24th September 2011 Division 2 Boys Win Championship.
A large ACE crowd gathered at Perry Park to create a wall of red, black and white as our boys entered the field as the underdogs against Premiership Winners Loganholme. A well timed header by N
ick Moffatt in the 7th minute caught Loganholme by surprise and brought the ACE supporters to their feet. Loganholme responded by constantly attacking our half but were retained by a strong and determined ACE defence which remained solid for the entire 90 minutes. Full of confidence from the first half, Moffatt found himself in range and brilliantly turned to beat the defender and pulled the trigger leaving the goal keeper with no chance. A doubtful penalty to Loganholme in the last five minutes completed the score at ACE 2, Loganholme 1. ACE supporters erupted as team Captain Ian McKenzie raised the Championship trophy to the crowd. The depth of the club’s talent was evident in the winning team which had 6 players who started the season in Reserve Grade and three players from our Premier Youth.
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ptember 2011 Division 2 Reserves Win Championship.
In a historic 92nd minute decider goal by ACE junior Lewis Dent against Loganholme, the ACE div 2 Reserve team made club history in winning both the Premiership and Championship in 2011. Under the leadership of Coach Greg Bradley, the boys had strong season and demonstrated early that they had both the desire and ability to get the double. Club Junior Robert Cardillo topped the goal scoring table for the division with 23 goals, four goals in front of Lewis Dent with 19 who finished third on the table. The final played at Beenleigh was filled with highs and lows keeping the more than 100 strong ACE supporters on the edge of their seat to the last second of the game. Team Captain Nathan Bryant represented the club brilliantly in his acceptance speech. Well done lads.
19th September 2011 ACE Awarded Club Championship Trophy from Football Brisbane
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b President Claude Sorbello accepted this prestigious award on behalf of the club at the Football Brisbane Gala Dinner. In accepting this award, Claude thanked the many players, coaches, managers and volunteers who collectively work each week for the passion of the game and the players. This award acknowledges the hard work that so many people at ACE put into the club each week and the fantastic contribution that the Technical group has made to the development of player’s across the entire club. “I’m proud to be President of a great club full of wonderful people and I encourage everyone to keep up the hard work” said Sorbello.
6th September 2011 Division 2 Gains Promotion to Division 1.
After a turbulent season, the objective for the year was achieved as the team finished second by 4 points and qualified for promotion. Division 2 was certainly a surprising one as all clubs involved performed strongly and were able to take points on their night. The boys never stopped believing in their ability and in the end were rewarded by promotion. We look forward to returning into Division 1 in 2012 as the club prepares our application for the 2013 Brisbane Premier League Restructure. This promotion is timely as the club announces a major extension to Wolter Park in 2013
3rd September 2011 Division 2 Reserves win Premiership.
A strong finish to the season saw our boys finish 9 points clear of second place Loganholme after defeating the Gap 5 to 0 in front of a huge home crowd at Wolter Park. Coach Greg Bradley is proud of his boys that have been very united and consistent throughout the year. Three boys from Reserve grade and one from Premier Youth moved into topside during the year to fill spots that became available due to injuries. This is evidence that the ACE development program is working as the Reserve grade still had sufficient quality players to go on and win the Premiership. Well done to all the players, Greg and Herb on a fantastic season.
2nd May 2011 - ACE awarded McDonalds Grant.
We are proud of being selected by McDonalds to receive $9,500 as a contribution towards damage incurred during the January floods and a contribution to the purchasing and installation of new hardware and software for the club's new office. The new computers will be used by the club's Administration and Technical group to improve communication with our members and the day to day management of our members database for registrations. The club would like to acknowledge and thank McDonalds for their support.
28th April 2011 - ACE awarded Commonwealth Bank Grant
Albany Creek Football Club was presented a $12,000 cheque from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia as part contribution to the resurfacing of the Small Sided Games. ACE Management is presently working with Moreton Bay Council with the aim of resurfacing these fields once the 2011 season ends. The Executive and Management Committee would like to thank CBA for their inititiative to support the sporting communities in the area and in particular the Strathpine branch.
