Go Socceroos! Go! 3-0 against Qatar!

13 to 18 team formation Friday 8 feb?

Weather permitting , we still hope to see all players in teams aged 13 to 18 at Mackey Park from 6pm to 7.30 this Friday. If park is closed we will do the team formation for these age groups next Friday 15 Feb. Clubhouse ph: 95585849 cheers Pam

Mackey Park closed 5 feb to 8 feb

Due to wet weather Mackey Park is closed for training and team formation ( no decision on Saturday yet) . Team formation will be organised next week using same timetable for this week. Clubhouse will be open tues,wed,thurs evening this week for player and coach/manager registrations (5.30-7.30pm). Players should register this week or next week AT THE LATEST as teams must be finalised before March. Clubhouse Ph: 95585849

320 registrations to date - 1 week to go!

Thanks to all new and returning players who've finished registering! Only one more official registration week to go !!

Congratulations to the well organised volunteers on Saturday who have processed a total of 320 registrations so far!

Girls vs Mixed - FFA 2008 guidelines

The national and state recommendation is that MIXED competitions are available up to and including under 12’s. After that time, there are male and female competitions.

Females are still able to play in male competitions after the age of 12 - if the supported by the club and association. The responsibility for ensuring that a female is physically capable of competing in a male competition is placed firmly between parents and club officials, as they are the persons who are in the best position to judge each individual case.

Small Sided Games FFA Info for Parents 2008

In 2008, FFA in conjunction with Member Federations, Zones Associations and Clubs will be rolling out Small-Sided Games (SSG). This rollout will be staged commencing primarily with the younger age groups moving through the ages in 2009 and beyond.

In 2008 in excess of 60,000 children will be participating in SSG throughout all Member Federations, to give you an idea below is what is happening in each Member Federation;

Football Federation Victoria – Under 6 – 8 years throughout the state
Northern NSW Football – Under 6 and 7 year old children
Football NSW – Over 16 associations, representing over 30,000 children
Blacktown, Canterbury (Abbotsford JSC, Hurlstone Park SC, Leichhardt Saints SC and Concord SC only), Dubbo, Eastern Suburbs, Eurobodalla, Far South Coast, Gladesville-Hornsby, Granville, Ku-Ring-Gai, Lachlan, Mitchell, Nepean, North West Sydney Womens, Orange, St George, Wagga Wagga and Sutherland associations have all responded to piloting small sided games in various age groups for 2008 in their respected areas.
Football West – Selected regional and metropolitan associations
Football QLD – Under 6 and 7 year old children
Capital Football – Under 6 – 12 year old children
Football Federation NT – Under 6 – 12 year old children
Football Federation SA - Selected regional and metropolitan associations
Football Federation TAS – Selected associations

FFA 2 page parent information handout - Parents Information Sheet
FFA 28 page club information booklet is here - Small-Sided Games Handbook.

A summary of Small Sided Games from both publications is below.