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21/05/2008 - The Town Crier - May 2008

The Town Crier

NEW ERA FOR NEWTON TOWN!

A new era in the history of Newton Town Football Club began at the clubs Annual General Meeting on March 31st 2008, as long serving Committee members Jo and Simon Davison stepped down from their positions after almost a decade of involvement with the club.

Both Jo and Simon have been long standing servants of the club, taking on a huge amount of work both on and off the pitch, and for various personal reasons have recently decided to cut down their involvement in the club. Simon will be staying with the club next season as coach of the boys under 15 team, and also acting as a coaching mentor for the other, less experienced coaches in the club. Jo will be leaving the club altogether in order to pursue other interests

In recognition of all of their hard work over a number of years, Simon and Jo were elected as life members of the club, and I am sure all parents and players will pass on their thanks for all that they have done for the club and the many young people who have enjoyed playing football at Newton Town.

As a result of the resignations, a new committee has been elected, and most of the significant positions have now been filled. Our new Chairman is Gary Thomas, who currently manages the Under 9?s team, and who also runs GT Motors at Bradley Lane Industrial Estate. Gary has huge enthusiasm for the club, and I am sure all parents and players will give Gary every support in his tenure as Chairman. Gary will be supported by Ian Tomlinson (under 8's manager) who was elected as vice Chairman.

The secretarial role will be taken on by Chris Partridge, currently under 8's coach, hopefully supported by a network of team managers and secretary's to help spread the workload. The role of treasurer remains filled by Kandi Shaw, who has kindly agreed to continue despite currently experiencing some health problems. Nikki Fox will be remaining as the club's Child Welfare Officer - a substantial role which, like the secretarial position, it is hoped will be supported by a Child Welfare representative within each team.

Elsewhere Chris Partridge will also take responsibility for producing the 'Town Crier' newsletter, while John Moulton has agreed to take control of the club website www.newtontownfc.co.uk, which will be Improved in the coming weeks to provide another medium for finding out all of the club news.

There is one vacant Committee position which is that of Minutes Secretary, so if anyone has experience of taking minutes at meetings and would like to become involved in the new-look Newton Town set-up then please contact Gary Thomas on 07764 303 661.

END OF SEASON PRESENTATION

We are pleased to confirm the details for this years end of season presentation event, which will take place on Saturday 28th June at Highweek Primary School, from 12 noon until approx. 5pm.

The event will include a number of exhibition matches involving the many players from the various Newton Town teams. There will be a BBQ, with other soft drinks and snacks on sale, and other football competitions including the 'Parents vs Coaches' match.

And of course, the event will also see approximately 100 players from the various Newton Town teams receiving trophies to mark their involvement with the club this season, as well as other team awards including 'Player of the Season' and 'Players Player' trophies.

The venue has been specifically chosen to provide facilities for all weather conditions, and we hope as many players and their families as possible will attend this great event and support the club.

The committee would like to thank Graham Taylor, a parent from the Under 8's squad, for organising this event.

MESSAGE FROM YOUR NEW CHAIRMAN

Hello and welcome to this issue of the Town Crier!

I would like to start by saying, on behalf of all current and former players and parents, a massive 'Thank You' to Jo and Simon Davison for everything they have done for this club. Without their intervention, Newton Town would have folded in the late 1990's and hundreds of local boys and girls would have missed out on playing football.

It was through their hard work that the club has attained the FA Charter Standard Community Club Award, Their philosophy of equal opportunities for all, regardless of ability, underpins the club at all age groups and is fully endorsed by the new committee.

As a new committee, our first priority has been to consolidate the teams that we have at the club, and inevitably with the end of the season approaching there will be players and coaches coming and going. Development of the club is starting with our Mini Soccer set-up which is benefiting from new FA Level One qualified coaching and increased parental involvement. This should allow us to run a Mini Soccer team at each age level from Under 7 up to Under 11 next season, whilst we will also have our under 15 boys team and possibly still a senior mens team as well.