24th April 2011 - ACE Awarded Local Sport and Recreation Jobs Plan Grant from State Government
After a long and hard battle, ACE F.C. has been selected to receive $156,000 over three years to support the appointment of a full time person to assist in the development of Administrative Servic
es and initiatives that will assist the clubs growth during that timeframe. The entire Management Committee is thankfull of the committement received from Murray Watt in supporting our application. Club President Claude Sorbello said "Murray Watt took the time to understand the future growth needs of the club which made him realise how important this grant is to ACE. His tenacity and committment to the community was evident in the manner in which he has supported our club and on behalf of the kids and parents of ACE I would like to sincerely thank Murray for his support". Special thanks also goes to the Honorable Phil Reeves MP, Minister for Sport for taking the time to support our club.
14th April 2011 - Club Captain and Leadership Team for 2011 Announced
Senior Vice President Frank Heim announces the Senior Leadership team that will lead ACE in 2011. I must acknowledge and Thank Stephen Bowles his predecessor for the wonderful job he has done over the past two years. Click Here to Read more
2nd April 2011 - Field 12 at Brendale is Open for Business
After almost 10 years usage for training and playing, field 12 located on the southern side of Brendale adjacent to the beach volleyball has been completely resurfaced. This is the third of our four fields now that has been resurfaced in the past 3 years which is a tremendous achievement. We acknowledge the Moreton Bay City Council and in particular Mike Charlton for providing a $50,000 grant for this work. The balance of funds needed for the work were provided by the Club which were raised from the fund raising activities at the club run by the Management Committee. Special thanks goes out to the council and the contractor who worked in very difficult conditions with excessive rains in December and January causing delays on top of delays. Club President Claude Sorbello said "I am very proud that ACE kids can now play on three top class fields at ACE and I hope that all of our members, players, coaches and managers appreciate the hard work that has been made by the Management Committee in adding more than two million dollars to the infrastructure available for our kids. Certainly some funds have been obtained from grants, however, if you have ever applied for a grant in Australia you will understand that the process is laborious, complex and very time consuming".
15th March 2011- More than 1200 ACE Fans greeted the Brisbane Roar at ACE 
ACE F.C. was part of Brisbane Soccer History when the Brisbane Roar visited bringing with them their Premiership Plate and the Championship Trophy. Members and players of ACE as well as numerous members of the community came out with their Roar shirts, flags and balls to greet the local heros and be part of a great night of celebrations. Roary kept the crowds smiling as players greeted young fans, made themselves available for photographs and autographs. The inflatable field certainly got a work over and we all enjoyed the fabulous highlights of the game on the big screen. ACE sincerley thanks the Roar for their visit and commends the players on their professional behaviour with the fans. We loved hosting you at ACE and we look forward to your ongoing success in 2011. Club President Claude Sorbello congratulated the Roar CEO and the Marketing Department on their inititive to bring the trophy and the players into the community. Looking at people's face I was very happy that the hard work was worth it and many of our ACE kids and their families will be talking about this experience for many years to come. Click Here for Photos of the night
14th March 2011- Brisbane Sporting History Books had a new chapter printed this weekend with a Soccer headline as the Brisbane Roar won the Hyunday A-League Grand Final in what can only be described as a fairytale ending. To celebrate their success, the Roar is bringing the trophies, players, inflatable field and Roary to Albany Creek Football Club to celebrate with our players, coaches and members Click Here for Pine Rivers Press Article
24th January 2011 - Stephen Faulkner Appointed Head Coach at ACE
ACE Appoints Stephen Faulkner as Senior Coach for 2011 to lead our team in the clubs quest for promotion. Frank Heim, Senior Vice President was excited at the quality of applicants that applied for the position late in the pre-season and is confident that Stephen has the technical and Management skills to lead ACE in 2011. Stephen has been involved in Soccer for many years and coached at various levels within the Premier League division. His most successful season was with Peninsula Power in 2006 where he successfully took the club into Premier League. Technical Director Salvo Sottile believes that Stephen is a good replacement for Alex both on and off the field. “Stephen clearly understands what ACE is looking to do in the next few years and believes in the club’s direction and strategy” said Sottile. Club President Claude Sorbello acknowledged the work done by Alex Stanojevic in 2010. “We wish Alex well in his relocation to South America with his family and thank him for his dedication and passion towards the club in 2010. I’m very confident that Stephen will build on the work done by Alex in 2011 and continue to work with Salvo, Greg, Keith and Robert, to develop our pool of young talented players coming through the club” said Sorbello.
