Information

Welcome to the Engadine Eagles Football Club.

Their are a number of rules, regulations, codes and policies that are all club members are required to follow. These are designed to ensure the succesful running of the club. These include;

Club Constitution - The club constitution provides information about how the club is run and the rules of the club. Changes to the constitution are required to be submitted in writing to the Secretary 1 month prior to the AGM. The AGM is generally the last Friday in July. A majority vote is required for the changes to be incoporated into the constitution.
Codes of Conduct - These are designed to ensure all involved within the game enjoy the game.
Child Protection Policy - This is to ensure the protection of all children who play the game.
Wet Weather
Esky Policy
Grading Policy

CLUB PLAYING STRIP
The Club’s playing strip consists of a blue and white shirt (provided by the Club), royal blue club shorts and socks. This strip is registered with the Association and must be worn by all players when taking the field. The wearing of shin pads by every player is compulsory.Under no circumstances must a club shirt be altered. Never cut off excess length or remove the size tag. If your team requires a shirt not necessarily standard with your age group please ring Rachel Lynch – 0420 749 384 who will arrange a replacement. To complement our on field uniforms we also have available Club supporters track suit jackets and hoodies. These are reasonably priced and available from the canteen. Club polo shirts, drink bottles and bags are also available for purchase. All enquries should be directed through the canteen.

It is also reminded the the shirts are the property of the club, at no stage does the playing own the shirt. Therefore, Shirts are only to be worn at the game, not at training, before and after games, or by duty teams doing duty.

COACHES AND MANAGERS
Mums and Dads, if you are interested in coaching, assistant coaching or managing a team you are invited to complete the application form, available on registration, grading days or the website. Coaching or managing is a rewarding experience and does not take up too much of your time. Please speak to Greg Brosens (0402 388 883) or Colin Berry (0403 163 228). We will be seeking coaches and managers on the final grading days, if you will not be available on those days please ensure you contact Greg or Colin before hand.

To help coaches and managers understand their role in 2012, two meetings will be held this season on Friday 23rd March. For Junior Coaches and Managers, U6-U16 (including girls), the meeting will be from 7.00pm to 7.45pm. For Senior Coaches, Managers and contacts U18–AA (including women) the meeting will start at 7.45pm. Both meetings will be held in the Eagles Club room.

TRAINING
Training times will depend on your team coach. The Club arranges with the Association for Anzac Oval to be available for official training as soon as possible this is generally two weeks prior to the start of the season. To assist with the upkeep of the fields, the Club requests training exercises are not conducted in high use areas such as the immediate area around the goal mouths.

If, due to wet weather, the fields are closed - no training can take place. Any team using Anzac Oval when grounds are closed will incur the $1000 fine levied by the council.

Under no circumstances must the Rugby League field be used for training

ROSTERED TEAM DUTIES
The successful operation of the Club requires parents and players to perform certain duties. Each week a team will be rostered to do the following tasks. Notification will appear on the website please ensure you check this. Your team is responsible for coverage accordingly.

Duties are:

GROUND MARKING- be at Anzac Oval by 7:00am or the time advised to mark the fields, erect nets, position corner flags and disperse garbage bins etc. If you are not sure how please ask a committee member. Every effort is made to roster your team for ground marking on the days your team plays at home. Ground marking usually concludes by 8:00am.

GROUND CONTROL- the Association requires clubs to appoint a Ground Controller to each field in use in addition to an official in the Ground Control room (this official will be from the Management Committee).

A team will also be rostered for Ground Control concurrently with their canteen duties. Ground Control usually lasts for 2-4 hours.

CANTEEN & BARBECUE- each team is rostered a few times during the season to help in the canteen & work the barbecue. Please note children under the age of 16 are not allowed in the canteen or on the barbeque. (Due to insurance requirements this rule will be enforced). Teams rostered to do duty will be published on the website and all Managers are responsible for organising a roster for their team. Parents with small children are quite welcome to have them play in the Club Room, however no bikes or balls will be permitted. Canteen & Barbeque duties usually last for 2-4 hours.

PRE SEASON SOCIAL GAMES
Social games are organised where possible, usually on the two Sundays prior to the season commencing (due to Saturday summer sport commitments). Please note we will not be able to organise a social game for every team/age group in the Club. Your coach/manager will be advised if your team will be participating on either or both weekends.

GRADING
The difficult task of grading all junior players within the Club, will commence at Anzac Oval on the Monday following the last registration day and will continue for 2 weeks thereafter, please refer to the seperate grading sheet this also includes the club policy. Note that there is no grading for U18's and above. Players are placed in teams according to list provided to an executive member. Any player who wishes to regsiter and doesn't have a team will be placed into a team where possible. There are usually teams always looking for additional numbers.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Each year the Club tries to arrange several social activities for example: trivia nights, shopping excursions, kids bingo nights etc.. Keep an eye on the wensite and facebook for details on any functions held during the season.

SPONSORS/TRADIES
Try to remember those that have chosen to support your club and utilise their products or services wherever possible. Should you, or anyone you know, be interested in sponsoring a team, advertising on the website etc. please contact Greg Brosens (0402 388 883) or Sharon Barden as soon as possible.

If you’re interested in advertising on the tradies page please contact Greg Brosens or Sharon Barden.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS REQUIRED
Currently there are still committee positions vacant. These include Public Relations Officer and general committee positions. Don't just leave it to a few members, have and say in how your club is run and be a part of an excellent team. All welcome. If you’re interested please contact Greg Brosens (0402 388 883) or Sharon Barden.

AGE COORDINATORS
Once again this season we will again be seeking club members to nominate for an Age Coordinator. The position is essentially a key contact between the club (predominately president and secretary) and the age group. It would be anticipated that the member would have some involvement with that age group, although it’s not absolutely necessary. If interested please contact either Greg Brosens (0402 388 883) or Sharon Barden.

JUNIOR COMMITTEE
As per the recent constitution changes, we have now established a Junior Committee. This will be open to Junior members aged 15 to 17, and must have signed permission from the parent. The role of these positions will be to assist with grading days, gala days and general asisstance on a Saturday morning to those committee members on duty. If interested can you please complete a nomination form and return it to Peter Hore (0418 289 951). These are available on registration, grading days or from the website.

ROOBALL REFEREES
Any child aged 13 or over this season is eligible to become a Rooball referee. There’s no better place to start becoming a referee. You can earn extra pocket money, learn more about the game or just simply have a good time with the younger kids of the club. If you are interested in becoming a rooball referee please complete an application form, available on registration, grading days or from the website. These will need to be returned to Steve Lambert (0448 163 177) or just hand to any committee member.

NURSERY SQUAD
This season we will be introducing a nursery squad for kids aged 3-4. It’s intended that this will be held on a Sunday morning starting at 9am on the 25^thMarch. Each session will last around 1 hour and will run throughout the season (excluding school holidays). If interested please contact Rachel Lynch or Colin Berry to register.

Thank you for registering with the Engadine Eagles Football Club. The Management Committee trust we will enjoy a long and mutually rewarding association.