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The Yass Indoor soccer competition grew in popularity through the hard work and dedication of Christine Greenwood into setting up the competitions, organising the teams, refreshments, prizes etc.
Through a small group of parents, led by Andrew Jewell, a project was set up to seek information in relation to setting up a local competition of outdoor soccer. This was started by a questionnaire sent out to all participating parents in the indoor soccer competition in August 2002.
Following the survey feedback it was obvious that the establishment of an outdoor soccer competition would be supported and the preferred set up for a competition was in summer on a Friday evening.
A project team of Andrew Jewell, Jason and Jane Rogers, Warren and Sue Nielson, Mark Valencic and Rob McCarthy was set up to investigate all the necessary requirements that would have to be met. Items to investigate included: Affiliate Membership, Insurance, Playing Field, Funds, Equipment, Committee, Competition, Registration, Development, Marketing and Communication
These elements were assigned to members of the project team.
At the end of August 2002, Yass Shire Council supported the establishment of a Junior Soccer competition on level 3 of Walker Park.
Following this a public forum was held at Yass Soldiers Club on 25th September 2002. This forum was attended by approximately 30 parents and interested parties.
Through a letter seeking support for the soccer competition, the Yass Soldiers Club became the Club's major - Gold Sponsor, and the Royal Hotel - Silver Sponsor.
The Yass Soccer competition finally kicked off on Friday 8th November 2002 with 4 soccer divisions:
For his great professionalism, enthusiasm and dedication in creating an Outdoor Soccer Competition in Yass, Andrew Jewell was nominated for the Yass Club Person of the Year in 2002.
Following the success of the summer competition, interest was sought in the establishment of a Winter Team competing against other towns. 2 teams were set up in 2003 an Under 11's and an Under 13s.
Training began on 14th June 2003 which led to both Yass teams competing in the Cowra Cup Carnival on Sunday 16th August 2003. Friendly games were arranged against Cowra, Tumut and Goulburn teams leading up to the carnival.
Summer of 2003/2004 attracted even more players in age groups from Under 6 to Under 16s. In total over 270 players registered and played in the competition.
In winter 2004, 3 teams were entered into the Goulburn Soccer Competition - Under 10s, Under 12s and Under 14s. In total 50 players were registered and played in the competition.
Varying degrees of success were achieved, but the main aim was to give the players a more competitive game structure to improve their skills in soccer. Again Yass Soccer Club entered the Cowra Junior Soccer Competition with 4 teams being represented - Under 10s, Under 12s and 2 Under 14 teams.
The 3rd season of Summer Soccer in Yass kicked off on 5th November 2004 with a record 338 players being registered and tens of players added to a waiting list. The amount of games required forced Yass Soccer to utilise levels 1, 2 and 3 of Walker Park on a Friday evening.
The winter competition of 2005 commenced with 4 teams represented in Under 11s, Under 12s, Under 14s and 15-16 age groups. In total 61 players registered and played in the Goulburn competition.
Under 16 Team received the STFA award for Fair Play for the whole of the STFA competition.
Best & Fairest (2005) - Patrick's Butchery
Under 11 Chris Valencic
Under 12 Brett Foran
Under 14 Jayden Smith
Under 16 Ryan Betts
Most Improved (2005) - Gallagher Haulage
Under 11 Charles Alley
Under 12 William Alley
Under 14 Andrew Holgate
Under 16 Stuart Wallace
The 2005/2006 Summer competition attracted even more players with
A major change occurred in 2006 when YassFC became affiliated with Canberra Football.
This allowed us to field teams in the following age groups:
Under 9, Under 11 (2 teams), Under 13, Under 14 and Under 16.
A total of 74 players were registered for the winter competition.
Most Improved sponsored by Gallagher Haulage
Election of Positions: President Grant Taylor Vice President Lincoln Farnsworth Secretary Ngari Walters Treasurer Warren Nielson Registrar Sue Nielson Publicity Phil Murphy Grounds/Equip Drew Gallagher Referees Co-ord Mark ValencicThe following persons were accepted as new committee members:
David Pinson - Prepared to assist Mark and learn the ropes of the referees co-ordinator role.
