WYOMING FC

Wyoming Football Club

Welcome to the Wyoming Football Club, based on the Central Coast of NSW. Australia.
Secretary (Lynda Lomax): 0421 207 976 or secretary@wyomingfc.com.au.
Ground Phone: 02 4329 5690.
Postal Address: PO Box 9085, Wyoming NSW 2250

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	ON-LINE REGISTRATION FOR 2012 SEASON NOW OPEN Jan 25: On-Line Registration for the 2012 season is now available for all returning and new players. As with all clubs throughout Australia we are now using the new FFA MyFootballClub system. For full details on how to register on line see the club's OnLine Self Registration instruction sheet. We are pleased to announce that there has been no increase in registration fees details of which are available here: 2012 Registration Fees.
	FREE TRAINING STRIP FOR ALL 2012 JUNIOR PLAYERS Jan 25: Thanks to some fantastic fund-raising projects last season Wyoming FC is pleased to announce that, not only has there been no increase in registration fees for the 2012 season, but also that all financial registered junior players (U5-U18) will receive a free training strip (shirt and shorts). For further information see our 2012 Registration Information Sheet.
	SIX COACHES GET SENIOR LICENCES Jan 19: As part of our club's coaching development program we were proud to announce that six coaches have qualified for FFA Senior Licences. They are (clockwise from top left) Kevin Flanagan, Aaron Quill, Aden Omar, Brendan Harris, Nigel Mead and Tony Crecca. Congratulation to all six coaches.
	WPL COACH APPOINTMENT Jan 18: We are pleased to announce the appointment of LES PLACE as the coach of this season's Womens Premier League (WPL) team. Les has a long and distinguished record as a coach of junior and womens team including many years at Wyoming. For the past 11 seasons he has been the Club Coach at Gosford SC and was the manager of the all-conquering Gosford WPL team in recent years. Pre-season training for the WPL team will begin shortly. Contact Kim Lincoln on 0404 095 850 for further information.
	2012 PREMIER LEAGUE PRE-SEASON TRAINING Jan 2: Pre-season training and trials for the Mens Premier League squad will commence on Thursday 12 January from 6pm at Lisarow High School, Chamberlain Road, Lisarow. Anyone wishing to try out for the squad is encouraged to attend this and future training sessions on each subsequent Tuesday and Thursday night (same venue and times) until the start of the season on the weekend of March 31/April 1. For further information contact First Grade coach, Steve Frame, on 0432 279 122.
	NEW MEDIA LINK Dec 31: We've added a new 'media' link on the left-hand menu to include any references to the club in print and online media outlets. We start off with an article from today's Sydney Morning Herald about Matt Simon's transfer from the Mariners to the Chunnam Dragons club in South Korea. As the article mentions, Matt played his junior club football with Wyoming in 1995 (U9) and 1996 (U10As) before moving on to representative football with the Central Coast and Manly. We'll be progressively updating the page as new stories occur as well as with interesting items from the past. If anyone has anything of interest they can be sent to the club's Website Administrator, Alistair Kennedy, at web@wyomingfc.com.au.
	COMMITTEE POSITIONS VACANT Dec 20: Three important positions on the Club Committee remain vacant and we'd love to hear from anyone interested in filling them. The positions are Fixtures Officer, Football Committee Senior Representative and Canteen Manager. Details of the duties of the three positions can be found between pages 6 and 8 of the club's Committee Handbook which can be viewed either from the 'Information' tab on the left-hand menu or here. If you are interested in joining a very hard-working but sociable Club Committee and want more information contact Club President, Kevin Lee, at president@wyomingfc.com.au or on 0424 225 298. Applications should be sent to Club Secretary, Lynda Lomax, at secretary@wyomingfc.com.au.
	UNDER 18A COACH APPOINTMENT Dec 18: The club is pleased to announce the appointment of STEVE SMITH as coach of the 2012 Under 18A team. Steve has a unique pedigree with the Wyoming Football Club having played all his junior and early senior football here including four years (1989-1993) as a member of the First Grade team before moving on to representative football. Both of Steve's parents are WFC Life Members with his mother, Jill, still being the club's longest-serving Secretary (1978-1986) and father, Graham, being one of our most successful junior coaches and also the club's Vice President for many years. Steve will be working closely with the three Premier League coaches in the vital role of managing the transition of the U18As into the senior ranks.
	2012 PREMIER LEAGUE COACHING STAFF Dec 13: The appointment of the club's 2012 Mens Premier League coaching staff has been completed. STEVE FRAME is in the second year of a four-year contract as First Grade coach. One of the most experienced MPL coaches on the Coast, having previously coached First Grade teams at East Gosford and Kanwal, Steve was also a long-term player and junior coach with the club, and is a Life Member, Steve took the First Grade team to the semi-final stage last season. MICHAEL KENNEDY has been re-appointed as Reserve Grade player/coach after stepping into the job early last season and taking the team to the premiership in 2011. Another Life Member, Michael is Wyoming's most capped First Grade player (1997-2010) and was recently elected to the club's Hall of Fame. BRET LOMAX, coach of the premiership-winning First Grade team in 2009, returns to the MPL this time in charge of the new Third Grade team. Bret is the club's highest-qualified coach, holding an FFA C Licence, and is also the club's current Coaching Coordinator. A long-serving junior coach with Wyoming he coached last year's U18A and WPL team to their respective competition finals.
