WITH the football season set to start soon, members of the Carngham Linton Football Netball Club are looking to fill their junior teams.<\/p>\n
Junior football director Nicole Allen-Green has put the call out to help fill the under 12, 15 and 18 squads.<\/p>\n
She said player recruitment becoming urgent, especially for the older teams.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the 15s and 18s we really need players,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of players go up to the reserves and seniors from the 18s.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the under 15s and under 18s are a very hard age to get kids wanting to do sport instead of just hanging out with mates or playing videogames.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s important for them to do team sports because they build their social, team and guidance skills which helps later on with employment and learning how to cooperate with others.\u201d<\/p>\n
Allen-Green said although the under 12s are fairly-well filled, she\u2019d like to see about 15 additional players each for the older age brackets.<\/p>\n
Training has kicked off for the under 18s and 15s with under 12s getting underway on Thursday, 16 March.<\/p>\n
Each team will have their own head coach and two assistant coaches, expanding on previous years where each team would have one head coach and one assistant.<\/p>\n
Allen-Green said their junior players are an important bridge for the club\u2019s older teams and are a key part of their family atmosphere.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re what keeps us going,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019re the next generation. They get involved and the parents are then there volunteering throughout their children\u2019s years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe seniors will be coming in to help with training as well because we\u2019re really trying to involve those ages together this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a buddy day planned for the juniors and under 12s and we\u2019re going to be getting them more involved with the junior teams as well. It\u2019s about implementing that connection.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information, call Allen-Green on 0404 588 061.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WITH the football season set to start soon, members of the Carngham Linton Football Netball Club are looking to fill their junior teams. Junior football director Nicole Allen-Green has put the call out to help fill the under 12, 15 and 18 squads. She said player recruitment becoming urgent, especially for the older teams. \u201cFor […]<\/p>\n