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Presentation Evening 2022

The Presentation Evening for our Senior teams, along with the Boys 17s, was held on October 14.

We extend our congratulations to the following award recipients:

GOLDEN BOOT:

Boys 17: Caleb Mares
Mens Thirds: Dillon Norton
Mens Reserves: Joseph Cavoli
Mens Seniors: Jake McIntyre
Womens: Jaclyn Camilleri

COACHES AWARD:

Mens Thirds: Joel Campbell
Mens Reserves: Alex Matthews
Mens Seniors: Tyrese Smith-Grant
Womens: Gemma Owen
Encouragement Award: Aidan Crisp

PLAYERS PLAYER:

Boys 17: Chris Chown
Mens Reserves: Joseph Cavoli
Mens Seniors: Jake McIntyre
Womens: Emily Walduck

BEST 1st YEAR PLAYER:

Mens Squad: Shaun Cauchi
Womens: Mallory Vandeloo

MOST IMPROVED:

Boys 17: Thomas Gibson
Mens Squad: Darcy Kappel
Womens: Catherine Owen

PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

Boys 17: Chris Chown
Mens Thirds: Steven Cacciottolo
Mens Reserves: Connor Maxwell
Mens Seniors: Matthew Hume
Womens: Kaelyn Sutton

Presentation Day 2022

The MiniRoos & Juniors Presentation day was held on October 9.

We extend our congratulations to the following award recipients:

MINIROOS

U8 Boys A

Player of the Year: Harry Elliot
Golden Boot: Joshua Ryan
Coaches Award: Kai Howells
Rising Star: Oliver Jenke

U8 Mixed

Player of the Year: Dominic King
Golden Boot: Baxter Starke
Players Player: Ted Phegan
Most Focused & Improved: Emin Cehic

U9 Boys

Players Player of the Year: Romeo Gusak
Golden Boot: Henry Reid
Coaches Award: Ashton Rose
Most Improved: Harrison Phillips

U10 Boys A

Player of the Year: Angus Tuck
Golden Boot: Rupert Lowe
Coaches Award: Angus Tuck
Players Player: Bruno Burgess

U10 Boys B

Players Player of the Year: Lucas Aranda
Golden Boot: Aaron Bezzina
Coaches Award: Lucas McCormack
Most Improved Player: Jacob Maplesden

U10 Girls

Players Player of the Year: Maisy Magill
Golden Boot: Maisy Magill
Most Improved Player: Evie Lockens
Most Improved Player: Charlotte Tyrrell

U11 Boys

Player of the Year: Louis Green
Player of the Year - Runners Up: Eoin Ryan
Player of the Year - Third Place: Sam Smith
Most Improved Player: Dillon Herron

JUNIORS

U12 Boys

Player of the Year: Elijah Howells
Player of the Year: Elijah Marshall
Golden Boot: Henry House
Players Player: Cooper Owen
Best Team Player: Jackson Neyland

U12 Girls

Player of the Year: Ava Ryan
Golden Boot: Ava Ryan

U13 Boys A

Player of the Year: Oliver Lockens
Golden Boot: Rhys Bosanko
Coaches Award: Oscar Linneth
Most Improved Player: Nicholas Anderson

U13 Boys B

Player of the Year: Spensa Maiuolo
Golden Boot: Max Cheeseman
Coaches Award: James Blanch
Most Improved Player: Adam Ciuraskiewicz

U13 Boys C

Player of the Year: William Sacco
Golden Boot: Basile Lazaro
Coaches Award: Connor Vernon
Most Improved Player: Leo Crawshaw

U13 Girls A

Player of the Year: Ciara Ryan
Golden Boot: Ciara Ryan
Coaches Award: Grace Smith
Most Improved Player: Nina Carey

U13 Girls B

Player of the Year: Angelina Sirianni
Golden Boot: Lucy Kohne
Players Player: Angelina Sirianni

U14 Boys

Best & Fairest: Fraser Cave-Bigley
Players Player: Redmond Brazil
Coaches Award: Daniel Tucker
Most Improved Player: Cody Files

U15 Boys

Player of the Year: James Gadd
Golden Boot: Sean Tyrrell
Players Player: Orlando Gauci

U15 Girls

Player of the Year: Sally Hibbins
Golden Boot: Jessica Falkner
Most Valuable Player: Abigail Ware
Players Player: Inaya Magill
Most Improved Player: Mia McMillan

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Fixtures Announced

2022 Fixtures

Fixtures for the Sunday competitions have been announced, please note they are subject to change so please check your fixtures on a regular basis.

