I would like to extend a very warm welcome to all players and families for season 2008. It is very pleasing to report that we have achieved strong registrations in all teams and we will be fielding sides in all grades from Under 9’s to Colts in both the WJFA and Yarra Leagues. The only exception to this is that we were unable to gain enough registrations for our Under 13 team and unfortunately we will not be fielding a side in this age group in 2008. New registrations have been extremely strong in our younger age groups of Under 9’s, 10’s and 11’s which guarantees our club a strong future. We welcome all our new players and their families to our club and hope that your association with us is a long and enjoyable one.

I would like to particularly recognize the efforts of our committee, coaches and team managers who have worked hard during the summer months and pre- season so that all is in readiness for the start to the season.

Well done and thank you.

Paul Deegan - President

2008 Committee

President                     Paul Deegan

Vice President              Stephen Barnes

Junior Vice Pres          Tim Siakoulis

Treasurer                     Greg Palmer

Secretary                      Jan Broley

Registrar                      Mary Siakoulis

General Committee

Glenn Watson           Theresa Watson           

Jane Cowan              Sue Agars

Danny Alepidis          Jim Walker                   

Richard Moreton        Andrew Soligo

Brian Harnan             Peter Llewelyn   

Carmelo D’Angelo     Mark Cauchi

Chris Kouvardas     

Sunday After Match

SUNDAYS

 5.30pm – 7.30PM

PRESENTATIONS TO START AT 6.00PM

We encourage all players and their families to come along to our Sunday After Match for a few drinks and a bite to eat while the coaches give a report of the day’s play and present the players with their Coaches Award’s. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet other people from the Waverley Park Hawks community. We are going to make a concerted effort to commence our after match reports at 6.00pm to allow those with young families to get home a little earlier, so we ask that you arrive between 5.30pm and 6.00pm which will give everyone the opportunity to purchase food and drink before we commence presentations. We are also implementing a team roster system where a nominated team will assist with the After Match for that week. The roster for April/May is as follows:

Website

Have you visited our club website?

www.wphawks.org.au. The website will be continually updated through the year.

2008 Sponsors Sign On For

Further Three Years.

Lane Toyota

Hawthorn Football Club

We are very happy to announce that are two Major Partners; Lane Toyota and Hawthorn Football Club have agreed to sponsor the Waverley Park Hawks for a further three years. This is an outstanding outcome for our club giving us financial stability going forward.

We thank them for their generous support and ask in turn that you consider using their services. A full report of all our sponsors will appear in the next newsletter.

Part of our partnership arrangement with the Hawthorn Football Club will see a number of new initiatives implemented into our club over the next three years.

These will include; Hawthorn player visits and memorabilia donations as well as exciting new strategies such as;

Future Hawks Program where a number of players from each team will have the opportunity to spend time with the Hawthorn Football Club’s various coaching departments and receive professional coaching tuition in a number of areas including skills, diet and nutrition and fitness.

Hawks Coaching Program where all our coaches will have the opportunity to spend time with the Football Department of the Hawthorn Football Club learning about current Coaching strategies and trends. Armed with this knowledge, we hope that this will allow our Coaches to further develop their player’s skills.

Parties interested in becoming a partner in our Sponsorship Family should contact Carmelo D’Angelo (0417 249789) or Mark Cauchi (0400 068753).

A variety of partnership packages are available. You can sponsor the club or we are once again offering the opportunity for businesses to sponsor an individual team as a Naming Rights Sponsor.

2008 Naming Rights Sponsors

All club members/supporters/businesses are encouraged to consider becoming a Naming Rights Sponsor for one of our teams in 2008.

This sponsorship will include:

• Clubroom signage
• Company Logo in all newsletters (Sponsor Page)
• Company Logo linked to Club Website
• Team to be referred to in all correspondence as – for ex

“Lane Toyota Under 11’s

Cost - $300.00

All interested applicants need apply by Friday 25^th April to

Carmelo D’Angelo

carmelo.d’angelo@anz.ccamatil.com

or

0417 249789

Please indicate clearly

• Which team/teams you’re applying for
• Company Name
• Contact Number

If there is more than one application for a particular team, then a ballot will take place.

Please consider becoming a Naming Rights Sponsor in 2008.

Dinner Dance

This year’s Annual Dinner Dance will be held on Saturday Night August 2nd at the Mulgrave Country Club.

Any donations for Raffles or Auction Items can be made by contacting Mary Siakoulis on 0413 599 572.

This is our major function for the year and we would like all parents to attend.

Mark this date in your calendar now!

