As a result of the AGM held prior to our last futsal session on September 30 I am please to announce our new executive committee.
Our new president will be Tomasz Ng, formerly a treasurer and takes over the club founder and previous president Cliff Laurens.
The club also has a new vice president in Adri Praditya, who is new to the executive committee but comes with a wealth of experience in running futsal competitions, most notably was in charge of the ASEAN student games futsal competition.
Sergio Alva returns for the third consecutive year as club secretary.
The club will now see two co-treasurers in Luke Lewis and Daniel Baker.
Finally we have a new managing director in Azree Abdul-Majid.
2011 saw the club triple it's membership base, and the standard of kick-abouts just improved as a result. With the new leadership team 2012 promises to be an even better year for the club.
Finally a big thank you to Cliff Laurens who was the first president and founding father of the club. We wish you good luck in your future endeavors.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Club Update 18/07/2011
Hi Guys,
The club needs to start thinking about 2012, and part of that process involves getting a new executive committee to run it. Current president and club founder Cliff Laurens is stepping down from his role, as he now begins post-uni life, while myself, Tom Ng, just cannot actively run the club, while also being treasurer for 2012, with unavailability at crucial points in the year, as well as the fact I would have finished my course at the end of Trimester 1.
Currently we are welcoming any nominations for executive positions which will be voted upon in our upcoming AGM (date TBA) and we really need to fill our President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary positions or quite simply the club ceases to exist.
For those needing more information, please talk to myself or Cliff about it.
The roles of the positions are as follows:
President: Makes the final decisions, but is totally responsible for everything
President: Makes the final decisions, but is totally responsible for everything
Vice President: Acts as president when the actual president is away, helps with ideas and making important decisions:
Treasurer: Handles the budget ($$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$)
Secretary: Organises the club (eg. court hire, events etc)
Treasurer: Handles the budget ($$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$)
Secretary: Organises the club (eg. court hire, events etc)
We all know how much you love playing futsal with the club so please don't let the efforts of Cliff and myself to get this club up and running go to waste after just 1 and a half years being active.
Hope to get some nominations soon!
Tom Ng,
Futsal Club Treasurer/Vice President
Futsal Club Treasurer/Vice President
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Club update 22/3/2011
Hi everyone. Last Friday's session was a rather packed one and I want to thank all who attended for their patience while we tried to sort out a fair system for all teams. It was hard to organise 40 people when the most we ever had was 25.
To clarify the system used in last week's session, the rules were that if a team won, they stayed on the court (Maximum 2 games in a row). If there was a draw, both teams would come off. When a team conceded 2 goals, the game was over and would not reach the 10 minutes allowed for a game. There was a flaw in this thinking as we saw one team consistently lose within a couple minutes, so to balance it out we had to relax the rules a little bit to make it fair, so that team could get more time on the court. Don't forget that we have a club of roughly 40 members, and we have to look after our members.
Also there was an issue brought up about having pre-determined teams. The club executives point of view is that this is a social club, and while its great to play with people you know well, its also an opportunity to mix with new people. We are not a club to offer training for those with teams in leagues outside of the university. The sessions are for social reasons.
I have also updated Special 1 TV for the week, so be sure to catch that.
That is all for now. Hope to see you this Friday for our next session.
To clarify the system used in last week's session, the rules were that if a team won, they stayed on the court (Maximum 2 games in a row). If there was a draw, both teams would come off. When a team conceded 2 goals, the game was over and would not reach the 10 minutes allowed for a game. There was a flaw in this thinking as we saw one team consistently lose within a couple minutes, so to balance it out we had to relax the rules a little bit to make it fair, so that team could get more time on the court. Don't forget that we have a club of roughly 40 members, and we have to look after our members.
Also there was an issue brought up about having pre-determined teams. The club executives point of view is that this is a social club, and while its great to play with people you know well, its also an opportunity to mix with new people. We are not a club to offer training for those with teams in leagues outside of the university. The sessions are for social reasons.
I have also updated Special 1 TV for the week, so be sure to catch that.
That is all for now. Hope to see you this Friday for our next session.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Club update 17/3/2011
Hi guys! I am pleased to report that our target of 30 members has well and truly been surpassed. While we were not able to be active on O'Week, the club was still able to set up a stall on the first day of uni for Tri 1 2011, which was a success.
We also took part in DUSA Amazing Race on the Wednesday night, where we set up a pit stop which involved scoring three penalties past one of our goalkeepers. It was a fun night and I strongly encourage anyone to run the race next year if it is organised again.