	COACHING VACANCY - WOMENS PREMIER LEAGUE Dec 8: Applications are sought for the position of coach of the club's Women's Premier League (WPL) team for the 2012 season. Wyoming has entered a team in the WPL Competition since 2008 and has proven to be one of the most successful clubs in the League, reaching the semi-finals in each of the four seasons and taking out the League Championship/Premiership double in 2009. In 2011 the team reached the Competition final with a very young and promising team and the club anticipates remaining competitive into the future with some strong emerging girls teams, including our 2011 W14A team which won both the League Championship and the Grand Final. Applications close on Monday 16th January, 2012. and should be sent to the WFC Secretary, Lynda Lomax, at secretary@wyomingfc.com.au".
	SEVEN TIGERS PICKED FOR THE MARINERS ACADEMY TEAMS Dec 6: Congratulations to the seven Wyoming players who have won selection in the Central Coast Mariners Academy (CCMA) teams. Leading the way is Sarah Smith who has been chosen in the Girls Under 12 team. U11 Salah Omar who is now in his third year with the Football NSW Skills Acquisition Program (formerly Project 22). Kaelan Burke joins his former club teammates, Ethan Kennedy and Ronan Clements-Lee, in the U10 SAP squad while Conor Fitzpatrick and Harry Vodicka were chosen in the U9 SAP team. As was the case with the previous Project 22 program, players in the SAP will train three nights a week for 42 weeks as well as play matches each Saturday during winter, while Sarah will play competition football in the FNSW U12 Womens Premier League.
	THE LATE SCOTT McKINNON Nov 21: Sadly we announce the passing of a great clubperson in SCOTT McKINNON who died yesterday of complications arising from the diabetes which had plagued him for many years. Scott, who was 42 at the time of his death, was a popular player, coach, manager and Committee member during the period from 1998 to 2011. Scott's funeral will be held next Monday (28 November) from 2.30pm at Mackay's Family Funeral Home, Old Pacific Highway, Ourimbah. Scott's family have requested that no flowers be sent but that they would welcome donations in his name be made to Diabetes Australia.

	TIGER CUB SCORES ON YOUNG SOCCEROOS DEBUT Nov 4: Former Wyoming FC junior player Reece Caira has made a spectacular international debut scoring the only goal in Australia's 1-0 win over Singapore in the AFC U19 Championships (AFC) at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reece, the son of former long-term Wyoming player and coach, Phil Caira, and a grandson of WFC Life Member Pat Ryan, played six seasons for our club between 1998 (U5s) and 2003 (10As) before moving on to rep football with Blacktown. While still in his mid-teens he travelled to England where we joined the Aston Villa Youth Academy. He is currently a member of Aston Villa's Reserve team. For further details click here.
	2012 CLUB COMMITTEE Oct 26: Kevin Lee (President) and Lynda Lomax (Secretary) head the new 2012 Club Committee elected at this week's Annual General Meeting. The full Committee is shown on the 'Contact Us' tab on the left-hand menu. Note that there are a number of vacancies and anyone who is interested in nominated for one of these positions or on joining the Support Committee should contact Kevin Lee on 0424 225 28 or president@wyomingfc.com.au.
	THREE NEW LIFE MEMBERS APPOINTED Oct 26: Congratulations to Jason Cottier, Lorraine Little and Michelle O'Connor who were elected as Life Members of the Wyoming Football Club at the 2011 Annual General Meeting earlier this week. All three have been long-serving and dedicated Committee members.
	THE LATE REBECCA BULL Sep 28: It is with deep regret that we advise of the passing of REBECCA BULL. Rebecca, who played with our club's WPL team in 2004 and 2005 and was the wife of long-serving MPL goalkeeper, Andrew Bull, died today after a long battle with cancer. She was just 32 years old. On behalf of all club members we pass on our deepest sympathy to Andrew, their son Louis and all members of Rebecca's family. The funeral will be held on Thursday 6 October from 12 noon at Greenway Chapel, Green Point and afterwards at Terrigal Surf Club. Andrew has said that "flowers or donations to the NSW Cancer Council in Beccy's name will be graciously accepted." The club's Mens Premier League squad, in conjunction with the Narara-Wyoming Junior Cricket Club, has donated $200 raised at the fortnightly Grange hotel meat raffle to the Cancer Council and the club will also make a donation.
	SIMPLY THE BEST Sep 18: Kevin Best has become the first recipient of the Wyoming Football Club's most prestigious service award, the Wyoming FC Medal. The new award was created to recognize those people who have continued to make valuable contributions to the club after having received Life Membership. Kevin has been actively involved with the club from 1975 through to the present time and was a unanimous choice to be the first recipient. The Medal was presented to a standing ovation at the 2011 Senior Presentation Night at the Gosford RSL. It has also been agreed that from now on the award will be called the Kevin Best Medal.