26/11/2010 - ACE Appoints Lorna Dent as Director of Coaching Women. After a footbal playing career that spanned more than 20 years and playing for Premier League Clubs like Millwall and Chelsea, Lorna joins ACE to lead the clubs direction into female football....
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20/11/2010 - ACE scores $2000 thanks to the Brisbane Roar.
Thanks to the Hyundai Goals for Grassroots Fund, ACE were given $1000 and a further $1000 for each goal scored by the Roar in their game against North Queensland Fury, on Saturday night. With the Roar, being top of the ladder and our Queensland compatriots in the lower reaches of the ladder, hopes were high for a goalfest at Suncorp. Unfortunately, the Fury scored early and then "parked the bus" asking a tired Roar team to break them down. Thankfully, with less than ten minutes to go, Ivan Franjic scored to give the Roar a deserved equaliser and ACE another $1000. Many thanks to Sue Coburn, pictured, for entering the competition and receiving the cheque on behalf of ACE. A huge thank you to Hyundai for their sponsorship and the Brisbane Roar for hosting the ACE contingent and thanks to Ivan for his timely goal.
8th November 2010 ACE Signs Agreement with Italian Serie B Club
More than 12 months of discussions and negotiations came to a close today as we received an agreement signed by the President of AlbinoLeffe which establishes a partnership between our two clubs. AlbinoLeffe plays in the Italian Serie B league and boast a very strong junior base with teams involved in the local and national competition. The agreement with our club gives us the opportunity to send a group of players to their club every year. The group will be trained by AlbinoLeffe’s National Youth coaches and play against junior national teams and also junior teams from surrounding clubs that are associated with AlbinoLeffe. As part of the agreement, AlbinoLeffe will provide technical assistance to ACE and coaches that will be involved in specialised clinics during the year. In signing the deal on behalf of the Executive Committee, Club President Claude Sorbello said “This is an important agreement for ACE which shows the club’s commitment to the development of players. We decided to align ourselves to an Italian Club as clearly the Italian tactical expertise is renowned around the world and something that will add value to the style of football that we play in Australia. Young players at ACE now have the opportunity to follow football careers in Australia or Overseas”. “Coaches from AlbinoLeffe will visit ACE at least once a year and our players will visit their facilities for two weeks each year. Any players identified will be invited to remain in Italy for two months for further identification. This is another example of sport globalisation which is possible even for a local Brisbane Football Club” said Sorbello.
16/10/2010 Congratulations to Our 2011 Award Winners Presented at the Senior Presentation Night - This years Support of the Year was won by Mark and Lyn Fletcher. Mark and Lyn are responsible for most of the photographs and video taken during the season. Greg Pattel and Kevin Crawford have been awarded the Valued Friend of The Club. Greg has coordinated our Small Sided Games referees, assisted in the Carnivals and been generally available for many club activities. Kevin is a senior player who has assisted an RSJPL squad, participated in the Kindy Soccer Program and led the support for Women’s Football around the club. Jarrod Hinvest has been awarded the ACE Award. Jarrod is a Senior Player who has been assisting with our Goal Keeper Training, Kindy Soccer Program and a number of other club activities. Jarrod was asked to do a specific job for the club as a player and he fulfilled this assignment without question. Well done to all of our award winners, through your efforts ACE is a better club.
