Strathfield Football Club
‘The Strikers’
Coaches & Managers Information Night
Burwood RSL 25 March 2013
Housekeeping
 Please put your phones on silent or turn them off
 Feel free to ask questions at any time but please
be respectful of the speakers
 Bar is open, finger food is supplied, please help
yourselves
The Structure
• Executive
• Management Committee
• Coaches/Managers
• Parent Volunteers
• Players
Club’s Aim
To promote and encourage
sportsmanship, teamwork and character
HAVE FUN!!!
General Meetings
 Held 1st Monday of every month
 We welcome you to come along
and encourage you to get involved
Sponsorship
 The Club relies on sponsorship
 Sponsorship enables us to fund new equipment and
gear for the players
 It also helps to keep registration fees low
 If your interested in Sponsoring the Club contact Chris
Robinson, Senior Vice President via email or phone
Member Protection
All members & visitors have a right to:
 be safe and protected from any harm or abuse
 be respected, cared for and listened to
 be supported by others in your team and club
Players (in addition to above):
 participate equally with everyone else
What is the Club doing to
protect its Members?
 Strathfield FC Member Protection Policy
 Coaches and Managers Code of Conduct
 Players Code of Conduct
 Parent and Spectator Code of Conduct
 Prohibited Employment Declaration
 mandatory for all Officials, coaches, managers, canteen
workers, etc
Behaviour expected of
Coaches/Managers:
 Treat all team members equally
 Provide encouragement to all players
 Adopt positive language and behaviour
 Supervise players at all times
 Ensure physical contact is appropriate
Incidents that might occur
 Bullying within the team
 Physical Bullying
 Verbal Bullying
 Incidents while on the field
 Abuse of referee
 Abuse of children by parents, officials and other team
 Sledging by your team or opposing team
What do I do if an
incident does occur?
 Fill out a report in the incident reporting book which is
kept at the Canteen
 Notify an Official of the Club
• President
• Secretary
• Member Protection Officer
It is Vital to involve an official quickly so that any
matter can be addressed
Training
 No one will be allowed to train at Strathfield Park on
Mondays as this will be the park’s rest day. If you would
like train on Monday we have Cooke Park booked for
you.
 Please, whilst training, stay away from the goal mouth
and the cricket pitch
 If you have not submitted your training times, please
email Rick at admin@strathfieldfc.com.au ASAP
Team Folder
Location: Pigeon Hole near Equipment Room
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CDSFA Official Team Sheets (U12 & above)
Referee Payment Booklet (U10 & above)
Club Attendance Sheet (U6 – U7)
Other Relevant Info that Club needs to pass on
Please collect each Saturday/Sunday PRIOR to game
along with referee monies
 Return folder and (any referee monies not used) after
game on the same day
CDSFA Official Team Sheet
U12s & Above
 4 copies:
 Home Team  First two copies (white/yellow)
 Away Team  Third copy (pink)
 Referee  Last copy (green) give to Referee
 Return your copies after your game to the box located
at the side of the canteen.
 Sunday games if the canteen is closed you will need
to drop your copies into the box provided under the
carport at 38A Mackenzie St Strathfield
Further Information
CDSFA Official Team Sheet
U8 – U11
All coaches and manages for U8-U11 will now be
responsible for printing their match sheets IF they are the
home team
Go to website www.icompman.com.au
Enter the Username: record
Password: thescore
Place your cursor over ‘Competition’
Click on ‘match sheets print’
Enter your team details, click on ‘print’
CDSFA Official Team Sheet
U8 – U11 cont….
CDSFA Official Team Sheet
U8 – U11 cont….
CDSFA Official Team Sheet
U8 – U11 cont….
CDSFA Official Team Sheet
U8 – U11 cont….
CDSFA Official Team Sheet
U8s & Above
 Club will incur fines if the Team Sheet is not completed
correctly or handed in on time
 Note: Cautions, Dismissals & Injuries Section
 From 2014, ALL teams will be printing their own team
sheets as per U8-U11 process
Recording your result
All coaches and manages will now be responsible for
recording their result into the compman system
Go to website www.icompman.com.au
Enter the
Username: record
Password: thescore
Place your cursor over ‘Competition’
Click on ‘iscores – online score update’
Enter the score next to your game making sure you enter
the home and away score correctly
A laptop will be available at the canteen on the weekend.
Recording your result cont….
Recording your result cont….
Recording your result cont….
