Firstly it is a club celebration of being awarded FA Chartermark status in March, a tremendous achievement for the which is the result of years of hard work getting the right structure in place, coaches qualified etc. This puts us up there as one of the top junior clubs in the Chester area and potentially will mean we can attract more funding.
Secondly the Festival is chance to bring some money into the club with the aim of being able to keep subs for next season realistic. The costs of running this club are high and we need to have a good level of income to ensure we have kit, equipment, can hire pitches and pay for referees, can insure our girls and pay fees to the FA and the Leagues. For example each home referee for this season costs us nearly £2 per Waverton player and over a season it all adds up. The u16s and u12s girls squads are supported by professional coaches who are paid by the club for their services. Fortunately we don't have to incur those costs as Mike and Heather don't take a penny not even expenses, but for the girls set up as a whole there are significant costs.
The Festival will take place over the whole day, but all the girls will play together in mixed sides from 10:30 to 11:30. Please be there by 10:00 am. Olivia is away but all other girls are required to attend. Cost will be £5 each. For those girls who haven't paid yet, Mike will collect on Saturday. Even if you have to pull out for some reason, the club as a whole still expects a £5 contribution from each player.
We will run a mixed training session this Wednesday - 6pm at Waverton, where we will decide on the teams for Saturday.
Once the Festival is over, the key dates are:
Wednesdays in early June - Training for the 2009/10 u14s 6-7 leading into:
Sunday 20 June Poynton Tournament (£5 per player required)
End of Season night out for the u14s- a Friday night in June at Laser Quest and then a pizza. Date to be confirmed.
Robbie will be contacting Laura, Ellie M, Olivia, Nicola and Cara separately in the next few days about training sessions for next seasons u16s.
2010/11 pre-season training will start in August lead by Heather.
