Junior & Senior Presentations
With the end of the season on the horizon, it’s time to think about Junior and Senior end of season presentations.
Seniors are first up on Saturday the 7th of September at the Belconnen Labor Club, then our U12 to U18 and referees on Saturday 14th at the Belconnen Labor Club, then finally the U5 to U11 presentations on Sunday 22nd of September at Kaleen High School.
The schedules for both junior presentations are available on our Junior Presentations page.
U5-U11 team representatives* will be directed to a team catering form to fill out that are due by the 31/8/2024. Ensure that team parents/players are consulted prior to submission. There is only to be one submission per team.
Catering information for U12 to U18 teams will be available when arrangements are finalised.
*U6 Open Astronauts, U6 Open Suns and U7 Open Swans, we haven’t got a primary contact for your teams, please email admin@belnorth.org to coordinate presentation catering.
Club Awards
End of season presentations mean Club Awards!
Club Award nominations are now open for both Juniors and Seniors here. Junior Club Award nominations close 31/8/2024 and Senior Club Awards close 25/8/2024.
Survey: Charitable Status for Amateur Sport
Community sport in Australia is severely underfunded. In 2023, one in four small community sports clubs were contemplating closing and 1 in 4 athletes considered leaving their sport.
The Australian Sports Foundation (ASF) is working with the Australian Government to have ‘Amateur Sport’ included as a charitable purpose under section 12 of the Charities Act (C’th) 2013.
ASF estimates that this change will unlock over $103 million in philanthropic giving a year for the sector by 2030 for community/amateur sport.
To assist in this proposal, ASF are consulting clubs and athletes to make representations to Government. If you support charitable status for club’s like Belnorth FC let ASF know via the survey link below.
Henk’s Summer Comp
We know you love Henk’s Summer Comp, but we are still putting the finishing touches on the winter season and the end of season festivities. A big feat for 1600 odd players and their entourage!
We expect the details to drop very late August and it will be announced by this very newsletter along with social media. We have the comp pencilled in to start mid October, with Juniors on Monday the 14th October and Seniors Tuesday the 15th. We appreciate your patience at this very busy time.
In anticipation of Henk’s Summer Comp, we have two groups available to allow parents and players to connect with each other to form teams. We have a Junior Group for U5-U18 and a Senior Group for adults. We encourage parents and players to dive in to connect and plan, as you will enjoy the comp more with new friends than complete strangers in round one!
Walking Football
Registrations for the Capital Football’s Walking Football Summer season for over 45s are now open. It will cost $145 for 16 weeks. Teams are mixed and up to 10 players can register. It will be held at Hawker Football Centre.
There will be a requirement to have two female participants per team and the competition will be spilt into two divisions Wanderers (social) and Striders (competitive). Games start from 6.30pm. A full game goes for 40 minutes (20-minutes a half with a 5-minute break).
Both Team nominations (Team lists) and player registration will close COB Thursday 10 October.
If you are interested and struggling to form a team, please email admin@belnorth.org and we can look to put interested players in touch with each other.
Team Photos Still to Collect
Thank you to the teams that picked up their photos so far. 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.
- U7 Girls: Lincoln
- U9 Open: Blue Tongues
- U10 Open: Purple
- U11 Open: Megalodons
- U12 Open: Jaguars
- U13 Open: Raptors
- U14 Open: Breakers
- U15 Open: Apaches
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 Sponsor Focus: New Step Podiatry
New Step Podiatry has signed up again as a sponsor for 2024 to support grassroots football.
New Step Podiatry offers a range of services, including medical technology that helps their Podiatrists assess and treat patients’ lower limb conditions.
New Step Podiatry’s Vision is to bring more Joy To Every Step. They aim to partner with clients to resolve their foot, ankle and lower leg concerns. By working in partnership with people, they share a goal.
New Step Podiatry will seek input from clients and their healthcare team to work together towards these shared goals. They generously share knowledge, expertise and skills with others.
Ready to make a Podiatry Appointment with New Step Podiatry? Conveniently book online to lock in the practitioner & time you want.
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)
- 15/9: Kit Return (Kaleen Playing Fields)
- 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.
“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.” — Albert Pike
Sponsors
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Check out our Sponsors Page for more details.