SHOOSH for KIDS and SPECTATOR CODE of CONDUCT

This weekend, Saturday 20th May, is the NFA/Office of Sport/Football NSW, 'SHOOSH' for kids day. The message being promoted is a little obvious, the idea being that spectators _quietly_ enjoy children playing soccer.

Booklets, posters and other promotional material in support of the day will be available at our home ground Pitt Park. Away team managers could pop into the ground on their journeys down the mountain to pick up booklets etc. Please see the Ground Official, Daniel Lewis. The NFA suggest that just prior to kickoff, players turn around and respectfully 'shoosh' spectators (I would love some photos of this!)

There is much information and research on this issue, if you would like to learn more, please click here.

This is a national campaign aimed at stopping poor sideline behaviour in junior sport. I found it a very helpful website.

In conjunction with this message the club committee would also like to remind our members of the FFA National Spectator Code of Conduct. A number of documents are available at NFA.

Basically what it comes down to is spectators are spectators. They come to watch and enjoy the game, provide support for their kids, particularly when morale is low, and support the team coach and manager in their roles. There should be only one coach providing instruction on the day.

Team MARSHALLS have a particular duty in ensuring spectators follow these basic guidelines. So it follows that team Marshalls should be located amongst the spectators and not beside coaches. Marshalls and Ground Officials work together to ensure spectator codes of conduct are met.

If you are concerned about anything on the day: coaching practice, refereeing, spectator behaviour, etc ... please communicate your concerns with your team Marshall and the Ground Official. If your concern is with the Marshall or Ground Official, email the club member protection officer at:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Thank you all, and I hope you have a beautifully quiet and enjoyable game of football this weekend!

Katoomba RSL 

has very generously offered a $500 sponsorship to our club this year!! Thank you Katoomba RSL!

It's certainly appreciated, considering the rough start to the year that the RSL has had.

OVER 35? YOU NEED A PINK SLIP 

It's important to be football fit this season. An older car needs a "pink slip" each year to stay on the road. So too should you see your doctor and make sure you're healthy prior to season start. Follow these steps to get your own "football pink slip":

WATCH (https://www.youtube.com/watch…) this video from Football NSW Chief Medical Officer Corey Cunningham on being football fit

Wenty FC Shirts In Uganda  by Graeme Paterson

When we visited there a couple of years ago the church of 250 people were looking after 275 orphans - either as a result of AIDS, past loss of parents from the Coney and Peoples Army days which started around that region, or simply from rejection by their parents because they could not afford to keep them.

In the last 2 years they started building a kindergarten/primary school for the children such as these. The school started out in tin sheds and is building brick buildings as they can afford through donations - they are on their second or third building now out of a planned half dozen. It has grown quickly as no child is turned away.