Roos News April 2021

Welcome to Roos News

Welcome to the April edition of Roos News.

Can you believe we are only just a week away from the 2021 season commencing? A lot of work has been going on behind the scenes with our committee and volunteers working tirelessly to get things ready.

Your coach or manager will be in touch shortly with details on the first three rounds of the season’s draw. Our FIRST home game will be on Saturday 24th April which is very exciting as we have a newly upgraded oval to play on.

Trial Matches

On the 28th March three of our League Tag teams were given the opportunity to play a trial match against the Leichardt Wanderers.

For some of these girls that Sunday game was the first time they had played, so it was an awesome opportunity to get that first game under the belt before the season starts.

We were fortunate enough to have the Forestville Ferrets offer their home ground Ferretville as the venue, where the sun was shining and there were meat pies and hotdogs for sale! We are very grateful for the Ferrets’ hospitality.

Season Launch

Please mark in your diaries Thursday 22nd April from 6pm for our Season Launch. Training will happen as normal, with teams training from 5pm, asked to finish by 6pm for formalities for commence.

For those teams training from 6:30pm, don’t worry, there will be plenty of food and drink ready for you when you finish your session.

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Volunteers Needed!

Do you want to make a contribution to the Roos? Not sure what role you could do? Do you have an hour or so to spare on home game days?

We are looking for volunteers to take on the role of Game Day Ground Managers.

If you are able to assist please email our Coaches and Managers Co-ordinator David Zimmer at david@thezimmers.id.au for more information.

Merchandise Store

New items have been added to our merchandise store, Roos Polos and Jackets for both men and women. These new items will be embroidered with the Roos Logo.

Feedback so far on our jackets are that they are warm and definitely weather proof especially during the last spell of rain we have had.

Please visit our site for prices and sizes: https://willoughby-roos.square.site/

If you have any questions please contact one of our committee members directly via https://www.willoughbyroos.com.au/contact/ or at willoughbyroos@gmail.com

GO ROOS!

Regards

Roos Committee

Roo News March 2021

Welcome to Roos News

Welcome to the March edition of Roos News. Pre-season training has now finished but we wish to thank all those players, volunteers, mums & dads who came to those sessions. They were a lot of fun and we hope everyone got a lot out of them…..including getting FIT!

Toughing it out during pre-season in the pouring rain!

Training

Our first formal training sessions start Thursday 4th March, we will be split across Castle Cove Oval and Willoughby Park #2.

Castle Cove Oval: https://goo.gl/maps/ZHx2BzTivT5p9YNn9

Holly Street is undergoing some maintenance to it’s car parking spaces, so please be mindful that parking on the street may be difficult. Please consider parking on the other side of the park on Headland Road.

Your coach/manager should have been in touch regarding your start date, time and location.

Come and Try Day

Our next Come and Try day is this SUNDAY at 11am Willoughby Park #2. We had an outstanding response to our last one so we are hoping this one will be just as successful.

The format will be slightly different:

U6s to U9s will be run with coaches and the NRL – footy drills and fun!

U10s and up will be run with coaches and James Swadling from Fast Twitch Performance who will be focussing on benchmarking key performance metrics. These will be:

- Sprint – Time over 20 / 40 meters
- Agility / Endurance – Beep Test
- Strength – Max Push Ups / Sit Ups over a One Minute period
- Flexibility – Sit and Reach Distance to / past feet

The club will record performance over these metrics and then remeasure later in the year so we are encouraging all registered and potential players from U10s and up to attend.

It should be a great day!

Registration incentive for Come and Try

Any new player to the club that registers on the day will receive a $30 discount!
Any existing player that brings a new player to the Come and Try day and they register will receive a $30 Rebel Voucher to the referrer!
Referrals must be documented at the registration tent on the day of the Come and Try in order to be eligible.

Little Roos

Our program commences Thursday 4th March at 4:30pm at Castle Cove Oval, registration is $50 for the 6 weeks, and all Little Roos get a training shirt! If you have a younger sibling who is keen to try it out, please bring them along for a trial session.

