Welsh Football Trust Lifetime Achievement Award. Many of you are aware of the 30 years of work that Haydn Lewis has carried out for the Club. Anyone walking through the park on a Sunday morning from 7.15am through to 12.30pm will have seen Haydn setting up his training area for his under 6 and under 7, marshalling all the mums and dads and enthusing the boys and girls as he puts them through practice routines. For 30 years Haydn has been the Foundation of this Club, well over 1500 players have gone through his care, the great majority onto Mumbles Rangers teams through the under 16 to Seniors. Many of these players are now back at the Park on a Sunday morning again with their own children and Haydn is still there with the same vigour and commitment that would have made Billy a proud man yet again. It was no surprise that the Welsh FA/McDonalds nominated Haydn as a candidate for the ‘Welsh Community Football Awards 2011’ held in Cardiff Castle in July 2011. Haydn had previously won the South Wales equivalent of this award earlier in the year. With the support of our President Des Criddle and his wife Barbara, Haydn and his ever so patient wife Linda attended the posh dinner suited event and Haydn was really surprised when he was presented with this prestigious honour by Ian Rush MBE. He recovered his composure sufficiently when the television cameras captured him and he was not lost for words offering a very well received acceptance speech. Another example of what Billy has started and created in Mumbles. Well done Haydn.
Haydn Lewis
2011 also saw the Club applying for Welsh FA accreditation. The levels of the award start with Standard, onto the Bronze level, then the Silver level and finally the ultimate Gold level. The officers worked tirelessly, Mike and Haydn spending hours over the Welsh FA Portal computer records recording every single coaching qualification of our (close on) 100 coaches in the Club. What did we do?? We by-passed Bronze level and entered straight into the Silver level.
The continued growth and success within the Club created problems when it came to our Annual Presentation Day. The committee commissioned Haydn Lewis and a few wise Club members to review the event and come up with a format and venue more suited to our size. They came up with an ALL DAY event to be held at Mumbles Cricket Club. Each team was allocated a 30 minute slot in the Marquee with the event starting at 10.00am and often extending past 7.30pm. It was a master stroke and such a huge success with players, parents, families, coaches and supporters making the day a social event. An all-day BBQ and open cricket outfield facilities to run around means that many players, parents and grandparents turn it into a day out.
Presentation Day Mumbles Cricket Club
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