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Saturday 28th January
U8s -
Montagu (A) KO 10:30
U9s Meteors v. Grainger Park (H) KO 9:45
Seniors v. Seaton Burn (H) KO 14:00
Sunday 29th January
U9s Comets v. Red House Farm (A) KO 11:00
U9s Rockets v. Westgate (A) KO 12:15
U10s Apollos v. no game
U10s Comets v. no game
U10s Meteors v. no game
U10s Rockets v. Kingston Pk (H) KO 10:00 (Cup)
U11s v. Westgate (H) KO 9:30
U12s v. Red House Farm (H) KO 12:30
U13s v. Wansbeck (A) KO 9:30 (Cup)
U14s v. RHF (A) KO 10:30
U16s v. Northburn (H) KO 12:30
U17s v. no game
U18s Wdrrs - no game
U18s Wrrrs v. Ponteland (A) KO 13:15 (Cup)
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Minisoccer at Wideopen Juniors |
The minisoccer section at Wideopen and District Juniors AFC is thriving. More information is available HERE.
Soccer Skills Sessions
These sessions are 6-7 at Seaton Burn College on Monday nights and 9.15am on Saturdays at St Oswalds Primary School, Gosforth.
Players from 5 - 11 are welcome (mini soccer and younger) to get skills coaching that will benefit them in a game.
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Managers |
* The 2011/12 Parents Pack is now available for download if extra copies are needed
* Download Gala Invitation from Managers Area
* Minutes available in Managers Area
* Meetings:
22/01/12 - Mini-soccer Review 16:30
22/02/12 -
General Managers Meeting 18:00
05/02/12 - Committee Meeting 17:00
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Forthcoming Events |
Resident Drop-in Sessions with Police
Times for all will be 6 – 8.30 p.m. at Wideopen Juniors Clubhouse
No current arrangements
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Injuries |
Are you injured? Wideopen Football Club has an agreement with a local Sports Therapist whereby you can now ask for an assessment and treatment with a 60% discount on basic prices. More information is available here and ask your manager about how to book an appointment.
Sports Therapy at WDJ |
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Wideopen Juniors' News |
Match Reports |
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Ricki so sadly missed,
Cheeky smile a sweet left foot, but not as sweet as you, from all the lads, teams and members of Wideopen Juniors.
You will be so sadly missed and our thoughts are with your family.
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.
God bless you Ricki (R.I.P.)
Mark, Brian, George |
Funeral: Burradon Church, Friday 27th January at 11:00 |
Sponsored Swim
Congratulations to the U10s who took part in a sponsored swim on Saturday. All were well behaved and swam around 30 lengths each with Ben Brown swimming 70 lengths and Ross Ward and Oliver Gabrielle doing 64 (a mile) each. Oliver's younger brother Marcus (U8s) also swam an impressive 40 lengths.
Under 13s Players in Schools National Cup 1/4 Final
Seaton Burn College 4 - 1 Boston Grammar School
ESFA Small Schools National Cup Quarter Final - NUFC Academy - 13/01/12
James McCauley
Nathan Jeffrey
Josh Callen
Nathan Jeffrey
M.o.M - Leslie McCauley
A tremendous game interspersed with some fantastic passing football on a wonderful pitch , watched by a very appreciative crowd of home and away fans.
Well done and good luck to the lads in the semi's!
Academic Success
Congratulations to Johnny Turnbull from Wideopen's Under 18s Warriors who has been awarded a place at Oxford University. Johnny is studying 'A' levels in Maths, Geography, Biology and Physics at Kenton School and will go on to read Geography at Oxford next academic year. A tremendous achievement and best wishes from Wideopen Juniors.
Mini-League Trial - Update
Great news. The two trials for the Newcastle Mini league Under 9 team are now complete. A squad of 15 players from the whole of the league was chosen today (14/01/12). They will represent the league in a series of matches against academies over the forthcoming year. We are thrilled that Josh Hunter from the Under 9 Meteors was successful and has been selected for the league squad.
More Mini-soccer Success:
Over the past two weeks the Newcastle Mini Soccer League invited players from all teams at under 10s to attend trials for a league representative team.
This team will go on to play matches against various opponents including academy teams.
After careful consideration Connor Tynan has been picked to represent the NMSL and Wideopen JFC. Well done Connor.
Referee Training Congratulations:
To everyone on the last referee's course - congratulations on passing - particularly well done to the Wideopen players: Reece Stewart, Ross Fellows, Ryan Grey and Jack Dickinson and from the Managers, Andy Jennings. |
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"Wideopen football club in bid for Wish cash" |
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Last day to collect WISH TOKENS
WISH BONUS TOKEN DAY
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2012
Hand all tokens you have collected in to any Wideopen Juniors manager as soon as possible or hand them in at the Clubhouse.
