Majura Presentation Day

Presentation Day will be held in front of the Majura Clubhouse on the last day of the season, Saturday September 5. Pee Wees to U9 teams are asked to come to the clubhouse after their games (and after your goals are packed away). U10 - U18 teams can collect their trophies or medallions on Saturday morning from 9am at the clubhouse as we know many teams will be playing away.

Capital Football Junior Presentation Day

The Capital Football Junior Presentation Day will be held on Sunday September 13 at 9.30am at McKellar Park. This is for teams in U12- U18 competitions who are the winners and runners up of their competition.

Majura FC Coach of the Year

The Majura FC Coach of the Year award is a great opportunity to celebrate the work of the fantastic coaches we have in our club. Nominations for coach of the year will be assessed against the following criteria:

• Makes fun and team work the priority of the game – not a personal desire to win
• Ensures all players get the same opportunities irrespective of their ability and talent
• Treats each player as an individual and inspires them to be the best they can be
• Is well organised; plans and prepares for both training and games
• Improves and updates their own coaching skills and learns how to be a better coach
• Is a role model of fair play and sportsmanship for their players to follow
• Communicates and cooperates positively with players, parents and referees

To nominate, please email your nomination to Jo by Monday 31 August 2015.

Playing Shirts and Training Kit Handback

All playing shirts and training kits needs to be returned to the club on Saturday 12 September between 10 am and 12 noon. All shirts need to be washed and returned as complete sets in the team bag. Any missing shirts will need to be paid for by the player who lost them unless there are extenuating circumstances. It is the manager's final job of the year to make sure shirts are returned and the coach's job to make sure training kits are returned.

Majura thanks you for looking after this gear all season as it is one of the major costs of running our club. We do not lend out playing shirts for futsal teams as the futsal competition is not a club based competition. We do have some old sets of shirts that this year we will be hiring out to futsal teams as there is a demand for them. They are all for younger teams (U7-U9) so if you are interested then please email Jo.

New Documents

• MFC Strategic Plan 2015-2020
• MFC Grievance, Discipline and Complaint Handling Procedure

Chigoli says thank you!

Thank you to everyone who donated football boots for the U12 Chigoli Academy squad in the Southern region of Malawi.

Kanga Cup - Players wanted for U15 and U16 Male Plate

Majura has been contacted by the International Football School from the NSW Central Coast as they are short a few players in their U15 and U16 Male Plate teams at Kanga Cup. They have had some late injuries and pullouts so they are looking to some local players to fill the positions. It is a great opportunity to play a week of football and meet some new friends.

Majura is happy to help these teams out - so if you are interested in playing in either team then please contact Jo 0407 213 910 as soon as possible.

Futsal Certificate Course

A reminder to all current (or budding) Futsal coaches that the next Futsal Certificate Course will be held at Canberra Grammar from 6:00pm-9:30pm on Monday 15 July.

• More information
• Register

ACT Grounds Closed - No Training 18th June 2015

All ACT Goverment Grounds are closed until the morning of Friday 19th June due to ongoing rain.

Majura teams at Kanga Cup

Congratulations to the following teams that have entered this year's record breaking Kanga Cup. There will be 350 teams competing in the 25th Kanga Cup including a record 13 from Majura:

• U9 Majura Shark Rays
• U9 Majura Dynamos
• U10G Majura Firebirds
• U10 Majura Glory
• U11G Majura Tornadoes
• U11 Majura White Wolves
• U11 Majura Blue Devils
• U12G Majura CU
• U12 Real Majura
• U13G Majura Magic
• U16G Majura Avengers
• U16 Majura FC
• U18 Majura Collective

Donate your old football boots now

Majura is asking anyone with football boots that they are not using or have grown out of to donate them now. Besides the need for boots in the local community there is also a need in Africa. An ex-Majura family is working in Malawi and is part of a football program there. Most of the kids play barefoot so they are looking for second hand boots for them. I'm sure Majura families could come up with enough boots to give to a couple of teams. You can drop them off at the clubhouse over the next two Saturdays June 13 or June 20.

It's just great to see you play...

As you pop the last of your sausage sandwich into your mouth and jump into the car to leave, do you look into the rear vision mirror at your little Timmy Cahill or Michelle Heyman in the back seat and make an observation (or three) about the just-completed match? What do you say? Does it involve a goal-scoring opportunity missed? A poor refereeing (or coaching) decision. An unlucky loss or a fantastic win?

In the car ride home next Saturday, consider saying nothing more than "Gee it was great to see you out there". For a lot of children, this will make their experience much more enjoyable. If they or their team have had a bad day they don't need to hear it from you because they already know.