21/7/2010 Pine Rivers Press - ACE players senior Glen Andrews and juniors Cody Christensen, Cristian Sorbello and Marco Lucente get ready for tonight’s matches. Read More
21/7/2010 Canale Cup Update - Brendale After a great win against Peninsula Power a few weeks ago, ACE has now drawn first division team Toowoomba for the crucial game that will take the winner into the semi-finals against either Rochedale Rovers or North Pine. Toowoomba is no stranger to ACE or Wolter Park being part of the division 1 competition for many years. They are a very good squad and we can expect a tough and fair game on the night. Toowoomba has always been a good friend of ACE and we look forward to meeting them at Brendale this time. The game will be played at Brendale at 7.30 p.m. and will be preceded by a match between the QAS Women’s team against the ACE Under 15 RSJPL squad. The QAS Women will include 7 players from the Matilda’s five of whom were part of the Australian squad that won the Asian Cup in an exciting match that was decided on penalties. The rest of the team is made up of women from the Australian U17 and U20 squads. Wednesday the 21
st of July promises to be a great evening of football as we showcase the best in Junior Football, Women’s and Senior Men’s. We are looking for a large crowd at Brendale to support both of our teams. If we are successful in defeating Toowoomba we will reach the semi-final round of the Canale Cup which has not happened for more than 10 years, so come along and be part of ACE history and support our teams to a win.
23/6/2010 ACE THROUGH TO SEMI-FINAL OF CANALE CUP AND WOMEN'S CUP -A huge crowd of ACE supporters descended on Brendale firstly for the QAS Women's game against the ACE U15 RSJPL which was played in good spirit
. The QAS girls were down a couple of their Matilda Players still getting over some injuries in the Asian Cup and the game was played in good spirit with some excellent display of end to end football. The ACE U15 RSJPL were focused on the last of a three match series which had previously been drawn at one game each with each side scoring 5 goals each. An early penalty to QAS started the goal count which inspired the ACE boys to score 4 times and win the series. Special thanks to Jeff and the QAS girls for a great game of football.
The Toowomba game was difficult for the Toowoomba boys who spent 2.5 hours in traffic after a day's work before fronting a very motivated and committeed ACE side. The game had plenty of goals finishing ACE 8, Toowomba Nil, with Torres scoring his eight Goal on his last match with ACE before going to the US next week on a Football Scholarship. ACE is now through to the Semi-Final of the Canale Cup meeting Premier League table leaders Rochedale. Rochedale defeated North Pine 4 to 3 to gain their place in the Semi.View highlights of the game, coaches report and coaches interviews Click Here.
Meanwhile ACE division 2 Girls have quietly continued their winning spree in the Women's Cup to secure a place in the Semi-Final against the Brighton Bulldogs on Wednesday the 28th of July. The game will be played at Wolter Park at 7.00 p.m. and promises to be exciting. If successfull the girls will play in the Cup Final for the first time in the history of the club. Make sure you diary this date and bring the family.
20/5/2011 Two New Fields at Brendale - Over the past four and a half years we have been in collaboration with the Moreton Bay City Council about the club’s strategic and expansion plans. The work has now been rewarded as council this week commences work on our two new fields and a new car park on the Southern side of our existing fields at Brendale. Works are part of a $3.7 million budget approved by council to develop sporting facilities in the Brendale Sports Complex. This initiative is indicative of the commitment and vision that the Moreton Bay City Council has for the community. Mike Charlton, his fellow councillors and staff of Moreton Bay, truly understand the importance of supporting community sporting clubs like ACE and we cannot thank them enough for their understanding, vision and support. Club President Claude Sorbello said “Working with Mike Charlton and the Moreton Bay City Council in general is a pleasure. They are a group of people that are committed to sport, to children and to the community. Their attitude is one of collaboration rather than conflict and they truly understand the limitations placed on volunteer run clubs like ACE. I wish that some of the other Government bodies took a similar hands on approach. The two new fields will be ready in time for the 2011 season allowing ACE to continue growing.
