Sheen Lions is very pleased to be the featured club in this month’s QPR Community Trust Newsletter
Oct 03 2016
Junior Football Leaders Course (12 – 16 year olds)
The Surrey Youth League are offering the course as below.
For our registered players Sheen Lions will refund the cost of the course on successful completion.
Tuesday 25th October 2016 OR Wednesday 26th October 2016
All, please see a fantastic course opportunity for 12 – 16 year olds. The Junior Leaders Course is an ideal precursor to the FA Level 1 Course and also the refereeing pathway. It’s at a reduced cost of £25 and a must for any young person wishing to add experience in the world of football to their C.V.
Metropolitan Police Sports Club, Imber Court, Ember Lane, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 0BT 9.30 – 3.30pm
To book Tuesday 25th October 2016 go to please go to: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/DZF6CG8
To book Wednesday 26th October 2016 go to please go to: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/STWWJ2Z
Successful applicants will be notified by e-mail asap. Please make sure the club secretary is aware that you have booked.
Payment of £25 must be made by BACS Transfer to the Surrey Youth League. Please enter BACS Payment Reference (BACS payment to Sort Code 20- 35-35 Account Number 33974340) Please show JL2510 and a Surname i.e. JL2510SMITH as a reference. Payment must be made at the time of booking or the application will be disregarded.
THESE COURSES WILL BOOK UP VERY FAST, PLEASE BOOK AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID DISSAPOINTMENT. Any questions contact Frank.thompson@wsyl.org.uk
Course Content
Introduction to the Course
– Course content
– How to get involved in Football
– Getting involved & helping those involved to ‘get better’
Assisting Football Activity Sessions
– Creating a Safe Learning environment
– Organising games
– Introduction to the basics of Fundamentals
An introduction to Refereeing
– Preparing to referee
– Whistle techniques & and introduction to Ball In, Ball Out
– Safety of the Players and Re-starts to the Game
Helping with a Team
– Preparing for the game
– Warm-up prior to the game
– Organising and Managing players expectations
Different Football Events
– An introduction to three different formats of competition
– Using these in a practical setting
Practical Involvement: Candidates will be encouraged to participate practically to maximise their opportunities for learning (however inability to participate will not prevent successful completion of the award).
Sep 29 2016
SYL Mini Soccer Awareness Workshops
The Surrey Youth League and the SCW&GL are pleased to announce that SYL Referee Development officer Steve Worsley has arranged to run two Mini Soccer Awareness Workshops for both leagues on:
First Workshop: Tuesday 18th October 2016
Second Workshop: Wednesday 9th November 2016
Metropolitan Police Sports Club, Imber Court, Ember Lane, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 0BT
7pm to 9.30pm.
This workshop is aimed at any person who would like to learn and understand the ethos and laws of Mini Soccer or for those that are that help out with refereeing these games. (Or looking to train to be a referee) – Please note this is NOT the official FA Mini Soccer Course.
The cost of the course will be £5 which will include a certificate of attendance, which will allow you to referee mini soccer in the Surrey Youth League.
PARTICIPANTS MUST BE AT LEAST 14 YEARS OLD on the day of the workshop.
To apply please go to the following link:
Tuesday 18th October 2016 https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/PRY9MH6
Wednesday 9th November 2016 https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/PMCKXRV
Places are limited to 28 on each workshop and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. We must point out that should the candidate fail to turn up for the course without good reason the club to which he is attached will be charged the full price of the course of £25.
Payment of £5 must be made by BACS Transfer to Surrey Youth League Account Sort Code 20- 35-35 Account Number 33974340 on the day of booking. Applications without payment will be disregarded.
Any questions please contact me. Best regards, FT
Frank Thompson
General Secretary
Surrey Youth League
Tel: 07747764349
E-mail: frank.thompson@wsyl.org.uk
Registered Charity No: 1092864
Find out more about SYL at www.wsyl.org.uk
Aug 31 2016
Sheen Lions Training and Warm Up Kit Can Now Be Ordered
As notified in June, for the 2016-17 season Sheen Lions has a new policy for mandatory kit to be worn at training and to matches. You may read about the policy in detail here.
Our supplier KS Teamwear now have their web shop open for you to order the items that you need. Look at the Sheen Lions Club Shop page for details of the kit that you must have and a link through to KS Teamware.
Four key questions have been raised following the initial notice so the topics below are being added 1st September.
SIzes
At present the KS Teamware shop is not showing much size guidance. This is the relevant page from the Nike Team Football 2016-17 catalogue. You can click the picture to make it larger.
