Update - so far over 120 children will be attending on the 19th February which is fantastic. Remember, you must complete the jotform in advance to be able to attend next Sunday and we will close off submissions on Thursday night to allow The plans to be finalised for Sunday.

Thanks to all the parents who have completed the jotform so far. For those who have yet to do so, please remember to read the details below if your child is going to be playing this season. Those of you who have registered on MyFootballClub so far but not completed the jotform, please do, so that your child can be graded and allocated a team. Coaches children also need to register in advance.

There will be a registration/grading day on Sunday 19th February at our home grounds.

• Under 7s to attend from 9am to 10am. For children born in 2010 and 2011.
• Under 9s to attend from 10am to 12pm. For children born in 2008 and 2009.
• Under 11s to attend from 12pm to 2pm. For children born in 2006 and 2007.

• Please make sure you attend at the correct time.
• Children will just play games against each other, and will be assessed by coaches from Arsenal Soccer Schools on how they perform the core skills of soccer i.e. first touch, striking the ball, running with the ball, and 1 v 1 attacking and defending.
• Children of all ability levels welcome – THESE ARE NOT TRIALS
• Following the day, players will be allocated into teams to start training with their coaches on 2nd March.
• To confirm your attendance, please complete Jot Form at the following link - https://form.jotform.co/70257867718873 This will only take 2 minutes and will help us to prepare for the day
• Teams for under 9s and under 11s will be graded into Kangas and Joeys, which is the format followed by all clubs in the Geelong region. The teams will train and play together.
• Teams for under 7s will be mixed abilities. This may mean that children at different stages of their development will be put together during a training session to focus on different skills but then play in their own team on a Sunday. As there is no Kangas and Joeys format at this age, we have the flexibility to do this.
• On the day, a $100 non-refundable deposit will be required to secure a place in the program. This will be offset against your registration fees. If you then register online through MyFootballClub, please select Pay at Club and you will be sent an invoice for the balance of the fees. Parents can register and pay in full online through MyFootballClub in advance if you wish once the registrations are open but the children must still attend to be graded.
• The fees for this year will be $220. This will include training sessions twice a week, plus Sunday games. Training will start on 2nd March, and then be on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 5.30 till 6.45, or 6.30 finish for the under 7s.
• The purpose of the day is to give the Club an indication of numbers for the year and make sure we provide a sufficient number of coaches. With over 200 children last year to organise, we would like to be well prepared this season.
• If you are unable to attend the relevant session and your child played last year, please let us know in advance by still completing the Jot Form above so that your child can be included in a team.
• Those children who do not attend and do not let us know they are playing cannot be included in a team at this initial stage. Should they decide to play after this date, they will be placed in a new team should the number of coaches allow, otherwise they will be placed on a waiting list until we get more volunteers to coach. Once the Kangas teams are filled, any new players will be placed in a Joeys team unless there are sufficient numbers to put another Kangas team together.
• The Club thanks you in advance for your cooperation. We understand that children and parents have other commitments but we are asking for your help during this process. In previous years, we have allowed children to register up to several months into the season, and fit them into existing teams. This has meant that some children have been moved into another team and team sizes were larger than we would like. This year we would like to let the children be settled in a group from the start, and have a lower player to coach ratio to enable the children to receive more benefit from the program.
• If there are any questions, please email info@barwonsc.com.au
• WE WILL ONLY BE CAPPING NUMBERS BASED ON NUMBER OF COACHES, NOT ABILITY LEVELS. SHOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING, PLEASE EMAIL info@barwonsc.com.au

Thank you

Location

Grovedale Reserve