Heroes & Villains, the Aston Villa fanzine
Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Louzie0 on June 07, 2016, 06:54:19 PM
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Aston Villa have announced trials for ball assistants for the 2016/2017 season.
Volunteers are needed for home games and the club have revealed how people can go about applying.
Here is all you need to know...
* You must be aged between 14 and 15 (in school years 10 or 11 on September 1, 2016) - No applicants will be accepted outside this age range.
* Trials will be held at the Indoor Academy at Villa Park on Tuesday June 14 2016 from 6pm to 7.30 pm
* An induction for successful candidates will be on Tuesday June 21 2016
* There will be a test for trialists and they must be fit and able to demonstrate speed, agility and throwing skills.
* Parents/guardians must attend the trial with their son or daughter.
I fancy this as a retirement volunteer gig. Not that I have retired yet, but this could convince me.
The age requirement is a bit of a hurdle.
But my mother (82) is prepared to attend.
Come on, Villa! Equal opps!
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Aston Villa have announced trials for ball assistants for the 2016/2017 season.
Volunteers are needed for home games and the club have revealed how people can go about applying.
Here is all you need to know...
* You must be aged between 14 and 15 (in school years 10 or 11 on September 1, 2016) - No applicants will be accepted outside this age range.
* Trials will be held at the Indoor Academy at Villa Park on Tuesday June 14 2016 from 6pm to 7.30 pm
* An induction for successful candidates will be on Tuesday June 21 2016
* There will be a test for trialists and they must be fit and able to demonstrate speed, agility and throwing skills.
* Parents/guardians must attend the trial with their son or daughter.
I fancy this as a retirement volunteer gig. Not that I have retired yet, but this could convince me.
The age requirement is a bit of a hurdle.
But my mother (82) is prepared to attend.
Come on, Villa! Equal opps!
Best of luck Lou. It's good to see you younger folk getting on on life.
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How Ageist is that.
Surely this is discrimination.
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Sidders was overage then when he was the star ballboy
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14-15? Why so stringent? 10 and 3/4 to 16 surely fairer.
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Always feel a bit sorry for them when they have to field balls during the warm ups. If there is one thing worse than being hit by a football travelling at a great velocity, it is being hit by a football travelling at a great velocity in front of thousands of people. Who subsequently start laughing at you.
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Sidders was overage then when he was the star ballboy
I must admit I was thinking of that inspired throw in!
Not so much age, more, the opportunity!
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from what I witnessed we have the best throwers, fans with top class agility (the paper planes).
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I guess Gabby is ruled out on size rather than age ...as thats the age he acts like
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Always feel a bit sorry for them when they have to field balls during the warm ups. If there is one thing worse than being hit by a football travelling at a great velocity, it is being hit by a football travelling at a great velocity in front of thousands of people. Who subsequently start laughing at you.
In one warm up with Tonev a ball boy went to retrieve the shot and has not been since