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e-Newsletter Issue 7, 30th October 2004
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Dear Readers
As our teams kick start a new sports season with promising challenges ahead, we, the 2003-2004 Sports Committee, prepare to hand over our annual report which spans a year of tough training schedules, competitive leagues, international tournaments and of course the hosting of our very own Pan-European Games event.
But, it doesn't stop here with us. The plans for the new season are already in place and well under way. With the pending appointment of the next committee we are confident that Homenetmen Marzagan and its marzigs will continue to progress and reach new heights.
As a final note from us, we would like to thank all those who have contributed physically, mentally, financially and morally to the success of our sports division.
Best of luck to all our teams in the new season!
Marzagan Khorhoort 2003/04
Homenetmen - London |
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 Court Times
BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, OSTERLEY
Sundays
Court 1 (near side court)
12:00 - 14:00: Men's Basketball
14:00 - 16:00: Ladies Basketball
Court 2 (far court)
13:00 - 15:00: Senior Football
15:00 - 16:00: Junior Football
Tuesdays NEW!
Court 2 (far court)
20:00 - 22:00: Men's Basketball
Thursdays
Court 2 (far court)
20:00 - 22:00: Ladies Basketball
GOALS, ALPERTON
Tuesdays NEW!
Outdoor 5-a-side
20:00 - 21:00: Men's Football League
Saturdays
Acton High School Gym
17:00 - 18:00: Mixed Junior Basketball
Cancelled until further notice - Gym unavailable.
 Court Dates
There will be no training on the following dates:
 Sunday 31st October 2004
Sunday 14th November 2004
Sunday 26th December 2004
to Sunday 2nd January 2005
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Special
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Coach Profiles
Learn more about your coach: facts & figures, mottos, achievements plus a fun freestyle player's commentary...
Click here for more on coach profiles.
Click here for a team profiles update.
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Men's Basketball Team Re-enter the League
Winds of change...
After a full year and what seemed more like a decade out of the Middlesex Basketball League, the MBL, the all (almost) new and much improved Homenetmen's men's basketball team were entered into the league once again this year to compete and put their new found team spirit and determination to the test.
After only two games, one can't help but notice the change. The team seems to be playing positive basketball as well as appearing much more together. Much has changed about the way they rotate the basketball and play for each other. On the court for most of the game they seem to be organised and focused. You can hear encouragement from the bench and visually notice the ever standing, tall and intimidating figure of their young American coach giving instructions to the players and keeping the referees on their toes.
Overall not a bad start... The team have won two and lost one. The focus is on improvement and staying positive. They have a long season ahead and many more victories are anticipated. The target is a top four position in the league table at the end of the season. The team however, is determined to do better and if the hard work they have been putting in during their two sessions each week is anything to go by, this should not be a problem.
For this season's full games schedule, click here.
Source:- Andre Dadayan (team captain)
GOALS for the Men's Football Team
With the winter months closing in, July seems a fair distance away. After the dazzling performances by both our football teams during the Pan-European Games, the memory of comradeship still remains, as it is not only a memory, it is a reality. Homenetmen London's soldiers battled it out on the turf at Brunel for their teammates, and together, have created a new bond for Homenetmen Football. Before the next tournament in April, the team has a new challenge. A challenge they have waited a decade for...
... The football team will be participating in the GOALS league this winter. Playing under the new Wembley Arch, and traditional British winter weather conditions, they will confront other 5-a-side teams, in an attempt to win the GOALS Championship. A difficult task. However, calling on experience, skill and commitment will surely deliver the Holy Grail.
Source:- Janara Banian
Time-Out Please Ref.
Homenetmen Ladies Basketball Team have called a longer than usual time out this year. Unfortunately, due to a number of reasons, the Ladies Team will not be participating in the Middlesex League this year. However, fear not. The team is 100% committed and in training, preparing to make a huge comeback next season... Middlesex League Ladies... watch out!
We would like to take this opportunity to wish the Men's team lots of luck. You have our support all the way! Come on Boys!
Source:- Talar Ozkaya
Junior Football Team Recruitment Drive
If you know of any juniors, aged 10-15 years, who are interested in joining the junior football team, please
e-mail the Sports Committee or click on the football below for more information.
