Welcome to the 2020 season of soccer!
Online registrations open from 1st February 2020 through the following link: PlayFootball.com.au
If you need assistance registering online please contact our Junior Registrar Lisa Coady on 0401 583 310 or registrar@ballinasoccer.com.au
or attend one of the SIGN-ON DAYS at the Clubhouse between 11.00am – 2.00pm Saturday 15th February 2020 and Saturday 22nd February 2020.
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 when registering online or provide the Voucher details to the Club if unable to enter online.
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 2020 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 |
| 17, 18 years | $ 240.00 |
COACHES for 2020 Junior Teams
| Team | Coach | Phone | |
| G15 Seahorses | Steve Manieri | 0439 426 314 | stephen.manieri89@gmail.com |
| G15 Seahorses – Mgr | Nathan Henderson | 0431 571 580 | Peaky312@hotmail.com |
| G14 Seahorses | Duncan Hope | 0415 646 239 | dooncanhope@gmail.com |
| G14 Girls Seahorses | Troy Radford | 0418 387 408 | tania.taylor7@southernphone.com.au |
| G14 Girls Seahorses-Mgr | Peter Sinclair | 0437 690 531 | sinkers1968@hotmail.com |
| G13 – Div 1 | Jim Britton | 0438 815 920 | jim.byronelectronics@gmail.com |
| G13 – Div 1 | Phil Dalli | 0428 289 440 | philip.dalli@det.nsw.edu.au |
| G13 – Div 2 | Ian Hardy | 0439 714 295 | hardy_301@yahoo.com.au |
| G12 – Div 1 | Nathan Whitty | 0410 619 803 | nathan_whitty@hotmail.com |
| G12 – Div 2 | Levi Meldrum | 0422 247 793 | mollyandtoni@hotmail.com |
| G11 Seahorses | Karen Oxland | 0490 337 570 | kkoxland@gmail.com |
| G11 Ospreys | Jason Connell | 0468 417 023 | jason1980connell@gmail.com |
| G12 Seahorses Girls | Robert Parkin | 0414 406 831 | parkin@live.com.au |
| G12 Seahorses Girls | Lisa Parkin | 0414 406 831 | lisa_parky@hotmail.com |
| G10 Seahorses | Craig Cowan | 0413 637 427 | craigcowan05@hotmail.com |
| G9 Seahorses | Mark Colegate | 0401 710 471 | Colegatemark@gmail.com |
| G9 Ospreys | Aryan Freriechs | 0476 217 975 | aryanc4@hotmail.com |
| G8 Seahorses | Simon Bruncke | 0447 888 467 | simonbruncke@gmail.com |
| G8 Ospreys | Gary Bond | 0435 727 542 | kellykaybond@bigpond.com |
| G8 Ospreys | DamianBuchanan | 0410 271 541 | damianbuchanan@hotmail.com |
| G8 Dolphins | Chloe Fuller | 0499 235 871 | skennar_fuller@hotmail.com |
| G8 Mantarays | Colin Taylor-Mathisen | 0421 051 724 | info@byronandcoastcabinets.com.au |
| G7 Seahorses | Ryan Hannah | 0406 414 455 | ry_hannah@hotmail.com |
| G7 Ospreys | Ian Hardy | 0439 714 295 | hardy_301@yahoo.com.au |
| G7 Dolphins | Beau Colley | 0413 702 202 | beaucolley120713@gmail.com |
| G7 Mantarays | Peter Gerada | 0429 041 582 | petegerada@hotmail.com |
| G6 Seahorses | Jay Melia | 0458 290 042 | jay.melia@hotmail.com |
| G6 Ospreys | Tim Knight | 0407 138 316 | timknight45@hotmail.com |
| G6 Dolphins | Luke Hernage | 0407 893 822 | lukehernage@hotmail.com |
| G6 Mantarays | Blake Curtis | 0422 089 914 | Blakecurtis88@hotmail.com |
| G6 Bluebottles | David O’Loughlin | 0457 168 027 | djoloug@gmail.com |
As from 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