At present, there are many developments taking place at the club every day, so 'watch this space' for news and details of future projects. I would like to extend my thanks to all of the parents and adults who have come forward in the past few weeks, wanting to play an active part in Newton Town FC, and we will always welcome anyone else who is able to help the club in any way. So whether your interest is coaching, refereeing, administration, child protection or any other area, please get in touch because I am sure there is a role within the club to suit you!!!

Gary

UNDER 8's SEASON ROUND UP

The Under 8's are coming towards the end of their first season together, and it has been a season where all players have shown both fantastic individual development, and have developed a superb team spirit.

With all but one of the squad actually being in the under 7 age group (or below!), their games have almost always been against teams of older and more experienced children, but the Newton Town players have consistently given 100% effort and turned in some commendable performances.

Goalkeeper Lucy Beer has been outstanding all season in training and matches, and she will certainly be missed when she moves to the Under 9's next season. Thomas Lawes will possibly take over the gloves and build on his goalkeeping promise already seen in training.

The defensive unit of Harry Hingston, Noah Le Caz and Luke Selley have displayed bravery and ability beyond their years, as well as facing up to some much bigger opponents on a weekly basis.

In midfield the squad has a number of talented players who are already looking to pass the ball whenever possible. Jack Tomlinson, Jay Moulton, Alex Coysh, Matthew Ramsey and Dominic Miles should all be proud of their contributions this season, and will certainly continue to develop their all-round games in the coming months.

Up front, the Under 8's have not always found it easy to score goals, but this is certainly not for a lack of effort or ability among the strikers. Cameron Smith, Spencer Taylor and Matthew Groves all have an eye for goal, and as they grow older and stronger will certainly become a very potent combination for the squad next season.

The Under 8's look set to have a squad of around 12 or 13 players for next season, but we always welcome new players irrespective of experience or ability. In addition to the Under 8's, we have registered a separate under 7's team, and both age groups currently train together on a Friday evening. For more information please contact manager Ian Tomlinson on 07717 817 044.

UNDER 9s PLAYERS WANTED

The club are looking for any players who may be interested in joining next seasons Under 9's squad, as due to the make-up of the current Under 8's squad there are only 2 players who will be old enough to progress to Under 9's next season.

Any players would be currently in academic Year 3, entering Year 4 in September. Any boys or girls who would like to improve their football skills, make new friends and build confidence is welcome to attend training. Current level of ability or experience does not matter, all we look for is enthusiasm to play the game of football.

The team will be run by Level One qualified coach Chris Partridge and will have a weekly evening training session (details to be confirmed) plus possibly games in the Pioneer Youth League on a Sunday morning. For more details please contact Chris on 07887 513 800 or chrispartridge@bulldoghome.com

TEAM REPORTERS NEEDED

We are hoping to carry match reports or news round-ups from each of our teams in the Town Crier next season. We are therefore seeking parents or anyone who would be willing to write a few lines for inclusion in the newsletters - please see your team manager for more details.

Posted by Webmaster.

13/08/2007 - The Town Crier August 2007

THE TOWN CRIER

FA HONOURS CLUB COACH AT WEMBLEY

The FA awarded Club Coach Simon Davison his National FA Football Workforce Award at this years FA Community Shield Match between Chelsea and Man Utd at Wembley on the 5th August.

We were treated to a full day of hospitality courtesy of Club Wembley which is situated up high on the fourth floor above the stadiums restaurants and bars. It was great to be waved through the security and, issued with our VIP passes, treated as special guests by all the staff.

There was a drinks reception waiting for us when we arrived where we mingled with several stars of the football world. We were able to get photos and autographs of Kenny Dalglish, Pat Jennings, Ian Rush, Ali Maclish, Lee Sharpe, Archie Nott and of course Sir Geoff Hurst who later presented Simon with his award.

The FA Community Shield was on display and we had our photos taken with it.

After lunch pre– match entertainment was provided by Sky Sports in the form of live interviews with Eric Harrison, Pat Jennings, Ian Rush and Kenny Dalglish.

We entered a fun table football competition where the prize was to win some footballs for your club if we could score a goal against the national table football champions. After starting in defence I switched places with Simon and my goal secured the deal! I think they took pity on me and gave me a bit of help...

