Congratulations to Sheen Lions U18. With an emphatic win on Wednesday they secured top spot to win the U18 Premier Division of the Surrey Youth League. Another big win today in their last game of the season gives them a five point winning margin.

A great finish for their Manager John O’Brien and many of the squad in their last season with Sheen Lions after so many years.

More details to follow later in the week.

Message from Elaine Cahill, Sports Development Officer, Education, Children’s and Cultural Services, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

My name is Elaine and I work with the Sports Development Team in Richmond. London Youth Games is the largest annual youth sporting event in Europe. The 33 London boroughs compete against each other in over 30 different sports of which Football is one of them. Most of you will have received an email from me previously regarding London Youth Games and you all should have received a poster in the post regarding the upcoming Football trials. 

Team Richmond struggle every year to find a boys and girls football team and this year is no different. The Team Richmond trials will be held tomorrow evening Wednesday 1 May from 6.30pm – 7.30.pm at Lincoln Field, which is located across the bridge from Twickenham Academy, Percy Road, Whitton, TW2 6JW. 

To be eligible to trial young people must live or go to school in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and be born between 01/09/98 and 31/08/00 (School Year 8 and 9). 

Could you please pass this information onto the boys and girls in your club who would be eligible to trial? 

If tomorrow is too late notice to attend, they are more than welcome to attend the following Wednesday 8 May from 6.00pm – 7.00pm. Training will be held weekly until the competition at Crystal Palace on Saturday 6 July (boys) and Sunday 7 July (girls) 

If your club members are interested, if they could complete the online application form available from www.richmond.gov.uk/londonyouthgames that would be great, application forms will be available at the trial and training sessions also. 

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me 

Kind regards, 

Elaine

Elaine Cahill

Sports Development Officer

Education, Children’s and Cultural Services

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

1st Floor Civic Centre

44 York Street

Twickenham

London

TW1 3BZ

T: 020 8487 5156

F: 020 8487 5480

E: elaine.cahill@richmond.gov.uk

Good luck to Sheen Lions U16. They play Leatherhead Youth this Sunday 28th April for the Ray Tester Memorial Cup. This is the third season in succession that this squad has reached a major cup final.

The game kicks off at 10:00 am at

Westfield FC, Elmbridge Lane, Kingfield,Woking, Surrey, GU22 9AE

Entrance is £3. You park in the Woking Leisure Centre, entrance (opposite Woking FC) off Kingfield Road, follow the road down to the end, Westfield FC is the new building on the right hand side. There is a large caged area to be used for  parking.

U16 Lions Season 2012-13

Message from Frank Thompson, General Secretary of the Surrey Youth League.

All, The Surrey Youth League are committed to developing our players and helping them to be involved with running the game. Please see the PDF below which outlines the Football Futures Programme, this is an excellent opportunity for young people to be involved in football and also for those who are completing school or college based sport programmes to get some valuable experience in the world of football. I also enclose an application form.  The Football futures programme and the two courses below are a must for any young person wishing to add experience in the world of football to their C.V. They are both ideal precursor’s to the FA Level 1 Course and also the refereeing pathway.

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We also have two events that go hand in hand with this programme that I would advise that you book on asap as there will be plenty of interest. You do not need any previous football coaching awards or experience.

·        Surrey County FA Young Leaders Camp  (14 – 18 year olds)

Friday 12th April 2013 10am – 4pm

Winston Churchill School, Hermitage Road,Woking,GU21 8TL

Cost £10 (Please bring a packed lunch)

To book, click here. And for more information, please email laura.skinner@surreyfa.com. To read about the Careers in Football Conference, click here.

There will be three workshops held throughout the day:

Refereeing
Craig Hicks, Football League Assistant Referee, has been officiating since 1999 and recent appointments include matches at Brighton, Watford and Southampton. Craig’s workshop will discuss the main principles of refereeing, offering an insight into the refereeing pathway and well as talking about the main issues the Man in the Middle has to cope with before and after the final whistle.

Futsal
Futsal, a fast and more skilful version of 5-a-side football, is taking Surrey by storm with the County FA running adult and junior leagues and tournaments throughout 2013. A session on the game will be delivered by The Tesco Skills Team and will offer an introduction to Futsal through playing actual matches – so please remember to bring your trainers, as well as your best tricks and flick!
Media
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a football journalist, reporting on some of the country’s biggest matches and interviewing some of the game’s most famous players? Alex Prior, the Surrey County FA Press Officer and former sports reporter, will talk about his time in the media and his route to breaking into the industry, where his work featured in the Daily Telegraph, TheFA.com and on Sky Sports News

·       Surrey Youth League Junior Football Leaders Course (12 – 16 year olds)

Thursday 30th May 2013 9.30 – 5pm

Metropolitan Police Sports Club, Imber Court, Ember Lane, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 0BT

Cost £20 (Please bring a packed lunch)

To book, e-mail courseadmin@wsyl.org.uk with the person’s name and club to which they are attached. Or for more information please contact me at 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).

BOTH THESE COURSES WILL BOOK UP VERY FAST, PLEASE BOOK AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID DISSAPOINTMENT.

Sheen Lions FC will be holding its Presentation evenings at the Bank of England Sports Centre in Roehampton, to celebrate our season’s football, on the following dates. Please put them in your diary now.
Wednesday 15th MAY 6.30 – 9.30pm
U13s – U18s
Wednesday 22nd MAY 6.30 – 9.30pm
U8s – U12s
All registered squad members are expected to attend. Booking and Player’s Player voting forms have been emailed to the squads on 23rd March.

On the weekend of 17th March the Surrey Youth League is promoting the ‘Respect The Referee’  awareness drive from the Don’t X The Line Campaign.