Lights, action, . . .

A bright start to our Holroyd Rangers 2012 season with 6 new light towers going up at our home ground at Guildford West Sportsground.  Two of the new light towers can be seen in the picture on the right.

Work started last week to install the 6 new light towers, which will bathe both of our 2 main fields in 100 lux of light.  Holroyd Council are arranging the installation of the lights and these new facilities are as a result of funding from both Holroyd Council and a NSW State Government grant.

The installation of this lighting gives us the minimum required light levels to allow us to play night games if required. If the summer rain continues into the soccer season we may need to play mid-week catch up games and these lights will allow that to happen at our fields if needed.  It will also benefit our teams on training nights as both fields will be lit uniformly across all fields, eliminating dark spots.

It is expected the lights will be fully operational by the start of the competition at the end of March.   Once these new lights are operational the four existing light towers will be removed.

Players needed

Players needed for the following teams:

• U15 boys
• U17 boys
• U16 Girls

For more details call 0422 006 939 or email holroydrangers@hotmail.com
Last chance to register before team nominations go in will be Mon 27th Feb 6-7pm.

Girls and Ladies

Latest news on the Girls and Ladies comps as outcomes from the monthly Association meeting held on Wed 22nd Feb:

In 2012 there will be NO Under 18 Girls comp.

There will be an Under 21 Girls comp and, for 2012 only, each team will be able to have up to 3 players that are turning 16 during 2012 - all other players must already be 16 of years of age or older up to 21 years.

Holroyd Rangers have several girls registered to play in Under 16 Girls and we will be pushing hard to get the extra players to make up an U16G team.

For any girls turning 17 or more, there is an opportunity for you to join one of our existing All Age Ladies teams.

If anyone needs more information we urge you to contact John on 0422 006 939, or Lisa, our Womens Liaison Officer, on 0425 285 735.

Players wanted

More players wanted for the following teams:

• Under 6
• Under 7
• Under 10
• Under 15
• Under 16
• Under 17
• All Age Men
• Over 35s
• Under 16 Girls
• All Age Ladies

Call 0422 006 939 or email holroydrangers@hotmail.com

Registrations

Registrations for new and returning players will be taken at our clubhouse on Mon 27th Feb 6-7pm.
Last chance before team nominations go in on Wed 29th.
Anyone needing help with the new online registration system should visit us may visit us on Mon 27th.

SWR FM 99.9

Tune in to FM radio station SWR FM on 99.9 on the FM band on Sat 18th Feb around 7:30am.
Holroyd Rangers Club President John Nash will be taking part in a telephone interview live to air.

Discussion will include the club and its history, advertising our current registrations for the 2012 soccer season, and highlighting which of our teams are in need of additional players. Sounds like its not to be missed!

Players wanted

Vacancies still exist in most teams and age groups.
Players urgently needed for the following age groups:

• Under 15s
• Under 17s
• Under 16 Girls

For more details call John on 0422 006 939

Registrations

Uptake on registrations using the new online system has been a little slow. We urge all our returning players who intend to play with us in 2012 to get online and register ASAP. If teams do not have at least 10 players registered for them we cannot nominate that team.

Players wanted

Holroyd Rangers Soccer Club needs extra players for the following teams:

 *   U6 boys and girls
 *   U7 boys and girls
 *   U15 boys
 *   U16 girls
 *   U17 boys

Anyone interested should contact us on 0422 006 939 

or email holroydrangers@hotmail.com

Soccer registration 2012 on-line system

Online Soccer Registration for 2012 Season 

Returning players
Returning players register on-line at My Football Club.

Returning players can also register in person at our clubhouse.
It is suggested returning players attempt to register on-line before visiting our clubhouse.
New players
New players register on-line at My Football Club but must also attend in person one of our registration dates to provide originals of proof of id and sit for player card photo.  They can also pay in person at the same time. It is suggested new players attempt to register on-line before visiting our clubhouse.