30/06/2010 North West News - Children as young as 3 are flocking to Albany Creek Footbal Club to take part in the clubs Kindy Soccer Program.....Read More
27/4/2010 ACE Premier Div 2 Through to Next Round of Canale. ACE 4 defeated Newmarket 1 in what can only be described as not ideal playing conditions. Heavy rain fell for more than 70 minutes on Wolter Park, however both teams showed quality and provided entertaining football to the crowd. Senior Coach Alex Stanojevic was happy with the result "we setout some goals in the dressing rooms and achieved them in both halves' he said. Senior Vice President Frank Heim believes that Division 2 this year will be a very tough and exciting competition with quality teams and quality players at all clubs.
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05/02/2010 RSJPL FUNCTION LAUNCH 5/2/2010. Bruce Dinsdale General Manager of Football Queensland, Guido Canale Football Queensland Director, Rob Keiser Technical Director for Football Queensland, Michael Bailey President of Football Brisbane, Reuben Robertson General Manager Football Brisbane and Mike Charlton, Local Councillor of the Moreton Bay City Council, were amongst the distinguished guests at the ACE 2010 RSJPL launch. All 64 players and coaches involved in the ACE RSJPL squads were presented with their playing kits, travelling shirts, tracksuits and polo shirts for the season. The evening was a celebration for all of the 64 players that were selected into the 4 squads after a rigorous selection process. ACE President Claude Sorbello was happy with the selection and the quality of the first ACE RSJPL squads. "We have some very good players here and we have the coaches that will make them better" said Sorbello.
20/01/2010 STRIKING FORCE FLASKAS SIGNS WITH ACE. Well known Brisbane Premier League Striker Danny Flaskas signs with ACE for the 2010 season. Flaskas played in the Premier League Football Brisbane squad in 2008 on the New Zealand Tour and has been with a number of clubs including Mt.Gravatt Rochedale Rovers and Brisbane City. Senior Vice President Frank Heim said that Flaskas is exactly what ACE needs up front to kick start a season of goal scoring. "The past two seasons we have lacked the finishing up front which has let us down in games where overall we were the better side. We are looking to Flaskas to make the difference". Technical Director Salvatore Sottile said that he had been a supporter of Flaskas for his commitment to the game and the team. "Danny is a great striker capable of inspiring a side".
19/01/2010 JASON POGGI SIGNS AT ACE. Alex Stanojevic and Salvatore Sottile have signed experienced Premier League striker Poggi for 2010. Poggi brings years of experience to ACE having played Premier League for Lyons, Taringa, Brisbane City and Mitchelton. "We are confident that Poggi's experience will assist the development of some of the young players that will make up the squad in 2010" said Sottile.
18/01/2010 Glen Andrews Returns To Ace After Brief Spell. Having played Premier League in 2009, Glen has returned to ACE to be involved in the clubs senior squad. Glen is glad to be back at ACE and looks forward to being back playing at Wolter Park in the red white and black.
17/01/2010 JUSTIN ANSELL, PAUL ARMIT AND DAVID BARKER AT ACE. All three players have played at various Premier League clubs over the years and also have experienced one or more year's playing professionally in Europe. Justin is a strong defender and combined with Paul and David in Midfield will provide some strength down the centre of the field. Justin, Paul and David, have a long relationship with Technical Director Salvatore Sottile. Sottile feels all three players will bring strength and experience to the squad.