Club Game Attendance Sheet
U6s-U7s
 No CDSFA Official Team Sheet
 Club Game Attendance Sheet must be completed each
week and returned to the box located at the canteen
 They are required for insurance purposes - The onus is
on Manager/Coach to provide evidence in the event of
an accident
 The first 5-6 Weeks Game Attendance Sheets have
been placed in your GREEN folder – after that they can
be downloaded from the Website
Club Game
Attendance
Sheet
U6-U7 only
Minis Format U6s & U7s
 All games played at Strathfield Park
 Some games may be organised with
local area clubs
 Rules can be found on our website
under “Forms & Documents” tab
Competition/Finals Format
Under 8 – Under 11
 9 & 10 team comps, 18 rounds followed by end of
season presentation round
Under 12 – Under 21
 5 & 6 team comps, 15 rounds followed by end of
season finals series
 7 & 8 team comps, 14 rounds followed by end of
season finals series
All Age & Over 35’s
 9 &10 team comps, 18 rounds followed by end of
season finals series
Competition/Finals Format Cont…
Finals Series
 Top four teams play 1v2 and 3v4
 Winner of 1v2 progressing to Grand Final
 The loser of 3v4 being eliminated and the winner of 3v4
playing the loser of 1v2 in a preliminary final (3
weekends)
 The winner of the preliminary final to then progress to
the Grand Final
 Drawn finals will require extra time and penalty shoot
out if necessary
The Draw
 Published by C.D.S.F.A
 No regrading for U10s & above
 Season Breaks/Holidays:
 June Long Weekend – to be used for catch-up games
 July – Middle weekend of July school holidays to be used for catchup games
 If you are in a 10 team comp, there will be double headers
 10 Team Comps (All Age & O/35) – will play through June &
July (i.e. no breaks)
Check the CDSFA Website regularly as changes are often made
without warning and the onus is on you to know when and where
your games are played each week
CDSFA Rules 2013
Minis
 Under 6 and 7 (4 players no goalkeeper) Coaches
must remain on sideline – No Coaching Permitted
 Under 8 & 9 (6 players plus goalkeeper) Coaches
must remain on sideline
 U10 & U11 (8 field players plus goalkeeper) Coaches
must remain on sideline
Forfeits
 If your team cannot make a game, we must give 72
hours notice (min) to avoid fines
CDSFA Rules 2013 Cont...
Player Eligibility
 No player may play in a lower age group or division
 No player may play more than 2 years above actual
age
 If age difference is only one year player from lower
age group can play in high age group at the same
division or higher;
eg. a 10/2 could play 11/2 or 11/1 but not 11/3
 Where the difference is 2 years the player can play in
any division
CDSFA Rules Cont…..
 A copy of the Competition Rules will be in the Canteen
 If you have an issue with the rules or how they are
interpreted you Must write it on the CDSFA Official
Team Sheet
 ALL appeals Must be received at CDSFA by Monday at
midday
 It is often handy to print out a copy of the Competition
Rules and carry them with you
On Game Day
 Only TWO Club Officials are permitted in the Roped off
Area of the ground
 They must have a Coach/managers or Club Officials
Badge which has been issued by CDSFA
 ALL Parents must remain OUTSIDE the roped off area
at ALL Times
No Smoking
“Section 6A of the Smoke-free Environment Act 2000 makes a number
of outdoor public places smoke-free.
From 7 January 2013, smoking is banned in spectator areas at public
sports grounds and other recreational areas in NSW. However,
smoking will only be banned when an organised sporting event is being
held.
Major sporting facilities are included under the definition of a public
sports ground and will be required to comply with the new law. Other
outdoor sporting facilities, such as Local Council playing fields, are also
covered by the new law.” – NSW Health ‘No Smoking Factsheet’
No Smoking Cont….
Penalties apply under the “Smoke-free
Environment Act 2000”
Random venue checks will be run by NSW
Health inspectors
Penalty for individual smoking $550
Penalty for club $5,500
ID Cards
Each registered player is issued with photo ID card –
No ID Card = No Play
This is not up for discussion with
the Referee or the other team
The Manager or Coach is responsible for checking the
opposition cards PRIOR to Game
The referee will check & hold the cards during the game, it is
YOUR responsibility to collect them
ID cards ready for pickup – Check them, any errors email
registrar@strathfieldfc.com.au this evening.