Payment 
Payment can be made either by cash or cheque in person on our registration days, or by direct deposit or internet banking to our Holroyd Rangers Commonwealth Bank account number 00901549 and BSB number 062-176. Please note your surname and date of birth as a description for any internet banking payment so we can match payments to registrations.

Full payment is required for your registration to be valid. 

How to register online

On-line registrations for all players will be taken at My Football Club - click here 

For additional help on how to register as a returning player click here.
For additional help on how to register as a new player click here.

If you have any questions about registering please email holroydrangers@hotmail.com

Registration dates in person for new players or returning player queries

Sat 4th Feb from 10am to 2pm 
Wed 8th Feb from 7pm to 8pm 

At Holroyd Rangers Soccer Club
Guildford West Sportsground

Foray St (off Fairfield Rd) Guildford West

Get in quick to register and claim your spot in the team as once teams are full no further registrations will be accepted for that age group and division. All team numbers must be sorted for team nomination by Tue 28^th Feb. 

Registration fees have not increased from 2011 and new categories have been provided for '18 year olds' and for 'age 19 and over students'.

Age turning this year	Registration fee
5 to 10	$80
11 to 17	$140
18	$165
19 and over student	$165
19 and over non-student	$250

Shorts and socks cost an extra $25 combined cost.

We have teams for Under 6 to Under 10s who play Small Sided Football on Saturday mornings.  

All our Boys, Men and Mixed teams play on Saturdays. All our Girls and Ladies teams play on Sundays with the exception of Ladies Over 35s who play on Friday nights. If eligible Ladies may dual register for both All Age Ladies on Sundays and Over 35s on Friday nights. 

Training days and times are decided after teams are formed and coaches and managers appointed. 

Competition commences on 30^th March and runs until mid-August with finals (for ages 11 and up) played from mid-August to mid- Sept.

For more information or further enquiries contact John on 0422 006 939 or club registrar Kellie on 0421 069 773 or email holroydrangers@hotmail.com

Referees course

Anyone interested in doing the Granville Referees course is advised that the first course for 2012 will start on:
Monday, 6 February 2012, and run over 5 consecutive Monday nights
6:30pm to 9:00pm
@ Merrylands Bowling Club
Corner Oxford & Newman Street
Merrylands NSW 2160
Cost is $55
Minimum age is 13 years
Full details and registration forms are available on their website - http://gdsra.com.au/nextrefcourse.htm

Any players registered to play with Holroyd Rangers in 2012 will be reimbursed their $55 course fee by our club upon successful completion of the referees course.

Registrations 2012

Registrations for 2012 will be available soon using the new on-line system.

Returning players
Returning players register and pay online via internet banking, but can attend registration dates with any queries.

New players
New players register and pay online via internet banking but must also attend in person one of our registration dates to provide proof of id and sit for player card photo.

How to register online

Details of how to register online will be posted on this website very soon.  

Returning players who provided mobile numbers last year will receive a text message when the online system is available for registration.

If you have any questions about registering please email holroydrangers@hotmail.com

Registration dates in person for new players or returning player queries
At Holroyd Rangers Soccer Club
Guildford West Sportsground
Foray St, Guildford West
Sat 4th Feb from 10am to 2pm 
Wed 8th Feb from 7pm to 8pm

Sydney FC special offers

Granville Association will be involved with the match against Gold Coast United 

at the SFS on 22 January (5pm kick off), and would like to make two special 

ticketing offers to our registered players, club officials and their relatives.
 

These offers can only be accessed online.
 

The first offer is a 2 for 1 ticket offer, which covers any category of ticket 

throughout the stadium and is available to adults children and families. 

To secure this deal, people will need to click onto the following link which 

will take them directly to the Ticketek site: 

http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?pp=QDISC 

http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?pp=QDISC&sh=SYDFC1612>;
&sh=SYDFC1612 .  This offer can be accessed up until matchday online.

The second offer is a free General Admission ticket offer to anyone who
registers.  To register, people need to go to the Sydney FC competition
page: 
http://my.sydneyfc.com/competition then provide the following code:
GRA22JAN.  This offer remains open until Wednesday, 18 January. 
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Tickets will be mailed to those who register.