12/1/2010 Ace Push Into Women's Football Continues. Senior Vice President Frank Heim announced today that ACE will field a squad in Division 1, 2 and 4 this year. Heim said that "our expansion into ladies football will continued in 2010 as we add two more squads to our senior women’s and one more side to our Juniors". "We have a number of quality female footballers at ACE this year and we are excited about competing in First Division". Club President Claude Sorbello said that the past three years has seen a doubling effect in the number of girls and women’s teams at ACE inline with the clubs expansion plans. The quality and popularity of women's football continues to grow in Australia and we proud to be part of that growth"
10/01/2010 Gerard Bowtell-Harris Signs For ACE. The club's Technical Director Salvatore Sottile is happy to announce the signing of Gerard Bowtell-Harris as Goal Keeper for the clubs Division 2 squads. "Gerard is a quality player having played for Peninsula Power Premier League in 2009 and Brisbane Strikers and Brisbane City. Gerard brings experience to one of the critical positions on the pitch and we are very happy that he has decided to join ACE. Gerard is excited about being at ACE both in his role as Goal Keeper and also in his involvenent in the development of RSJPL Goal Keepers and overall junior Goal Keeper's at ACE. "The opportunity to be involved in coaching at ACE as well as playing is really exciting" said Gerard.
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12/01/2009 ACE Appoints Senior Coach for 2009 Season. Senior Vice President Frank Heim is please to announce the appointment of Alex Stanojevic as Senior Coach for the 2010 Season. Alex started his coaching carreer with Queens Park Rovers in 1998 and over the years has coached senior squads in the Brisbane Premier League. Ales is passionate about football and has a senior coaching license.
16/10/2010 Congratulations to Our 2011 Award Winners Presented at the Senior Presentation Night - This years Support of the Year was won by Mark and Lyn Fletcher. Mark and Lyn are responsible for most of the photographs and video taken during the season. Greg Pattel and Kevin Crawford have been awarded the Valued Friend of The Club. Greg has coordinated our Small Sided Games referees, assisted in the Carnivals and been generally available for many club activities. Kevin is a senior player who has assisted an RSJPL squad, participated in the Kindy Soccer Program and led the support for Women’s Football around the club. Jarrod Hinvest has been awarded the ACE Award. Jarrod is a Senior Player who has been assisting with our Goal Keeper Training, Kindy Soccer Program and a number of other club activities. Jarrod was asked to do a specific job for the club as a player and he fulfilled this assignment without question. Well done to all of our award winners, through your efforts ACE is a better club.
Malcolm Cameron has been appointed U13 Rebel Sport Junior Premier League coach. Malcolm holds a level 1 and level 2 English Football Association certificate as well as an Advanced Asia C License. Malcolm has been coaching for 10 years and in 2008 was the Under 13 Brisbane Representative Assistant Coach.
31/10/2009 Coaches Appointed For 2009 RSJPL. Ian Milligan has been appointed RSJPL coach of the ACE Under 15 squad effective immediately. Ian is currently Head Coach at Kelvin Grove School of Excellence running one of the most recognised and successful school soccer programs. Ian was a coach at Albany Creek for more than 15 years and returns in 2009 after a brief break from club coaching. Ian has coached the U14 representative side for the past 4 years and has also coached QLD school boys. He holds an Asian B class license. We welcome Ian back to ACE and look forward to working with him for many years to come.
13/10/2009 Technical Director Appointed at ACE. The ACE commitee is delighted to announce the appointment of Salvatore Sottile as Technical Director effective immediately. Salvatore's carreer started as a professional player in Europe before being selected for the Italian National Under 20 squad. After retiring from playing he started coaching for an Acadamy in Europe for three years before taking the Acadamy to Australia. Over the past 7 years he has held professional coaching positions at Brisbane City and a number of private schools. Salvatore is responsible for the restructuring of the technical development program at ACE in order to improve player development.
7/10/2009 ACE Under 11 Div 1 Make Us Proud at Gold Coast Cup. Congratulations to our Under 11 Division 1 boys who competed in the Gold Coast Champions Cup Tournament over the school holidays. The boys were up against some very strong competition, a huge effort was given by all the boys who were undefeated going into the finals & on top of the ladder for goal average scoring 25 goals with only 2 against them of all 5 pools which consisted of 25 teams in total for under 11's. The boys were defeated in the quarter finals in extra time by Forest Hill who were a New Zealand rep team, so full credit to our boys for putting up a fantastic fight right till the end. It was a fantastic experience for the boys & Russell, Tracey & all of our parents are extremely proud of them.
