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Friday 27th November 2009

Fixtures for Sunday 29th November 2009

U9/U11/U13/U15 v Halifax Town (A)

U10/U12/U14/U16 v Halifax Town (H)

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OF THE ABOVE FIXTURES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO GROUND CONDITIONS. HOWEVER,
IT HAS BEEN POSSIBLE TO ARRANGE THE FOLLOWING:

U13 v Burnley (A)

10:30am Meet at Gawthorpe Hall – see attached directions
11:30am Kick off – match is to be played on Astroturf

NB Please ensure that you have the appropriate footwear

U9/U10 Training session at Hopwood Hall College (Middleton Campus) on half a pitch from 9:00am – 10:30am

U11/U12 Training session at Hopwood Hall College (Middleton Campus) on half a pitch from 9:00am – 10:30am

U14/U15 Training session at Hopwood Hall College (Middleton Campus) on half a pitch from 10:30am – 12:00pm

U16 Training session at Hopwood Hall College (Middleton Campus) on half a pitch from 10:30am – 12:00pm

THE ABOVE TRAINING SESSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE ON 3G ASTROTURF PITCHES SO PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE THE APPROPRIATE FOOTWEAR. DIRECTIONS TO HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE ARE ATTACHED.

Coaching and Training Arrangements
The Soccer Factory, Silk Street, Rochdale at the following times:

Tuesday 6:00pm – 7:30pm U9/U10/U11/U12
6:00pm – 7:30pm GK U9 – U12

St Mary’s RC Primary School, Wood Street, Langley, Middleton at the following times:

Tuesday 5:30pm – 7:00pm U13/U14
7:00pm – 8:30pm U15/U16

Matthew Moss High School, Matthew Moss Lane, Rochdale at the following times:

Friday 5:00pm – 6:15pm U9/U10/U11
GK U13 – U16
6:15pm – 7:30pm U12/U13/U14
7:30pm – 9:15pm U15/U16

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CLUB HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY MATTHEW MOSS HIGH SCHOOL TO ENSURE THAT PARENTS AND PLAYERS DO NOT ARRIVE BEFORE 4:45PM ON A FRIDAY EVENING. THE SCHOOL USE THE ASTROTURF UP TO THIS TIME MOST WEEKS AND WISH TO AVOID ANY ISSUES RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION, WHICH MAY ARISE IF PARENTS ARRIVE ANY EARLIER.

Parents Consultation Evening
Please note that the next consultation evening will be held on Monday 30th November 2009 in the Studds Bar from 5:30pm. Coaching staff have now been provided with appointment sheets for Parents Evening and are in a position to arrange appointments from 5:30pm onwards subject to their availability.

Centre of Excellence Fixtures 2009/10
Please note that there is a mistake on the fixture list which has previously been handed out. It states that our Centre of Excellence is due to play Preston North End on Saturday 5th December 2009. The fixtures will in fact take place on Sunday 6th December 2009. Please make a note of this in order to avoid any confusion at a later date.

Rochdale AFC Centre of Excellence Christmas Party
Friday 18th December 2009, 7:30pm
The Trafford Suite, Richmond Hall, Lomax Street, Rochdale, OL12 0JR
Please note that tickets for the above event are available to purchase from Terry Clegg and Gaynor every Tuesday evening at the Soccer Factory and every Friday evening at Matthew Moss High School.
The event will include a player of the month presentation, an auction for signed memorabilia, tombola and bingo as well as a Christmas Disco. Tickets cost £6.00 per adult and £3.00 per child (both including buffet). Centre of Excellence players DO NOT have to pay but WILL require a ticket.

Please note that all training sessions on Friday 18th December 2009 have been cancelled!

Castle Irwell Student Village
Please note that the University of Salford’s Student Union no longer manage the facilities at Castle Irwell. The site is now managed by the University authorities. As a result of this change, the facility will not be open until 09:30am and should close at 12:30pm. This means that nets and corner flags will need to be erected on arrival and games will need to kick off on time. Any delay in the kick off will mean that playing time may have to be reduced in order to stay within this time frame. Please contact Colin McLaren if you have any queries regarding this arrangement.

Diet & Nutrition Information Session
The Club has arranged a session for Friday 27th November 2009 with Liverpool John Moores University who will be represented by Jamie Brewitt, James Russell and George Gould who are following a degree course in Science in Football. Individual group sessions have been arranged in the room behind the reception area at Matthew Moss High School as follows:

U9 5:00pm U13 6:40pm
U10 5:25pm U14 7:05pm
U11 5:50pm U15 7:30pm
U12 6:15pm U16 7:55pm

The purpose of the session is to offer informal advice on different aspects of diet and nutrition in order to enable players to be better prepared for training sessions and matches. Some booklets and information sheets will be available for distribution to parents. All three students from the University will be available each Friday evening thereafter to offer further advice and support to individuals if the need should arise. It would be much appreciated if you would make every effort to attend the session.

Injuries

ALL PLAYERS must report injuries to their respective coaches to enable them to evaluate squad availability for the fixtures taking place each Sunday morning.
Treatment and Assessment sessions will be held at the Soccer Factory each Tuesday evening from 6pm – 7:30pm and ALL the coaches are aware of this arrangement.
Assessment and Professional Rehabilitation will take place each Friday evening at Matthew Moss High School, at the allotted times, for the specific age group listed below:

5:00PM – 6:15PM U9/U10/U11
6:15PM – 7:30PM U12/U13/U14
7:30PM – 9:15PM U15/U16

Please see the youth website for initial treatment of mainly soft tissue injuries as the first 24-48 hours are so important.
I am available on 07976 097 077 if you require any further information. Thank you for taking the time to read this information. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.
Many thanks,

Gary Thompson
Youth Physiotherapist

Reporting Absences from Training or Matches
At the request of the Parents Association, the club has been asked to provide a tear off slip to enable you to inform any of the coaching staff if your son will unable to attend a training session or a match for any reason.

Date ______________

To ______________________ U ____ (Coaching Staff)

From ___________________________ (Parent) _____________________________ (Player)

The above named player will be unable to attend training and/or matches on the following date(s)

Reason _________________________________________________________________________________________

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