Happy 2012!

Holroyd Rangers Soccer Club wishes all our players and supporters a happy new year and look forward to a terrific 2012.

Registrations for 2012 will be using the new on-line system - details will be posted on this website in a few weeks time.

First date for registrations is Sat 4th Feb from 10am to 2pm at our clubhouse - Foray St Guildford West.

Over 35 Ladies

Over 35 Ladies training for tonight is off due to the rain. We will try again next Tue at 7pm.

Over 35 Ladies team

Holroyd Rangers will be entering a team into the Over 35 Ladies comp in 2012.
Anyone interested in joining should come down for preliminary training and a meet-and-greet with the other players on Tue 22nd Nov at 7pm.  Each O35L team can have up to 4 players aged 30-34.
For more info call Lisa or email holroydrangers@hotmail.com or turn up next Tue.

AGM and Presentation Day

Holroyd Rangers AGM and Presentation Day held today on a warm sunny day.
Thanks for a job well done to our retiring Committee members not returning for next year.
Welcome to our new Committee members for 2012 - we hope you enjoy working with our club.

Congratulations to our A&V Gray award winner for the Best and Fairest for 2011 - Quinton Nunez (pictured right) from the U14/2s.


Congratulations to our Code of Conduct award winner for 2011 - Rustem Akar from the U15/3s.

Congratulations to the O35/7's, our only Grand Final winning team.

Presentation Day award nominations

Presentation Day Awards - Sunday 23rd October 2011
Holroyd Rangers Soccer Club awards two special accolades to players in our club on Presentation Day.  We invite you to nominate players for the following awards.  

They will be awarded on our Presentation Day on Sunday October 23rd, but nominations must be in by Sunday 16th October.

Last year our whole Under 8s team was nominated for Code of Conduct awards due to their great sporting attitude (see pictured).  
Ultimately the award went to Chris Fenech from the U15s for his great teamwork, fairplay and overall exemplary attitude.

This year we have two awards: 

1. Player Code of Conduct Award. 

Anyone can nominate a player they feel worthy of this award. Players, parents, coaches can nominate a suitable player.

Do you have a player or team mate in your team who displays the following:

• Plays by the rules and understands the spirit of the game
• Plays fair
• Great attitude
• Teamwork
• Never argues with an official, coach, manager or team mate
• Controls temper and avoids verbal abuse, sledging or deliberately distracting or provoking an opponent
• Behaves respectfully towards players, coaches, referees, officials and spectators.

If so, nominate them for the Player Code of Conduct Award.  
Download the nomination form here:
Players Code of Conduct Award nomination form.

2. The A&V Gray Award for Best and Fairest Player
This is a new award, kindly donated by the Gray family.
This award can only be nominated by Coaches or Managers.
Please download the nomination form here to see the criteria
A&V Gray Award for Best and Fairest Player nomination form.

Nominations need to be in by Sunday 16th October to our email holroydrangers@hotmail.com

AGM and Presentation Day

Due to circumstances beyond our control we have had to change the date for our Annual General Meeting and Presentation Day.  It will now be held on Sunday 23rd Oct, and not 16th as previously advertised.

All Age Ladies div 5 gracious in Grand Final loss

Sun 11th:

Holroyd Rangers All Age Ladies div 5 team were gracious in defeat today losing their Grand Final 2-0 v Kellyville. A couple of good early shots on goal did not fall for us then Kellyville scored on the counter attack. The score remained at 1-0 for much of the match. We had 2 more good chances - a curling free kick from Shannon almost snuck in the near post, and a flicked high shot from Kacey almost caught their keeper napping.  It was not to be our day though because with 5 minutes left to play we were pushing forward in an attempt to grab a late goal when Kellyville snuck through for a 2nd goal. All the girls should hold their heads high for a fantastic season and should be proud of getting to the Grand Final. Well done on a great season - we are proud of you all.