	NEW HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Sep 18: Michael Kennedy and Ryan Marshall have become the ninth and tenth players to be inducted into the Wyoming FC Hall of Fame. Both were members of the club's dominant First Grade team that won premierships in 2004, 2007 and 2009, as well as the 2007 Champion of Champions competition. Ryan captained the team in the latter three wins before retiring at the end of the 2010 season. Michael is the club's longest-serving First Grade player (1997-2010) and was the player/coach of this season's premiership-winning Reserve Grade team.
	2011 MAJOR AWARD WINNERS Sep 18: Congratulations to the Club's major award winners presented at the 2011 Senior Presentation Night: Senior Player of the Year: Marc Falzon Senior Womens Player of the Year: Jessie Heaton Clubperson of the Year: Gavin Hope (photo) Junior Player of the Year: Andy Klijn Rookie of the Year: Matthew Gravas The full list of award winners is here.
	MENS ALL-AGE 8s TAKE OUT PREMIERSHIP Sep 18: Congratulations to the Wyoming MAA8 team who have taken out the club's fourth premiership for 2011 with a penalty shootout win over Wyong at Pat Morley Oval.
	YOUNG TIGER IS RUNNER-UP IN JUNIOR REFEREE OF THE YEAR AWARD Sep 16: Congratulations to Cameron Hudson who is runner-up in the 2011 Central Coast Referees Federation Junior Referee awards. This is a fantastic result as this is only Cameron's first year as a CCF referee. Cameron also plays in the Wyoming under 15's team.
WYOMING WINS THREE OF FOUR GRAND FINALS Sep 11: Wyoming has won three of the four grand finals that it contested over the weekend with a further two, Mens All-Age, teams in contention for titles next Sunday. On Saturday the U12B team, coached by Greg Preston, defeated league champions Berkeley Vale 2-0 with goals to Zac George and Harrison Dyer. Later that day the MPL Reserve Grade team, led by player/coach Michael Kennedy also downed Berkeley Vale with substitute Daniel Edwards scoring a dramatic goal just 30 seconds after taking the field midway through the second half. Then on Sunday Aaron Quill's Under 14A Girls team became the club's only team to take out the league championship/grand final double with a 1-0 win over Kincumber. They will now compete in the NSW Champion of Champions competition this Saturday in Sydney. Next week the MAA8 team will play Wyong at 10.30am at Pat Morley Oval, followed by the MAA6 team against Ourimbah at 12.30am at the same venue. Congratulations to the three winning teams and good luck to next week's teams.
UNDER 12Bs	MPL RESERVE GRADE	GIRLS UNDER 14As
	FINALS SERIES MATCHES THIS WEEKEND Sep 6: Eight Wyoming teams will compete in Finals Series matches next weekend, including four Grand Finals. The Grand Finalists are: U12B, M16D and MPL Reserve Grade (Saturday) and the Girls U14A (Sunday). Dates, times and venues are here.
	2011 WYOMING FC JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS Jul 31: The 2011 Wyoming FC Junior Development Scholarships have been presented to five of the club's junior players. The Scholarships which are funded by private donations and other external fund-raising are aimed at assisting in the development of the club's elite junior players. The 2011 Scholarship recipients are: Salah Omar, Ethan Kennedy and Ronan Clements-Lee who are all members of the Football NSW Project 22 program and Conor Fitzpatrick and Harry Vodicka from the club's current U8A2 team. The photo shows Lorraine Little (acting Club President), Kevin Best (Executive Advisory Board Chairman) and Thomas Coventry (Club Captain) with (l to r): Ethan Kennedy, Harry Vodicka, Conor Fitzpatrick and Ronan Clements-Lee. Congratulations to all five players. Click here for the latest Scholarship Newsletter.
	CLUB HISTORY BOOK - AVAILABLE NOW Apr 12: Copies of the Wyoming FC's club history book are again available. Written and produced by Kevin Best and Alistair Kennedy, the 300-page book includes a year-by-year coverage of each season from 1970 to 2009, including statistics of every team, as well as profiles of the Club's 43 Life Members, records of players, administrators, teams, coaches and managers, and a list of all 5000+ players up to and including 2010. Orders can be placed either with Kevin (4328 4806 / besty009@hotmail.com), Alistair (0412 060 250 / alistair@marque.com.au). Price is $30 with all profits going to the Club's Junior Development Fund.
	JUSTICES OF THE PEACE Jul 28: As part of our club's community relations contribution three members of the Committee and Board are volunteering their services as Justices of the Peace. They are: Kevin Best: 4328 4806 Peter Bech: 4328 4630 Bob Fredewell: 0412 725 560
	RARE FOOTAGE OF 1970 WYOMING TEAM DISCOVERED Apr 15: In the course of researching the Wyoming FC club history as part of our 40th Anniversary celebrations later this year, we've been able to obtain some film from a 1970 CCSA Gala Day played at Adcock Park. The film goes for around four minutes but we've captured a short extract here. Our thanks go to the club's first secretary, John Harris, for providing the film. The quality isn't great but it's still an invaluable addition to our club's history. Click here to view the film.