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Friendly day on pitch
YOUNGSTERS were taken out of
the shopping malls and put onto the soccer fields last week for a friendly
soccer competition at Nineveh Club's Soccer grounds, Edensor Park.
Young
people aged between 14 and 22 years were invited to take part in the
friendly competition in mixed teams of male and female.
Along 45
players, plenty of adults turned up to watch the action and cheer on the
teams.
The event
was organised by the Assyrian Resource Centre youth worker Susan Homeh.
She said
the resource centre had been working with Fairfield Local Area Command and
Stocklands Wetherill Park management to try and engage young people in
positive activities.
"As
Assyrians and Chaldeans love soccer, this was a perfect event to hold during
school holiday," she said. "A warm-up game was played before the two-round
knockout comp started between three teams.
"Young
people played in a very sporting manner and everyone enjoyed the games.
Notably, older players made younger ones feel part of the team, passing the
ball around often."
The
Fairfield Bulls Soccer Club was a sponsor of the event and provided
equipment and a referee as well as cooking the free sausage sizzle.
"I love to
see kids having enjoying themselves and sport is a great way to have fun and
build friendships," club secretary Mirza Yousip said.
Fairfield
LAC ethnic community liaison officers Alex Santana and Uttara Khchao
attended the event and said they have been working with the Assyrian
Resource Centre to help promote better community engagement with groups of
young people who frequent local shopping centres. The winning team, as well
as best and fairest players, were awarded gift vouchers.
Wetherill
Park Woolworths and Stocklands and Fairfield SportFirst donated the prizes
and helped cover the cost of the free meals.
Homeh said
she has already been asked to organise another event by the young people who
participated.
"I believe
the day was successful because these young people had fun and got to know
each other better, which they'll remember when interacting at the local
shops," she said.
| Kicked off: The
Assyrian Resource Centre friendly soccer day was a huge success last
Friday, July 13. Participants have already urged organisers to hold
another school holiday event. |
Article courtesy of
Fairfield City Champion, 18/07/2007.
Posted: 02/08/2007 |