Referees - What you need to
know
 Cash payments for Referees on game day. Payments
to be collected from canteen prior to game
 The Referee will not commence the game unless
payment has been received
 No Show Referee – must be mutually agreed by both
Managers, i.e. Signed on Team Sheet
 Games must aim to start on time. If for any reason, they
cannot, then time will be deducted from your game
 Referee is in control of players, coaches and managers
 Coaches & Managers must respect referees. Abuse
towards Junior Referees is considered child abuse
Ground Officials
 Parents and spectators MUST obey the instructions
given by the Ground Officials
 You may be requested to provide a Ground Official at
your away Game
 The referee CAN direct the Ground Official to remove a
Spectator, Coach or Manager – They must leave the
vicinity of the Game
RED Cards
 If a player receives two yellow cards they will automatically
receive a red card
 This is an automatic one week suspension from playing
 If the Referee deems the offence serious enough a straight
red card may be issued
 The matter will be heard at the Judiciary Committee (JC)
Meeting on the Tuesday following the game
RED Cards
 CDSFA has a guide on the penalties issued on their
website
 If you want to appeal a penalty you will need to appear at
the JC Meeting the following week after the penalty has
been handed down
FOR ALL AGE AND OVER 35 PLAYERS THERE IS A CLUB PENATLY
OF $50 IF YOU RECEIVE A RED CARD
Disciplinary Committee
 If the matter is deemed ‘of a very serious nature’ and
further investigation or penalty is required the matter
may be referred to the Disciplinary Committee – This is
serious and the Club will be issued a Notice to Appear
by CDSFA
 We have received Notices to Appear in relation to the
Club, individual players, whole teams, spectators, a
coach and/or manager
Please be aware that CDSFA has a NO Tolerance Policy
in relation to swearing, violence and/or intimidation
of Referees
If an Incident Occurs at a Game
 There is an incident Report Booklet at the Canteen – it
must be filled in
 You MUST notify the Club’s Administration Officer so
that a defence can be prepared
 The Club is often notified on a Wednesday and are
required to respond to CDSFA by Thursday
Dressing/Undressing of fields
Dressing of Fields:
First team playing at Strathfield Park is responsible for:
Goal Nets
Corner Posts
Rope Fields
Undressing of Fields:
Last team playing at Strathfield Park is responsible for:
All Equipment to be returned to Equipment Room in
a tidy manner
Share the Duties!
Set up & Strip Field – U6/U7
 U6 parents will be required to set up the mini fields
 U7 parents will be required to strip the fields
 A roster will be prepared & communicated to Team
Manager
Set up and Strip Field – U8
and above
 Field set up is important
 The Club has experienced on occasions where teams
rostered to complete this task do not and the Committee
Members working on the weekend are left completing
the task
 To stop this from happening the Club has imposed a
forfeit penalty on a team who fails to have their
designated field set up 30 minutes prior to kick off or fails
to strip field as per the Club’s field roster system
Set up and Strip Field – U8
and above
 The forfeit would apply to the Team’s next round game
 The forfeit penalty would be imposed and communicated
by the Grounds Official on duty to the relevant Strikers’
Coach and/or Manager
 The Grounds Official will notify the Competition
Secretary to inform CDSFA of forfeit and the President
that a penalty forfeit has been imposed
Jerseys & Equipment
 Jerseys remain the Managers’ responsibility for the
entire season and MUST be returned at the end of the
Season
 Jerseys are to be used for weekend games only
 Jerseys are not to be worn for training or any other
purposes
 Recommend (boys only): Collect full set at end of each
game & roster for washing
 Shorts, socks, bags, beanies, caps and polo tops are
available for purchase at the canteen
Website
www.strathfieldfc.com.au
Information Available:
 The Draw
 Wet Weather
 Club Contacts
 Ground Location
 What’s New
 CDSFA Rules
 Calendar of Events
 Forms and Documents
 FAQs
 Team Awards, History and Honours
News Articles
 Promoting the Club in local newspapers
 Strathfield Scene, Burwood Scene and Inner-West
Weekly
 If you have a good story about a player, the team or a
Coach/Manager I would like to hear from you
 Send to news@strathfieldfc.com.au
Our Coach Development Program
 The Club is committed to developing its Coaches to
improve their skills & competencies
 We have been working with Ivan & Milan Bosnar from
F.A.S.T. Football Academy to design a program to:
 Teach you how to plan a training session
 How to engage the players and pitch your comments
 Provide training drills
 How to prepare your team for match day & your role
Coach Accreditation
 Courses are available for coaches to gain accreditation
at Grassroots, Junior or Youth level
 Grassroots and Junior courses are available from
CDSFA free of cost
 The Grassroots course is a 3 hour course designed for
coaches of U6s to U8s
 The Junior course is a 14 hour course usually completed
over 2 to 3 days coaches designed for U9s to U14s
 Youth Courses for coaches of U15 teams and above
would be subsidised by the Club
Resources
http://www.playbytherules.net.au/
http://coach.globalfootballsystem.com/
http://www.dsr.nsw.gov.au/coaching/
http://www.ausport.gov.au/participating/coaches/tools
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/site/_content/document/00001254-source.pdf
http://www.myfootball.com.au/Newsletter/FFA_images/1-4-3-3_formation_v2.pdf
http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/federation/81/42/36/lawsofthegameen.pdf
www.strathfieldfc.com.au/code_of_conduct.html
www.cdsfa.com.au
Remember……
 Remember check your ID cards any errors or missing
cards email Chris admin@strathfieldfc.com.au
General Meetings
 Held 1st Monday of every month
 We welcome you to come along
and encourage you to get involved
Thank you
Have a great 2013 Season!