The season starts at the beginning of April and all registration is completed online at www.myfootballclub.com.au.

Our club runs boys and girls teams from the age of 5/7’s  MiniRoos  to 17’s Juniors and Senior team competitions through the North Coast Football Association.

IMPORTANT: Please note that our Bank Details have changed, you will need to update your online banking details for Urunga Football Club to the following if paying via bank deposit.

BSB: 533 000
Account No: 142485
Internal BCU transfers:  S11 account

Get your Active Kids NSW vouchers before registering to get a $100 discount

Children between 4.5 – 18 years’ old and enrolled in school from Kindergarten to Year 12 will be eligible for an Active Kids NSW Voucher of $100 per child to put towards your registration. This includes those who are home-schooled or enrolled in secondary school education at TAFE NSW.

Click on the button below to register with Service NSW and claim your unique voucher for each child, you can then enter your voucher number at registration to receive a $100 discount.

If you need help follow our instructions here on how to register for NSW Active Kids

If you have any questions or need help with the online registration please contact the Registrar.

Want to help out as a Coach or Manager?

Our club is run entirely on the generosity and time given by volunteers. If you are interested in coaching or managing a team or helping out with an event or a committee role, we’d love to hear from you!

Important Registration Information

Registration will only be complete and accepted if you have paid the fee in full before the end of February 2018.

No refunds after the first round of play.

Register via the following link, attend the appropriate Trials and see if you have what it takes to play the Best Football Players in Northern NSW.

http://northcoastfootball.com.au/npl-and-sap-trials-2017-2018/

TRIALS START NEXT WEEK, SO DO NOT WAIT, DO IT NOW!

What is NPL and what does it entail?

Bring your child down for a fun afternoon to see if they enjoy the game and having fun with new friends.

Please RSVP if possible to Mini Roos Coach and Coordinator
Jaxen Heward via text message – 0411422765

Click here for Mini Roos Try out brochure

Looking for a fun team sport for your child in 2015?

Urunga Football Club is offering free Football (soccer) clinics for 5-12 year old boys & girls.

Sessions will be held from 4pm to 5pm on Tuesday’s February 3^rd, 10^th, 17^th and 24^th

Morgo Street Southern Fields

Players will be separated into small age groups to improve their skills and have fun.

All participants will receive a FREE football to take home.

All welcome – no experience needed.

Urunga
Raider’s u6 and u7

Mini Roo’s Gala Hub Day

All clubs are welcome

Where: Southern Fields, Morgo St, Urunga

When: 9:00 -11:30 am Saturday, 31 May 2014

Format:

·       There will be a u6 division and u7 division

·       each game will be 20 min (2 x 10 min halves)

·       4 players on field per team

·       each team will play 3 games

·       There are no team nomination fees but each team will be required to supply a “game leader”  for 1 or 2 games

·       Please confirm nominations to Cathy Jarrett by 23 May 2014

On the day there will be a canteen operating as well as a BBQ with
bacon & egg, sausage and steak sandwiches

For the Under 6’s & 7’s age groups there are some non-negotiable elements of Mini-Roos. The MiniRoos Co-ordinator for each hub must enforce that, in the Under 6’s/7’s:

• There are only 4 players per team on the field at any time.
• No goalkeepers.
• Field size- recommended to be 30m x 20m.
• Duration of game- 2 x 15-20 min halves (plus 5 – 7 min half-time break)

The following information is required to host a MiniRoos Hub. More details at www.miniroos.com.au

Basic Rules for the 4-7 Age Groups

• Start of play & re-start after a goal – Pass forward to a team mate from the middle of the halfway line. All players must be in their own half of the field of play. Opponents must be at least 5m away from the ball until it is in play. The ball must touch a team mate before a goal can be scored.
• Ball crossing the touch line – There is no throw in. A player from the opposing team to the player that touched the ball last before crossing the touch line will place the ball on the touch line and pass or dribble the ball into play. Opponents must be at least 5m away from the ball until it is in play. The ball must touch a team mate before a goal can be scored.
• Ball crossing the goal line – There is no corner kick. Regardless of which team touched the ball last, a player from the team whose goal line the ball has crossed will place the ball anywhere along the goal line and pass or dribble the ball into play. Opponents must retreat to the half way line and can move once the ball is in play. The ball must touch a team mate before a goal can be scored.
• Fouls and misconduct – Indirect free kicks are awarded for all acts of handball or fouls and misconduct. Opponents must be at least 5m away from the ball when the indirect free kick is taken. (An indirect free kick is where a goal can be scored only if the ball subsequently touches another player before it enters the goal).
• There is no offside for the 5-11 age groups. Even though there isn’t an offside rule as such coaches and parents should not encourage players to stand in blatant offside positions as this practice isn’t in the spirit of the game and will have a negative impact on the football experience for everyone.

Why no goalkeepers in the 4-7 age group?

The role of the goalkeeper in football is uniquely specialised and typically players develop as goalkeepers at a later age. In the youngest age groups, keepers can be uninvolved in the game for long periods, which can be uninteresting and sometimes means they do not feel part of the team.

Why we have Game Leaders

The main role of the Game Leader is to keep the game moving fluently, limit stoppages and assist players with all match re-starts. Most importantly, they must make every effort to create an environment that ensures that all players have fun and have maximum involvement. Because the children are learning the game at this level, it is important to be flexible and patient.

Some helpful game tips for a Game Leader:

• Encourage different children to take re-starts.
• Discourage players from permanently over-guarding the goal.
• Use a “Ready, Set, Go” prompt to encourage quick decisions when restarting play.
• Encourage children to dribble or pass the ball into play from all restarts rather than a big kick.
• Ensure the opposing team is back to the half way line for all goal line restarts.

To deliver a good experience to MiniRoos players, coaches and parents, it is essential that a club recruits a MiniRoos Coordinator. The Coordinator role should take responsibility for ensuring that the match day experience for MiniRoos is of a high quality, while working with other roles within the club to make sure each MiniRoos team has the appropriate amount of players for their age group, and each team has a coach.

The inter-club model presents two options:

• The hub model – teams play teams from other clubs at a centralised (hub) location that is at the same venue every week
• The home and away model – teams travel to opposing club venues which differ depending on the club they are playing that week

The club whose ground is used has overall responsibility for the operational aspect of the day. However this is generally shared between clubs. Characteristics of the hub model are:

• Parents only need to travel to the same location each week
• There is flexibility in terms of being able to move players or parent helpers between teams if required
• This model ensures a more efficient use of fields in general

Characteristics of the home and away model are:

• Games are played against other clubs as opposed to other teams within the same club
• There is likely to be less work for the club in terms of organising draws; this would instead be carried out by the association
• All clubs can derive benefits from their canteen given that MiniRoos will be played there every second week

Field Layouts

Urunga-Football-Club-Training-Times.pdf

The current 2014 schedule for Juniors to train at Urunga Football Club can be downloaded here.