Rounding out our Club in Focus Palm Beach is the Coach of the Week, Darren Debreceny! Find out more about Darren below!

Name: Darren Debreceny

Years Coaching: 9 years

Team/s Coached: Palm Beach Under 9 through Under 18

What made you start coaching?

A number of factors, 2 children involved with Palm Beach and my passion for Football

What is your personal coaching goal?

To help young players love the game, establish strong friendships, perform to their best ability, play with respect, stay engaged through the teenage years and develop into senior footballers. I also strive to gain as much knowledge as I can about the game and the players

Favourite achievement (as a coach):

Assisting Palm Beach players develop from miniroos through the competitive age levels and continue into senior football.

Favourite Holiday Destination?

Banff – Canada (Skiing)

Favourite Food:

Pretty much anything…. Except Liver. I don’t like liver!

Favourite Movie:

The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty

Advice for anyone wanting to coach?

Be prepared for your players to teach you more about yourself opposed to any lesson you will ever teach them. Embrace the challenges and savour the amazing energy levels the players bring to the game. Not every success is reflected on a points table.

Well done Darren and keep up the great work!

Continuing on with Palm Beach Soccer Club, we congratulate the Girls in Football recipient Rachael Robertson! Find out more about Rachael below!

Name: Rachael Robertson

Age Group: U8 & U11 Development Teams

Position: Coach

Years Playing: 10 years – I played in Southern NSW as a kid/teen and continued into rep football and women’s Sydney premier league from age 16 – 21 yrs – until moving to Brisbane in 2007. I’ve coached miniroos football for over 4 years at PBSC

Favourite Food: Asian Cuisine

Favourite Movie: King Arthur and the Fast and The Furious Franchise

Favourite Team:Manchester United

Goal for 2019: Continue my coaching journey at Palm Beach Soccer Club to watch the development of players and new ones into the U9 and U12 JPL leagues. As a Level One Strength and Conditioning coach I would also like to create a more specific path of strength and conditioning for kids from 6 years old specific to football and other field sports.

Congratulations Rachael and keep up the great work!

Continuing on with Palm Beach, we acknowledge the efforts from the Volunteer of the Week, Robyn Mee! Read more about Robyn below!

Name:

Robyn Mee

Years Volunteering At Palm Beach: 

32 years

Roles Held: 

Junior Secretary, Junior Register, Women’s Secretary /Register, Canteen Converter. Blue Card register. Ground Official , help with the Seniors and  B.B.Q., Board of Directors. I am also proud of been award a Life Membership.at Palm Beach there is no better achievement than that.

What made you start volunteering:

The family was playing soccer in Orange where I was volunteering so when we moved to Palm Beach in 1987 we joined and was asked if I could help in the canteen so it was only natural to say yes and the rest is history and look forward to continuing even though my family has stopped playing.

Favourite Holiday Destination: 

Haven’t been away for a while but Kings Beach in the Sunshine Coast is one of the places I find relaxing and if I had a chance I would love to take another cruise to the Fiji Islands where you don’t have to cook as it’s all done for you.

Favourite Food: 

You might laugh but I always look for Sausage and Mash with onion gravy , good old Shepherds Pie and love a nice steak Med to Rare.

Favourite Movie 

I like movies with true stories and I really, really like a old movie called Summer Holiday with Cliff Richards. I haven’t been to the movies in along time.

Goals for 2019:

To keep volunteering and watch the club move on with it’s renovations and seeing the young ones enjoying playing their game they love to play.

Advice for anyone wanting to volunteer:

Come and give it ago you don’t have to be like me and stay so long,  just a few hours or helping at your child’s games. There is always some thing that need’s to be done and its not hard and you will be surprise at the wonderful people you meet and new friendships you make not only at Palm Beach but from other clubs. I am very grateful for all the many  friendships I have made and would like to say a big thank you to you all as I know you will read this. There is none thing better on Saturday Mornings seeing the smiles on those players faces whether they win or lose, that’s why I say come and give it ago it will brighten up your day.

Congratulations Robyn and keep up the great work!

Kicking things off for Palm Beach this week, we look at their Administrator of the Week Cam Window! Find out more about Cam below!

Name: Cam Window

Years Involved: 3

Roles Held: Coach Education, Junior Chair

What made you start being on the committee? A lifelong passion for football, and wanting PBSC to be the best it can be for our junior players.

What is your personal goal for the club? Palmy has a proud history of being one of the top clubs on the GC. I’d love to see it become a powerhouse once more, and be the envy of other clubs.

Favourite club achievement (in your time)? The huge junior carnivals we host each year – they just keep getting bigger and better!

Favourite Holiday Destination: Tough one –Bali or Japan

Favourite Food: Fresh Seafood

Favourite Movie: Thor Ragnarok

Advice for anyone wanting to join the committee? “Be the change”. If you want to see something change at your club….then put your hand up and give it a crack!

Well done Cam and keep up the great work!

Wrapping up our Club in Focus Robina Soccer Club, we acknowledge the efforts of the Administrator of the Week, Janine Leighton! Find out more about Janine below!

Name: Janine Leighton

Years Involved: 2 years

Roles Held: Secretary, Referee Coordinator and Clubhouse Manager

What made you start being involved in the committee? Having two boys I seemed to be at the club frequently and a family involved in sporting club committees. I wanted to challenge myself by taking up something different in my life. The friendliness of the club members and their encouragement to take the step made it much easier!

What is your personal goal for the club? I want to ensure that the club is happy and a family club that offers its members a safe, healthy venue whilst participating in sport.

Favourite Club Achievement (in your time)? The growth and success of our women’s teams and the wonderful atmosphere at the club all the time. Now, the gradual building of a competitive men’s team which gives the kids something to aspire to.

Favourite Holiday Destination? Any family destination that offers relaxation and fun!

Favourite Food? Anything that is cooked on the Robina Soccer Club menu! The best food on the GC!

Favourite Movie? Any movie at the cinema is always a girls night out!

Advice for anyone wanting to join the committee? DO IT! The commitment involved is a tool that helps with personal satisfaction and confidence. You are working with likeminded people who have the club at heart. You are also involved with your kids passion and it sets a great example of community involvement for your children!

Great work Janine, keep it up!