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Newsletter No.1 2024
Troon AFC Walking Football Newsletter Issue 1: 2024
Hello and welcome to another splendid year of Walking Football!
Here we go then….
New season sign up sheets will be coming in late April. Everyone will need to complete this year’s sign up sheet. If you are on this year’s register already you will be signed up with the FA. This does not need to be done again. New players will need to complete the April Registration and the FA registration.
League days are listed below. If you’d like to play in the league this year, please let Sarah know and get your name on the ‘clipboard of doom’ as soon as possible.
The Caldicot Tournament date is listed below. If you’d like to play on the day, please let Sarah know and get your name on the ‘clipboard of doom’ as soon as possible.
Cornwall Regional Representative team trials are on Sunday 21st April 11am - 1pm Callywith College. Age groups are: 60-65, 65-70 and 70+ Email Kev if you’d like to take part or just turn up on the day. cfawfcks@gmail.com
Our Annual Walking Football Tournament is coming up fast of 19th May. You have the opportunity to sign up for a 50s, 60s, 70s or Women only team. If you can’t or don’t want to play on the day, please come along and help out. The more people who come to support the day, the more fun will be had by all. If you’d like to play in theTroon Tournament this year, please let Sarah know and get your name on the ‘clipboard of doom’ as soon as possible.
Congratulations to our newly qualified referees, Marianne, Geoff and Phil W.. Big changes are coming to the rules for Walking Football nationally so keep an eye out for new publications on the website. One big change expected is that after three running offences by one TEAM, a penalty will be awarded against them!
Thinking caps on for our end of season awards nominees. We will be holding an awards night after training one night in May (date tba). You can vote for:
Players Player of the Year
Most Improved Player of the Year
Club Person of the Year
Diary Dates:
Wednesday 6th March: Pool Academy Sports Hall 6-8pm Friday 8th March: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pmWednesday 13th March: Pool Academy Sports Hall 6-8pm Friday 15th March: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pmWednesday 20th March: Pool Academy Sports Hall 6-8pmFriday 22nd March: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pm Wednesday 27th March: Pool Academy Sports Hall 6-8pm Friday 29th March: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pm
Wednesday 3rd April: Pool Academy Sports Hall 6-8pmFriday 5th April: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pmSaturday 6th April: Troon AFC, Women Only, 10-11am
Wednesday 10th April: Pool Academy Sports Hall 6-8pmFriday 12th April: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pmSaturday 13th April: Troon AFC, Women Only, 10-11am
Wednesday 17th April: Pool Academy Sports Hall 6-8pm Friday 19th April: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pmSaturday 20th April: Troon AFC, Women Only, 10-11am
Wednesday 24th April: Pool Academy Sports Hall 6-8pmFriday 26th April: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pmSaturday 27th April: Troon AFC, Women Only, 10-11am
Wednesday 1st May: Troon AFC 6-8pmFriday 3rd May: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pmSaturday 4th May: Troon AFC, Women Only, 10-11am
Wednesday 8th May: Troon AFC 6-8pm
Friday 10th May: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pm
Saturday 11th May: Troon AFC, Women Only, 10-11am
Wednesday 15th May: Troon AFC 6-8pm
Friday 17th May: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pm
Saturday 18th May: Troon AFC, Women Only, 10-11am
Sunday 19th May Troon Tournament 10am-5pm
Wednesday 22nd May: Troon AFC 6-8pm
Friday 24th May: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pm
Saturday 25th May: Troon AFC, Women Only, 10-11am
Wednesday 29th May: Troon AFC 6-8pm
Friday 31st May: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pm
Saturday 1st June: Troon AFC, Women Only, 10-11am
League days: West Clubs league prelims at Camborne.
Sunday June 9th
Sun July 14th and
August 18th
Finals date awaits
Caldicot Tournament: Sunday 25th August
Autumn News 23
Welcome to Troon AFC Walking Football Autumn News
Dear Walking Footballers,
First of all, apologies for the large gap between newsletters this Autumn. It has been a hard couple of months.
As you know, On September 22nd, we lost the lovely Eddie Boyd to a sudden and unexpected heart attack. This left us all shocked and devastated. Eddie leaves behind his beloved wifey, Julie, and a large family. His unwavering positivity and deafening encouragement will be sorely missed. In case you missed it, here are some of the tributes paid by his WF family:
Dave H. : Any memory of Eddie makes me smile. Strong as an ox yet gentle as a lamb. So enthusiastic and positive, never heard him complain about anything, ever. He had a way of being the centre of everything without ever knowingly drawing attention to himself. He was a big part of Troon Walking Football Club and will be sorely missed.
Dave Sh.: I haven’t got the correct words to say how nice Eddie was.
Markus: Such sad and shocking news. He was a lovely and funny guy. You'll be so, sadly missed.
Christine: RIP Eddie my friend. Such a lovely and kind man. I’ll miss all your banter and football will not be the same without you. I’m going to miss you lots. Your footie wife xxx
Simon: I will miss the banter I had with him at football, he always had a quick come back with a cheeky smile, made everyone laugh with his bull in a China style of playing football , always fouling ,always pleading his innocence and making us all laugh, I will miss him chasing me around the pitch as we passed words to each other in fun, I will miss the big guy , there will only ever be one Eddie, and I'm honoured to call him a friend.
Phil J.: Always friendly and always helpful. I will always think of Eddie smiling and joking - whilst denying he had ever been running! I believed you Eddie! We will all miss you Eddie.
Phil B. : Top man, true gent, running in walking football will now be known as doing an Eddie! Gone but never forgotten !
Lin: He was such a character & caring guy, he will definitely be missed.
Ann: You will be so missed Eddie
Phil W.: Always a gentleman, always a character but also never gave up . The Eddie toe punt will live on in our footy world.A really lovely guy who I bonded with as aircraft engineers in our past and the fleet air arm respect!
Jerry: I will always think of Eddie's enthusiasm, head down going for goal. He was a joy to be around. A gentleman and a gentle, man.
Peter G: I got the impression that Eddie would run through brick walls for his family and friends, many of us encountered his run through brick walls on the pitch whether we were in opposition or on his team.
Total gentleman who will be missed by all who knew him.
Rich Wales: Such sad news for such a lovely gentleman.
Chris J.: In my life I have had, on very rare occasions, the strangest of feelings on meeting a person for the very first time. It’s incredible, it's as if a lightning flash goes off before me and I know that the person I’ve just met is someone amazingly special and will be someone important in my life and my journey.
I can probably count these occasions in my life so far on the fingers of one hand. The most obvious and memorable was the first time I saw Sarah but believe it or not meeting Eddie for the very first time was also just one of those rare occasions. We had only just begun our walking football club at Troon and new members were arriving on a regular basis and to be honest I was struggling with names, faces and all the many different ways to help me distinguish between all the Peters, Pauls and Phils that were suddenly descending on us. Then the door of Pool Academy Sports Hall opened up and what a sight to behold. There in front of me was a guy who could only be described as one of the most solid and hardened figures I had ever seen before in my life. He looked like someone who was just missing a couple of props to hold up a collapsing mining shaft. In Wales I remember from my childhood we had people that looked something like this chap but they were usually holding a sheep under each arm. He looked like he was in the wrong place. I began to think that someone must be running a rugby club somewhere else in the school unbeknownst to us. He didn’t look like a footballer, he actually didn’t look like a rugby player either come to think of it. In fact what did he look like?
