District Carnival in Mount Gambier

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Congrats to the organisers. A well run tournament despite the dodgy weather.

I must confess my enjoyment was enhanced by the North West U 11 going undefeated and not conceeding even one goal! (Did I mention my son was the Keeper?)

But seriously a job well done, games were on time, information was clear, a very well run carnival.
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Luke Chant can you explain how teams were picked and from where??? Maybe I missed something but how do kids get in the Carnival???
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The North West squads are selected from those kids that play school soccer in the metro area on Saturday mornings as part of the North West Junior Soccer Association competition.

I'm no expert but it needs to be remembered that this used to be organised by SAJSA (still is I presume) and previously was not an FFSA event. The teams this year came from

NOARLUNGA
WESTERN BORDER
NORTH WEST
WESTERN BORDER
ADELAIDE HILLS
PORT PIRIE
WHYALLA

You can see there's a fair deal of country bias.

Be nice to see some more results.
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pass and move wrote:Luke Chant can you explain how teams were picked and from where??? Maybe I missed something but how do kids get in the Carnival???
Trials were held late last year for the best kids from the School competition. Trials went over several weeks gradually reducing the numbers reality TV style. I heard trials were being held and asked if I could take my son. They were very "open" trials anyone could go.

If you are interested for your kid (s) just watch http://www.nwjsa.org.au towards the end of the year. I am sure it will be listed.
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Green_Manalishi wrote:The North West squads are selected from those kids that play school soccer in the metro area on Saturday mornings as part of the North West Junior Soccer Association competition.

I'm no expert but it needs to be remembered that this used to be organised by SAJSA (still is I presume) and previously was not an FFSA event. The teams this year came from

NOARLUNGA
WESTERN BORDER
NORTH WEST
WESTERN BORDER
ADELAIDE HILLS
PORT PIRIE
WHYALLA

You can see there's a fair deal of country bias.

Be nice to see some more results.
I think North West won a lot of it. They were certainly on top of most of the tables going into the last day.
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Thanks :wink:
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Was this the SAJSA State Championships that E&DJSA were excluded from?
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E. Grant & Co wrote:Was this the SAJSA State Championships that E&DJSA were excluded from?
I believe so.
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E. Grant & Co wrote:Was this the SAJSA State Championships that E&DJSA were excluded from?
No this was the SAJSA Championships that E&D were ineligible for. :wink:
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Luke Chant wrote:
Green_Manalishi wrote:The North West squads are selected from those kids that play school soccer in the metro area on Saturday mornings as part of the North West Junior Soccer Association competition.

I'm no expert but it needs to be remembered that this used to be organised by SAJSA (still is I presume) and previously was not an FFSA event. The teams this year came from

NOARLUNGA
WESTERN BORDER
NORTH WEST
WESTERN BORDER
ADELAIDE HILLS
PORT PIRIE
WHYALLA

You can see there's a fair deal of country bias.

Be nice to see some more results.
I think North West won a lot of it. They were certainly on top of most of the tables going into the last day.
pirie won 13s and 14s. 14s undefeated conceiding only 1 goal
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povman_2009 wrote:
E. Grant & Co wrote:Was this the SAJSA State Championships that E&DJSA were excluded from?
No this was the SAJSA Championships that E&D were ineligible for. :wink:

at least it gave other teams a chance to win.
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Would love to know all the results. Anyone know where these are?
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Bacon8 wrote:Would love to know all the results. Anyone know where these are?
Not on the FFSA website yet that is for sure...
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Having said what I did about the carnival I will point out one truely awful referee decision. It is so bad you had to laugh.

As I said my son was the keeper. They were 2 0 up in this game and the ball rolled to him outside the box (not a back pass) . So he dribbled it back to the box and stood there waiting for the attacker to come close before he picked up (perfectly legal time wasting when you are 2 0 up)

The ref blew his whistle for a free kick which I assumed was for time wasting, however he thought what my son did was illegal for reason other than time wasting. As I was the linesmen I gently :wink: discussed with him that his decision was wrong. To his credit he reversed it, but an unbelieved lack of understanding of the rules.

Anyway rant over.
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Can anyone tell me what the crowds were like?

I heard the traders were dead and very disappointed.
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Reds a success at State ChampionshipsTuesday, 9 June 2009
Adelaide United FC's Scott Jamieson, Eugene Galekovic and Michael Marrone returned to Adelaide after spending the weekend in Mount Gambier for the State Championships.

The trio were at Blue Lake Sports Park in South Australia’s south east to help promote the game and the upcoming Hyundai A-League season, giving aspiring young players from around the State the chance to get up close to three of Adelaide United’s stars.

