NEWSLETTER MAY 2014
Chairman’s Welcome
Welcome to 1st Newsletter of the St Cadoc’s Youth Club for 2014. We have had a great start to the year and have had various success this year. Our under 17 team reached the semi-final of the West regional cup. They also travelled to Barcelona over the Easter weekend to participate in the San Jamie cup and beat a Spanish team 2-I in the final to bring the trophy home.
Our under 12 teams travelled to Hagerson castle last weekend the 3rd and 4th May with 2 teams to play in a 9 aside tournament and acquitted themselves very well.
Our under 11 team are travelling to Arnhem in Holland to compete in their first tournament in Europe. The boys and the coaches are really looking forward to the trip and I’m sure you will join me in wishing them all the very best.
Our academy continues to grow in strength with 44 kids in our primary 1 age group and 55 in our primary 2 age group .All 4 aside and seven aside age groups are also growing in numbers and Quality. I would like to thank all the coaches and players for their continuing effort and commitment. and to all the parents who bear the cold winter morning and afternoon supporting the teams a big thank you to you all.
The biggest area of the club to grow this year was the Netball. We started the year with roughly 60 girl and are now at roughly 130. The reason I am unsure of the number is that it continues to grow weekly, which is testament to Helen Baillie and her coaches for the quality of the seasons they are running.
We have placed 5 of our young coaches through their coaching Qualification through the SQA which has enhance the Quality we now offer to the players with a total of 7 fully qualified coaches.
This year we affiliated to Netball Scotland and entered 4 teams in the Scottish cup. 2 teams at under 13 and 2 teams at under 15.This was a whole new experience for the club , players and coaches as we have never before played in a tournament of this size and Quality . The girls done remarkable well for a first attempt one of the under 15 teams reached the Quarter Finals and travelled to Perth to play ,unfortunately they were beaten but will learn from this and be better equipped for next year.
We now have around 550
Many thanks for all you help and continued support
Mark Thomson
FINANCIALS
At the parent year group meeting on Sunday 27th April we discussed the likely deficit for next season bearing in mind the various new costs we have undertaken through the New Eastwood High school lets and utilising a conservative assumption on what we expect to raise from fundraising we have provided below details on the expected deficit.
Income / £ / £
Projected income from fees / £46,000
Projected other fundraising (net of costs) / £11,000
£57,000
Expenditure
Training lets, playing lets, league fees / (£43,000)
Referee fees / (£6,000)
Equipment, strips, other gear / (£11,000)
(£60,000)
Net projected deficit / (£3,000)
CLUB FEES
As a result of the projected deficit amount we have agreed that we will the increase the club fees. To ensure our fees remain affordable we have carried out a comparison against other clubs fees and even with an increase we will remain one of the cheapest clubs in East Renfrewshire.
In order to continue to grow and develop the players in our club we feel that a small increase will provide the revenue that will be required to maintain the current and future expenditure.
The fees will increase for each year group will increase by £10 per session as detailed in the table overleaf.
Year Group / Current Fee
£ / Fee
August 2014 / Fee
January 2015
P1-P2 / £35 / £45 / £45
P3-P7 / £45 / £55 / £55
S1-S6 / £60 / £70 / £70
Netball / £25 / £35 / £35
Should this increase in fees cause any concerns for parents please contact Mark Thomson.
SFA MEETING
At a recent SFA meeting Mark reported that they have agreed to work with us with regards to potential grants and fundraising. Clubs like St Cadocs who have the Quality Mark will no longer qualify for reduced fees for coaches training. The SFA feel we have had sufficient incentive, and they now want clubs like us to work towards the SFA C-licence. Mark will be discussing this with the coaches in due course.
FUNDRAISER
Annual St Cadocs Youth Club Fundraiser – RedHurst Hotel on the 7th June 2014 from 7.30pm, tickets are on a first come first served basis and are only £15 per person. Please let your year group’s parent representative know if you would like a ticket for this. This is the main fund raising event the club runs and is crucial to the club finances.
Raffle & Auction Prizes
Please can ALL parents provide a donation that would be suitable for auction and raffle such as - bottles of spirits; sports related items; weekend breaks; dining vouchers; wine; chocolates etc. for this year’s Raffle/Auction. The prizes can be passed to the year group representative listed overleaf. Please contact them to agree where to these should be delivered to.
NEW RECRUITS CAMPAIGN
As a club we are continually looking to recruit new boys and girls into the club. To help do this we are running a campaign for Primary 1’s only in May and will be issuing leaflets to organisations where we think it is appropriate. Willie Fraser is co-ordinating this campaign
COACHING
We are looking for volunteers to become a coach for the P1 group. This can be an existing coach or a parent who is interested in getting involved. Anyone who would like to be considered for this please contact Mark Thomson.
AGM
The Club AGM will be held on the 17th August at 7pm. This is open to all coaches and year group parent representatives only. At the meeting the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, Player Protection Officer and General Committee members will be elected. Anyone interested in standing for one of these roles should let Mark Thomson know by the end of July.
FOOTBALL CAMP OCTOBER WEEK
Due to the fantastic success of the Easter Football Camp it has been agreed that we will run another camp during the October holidays. Detail of costs and timings etc. will be provided after the school’s return in August however if you wish to use the camp please let your parent representative know as soon as possible so that we can get an idea of numbers. We are also looking for additional parents who could help on one or two of the days. Please let your parent representative know if you would be willing to assist with this.
YEAR GROUP CONTACT DETAILS
Year / First Name / Surname / Email / Contact Number2008 / WILLIE / FRASER / / 07894 708021
2007 / SHEETAL / BASI / / 07989 772171
2006 / JOHNNY / PATTERSON / / 07770 701408
2005 / FAISAL / CHOUDRY / / 07967 555720
2004 / JOE / HAMILTON / / 07775 771955
2003 / GARY / SORLEY / / 07881 375143
2002 / ROSLIN / FLAVELL / / 07792 642813
2001 / DOM / CALLAN / / 07772 117782
2001 / ADELINE / MACK / / 07792 800787
2000 / JACQUELINE / STIRLING / / 0141 638 6263
1999 / JAMES / McKAY / / 07786 391846
1999 / BRIAN / CASSIDY / / 07748 486815
1999 / VINCE / McCORMICK / / -
1998 / TERRY / DOHERTY / Terry / 07793 662528
1997 / MARK / THOMSON / / 07836 797986
1996 / LIAM / O'DONNELL / / 07714 979829
NETBALL / JO / MACKIE / / 07870 586111
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