Many thanks for your help with this.
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News |
Coaches Wanted
Wideopen Juniors are looking for new coaches at Under 8s, Under 9s and Under 10s levels. If anyone is interested we would like to hear from you. You would need to have a coaching qualification to at least Level 1 and in possession of all relevant certification. We are looking for somone who would be committed to the development of the players and the running of the team. Please contact Simon Johnson on 07817 297053 or e-mail info@wideopenjuniors.net |
Under 14s 'Keeper
The Under 14s are looking for a goalkeeper, If anyone is interested, please contact Gareth on 07890 576486 |
Referee's Training
Michael McDonough,
Premiership Assistant Referee,
will be attending Lockey Park on Monday 16th January, starting at 6pm,
to give advice on Assistant Refereeing. See the referee's page for more details. Download the flyer. |
Wideopen's Commitment to Quality Coaching and Refereeing
Congratulations to Andy Jennings on completing the FA Youth Module 2, becoming one of only a few to hold the award in the NE, following it's recent introduction by the FA. Specifically introduced in order to develop better players for the future and aimed at mini-soccer and Junior football, the award covers a variety of subjects including the hard wiring of skills (in essence the development of the nervous system in the early years before it becomes harder to learn the skills at adolescence) in Agility, Balance, Co-ordination and Speed so that they become automatic to the body (i.e. without thought); how to manage teenage players in order to spot tell tale signs of growth spurts and understand the effect on confidence and motor skills; how to deal with elite players; and much more.
Andy attended Sunderland's Academy of Light and undertook the course along side Sunderland's full academy, including the director Ged McNamee and his assistant Kevin Ball, as well as reserve team manager Stephen Clemmence. During the course he had the opportunity to coach the U14's and was pleased with the overall experience.
Andy would like to say a special thanks to Sunderland AFC for opening what was a closed course to grassroots coaches, and in particular for their hospitality.
Having gained the award, it takes Wideopen one step closer to achieving the aim of Community Charter Club status.
Congratulations to all the members of Wideopen who completed their referee courses and passed their exams in December. Wideopen now has a new batch of referees and strengthens the bond between the club and NFA, as we have a great number of young (and not so young) referees in the club now.
Particular thanks to Gareth for organising the course (after many false starts) and to Frank for running it. |
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We Need Your Old CDs!!!!!!!!!!
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We are aiming to collect 500 CD’s / DVD’s to exchange for brand new set of strips.
We need your help - players, family and friends - there must be lots of unwanted discs out there.
All disks must be in their original case, undamaged (i.e. no cracks or scratches on disk) and with all sleeve notes also undamaged (not torn or water damaged)
The disk in the case must match the cover and/or sleeve notes
The item must have a barcode
No promotional items
No copies
No single CD’s
Please hand any disks in to managers, officials or at the clubhouse as soon as possible. |
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EasyFundraising |
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Raise Funds When You Shop And Search Online!
Have you heard about easyfundraising yet? It’s the easiest way to help raise money for Wideopen & District Juniors AFC! If you already shop online with retailers such as Amazon, Argos, John Lewis, Comet, iTunes, eBay or HMV, then we need you to sign up for free to raise money while you shop!
Please take a litle time to read more about this and help us or go straight to the fund raising website.
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Club House for hire |
Trade skills |
Wideopen and District Juniors AFC club house is available for hire. Please contact any managers or officials or e-mail info@wideopenjuniors.net to discuss |
We're looking for any senior players, parents or friends who have trade skills that might be of use in relation to the upkeep and maintenance of Wideopen Juniors. Please speak to one of the managers, officials or e-mail info@wideopenjuniors.net |
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WIdeopen Football Club (junior and senior teams) is a family club whose first interests are those of our members. The Managers, Coaches and Committee are a team off the pitch. Each age group is encouraged to work as a team on the pitch. Inevitably, the whole issue of football comes first and foremost and we aim to ensure that it is an enjoyable experience for the youngsters who represent Wideopen FC week in, week out, in all weathers. We continually strive for better standards in coaching qualifications, facilities, equipment, first aid / treatment of injuries, equality, disabilities, child protection issues and training, as well as further developing school and community links. We encourage fair play, sportsmanship and equity. We have the FA Charter Mark for Quality and have gained the much sought after Kitemark. Our stated aim is to increase the quality of provision for children and to continue to raise our standards in all aspects of football. At Wideopen we have always prided ourselves upon our standards in all aspects of the game. Coaching is an area in which we excel and we have qualified coaches at all levels. We also have several Referees. The facilities will be made available to all children and adults within our catchment area. WFC's website is a central source of information about the club.
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