Welcome to North Rocks Soccer Club
Please check Baulkham Hills Shire Council for the latest wet ground closures or call the wet weather number on 9843 0354
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
...to the following teams who have made the Grand Finals. Click on the following links to view the Finals series procedures for Teams and Referees.
A free sausage sizzle has been organised for members of the following Grand Final teams, along with their parents and supporters (the Over 35/4 team doesn't have to bring their parents, as long as they have a note from them!). Come along to the clubhouse from 6:00pm onwards on Friday night (29th August) and have a relaxed build-up to the following day's highlight of your season. Bring your own refreshments.
Saturday 30th August
14/2 change of time to 10:45am
| Time | Garside Park (Parramatta Road, Granville) |
Eric Mobbs Reserve #4 | Guildford West #2 |
10:45am |
14/2 North Rocks (2nd) v Wenty Waratahs (1st) |
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| 10:30am | 12/4 Rouse Hill (1st) v North Rocks (4th) |
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| 2:30pm | Over 35/4 Dundas United (1st) v North Rocks (3rd) |
What's Coming Up?
| Date | Function |
| Friday, 29th August | Free sausage sizzle for 12/4, 14/2, Over 35/4 players and supporters...clubhouse from 6:00pm till not too late |
| Saturday, 30th August | Mens' & boys' grand finals |
| Sunday, 31st August | Ladies' & girls' grand finals |
| Friday, 5th September | Return team equipment to clubhouse (Finals teams and 6s and 7s)...6:30pm-8:30pm |
| Saturday, 6th September | Association Dinner and Presentation |
| Sunday, 14th September | Under 6-8 Presentation Day @ North Rocks Park (12 noon) Under 9 - Under 17 Presentation Day @ North Rocks Park (2pm) |
| Saturday, 11th October | Seniors Presentation (Carlingford Bowling Club) |
Note that tickets for the Seniors Presentation ($25 per head and limited to 150 people) will be available when teams return their equipment (Friday 22/8 and Friday 5/9).
What a great morning it was, even though competition matches couldn't be played on Murray Farm Reserve. Click here to view a gallery of photographs taken on the day, courtesy of the Parramatta Advertiser's photographer, Brad Hunter or click here to view a short video presentation. Check out the Hills Shire Times article about the visit.
What's the Latest with the Grounds?
The latest status of all of the playing fields in the Granville District is always available here.
Where is that ground located?
Don't know the address of the ground your playing at? Locations available here.
2008 Season Newsletters
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 |
| Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 | Round 10 | Round 11 | Round 12 |
| Round 13 | Round 14 | Round 15 | Round 16 | Round 17 | Round 18 |
Working with Children
For your convenience, we have gathered some applicable literature related to working with children:
- Kids' Sport - A Very Real Guide for Grown Ups
- AIS Guidelines for Acquiring & Displaying Images of Children
- WWC Protection Procedures
- Coaches' Handout
Codes of Conduct
The club has gathered and expects its members to abide by the following Codes of Conduct:
- Players' Code of Conduct
- Coaches' Code of Conduct
- Officials' Code of Conduct
- Parents' Code of Conduct
Under 6s and Under 7s are 'In-House' for 2008
Have you heard the great news? Your committee has decided to conduct the Under 6 and Under 7 games 'in-house' for 2008. What this means is that all the games for these two age groups will be amongst ourselves at Murray Farm...no more travelling to the outer reaches of the Granville district! It also provides us with the added flexibility of being able to set our own fixtures, allowing for school holidays, cub/school camps, etc.
SSG (Small-Sided Games) are also here for 2008!
As promoted by the FFA, small-sided games are the go for the younger soccer players and North Rocks is no exception. The small-sided games concept has fewer players on the field and no goalkeeper, allowing much more involvement by all the players, and we'll be conducting it for all of our Under 6 and Under 7 teams in 2008.
The concept has (in the case of Under 6s) a 'squad' of 10 players that will have 4 v 4 games against another Under 6 squad from within our club. For example, the 6 Cahill squad will split into two teams on game day and play against the two-team 6 Kewell squad, with
- 6 Cahill (black) v 6 Kewell (black)...refereed by the 6 Cahill coach and
- 6 Cahill (white) v 6 Kewell (white)...refereed by the 6 Kewell coach
The squads for Under 7s are 12-strong, with matches being conducted as 5 v 5 players.
Note that players can be borrowed from within a squad or even from other teams. Note also that there will be no need for ID cards, teams sheets, match scores, etc. Players are welcome to play in multiple matches if teams are short.
Murray Farm Reserve will have the Northern end of the main field marked out with four (4) 30m x 20m SSG fields and there will be 4 matches under way at any given time. The Under 6s will be followed by the Under 7s on this half of the main field and the Under 8s (still playing non-competitive 'Roo Ball' in the Granville Association) will use the Southern half of the main field.
For more detailed information on the SSG concept, click here.
Start of a Small Revolution article from The Daily Telegraph
At last, we start to teach our youngsters properly article from the Sydney Morning Herald
SBS The Future is Small Pt 1 Craig Foster article and comments