Welcome to the 2019 season of soccer!
Online registrations open from 1st February 2019 through the following link: PlayFootball.com.au
If you cannot register online please attend one of the SIGN-ON DAYS at the Clubhouse between 11.00am – 2.00pm Saturday 9th February and Saturday 16th February or contact our Junior Registrar Lisa Coady on 0401 583 310 or registrar@ballinasoccer.com.au
The NSW Government’s Active Kids Program continues this year, which gives parents/guardians of all eligible school aged children 4.5 to 18 years old, residing in NSW, the opportunity to apply for a voucher (up to $100) that can be used to reduce (or eliminate) the cost of their child’s playing registration.
For more information regarding this program see the following flyer: Active Kids program – Recipient guidelines or visit the NSW Office of Sport website: NSW Office of Sport website
BEFORE registering to play – Parents/Guardians need to visit service.nsw.gov.au and create/login to their MyServiceNSW account and complete an Active Kids application. You will receive a voucher with a unique ID number for each child you register.
Vouchers will need to be entered in the PlayFootball website (previously MyFootballClub) when registering online or provide the Voucher details to the Club if registering in person.
As always we are looking for volunteers to help Coach and Manage our Junior players. If you can help our club in any way please let our Junior Registrar Lisa know via her contact details above.
**All Registration fees are required to be paid before playing any games. Registration Fees for 2019 are as follows:
| DIVISION | YEARLY FEE |
| 5, 6, 7 years | $ 100.00 |
| 8, 9, 10, 11 years | $ 130.00 |
| 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 years | $ 170.00 |
COACHES for 2019 Junior Teams
| Team | Coach | Phone | |
| G16 Seahorses | Gary Bond | 0435 727 542 | kellykaybond@bigpond.com |
| G14 Seahorses | Steve Manieri | 0439 426 314 | stephen.manieri89@gmail.com |
| G13 Seahorses | Duncan Hope | 0415 646 239 | dooncanhope@gmail.com |
| G12 Seahorses | Jim Britton | 0438 815 920 | jim.byronelectronics@gmail.com |
| G12 Ospreys | Nathan Whitty | 0410 619 803 | nathan_whitty@hotmail.com |
| G12 Girls Seahorses | Troy Radford | 0418 387 408 | williamsriverplumbing@southernphone.com.au |
| G11 Girls Ospreys | Khobi Bowder | 0432 627 607 | |
| G11 Seahorses | Duane Cahill | 0423 426 633 | cahill_duane@yahoo.com.au |
| G10 Seahorses | Damian Buchanan | 0410 271 541 | dpb@bmha.com.au |
| G10 Ospreys | Karen Oxland | 0490 378 143 | kkoxland@gmail.com |
| G10 Turtles | Vince Boss | 0439 499 274 | vinceboss3@hotmail.com |
| G9 Seahorses | Damien Geddes | 0413 180 060 | duckg@outlook.com |
| G9 Ospreys | Simon Bruncke | 0447 888 467 | simonbruncke@gmail.com |
| G9 Dolphins | Brett Donald | 0409 755 366 | Brettdonald2@gmail.com |
| G8 Seahorses | Danny, Lauren, Braxton | 0411 864 008 | lozzabailey86@gmail.com |
| G8 Ospreys | Mark Colegate, Sally Crethar | 0411 540 953 | colegatemark@gmail.com |
| G8 Dolphins | Steve Fuller | 0419 702 713 | sfullerair@hotmail.com |
| G7 Seahorses | Grant McOmish | 0410 815 407 | mcomish0909@gmail.com |
| G7 Ospreys | Gary Bond | 0435 727 542 | kellykaybond@bigpond.com |
| G7 Dolphins | Troy Love, Monique Palmer | 0405 450 178 | troyo1970@bigpond.com |
| G7 Mantarays | Jenna Swain | 0432 854 517 | jenna.l.swain.89@gmail.com |
| G7 Turtles | Michael Hayhoe | 0427 588 855 | michaelhayhoe1919@gmail.com |
| G7 Bluebottles | Colin Taylor-Mathisen | 0421 051 724 | colinmathisen@live.com.au |
| G6 Seahorses | Brooke Burke | 0413 360 286 | brookeleeroy14@yahoo.com.au |
| G6 Ospreys | Carolyn Buchanan | 0424 055 691 | calmaunder@hotmail.com |
| G6 Dolphins | Rebecca Freeman | 0415 174 334 | tisbec@yahoo.com.au |
| G6 Mantarays | Tara Strudwick | 0411 422 802 | tara_strudwick@hotmail.com |
| G6 Turtles | David Parker | 0401 209 318 | evadparks@hotmail.com |
| G6 Bluebottles | Jay Melia | 0412 944 531 | meganmccoll91@gmail.com |
| G6 Starfish | Liz Starkey | 0412 423 102 | lizstarkey73@hotmail.com |
As at January 2018 Football NSW has made a change to the Working With Children Check (WWCC) policy by adding additional requirements as follows:
“For the 2018 season and beyond, the following participants are required to obtain a WWCC and provide their WWCC Number to their club, association, branch, centre or referee branch:
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- All paid persons working with children under 18 years of age;
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- All coaches, managers working in a paid or volunteer role with children under 18 years;
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- All technical directors working in a paid or volunteer role with children under 18 years;
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- All referees (except those under 18 years of age);
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- All committee members of organisations with participants aged under 18 years of age;
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- All Member Protection Information Officers; and
- Persons in any other child related roles not listed unless exempt. “
Ballina Soccer Club will comply with the advised changes to WWCC policy as directed by Football NSW to include the above amendments of who is required to have a working with children check.
The following are links to our Compliance Statement, Information for coaches and others requiring a WWCC on the process and the Ballina Soccer Club Working with Children Check Policy.
For updated information that answers some Q&A that coaches and other interested parties may have, see the following link from Football NSW: https://footballnsw.com.au/protection-and-safety/working-with-children/
IF YOU ARE COACHING, TEAM MANAGER, COMMITTEE MEMBER OR WILL REGULARLY VOLUNTEER ON WEEKENDS such as in the canteen etc IN 2019, you need to start the process of getting a Working With Children Check. If you only need the WWCC for soccer purposes, then there is no cost ($0 – it’s free) to have this check undertaken.
If you have any questions regarding the WWCC that cannot be answered by the above information, please contact our Child Protection Officer Suzie Melchior at suziemelchior@bigpond.com