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I
would like to extend a warm welcome to you from myself and the members of the
Management Committee of the Mitchelton Football Club for Season 2010. For those of you joining us for the first
time I would like to thank you for choosing to join the Mitchie FC family and
wish you a happy and successful season.
For those of you returning to us I hope you find the continuing efforts
of the Management Committee to improve our facilities have paid off in the
2009/10 off season.
The
new lighting upgrade has been completed.
The upgrade will provide us with additional training areas and the
ability to have night matches allocated to 3 playing fields. To capitalise
on this the Club has utilised
a $20,000 grant to upgrade Field 3 and will spend an additional $22,000 to have
the field completely returfed. This work
will be completed prior to the commencement of the 2010 fixture matches. We have also spent an additional $19,000 on
Fields 1, 2 and 6 to fertilize and returf some of the goal mouths. The rain we received this year was an
additional bonus and Members will find the playing fields in excellent
condition.
The
male and female toilets have been upgraded and special thanks must go to Peter
Zevenhoven, Kevin Fabian and Milo Ward who assisted with the renovations. A new storage shed will be constructed in
2010 to eliminate the need to store training equipment in the clubhouse. This
will enable us to create a clean, welcoming clubhouse atmosphere where everyone
can enjoy themselves.
With
the ever growing popularity of Football in Australia we expect that the Club
will continue to expand in 2010. Our
Club runs solely because of the efforts of its volunteers. We are always seeking additional assistance
in both small and large roles to assist in the operations of the Club. So if
you are a parent or guardian please consider helping by being a Coach, Manager
or Ground Official. Ground Officials
usually only have to oversee their own teams activities and training will be
provided prior to the commencement of the season. Please don't be afraid to put
your hand up to assist in some capacity
The
Committee has appointed Ashley Hempstead as Director of Coaching for Football
at the Club. Julian Pettegree is the First division coach and the reserves will
be coached by Mitchie Stalwart Adam Pilat and former player Nathan McGuire.
It's great to see former players becoming involved at the Club. Lenny Ingle will coach the Premier Youth and
Peter Hodgkin the Metro 3's.
I
would like to thank everyone who has accepted a position on the Management
Committee and those who have volunteered to assist the Committee during the
2010 season. Without these people the Club cannot possibly operate to its full
potential. We are one of the largest Club's in Queensland and would like to invite anyone
else who thinks they can help our club grow and prosper to please make yourself
known to a Committee member.
If
you have any questions please ask one of our Management Committee members for
assistance. Our clubhouse will be open from
6.00pm to 7.30pm on Tuesday and Wednesday nights during February for
registrations and information alternatively feel free to contact us via email
at
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On
behalf of the Management Committee I would like to wish all the players, their
families and our supporters all the very best for the 2010 season.
Kevin Jones
President
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