Sign on days will be held on the last weekend in February and the first weekend in March. A few clubs have let me know the detaisl of their sign on and I will update as more clubs get bacvk to me. Click here to see the information

The second round of trials for next year's teams are happening over the next few weeks. Anyone interested in trialing with U16 Boys will need to call Richard Gathercole on 0419 694 612. U10 (2pm), U13 (11am) and U14 boys (2pm), U14 Girls (2pm) & U16 Girls (2pm) will trial at Brabham on Sunday 16th October from 2pm . Others are to be confirmed but U11s will not trial until November.

Coaches for next year are:-

Boys

10 - Nathan Davis

The U10s will soon be having their final trial for 2012 teams. More info to follow

11 - Ewan Powell

12 - Matt Sloane

13 - Graham Everett (interim??)

14 - Dave Norris

15 - Sam Fuda

16 - Richard Gathercole

Girls

12 - Matthew Jones

14 - Steph Phillips

16 - Michael Phillips

THis is obviously a hot topic at this point of time in Orange. We are currently looking at ways to address some of the issues we have had in the past which means we are losing quite a few referees each year as they are tired of being abused. THe refereees association have made a point of regularly having sessions with their members to make sure they are up to date and always looking to improve. As an association, we are asking teams to be aware of the behaviour of their players and spectators. Action will be taken for serious or persistent incidents. There should be officials at each ground with identifying jackets so please make them aware of any issues that you notice during games.

It is also important to note that if you sign the Match Card with an incorrect score then according to the rules the score on the card stands. If both teams agree then I'm happy to change the score but check before you sign.

New match cards are now being printed and should be ready now. There are some at Brabham in the referees room.

Here is a sample of the Match Card for people to see the information that is required.

Jack Brabham Park has been declared a no smoking zone. Anyone who is found smoking at Brabham will be asked to stop or leave. I believe the carparks around Brabham are included in the no smoking zone.

I have updated the map of Brabham. and have also done a guide to Waratahs fields. They are a bit rough but hopefully they make sense.

I am also hoping to follow up on a suggestion with more contact details for the association. In the mean time people can either contact me via email or tha Association postal address is PO Box 1273, Orange 2800.

Hopefully everyone is aware that Football Australia has introduced small sided games for Under 6s to 9s. The Mini-Soccer Rules link on the left has the rules for the new games. This year the U6s & U7s play 4v4 or 5v5 on a 20m x 30m field. U8s & U9s will play 7v7 with a goalkeeperon a 30m x 40m field.

The booklet from FFA is avaialble to download fromhttp://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=217.

There is also a study done on small sided games in Scotland. Click on the link to see the study.

The website has now changed to www.orangefootball.org.au and it should automatically from the old site for the next year. Also note the change in the email address. The link has the new adddress but people who don't use the link will need to update their address book.