We went to our seats and as we stepped out into the stadium the WOW factor of the huge Wembley hit us. It was a hot day measuring 100 degrees on the pitch and we were high up but luckily we were shaded for the whole game.

We were sat above the Chelsea fans, who were in fine singing voice and had an excellent view of super fast Ronaldo attacking down the wing and crossing the ball. It was great to see so many top players in both teams. Simon had to go down to the pitch at half-time to collect his award, security was tight but he did see some of the Chelsea team as they came off the pitch and go into the physio room and he chatted to Sir Geoff Hurst about the goals they had just seen on the big screens inside.

They made their way through the players tunnel and ,as they announced the presentation over the tannoy, one by one the 9 national football workforce award winners walked up to collect their plaques. At the end a photo of them was put up on the big screens above the fans. We watched the rest of the game and had a birds eye view of the penalties. We stayed to see Man Utd collect their winner`s trophy and then went back to the Club lounge for a post match reception and more live interviews with Sky Sports. It really was a fantastic day, the sight of Simon stepping up to collect his award will stay with me for a very long time.

Welcome to our new members

At this time of year we regularly have new players come into the club, so if this is your first newsletter, welcome!

All new members receive our welcome pack which gives them an introduction to who we are and what we do and a membership form with emergency contact details to fill in. Club Membership of £10 is now due. This pays for the players insurance and club trophies.

There is also a Code of Conduct which we circulate at the beginning of the season to all parents/spectators and new coaches. Please take time to read this.

The Code of Conduct is an important part of the FA Charter Standard Community Club Award and our constitution. We expect everyone in the Club to be able to adhere to it for the benefit of all involved in the game.

The FA has recognised that parents/spectators have a great influence on children`s enjoyment of the game. We also recognise this as we see it first hand at training or match days.

If you are staying to watch training please let the Coach run the session. It is extremely difficult to coach a session if you cant hear yourself speak because parents are shouting at their children. It is also confusing for the child to be told different things form different adults. You will appreciate that certain ideas go out of date and that all our coaches have been trained in the latest, most effective coaching techniques. Parents are invited to watch training sessions but are requested not to shout out. Imagine you are taking your child to a piano lesson, you would not expect to be able to shout comments from the sides whilst the lesson is in progress. Similarly at matches please refrain from being abusive.

Any parent with concerns about their child`s progress is welcome to speak to their coach before or after training.

Please remember that children will make mistakes, that is usually how they learn. Positive encouragement is far better than shouting. Largely, we recognise that children are motivated to win by enjoyment.

We hate to see anyone drop out of the sport because they are not enjoying it. We also believe that it takes time and practice to become a good player. Children will make the same mistake again and again before they perfect a skill. It is not helpful to laugh or shout the obvious!

Certainly no parent would expect the Coach to behave in such a way.

Any parent can take the FA`s Soccer Parent online course or are invited to take the FA level 1 Coaching Course and become CRB checked. The Coaches at Newton Town spend an awful lot of time planning and preparing their sessions and put a lot of hard work into running their teams . They are all FA qualified coaches who have undergone Child Protection and First Aid training and, most importantly, they are insured. They take time out of their lives to train other peoples children and we ask that effort is respected.

We are in the lucky position of having some highly qualified coaches and ex-players in our club, please feel free to ask their advice and to swap ideas, after all football is a game based largely on opinions! Also to help your enjoyment and understanding we recommend you look at the Laws of the Game. These are available on the FA website www.The FA.com

Ultimately we have the children`s best interest at heart.

Posted by Jo.

14/07/2007 - The Town Crier July 2007

THE TOWN CRIER

COACH WINS TOP FA AWARD

Club Coach Simon Davison has won a National FA Football Workforce Award for his voluntary work in football this year.

He was nominated by the Devon FA after winning their Football Workforce Award at this years Development Presentation for Charter Standard Clubs.

