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Tuesday
26th August 2008
Stirling Albion Young Reds are
delighted to announce that youngster Alex Cleland has been signed
by SAFC Youth Development Initiative Under 13s. Alex becomes
the first graduate to Youth Development level from our Young
Reds Scheme and in particular the FVFDA Development squads.
Steven Leiper, Young Reds Co-Ordinator said, "To have produced
our first Youth Development player after only one season participating
in the FVFDA structure is a real achievement by Alex and his
former coaches Willlie Maxwell and Norman McLay.
When we started our FVFDA teams last
season we stated that one of our ambitions was to offer our
players the opportunity to progress along the pathway to the
SAFC Youth Development Initiative structure and the success
we have had with Alex proves we are delivering against that
ambition."
Everyone involved with Young Reds and Stirling Albion FC wish
Alex all the very best in the Youth Development Initiative and
we will all follow his progress there with interest.
Sunday
24th August 2008
The FVFDA fixtures for the Under 13's
are now available on the club's own website, www.clubwebsite.co.uk/stirlingalbionyoungreds/
The team are currently playing matches in the developmental
phase of the league where results are not recorded. The competitive
stage of the league starts on 4th October.
The under 13's have been drawn away from home in the Preliminary
Round of the Scottish Cup. Their opponents are Jim Baxter Memorial
FC from Cumbernauld. The tie is due to be played on weekend
of 6th/7th September. The winners will play East Dumbarton Rovers
or Westfield Colts in round one.
Membership packs should be issued by the end of this week and
this season's free gift, a kit bag, should be available for
collection soon.
Sunday
17th August 2008
The Young Reds Soccer School re-starts
on Tuesday 19th August at Forthbank from 6.00pm. to 7.00pm.
Excluding the FVFDA teams who will train on the same night,
46 children have enrolled to date. There are places left for
a lot more as we will have the use of 5 a side pitches as well
as the full size pitch.
At the moment, we intend to put children born between 2001 and
2004 into group 1 on the 5 a side pitches and children born
between 1995 and 2000 will go into group 2 on the full size
pitch.
Although we have enough coaches for each group, we would be
interested to hear from any parent or adult who is interested
in helping with the coaching. Formal qualifications are not
essential as we can put coaches through appropriate courses.
Wednesday
16th June 2008
The Stirling Albion Young Reds are providing the ball boys/girls
for all home matches this season. The Young Reds currently provide
9/10 children at each home match and have a pool of about
a dozen boys and girls who are available to do this.
However, the Young Reds
are looking for more boys and girls to join the squad so that
the pool is big enough to cover for holidays etc. The job is done
on a rota basis so not everyone is required for each game. The
perks include a jacket, free entry to the match and a half time
snack.
If you are between the
ages of 10 and 14 and would like to join the squad, please contact
Ian Jones on 07918611692.
Sunday
13th June 2008
The FVFDA teams will start
pre-season training on 29th July at the Kings Park. Boys in
the under 13's should contact Willie on 07799724674 whilst boys
in the under 12's and under 11's should contact Ian on 07918611692.
Members are reminded that re-enrolment forms should be returned
as soon as possible while the closing date for enrolling in
the Soccer school is 19th August.
The Young Reds have also received tickets for the Scotland v
Northern Ireland International on 20th August. Cost will be
£14-00 and this includes ticket and transport. Any member
wishing to go should return the registration form as soon as
possible.
Monday
30th June 2008
Renewal forms have been sent out to all members. The annual
membership fee has been set at £10-00 and this provides a range
of benefits including a discounted season ticket and reduced
entry to all home league matches.
Enrolment forms for the
Soccer School have also been sent out and the Soccer School will
re-start on Tuesday 19th August. The Soccer School
caters for boys and girls from age 4 to 14 and provides coaching
and small sided games. All coaches are SFA qualified. The Soccer
School also incorporates the FVFDA teams at under 13, under 12 and
under 11 age groups.
New members are also
welcome although places in the Soccer School are limited and early
registration is strongly advised. Further information can be
obtained from Ian or Steven.
Contact details for the
Young Reds are as follows:-
Steven Leiper on 07714 293204 (steven.leiper@tiscali.co.uk)
or
Ian Jones on 07918 611692 (mijones1@btinternet.com)
Wednesday
18th June 2008
Following
a successful first season in the FVFDA, the Young Reds will
be entering 3 teams in next season's league at under 13, under
12 and under 11 level. The squads are being formed and most
places are filled. However, the Young Reds are looking for a
goalkeeper for the under 12 squad (children born in 1997). Anyone
interested in joining the squad should contact Ian Jones (07918
611692) or Steven Leiper (07714 293204).
Thursday
5th June 2008
The new application form to
join the Youg Reds is now available. To download, print, complete
and join - click this link Young
Reds Application Form - Click to Download
Wednesday
14th April 2008
May Newsletter now released
- download by clicking the link above
Tuesday
22nd April 2008
A highly successful evening was held
to raise funds for the Young Reds and seemed to be enjoyed by
everyone taking part. Stirling keeper Myles Hogarth came along
and spent an hour trying to save penalties which were taken
by the Young Reds. A Spot the Ball and the Raffle was drawn
with a top prize of a set of golf clubs, courtesy of JJB Sports,
won by Albion fan Kevin Croall.
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Sunday
13th April 2008
Young Reds Fundraiser
The Young Reds are holding a fundraising night on 22nd April
to help fund our expansion plans for next season. The evening
will consist of a series of matches between parents and kids,
a raffle where some excellent prizes have already been donated,
a Beat the Goalie featuring Myles Hogarth and Scott Christie
and other events. The evening will close with the presentation
of the Young Reds Player of the Year trophy.
If anyone would like to buy raffle tickets or donate prizes,
please contact Ian on 07918611692 or Steven on 07714293204
Supporters Club Fundraiser
The Young Reds are supporting this fundraiser by providing the
ballboys/girls. Each ballboy/girl will pay £5-00 which
will go to the Supporters Club.
The Young Reds will also give a demonstration of Soccer Sevens
at half time and we hope that this will involve children from
other FVFDA teams.
FVFDA
The under 12’s lost their unbeaten record in 2008 when
they lost to Dunblane whilst the under 11’s lost to Grahamston.
Both teams, however, have shown a lot of improvement since August.
The current fixtures run up to the end of June. There will then
be a short break before the teams move up to the next age group.
This move will see the under 12’s forming an under 13
team which will play 11 a side. We are pleased to say that this
team will be kitted out thanks to the Royal Mail Sports Foundation
who are providing a set of strips.
Soccer School
Membership of the Soccer School has reached 100 and is growing
each week. The School will continue to meet at Forthbank every
Tuesday until 24th June.
Daily Record Kits For Kids
The promotion is due to end shortly and we would ask that, if
anyone has tokens to hand in, that they should do so as soon
as possible. This will allow us to work out what kit we can
apply for.
Player of the Year
Voting slips must be returned by 19th April. The voting is very
close at the moment and any one of four players still has a
chance to succeed Steven Bell as the Young Reds Player of the
Year.
Every member voting will have their name entered into a draw
to win Steven Bell’s jersey from this season.
If anyone is interested in helping the Young
Reds through sponsorship, please contact Ian or Steven
Contact Details
Ian Jones - mobile number 07918611692, e mail
mijones1@btinternet.com or seat F82 at home games
Steven
Leiper - mobile number 07714293204
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