Well first of all he was absolutely filthy. His hands were hardened and black to the touch. His clothes were bedraggled, clothes that had seen better days, many moons in the far distant past and trainers that seemed to be literally held together by their owners force of will. Over one shoulder he had the most worn out and battered rucksack that I’d ever seen in my life. I honestly thought for a moment that a homeless person had wandered in off the street. It didn’t cross my mind to question why a homeless person would want to come and play walking football. Or why a homeless person would pay 3 very valuable pounds of their obviously scant and very precious monetary resources to kick a ball about with a large number of 50+ strangers.
Then he spoke and told us his name and the mystery deepened even further. Here there was no Cornish local accent, nor a bland neutral BBC English that seemed to pervade the majority of players that had joined us, but one from across the Irish sea .
This strange sight had an incredible effect on me. Now, for once, I had someone that I could easily identify and remember- a unique and very memorable individual Mr Eddie Boyd.
Eddie kindly explained that he had just come from work and I suddenly realised that this was no vagrant but a very decent, honest hard working man who dealt with a whole world of manly stuff far beyond my previous working experience of softened management and delicate unblemished hands, hence his appearance and apparel.
Over time we learnt that Eddie was a man with an incredible story, a background of a life well lived of a loving and incredibly large ( and increasingly growing year on year) family! This was a man who worked with his hands, carrying, fixing, welding. In his life he had worked on ships, fixed helicopters and wrestled sheep to be shorn. He was an amazing character.
As for his footballing skills? He played the game for 5 years with his Troon walking Football Family he was one of our longest serving players.
His footballing skills certainly improved over time that probably could not be said about his understanding and appreciation of the rules of the game. His idea of non contact was minimal at the best and his definition of walking was pretty slipshod as well. He always played with a smile on his face as people would regularly just bounce off his sturdy frame and end up on their bottoms. Always a friendly hand would reach out to lift up the unfortunate victim who had had the temerity to come into Eddie’s time zone. “Up you get mukka'' he would say and the person would get up and reflect on their encounter with an immovable object. Sarah soon had a nickname for him ‘Gentleman Eddie’ how true and perceptive that was.
He enjoyed reffing and applying the rules of the game in his own unique and baffling way. The whistle of power was something he enjoyed using and he was always keen to volunteer to help out with anything and everything.
Without doubt he was the most memorable, loved and respected member of our Troon Walking Football family.
At training and tournaments he was always vocal, encouraging, supporting and motivating his team mates. So much so that other people would literally have to move away from him for fear of having their hearing irreparably damaged by Eddie’s vociferous rallying cries. His shouting,”keep them in” extolling his players to stop the opposition from getting the ball out of their defensive area will live with me forever and should rightfully be enshrined in any future walking football coaching manual.
I was so proud and honoured to present Eddie with the very first Troon Unsung Hero award at this years awards night. This will now be renamed as ‘ The Eddie Boyd Memorial Unsung Hero’ award in the years to come. Pretty big boots for anyone to fill- a truly hard act to follow.
That is what he was to us, his walking football family. A true gent, a true friend. Always willing to put himself out for someone else. A smile, an encouraging word, a joke to brighten someone else’s day. A volunteer to ref, to carry bags to a car, to lift a trolley always putting others before himself. An amazing fellow, a true inspiration.
My final memory of Eddie was a typical one. It was last Sunday on finals day.
I have been having a difficult time of things lately. On Sunday I was struggling more than ever with both past events and present day frustrations getting the better of me. I was at a very low point. I was at my worst, angry at myself, angry at the ref, angry at the world and I remember Eddie shouting to me… “Chris, you're better than this.” I was struggling and then even at that lowest point Eddie was still being positive, still encouraging, still supporting, still seeing something in me that I had lost sight of. That’s the last thing he ever said to me and I tried to push it away and now I’ll never get to thank him for sticking with me and believing in me even when I couldn’t believe in myself.
Eddie’s passing was a huge shock and it will leave a gaping hole in so many people's lives. I am so glad that I met him, that first lightning moment that has led to so many happy, loving memories for myself and his friends and teammates. It really won’t be the same without him around. I am proud to have known him as a friend for I can honestly say that in my near 60 years on this planet I have rarely met someone as genuine, honest and decent as Eddie. Love, hugs and respect my friend
Emma: On Sunday Eddie told me stories of his Naval days (my dad was in the Fleet Air Arm like Eddie) We laughed all the way up. Eddie even told me about the guy they found at sea floating in a chest freezer. I'm so sad not to be able to hear more stories from Eddie, I will miss seeing him in Tesco and definitely at football.
Jacqui: Such a genuine, lovely guy who stood out as a kind soul; Eddie made me feel so welcome when I joined the Club. Deeply missed!
Sarah: Eddie was the person who made the banana cake possible and he’s why it’s in our description of ‘fun, friendship, fitness, footie and banana cake’. We had left over bananas from our first event and I was urging people to take one. I offered one to Eddie and said ‘have the last banana or I’ll have to make banana cake’. So I made the first banana cake and a legend was born. Every time I made one, because Eddie said he was addicted to it, I made an extra cake and gave it sneakily to Eddie.
I’ll always think of Eddie when I make that cake in the future.
Liz: Tony and I met Eddie years ago when out walking our dog and he was with his dog on the grass opposite his home, he always spoke and over the years got quite friendly, next we knew Tony went to football at Troon with George and who should be there but Eddie. After Tony passed away Eddie eventually plucked up enough courage and came to see how I was and eventually encouraged me to come to football, he might have been larger than life but he was shy and considerate, he was a top guy I will always remember him
Pete H.: Eddie was an absolute gentleman, whose enthusiasm and happiness (and running) made him a joy to
be with and to know.
Pat: I'm so sorry to hear what has happened. Eddie, as mentioned above, was a gentleman with a warm personality. When I first started to play walking football, as with joining any new group, it's difficult at first to remember names and faces. Not so with Eddie. His persona, style of play and lovely Belfast accent made an instant impression.
Nigel J: He was unique in every way and always a gent
Anthony: I am sure that his family and the Troon WF team will really miss him.
Geoff: Gone but not forgotten Eddie will be sad not to hear your quiet voice on the touchline shouting keep them in and come on Troon what a great bloke
Clive: Always a pleasure whether playing on Eddie's team or against him. Such a lovely chap and will be sorely missed.
We will be holding a memorial match on Friday 10th November at Cornwall College Camborne astro, 7:15pm ko to remember our dear friend and to raise money for the family’s chosen charity. Please attend if you can, even if you’re not playing, and donate what you can afford to the Macmillan collection on the day.
2. The League
Well done to everyone who represented the team this year. We finished second in the western division and played hard on finals day. Sadly the whole day was marred by appalling refereeing. Two FA refs present had never seen walking football with one admitting that he had not even read the rules and another saying that “jogging is not running so it’s allowed” and “barging does not count as contact”!! A complaint has been submitted to the league by several teams and an overhaul of reffing WF in Cornwall is underway.
3. Referees
The league sec asked for volunteers to form a committee to shape refereeing in WF and train refs from every team in the league. Six people from Troon put themselves forward, but only Saints offered any other support in the whole of Cornwall. Well done Troon for your volunteering spirit and desire to shape the game in the right way.
4. Numbers
The number of players attending training over the summer was worryingly low and for a couple of months we did not take in enough subs to cover the pitch fees. Fortunately numbers have now picked up and we have a few new players so we’re looking in a better position.
