Belnorth Newsletter: Last Call Gala Day, Photos, WWVP, Sponsor Focus, Coaching Course

Last Call U8/U9 Gala Day

Brindabella’s MiniRoos Gala Day will be a full day tournament for under 8s and under 9s providing players the opportunity to play teams from surrounding areas and continuing their growth and development in the game.

When: Sunday, 11th August 2024

Where: Calwell Playing Fields

Who: FFA registered U8 to U9 Girls and Open players/teams

Cost: $30 per player

Teams will be split into pools with a minimum of 4 games across the day. There will be both Open and Girls Only pools.

Nominate your team by 2nd August to secure your place in the tournament.

Further information including the tournament rules and forms are available here:

https://www.bbfc.org.au/news

Team Photos Now Available

Thank you to the teams that picked up their photos on Saturday. The majority of teams have now picked them up. See the list below of team photos that are still waiting to be picked up. The photos will be available again this Saturday games day from the Central Hub at Kaleen.

We ask that team coaches, managers or representatives pick up photos on the team’s behalf to distribute to those that ordered items. Individual photo orders will not be handed out, they must be collected as a team. Collectors will be asked to sign for photos.

  • U5 Open: Roar
  • U6 Open: Meteors, Suns
  • U7 Girls: Flannery, Heyman, Lincoln
  • U7 Open: Kingfishers
  • U8 Girls: Emeralds
  • U8 Open: Bluefin Tunas, Sea Horses
  • U9 Open: Bandicoots, Bilbies, Blue Tongues, Numbats
  • U10 Open: Purple
  • U11 Girls: Rockets
  • U11 Open: Anacondas, Megalodons, Red Robins, Yellow Pirates
  • U12 Open: Jaguars
  • U13 Open: Raptors
  • U14 Open: Breakers
  • U15 Open: Apaches
  • U16 Open: Hawks

Capital Chemist Volunteer of the Month: Paul Sutton

Congratulations to Paul Sutton who was named the Capital Chemist Volunteer of the Month for July. You can read all about why Paul was nominated and scooped the award here.

WWVP Requirement for Volunteers

A reminder that all coaches, managers and volunteers are required to have a Working With Vulnerable People (WWVP) card. This includes both Junior and Senior team volunteers. 

For more information on how to obtain a WWVP card, go to the our WWVP page.

WWVP cards are FREE for volunteers.

Once volunteers have applied or obtained their WWVP credentials, please let us know via the form here.

The ACT Government periodically conducts spot inspections at both training and on game days. It is important that you carry WWVP card or application details with you at all times when undertaking volunteer work as a coach or manager.

Last Coerver Sessions 10/8/2024

The last Coerver Sessions will be conducted on Saturday 10th of August at Kaleen, after games. The sessions will be next to the Tennis Club, North of Field 1, as displayed on the map below.

  • U7 Open: 9:40 am to 10:10 am
  • U8 Open: 10:30 am to 11 am
  • U9 Open: 11:30 am to 12 pm

Reminder: don’t forget pack-up duties after games prior to Coerver sessions!

U5-U9 Open Sponsor Focus: Shaw Building Group

Shaw Building Group signed up again in 2024 to support the club.

Established in 1989, Shaw Building Group have a range of construction professionals who work closely with clients to ensure their project expectations are met with high-qualitycost-effective outcomes. Since the company’s inception, they have successfully undertaken over $1B worth of construction work.

At Shaw Building Group, they’ve learned that the key to successful project delivery is teamwork, not just between the people undertaking the work – the project/construction manager, the project architect, other design professionals, and subcontractors – but also our client.

https://www.shawbg.com.au

Foundation of Football Coaching Course – 9th and 16th of August

Interested in improving your skills as a U10-U18 or seniors coach? Then the Foundation of Football Course (FOFC) is for you!

Date: Friday 9th August & Friday 16th August 6 pm to 9:30 pm

Location: Hawker Football Centre, Walhallow St, Hawker ACT

Cost: $100

The course is aimed at volunteer parents and coaches working with advanced beginner to competent level players or players aged up to approximately fifteen (15) years old.

It involves practical sessions covering the basics of techniques as well as learning about the basic playing principles of the game. The course is mostly practical and not graded.

You can register here.

Season Dates

  • 17/8 to 18/8: Seniors Last round
  • 31/8: U16-U18 Last round
  • 24/8 to 1/9: Seniors Championship series
  • 7/9: U5-U15 last round
  • 7/9 to 15/9: U16-U18 Championship series
  • 7/9: Senior Presentation (Belconnen Labor Club)
  • 14/9: U12-U18/Referee Presentation (Belconnen Labor Club)
  • 22/9: U5-U11 Presentation (UC Kaleen High School)
  • 17/9 to 30/9 ACT Sportsgrounds Shutdown

The full 2024 calendar can be found here.

Current Belnorth FC Vacancies

The below vital roles are currently vacant.

  • Small Side Games Registrar (volunteer/committee): Manages the registration and running of the U10 and U11 age groups along with general committee member duties (e.g. meetings, decisions)
  • Operations Manager (volunteer/committee): organisation of equipment (distribution, auditing and ordering). Trophy Liaison (coordination role with registrars). Presentation day organisation (coordination role with committee). Event Organisation (coordination role)
  • Vice President (volunteer/committee): Responsible for assisting the President.
  • Technical Director (paid): responsible for developing, implementing and nurturing player and coach development through sound program design and development for Belnorth. In assuming a technical leadership role, the TD provides mentorship to coaches and players in all programs and fosters good sportsmanship in a safe and fun environment. Further details here.
  • Club Changers (volunteer): Assist with implementing Club Changer modules.
  • General Helpers (Volunteers).
  • Coaches & Managers (Volunteers).

Every volunteer, whether a coach, manager, CVO, referee or committee member, helps the club tick.

If you want to help, please email admin@belnorth.org.

“You think it’s dumb when someone says there’s no ‘I’ in team, but you stick one in there and you see how dumb that looks.” – Brendan Kiely

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