Jodie Gallagher - Angela Farnsworth - Both coming on board to assist with administrative duties and running of summer football.
All these functions have previously fallen under the registrar's role.
Kerry Foran - Prepared to assist with summer match cards and around the summer desk.
YassFC acknowledge the effort of Andrew Jewell who resigned from his position as president on 18 April 2006 and did not wish to remain on the committee.
Summer competition for 2006/2007 ran from November 2006 - 17 March 2007. There were a record number of teams in all age groups.
K/1 - 8 teams 2/3 - 10 teams 4/5 - 8 teams 6/7 - 8 teams 8/9 - 6 teams 10+ - 6 teamsThe winter football continues to grow with 8 teams playing in the Canberra Football Leagues: Under 8, Under 10 (two teams), Under 12 (two teams), Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18. For the first time, Yass FC fielded an Open team in the Canberra Senior Mens league.
| Team | Best And Fairest | Most Improved |
|---|---|---|
| Under 8 | Victoria Alley | Finnlay Ernst |
| Under 10 Redbacks | Kris Hansson | Bradley Nielson |
| Under 10 Spiders | Tyron Demczyszyn | Erik Miech |
| Under 12 Redbacks | Ryan Jewell | Nathan Cooke |
| Under 12 Spiders | Sian Minary-Bland | Bradley Crawford |
| Under 14 | Steven Morgan-Bruce | Rebecca McLean |
| Under 16 | Ben Cover | Brett Foran |
| Under 18 | Ben Cole | Jim Bennett-Burleigh |
| Opens | Cameron Betts | Lee Witt |
Under 16 - Division 3 Premiers
Under 18 - Division 3 Premiers
Open Team - Division 8 Runners-Up
Summer Football - 2007 - 2008
Again a record number of players and teams entered for the Friday Evening Football at Walker Park.
| age Group | No. of Teams | No. of Players |
| K/1 | 8 | 65 |
| 2/3 | 10 | 78 |
| 4/5 | 8 | 70 |
| 6/7 | 8 | 91 |
| 8/9 | 8 | 78 |
| 10+ | 8 | 58 |
Teams this year:
| Team | No. of Players |
| U7 | 6 |
| U8 | 7 |
| U10 Redbacks | 9 |
| U10 Spiders | 9 |
| U11 | 12 |
| U13 | 16 |
| U14 | 15 |
| U15 | 14 |
| U16 | 16 |
| U18 | 15 |
| Open Div 7 | 16 |
| Open Div 10 | 15 |
| Team | Best & Fairest | Most Improved |
|---|---|---|
| Under 7 | Kai Douven | Olivia Henderson |
| Under 8 | Flynn Buffington | Joanna Devey |
| Under 10 Spiders | Sarah Dowling | Jonah Smith |
| Under 10 Redbacks | Jayden Veerhuis | Eleanor Miller |
| Under 11 | Richard Alley | Jack Kimpton |
| Under 13 | Bradley Walsh | Carey Hill |
| Under 14 | Rowan Phemister | Bradley Warner |
| Under 15 | John Barratt | Anthony Gallagher |
| Under 16 | Matthew Parker | Perry Aldridge |
| Under 18 | Andrew Holgate | Jayden Smith |
| Opens Div 7 | Mitchell Darmody | Warren Parker |
| Opens Div 10 | Dave Hazell | Brendan Heat |
Summer competition for 2008/2009 ran from November 2008 - 13 March 2009. There were a record number of teams in all age groups.
We welcome Yass Real Estate as our Major Summer sponsor.