The championships, which were held for Under 13 and Under 16 girls plus Under 11-16 boys, saw over 1,200 kids from across SA take part. The visit was the second time Adelaide United has had representation from players in the regional centre following the club’s Pre-Season Cup match against Perth Glory at Vansittart Park last year.

“It was great having the chance to go back to Mount Gambier, we really enjoyed it the last time we were there,” Jamieson said.

“It was good to check out some of the local football talent and there were a number of players we saw that I’m sure have the potential to one day play in a reds shirt, whether it’s the A-League or the W-League.”

“All of the kids looked like they really enjoyed themselves and hopefully we were able to add to the experience of the weekend for the participants and their families.”

The Reds trio happily signed autographs and posed for photos with young fans, while they also talked about their experiences and memories of playing in junior State championships and the role it played in helping them reach the level they are at now.

Adelaide United would like to acknowledge Football Federation South Australia (FFSA) and the Western Border Soccer Association for their assistance and support during the visit.
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oh and Im waiting to hear how the kick about went at the farmers ground?
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Rodney wrote:oh and Im waiting to hear how the kick about went at the farmers ground?

it was a great success i had a weekend off.
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Wonder if Ray Matthews was at Mount Gambier or not?

or was he checking out the farmers ground to make there was no naughty people doing the wrong thing? :)
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Rodney,
I wanted to hear from someone that was there - not triped up propoganda, so if you were there, tell me what you thought of the crowds.

So, let me get this right.

For your info: over "1200 Kids" (I assume they mean children - not goats) is at least 80 teams.
80 teams divided by the seven associations attended is 11.42 teams per association.
Age groups represented, 13 Girls, 16 Girls & 11-16 Boys = 8 age groups.

If each association was represented in each age group (highly unlikely and never happened before), that would be a total of 56 teams or 840 children. :? :? :? :? :?

p.s the children played on the weekend, the weather was great, had a great time and there were no politics :!:
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maybe they had a lot of SSF games going on also?

but yes 1200 does seem a lot.

oh and no politics in sport that would be a first :)
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The Boss wrote:Rodney,
I wanted to hear from someone that was there - not triped up propoganda, so if you were there, tell me what you thought of the crowds.

So, let me get this right.

For your info: over "1200 Kids" (I assume they mean children - not goats) is at least 80 teams.
80 teams divided by the seven associations attended is 11.42 teams per association.
Age groups represented, 13 Girls, 16 Girls & 11-16 Boys = 8 age groups.

If each association was represented in each age group (highly unlikely and never happened before), that would be a total of 56 teams or 840 children. :? :? :? :? :?

p.s the children played on the weekend, the weather was great, had a great time and there were no politics :!:
1200 could still be correct. Almost every kid in my sons team had brothers and sisters there too. I had my 3 daughters with us.

The weather was terrible it rained all weekend so I think that would have kept a lot of families away or at the hotel.
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Luke Chant wrote:
1200 could still be correct. Almost every kid in my sons team had brothers and sisters there too. I had my 3 daughters with us.

The weather was terrible it rained all weekend so I think that would have kept a lot of families away or at the hotel.
LC, the point I was making is that the press release states, "The championships, which were held for Under 13 and Under 16 girls plus Under 11-16 boys, saw over 1,200 kids from across SA take part."

I can understand 1200 people being there but not 1200 children taking part.
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The Boss wrote:
p.s the children played on the weekend, the weather was great, had a great time and there were no politics :!:
TB how many participated in the E&D carnival over the week end - who did the E&D zone teams play and maybe some results and which teams did well - Im sure people are more interest in these types of information rather than the weather and politics?
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I do believe this topic is "District Carnival in Mount Gambier"

I asked a relevant question if anyone had been and what the crowds were like. I had heard through the grape vine that the numbers were way down on what they usually are. END OF STORY.

Why do some of you boneheads have to take every topic and turn it into an "us vs them" issue.

No wonder we can't unify the sport in this state.
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Maybe people in glass houses shouldnt (or look to) throw stones then?
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Rodney wrote:Maybe people in glass houses shouldnt (or look to) throw stones then?
"let him who is without sin cast the first stone"
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so why were you looking to throw the first stone then?
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Rodney wrote:so why were you looking to throw the first stone then?
Go back through this topic and show me where I made any negative "us vs them" comments and I will apologise.

You're the one that straight away brought the E&D weekend into it which has nothing at all to do with this topic or any of the questions or comments posted.
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there is a difference between throwing a stone and looking to throw a stone
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