The surprise came by letter direct from the FA announcing that his prize is two VIP tickets to Wembley for the Community Shield on the 5th August. He will be presented with his award on the pitch in front of the crowd and be treated to a full VIP day by the FA.

The award comes after Simon won our two clubman trophies at our annual presentation last month for his outstanding commitment this season. His achievements this year include the following;

He set up a second 11-a-side U13`s boys team (the yellows) and managed them in the league, co-coached the new Adults Ability team, stepped in to manage and coach the U9`s and men`s team, supported the girls by helping to coach and referee matches throughout the season whilst managing the U13`s reds and taking his FA level 2 coaching course.

He was also Vice-Chairman of the club and helped to mentor level 1 coaches, notably Jamie & Anthony and helped me through my FA level 2 course. He has also started his FA level 3 coachingcourse this summer and is due to complete it in March 2008.

All this on top of working 12 hour days!

But it has been his attitude to all of his players that has captured the attention of parents and the FA alike. He believes in equal opportunities and has encouraged less able players to develop by giving them quality coaching. We have all seen the improvements in his teams and he has increased the number of children taking up football and staying in football as a result. He coaches to the Long Term Athlete Development Model and makes his coaching sessions age appropriate and productive by using new training techniques.

We at the club are thrilled he has received this award and recognition. This is not the first time Simon has been recognised as he won Coach of the Year for Devon in 2005 .

This makes the number of awards the club has won seven, in four years.

This year sees him become a worthy Club Chairman to lead the committee, to develop the club and its players and to achieve high standards in football and its delivery.

The new season is about to begin and sees him coaching and managing two U14`s boys teams with Jamie, now a qualified level 1 coach, and the men`s as he hands over the running over the running of the U9`s to new coach Carl ( also level 1).

The U13`s girls move up to U15`s playing 11-a-side football in the Devon Girls League.

The U11`s boys will stay in that age group for one more season with Mo

The U10`s are again playing in the Exeter Friendly League. A new U12`s girls team is being developed and the U8`s go into the league for the first time.

The U9`s move in to their 2nd year in league football with coach Anthony and assistant Gary Thomas.

The Adults ability team train on Thursdays and start playing matches in the South West Regional Ability Counts league in September.

Pre-season training is scheduled as follows;

Senior Men`s; Wednesdays 7-8.30pm Decoy Park (starts 18th July)

U15`s Girls ; Tuesdays 6-7.30pm Decoy Park

U14`s boys; Fridays 7-8.30pm Decoy Park (starts 10th August)

U10`s Thursdays 6-7pm Osborne Park starts (9th August)

U9`s playing casual friendlies Fridays 6.30-7.3-pm until pre season begins Coach road

U7/U8`s Fridays 6-7pm Coach road

Ability Team Thursdays 7-8pm Coombeshead College (starts 2nd August) -this team will be split into two sessions shortly as numbers have risen sharply

Coaching Over Seas

Anthony Russell has taken up an Charities open invitation to coach street children in Goa, India for two weeks in November with………………………………………...

He is currently fundraising for his trip and

approaching businesses for sponsorship. He has the opportunity to take old football kits with him to benefit the children

Committee Meeting

The next committee meeting is to be held on Sunday 12th August 2007 at the Jolly Abbot at 7pm.

The Club Committee needs the support of parents and we would like to see every team represented at each meeting.

This months agenda items will

Include the new development plan, the appointment of a volunteer co-ordinator, the development of the Broadmeadow project

and our winter training arrangements.

Posted by Jo.

03/05/2007 - The Town Crier April 2007

The Town Crier

Sport England Xtra factor

The Club attended this event at the Exeter Chiefs` ground on the 29th March. Guest speaker was 2004 Olympic bronze medallist, swimmer Steve Parry who gave an inspirational talk on how he got into swimming and how he nearly didn’t qualify for is Olympic final! Other speakers included Active Devon speaking on their step into sport initiative, Running sports , Devon County Council, The Royal Yachting Association & Volunteering England. There was the latest information from the Olympics `London 2012` and a fun Xtra factor event with three clubs showcasing their volunteering initiatives. The evening was dedicated to helping Clubs recruit and support their volunteers. Future Olympic diver Brook Graddon shared with us her gruelling six day a week training regime and a representative of the Team South West outlined what benefits would be the legacy of the 2012 Olympic games for our region. It was good to see so many sports coming together.