5. Photos
Thankyou to everyone who turned out for team photo day. We’re sorry it was a bit of a shambles. With the arrival of the photos via email we’d like to remind everyone that the purchase of photos does not benefit WF but does add funds to the main club.
6. Kit shop
As you may know, we commissioned TAG Sports to set up an online shop for us so that you could buy your own kits and merchandise. A whole year and many excuses later, this has still not materialised. We have approached another online company and are currently working with them to get things set up. We’ll keep you updated.
7. Finally thankyou to everyone who has stepped up to help with club admin over the last couple of months. It has been very appreciated and shows us that the club is about friends who happen to play football together, not just about football alone.
8. Dates:
Wednesday 25th October: Pool Academy sports Hall 6-8pm
Friday 27th October: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pm
Wednesday 1st November: Pool Academy sports Hall 6-8pm
Friday 3rd November: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pm
Wednesday 8th November: Pool Academy sports Hall 6-8pm
Friday 10th November: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pm Memorial Match
Wednesday 15th November: Pool Academy sports Hall 6-8pm
Friday 17th November: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pm
Wednesday 22nd November: NO TRAINING (Exams in the hall)
Friday 24th November: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pm
Wednesday 29th November: Pool Academy sports Hall 6-8pm
Friday 1st December: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pm
Wednesday 6th December: Pool Academy sports Hall 6-8pm
Friday 8th December: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pm
Wednesday 13th December: Pool Academy sports Hall 6-8pm
Friday 15th December: Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pm TBC
Wednesday 20th December: NO TRAINING
Friday 22nd December:NO TRAINING
Wednesday 27th December:NO TRAINING
Friday 29th December:NO TRAINING
Wednesday 3rd January:NO TRAINING
Friday 5th January:NO TRAINING
Wednesday 10th January: Pool Academy sports Hall 6-8pm
Friday 12th January : Cornwall College Camborne 7-8:30pm
July/August Newsletter
Welcome to the summer news and updates.
Are you watching the Women's world cup? Keep an eye out for our daily updates to see how your team is doing.
The league team did us proud again in the July League day. We finished second on the day after a strengthened Penwith took the lead. Simon J was our player of the day scoring three goals. What a guy!
The next league day is 13th August. Everyone is welcome to come along and support and to make themselves available for the squad. There is now no limit to the size of the matchday squad and we know that seeing so many players in their lovely Troon kit as well as the supporters, the banners and signs and the snacks and drinks sends a really positive message to other teams and players.
Changes to Fridays:
Sadly we have had to add a new rule to Friday training. This was in response to one of our much loved goal keepers and two other players deciding to play for Falmouth instead. All three had been training with us and with tournament and the league team, so when the goal keeper, a striker and a mid fielder suddenly and with little or no warning switched teams, we were then in a position of having trained and strategised with players who were no longer present. Only one of these players saw fit to let us know they were changing teams. Two of them moved together and the third separately decided to play for Falmouth despite telling us he wanted to be available for Troon. To say we all felt saddened, let down and a bit betrayed is an understatement. This also meant that we had not been training another reserve goal keeper and other players had not had the opportunity to try playing in other positions.
The reasons given to us were mainly that we had such a large squad the players were not getting enough on field time and Falmouth, having far fewer players, could virtually guarantee playing all fixtures. This is not the Troon ethic as we believe that everyone is a key player whether on the pitch or off. We also have the humility to understand that in these specific circumstances, the team comes before the individual.
However we felt that the actions of these players significantly reduced our options for competitive fixtures (not because they are the best players, none are, but that they denied training opportunities to others) and so regretfully we introduced a new rule. From now on you can only attend on a Friday if its your intention to play only for Troon (whether in league, tournament, 70s, 60s, 50s or ladies)...meaning that if you know you're going to represent another team in any competition, please only come on Wednesdays. Everyone is welcome on a Wednesday.
We hope this explains the messaging you may have seen previously. As always, feel free to ask any questions you may have.
Social Events:
What would you like our next social event to be? Ideas and suggestions please.
Upcoming sessions :
Weds 26th July Grouter Park 6-8pm
Fri 28th July Cornwall College 7-8:30pm
Weds 2nd Aug Grouter Park 6-8pm
Fri 4th Aug Cornwall College 7-8:30pm
Weds 9th Aug Grouter Park 6-8pm
Fri 11th Aug Cornwall College 7-8:30pm
Sunday 13th August League Day 3. Cornwall College 1pm
Weds 16th Aug Grouter Park 6-8pm
Fri 18th Aug Cornwall College 7-8:30pm
Weds 23rd Aug Grouter Park 6-8pm
Fri 25th Aug Cornwall College 7-8:30pm
Weds 30th Aug Grouter Park 6-8pm
Fri 1st Sept Cornwall College 7-8:30pm
BYE BYE GROUTER AND BACK TO POOL ACADEMY
Weds 6th Sept Pool Academy Sports Hall 6-8pm
Fri 8th Sept Cornwall College 7-8:30pm
Sept 10th League finals day. Location tbc but probably Newquay
Weds 13th Sept Pool Academy Sports Hall 6-8pm
Fri 15th Sept Cornwall College 7-8:30pm
Weds 20th Sept Pool Academy Sports Hall 6-8pm
Fri 22nd Sept Cornwall College 7-8:30pm
Weds 27th Sept Pool Academy Sports Hall 6-8pm
Fri 29th Sept Cornwall College 7-8:30pm
May/June News
Troon AFC Walking Football News - May/June 2023
Hello! What an exciting couple of months we’ve had!
News Updates:
Our tournament was a great success with 15 teams playing from across Cornwall, Devon and Wales. On a gloriously sunny day Helston won the 50s cup with our very own Terry collecting the trophy on behalf of his new team; St Austell won the 60s cup in a close contest. Troon 50s won the plaque to the delight of Dave and the team.
We also held the first ever Women’s Walking Football tournament in Cornwall which was won by Braunton and our diminished Troon women’s squad, we were competitive in every game. (Get well soon Sam and John who picked up injuries on the day)
Next came the first league day. Troon AFC Walking Football got off to a great start in the 2023 Cornwall Walking Football League West. With goals being spread across the squad and only conceding 1 goal in 6 games giving us a very healthy return of 13 points from our opening 6 games.
We started with a tough test against a strong Falmouth side who were runners up in our festival last month. Some impressive saves from Chris in goal and some breathtaking passing patterns meant a 0-0 draw was seen as a decent start. From this point we went from strength to strength by putting in a stunning performance as a well worked goal from Simon J gave us a well deserved goal against Helston who won our tournament.
Whilst being cheered on by several members of the club who were not in the matchday squad our fine start continued as we beat a physical Roseland side 1-0 thanks to a fine goal from Pat. Next up we faced another physical side and produced one of the performances of the day as a goal from Markus was enough to collect all 3 points against a strong St Day side.
With the number of injuries in the group growing we rallied and continued our unbeaten start as goals from Simon H and Geoff were enough to see off a hard working St Agnes side. However we were denied an unbeaten day as we fell to defeat against a very good Penwith side in our final game of the day.
Overall an incredible first round of the league for Troon with 4 wins and a draw from our opening 6 games puts us in a good position going into the next round of games. The mood throughout the day was excellent as we were cheered on by club members who came to support despite not being in the matchday squad.
