PDCA

[locky801]

[Any goss Bedgie, youre normally all over it.

Already delivered the goss on Graser to Dublin - then whuffer claimed it.

Nah I have nothing, too focused on trying to sort my own stuff out, and my energy is going into juniors at the moment.

Units A/B to play LO1, two new clubs (Gepps Cross and Andrews Farm) are in the LO comp and I believe Salis North are returning to play LO1 as well.

Majority of Andrews Farm come from Craigmore so interesting to see how that plays out.

That aside, i genuinely have little interest in what other clubs are doing with the seniors at this stage of the year.

Hows the Earwigs looking Bedgewood

[The Bedge]

Hows the Earwigs looking Bedgewood

This year will be aiming to stabilise a little and consolidate our financial position - we have outlayed a lot of money on projects recent years, and have just spent $4k on a bowling machine stand in the off season. With our clubroom development moving along well, we need to plan for it's completion and refurnish.

Along with that, we'd like to have a digital honour board added to the club, and uploaded with all key club statistics/milestones also.

Likely will drop back to 3x senior Men's sides this year, getting harder to find interested men, and I suspect majority of our premiership winning D grade will be moving on. Women's potentially back to 2 teams.

Juniors are shaping up very well - have filled our U12's side, and 2x U10's sides are at 80% capacity - with interest from some not registered, it's highly likely I'd have enough kids for 3x U10's.

Tempted to push for U14's but probably biting off more than I can chew. Working towards running our own "U8 / Master Blaster" competition this year and I'd like to target around 50 kids for that.

Junior Blasters is my favourite, I'm hoping the shorter season (8 weeks back to 6) will help with numbers and enthusiasm.

We didn't do the PAE 'Growing for Gold' school holiday program this year for the first time in 3yrs, hopefully that doesn't impact our recruitment much.

Unfortunately, with everything, the biggest challenge is finding volunteers, coaches and support for these programs.

[locky801]

Hows the Earwigs looking Bedgewood

This year will be aiming to stabilise a little and consolidate our financial position - we have outlayed a lot of money on projects recent years, and have just spent $4k on a bowling machine stand in the off season. With our clubroom development moving along well, we need to plan for it's completion and refurnish.

Along with that, we'd like to have a digital honour board added to the club, and uploaded with all key club statistics/milestones also.

Likely will drop back to 3x senior Men's sides this year, getting harder to find interested men, and I suspect majority of our premiership winning D grade will be moving on. Women's potentially back to 2 teams.

Juniors are shaping up very well - have filled our U12's side, and 2x U10's sides are at 80% capacity - with interest from some not registered, it's highly likely I'd have enough kids for 3x U10's.

Tempted to push for U14's but probably biting off more than I can chew. Working towards running our own "U8 / Master Blaster" competition this year and I'd like to target around 50 kids for that.

Junior Blasters is my favourite, I'm hoping the shorter season (8 weeks back to 6) will help with numbers and enthusiasm.

We didn't do the PAE 'Growing for Gold' school holiday program this year for the first time in 3yrs, hopefully that doesn't impact our recruitment much.

Unfortunately, with everything, the biggest challenge is finding volunteers, coaches and support for these programs.

Cheers mate, thanks for the update, must catch up soon

[Tony Clifton]

Hows the Earwigs looking Bedgewood

This year will be aiming to stabilise a little and consolidate our financial position - we have outlayed a lot of money on projects recent years, and have just spent $4k on a bowling machine stand in the off season. With our clubroom development moving along well, we need to plan for it's completion and refurnish.

Along with that, we'd like to have a digital honour board added to the club, and uploaded with all key club statistics/milestones also.

Likely will drop back to 3x senior Men's sides this year, getting harder to find interested men, and I suspect majority of our premiership winning D grade will be moving on. Women's potentially back to 2 teams.

Juniors are shaping up very well - have filled our U12's side, and 2x U10's sides are at 80% capacity - with interest from some not registered, it's highly likely I'd have enough kids for 3x U10's.

Tempted to push for U14's but probably biting off more than I can chew. Working towards running our own "U8 / Master Blaster" competition this year and I'd like to target around 50 kids for that.

Junior Blasters is my favourite, I'm hoping the shorter season (8 weeks back to 6) will help with numbers and enthusiasm.

We didn't do the PAE 'Growing for Gold' school holiday program this year for the first time in 3yrs, hopefully that doesn't impact our recruitment much.

Unfortunately, with everything, the biggest challenge is finding volunteers, coaches and support for these programs.

That's brilliant to hear

Am I right that the club didn't have juniors at all not that long ago? Seems like a great base forming

[The Bedge]

Yeah that’s right - this season will be our 3rd full season with a Junior program. What started out as a 4 week pop-up blast program in April 2020 with half a dozen kids has rolled on. We have been really fortunate though that our retention rate is very high - most kids continue to return.