Update on Junior and MiniRoos grading

Having finished grading last weekend and assessed offline during the week, our graders and coaches met this morning to agree the best way to form our Junior and MiniRoos squads and teams this season.

We made great progress and whilst there are a couple of corners left to round off, we decided what we think makes most sense to aim for and we're ready to make offers to all kids that graded. We intend to do this age group by age group over the next week or in a few cases, possibly two, so please be patient. However we believe we can make a sensible offer of a team to join for everyone that graded - which is good news and is always our intention as a community club. With about 2 months until the season starts though, we're keen to get people joining as members and training commenced asap.

Below are the teams we think we can form assuming everyone who graded wants to join:

Girls

U8 potentially 1 team

U10 1 team

U11 1 team

U13 2 teams (including some U12 girls)

U15 1 team

U18 potentially one team

Boys

U8 3 teams

U9 1 team

U10 2 teams

U11 1 team

U12 1 team

U13 3 teams (including some U12 boys)

U14 1 team

U15 1 team

U17 1 team

Most of these have coaches assigned but not all so if you are keen to take on a role, please let us know. You will be welcomed and fully supported by a very enthusiastic and collaborative set of volunteer coaches and of course our Junior and Mini Roos coaching coordinator Paul Bryan.

General questions below most welcome.

Thanks

GSC Committee

Junior & MiniRoos Grading Sessions

We will be holding our final 2 grading sessions on Sunday January 30 & Sunday February 6, times listed below.

These sessions are for everyone who is looking to be part of our Junior & MiniRoos squads in 2022, it enables us to ensure each player is in a team that best enables their individual development, as well as ensuring we enter our teams in to the competitions that bests suit abilities.

Register your interest here to receive email reminders about the upcoming season.

Times are as follows:

MINIROOS

BOYS

U8’s 10:00am - 11:00am
U9’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U10’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U11’s 11:30am - 12:00pm

GIRLS

U8’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U9’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U10’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U11’s 10:30am - 11:30am

JUNIORS

BOYS

U12’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U13’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U14’s 10:00am - 11:00am
U15’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U16’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U17’s 1:00pm - 2:00pm
U18’s 1:00pm - 2:00pm

GIRLS

U12’s 9:30am - 10:30am
U13’s 9:30am - 10:30am
U14’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U15’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U16’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U17’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U18’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Sponsor Visit

Recently two of our Youth players popped in to Priceline Gisborne to thank them for being a front of shirt sponsor as well as assisting the club immensely with First Aid supplies.

We cannot thank you enough for your ongoing support.

Coaching Coordinator Appointed

We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Bryan as GSC's Junior and Mini Roos Coaching Coordinator for 2022. A new role for next season, Paul will be seeking to help all of our coaches from U7s up to U18s, both girls and boys, in:
- designing/planning training sessions,
- sharing coaching theory issued by FV and FFA,
- leveraging opportunities available to coaches to improve their coaching capabilities and in turn the quality of coaching our kids get at Gisborne; and
- generally helping us to install a culture that seeks not just to get the kids out there playing but also to educate them in the best way we can about how to play the game.

A Vets player with his own kids at the Club and a lifelong enthusiasm for the game, we are confident his personable nature and keenness to help will be a benefit to all our coaches and in turn, our kids learning to improve and love the game.

Welcome Paul!

Junior & MiniRoos Grading Sessions - Update

Due to inclement weather which sees our pitches under water, along with a Covid-scare at the club, we are postponing tomorrows grading session.

We will still be holding the session on November 28, please see below for each teams times.