A 30 minute non-contact session, learning all things footy with Coach Hayden!

Important Dates

Training Commencement:

Thursday 4th March

Season commencement :

Under 6s – Under 12s PLUS Under11s, Under13s & Under15s tag teams – 17 APRIL

Under13s and Under14s – 1 MAY

Please note as Under 12s, Under 11s tag and Under 15s tag are part of a joint Norths/Manly competition there will be no game for these teams on the ANZAC Day weekend.

If you have ANY questions on the above please contact one of our committee members or email willoughbyroos@gmail.com.

Regards

Roos Committee

GO ROOS

Roo News February 2021

Welcome to Roos News

Come & Try Day

We were very impressed to see so many people at our Come & Try Day yesterday – a wonderful mix of current Roos players and potential players.

A lot of planning goes into these days and we appreciate all the help and support we received from our coaches, managers and volunteers.

The feedback coming through from families has been so positive which has gone to show that our hard-work has paid off. We will be having another Come & Try day on 7 March 11am to 1pm @Willoughby Park #2.

If you have friends or family that cannot wait that long until our next Come & Try day, please bring them down to pre-season training (further information below!). We will run through some drills and let them know what Junior Rugby League is all about!

Registrations

We have had a steady stream of registrations coming through which is pleasing to see.

Active kids voucher: https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-active-kids-voucher

Player Registration: https://bit.ly/3qfXkj0

REMEMBER if you are a COACH, MANAGER, TRAINER, COMMITTEE MEMBER OR REGISTERED VOLUNTEER please email Lee Giddins at lee@cypha.com.au to receive your discount code to cover the Volunteer Bond.

New players keep an eye out for a WELCOME CALL or SMS from our President Tony Bellia just to say a BIG THANKYOU for joining the Roos family. Tony is also ensuring new players are kitted up before training commences so keep an eye out as u6s to u9s have slowly been receiving their cap, training shirts and training shorts.

Important Dates

Training Commencement – Thursday 4th March

Season commencement – First game 17 April (Under 6s to Under 11s), 1st May (Under 12s +)

Pre-season Training

Our pre-season training on a Tuesday and Thursday has really been popular with players and parents alike! It has been great to see so many kids and their parents at the park getting fit, with running, sit ups and those burpees!

Coach David has been running some great sessions with a mix of fitness, ball skills and touch footy! We will introduce a new trainer to the mix next week so WATCH THIS SPACE!

There is a small change to the training schedule for pre-season training – TUESDAYS will remain at WILLOUGHBY OVAL #2 from 6PM.

THURSDAYS due to the increased numbers and activity already occurring at the oval we are MOVING it to CASTLE COVE OVAL (Holly Street Castle Cove). This is a lovely BIG oval, lots of space, very green and only 5 minutes up the road from Willoughby Park!

Google map: https://goo.gl/maps/h8McrxKSoPtsJfPy6

Merchandise

Our merchandise site is LIVE and ready for you to pre-order hoodies and bag packs PLUS our new ladies full length leggings, great for a winter’s morning up at Berowra!

Hoodies and backpacks should be in by the end of the month, with an order for leggings being placed shortly – a turnaround time of 2-3 weeks is needed, so please get any orders in asap.

Check it out here: https://willoughby-roos.square.site/

We would like to do a HUGE shout out to our SPONSORS who we are hugely grateful for – check them out here https://www.willoughbyroos.com.au/sponsors/

If you have any questions please contact us at willoughbyroos@gmail.com or contact one of our committee members https://www.willoughbyroos.com.au/contact/

Go Roos!

Regards

The Roos Committee

Roos News January 2021

Welcome to Roos News

We hope you all had a great Christmas/New Year break and are ready for some footy!

2021 Registrations

There is currently a $30 Early Bird discount if you register before 31^st Jan 2021.

Remember that you can use your $100 Active Kids voucher from the NSW Government which means you get amazing value for your registration.

