De La Salle College,
Dundalk,
Co: Louth:
August 2010
Dear Soccer Mentor,
Welcome back to Season 2010/2011:
Firstly, to review last season, congratulations to all competition winners & participants & particular congratulations to Colaiste de hIde, Tallaght & St: Mary’s Diocesan School, Drogheda who were crowned Umbro All/Ireland Senior ‘B’ Cup Champions & Umbro All/Ireland Junior Cup Champions respectively last season:
The biggest change this season is an administrative one: In an effort to streamline the affiliation & competition entry process & to avoid duplication of registered postage & issuing of cheques, affiliation & competition entry for the Boys & Girls Section has been combined:
Affiliation & competition entry forms are to be returned to me at the address above, from where Girls Section competition entry will be forwarded to Paul Howard, Girls Section Secretary: This change is designed to aid all schools involved, as well as streamlining the administration of entries at our end:
We are well aware of the ongoing challenges that schools face in the current climate, but we will be continuing to offer the wide range of competitions as usual: To this end, a number of changes & modifications introduced last season will continue: These include;
Ü Regionalisation of the first three rounds of all cup competitions, to cut down on travel time; (The more regional teams involved the better!)
Ü Capping of the maximum fee that a school pays to the Branch, in an effort to encourage participation &
Ü The division of the Metropolitan League into three divisions in an effort to cut down on the number of play/off matches:
All changes are detailed inside the booklet: Please read all changes carefully:
As usual, please take note of all deadlines – dates for affiliation & competition entry, panel registration, play by dates for cup competitions etc: It is your responsibility to be aware of the applicable dates:
Finally, we are pleased to see the continuation of our sponsorship deal with Umbro, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sports gear, as well as the ongoing implementation of the FAI/FAI Schools Development Plan:
As usual, the closing line is to ensure that you read everything enclosed carefully & ensure that all mentors involved in soccer in the school do the same: Remember, it is your responsibility to familiarise yourself with the FAI Schools organisation & its rules & regulations: Best of luck for the season ahead,
Yours in Sport,
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Declan McGrath,
Affiliation & Competition Entry Secretary, FAI Schools, Leinster Branch:
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