Can I Get This Kit In Time For The New Season
Most unlikely, but this does not matter. The Club provides the match kit and you will get this in time for your first match. Sarah is distributing socks, shorts and shirts to managers as this is written.
The Club has made the decision to improve the look of the teams on match days and at the Saturday training by mandating warm up kit and training kit as already notified. Clearly no one can be expected to turn out in this until they have a chance to buy it. We hope that by October everyone will be looking smart.
How Do I Get It Delivered For Free
You should choose “Free Local Pickup”. During this “Bulk Order Period” this means that your order will be delivered through Sheen Lions / your Manager. After the Bulk Order Period it means you will have to go to the shop (near Heathrow) yourself to get it so you may want to choose the postage.
It Does Not Ask For The Initials
Make your Order, KS Teamwear will have to contact you later and ask for your initials to prepare your items.
Aug 02 2016
Surrey Youth League – Development Football Program 2016-17
Th schedule below has been issued by the Surrey Youth League with Version 5 of the Development Leagues, 1st August 2016.
Click the graphic above to enlarge, it shows the proposed activity for the development age groups in the Surrey Youth League in 2016-17.
Jul 11 2016
Sheen Lions Training Squads (Cubs)
The purpose of Sheen Lions is to enable children to be coached to a good standard and to play competitive football matches through the season. However the practicalities of setting up and running a team mean that we cannot provide a place in a match squad to everyone that would like it.
Development Age Groups
Some of our players start as young as U6 but we do not want to exclude children that may may take an interest in Club football at a later age even though they may not immediately be able to win a place in a team when they first start, We also appreciate that children develop at different rates and we do not want to just write off a player just because they do not make a cut at a young age.
In our Development age groups, U8 to U11 we will invite children that we cannot include in our match squads to register for the “Training” squad. This squad is normally designated as “Cubs”. These players will train on Saturdays with their age group but will not usually play Sunday fixtures. However Training players will be registered with the Surrey Youth League and if their development and opportunity allows they can be picked for one of the match squads. Note that if a player joins as “Training” later in the season we may have already used all our remaining registration slots.
Competitive Age Groups
The Competitive age groups from U12 up will not have many “Training” players but it may be appropriate in some circumstances. Training players in Competitive age groups are not registered with the League because, unlike development players they cannot play for another squad without a formal transfer.
Jul 03 2016
Sheen Lions U11 Win The Hanworth Tournament
U11 Win Hanworth
The 2015-16 Sheen Lions U11’s after winning the Hanworth Tournament and only conceding 1 goal along the way.
The boys played some great free flowing football and were unbeaten in the group stages before winning their semi final and then the final against Old Isleworthians.
Credit also due to Hanworth who put on a very well organised tournament than ran like clockwork.
Simon Fanthrope
U11 Manager
Jul 01 2016
World Cup Winners Trained At The Bank Of England Sports Club
The 1966 England World Cup winning team trained at the Bank Of England Sports Club on the eve of their final 50 years ago.
You can see some amateur film taken by one of the BoE groundsmen in the BBC One Show link below. The feature starts 12:32 mins in. It shows Sheen Lions boys training on the same pitch in the background of the interview.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b07h0km9/the-one-show-23062016
Jun 20 2016
Volunteering As A Pitch Marshall
Sheen Lions is a registered charity and is run by unpaid volunteers, no one is employed or paid to run Sheen Lions.
We need a group of parents to help run each team. We realise that not everyone can help but unless enough people do there will be no team for your child to play in.
For the 2016-17 season we will need more parents to step up as we are now required to provide a Pitch Marshall at every match.
This role is best shared by a number of parents within each team and may well be best suited to Parents who may not have felt suited to the other roles to date such as pitch setup or referee’s assistant (Linesman).
You can see details of the Pitch Marshall’s Responsibilities here.
You can see other ways that you can help your child play football on our Volunteering At Sheen Lions page.
There is a detailed explanation of the new approach that the Surrey Youth League is piloting here.
Jun 19 2016
Surrey Youth League – Fixture Secretary Vacancies
The Surrey Youth League are looking for two or three volunteers to come forward to join the Leagues committee to act as a Fixture Secretary. The role will be to handle half of the big age groups, around 50 teams.
To be able to carry out the role the following is required of the person:-
1) Organised and reliable
2) PC literate email and general browsing capability to access Prawn sandwich with instruction
3) Microsoft Excel iterate capable of using to be able to record simple data
4) About and hour or two a week, some weeks are busier than others.
If anyone would be interested please contact me by email or the phone number below.
Regards
Graham Ekins
SYL Chairman
07889 366528