K/1 - 8 teams 2/3 - 8 teams 4/5 - 10 teams 6/7 - 6 teams 8/9 - 8 teams 10+ - 8 teams
Teams this year:
| Team | No. of Players |
| U7 Redbacks | 7 |
| U7 Spiders | 7 |
| U8 | 7 |
| U9 | 8 |
| U11 | 12 |
| U12 Redbacks | 12 |
| U12 Spiders | 11 |
| U14 | 14 |
| U15 | 15 |
| U16 | 14 |
| U18 | 15 |
| Open Div 7 | 17 |
| Open Div 10 | 19 |
| Women | 18 |
| Team | Best and Fairest | Most Improved |
|---|---|---|
| U7 Spiders | Magnus Stacey | Luke Veerhuis |
| U7 Redbacks | Jack Gallagher | Ben Thornely |
| U8 Redbacks | William Luck | Thomas Rampton |
| U9 Redbacks | Annabelle Hansson | Callum Dodd |
| U11 Redbacks | Jonah Smith | Jacques Kapetanakos |
| U12 Spiders | Jayden Veerhuis | Cameron Hill |
| U12 Redbacks | Tim Hazell | Rebekah Gallagher |
| U14 Redbacks | Aiden Lees | Rex Stacey |
| U15 Redbacks | Jack Coughlan | Bradley Warner |
| U16 Redbacks | Fergus McGrath | Greg Pickering |
| U18 Redbacks | Ben Cover | Mungo Bright |
| Women | Kath Farnell | Jenny Hudson |
| Open Div 7 | Cameron Betts | Not Awarded |
| Open Div 10 | David "Brew" Hazell | Not Awarded |
2010 was the eighth year for the Club, though not one for growth in player numbers but growth in the area of sponsorship. 2010 saw our newest partnership being our Gold sponsor Yass Retravision and with continued sponsorship and support from Patrick's Butchery, The Soldiers Club and The Club House Hotel. The growth of the Club also showed in the teams we entered in higher divisions for the year, with the U13's and the U16's both moving up to Division 2. U13's finished as runners up whilst the U16's were very competitive throughout their season. The U18's played in the Division 1 competition and though found the competition challenging it cannot be said that the coach and team did not give each game their best. Several Players reached 100 games during the 2010 Winter Season as well as 17 players reaching 5 years. On top of organising 3 successful presentations throughout 2010 the Club also organised a World Cup raffle and participated with a fundraising trivia night. The 2009/2010 summer season saw the introduction of a 6 a side Tuesday night competition for senior players. As well as 400 players in the Friday night competition. We would like to Thank Phil Murphy for his seven years of effort on the committee and as a coach and referee. Phil was instrumental in setting up and maintaining the website giving the club a professional image. .
The Yass Football Club has now been in existence for nine years, each year we introduce something that benefits the club either directly or indirectly. For example when it was agreed that we should place more emphasis on development, we agreed that coaches courses would be reimbursed by the club. To add to this a year or two later we agreed that it was important to partially reimburse parents for their children attending coaching clinics. Two years ago we kicked off the Tuesday evening summer 6/7 a side. Whilst this is not an organised competition, it has been a good way to keep players having a run each week. We have also picked up a few senior players for winter via this activity. In 2011 we entered our inaugural junior girl’s team in the Capital Football competition, although partly forced into this by the player registration numbers, it was something that Drew Gallagher had been keen to introduce over previous winter seasons. 2011 also saw the introduction of the club’s own award for “Club Person of the Year”, this was a suggestion raised by Gary Lennon on a couple of occasions. Congratulations to Jodie Gallagher for being the inaugural recipient of this important and hopefully ongoing award, it was well deserved.
Whilst the Yass Football Club continues to have good people on the committee who are prepared to offer up suggestions with an aim to improving the organisation the club will always be successful. A big thank you to our sponsors The Yass Soldiers Club, Yass Real Estate, Club House Hotel, Patrick’s Butchery, Caltex Woolworths Yass, Galutzi Café and Yass Chiropractic for their continued support.
Obviously a huge thank you to all the committee for an outstanding effort in 2011. In particular I would like to make special mention of Tracey Clarke for her tireless effort running the canteen with her year round hands on approach. This year the canteen made a record profit of just over $9000.
A personal thank you to Peter Alley who attends to all things financial for the club. Peter’s diligent approach to maintaining accurate financials over the past four years has been most appreciated by myself.
Thanks also to Jodie and Drew Gallagher for their never ending efforts in all things Yass FC. A big thanks to some non-committee members in Rebekah & Anthony Gallagher and Stephen & Kate Boulton for all their assistance with the canteen and grounds set up.
In closing I would like to thank David Pinson who after five years of organising referees , training courses, update courses and scheduling refs for summer and winter plus refereeing himself will be leaving the club. David has kindly agreed to show Andrew Southwell the ropes over the coming summer season.