Newton Town F.C. A.G.M.

The Club AGM is to be held on Sunday 13th May 2007 at the Jolly Abbot, Newton Abbot at 7pm. Please come and support us. We always need volunteers and its better to have lots of us taking small roles than a few doing all the work! You will be surprised at the effort that goes into running a club this size. We need someone to update the new website with the latest information, a volunteer co-ordinator, a school -club link representative, publicity / press officer and a membership secretary. Although not huge jobs they are important by helping the club run smoothly. Each team is also being encouraged to have a parent representative on the committee and we require parents from the girls teams to do this. Committee meetings are monthly at the Jolly Abbot, usually Sunday evenings. Please give a little time to support your children.

Presentation Event

This year`s presentation event is to be held on Sunday 10th June 2007 at Decoy Park.

All players will be invited to take part in a fun mini-tournament then receive their club trophies and we hope to have a secret special guest to award the more prestigious Club trophies. There will be prizes for the winning team, a bar-be-que and a prize draw for the spectators. We are also planning a parents V managers match again so come on parents organise yourselves! This year the Juniors & Seniors will take part in the same presentation for the first time in the clubs 26 year history. In previous years the seniors always wanted to have a separate `do ` but this year we come together all 150 of us, which I`m sure you `ll agree will make a brilliant group photo!

Broadmeadow Project

Easter Saturday saw the Club organise a Football Fun day for local children at Broadmeadow Sports Centre, Teignmouth. Twenty-six children attended the 6 hour football `egg-stravaganza` with skills sessions, a quiz, football games, a penalty shoot out, a timed speed drill & mini-tournament. Lots of prizes were awarded to the talented youngsters and everyone received a participation medal and Easter egg.

The day was held to attract children to playing football. Club football helps to build children`s skills. Of all the children attending five were Newton Town players and nineteen were not playing for a club, although some played for their school teams. Hopefully this fun day will encourage those children to regularly take part in football training sessions now planned for Saturday mornings at Broadmeadow Sports Centre, Teignmouth from 10.30-11.30 am. If the sessions are popular we will extend them to cover up to three hours for all age groups. More Fun days are planned in the summer to attract other non-players into the Leisure Centre and into football.

A big thank you to the staff at Broadmeadow for helping to organise the event and to Teignbridge District Council for their support in making the day happen.

With the success of the fun day fresh in our minds we would like to host more and so are planning regular events for club members too.

If you would like us to run an event at your school or organisation please contact me on the number overleaf at the top of the page. We can cater for all abilities and our coaches are CRB checked and FA qualified. We have our own equipment and can adapt games to suit disabled players if required.

England V Holland Match Report

By Scott Davison

On Tuesday 27th March our team went to see England V Holland U18`s at Yeovil Town. The Stadium was packed with over 3,000 people the largest crowd Yeovil had ever hosted, they even ran out of food at the stalls! Mostly the crowd was made up of children like us from Clubs and Schools from all over the South West.

England played well and it was good to see some of the Academy players. There was the Chelsea football icon winner from last year Sam Hutchinson, Man City`s Daniel Sturridge, Scott Sinclair from Chelsea on loan to Plymouth Argyle, Manchester Utd`s Febian Brandy and Chelsea`s Lee Sawyer amongst the England team. For Holland there were three PSV players, an Arsenal forward, Vincent Van den Berg and one Ajax player amongst the FC Twente, Vitesse & Feyenoord lads.

It was a great atmosphere and all of us from the club were in fine singing voice especially as the England side knocked home four goals against Holland`s one. We all wanted to be out there playing. It was great to have such a big match so close to home and we recognised a few faces in the crowd from Newton Abbot too.

The cheers from the crowd were deafening as England scored and they easily compared with a premiership match or the millennium stadium.

We cant wait for the next big game !

Posted by Jo.

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