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No 2023 COUNTRY COUSINS FOOTBALL TOUR due to our Womens & Girls’ Tour to NZ in April. Next Tour will be 2024, are you interested in helping to arrange?
Destination: ORANGE NSW
Dates: 10th | 11th | 12th March 2022 (midweek this year due to Easter falling on middle weekend of school holidays)
Age Groups: Girls and Boys Aged Under 10 - Under 14
Lindfield Football Club is excited to invite you to sign up for the Annual Project2023 Country Cousins Football Tour. This is a fantastic opportunity for young players to experience the fun, team bonding and skill development that occurs on sports tours.
Friendly games against Orange Football District Association teams will be the focus of the tour with games organised on both Monday and Tuesday. Fun social events such as Tour Dinner and Optional Activities will be available.
The Country Cousins Tour is open to all boys and girls in Lindfield Social and Development squad teams (NOT SAP, Diamond League or Super League teams). If you will be playing in any age group from G10/U10 to G14/U14 in the 2022 season, you are eligible to participate in this exciting opportunity.
“This trip away each year is the highlight of our season”
Cementing friendships on tour!
ODFA & LFC Teams Country Cousins Tour 2021
Tour Roundup 2021
The inaugural Country Cousins Tour to Orange in the April school holidays was very successful and all the kids (and parents) had a great time.
On Friday night, the players had a training session with former Matildas coachTom Sermani, where he provided some invaluable instruction and was enjoyed just as much by him, as the kids. The energy was inspiring. On Saturday some families played the tourist, participating in a bush tucker tour and others a wine tour. There was plenty of football action on the Saturday and Sunday with most teams playing at least 3 games each. The team spirit was awesome with many of the kids backing up in extra games to help out teams that needed it.
There was a Tour dinner held on the Saturday night with Tom Sermani as our guest speaker. He gave an inspirational talk with some interesting, behind the scenes tit-bits! On Sunday, after more football, we finished with a Tour BBQ with money raised for the Orange Football Association to assist kids who can’t afford to play. Everyone had a fantastic weekend away and the kids really enjoyed getting back into football, fit and ready for the season ahead.
The interaction with the Orange players, whom were extremely welcoming and played with such sportsmanship, was definitely a highlight. The Orange Association were delighted with the outcome are keen to do it again, as well as, expand it in future years. So if you are keen to participate in 2022, make sure you Sign Up before Sunday 13th March!
Parents team bonding is important too!
Tour Itinerary 2022
Tour itinerary for 2022 is yet to be fully determined due the necessitated change of date, with Easter falling on our normal tour date, which is the middle weekend of school holidays. Moving to midweek has impacted what activities we will be able to arrange, however, it will be similar to 2021. The base plan is as follows:
Sunday 10th April Arrive at leisure for optional afternoon activities:
Bush Tucker Experience (Cost TBC – around $25pp)
Berry Farm (Cost TBC)
Training Session (no cost)
Subject to numbers and cost will be confirmed once numbers are confirmed.
Monday 11th April
Games scheduled in the morning and afternoon
Tour Dinner
Tuesday 12th April
Games scheduled in the morning
BBQ Lunch hosted by Orange Football District Association
“The Lindfield players and families had a fantastic time and really enjoyed the friendly game atmosphere. I think we'd all agree it was a wonderful way to start the football season. Personally, it was really lovely to see the friendly team spirit and kids just playing for the love of it, even if they were playing for the opposite team!”
— Penny Larsen, Tour Organiser
Cost
$100 per family
What does this include?
Organisation of ‘friendly’ football games with Orange Football District Association teams
Ground hire, referees and officials
BBQ lunch on Sunday
Tour Organisation and arrangement of social activities
Optional activities and club dinner meal and drinks are at your own expense.
Amazing insights from NZ Ferns & former Matildas Coach Tom Sermanni, our Saturday night guest speaker!
Travel & Accommodation
Travel, meals and accommodation is to organised by participants at your own expense.
Accommodation should be booked immediately as it is school holidays and coincides with the Orange Food Festival.
“The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side!.”
— Margaret Carty
FAQs
Q. Do parents need to attend?
A. Yes, a parent or guardian must be in attendance throughout the tour.
Q. Do we need to register a full team?
A. No, you can register as an individual. We will use the season team lists to form teams and make up teams from groups of individuals where there are not full teams submitted.
Q. What team will my child be playing in?
A. Players will be grouped with other players in their team they have been allocated for the season. As not all team members may be attending, others players will be included.
Q. Will a coach be provided for the tour team?
A. No, as these are ‘friendly’ games, a LFC coach will not be provided. One or two parent volunteers will be required to assist with team organisation and coaching for the games and activities over the weekend.
Q. What do we need to do next?
A. Please Sign Up today so we can ascertain interest and numbers and start reserving the optional activities. Please also talk to your team mates and encourage them to sign up.
Contact
If you have any more questions please get in touch with Penny.
CountryCousins@lindfieldfc.com.au