ALL NEW players will receive on top of their full kit, a training shirt, bag, cap and hoodie.

Active kids voucher: https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-active-kids-voucher

Player Registration: https://bit.ly/3qfXkj0

REMEMBER if you are a COACH, MANAGER, TRAINER, COMMITTEE MEMBER OR REGISTERED VOLUNTEER please email Lee Giddins at lee@cypha.com.au to receive your discount code to cover the Volunteer Bond.

Pre-Season Fitness

Are your kids currently having too much screen time? Do you think you had too many serves of Christmas pudding? Or is the family just keen to get out and about and exercise?

We are re-commencing our pre-season fitness training THIS TUESDAY 19th January at Willoughby Park Oval #2 at 6PM.

This is a free session for all the family so come down to Willoughby Park for a run around with players (OLD and NEW), coaches, managers, committee members, trainers, mums, dads, aunties, uncles – you get the idea!

It will be 40 minutes of fitness and we will finish off with a game of touch footy.

We will be selling our caps at pre-season training too – ONLY $25 – EFT facilities available!

Merchandise

Our merchandise site is LIVE and ready for you to pre-order hoodies and bag packs PLUS our new ladies full length leggings, great for a winter’s morning up at Berowra!

Check it out here: https://willoughby-roos.square.site/

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to email willoughbyroos@gmail.com OR contact one of our committee members:

Tony Bellia – President
Jodi Zimmer – Vice President
David Zimmer – Club Secretary
Steve Dadich – Treasurer
Lee Giddins – Registrar
Christian Hage – Committee Member
Rosanna Hage – Committee Member
Chris Maher – Committee Member/Life Member
Veronica Whitmee – Committee Member
Sunil Gopinath – Committee Member
Brett Matthews – Committee Member

Go Roos!

Regards

The Roos Committee

Roos News December 2020

Welcome to Roos News

This is the final Roos News for 2020, we look forward to releasing more frequent editions in 2021!

AGM Update and 2021 Committee

The Roos held their 2020 Annual General Meeting in late November, where it elected its committee for Season 2021.

There were a number of resignations from the committee this year and we thank the following people for their dedication and service:

Vicky Perdikaris – Club Secretary
Scott Horwood – Registrar
Karenza Horwood – Assistant Secretary

The Roos committee can now confirm the 2021 appointments are:

Tony Bellia – President
Jodi Zimmer – Vice President
David Zimmer – Club Secretary
Steve Dadich – Treasurer
Christian Hage – Committee Member
Rosanna Hage – Committee Member (New)
Chris Maher – Committee Member/Life Member
Veronica Whitmee – Committee Member (New)
Sunil Gopinath – Committee Member (New)
Brett Matthews – Committee Member (New)
Lee Giddins – Registrar (Non Committee Role)

The newly formed committee are looking forward to next season and have eagerly started planning for 2021 with some great initiatives ready to be implemented. WATCH THIS SPACE!

2021 Volunteer Bond

For the upcoming season the Club will be implementing a volunteer bond of $50 per family. Each family can receive their bond back at the end of the season if they undertake some volunteer shifts, on game days throughout the 2021 season, which include:

BBQ duties
Canteen
Set up of ground
Pack away and clean up

The number of shifts to be confirmed once we have a home game schedule, however we envisage 2 or 3.

The club will implement a full booking system to reconcile these shifts.

For those who choose not to volunteer throughout the year, the bond will be held to help support running costs of canteen and other facilities on game day. This will allow the Roos to share the load and ensure that the club is not reliant on the same people each week and allow us to offer a superior game day experience.

We will also look to change the options of volunteering for 2021. The club recognises that adding another hour post game to volunteer is difficult on top of everyone’s busy schedules so to make it easier, next season volunteer shifts will be available for the 1 hour before games so you can get out and get on with your day once your child’s game is finished.

The bond will be included in the 2021 Registration cost for your first child only, so make sure you register all players at once to avoid being charged the bond twice. If you can’t register all players at one time, please reach out to any of the committee members to discuss.