Recent government research showed that two thirds of Australian children are not interested in playing sport that is focused on winning, performance and competency. They just want to play for fun, enjoyment and to be with friends. Many of these children are actually turned off sport because it's too competition focused.

We all know the benefits that come from playing sport. At Majura, we want children to enjoy their football experience and to keep playing, year after year. And we think parents have a major role in this. You might have noticed around the club our "Relax, and let the children play" message. Please think about this next time you're standing on the sideline watching your children play....and also in the car ride home.

Coerver Holiday Clinics - 13-16 July 2015

Clinics will be held from 13-16 July 2015 at the University of Canberra Ovals and Trinity Christian School Oval. They are designed for all levels of youth players (boys and girls) aged 4-16+ years. Further information, including costs/inclusions and the application form, can be found on the Coever site.

2015 Competition Rules

Please refer to the 2015 Capital Football Competition Rules. These rules come into effect immediately and will govern the 2015 season.

Miniroos Gala Day at Majura

Coaching Courses for all at Majura

There is no excuse now not to get a coaching qualification in 2015 at Majura. The following courses will be run at Dickson Playing Fields over the next few months and they cater for every age group and coaching level. On top of that Majura FC will reimburse every Majura parent or player who completes a coaching course so you won't be out of pocket either. Courses are:

More information and registration.

First Skills Program on again at Majura

Applications are now open for the Coerver Coaching First Skills Program at Majura FC 2015. Limited places available for girls and boys aged 3, 4, and 5 years old.

The Program will be held at the Dickson Playing Fields and will commence on Saturday 2/5/2015. We would expect the First Skills Program to be very popular so to avoid disappointment book early to secure your position.

More information and registration.

Parents at Play Program

In conjunction with the ACT Government, Coerver Coaching is running a Parents at Play program at Majura FC again this season. This program is designed to get parents actively involved in football by teaching skills and improving fitness. The program is free and will be on Monday nights.

Why not give it a go and learn some of the skills you kids are learning as well?

More information and registration.

Majura Coaches and Managers' Meetings

Majura Football Club coaches and managers are invited to attend a meeting where you will be able to collect training kits, playing shirts for the season and ask questions about the season ahead. Please make time to attend these meetings.

Training Field Bookings

If you have not already booked a training field then please contact info@majurafc.org.au to make a booking. If you are training at fields other than Dickson then Majura still requires information to know where and when you are training. Please email your training details to info@majurafc.org.au.

Merchandise Shop Opening Times

If any of your players need shorts, socks, shin pads etc. then the Majura Shop at the clubhouse will be open in the week leading up to the competition. Opening times are 5.00 – 7.00pm; Tuesday April 28, Wednesday April 29 and Thursday April 30. Payment is by cash or cheque as we have no credit card facilities.

Coaching Courses

Majura is organising a free Grassroots Certificate course for all new Majura coaches to be held at Dickson Playing Fields on Sunday morning April 26. This is to be confirmed and we will let you know soon what time the course will be held.

For those that are looking for more than a grassroots course there will be a skill training certificate course, a game training certificate course and a senior certificate all at Dickson in May/June. Majura FC will provide financial support to all Majura coaches wanting to undertake these coaching courses.

...read more

Majura FC Annual General Meeting

Majura FC would like to invite all members and life members to its Annual General Meeting at 7:30pm, Monday February 23 February at the Ainslie Football Club. Please come and support your local football club.

Majura FC Trials 2015

Majura Football Club will be running trials on the following dates and times.

Note: Trials for U/15, U/16 and U/18 teams are generally not held as players are assessed or teams are graded at preseason training.

Majura – Coerver Coaching Preseason Program

Applications are now open for the Majura - Coerver Coaching Preseason Program for girls and boys in U7, U8, U9, U10 and U11 age groups. The program will be held at Merici College Oval, Wise St, Braddon and will commence on Wednesday 4 March 2015 from 5:00pm-6:00pm for U7-U9 Players and 6:00pm-7:00pm for U10-U11 Players. The program is being subsidised by Majura FC for all Majura registered players.

Register for the Preseason Program

Registrations on My Football Club

If you are having trouble registering on the My Football Club website you’re not alone. The system is currently receiving about 13,000 registrations a day and is struggling to cope. There have been issues whereby the Pay Online and Manual Payment at Club buttons both grey out once selected and cannot be selected again. The system is also extremely slow in peak times which tends to be late afternoon and nights. Please be patient as there is no other way to register other than online.