SOUTHERN SAINTS FOOTBALL CLUB

RECRUITMENT MEETING 30/11/2009

PRESENT: General, Ronnie, Louie, Foxy, Tas, Shannon

SUPERS:

  • This year the Super Rules team played in the order of 60 different players throughout the season.
  • Many of these 60 players were committed to playing Masters and Over 47’s.
  • We needed to draw on favours to field a competitive team this season.
  • The 2010 Supers team require about 15 new players for the season 2010 to be a real force in what was this year First Division and will next year be renamed Premier Division.
  • A minimum of 10 new players is required for Supers to realistically field a competitive side. 
  • t was recognised that as well as the numbers required, the quality of the players was also important. 
  • This situation has arisen due to:
    • The number of retirements at the end of the 2009 season.
    • Our inability, over the past years to consistently recruit the number of players around the 35 year age group that is required for us to be sustainable. 
    • Injuries, this being an issue that all clubs have every season, but must be factored into our thinking.
    • Changes in the economy that have resulted in a change of work-related commitments for many player.


RECRUITMENT APPROACHES

1. Approach all Local Clubs.
2. Approach all Local Cricket Clubs.
3. Approach Dingley Football Club.
4. Local Newspapers.
5. School Newsletters.
6. Flyer to be placed in local and various Hotels.
7. Suppers Recruitment Flyer.
8. Update Southern Saints Football Club webpage.
9. Supers, (and all interested members), meeting prior to the start of the 2010 pre-season training. 
10. One centralised point for all recruitment inquiries.


1. Approach all Local Clubs.
General will coordinate. Please contact him if you intend to follow-up a particular Club so that we hit all suitable Clubs and we aren’t doubling up.

2. Approach all Local Cricket Clubs.
Shannon to contact Mickey Ashkar and Geeza to Coordinate?

3. Approach Dingley Football Club.
Shannon with the assistance of any player/s who has had, or do have contact with the Dingley Football Club. The reason for targeting this Club in particular, is because it has flagged the introduction of a Super Rules Team for 2010. We may be able to rationalise both theirs and our situations

4. Local Newspapers.
Ronnie will approach all local newspapers with an article about our Club. The article will have follow-up details for all interested parties. 

5. School Newsletters.
Ronnie and Shannon. We will be targeting all Local Schools in the first few weeks of 2010. We felt that it is too late in the school year for this to happen. We would like a list of names of players that would like to assist in this. We will require the name of the School that your child attends so that we don’t double-up.

6. Flyer to be placed in local and various Hotels.
Tas works in the Hotel business and will be placing flyers in what he sees as the most suitable locations. If you can assist please contact Ronnie and let him know where you intend on placing flyers.

7. Recruitment Flyer.
To be designed by Shannon in a format that may be altered to suit the needs of specific groups. ATTACHED

8. Update Southern Saints Football Club webpage.
Ronnie to follow-up with Asetha.

9. Supers Meeting
Meeting to take place at: MAGPIE’S CAFE 645 Centre Rd. East Bentleigh January 18 2010.

10. One centralised point for all recruitment inquiries.
TONY PHILLIPS Mob. 0423 829 363


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Please download and use the following promotional material:

Recruitment flyer 1
Recruitment flyer 2
Schools recruitment flyer

OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION
 PARISH PRIMARY SCHOOL
 A newsletter showing a promotion for the Southern Saints.