Squad: Chris, Clive, Dave S, Eddie, Geoff, Markus, Nigel, Pat, Phil, Simon H, Simon J
The final table from the day showed Troon as League leaders. hooray!!
We held our annual awards night where trophies were awarded for:
Players’ Player of the Year was a tie between: Dave Sh and Ann
Club Person: Geoff
Unsung Hero: Eddie
Manager’s Player of the Year: Simon J
Well done and thank you to everyone who has supported us this year. We’re proud of you all.
Changes:
We are making two slight changes to the way we run the club.
Friday is now only for people who might (one day) play for Troon. All club members are welcome. However if you play competitively for another team please do not attend on Fridays. Wednesday sessions are open for everyone as usual.
We are setting up a Whatsapp group to send messages and updates more easily. This will not be a chat group. Only admins will be able to add messages. You will not be able to make comments. It will however, have a facility where you can click one simple button and let us know whether you will be attending specific events. We will be asking you to sign a slip giving us specific permission to add you to the group. It’s helpful that as many people as possible do this so that we can improve keeping everyone informed.
Everyone needs to sign up with the FA or you won’t be allowed to play in any FA event. Most people have done this already. What’s new is that the FA are now requesting that everyone has a photo on their account. You can do this yourself or we can do it for you, just ask.
Diary Dates
Mon 19th June 6pm main club meeting to discuss and elect new committee members Of you have some spare time and would like to put yourself forward as Chairperson, Treasurer or Secretary or any other role, please attend this meeting
Weds 21st June Grouter Park 6-8pm
Fri 23rd June Cornwall College 7-8:30pm
Weds 28th June Grouter Park 6-8pm
Fri 30th June Cornwall College 7-8:30pm
Weds 5th July Grouter Park 6-8pm
Fri 7th July Cornwall College 7-8:30pm
LEAGUE DAY 9TH JULY AT CORNWALL COLLEGE, TIME 1pm
Weds 12th July Grouter Park 6-8pm
Fri 14th July Cornwall College 7-8:30pm
Weds 19th July Grouter Park 6-8pm
Fri 21st July Cornwall College 7-8:30pm
Weds 26th July Grouter Park 6-8pm
Fri 28th July Cornwall College 7-8:30pm
March/April 23
Troon AFC Walking Football News March and April 2023
Hello, good evening and welcome to our latest newsletter (please imagine your own dramatic theme music at this point..)
Lots of lovely things going on at the club as always. Here are the headlines..
Many thanks to Pete for serving as our FA rep this year. Well done! Pete is now making way for someone else to take up the baton. If you would like to shape the future of the league and walking football in Cornwall please put yourself forward ASAP. It just involves sharing information and 2 or 3 committee meetings per year. Go on…you know you want to…
Our Women’s team have met with the Women’s football coordinator from the CFA and discussed how to encourage more ladies to try our lovely sport. Sam took the lead on this so well done and thank you to Sam.
First aid training…we are just waiting for the main club to confirm which days we will have the clubhouse and then we will run two FREE first aid course sessions on each of two days, one in the afternoon and one in the evening, making a total of four sessions. Please sign up quickly when the dates are released as we can only manage a maximum of 8 participants at each session.
Dave has organised and run another quiz night and a social walk. There has been loads of positive feedback so well done Dave and we are all looking forward to the next event. Thank you also to Graham for causing brain ache and laughter in the right measures, well done. Get your walking shoes on for March.
We are going to be running our very own spring tournament again this year so add May 21st to your diaries. Once again we will be the only tournament in Cornwall or Devon to offer 50s, 60s, 70s and Women’s groups. Hooray for Troon AFC Walking Football!
There will soon be elections in the main club for their committee with post up for election of Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary. Please think seriously about whether you can offer a few hours a week to shape the club as it moves forwards. You’ll be given all the help and support you need to settle into the role. We have a great skills base in WF so who’s ready to help out a little more and share your lifetime of knowledge.
Dates for your diary…
Friday Mar 10th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Sunday 12th March Social Walk Porthleven (See website for details)
Weds Mar 15th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Mar 17th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Mar 22nd Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Mar 24th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Mar 29th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Mar 31st CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Friday Mar 31st CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7:30-8:30PM Ladies walking football free taster session
Weds Apr 5th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Apr 7th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Apr 12th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Apr 14th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Apr 19th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Apr 21st CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Apr 26th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm LAST ONE THIS SEASON
Friday Apr 28th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
NO MORE TRAINING AT POOL ACADEMY THIS SEASON. CHANGE TO TROON AFC GROUTER PARK. DAY TBC
Friday May 5th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Friday May 12th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Sunday May 14th Dobwalls friendly at Liskeard. Let Sam or Sarah know if you’d like to attend.
Friday May 19th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
SUNDAY MAY 21ST TROON AFC WALKING FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT AT CAMBORNE COLLEGE 11AM TO 5PM. AGE GROUPS AND DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
Friday May 26th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Friday May 4th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Proposed CFA League Days:
11th June
9th July
13th August
10th September
Jan/Feb 23
Troon AFC Walking Football News January and February 2023
Hello and welcome to 2023… another year of Walking Football!
There’s lots to look forward to this year with tournaments and events for those who like the competitive edge and twice weekly sessions for those who just like to come along and have a game and a natter.
There are also opportunities to stretch yourself in other footie related directions but more on that later.
Down to business…
Training dates:
Friday Jan 13th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Jan 18th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Jan 20th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Jan 25th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Jan 27th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Feb 1st Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Feb 3rd CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Feb 8th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Feb 10th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Feb 15th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Feb 17th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Feb 22nd Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Feb 24th CORNWALL COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
WFA League Update
Sadly we could not raise a squad in any age group (although the 60s came close) so this will have to wait until next year. Many thanks to those who volunteered.
Club Communications
We think that one of the reasons we could not raise a team, besides you all being wonderful busy people, is that members may not be checking the website and facebook for updates and news. You don’t have to look at both, just whichever you prefer. Some news is time sensitive but we always try to give you at least a week’s notice of upcoming events and opportunities so please try to check in at least once per week to see what’s going on at the club. For example, our award winning website troonafcwalkingfootball.com has been running for 4 years and is updated two or three times per week with news and information and yet we can see from site information that only 15 or so people are looking at it in any one week (we can’t see who reads the site, just the number of visitors. We are not collecting your info.) We have over 50 people on our books so there are a lot of people who’ve never seen the website. Please go and have a look at the information your club provides…you might be surprised!
Women’s Walking Football
Many of you will have noticed that we have been working hard to promote women’s walking football within the club. We are the only club in Cornwall to have a women’s team which is amazing but we need a squad and not a team to offer Women only training and attend the many ladies tournaments around the country. So please let all the lovely ladies in your lives know about this initiative and let's see whether we can form a Cornwall representative team! You can support the team if you are on facebook by following on https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087794433176
Referee Training
With many governing bodies in Walking Football and each having slightly different rules, the more people we can have qualified as refs in each governing body, the better. We have already got 6 FA qualified walking football refs and the WFA also offer ref training with the next session being in Tiverton in February.
FA ref training will be held in Bodmin and is free.
WFA ref training is held regionally, the next one in Tiverton, but we are negotiating for them to provide a session in Cornwall. These will cost about £50 to attend.
Both groups have the same training format. It will be an all day session with the morning indoors looking at theory, rules and scenarios. The afternoon would be outdoors having a go at being a ref in a short game, just like we do in training.