These sessions are for everyone who is looking to be part of our Junior & MiniRoos squads in 2022, it enables us to ensure each player is in a team that best enables their individual development, as well as ensuring we enter our teams in to the competitions that bests suit abilities.

Register your interest here to receive email reminders about the upcoming season.

Times are as follows:

MINIROOS

BOYS

U8’s 10:00am - 11:00am
U9’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U10’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U11’s 11:30am - 12:00pm

GIRLS

U8’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U9’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U10’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U11’s 10:30am - 11:30am

JUNIORS

BOYS

U12’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U13’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U14’s 10:00am - 11:00am
U15’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U16’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U17’s 1:00pm - 2:00pm
U18’s 1:00pm - 2:00pm

GIRLS

U12’s 9:30am - 10:30am
U13’s 9:30am - 10:30am
U14’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U15’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U16’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U17’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U18’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Junior & MiniRoos Grading Sessions

We will be holding 2 grading sessions in November, as well as a 3rd in February (date TBC). The 1st session will be on November 14, the 2nd on November 28. Please see below for each teams times.

These sessions are for everyone who is looking to be part of our Junior & MiniRoos squads in 2022, it enables us to ensure each player is in a team that best enables their individual development, as well as ensuring we enter our teams in to the competitions that bests suit abilities.

Register your interest here to receive email reminders about the upcoming season.

Times are as follows:

MINIROOS

BOYS

U8’s 10:00am - 11:00am
U9’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U10’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U11’s 11:30am - 12:00pm

GIRLS

U8’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U9’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U10’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U11’s 10:30am - 11:30am

JUNIORS

BOYS

U12’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U13’s 9:00am - 10:00am
U14’s 10:00am - 11:00am
U15’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U16’s 11:00am - 12:00pm
U17’s 1:00pm - 2:00pm
U18’s 1:00pm - 2:00pm

GIRLS

U12’s 9:30am - 10:30am
U13’s 9:30am - 10:30am
U14’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U15’s 10:30am - 11:30am
U16’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U17’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm
U18’s 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Fixtures Announced

2021 Fixtures

Fixtures for the Sunday competitions have been announced, please note they are subject to change so please check your fixtures on a regular basis.

Boys 16 Pre-Season

PART 3 STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

As part of our ongoing commitment to delivering an elite sporting experience Gisborne SC has partnered with Elite Wellbeing to develop and deliver a Strength and Conditioning program for our U16A Boys team.

Our first session was conducted on Tuesday 12th February led by Craig Mottram.

Craig’s expertise in this area is unparalleled having competed on the world stage at the most elite level for over 16 years, and now having translated those experiences into training programs for elite sporting clubs and athletes.

Our first session was telling and we could see the boys improve over the course of our first 2 hours together, we look forward to working with Craig for the rest of this season, and beyond.

Boys 16 Pre-Season

Part 2 Leadership and Values

At Gisborne SC we have actively pursued a program for the past season to provide as much support to our young athletes and their mental wellbeing and preparedness as possible.

On 6th February this continued this objective with a presentation from SALT – Sport and Life Training for our U16A boys team with a focus on Leadership and Team Values.

Under the expert guidance of presenter Dave Burt we explored leadership as a responsibility for everyone, and discussed what some of the key values of this team would be.

The boys were extremely engaged in the discussion and come up with their own set of team values, headlined by RESPECT.

The team will continue to work to ensure that both individually and as a collective they accept the responsibility and leadership required to demonstrate these values throughout the season.

Boys 16 Pre-Season

Part 1 Injury prevention

Gisborne SC Boys 16A kicked off their pre-season under the guidance of Internationally Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner Dr. Brayden Allen with a key focus on Injury Prevention.

As a club one of our highest priorities is to promote the well-being of all of our members, one of the key areas we can support our players is to ensure they take every step possible to avoid injuries.

Dr Brayden Allen

The program which is being implemented has been proven on a worldwide scale to reduce injury rates by 45% and decrease lost time to injury by 30%. The boys have totally embraced the program and we look forward to enjoying the results as the season progresses.

Based on the FIFA 11 Injury Prevention Program, our pre-season preparation falls into line with our Mens program as we look to ready these boys as our next generation Senior players.