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We had an awesome club junior presentation day at a packed Avalon Public School, which allowed us to honour the 1001 junior players at the club, hand out participation awards for our U6-U11s, and recognise our competition teams and the individuals who achieved this season.

It gives us great pleasure to officially announce the winners of our 2022 season awards, presented by LJ Hooker, and add the latest names onto our club’s honour roll!

 

JUNIOR TROPHIES

Junior Goalkeeper of the Year (Michael Carroll Trophy) – WILL REID (U14/2)

Junior Manager of the Year – DANIELLE FORDE (U15/2)

Junior Coach of the Year – ROGER BARBER (U13/3 + U13/4)

Junior Girl’s Best & Fairest Player (Mia Waters Trophy) – LUCY JOHNS (W16/1)

Junior Girls Coach of the Year – JULIE NICHOLSON (W16/2)

Junior Mixed Best & Fairest Player – ETHAN EDWARDS (U15/2)

 

SENIOR TROPHIES

Senior Women’s Player of the Year – LARA HAYGARTH (WAL1)

Senior Men’s Coach of the Year – JOHN

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We are delighted to announce that our annual presentation day is returning on SATURDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER at Avalon Public School.
The traditional day to celebrate our junior and youth teams is always a highlight of the calendar as we hand out participation and achievement awards.

The schedule will be:

9.15am        Doors open
9.30am        U6-U7

10.30am      U8/W8 – U9/W9
11.30am      U10/W10 – U11/W11
12.30pm      U12 – U18
1.30pm        W12 – W18
2.30pm        Finish

The 2024 Vanuatu crew will be running a BBQ, so give them your support, and we look forward to sending off the 2023 season in style!

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As the 2023 season draws toward a close, we look ahead to our presentation day, brought to you by LJ Hooker.
Once again, we will be gathering at the Avalon Public School hall on SATURDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER where we will be recognising the efforts of players and volunteers throughout the season.
So now it’s up to you to nominate the recipients of our Perpetual Trophies!
If you have any nominations for the following categories, please email them to president@avalonsoccerclub.com.au
Include the person’s name, role, and why you would like to nominate them.
All nominations will be received no later than close of business FRIDAY 11TH AUGUST. 
Each nomination will be considered and winners will be chosen by the Executive Committee. Their decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Note:- Perpetual Trophies are for Competition Teams (U12/W12 and above)
Team Awards:
• Encouragement Award – Andrew David West Memorial Shield
• Team Recognition Award – Roland Luke Trophy
• Most Improved Junior

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Despite a number of travel challenges, our W16 squad returned home on Sunday following the successful resumption of the Vanuatu tour, the 9th since 2012.
The original 9 day itinerary was cut back to 7 after the group were bumped from their initial Air Vanuatu flight, and cut back further to 4 days, after their rescheduled flight was cancelled due to the Sydney airport chaos last weekend.
But despite the logistical challenges, the group still managed to spend an extremely productive few days on Etafe, with a number of community visits, football projects and even a little down time!
Arriving in the early hours of Thursday morning, the group grabbed a few hours sleep before reconvening at 7am and heading off to drive around the whole island on a donations drop.  With 27 containers of goods donated by the public, the club and one of our sponsors Mike Pawley, and delivered to Port

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After a three year COVID enforced hiatus, the traditional W16 tour to Vanuatu is back for 2023. Started in 2012, the tour is used to promote women’s sport in the region, to offer the team the chance to play against local opposition and allow the Avalon community to make charitable donations to projects on the islands.
This year we have 21 girls from our 2 W16 teams travelling at the end of June for a 9 day trip that will encompass 3 matches, community visits, cyclone recovery work and a meeting at the Australian High Commision in Port Vila.
The trip is entirely self-funded with the team commencing fundraising in August 2022 with numerous cake bakes and BBQs at local events. Stayed tuned to this page for more details on the tour and the fundraising efforts. If you’d like to assist with the tour or sponsor the girls, please contact stuartjrandall@gmail.com.

The tour preps

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We will be hosting our annual coaches night tomorrow, TUESDAY 28th MARCH, from 7pm at the clubhouse.
We invite all our 2023 coaches to attend, to speak to our Coaching Director James Mitchell, discover the support we can offer in terms of coach education, support for training and additional equipment.
All registered coaches attending will also receive a special gift to assist them in their season.

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We are delighted to announce the return of our club gala day to kick off the 2023 season, this coming Sunday, March 26th.
Our teams will be playing against local rivals Pittwater and Narrabeen in a three-way gala day, with over 100 matches being played across Boondah, Warriewood Sports Valley, Kitchener and Careel Bay. We’ll be hosting 43 at Avalon alone, from our new U6s through to our O45/4s.
The full draw is available HERE.
The club shop will be open from 8am for all gear sales, and the canteen and BBQ will be firing all day long as we welcome the start of the new season!
 
 

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We are delighted to announce the return of Avalon Development, supported by LJ Hooker on March 13th!
Every Monday we are offering an additional professional training session right here at Careel Bay. Term 1 of our 14 week program begins March 13th and ends June 26th. The term will break for school holidays. The times/ages are as follows:

4:10-5pm – Ages U6/7/8
5:10-6pm – Ages U9/10/11
6:10-7pm – Ages U12+

The full term cost is $308 and includes an Avalon Development training shirt.

To book or for more information contact developmentavalonsoccerclub@gmail.com

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Avalon Soccer Club is a 100% volunteer run club, trying to provide the best possible experience for over 1200 members.
We are at that time of the year where grading results are handed down, teams are formed and divisions selected. All of these undertakings – and many more – are done by volunteer age coordinators, registrars and VPs. It’s not an easy job and it’s always done with the best intentions of the club and the players at heart, but occasionally difficult decisions have to be made.
Whilst there may be disappointment over a particular team placement or division allocation, it’s important to not lose sight of why we play football.
Abusing our club volunteers, making unrealistic demands of them, or delivering ultimatums is not on. They are doing this in their own time for your child.
We are here to serve every member of our incredible community, and offer them the best possible

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We have changed the planned timings for U16/W16 this weekend. Please check carefully.
Please be advised of our plan for Junior and Youth grading over the coming weeks.
Avalon Soccer Club is committed to providing a quality football experience whereby our players, parents, coaches and volunteers can flourish and develop a passion for football.
Our vision is to develop every player’s skill technically, tactically and physically. Our club also aims to equip our players with the vital life skills such as commitment, discipline, respect and perseverance. These qualities will assist our young footballers in all aspects of life.
We continually strive for excellence in all aspects of our club – playing, coaching, administration and social areas – to make our club amongst the very best. Our aim is to provide an opportunity for people to participate in a community club in a safe, friendly and family-oriented environment. Grading forms an important step in achieving

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