Friday saw our first session of 2011. We had a marvellous turnout of 25, which is actually a record for the club in its young history. Everyone that attended had fun and there were many good goals scored, as well as some high profile errors!
I have to thank our president Cliff for making all this happen, and Jakob and Rhydian for helping out on our Amazing Race pitstop. Also a big thank you to our members for signing up, and we are very close to pushing the 40 member mark. If you haven't yet signed up for club membership, you can still do so at the DUSA office in Building A, or at our Friday session. Please note however, we will be charging $5 for casual non-member turn ups starting from this week.
The next session is on Friday, same time, same place. Please respond to the event on Facebook if you are a Facebook user so we can get a somewhat accurate prediction on the turnout.
Also, for those who are interested in playing outdoor football, you can join Clube, a social football club who will be training on Thursday at 6:30pm and Sunday at 4:30pm on Deakin Oval. This coming season, they will be involved in two competitions and are looking out for new players to add to their squads. Season starts soon so get in quick!
That's all for now, I hope to see you all soon!
We also took part in DUSA Amazing Race on the Wednesday night, where we set up a pit stop which involved scoring three penalties past one of our goalkeepers. It was a fun night and I strongly encourage anyone to run the race next year if it is organised again.
Friday saw our first session of 2011. We had a marvellous turnout of 25, which is actually a record for the club in its young history. Everyone that attended had fun and there were many good goals scored, as well as some high profile errors!
I have to thank our president Cliff for making all this happen, and Jakob and Rhydian for helping out on our Amazing Race pitstop. Also a big thank you to our members for signing up, and we are very close to pushing the 40 member mark. If you haven't yet signed up for club membership, you can still do so at the DUSA office in Building A, or at our Friday session. Please note however, we will be charging $5 for casual non-member turn ups starting from this week.
The next session is on Friday, same time, same place. Please respond to the event on Facebook if you are a Facebook user so we can get a somewhat accurate prediction on the turnout.
Also, for those who are interested in playing outdoor football, you can join Clube, a social football club who will be training on Thursday at 6:30pm and Sunday at 4:30pm on Deakin Oval. This coming season, they will be involved in two competitions and are looking out for new players to add to their squads. Season starts soon so get in quick!
That's all for now, I hope to see you all soon!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Club memberships for 2011 are out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi guys I have some very exciting news for all. It has been confirmed that our membership fees for the year have been frozen at $15, which I'm sure is a relief for all considering the hike in DUSA Access membership!! You can all sign up as soon as possible at the DUSA Building in Building A, through me (Tom) or Cliff on the day of our sessions and we will also have a stall on the first day of trimester (7 March) at 11am till 2pm!
Casual attendees to our sessions will have to pay a fee of $5 to cover club costs so signing up for a membership is highly recommended. Also the more DUSA Access members we have signing up to the club the more chances we have of covering all our costs.
Becoming a member also means you get a membership card (to make sure we don't mistake you for a casual turn-up which would end up costing you a bomb) and there are potentially other benefits as well that may arise as the year goes on.
We want as many people to sign up as possible for this year as those who attended last year would tell you, had a lot of fun playing futsal every week. As a club we have a target of 30 members for our second year, which is double our total of 15 from last year. So spread the word and of course, sign up yourselves too!
I look forward to seeing many of you at our first session on 11 March (3pm-5pm).
Good luck getting back into uni!
Deakin Futsal Club
Casual attendees to our sessions will have to pay a fee of $5 to cover club costs so signing up for a membership is highly recommended. Also the more DUSA Access members we have signing up to the club the more chances we have of covering all our costs.
Becoming a member also means you get a membership card (to make sure we don't mistake you for a casual turn-up which would end up costing you a bomb) and there are potentially other benefits as well that may arise as the year goes on.
We want as many people to sign up as possible for this year as those who attended last year would tell you, had a lot of fun playing futsal every week. As a club we have a target of 30 members for our second year, which is double our total of 15 from last year. So spread the word and of course, sign up yourselves too!
I look forward to seeing many of you at our first session on 11 March (3pm-5pm).
Good luck getting back into uni!
Deakin Futsal Club
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Confirmed session times!!!!
Our training time in 2011 will be on every friday from 3-5pm so make sure your timetables don't clash with the session times!!!
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News about membership fees coming soon, so stay tuned!!!