Glen Eira Junior Soccer Club

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Glen Eira Junior Soccer Club

• Brief history
• Club was formed in 2002
• First season commenced in April 2003 with
• 249 players
• and 12 teams including 1 all girl team
• Goalkick programme
• Affiliation with one competition association
• one ground with clubroom and 1 training ground

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Glen Eira Junior Soccer Club

• Brief history
• 2007
• 5th season with
• Almost 500 players
• 31 teams including 7 all female teams and 2
  wheelchair teams
• Goalkick programme
• Affiliation with 3 associations for competition
• 4 home grounds with 2 clubrooms and two training
  grounds

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Glen Eira Junior Soccer Club

• Philosophy friends, fun, family and football
• The club has no ethnic or religious association.
• We are inclusive all players have a right to
  participate regardless of ability.
• Teams are not graded.

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Glen Eira Junior Soccer Club

• Our club has
• Autistic players
• A player with an extra chromosome
• A number of players with kidney and heart
  problems including one with a severe heart
  disorder
• A young player with multiple physical
  disabilities
• Players suffering Aspergers Syndrome
• Players with ADHD and ADD

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Glen Eira Junior Soccer Club

• Wheelchair teams
• In our second year we pursued the idea that a
  community based club should offer young people in
  wheelchairs the opportunity to engage in
  competitive soccer.
• We now have two teams.

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Glen Eira Junior Soccer Club

• During our third season in 2005 we were involved
  in Come and Try days organised by the Cerebral
  Palsy Australian Sport and Recreation Foundation.

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Glen Eira Junior Soccer Club

• 2007 was a challenging year
• Drought
• Venue for the wheelchair competition
• But the club did win a competition enabling 12 of
  our young players (one of whom is a wheelchair
  player) to act as the ball squad for a Melbourne
  Victory A League game at the Telstra Dome.

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Glen Eira Junior Soccer Club

• Challenges for 2008
• Considering organising our own competition for
  disabled players. This will require a venue,
  insurance, referees, equipment and money.
• Recruiting more players.