Transfer Announcement
Having acquired the necessary skills and reached/neared the age for entry in to our senior sports teams, we are pleased to announce the following junior promotions:
Transferred to the senior football team:
Christopher Azizian, Mushegh Ghazarian, Arameh Mehrabi, Argam Shahenian and Shant Tahmazian
Transferred to the senior men's basketball team:
Heros Jojaghaian
Transferred to the senior ladies basketball team:
Shaghik Beshirian, Garineh Ohanian and Ani Yeghikian
We wish all these players the best of luck in their new teams!
Armenia's Rocky Road to Germany 2006
Ok, so the world of international football isn't exactly shaking with fear
at the prospect of playing Armenia as we're firmly rooted at the foot of
World Cup Qualifying group A. We have suffered 4 straight defeats in a row
as we attempt to master the art of winning the beautiful game. However, I have a message to those who have relinquished all hope of ever
seeing Armenia at a major footballing tournament, look at the positives.
The Armenian national team is a consistent one, and consistency is an
integral asset of any successful team. If we are consistent enough to lose
4 in a row, we may one day win 4 in a row. Furthermore, our predicament
cannot worsen as we look up from the foot of the table so therefore it's not
untrue to say things can only get better. Lets also not forget that the
Armenian Football Association will be able to invest in the Armenian
footballing stars of tomorrow as it has saved a lot of money in the last 4
games. It has not had to pay out a win bonus to its players and Armen
Shahgeldyan has been the only player to receive a goal bonus as we have
scored 1 and conceded 11. (I blame the goalkeeper)
We are currently ranked no. 123 in the world, one place above Tahiti which is
a nice place and 24 places above Andorra who are also in Group A.
The first game with that great footballing nation of Macedonia was lost 3-0
which may seem like an unequivocal beating but the game turned on a
shocking piece of refereeing which would not even be tolerated at 2pm on a
Sunday afternoon in Osterley. Albert Sarkisian (no relation of mine before
you hold me culpable) was sent off in that match and thereafter the
Macedonians seized control of the football match.
In the second and third games against Finland in which Sarkisian again
became the subject of the referees attention with yet another caution we
were comprehensively beaten but never made to look stupid.
And finally, we lost to the Czech Republic who are a great team having
recently reached the final of Euro 2004.
The next match is against Romania on November 17th... never say never.
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Team
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MP
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W
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L
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GF
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GA
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Pts
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 Romania
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4
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3
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0
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1
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9
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4
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9
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 Finland
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5
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3
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0
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2
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10
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6
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9
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 Netherlands
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3
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2
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1
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0
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7
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3
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7
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 Czech
Republic
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3
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2
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0
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1
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4
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2
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6
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 Macedonia
FYR
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4
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1
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1
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2
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6
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5
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4
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 Andorra
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3
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1
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0
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2
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2
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8
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3
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 Armenia
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4
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0
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0
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4
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1
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11
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0
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Source:- Ronnie Sarkisian
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Armenian supremacy for Agassi (The Boston Globe)
"NEW YORK -- They played for the championship of Armenia yesterday at Flushing Meadow, where a collateral event, the US Open, was also in progress.
Maybe Watertown, Mass., would have been a more suitable location. But the two Armenian-blooded contenders - Andre Agassi and Sargis Sargsian - happened to be in town on tennis business, and squared off for the seventh time, this their most significant encounter.
Of the record afternoon assemblage of 35,190, about 20,000 surrounded the adversaries in sunny Ashe Stadium. A young woman name Anahid Youssoufian, a few rows from the court, flapped a red-blue-and-orange striped Armenian flag throughout the 90-minute clash, proclaiming, "We can't lose! Armenia can't lose!"
And Armenia didn't..."
Click here to read the full article
Source:- The Boston Globe, September 2004
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How to get (and stay) focused on training using SMART goals:
1. Specific:
You need to have concrete targets. Rather than saying "I want to improve my 5K time", say "I will reduce my 5K time by 20 seconds over the next six months".
2. Measurable:
When you set yourself a goal, make sure you can measure how well you're doing. Monitor your performance but don't let it
become a chore. Instead, why not build a regular 'measurement day' into your training schedule and assess your performance across various disciplines then?
