2010 World Refugee Day Community festival Soccer tournament will be played on Sunday the 27^th of June 2010 at the Annerley Soccer club. Gurkha FC has been invited to participate.

NOTE - Due to the large numbers of teams in last year’s World Refugee Day Soccer tournament it has been decided that there will be a qualifying day on Sunday the 20th of June 2010 at the Moreton Bay Sports Club, Boundary Street, Tingalpa [Wolves Soccer club]. Therefore, Quarter, Semi and Grand finals will be played on the 2010 World Refugee Day Community festival on Sunday the 27^th of June 2010 at the Annerley Soccer club.

2010 World Refugee Day QUALIFYING – Sunday the 20th of June 2010

• Games will consist of two 25 minute halves with no time added and a 5 min half time break (drink). After the first 25 minute period, teams are to swap ends. No extra time in fixtures. (1 hour games).
• REFEREES have been told ALL GAMES will and MUST start game on TIME.
• GOAL difference is crucial, so if a team is LATE, referees WILL start the game.
• There will be UNLIMITED interchanges.
• There is also an award for FAIR PLAY so accuracy of yellow/red cards WILL be taken by ALL officials.
• Penalties APPLY for red card sanctions. (Player will miss following game).

2010 World Refugee Day FINALS – Sunday the 27th of June 2010

• Quarter Final games will consist of two 25 minute halves with no time added and a 5 MIN half time break (drink). After the first 25 minute period, teams are to swap ends. In the event of a draw then penalties will decide the winner.
• Semi Finals: In the event of a draw then penalties will decide the winner.
• GRAND FINAL – 10 min e/t + Golden goal + penalties
• There will be UNLIMITED interchanges.
• There is also an award for FAIR PLAY so accuracy of yellow/red cards WILL be taken by ALL officials.
• Penalties APPLY for red card sanctions. (Player will miss following game).

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The friendly match against the Brisbane Malaysian Football team kicked off at around 4:00pm, yesterday. Our opponents scored the first goal followed by a goal from our ace striker, Manish. However our opponent managed to squeeze another goal making the final score 2-1 in their favour.

It seems our players are still in a holiday mood. Our league will be starting in a couple of weeks, hopefully we can get our spirits back by then. Any new footballers interested to participate, please email at management@gurkhafc.com.

A friendly match against a Brisbane Malaysian Team is scheduled for the 7th of March (3:30pm). Match will be played at the End of Langley Avenue/End of Murray street, New Market (it’s about 5 minutes walk from the Wilson train station).

If you’re like most footballers, you’re making two huge mistakes with your game play. You’re suffering from fitness and intelligence.

Don’t believe me? Imagine watching your favourite football team in the stadium where all players are unfit and don’t read the game right.

How motivated would you be to go watch their next games?

Fitness

Take some time off in your busy lives and do cardio for 1-2 hours a week (running, cycling, rowing, climbing, etc). If it seems impossible, then break it down to half an hour a day. The important thing is to break your daily cycle with some physical activity in it. This helps reduce the probability of getting injured in matches.

Intelligence

The next time you watch the EPL or La Liga, observe the captain. See the determination, style of play, man marking and communication. Most captains are intelligent players. To play like one you’d have to think like one. Football is not ‘only’ about scoring goals, it’s also about enjoying the game, because if all players are enjoying, then you play an intelligent game which is beyond winning (team work).

The El Salvador League will be starting in a couple of weeks. It’s time to start preparing and feeling the Gurkha football vibe.

Get fit and Intelligent on the field. It’s the only way to play beautiful football.

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A match was played on the 25th of January to raise funds for the Haiti earthquake. Even Baichung Bhutia participated alongside Zidane, Kaka, Figo and other star players. He scored the final goal. Check out the video above for highlights from the game.

Match against a Vietnamese team is confirmed for 21 February (Sunday) at 3:00pm.

Venue: Munro Street/Park. St Lucia.

Gurkha FC finally gets to play against another Nepali Football team in Australia.

A Nepalese team from Melbourne (1st team and reserve team) is coming on the 6th of February to QLD; a friendly match will be played on the following day (7th of February).

We’ll be forming and training two teams over the next two weekends. If you’re interested to participate come by this Saturday: End of Langley Avenue or Murray Street…Off New Market Road, Wilston (4:30pm).

You’ve all been caught up in the magic of football be it on television or the internet, or at live football matches and many of you may even play it on a weekly or daily basis.

“The most important tactic in football is “Communication.”

No matter how good your team, if you’re not communicating effectively you’re not playing effectively! Lets get down to the basics of communication for a second. According to Wikipedia, “Communication is a process whereby information is enclosed in a package and is channelled and imparted by a sender to a receiver via some medium (mode of communication). The receiver then decodes the message and gives the sender a feedback.”

For example, there’s five minutes on the clock, your team mate finds a space and calls for the ball, you pass (and he goes on to score a dazzling goal).

In the example, four elements of communication can be identified – sender, receiver, mode of communication and feedback. These are the core elements that make up communication. In the example, you are the sender and your team mate is the receiver. The mode of communication is your team mate asking and the feedback is you passing. If one of the four elements is skipped the communication breaks down! You need all four elements to generate effective communication. Try omitting any one element and see if you get a full communication happening. You will notice it is impossible.

In football, the mode of communication is a critical component of success and can be performed in several ways – speech, body language, sign language and eye contact (If you know any other modes of communication please share your thoughts in the comments section). It is good to understand all modes of communication because footballers have their own style of play. Some of you may run into open spaces – body language. Whereas, some of you ask for the ball – speech. You may raise your hands during free kicks or long passes indicating to your team mate you are open – sign language, or for throw-ins you make eye contact to your team mate indicating to pass the ball.

Be communicative while you play because good football cannot be played without any communication.

In 1998, when France won the world cup, Zinedine Zidane had football fans glued to their seats because of his spectacular passing, dribbling, shooting, heading, positioning, agility, technique, skill, ball control and strength.

You like to play football every day but cannot commit making the line of improvement seems almost impossible. But don’t lose heart, you’ll be pleased to hear all footballers have strengths and weaknesses. Zinedine Zidane trained everyday especially on his weaknesses (which became second nature to him).

After your game, ask your coach or team mates to identify your weakness – poor passing, wrong positioning, holding the ball too long and so on. Once you know your weakness start fixing them. For example, if your weakness is ball control juggle the ball 10-30 mins a day. If it’s fatigue, start running 15-30 mins three times a week.

To be a better footballer, fix your weaknesses by spending at least 5 hours a week on improvement. Before long your weakness will become your strength.