Welcome to the 2018 season of soccer!
Online registrations open from 1st February 2018 through the following link: PlayFootballNSW
If you do not wish to register online please attend one of the SIGN-ON DAYS at the Clubhouse between 11.00am – 2.00pm Saturday 10th February and Saturday 17th February or contact our Junior Registrar Olivia Visser on 0401 386 850 or registrar@ballinasoccer.com.au
This year the NSW Government’s Active Kids Program begins, 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 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
Parents/Guardians need to visit service.nsw.gov.au and create or 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 PlayFootballNSW website (previously MyFootballClub) when registering online or provide the Voucher details to the Club if registering in person.
Ballina Soccer Club will be holding two club carnival days for the MiniRoos (ages 5-11) as a way of helping to get teams finalised and to provide opportunities for the players to have games against our other teams during the long wait until the FFNC season begins. They will be held at Saunders Oval, Sunday 18 March and Sunday 25 March from 9.30am to 11.30am.
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 Olivia know via her contact details above.
All Registration fees are required to be paid before playing any games. Registration Fees for 2018 are as follows:
| DIVISION | YEARLY FEE |
| 5, 6, 7 years | $ 100.00* |
| 8, 9, 10, 11 years | $ 120.00* |
| 12, 13, 14 years | $ 160.00*^ |
| 15, 16 years | $ 170.00*^ |
* Includes 1 pair of socks
^ Includes Referees Component
COACHES for 2018 Junior Teams
| Team | Coach | Phone | |
| G16 Seahorses | Mason Brenton | 0432 021 051 | mbrenton@eac.nsw.edu.au |
| G16 Manager | Suzie Melchoir | 0412 334 192 | asmelchior@bigpond.com |
| G15 Seahorses | Jeremy Rutledge | 0418 799 455 | jeremy@assetadvisory.com.au |
| G15 Manager | Gen Sims | 0413 754 379 | gen-1980@hotmail.com |
| G14 Seahorses | Scott Brown | 0427 113 666 | scottabrown79@gmail.com |
| G14 Ospreys | Rod Stewart | 0419 014 723 | rstewart@techton.com.au |
| G13 Seahorses | Duncan Elphick | 0488 131 364 | |
| G12 Seahorses | Duncan Hope | 0415 646 239 | dooncanhope@gmail.com |
| G12 Girls | Troy Radford | 0418 387 408 | williamsriverplumbing@southernphone.com.au |
| G11 Seahorses | James Britton | 0438 815 920 | jim.byronelectronics@gmail.com |
| G11 Dolphins | Ian Hardy | 0439 714 295 | hardy_301@yahoo.com.au |
| G11 Ospreys | Nathan Whitty | 0410 619 803 | nathan_whitty@hotmail.com |
| G10 Seahorses | Duane Cahill | 0423 426 633 | cahill_duane@yahoo.com.au |
| G10 Ospreys | Koby Bowder | 0432 627 607 | jambooe@hotmail.com |
| G9 Ospreys | Karen Oxland | 0490 337 570 | kkoxland@gmail.com |
| G9 Seahorses | Brett Shailes | 0450 054 741 | xindustries@live.com |
| G9 Turtles | Lee Eugarde | 0402 600 535 | lee.eugarde@hotmail.com |
| G8 Seahorses | Damien Geddes | 0401 305 965 | duckg@outlook.com |
| G8 Ospreys | Damian McClymont | 0459 455 286 | |
| G8 Mantarays | Simon Brunke | 0405 126 057 | simonbrunke@gmail.com |
| G7 Seahorses | Mark Colegate | 0401 710 471 | colegatemark@gmail.com |
| G7 Dolphins | Nathan Jones | 0450 529 804 | nathanljones@hotmail.com |
| G7 Ospreys | Steve Fuller | 0419 702 713 | sfullerair@hotmail.com |
| G7 Mantarays | Nicole Ainsworth | 0401 490 077 | nikkisyd1@hotmail.com |
| G6 Seahorses | Simon Brunke | 0405 126 057 | simonbrunke@gmail.com |
| G6 Ospreys | Gary Bond | 0435 727 542 | kellykaybond@bigpond.com |
| G6 Dolphins | Troy Love | 0405 450 178 | troyo1970@bigpond.com |
| G6 Mantarays | Emily Simmonds | 0431 942 966 | emily-is-me@hotmail.com |
| G6 Turtles | Ricky Stanger | 0428 638 706 | rickyaristanger@gmail.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:
- All paid persons working with children under 18 years of age;
- All coaches, managers working in a paid or volunteer role with children under 18 years;
- All technical directors working in a paid or volunteer role with children under 18 years;
- All referees (except those under 18 years of age);
- All committee members of organisations with participants aged under 18 years of age;
- 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 2018, 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 Melchoir at suziemelchior@bigpond.com