If you are interested in attending either or both of these sessions please message the club and we will add your name to the waiting list.
Quiz night 2 - The Return
The first social event of 2023 is scheduled and we're ready to go . . .
Graham is busy compiling Questions and we are all set for Quiz Night 2
THURSDAY 23rd February - 7 PM @ Troon AFC Club House
The last one was a great success and I'm certain that this one will be just as good, or possibly even better. I'm equally sure we can challenge the previous winners as well, so fire up Wikipedia and get swotting!
Tea and coffee will be provided, the bar will be open and cost of entry is as previously, a packet of biscuits or cake etc. (Homemade welcome)
Please let Dave know if you're planning to be there. (E-mail, text, phone, tell him in person)
07971 578121
First Aid Training
We are offering free basic first aid training to all club members. The session will be for half a day and cover immediate temporary first aid, CPR, Defibrillator use and medical emergencies common in walking football. These sessions are informal and will not qualify you to use it anywhere except in walking football but will be similar to an Emergency First Aid at Work Course. You don’t need any experience in first aid and sessions will be informal and fun.
We are intending to offer an afternoon session and an evening session so that you can choose one.
Please contact the club to express an interest so that we can gauge numbers. We will then book dates in Feb and/or March.
In the meantime the FA offers an online first aid course which costs £30 and is open to anyone to do at home.
https://learn.englandfootball.com/courses/medical/introduction-to-first-aid-in-football
These skills could save a life, on or off the pitch so please…consider taking advantage of our club’s free courses.
And finally…
A big thank you to Anthony who has put a lot of work and effort into making cards for everyone with people’s pictures and names on. This is to help us learn each other’s names. Thank you … umm…what’s your name again?
WF News October / November 2022
Walking Football News October/November 2022
Hello and welcome to our latest newsletter.
News and Updates
Our Cornwall WF league finals day was cancelled..you’ll find details of the rearranged fixture later on.
We have now finished at Troon Grouter Park for the year but are still training twice weekly, once indoors and once outdoors.
We have found a new supplier for our black TShirts and are taking orders over the next two weeks. Please see our website for details and sizings. https://www.troonafcwalkingfootball.com
Our Social evenings and first meal out together were a great success and more events are being organised. See below for dates and look on our website for details. https://www.troonafcwalkingfootball.com
Pete, James, Dave, Eddie, Vince, Noel, Nigel, Graham and Geoff are now our 100 Appearances Stars. Congratulations and well done to you all.
Diary Dates
Weds Oct 12th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Oct 14th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Oct 19th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Oct 21st CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Oct 26th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Oct 28th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Sunday 30th October League Finals Day in Newquay. Details on website. Message Dave Sh. if you’re available.
Weds Nov 2nd Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Nov 4th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Nov 9th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Thursday 10th 7pm Quiz Night in Troon clubhouse. Players and partners are welcome. Message Dave H. if you’re thinking of coming along. 07971 578121 henshawdavid@hotmail.com
Friday Nov 11th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Nov 16th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Nov 18th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Nov 23rd Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Nov 25th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Nov 30th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Dec 2nd CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Sat Dec 3rd Club Christmas Dinner. The Christmas meal for all Troon Walking Footballers and partners etc. will be at the Inn For All Seasons - Redruth - 3rd December 7pm. This will be a Christmas meal AND as if we don't see enough fancy footwork on the football pitch there will be a chance to strut your stuff at the inhouse disco afterwards. We need to pay a deposit so please contact Dave H. THIS WEEK to confirm whether you will be attending so that the booking can be secured. Details and menu on the website. You will be asked to pay a deposit and choose a meal before the day itself. It will be a great night, the more of us the merrier!! 07971 578121 henshawdavid@hotmail.com https://www.troonafcwalkingfootball.com
Weds Dec 7th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Dec 9th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Dec 14th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Dec 16th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Dec 21st Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm. TBC
Friday Dec 23rd CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM TBC
Weds Dec 28th NO WF TRAINING
Friday Dec 30th NO WF TRAINING
Weds Jan 4th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Jan 6th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Jan 11th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Jan 13th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Jan 18th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Jan 20th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Weds Jan 25th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Jan 27th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30PM
Walking Football News July/ August / September 2022
Well, what an exciting couple of months we've had! The league fixtures are underway; we’ve had our first AGM since before Covid; we’ve had our first social since before Covid and we’ve welcomed some old players back and some new players in, as we continue to grow from strength to strength.
First, some updates for you…
Following decisions made at our AGM, everyone is being asked to sign an updated GDPR disclaimer giving permission for Team Coordinators to contact you regarding events and availability.
All of the agenda points and AOBs from our AGM have now been actioned. Here’s what’s happened…
Key:
✅= Completed 📝 = in process of setting up a club email address ❌ No action yet
1. 50s coordinator...Dave Sh✅
2. 60s coordinator...Geoff and Dave Sh. ✅
3. 70s coordinator... Colin ✅
4. Ladies coordinator... None at present..Still open to volunteers (doesn't need to be a lady) 📝
5. Social Coordinator ... Dave H✅
6. International Coordinator ... None at present. Survey complete. ✅ See results below. 4 players indicated that they would be happy to travel abroad at this stage and so we will not be pursuing this further this year.
7. Troon AFC main committee member...Ann✅
8. Volunteers for 'Friends of Troon' to help with events and jobs at the main Club...None at present ❌
9. League Coordinator.. Dave Sh ✅
10. Update to our Privacy and Contacts policies. There will be a new slip to sign giving permission for your contact details to be used by coordinators to see who is available for the specified event. ✅
11. First Aid Training Update. First aid training will hopefully be rolled out in the autumn ✅
12. FA Committee rep...Peter Har ✅
AOB
1. Following input and discussions at last nights meeting it has been agreed that Fridays sessions at Cornwall College will now only be open to players able and willing to represent Troon in competitive fixtures such as leagues, tournaments and festivals ie mainly aged 50+.✅
Mondays sessions will remain as normal for everyone. ✅
2. To start organising a 40+ women only session for Friday evening to run parallel with the tournament training, on another pitch. ✅
We have advertised on fb, online and distributed leaflets in the local community. So far two training sessions have been held ✅
League finals day will be on September 11th in Newquay at Tretherras School. See the website for location details. Meet 1:15pm for a 2pm start. Spectators are welcome. Check the website for up to date details. Format For Septembers Finals: Every effort is being made to get independent Refs Venue Tretherras Leisure Centre – Newquay Sunday 11th Sept Meet 1.30pm for a 2pm start. The top 3 clubs from each regional league will play each other in a round-robin-style competition. With the top two playing each other in a final for the League Cup. In the event of a tie the winner will be decided by - 1. goal difference 2. If that fails to produce an overall winner then the result of the match played during the round robin will be the decider. 3. If that also fails then the matter will be settled by penalties.
