December Newsletter
Hi Everyone, welcome to our final newsletter for the 2023 Season!
What a terrific year of Football for LFC - everyone got to play full rounds - no Covid, no constant rain interruptions and we witnessed our Matildas give it all in an inspiring home turf WWC - the roof of the Club surely leapt a few inches after Courtney’s penalty shot. It was glorious!
The hard work put in by our Committee, Coaches, Players, and Managers translated into smoothly run competitions and another incredible year of success on the park - winning 2 x Champion of Champions competitions (G16 and U17), 2 x State Cup Titles (G14 and U17), Twelve (12) Premiers Titles and seven (7) Grand Final Titles and the NSFA Damian Miles and Rick Close Cups.
Our Men’s Prems took out the NSFA Damian Miles Cup and wrapped up the Club Championship, while the Mens O35s were Division Champions and won the NSFA Rick Close Cup.
Our Women Prems had a stellar year, undefeated in the WPL regaining the Premiers Trophy (it’s huge and has to be seen to be believed - check it out next time you are at the clubhouse) and were runner-up in the NSFA Women’s Cup.
A special mention to Lindfield Mixed Under 17’s who completed the TREBLE winning the NSFA U18 competition, the Under 17 State Cup and Under 17 Champion Of Champions, an awesome result, rarely achieved. You can check out all the results, pics and trophy winners on our Club Honours page - it’s a great read!
Of course, success isn’t just about the trophies, but is also a wonderful blend of team spirit, never giving up, supporting your teammates, having fun, keeping fit, trying your best and saying thank you to those who make it possible for you to play!
From all reports, it was a successful year for all our teams!
So until next year - regos open in January - have a safe and happy holiday break. We look forward to seeing you back out on the pitch.
Kind regards
Sarah Valentine - LFC President
November Grading and Team Selection
Over the month of November, across Charles Bean Oval and Lindfield Sports Centre, LFC held grading sessions for our SAP, Super League, Diamond League and Senior All Age Ladies teams in preparation for the 2024 season. This was a huge effort with record numbers attending the trials. Across 3 weekends we hosted over 44 hours of trials and welcomed nearly 1000 players, graded by over 40 coaches. Many were returning LFC players but a strong percentage looking to continue their football journey at LFC were from other associations, clubs and academies. It was especially pleasing to see such a strong female representation following the hugely successful Matildas campaign and LFC’s many female football successes in 2023.
While grading can be a stressful part of the year for players, their parents, graders\coaches, age coordinators and other volunteers involved in the process, the time and effort involved in reading coaches’ reports, planning and running grading sessions, seeking further player information, general coordination and admin and trying to get to the best outcome for LFC and the individual is truly appreciated. LFC would like to sincerely thank everyone involved in the process. While there are inevitably some tough decisions and conversations that follow this process, we continue to take on feedback and improve our program and processes year on year.
Thank you for your support.
Stuart Driver - LFC Vice President Operations
Skills Academy 2024
In Term 4 we successfully launched our LFC in-house specialised training program - the Lindfield FC Skills Academy. This was very well received by players, parents and the top-notch coaching team who were all keen to see it continue. Therefore, we will continue to offer this specialised program in the 2024 preseason for our Development Players. The exact dates/times will be published in mid-January when you will be able to sign up. For all the details please keep an eye out for the email in January or check out our Skills Academy FAQs to get all your questions answered. Reminders will be published on LFC socials and our website homepage.
IMPORTANT DATES
All Dates can be found in our Online Calendar - under the NEWS TAB on our Website. It will be fully updated in Late January when we have all the season details.
This live document will be updated throughout the season, so please always check it to confirm days/times of events and important season dates as they may change eg, Closing dates for Friendship Team Requests, Full Refunds, Family Discounts, Team submissions etc. Important Dates will also be highlighted on our Website Homepage.
Admin Office closed from Dec 22nd - Jan 22nd. (Please note most of our volunteers and admin staff will be on a well-deserved break in January, please wait until February for responses to your queries. Thank you!)
Last Clubhouse Friday Night 22nd December - no music
Clubhouse open Friday Jan 19th, closed 26th, reopens weekdays from Monday 29th
Skills Academy Sign Up Opens mid-Jan for February start
Registrations for Winter Football 2024 open 4th January.
Summer Holiday Football Camp with Brendan Dalton: Jan 15th-18th sign up here
EXCITING NEWS!!!
NEW MAJOR SPONSOR ANNOUNCEMENT NEXT SEASON
Stay posted!
Wondering if a family member might need braces or Invisalign?
You can find out for FREE these holidays with this Exclusive Lindfield Football Club Members Offer!
HOW? North Shore Orthodontics is offering an exclusive gap-free (no out of pocket expenses if you have private dental cover) orthodontic assessment to all Lindfield Football Club players, their siblings and parents. Or a 50% discount if you do not have private dental cover.
FREE REVIEWS? If, after the assessment, the specialist orthodontist recommends starting treatment later, North Shore Orthodontics will review your child for FREE each year to ensure that treatment begins at the ideal time.
EASY! Simply call the friendly team on 9418 1660 to book an appointment.
BONUS! Please mention Lindfield Football Club as it helps our club too!
Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix OPPORTUNITY
Friday 29th of December - Double Header at Allianz Stadium
Women’s Game - Half-Time Heroes Playing Small-Sided Games
Ten Female Players between 9 and 10 years old
Meet staff at 4:00pm SHARP outside Gate 4 – located on Moore Park Road
Each participant will receive one digital Liberty A-League Pass (must be redeemed only via https://keepup.com.au/liberty-a-league-pass/) to admit them into the stadium. Each accompanying parent/guardian can purchase their discounted General Admission ticket via the Ticketek website using code ASSOCTICKETRND10
Men’s Game - Half-Time Heroes Playing Small-Sided Games at Half-Time
Ten Male/Female players ages 9-10 years old
Meet staff at 6:30pm SHARP outside Gate 4 – Located on Moore Park Road
Each participant will receive 1 (one) x General Admission ticket to admit them into the stadium. These will be handed out at the meeting point. Each accompanying parent/guardian can purchase their discounted General Admission ticket via the Ticketek website using code ASSOCTICKETRND10
If you have any questions regarding these events, please email Mia from Sydney FC at mia.murarotto@sydneyfc.com