3. Adjustable:
Having set your specific, measurable goal, don't just leave it there, set it in stone. As your circumstances and performance change, you might need to change the goal. If you beat your target on the first attempt well done! But maybe it was too easy. If you sustain an injury that's
going to slow you down, it's OK - adjust your goal accordingly.
4. Realistic:
You CAN smash your personal best. But saying "I'm going to take a third off my PB" is more likely to be a demotivator. Recognise that goals that stretch you, but are still within reach, have a stronger motivating force than pie-in-the-sky goals that just sound good.
5. Time-based:
Our first example, of cutting 20s off a 5K time within six months meets this condition. You have a fixed time-period within which to improve. Everyone, from journalists to sports people, work better with a deadline. Ensure you don't move your time-period. If life events or injuries prevent you from achieving in the fixed time-period, it's better to go back to the start of your goal-setting process and set a new timed goal.
Source:- "Sports Coach" Newsletter, September 2004
 DISCLAIMER: Homenetmen London does not accept liability for the accuracy of the top tips expressed above.
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Yorgantz TONIGHT!
Hamazkayin proudly presents Marten Yorgantz in London, tonight, Saturday 30th October 2004 from 8pm at the Navasartian Centre, Northfields, London W13. Tickets £25 (includes dinner). Click on the flyer below for further details and last minute bookings.
Back to HYE Skool
H.Y.E. party not to be missed on Friday 12th November 2004 from 8pm - 1am at the ultra-hip & funky Babushka, 41 Tavistock Crescent, Notting Hill, W11 1AD. Age 18+. Tickets £5 before 10:30pm, £7 after. Click on the flyer below for more info.
Homenetmen London AGM
The Homenetmen Annual General Meeting:
Date : Sunday 14th Nov. '04
Location : Navasartian Centre
Northfields, London W13.
Start Time : 1pm
We encourage all Homenetmen members, aged 18+, to participate and to voice
opinions on the work carried out this year not only by Marzagan Khorhoort but by all of Homenetmen London and to make suggestions for future improvements.
New Year's Eve Dinner & Dance
Homenetmen, in co-operation with HOM and Hamazkayin, is organising the New Year's Eve party at the Royal Lancaster Hotel on Friday 31st December 2004. Armenian and International music will be providing a night's entertainment not to be missed. For further details and booking information, please click on the flyer below:
Stay connected to the Homenetmen and H.Y.E. events pages for more information on these and other upcoming events.
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CONGRATULATIONS and best wishes to the newly-weds
Mr & Mrs Rafy and Rebecca Kouyoumjian who tied the knot on September 25th 2004 ...
... and
Mr & Mrs Reuben and Annie Utudjian who married on October 9th 2004...
All the best to both couples for a healthy & happy future together, from all at Homenetmen.
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Good luck Ruth...
wishing you all the best on your year abroad... we look forward to seeing you when you're back in town!
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"Marzig" is the official monthly sports magazine of Homenetmen world-wide... and we feature in it!
Recent issues of "Marzig" have covered various stories on Homenetmen London, including the 25th anniversary cocktail at the start of this year, a feature on our very own "e-Marz" e-Newsletter and our participation and achievements in the Amsterdam Games and Souren Mouradian Games.
With the next issue of "Marzig" we wait in anticipation for coverage of the Pan-European Games!
Don't miss out! To subscribe to "Marzig" for just £15 per annum (12 issues), please click here to e-mail the Sports Committee.
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New Applicant?
For New Applicant information, please click here and request an application form.
Change of Address?
Click here to e-mail us your new details.
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 The next issue of e-Marz is planned for January 2005.
Do you have an idea for a story, feature or profile for our next issue? If so...
we want to hear from you!
Click here to e-mail any comments or suggestions to the Sports Committee.
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| Visit the website of the Armenian Community & Church Council of Great Britain www.accc.org.uk for general information of interest to the Armenian Community in the U.K. This includes news about activities of the Community's Council and it's sub-committees, dedicated sections for the Armenian Church, the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia and CRAG as well as a Community Events Diary. It provides an interesting and informative read!
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For more information on the Homenetmen London Scouting division,
please click on the image to link to the website.
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| Visit the Homenetmen Youth Events website on www.hye.org.uk for the latest on their news and events.
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