Barwon SC won the major MyFootballClub Club Self Registration prize for achieving 100 percent of their players self registering online for the 2012 season.

Barwon SC were in the running for the prize with 35 other Victorian clubs who also achieved 100% self registration.

The prize was a fully catered corporate suite to an A-League match as well as players acting as ball kids during the Melbourne Heart v Wellington Phoenix match.

The MyFootballClub Self Registration prizes for 2012 were:

Players - $50.00 2XU Gift Vouchers to the first 100 players drawn who Self Registered for the first time this year.

Clubs - 15% discount on the first 20 player registrations who self registered for the first time this year.
This incentive resulted in 181 clubs receiving on average $300.00 credit back to the club. Overall just over $54,000 was credited back to the clubs with this incentive.

Major Prize - Club who achieved 100% self registration – Corporate Suite to an A- League Match.

Self registration incentives have been provided for the past two years however this year a stronger focus was placed on Self Registration as Self Registration became mandatory in 2012.

Self Registration has many benefits for club registrars and players which include:


Club Benefits:

• Eliminates the need for paper based registration forms.
• Reduces the registrars administration time, resources and effort as players enter their details online which eliminates the need for paper based registration forms.
• The system is free of charge - Saves clubs from buying and maintaining their own system.
• Clubs do not have to chase players for photographs, players upload their own photograph into the system.
• Ability for clubs to add “Additional Questions” and their own “Terms and Conditions” 
• Online system available 24x7, anywhere in the world to club officials
• Provides instant reporting and reconciliation for all levels of administration
• Clubs still control the registration of the player by accepting or declining the player registrations 
• Players can pay online, clubs receive money sooner. Sell Add-on items, such as uniforms, to players at point of registration
• Optional Online Payment Gateway available to provide players the ability to pay their fees directly to the clubs bank account at the time of registration

Player Benefits:

• Convenience. A player can register at anytime. The system can be accessed 24 hours, 7 days a week
• A simple and easy to understand process 
• Eliminates the need for paper based registration forms
• Players can up load their own photo
• If set up by the club, player can pay on line
• Player can maintain and update their personal data any time