Ive had a strong focus on building a base and funnelling up, so we started with Pop-Up, then ran come and try days, Jnr Blasters.. then did 1x U10 side etc etc.

I figure if we can have good numbers at the bottom, then only need a percentage to come back to form the next side.

Para Vista are another who came from Churches and had no juniors - started same season as us from memory and are going strong. They’ve tried a different approach, went straight for a 14’s / 16’s as well as a 10’s so they had kids filtering into seniors. Appears to be paying dividends - had two good U10 sides last year, U12 and U14. They’re only few hundred metres up the road, so just shows if you put the work in you can get positive results.

I wish more focus had been put in this space 20yrs ago, but in Churches just didn’t seem to be thought of... prob a big reason why half the clubs folded and the competition died.

[The Bedge]

Word is Eyre Royals looking to put a turf pitch in and move to BLCA within the next two seasons.

[The Old Fellow]

Word is Eyre Royals looking to put a turf pitch in and move to BLCA within the next two seasons.

It was the same word this time last year but the only issue was that most of their committee didn't know anything about it. Hopefully they may have caught up.

[The Bedge]

Eyre are riding a good high at the moment off their new facility, location and name change.. but I'm not sure they're ready for a move - or the cost associated with upgrading to turf.

Still, good to have ambitions and goals.

[auto]

Eyre are riding a good high at the moment off their new facility, location and name change.. but I'm not sure they're ready for a move - or the cost associated with upgrading to turf.

Still, good to have ambitions and goals.

Heard two wells and dublin are going to barossa this year. [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787]

[daysofourlives]

Eyre are riding a good high at the moment off their new facility, location and name change.. but I'm not sure they're ready for a move - or the cost associated with upgrading to turf.

Still, good to have ambitions and goals.

Heard two wells and dublin are going to barossa this year. [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787]

Out of all the teams mentioned as going to the Barossa, i reckon the only one that would get more than a passing glance would be Dublin. Gawler is close enough to the city for a country comp

[Lightning McQueen]

Word is Eyre Royals looking to put a turf pitch in and move to BLCA within the next two seasons.

It was the same word this time last year but the only issue was that most of their committee didn't know anything about it. Hopefully they may have caught up.

I heard it from a club stalwart towards the end of the season and although I wasn't sold on it initially, it does have merit and would attract other players wanting to have a dip at turf. IIRC they were looking at having two sides in the Barossa and keeping their other 15 senior sides in the PDCA.

[The Bedge]

keeping their other 15 senior sides in the PDCA.

[Lightning McQueen]

Eyre are riding a good high at the moment off their new facility, location and name change.. but I'm not sure they're ready for a move - or the cost associated with upgrading to turf.

Still, good to have ambitions and goals.

Heard two wells and dublin are going to barossa this year. [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787]

Out of all the teams mentioned as going to the Barossa, i reckon the only one that would get more than a passing glance would be Dublin. Gawler is close enough to the city for a country comp

Travel times to Eyre Sports Ground:
South Gawler: 17 mins
Willaston: 18 mins
Gawler Central: 20 mins
Sandy Creek: 27 mins
Mallala: 30 mins
Greenock: 30 mins
Tanunda: 33 mins
Kapunda: 39 mins
Angasaton: 41 mins

Basically a 1-2 beer trip to any ground, easy drive to ands fro aswell.

As much as it would dent the PDCA I'd be onboard for the change.

[The Bedge]

Nah **** Eyre Royals

[Lightning McQueen]

Nah **** Eyre Royals

[BenchedEagle]

Anyone know how much it costs to get a turf pitch up from scratch? Plus a roller?

Playford Council already own a wasted turf pitch at Argana Park, I seriously doubt you will see any new turf pitches pop up that aren’t self funded.

[Tony Clifton]

Anyone know how much it costs to get a turf pitch up from scratch? Plus a roller?

Playford Council already own a wasted turf pitch at Argana Park, I seriously doubt you will see any new turf pitches pop up that aren’t self funded.

Roughly $6k per pitch to get it put in. Eg a five pitch square, $30k.

Then equipment on top of that plus the weekly maintenance & preparation. Expensive business!

A lot of clubs do it with fairly low costs - second hand equipment, volunteers doing the watering & preparation etc.

[Lightning McQueen]

Anyone know how much it costs to get a turf pitch up from scratch? Plus a roller?

Playford Council already own a wasted turf pitch at Argana Park, I seriously doubt you will see any new turf pitches pop up that aren’t self funded.

Roughly $6k per pitch to get it put in. Eg a five pitch square, $30k.

Then equipment on top of that plus the weekly maintenance & preparation. Expensive business!

A lot of clubs do it with fairly low costs - second hand equipment, volunteers doing the watering & preparation etc.

One thing that Eyre have is valuable people.

[The Bedge]

One thing that Eyre have is valuable people.

Cant see Cam getting out and prepping a deck, and reckon Clarko has enough on his plate.

[Jim05]

They can only ask but I can’t see the BLCA letting them in