Welcome to the Autumn Season 2024 for Mentone Mustangs. Season commences 29th Jan 2024 and runs through Term 1 and Term 2.  (Your first game will depend on age group)
 
COMMUNICATION
Team App is our communication platform of choice.  
Messages and alerts will come directly to your phone via the app and where relevant, a copy will also come to your email address. Please ensure you check with your team manager that you have been added to your teams ‘team app’ group - failure to do so will mean you do not get correspondence throughout the season. Please note if you don’t download the app you will receive limited content via e-mail.  
How to set up Team App
1. Download Team App from the App Store or Google Play to your mobile device – it’s free!
2. Sign-up for a Team App account using the e-mail in which you received this invitation.
3. Log-in and search for your team, e.g. MUSTANGS – U23G PONYS 
4. When setting up your account, please be sure to subscribe to the access group for each team that you are part of. 
Please check:
• You are logged in with the correct Team App account and have notifications enabled.
• You are in the correct access group - check this via your team's app settings / access groups.
• Your access request to join the app has been approved and is not still pending - check with your app's admin.
• You have updated the app to the latest version via the App Store or Google Play.
Note: If issues remain, please check with other members to see what they are seeing in their app then follow up with your app's admin.

 
Our website is also a great source of information and resources so please pop on and have a look around.
www.mentonemustangs.com.au
Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for all the latest news and information. 


CODE OF CONDUCT
Please follow this link to read our code of conduct. We ask that all members (including players, parents and coaches) abide by these.
Code of Conduct


 
FIXTURES
Follow the link below to keep track of the time and location of your games. These will be posted week by week during the grading period and then the whole season will be posted. 


It is important that you advise your coach and team manager of availability for all games. Coaches rely on this information for planning each game. Forfeiting a game with less than 7 days notice will incur a cost.

UNIFORMS
Playing uniforms (singlets and shorts) will now be able to be purchased online via TEAM APP (follow this link for instructions: https://www.mentonemustangs.com.au/uniforms. 

 
Order placed via Team app will be available for collection on the following dates:

• Sun 28th Jan 11am - 1pm 

• Sun 4th Feb 11am - 1pm

GH Soppet pavilion, cnr of Remo and Venice Streets, Mentone

 
APPAREL
CHECK OUT OUR FABULOUS RANGE OF MUSTANGS OPTIONAL APPAREL ON OUR ONLINE STORE!
https://www.mentonemustangs.com.au/apparel



TRAINING
Drop-off and Pick-up
*When dropping off players at training, parents must ensure that the coach is at the venue.  Occasionally training needs to be cancelled unexpectedly and if we have been unable to notify you, your child could be left stranded without supervision. We encourage parents to remain at training where possible and offer support to the coach if required. 
*Parents, please ensure that you are punctual when collecting players.  It is not fair to expect the coach to wait with your child unnecessarily.
*Coaches must stay until all players have been collected from training before leaving the venue.

VENUES
Here is a list of possible venues used for games and/ or training. 
Sandringham Stadium 
Tulip St, Cheltenham (off Reserve Rd)

Cheltenham Secondary College
Bernard St, Cheltenham

Mentone Girls Secondary College
Balcombe Rd, Mentone

Parkdale Secondary College
Warren Rd, Mordialloc

Beaumaris Secondary College
Reserve Rd, Beaumaris

Parktone Primary School
Robert St, Parkdale

*Players are required to take a ball to all training venues with the exception of Parkdale Secondary.
 
SEASONS PASS

As a thank you from the club, Team managers will be reimbursed for their season pass. Please forward a copy of your receipt and bank details along with your team name to treasurermustangs@gmail.com

 

Parents can order a season stadium pass via TEAM APP to allow entry into the stadium each week during the season (not including finals). This is great value compared to paying entry each week at the venue.

 
All players playing in the U20’s and above competitions will need to either purchase a stadium entry card or pay an entry fee per visit.  Any players that are registered and playing in U18’s and then also playing in a second team in the U20’s - U23’s are entitled to a complimentary stadium entry card.


 
MVP
For teams aged u10 and older*, Mentone Mustangs record the most valuable 3 players for each game and these points are accumulated at the end of each season and a trophy awarded. The team manager will assign a parent each week to do the voting. (This is optional for U18 upwards)
3 points – Most Valuable player
2 points – 2nd MVP
1 point – 3rd MVP
Printable MVP voting forms
*U8 and U9 Teams - all players receive a medallion at the end of the season.
SCORING
If you are new to scoring, please ask an experienced parent to sit with you while you score.
All parents are expected to share the scoring responsibility. Your team manager will provide a roster for scoring. If you are unable to score on your allocated date, please find a replacement scorer.


 

Thanks for being part of the club and have a great season.
The Mentone Mustangs committee