Focus on Under 14s

The Under 14s have come up from playing in Division 3 last year,  to U14 div 2 this year.
 
They have improved throughout the season while adjusting to the higher division.

Initially Mark coached the team but due to some extra work commitments he was unable to continue.  Fortunately, Dave, dad of Jesse, who had coached the team in  previous years offered to coach the team again.

Vicki, mum of Paul, has been managing the team for many years.  Vicki has also coached or managed many different teams at Holroyd Rangers in different age groups. Vicki is also a long serving Committee member.

Some ex players have returned to the team after a break trying other sports.  The team also have some new players.

An example of their improvement during the season:  their first competition points for the season was when they drew with Winston Hills.  Then the second time they met Winston Hills they won 2-0, making that their first win for the season.

Focus on Under 15s

The Under 15s division 3 team have a squad of 16 players, coached by Shawn and managed by Paul. The team is fortunate to also have ongoing coaching assistance from Ingrid and Gary.

Many parents from this team are also active in the operation of the club. Julie, Paul, Gary, Michelle and Sharon are on committee, Shawn does the line marking on our fields and John (past Club President) is on our Parks committee, and his wife Amanda who is always willing to volunteer in canteen or help out in any other capacity.

A majority of the boys have been together as a team for many years under the continued coaching of Shawn with some of them having played with Rangers for over 10 years. Their numbers have been strengthened with some new players this year.


In previous years the boys have reached Grand Finals but the Champion trophy has eluded them.

They are hoping that this will be their year. They are currently third on the table.

See more photos of this team on our Holroyd Rangers Facebook page.

Focus on Under 9 Greys

The Under 9 Greys are coached by Rodney and managed by Ian and train together with the Under 9 Whites.  Ian as well as Rodney play for our O35/7 team. Ian's son plays in goals for the Greys.

Recently the Greys team needed a few more players.  Both the Grey and White teams took on the challenge and with the help of some colourful flyers produced by Paul Jones from our committee they helped signed up some extra players.

The Greys have a couple of players that are playing above their age in this team with also 2 girls in the team.

They play 7 a side football with smaller fields and modified rules.  There are mainly new players in this team with a few who have played with Holroyd Rangers before.

Rodney is doing a lot of work with them in preparation for next years change to the big field for those moving to Under 10's.

Focus on Under 9 White

The Under 9 White team trains together with our Under 9 Grey team, and both teams are coached by Rodney. U9s play 7-a-side football on smaller fields with modified rules. The White team consists of some players from last years U8s team, as well as some new players to the club.

Rodney's plan for this year is for the players to improve their soccer skills, develop their positional play, and improve their teamwork, with a view towards moving to the U10s and playing on the full field next season.  So far this season the Whites have had 4 wins and 4 losses and are enjoying their soccer.

Rodney has been associated with our club for several years, previously coaching one of our girls teams. His daughter Maddi coaches our U6s team and his daughter Lauren plays in our Ladies div 3 team, and Rodney himself plays in our Over 35 div 7 team. The whole family including Rodney's wife Corinne are committed volunteers at our club. Kyle's dad volunteers to referee most of the home games and Ian is the teams manager. We wish the U9 White team the best of luck for the rest of the 2011 season and look forward to them coming back as part of U10s team on the full field next year.

Look out for a Focus on the Under 9 Grey team coming soon!

Focus on U16 Girls

Coached by Joe and managed by Sandy, the U16 girls team are finding their footing after moving up to Division 1 this year.  Last year our U16 Girls team were the Champion winning team of Division 2.

This year the team consists of  6 girls from last years team along with the return of two previous players who have come back to play with Holroyd.  6 new players came on board with a few of them having never played soccer before. 

Joe and Sandy are focusing on the girls enjoying themselves while improving their soccer skills.  The team have recently increased their training to twice a week and this paid off as the girls had a recent 1-1 draw.

Last weekend playing at home for the first time the Holroyd supporters were excited when the girls scored first and then went on to score another one to be 2 nil up.  Late in the game their opponents scored and Holroyd supporters were on tenterhooks.  At one point our goalie got her hand to a shot that was certainly going in and tipped it around the post.  The girls held on with a few more saves from their goalie and won their first game of the season 2-1 to the delight of parents and supporters.

Its good to see that all their hard work is paying off for the team.  

 

See more photos on our Holroyd Rangers Facebook page.

Focus on U6's

The U6's have a squad of 5 players and are coached by Maddi and Kaylah.  Maddi has been associated with our club for several years and coached our U6's last year.  Kaylah is a player in our U16 Girls team.  Our U6's range from some nearly 5 to some turning 6 this year.  One player played with our U6s last season but the rest are all new players.

TheU6's  play in a competition against other local clubs in the Granville District Soccer Football Association.  So far this season they have won 2 games and had 1 loss, and are really enjoying their football.  They play Small Sided Games '4 v 4' which is a modified form of 11-a-side football, designed to meet the needs of players under the age of 12, who have very different developmental characteristics and needs to adult players. It aims to provide more touches on the ball and skills development through enjoyment of the game.  For more information about small sided games visit their webstie at : http://www.smallsidedfootball.com.au/