A similar round robin will be played by the remaining 5 clubs with the top two playing each other in a final for the League Shield– The same format to apply in the event of a tie in the final. Winners of the regional leagues will receive a trophy – Winners and Runners Up of both Cup and Shield will receive medals (11 per team)
League dates for 2023 will be the 2nd Sunday in the Month for June July and August with the finals in Sept
Upcoming Training Dates (As always, check the website on each training day to find out about any last minute changes):
MONDAY Aug 29th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm
Friday Sept 2nd CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 6-7:30pm
(NOTE : AT SOME TIME IN SEPTEMBER WE WILL SWITCH FROM MONDAYS OUTDOORS AT GROUTER PARK TO WEDNESDAYS INDOORS AT POOL ACADEMY. WE WILL MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON WEATHER AND LIGHT. WHATEVER HAPPENS WE WILL BE BACK INDOORS ON WEDNESDAYS FROM 5TH OCTOBER. FRIDAY SESSIONS AT CAMBORNE COLLEGE WILL CONTINUE.)
MONDAY Sept 5th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm
(Weds Sept 7th possibility of indoor training at Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm. Check the website to see whether training will happen on this date.)
Friday Sept 9th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 6-7:30pm
Sunday Sept 11th League Finals Day at Newquay. 1:15pm for 2pm start.
MONDAY Sept 12th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm
(Weds Sept 14th possibility of indoor training at Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm. Check the website to see whether training will happen on this date.)
Friday Sept 16th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 6-7:30pm
MONDAY Sept 19th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm
(Weds Sept 21st possibility of indoor training at Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm. Check the website to see whether training will happen on this date.)
Friday Sept 23rd CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 6-7:30pm
MONDAY Sept 26th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm
(Weds Sept 28th possibility of indoor training at Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm. Check the website to see whether training will happen on this date.)
Friday Sept 30th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 6-7:30pm
CHANGE MONDAYS TO WEDNESDAYS.
Weds Oct 5th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Oct 7th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 6-7:30pm
Weds Oct 12th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Oct 14th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 6-7:30pm
Weds Oct 19th Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm.
Friday Oct 21st CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 6-7:30pm
WF News May/June 22
Troon AFC Walking Football News…May/June 2022 Hello you lovely Walking Footballers! First of all a big thank you to everyone who played and/or helped out on our tournament day. It was an amazing day and the best tournament we have attended if we say so ourselves. There has been so much positive feedback from all the teams attending and from the FA about the organisation, the atmosphere and the ‘warm Cornish welcome’.... But especially the excellent timekeeping! Also a HUGE thank you to Dave and the crew for running sessions and keeping your WF going while we dealt with surgery and covid. You’re all superstars! There are lots of dates and some important news to think about this month so grab your calendar and a cuppa. News The Jubilee match on June 5th has been cancelled by the club. Thank you to everyone who made themselves available for the event and enjoy your free weekend. The Cornwall League is going to run this summer. We are only allowed to enter one team and so we have done that. It will be 50+ , mixed men and women and will be held at Cornwall College (where we train on a Friday) so it's nice and local. It will be held on one day in June, one day in July, one day in August and Finals on a day in September. You do not have to be available for all 4 dates we can pick our team before each league day. In order to play in this league all players will need to be ’registered’ with Cornwall FA. This is a two step process. Step 1: You obtain what the FA call a ‘FAN’ number from the FA. This is only available online and if you have an email address. We will help you to do this if you need help and can even provide you with an email address. Step 2 : We use your FAN, email address and contact details to register you on the Club’s FA website as a Troon AFC WF player. Once you are registered with one club you will not be able to play in an FA event for another club without a ‘transfer process’. Don’t worry too much about all of this. We will send out another email in a week or so giving you step by step help and you can also ask Sarah for help at training if you bring your phone, tablet or other device. DON’T PANIC!! We have been invited to play in a WF Tournament in Barry, South Wales. We can enter Ladies, 50s, 60s and 70s categories. This will be in July. This tournament clashes with one of the three league dates but we will be playing one team in the league that day and there will be a group going to Wales as well. It’s OK to be registered for the league and to make the one off trip to Wales. You have the chance to be ‘another brick in the wall’ at the clubhouse. For a small donation you can have your name and chosen text forever inscribed on a brick or tile in the new clubhouse. See the website for details. The Cornwall Air Ambulance football team (including the son of our very own Rob) are playing Thames Valley Air Ambulance football team in the first ever charity event of this type in Cornwall. Please come along and support this amazing charity and local resource. All funds go to the Air Ambulance charities. If you drive to the club you’ll be asked to donate £5 to do so. We have entered two teams into the St Day Tournament in July. No registration necessary, just add your name to the sign up sheet. We finished second in this tournament last year so let's see if we can get gold this year! Our annual Awards and social night will be held at the end of the month on a Monday 6-8pm at Troon. It's the normal training night so please come along and support the club and cheer the folk YOU have voted for in our three award categories. There will be a short half an hour kick about match and then we will go into the new clubhouse for pasties and cream tea. Please sign up to let us know you’ll be there so we don’t waste food. Bring a chair! The Welsh Open Event has been cancelled but if it starts up again we will enter a team or teams so think about whether you’d be willing to travel for this one day event. Date TBA Please make sure you have returned your Tournament Kit…we need it for other events … and please make sure that you have completed the new season sign up forms. Don’t worry..Sarah will nag you if you have to do either of these things! Dates for Your Calendar Friday May 20th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30pm Saturday 21st May Cornwall Air Ambulance Charity Match Troon AFC 1pm MONDAY May 23rd Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm Friday May 28th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30pm Awards night 30th MAY at Troon AFC 6-8pm Friday June 3rd CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30pm ***CANCELLED ***Jubilee Demonstration Matches Sun 5th June MONDAY June 6th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm Friday June 10th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30pm First League Day June 12th Cornwall College 3-5pm MONDAY June 13th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm Friday June 17th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30pm MONDAY June 20th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm Friday June 24th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30pm MONDAY June 27th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm Friday July 1st CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30pm MONDAY July 4th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm Friday July 8th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30pm Second League Day July 10th Cornwall College 3-5pm Barry Tournament July 10th , Barry South Wales, all day. MONDAY July 11th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm Friday July 15th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30pm MONDAY July 18th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm Friday July 22nd CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30pm MONDAY July 25th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm Friday July 29th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30pm St Day Tournament Sat. July 30th. Time TBA but most likely in the afternoon. MONDAY August 1st Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm Friday Aug 5th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30pm MONDAY Aug 8th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm Friday Aug 12th CAMBORNE COLLEGE ASTRO 7-8:30pm Third League Day August 14th, Cornwall College 3-5pm League Finals Day September. Date and venue TBA
If you choose to walk in you’ll be asked to donate whatever you can afford into a collection bucket.
March /April 2022
⚽Walking Football Newsletter March and April 2022⚽
Hello you lovely Walking Footballers! What a few weeks its been! We have so much going on. First a round up of news and then dates for your diary, homework and further opportunities.
News…
This month we celebrated Clive playing for Cornwall against Devon in Bodmin and Christine and Lin joining England training in Waltham Abbey. James and Dave have been to the FA refs training course and are now officially qualified FA Walking Football referees, Pete is also going to another session later in the month, which means we now have 4 fully qualified refs… so we all have to be good now! Well done to you all. You've done us proud
We will be moving our Wednesday indoor and Friday outdoor training to all outdoors at Troon AFC Grouter Park from April. The club has allocated us a Monday and Friday time slot (they have 17+ other teams to accommodate as well!) so our new training days will be Monday 6-8pm and Fridays 7-8pm.