Sponsor Profile – Lane Toyota

Lane Toyota has been selling new Toyota vehicles and quality used cars in Glen Waverley for more than 22 years, and is the only Victorian dealership ever to have achieved Toyota’s National Gold Excellence Award for sales and customer satisfaction.

Our new showroom has been open since the middle of last year. Such a significant investment is testament to our continued commitment to Toyota, and to our local community. This impressive new facility has enhanced the purchase experience for our customers, and provided the best environment to showcase the fabulous range of Toyota vehicles.

We hope that our financial support of the club eases the burden on parents and volunteers, allowing all youngsters in the community the opportunity to participate in our great game in a supportive and friendly environment.

We thank Rob Saul and his team from Lane Toyota for their continued support over the last three years and the next three years.

Quality Club Program

Bronze Level Accreditation

Quality Club Program

The concept of the Quality Club program is to provide an opportunity for all community football clubs in Victoria to a achieve a minimum standard of club administration and to recognise and reward clubs for achieving the base standard through to standards of excellence

Benefits

- Minimising many risks associated with running a sporting club.

- Providing an environment that will be attractive to sponsors and help our club promote itself amongst the community and particular to the local council.

- Providing and atmosphere that will help to attract new participants, officials and members and retain those we already have.

- Creating a best practice guide for our Committee and all future committees.

- Participating in a sport that can continue to promote itself as a leading sport where quality is valued highly.

In short, the program is designed to improve the way our club operates, making it easier to attract and retain members.

Genesis Promotion

A reminder that all families should have or are about to receive three Genesis “10 for 10 Passes” guest passes from Genesis Health Club at Waverley Park which allows the purchaser 10 visits over a given month for only $10.00. That equates to $1.00 per session which is outstanding value with all proceeds going back to our club. Please support your club by selling these three passes ASAP and returning them to the nominated parent helper from your team. A reminder that the family/person that sells the most guest passes will win a 3 month membership to Genesis Waverley Park valued at $395.00.

Home Ground Trainer

We once again have been able to secure the services of Darren Blanchfield to act as our Home Game Trainer for 2008. Darren has over 20 years experience working with football clubs in the position of Head Trainer. He also is a trained Ambulance Paramedic and he will attend all home games that don’t clash with his work roster. This does not replace the Level One Accredited Trainers that each team currently has, but is an added extra that the club provides to try and offer the safest playing conditions possible for your children. We are proud to say that we are the only club that offers this facility in our league.

Trainer’s Night

Monday 21^st April

7.30pm

Clubrooms

A reminder that next Monday, our Club Sponsor Andrew Dalwood from Waverley Park Physiotherapy Centre will be holding a an information session for all Trainers, Coaches, Team Managers and Runners where he will be going through injury prevention and injury management procedures for all teams. This is a great opportunity for our club volunteers to gain further knowledge of how to deal with injuries that occur on the footy field.

Anyone who requires top quality Physiotherapy treatment should consider using the services of the Waverley Park Physiotherapy Centre located at 439 Police Rd, Mulgrave.

We thank Andrew and his team for sharing their expertise with us.

Gold Level Insurance

The committee has maintained its Gold Level Insurance for the 2008 season. This is a significant increase in our insurance coverage and represents our commitment to provide the safest playing conditions affordable. It must be stressed that this is not a blanket cover and we strongly encourage all families especially those boys in the senior teams who may be working to consider taking out private insurance cover.

2008 Coaches/Team Managers

COACH             TEAM MANAGER

UNDER 9

Scott Peacock              Alan Jago

Mob: 0411 554 509        Mob: 0400 068 753

jack.dam@optusnet.com.au

aljago@iprimus.com.au

UNDER 10

Damian Pearce              Mark Cauchi

Mob: 0411 554 509        Mob: 0400 068 753

jack.dam@optusnet.com.au mcauchi@primus.com.au

UNDER 11

Tony March                   Kerri March

Mob: 0409 097 199        Mob: 0409 092 696

tonkermatwil@aol.com

UNDER 12

Paul Deegan                 Peter Andritsos

Mob: 0419 150 272        Mob: 0414 443 736

pdeegan@bigpond.net.au

padrits@alphalink.com.au

UNDER 14

Danny Alepidis              Michael Kuhlwind

Mob: 0412 358 786        Mob: 0419 201 959

danny@mobilecoffee.com.au

mike@lkdiesel.com.au

UNDER 15                               

Steve Barnes                Mary Siakoulis

Mob: 0425 776 000        Mob: 0413 599 572

barneyboyno1@hotmail.com

deanjen1@bigpond.net.au

COLTS                                    

Paul Lenehan                Jan Broley

Mob: 0408 290 584       Mob: 0407 020 202

plenehan@twibble.org

nexusplus@bigpond.com.au