TOGETHER AT TANNADICE - ALL THE DECSC TEAMS
SCOTTISH FA GRASSROOTS AWARDS 2012
The search for the Scottish FA's 2012 grassroots heroes has started and the Association, together with partners McDonald's and the Sunday Mai, are now taking nominations for five categories as follows:
Best volunteer in...
Youth football
Adult Football
Girls' and Women's football
Schools football
Disability football
There will be winners selected regionally for each of these categories with awards in August. Winners will then go forward to form the shortlist for the National Awards which will take place in early October.
Please see the link below to the Scottish FA website and Awards pages where all nominations should be taken. http://www.scottishfa.net/video_gallery.cfm?page=3009
SUCCESSFUL SECOND SOCCER FESTIVAL
The Dundee East Community Sports Club’s second Soccer Festival took place on 26 February 2012 at Dundee’s Soccer World. Throughout the day the event was played in great spirit, despite a slight chill forcing its way into the inside arena.
Twelve Under 10s teams from around the Dundee area participated, playing for the fun of the game.
DECSC secretary and the event’s organiser Hugh Jamieson, who is also of course the Broughty Athletic secretary, was pleased with the way the day panned out.
“The ethos behind it is to give kids an opportunity to play football in the middle of winter in a safe environment. There are too few opportunities like that these days. We’re just trying to encourage kids to have fun and I think we can look forward to making the tournament an annual event”.
The twelve teams were: Dryburgh Orange, Ferry A, Douglas A, DUSC A, Dundee West Reds, Dundee Thistle, Dryburgh Blue, Ferry B, Douglas B, DUSC B, Dundee West Blue and Riverside
Following the conclusion of play, Hugh spoke to all attendees about the importance of volunteering for events such as this before handing out medals, fruit and drink (provided by McDonalds) to all teams.
Photographs of the event can be found at http://www.youthfootballscotland.co.uk/news-a-media/photos/east-region/dundee-east-csc-soccer-sixes
Video highlights and an interview with Soccer Festival organiser Hugh Jamieson is available below:
BROUGHTY UNITED AFC TEAM PHOTOGRAPHS
Photographs of Broughty United Amateur Football Club's three teams, with shirts proudly bearing 'DECSC', are now shown on the DECSC site. Please see the side menu.
NEW STRIPS FOR CYP SCOTLAND UNDER 14s
Clubs for Young People Scotland’s Under 14 international squad have received new away kit prior to their away games against Wales this May.
The squad, including Ferry United’s Gavin Cathro and Ross Gourlay, is pictured together with the management and coaching staff. Also in the group is main sponsor Gordon Deuchars of GA Engineering (back row, third left).
GA Engineering now sponsor kit for the Clubs for Young People Scotland’s Under 14 team, Broughty Athletic’s blue and white change strip and each of the Dundee East Community Sports Club’s sides.
DECSC SCORES WITH NEW MINIBUS
Dundee East Community Sports Club recently unveiled its eye-catching customised minibus which will be used to transport its young (and not so young!) members. Please see the side menu.
SPORTSMEN'S DINNER BOOST FOR DECSC FUNDS
The Committee for The Dundee Sportsman’s Dinner, the annual event run to raise funds for the benefit of local sports organisations, has decided to make a donation of £1000 to Dundee East Community Sports Club (DECSC) from the proceeds of the 2011 Dinner.
A cheque presentation event was held at the Invercarse Hotel in Dundee on Saturday 17 December 2011 and DECSC representatives were present to collect the generous and much appreciated donation.
FLOODLIT ALL WEATHER TRAINING FACILITY
AT WHITTON PARK GAINS COUNCIL CONSENT
At a meeting of Dundee City Council's Development Management Committee held on 24 October 2011 Dundee East
Community Sports Club's planning application for an all weather sports pitch, the erection of 4.5m high fencing and the installation of 8no 12m high floodlights at Whitton Park was approved.
The proposed all weather surface will be located in place of an existing grass sports pitch. The all weather surface will be enclosed by 4.5m high steel post and weldmesh fencing coloured green to match the existing fencing enclosing Claypotts Park.
Eight floodlight masts will illuminate the all weather surfaces with four located along the northern and 4 located along the southern touchlines.The floodlights will comprise a 12m high galvanised steel mast with lamps. The lamps will be Optivision MVP 507 floodlights. Each floodlight will supply an average of 146 LUX.
The proposed all weather sports pitch will be accessed from within Whitton Park and will have pedestrian gates within the fenced enclosure to allow for ball retrieval and emergency access.
There will be a pedestrian access gate through the fence to provide access from the Whitton Park car park to Claypotts Park.
The proposed sports pitch and floodlighting will be operational between 9.00am and 10.00pm Monday to Saturday and from 9.00am until 9.00pm on Sundays. In accordance with the Council's Mandatory Scheme of Delegation this application requires to be reported to the Development Quality Committee as the Council owns the application site.
Consent was granted subject to the following conditions:
1 Prior to the commencement of work on site, details of the proposed fencing to enclose the all weather sports pitch hereby approved will be submitted to the Council for written approval. Thereafter only fencing approvedby this condition shall be erected around the all weather sports pitches.
2 The proposed all weather sports pitch will not be operational an hour before kick-off and an hour after the match ends on game days at Whitton Park.
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THE SCOTTISH FA's COACH WORLD NEWSLETTER
On 13 December 2011 the Scottish Football Association issued their latest electronic newsletter to coaches and clubs throughout Scotland. The Coach World Newsletter includes:
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