We opened applications for our upcoming tournament on May 1st and have 17 teams entered across the 50s, 60s, 70s and ladies categories. We have had to turn some teams away due to late applications and have teams coming from Wales, Cornwall and Devon. Age UK will be sponsoring the event so our thanks go to them. ✔️
It's going to be a fantastic day. There is still time to sign up for one of our teams if you'd like to join in. If you would rather not play or are carrying an injury but are free that day, please let us know. You can support the club by helping out in lots of ways on the day. 📖
Dates for your diary…
Weds 9th March NO TRAINING
Fri 11th March Camborne College Astro 7-8pm
Monday 14th March 1-2pm Wendron...just us having a kick about to try out their pitch
Weds 16th March NO TRAINING
Fri March 18th Camborne College Astro 7-8pm
Monday 21st March 1-2pm Wendron...their taster session...we are hoping to take a few old hands to show them how WF works.
Weds 23rd March Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm
Thursday 24th March Referee training
Fri 25th March Camborne College Astro 7-8pm
Weds 30th March Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm LAST INDOOR SESSION
Fri 1st April Camborne College Astro 7-8pm
WEDNESDAYS CHANGED TO MONDAYS ....
MONDAY April 4th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm (replacing the Wednesday sessions)
Friday 8th April Camborne College Astro 7-8pm MONDAY April 11th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm
Friday 15th April Camborne College Astro 7-8pm MONDAY April 18th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm
Friday 22nd April Camborne College Astro 7-8pm
MONDAY April 25th Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm
Friday 29th April Camborne College Astro 7-8pm
SUNDAY 1ST MAY TOURNAMENT DAY
FRIDAYS CHANGE
MONDAY May 2nd Troon AFC Grouter Park 6-8pm
Friday May 6th Troon AFC Grouter Park 7-8pm
Opportunities…
Sign up for a team or be a helper on May 1st..speak to Sarah.
Sign up for referee training by clicking here…https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=kCXJRcbM-UaA_5_I2e3eORsfXtainDhGjQnu8CebyodUMVBDT05INlhZWEJMOENGSzFURks0MVMxOC4u
Sign up for Cornwall teams, all age groups, by emailing to express an interest here… alan_read@rocketmail.com
Put yourself forwards for England training by letting us know you're interested and we'll submit your name (it has to come from your club)
Nominations are still open for March's Mutual Respect Awards, nominate your Football Grassroots Respect Hero by visiting: http://spr.ly/6180KdKsp
Come to Wendron and try out their Astro pitch at 1pm on March 14th and /or March 21st. It's free!
Homework…
On your first session in April you will be asked to fill in a new season sign up sheet. You can be prepared by having your phone number and email as well as your emergency contact phone number, written down on a piece of paper ready and by bringing your glasses!
It's voting time! We are now accepting YOUR nominations for our end of season awards. You will be able to write down your nominations at any Wednesday or Friday session in March. You may place one vote in each category…
a) Player's Player of the Year;
b) Most improved Player of the Year;
c) Walking Footballer of the Year (someone who personifies the spirit and ethos of Walking Football and has contributed to the greater development and growth of our club).
See you soon everyone!
January 2022
Walking Football Newsletter for January 2022
Dates for your diary…
Weds 5th Jan Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm
Fri 7th Jan Camborne College Astro 7-8pm
Weds 12th Jan Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm
Fri 14th Jan Camborne College Astro 7-8pm
Weds 19th Jan Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm
Fri 21st Jan Camborne College Astro 7-8pm
Weds 26th Jan Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm
Fri 28th Jan Camborne College Astro 7-8pm
SUNDAY 30TH JAN CALDICOT FESTIVAL tbc
Weds 2nd Feb Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm
Fri 4th Feb Camborne College Astro 7-8pm
Defibrillator Update :
Exciting news....Our new defibrillator has arrived! Our new pitchside defibrillator arrived today, ahead of schedule. We are so pleased and proud of all our members for their donations. We had donations online through gofund.me, donations of cash, donations from the Redruth Lions, the Royal British Legion and FWBLtd.
We have bought the defibrillator and have a little left over for training for anyone who wants it.
We are going to keep donations open and use the money for training equipment, room hire, replacement pads and batteries for the AED etc. So if you were thinking of donating and haven't yet, please do so. We still need your support.
We intend to run free training in basic first aid, cpr and using the defibrillator for anyone in Troon AFC Walking who wants it, then free training to anyone in Troon AFC who wants it and finally training for a nominal fee to anyone in the Walking Football wider community. We strongly believe that this training should be available to everyone and that the more people that have even basic knowledge the better. A little is better than nothing. You might be able to save a life or help out in an emergency. Watch this space for training sessions in the new year. Look on the website in the ‘First Aid and Physio’ tab for first aid videos and a handbook to read online or print.
Click on the link to go straight there.
https://www.troonafcwalkingfootball.com/FIRTST_AID_AND_PHYSIOTHERAPY_FOR_FOOTBALLERS.html
Cornwall Representitive Walking Football…
This project aims to promote Walking Football in Cornwall and is now going to be extended to include players in age groups 60 to 65, 65 to 70 and 70 plus. Trials for all 3 sides will be conducted in Spring 2022 and anyone wishing to be considered for inclusion should email saintssawfc@gmail.com
Stay safe everyone. See you soon!
Nov /Dec 2021
Troon AFC Walking Football News for November and December 2021
Dates for your diary:
24th November FA meeting, 7pm
24th November NO TRAINING
26th November Camborne College Astro 7-8pm training
1st Dec Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm training
3rd Dec Camborne College Astro 7-8pm training
5th December - Tregorrick Park- WFA Cornwall Over 70s try outs.
8th Dec Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm
10th Dec Camborne College Astro 7-8pm
12th December 3:00 - 6:00pm Newquay Tretherras School FA walking Football festival
15th Dec Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm
17th Dec Camborne College Astro 7-8pm
22nd Dec Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm
24th Dec NO TRAINING
29th Dec NO TRAINING
31st Dec Camborne College Astro 7-8pm
5th Jan 2022 Pool Academy sports hall 6-8pm
News and Events:
We are saddened to lose our lovely team mate Tony Christopher, who died this week. Tony was a much loved and appreciated member of our club, a true gentleman, who will be sadly missed. Our thoughts, sympathies and condolences are with his wife Liz, son Paul and the rest of his family. We will let you know the funeral date when it is arranged for those of us who would like to attend.
Would you like the chance to try out for the WFA Cornwall Over 70s Walking Football squad? The get together is on Sunday 5th December at the sports hall, Tregorrick Park. If you're over 70 you can just turn up to this event but it would be helpful to let them know numbers so please message both us and the organiser below to let us know. Email alan_read@rocketmail.com
Do you feel like doing more for our club and for Walking Football in Cornwall? We are looking for a new FA rep for the club. Do you think you could help with this? It would mean attending small group meetings, usually near Bodmin at the FA office on a weds evening not more than once a month (there have been only two meetings this year and before lockdown they were every two or three months). It's not big and official, it's small and friendly with reps from different WF clubs making arrangements for leagues and tournaments. We feel that we've done our stint for three years now and would like to give someone else a chance. You'd just need to attend meetings and feed back to us so that we can advertise events and general goings on. Interested? The next meeting is to be held at Bodmin FA, 7pm on Wednesday 24th November 2021 to discuss and plan future events. There'll be discussion about age groups and rules for the Newquay festival and hopefully some dates set for future events and next year's league.
