Message From Club Secretary

Firstly, thank you all for your patience. I know that being on a waiting list can be very frustrating. The demand for Sheen Lions increases every year but this season it has taken us by surprise how many children want to join. As you would expect we are very mindful of how big the groups are and need to ensure that ratios of children and coaches are right so we can deliver the very best experience for the players.

I am pleased to say that we are now in a position where we can offer a training session for U7s & U8s on the waiting list, but only if there is enough demand to make it viable. If the numbers are good enough we will have separate age groups. If there are only enough players for one group we will combine the U7s and U8s as one group. If the uptake is very low then we will not be able to offer the session at all.

Some of you may indeed have found a place elsewhere, and are happy with your choice and that’s perfectly understandable. However, if you would be kind enough to let us know, one way or the other, whether this is something you would sign up to  so we can then gauge to see if we are in a position to go ahead, we’d be very grateful.

Those of you already on the waiting list have been sent an email invitation to register for our Cubs squad. Please respond on that email as soon as possible but by Monday 27th December at the very latest.

The sessions will start from Saturday 8th January 2022 on Palewell Common at 10.45am – 12.15pm. This is NOT the same time as the existing sessions for these age groups. The first session will be a trial to give you the opportunity to make the decision to continue or not. You will have to complete your membership by paying before you attend any later sessions.

Planned training dates are shown in the calendar on the team pages, note that the Cubs sessions starting at 10:45 are the ones you are looking for. You may attend the Special Goal Keeper sessions also shown if you wish.

kind regards
Sarah Street
Club Secretary – Sheen Lions F.C.

The SYL have remove fixtures for the last Sunday before Christmas. Please see the following message from Frank Thompson – General Secretary Surrey Youth League.

After consultation and contact from clubs and parents the league have taken the difficult decision to remove the playing programme for Sunday 19th December 2021. In essence this means that no competitive games will take place on that day. We have also consulted the Surrey Primary League who have reached the same conclusion.

We appreciate that not everyone will be in favour of this and that there is an argument on both sides of this decision that could be made.

However as an organisation we feel that we should lean on the side of caution as so much is yet unknown about the current variant and the figures are very high and rising at an alarming rate. We don’t want anyone to feel they have to play this weekend by perception or otherwise.

This one Sunday off will afford everyone the time to properly assess the situation and remove any risk factor attached to families, clubs, coaches etc. having to make the difficult decision themselves. It also affords us all time to see just how this variant unfolds so we can make plans for when we return on the 9th January.

We hope that people will fully understand the rationale behind this. No one wants to stop the kids’ fun, those who want to still arrange in club games or friendlies are completely your choice.

Everyone at the league genuinely just wants all connected to it to remain safe and enjoy Christmas. We look forward to starting again in January.

Regards, Frank Thompson – General Secretary Surrey Youth League

A reminder that defibrillators have been available at Sheen Lions venues for a number of years.

Palewell Common

For Saturday training and all home matches.

Our defibrillator is kept in the front window of the café at Palewell Common.

Rosslyn Park

For midweek training.

• The best one for Sheen Lions to use is in the changing block on a shelf on the right hand side, just before the men’s toilet.
• The other is in the main bar, behind the bar.

Guidance

If there is a player (or statistically much more likely an older spectator) who is unconscious and not moving or breathing it may be that their heart has stopped. Basic life support (checking the airway, breathing and pulse and using chest compressions as per the training course) should not be delayed.

It is then that somebody should run and get the defib machine. It may be that the person doing the basic life support won’t know about the availability of the defibrillator machine and so you can make a real difference by remembering that we have one at the café.

The rest is straightforward as when connected to the collapsed person by the two chest electrodes the machine delivers an electric shock automatically if it is needed. When opening the lid a recorded message says what to do.

Remember that this machine is only useful if basic life support (chest compressions etc) is being done well from the outset. It’s essential to keep yourself updated with these life-saving skills.