10/7/2009 Chelsea Clinic A Roaring Success. Although the weather sent us inside for a day during the week, the clinic was a roaring success according to the many players that participated. Albany Creek and neighbouring club football players had a great opportunity to be trained by the best in the world as Chelsea Coaches flew into Albany Creek for a one week development clinic. Requests for next year have already started. Visit the photo gallery Click Here
30/6/2009 New Lights At Brendale. We are delighted that Moreton Bay Council has included a light upgrade to our Brendale facilities as part of a major upgrade at SPSA. This initiative will provide better lighting during training session and from next year will allow junior and senior matches to be played at Brendale in the evenings. We expect that many junior matches will be scheduled on Friday and Saturday nights as opposed to Sundays. We are thankfull to the Moreton Bay Regional Council for their support and understanding of our situation.
30/6/2009 Funding For Expansion of South Pine Sports Complex. The Moreton Bay Regional Council Budget for 2009/2010 includes funding for the design and planning of further sporting fields within the sporting facility. The funding is part of a $4.3 million allocation over 5 years by the council to expand the current facilities. ACE has been closely involved with council over the past 3 years outlining our strategic plan and overall expansion strategy. Council's allocation of funds is well received and timely.
ACE SECURES CHELSEA COACHES FOR SCHOOL HOLIDAY CLINIC 2009
There is no doubt that Chelsea coach Guus Hiddinck has done a terrific job with the club and after a series of negotiations, we are happy to announce that ACE has secured
a Chelsea Junior Clinic that will run from the 6th - 10th July 2009 at Albany Creek's Brendale fields The clinic will include appearances from Chelsea academy coach Michael Beale and top Brazilian football consultant Mauricio Marques. Sheffield Wednesday academy manager Neville Burbeary and Queensland Roar’s W-League coach Jeff Hopkins are also expected at the clinic. The club believes that this association with Chelsea will bring a higher level of professionalism to our juniors and give them the opportunity to experience world class coaches at our home grounds.
COACHES DEVELOPMENT SESSION WITH CHELSEA COACHES 2009
Development sessions will be held on the 23rd, 25th and 30th of June for our coaches commencing at 6.30 p.m. and running through to 8.30 p.m. . These sessions will be run by Chelsea coaches and will provide examples of training structures and activities used by the most advanced acadamies in the world. These sessions have been sponsored by the club and are a must for all coaches.
COACHES DEVELOPMENT 5/4/2009
Fourteen club coaches have been selected to participate in a Junior Licensing Course that will run at Wolter Park in June 2009. This initiative is part of the Club's strategy to develop volunteer coaches across the entire club. All volunteer coaches at the club are encouraged to obtain their Junior and Youth licenses in order to bring a more structured approach to coaching at all levels of the club.
NEW DUGOUTS AT BRENDALE 14/3/2009
Construction has finished on the new Brendael Dougouts on the field adjacent to the Indoor Soccer facility. The $6,500 cost of these dugous will be funded from this years art union raffle which we hope everyone in the club will support and ensure they sell at least one book.
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It is with utmost regret and sympathy that we advise the loss of the clubs founder and lifetime member Mr. Gerry Archer. The Executive and Management Committee of the club would like to extend their condolences to Sheila, Lindsey, Glen, Cameron and their respective families. Gerry was an active member of the club up until some years ago and would regularly be seen within the supporters of the club's topside. He was an incredibly respected man by all that knew him. A fundamental essence of our club is family and community and this loss unites us in acknowledging an individual that committed so much of his time, life and energy for all members and players of our sporting clubs.