Coaches, managers, trainers and committee members will not be required to pay the bond and we will send a link shortly to use for the registration process.

2021 Registration Fee Increase

To cover the ever increasing costs of running the club, the committee has agreed to increase the registration fee to $200 per player. The club will be offering a $30 Early Bird discount if you register before 31^st Jan 2021.

Remember that with the $100 Active Kids voucher from the NSW Government this means the registration fee could be as low as $70 which is an amazing value for a season of sport.

ALL NEW players will continue to receive on top of their full kit, a training shirt, bag, cap and hoodie.

Registrations opened today, so if you have any active kids vouchers that you have not used in 2020 get in early and make good use of it.

Active kids voucher: https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-active-kids-voucher

Player Registration: https://bit.ly/3qfXkj0

Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year

We want to wish our Roos family a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2021! Make sure you keep an eye out for details on our pre-season fitness training for players and parents alike which will start early January.

Go Roos!

Regards

The Roos Committee

ROOS NEWS

Welcome to Roos News – August 2020

What a few weeks it has been!

It’s great that we have been able to get the players back out on the field to play. So many happy kids, coaches and families! Here are some happy snaps from the first five rounds! We love receiving photos and videos which we can use on social media and in our newsletters & communications, if you do have any to share please email them to willougbyroos@gmail.com.

A message from our Acting President – Tony Bellia

We are halfway through a shortened season and I would love to thank the committee, coaches, managers, trainers and volunteers who have helped make this an enjoyable season and ensured the kids get to play this wonderful game. Best wishes to our outgoing president Marty who was always first to the ground and last to leave on weekends and training days. For many years you put the club first and the way kids interacted with you shows how much effort you put in to the club and its members – Tony

Coach in the Spotlight

We would like to re-introduce our Coach in the Spotlight which we did last year on social media, it is a nice way for community to see who is involved in our teams. Let’s meet Dave Broe – under 6s Yellow coach.

Willoughby Park Upgrade

Willoughby Park will be going through a much needed upgrade from next week which means the Oval will no longer be available for us to train on. We have been able to negotiate with the Council to have access to Willoughby Park Oval No.2 and Beauchamp Park. At this stage Under 6s to Under 9s will train at Willoughby Park Oval No.2, the Girls League Tag teams will train there straight after. The remainder of the teams will be allocated time at Beauchamp Park. These new locations will commence from NEXT WEEK.

Your coaches/managers will be in touch to re-confirm these details with you shortly.

Jersey Return – End of Season

This year we will be ending the season a little differently. We will at the end of the season be asking for all jerseys to be returned to your manager so they can be dry cleaned and re-used next year.

We have not asked for this to happen in previous seasons however with such a short season and in order to keep our fees low we thought it would be the best way forward for next season.

Finals Time

The season will come to an end of Saturday 26 September with the Grand Final for those Under 9s to under 13s being played at Macquarie Uni Sport Fields. Under 6s to Under 8s will have a Gala Day at this venue on the day with their games played prior to the grand final kick off.

Our Under 12s Grand Final Winners last year

Covid-19 Protocols

We would like to remind everyone that we are still abiding by our COVID-19 protocols and guidelines which we must observe during training and game days. As the Club takes this very seriously, we would be very grateful for your support with this to ensure an enjoyable day for the kids.

In the event of any changes to restrictions or protocols relating to our training and game days we will communicate these immediately to you all.

Final Note

We are very excited that we have had an increase in registrations this year resulting in two teams in the age groups of Under 6s, Under 10s and Under 13s Girls League Tag.

THANK YOU for choosing Willoughby Roos as your favourite Junior Footy Club.

We love our footy and LOVE seeing all the girls and boys having fun and making lifelong friendships.

Please show your support and like us on Facebook and Instagram (and now Tik Tok) so you can keep updated on all Roos events, photos and match results!

GO ROOS!

Regards

Willoughby Roos Committee