pm
U18, 20 & Seniors - 6 to 7 pm
Main Pitch 2
The partnership provides an exciting opportunity for local players to train with some of the best specialist coaches in the State.The training is only available to our Goal Keepers.
Jumper Presentation - save the date!
More details will follow in next week's newsletter for a Jumper Presentation event on Sunday 26 February.
SJSA Referee night - 7pm 23 February
 SJSA will hold a referee night on Thursday 23 February 7 pm at Shepparton High, Science centre.
Anyone wanting to referee or become a game leader for the 2017 SJSA season must attend. Parents of junior refs should attend. For further information contact Peter Hill, SJSA on 0490012103
Junior practice matches this Sunday
This weekend we host Brunswick City FC at McEwen with games kicking off from 11:30 am. Players need to meet at the grounds 1 hour before their game's kickoff.
| Sunday |
GV Suns v
Brunswick City FC |
| Kickoff |
Main
3 |
MP
1 |
MP
2 |
| 11:30 am |
U12 x 2 |
U16 |
U13 |
| 12:40 pm |
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|
U15 |
| 1 pm |
|
U14 |
|
| 2 pm |
|
|
U18 |
| Age group |
Halves (minutes) |
| U12, U13 & U14 |
30 |
| U15 |
35 |
| U16 |
40 |
| U18 |
45 |
Share our news with your friends
We encourage you to share our newsletters, tweets and facebook updates with your friends and family. It's a great way to share our progress across the season.
Your 2017 Team Managers
Make sure you save your Team Manager's number into your phone and send them a text if you don't think they have your number.
| U12s |
Raylene Pena |
0419 253 184 |
| U13s |
Ivan Mori |
0408 123 029 |
| U14s |
Lynne Weir
Noel Mitchell |
0428 503 157
0409 001 260 |
| U15s |
Annette Keck |
0438 531 294 |
| U16s |
Nathan Saron |
0417 470 222 |
| U18s |
Shane Enders |
0407 212 540 |
Codes of Conduct for everyone
We want GV Suns to be a friendly and welcoming club - and we want everyone to feel comfortable being a part of our family. Our FFV approved codes of conduct for spectators, players, parents, coaches and administrators are available from our website.
Please read the codes to understand your responsibilities and there is further information in the 2017 NPL Rules of Competition.
Reminder - player payment dates
Monday
13 March |
5th player membership instalment |
Monday
17 April |
6th player membership instalment |
Monday
15 May |
final player membership instalment |
Payments can be made on training nights - accounts staff will be onsite with EFTPOS machine
If you are experiencing financial difficulties of are unable to make your payment on time please contact Maria Sepe or Paul Uniacke and we will work with you to find a solution.
And in other soccer news...
SSV U12 nominations close 10 March
 Each year School Sports Victoria selects a team of 14 U12 boys and 14 U12 girls to represent Victoria at the national championships. In 2017 the national championships will form part of the Pacific School Games in Adelaide with teams from across Australia and overseas competing in a range of sports from swimming to soccer.
Deadlines - Nominations for the Team Vic Football (Soccer) 12yrs for boys and girls close 10 March, 2017.
Eligibility - To nominate you must be 12 years and under as at 31 December 2017 - students born in 2005, 2006 or 2007. Please note, students turning 9 or 13 years in 2017 are ineligible.
How to register - To register click here.
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