Gerry's funeral held at Wolter Park on Friday the 29th of August at 2.00 p.m. was attended by more than 300 family, friends, current and previous members. The afternoon was filled with the famous Gerry cheer " ACE ACE ACE!" and was labeled by the family as a celebration of Gerry's life. Among the many great stories about Gerry, one grandchild told us of an incidence only days before his passing. Gerry overheard one of his family members complaining about an individual at work which was making life difficult for her. Having overheard the story, Gerry asked for the persons name and then replied, "Don't worry love, I will take care of this, I'm about to go into the haunting business! This story, potrays the humour of a great man.
Gerry left the field to the sound of the final whistle from the ref. The exit of the field was surrounded by a guard of honour of player's and club members wearing the club colours and then by a wall of family and friends. Gerry, followed by a number of vintage cars, did a final lap of Wolter Park and then drove past the guard of honour to a roaring applause and upon reaching his grandchildren, they released red, white and black ballons into the sky.
Gerry's memory will be around ACE for many years to come hopefully inspiring others to develop and expand our club to it's fully potential. We will miss you mate!
15/08/2008WE DID IT - ACE Brendale facility transforms with the opening of a Modern Club House
What started as a bitter disappointment as the State Government turned down our grant application for a facilities building turned our way after a meeting between our Club President Claude Sorbello, Senator George Brandis the Federal Minister of Sport and Peter Dutton. Reco
gnising our needs, the Federal Government promptly approved a grant for $165,000 as a contribution towards our project keeping the project alive. This instigated the opportuinty for further negotiations with Councillor Mike Charlton and various members of Pine Rivers Council which led to another $165,000 grant towards the project. With $330,000 in h
and versus our original application for $200,000 we set about building a modern facilities building that would establish a new benchmark for the clubs future and direction. From here it became a challange on how to get the most out of limited amounts of funds in order to build what we truly needed rather than just toilets and changerooms. Our President and our member Ian Howie, both involved in the construction industry, set about establishing a plan where Ian would build the building whilst Claude would manage all other aspects of the project in order to save costs. The work of many volunteers and in particular the Management Committee over many weekends saved costs and the assistance of local businesses some of which were members of the club assisted in keeping costs low. The result is a building valued at over $1,000,000 built with $330,000 of grants, $100,000 of club funds, $30,000 worth of work donated by Ian Howie, over $100,000 worth of work donated by our President and the rest made up of voluntter assistance and business support. All the money invested by the club in this project were raised through special initiatives run by the Management Committee resulting in members not needing to make additional contributions to its construction. This is the spirit of ACE. We acknowledge and offer special thanks to Peter Dutton, Mike Charlton and Senator Brandis.
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After considerable negotiation and support from Peter Dutton the club was successfull in obtaining funds that will allow the commencement of a new facilities building at the Brendale Junior fiels. This facility will replace the temporary demountables that have been used as toilets dor the past 6 years. The Pine Rivers Council through the leadership of Mike Charlon also provided a level of assistance which has been tremendous and has allowed the scope of the project to develop a little more. Work commenced on the new facility in January 2008 with an expected completion of June 2008.
After failing the yearly light test at Wolter Park we were advised by the lighting consultants that the only way to pass the test was to replace every light on the light poles. Unfortunately this had not been budgeted however the importance of the matter ment we had no choice on the matter. Fortunately our inhouse electrician Steve from Laser Electric quickly stepped in to negotiate a price for the work and thanks to some assistance from the local council we were able to complete the work in time for the start of the season. Thank Steve for your assistance.
Stephen Bryant and Brad Robinson designed and constructed the new goal posts that have been installed at Wolter Park and Brendale. Their design ensures safety for players and ease of use in attaching and detaching the nets. The club has invested more than $29,000 on new goal posts for seniors and juniors across the club. The additional goals at Brendale have now allowed for a second full size field to be created for weekend matches.
After many years I'm happy to say that we have retired the big boom spray and replaced it with a set of undergroud sprinkler system that will ensure we get water to the field as opposed to the surrounding areas. This investment of $11,500 will ensure that our Rooball fields will hold out better for our little ones during the season.