The FA will be holding two festivals in tandem at the same venue.They are aiming for all matches to be officiated by FA qualified referees who have also attended a Walking Football workshop. Venue: Newquay Tretherras School. Date: Sunday 12/12/21Time: 3:00pm arrival / 6:00pm finish. Competitions: Over 50's - On the 3G AstroTurf Over 65's - Indoor Sports Hall
Troon AFC Walking Football need a defibrillator. We need £1100. (We have £565 banked so far and £150 cash plus £100 from the Lions, a promise of £250 from a business, a promised donation of £200 and the Legion considering making a donation as well). All donations, however great or small will help. Please share this link with all your family, friends and colleagues. You can message the link, add it to your Facebook page, email it to all your contacts or just tell people about it. Copy this link and share it everywhere....https://gofund.me/3672ea9d. You can also donate cash at any training session. Any funds raised over and above the defibrillator cost will go towards training people to use it and for new first aid supplies.
This month we have been featured in both the Falmouth Packet and on the Saturday morning sports show on BBC radio Cornwall, we are the only team in Cornwall to have entered the WFA Southwest league and although this event was subsequently cancelled we are still proud that we stood ready. We are the only team in Cornwall to be able to field an over 75s team, an over 70s team, an over 65s team, an over 60s team and an over 50s team. We are also very close to being able to field a ladies team. We are the only club in Cornwall to allow people of all ages to play and one of only two clubs to allow gents and ladies to participate together. We have players who have represented England, Wales and Cornwall in Walking Football matches. There is a lot to be proud of and it all happens because of you. Keep up the good work!
HOMEWORK… Please let us know the following (either your yes or your no answer please)...Would got like to be our shiny new FA rep? Do you want to play in the Newquay festival and if so in which age group? And finally, if you haven't donated to the defibrillator fund please contribute by either donating online, donating cash at training or by sharing the information with your family and friends so that as many people as possible have the chance to donate. Thankyou.
September/October 2021
Walking Football Newsletter Sept/Oct 2021
It’s been quite a year hasn’t it? But we’re glad to be back with walking football and have enjoyed an amazing summer of fun, friendship, fair play and footie.
There is lots of news and things are moving quite quickly for walking football in Cornwall. There are lots of new opportunities for all age groups to play at different levels and we will be looking for some help and to appoint volunteer age group coordinators to make sure everyone gets the information they need. More on this later.
Club Improvements: Troon AFC have had to put their clubhouse plans on hold temporarily and as you’ll have seen , building work has stopped for now.
Walking Football continues to move forwards and we have decided to use an online polling system for you to let us know which events you would like to attend. We trialled this system with disappointing results as only 7 people actually tried to use it. It’s very simple, you don’t need an account you just click on the link we’ll give you, read the info about the event and then click on yes, no or maybe. It’s equally important that you tell us that you’re not interested in an event, partly so that we can stop nagging you but mostly so that we can coordinate teams without wondering ‘are they not interested or did they just not vote’. With five upcoming events on multiple dates, we cannot coordinate people telling us across all the platforms we use, something will be missed.
So it’s vital that everyone familiarises themselves with the voting system and uses it when asked. We don’t ask much and this is just three clicks on your computer, tablet or phone. So please, please, please use it. It will REALLY help us.
Dates and Events
- Winter Home - We will be back at Pool Academy sports hall in Church Road, Pool, Redruth Cornwall TR15 3PZ from the first WEDNESDAY in October...that’s WEDNESDAY 6TH OCTOBER. You’ll need to wear trainers please and if you’ve not been there before, there’s lots of parking so don’t worry about that.
- Our Friday sessions are going well and we are looking to extend this by booking an extra outdoor session from October, probably at Camborne College Astro. More news when we have it.
- The Cornwall FA are back up and running and there will hopefully be some festivals and a new Cornwall FA league running soon. We have no more information for this as yet.
- The ‘Cornwall Over 65s Team’ - This is not an FA run team but is being coordinated by St Austell WF at the moment. They want names of anyone aged 65 or over who would like to attend training and selection days on 19th and 26th SEPTEMBER at St Austell. It is urgent that everyone lets us know their interest (yes/no/maybe) in this team by contacting us via the club poll system by clicking on this link or copying it into your browser: https://whenavailable.com/event/4BZEWvtqHpJv3iy57
- The WFA Over 70s League - This will happen over the following dates throughout the year and there will be four other teams participating. If you’d like to be part of this, you need to be able to commit to attending on the following dates (at least most of them and ‘in principle’). Over 70s league dates are: 3rd OCT; 28th NOV; 30th JAN; 27th MAR; 22nd MAY. Matches will be at Ottery St Mary which is just outside Exeter and the same venue as the previous 70s Tournament. It will be 12-3pm. If you’d like to enter this league with your over 70s friends please use the link below to let us know https://whenavailable.com/event/x6VT33wid8Vp4YZ37 or speak to us on Monday. You need to be 69+ to enter. We would also like someone to step up and be the 70s League Coordinator for us. You do not have to be over 70 for this role. This would just be to make sure that everyone in the 70s team is kept up to date via email, message or phone call, with dates and transport arrangements and to disseminate information. Let us know on Monday if you feel you could help out by doing this for us.
- The WFA Over 50s League - This will happen over the following dates throughout the year and there will be several other teams participating. If you’d like to be part of this, you need to be able to commit to attending on the following dates (at least most of them and ‘in principle’). Over 50s league dates are: 19th SEPT; 14th NOV; 16TH JAN; 6TH MAR; 8TH MAY . Matches will be at Ottery St Mary which is just outside Exeter. It will be 12-3pm. If you’d like to enter this league with your over 50s friends please use the link below to let us know https://whenavailable.com/event/fQdgqSHH5etNJYti6 . You need to be 50 by Jan 2022 to enter. We would also like someone to step up and be the 50s League Coordinator for us. You do not have to be over 50 for this role. This would just be to make sure that everyone in the 50s squad is kept up to date with dates and transport arrangements and to disseminate information. Let us know on Monday if you feel you could help out by doing this for us.
In Other News
We have applied for several grants to get a defibrillator for the club but have no news on that yet. If anyone knows a company who might like to donate one for us, please let us know.
We have bought a second kit in Gold (the St Day teams have seen it already) for our teams as they are out and about representing our lovely club. We ask that everyone has shin pads. You might want to get black shorts and dimple soled boots suitable for 3G and 4G pitches.
Calendar
Don’t forget we have an online calendar to keep you on track, you can find it by clicking on the link here or by copy and pasting this into your browser
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/2/r/month/2021/8/1?pli=1
So once again, would EVERYONE please add your name to all of these polls asap so that we can organise teams. Just click on the link, add your first and last names, read the info and choose yes, no or maybe. Thank you
Over 65s Cornwall https://whenavailable.com/event/4BZEWvtqHpJv3iy57
Over 70s League https://whenavailable.com/event/x6VT33wid8Vp4YZ37
Over 50s League https://whenavailable.com/event/fQdgqSHH5etNJYti6
March / April 2021
Dates for your diary...
We have been invited to take part in a Walking Football festival at Lanivet on
Sunday April 18th.
The WFA south west Walking Football cup is being held this May in Weston Super Mare. Dates are as follows Wednesday
May 5th from 12.30 - over 60sWednesday
May 12th from 12.30 - over 65s
Sunday May 23rd from 12.30 - over 50s
The Welsh Walking Football open tournament has now been confirmed for the following dates.
Over 70s - Friday August 20th
Over 60s- Saturday August 21st
Over 50s- Sunday August 22nd
