2023 REGISTRATIONS

 

HOW TO REGISTER

Registrations are now OPEN for the 2023 season.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

If you have registered your child previously, please ensure you use the same login details to prevent duplicates (use the links if you have forgotten your password/username). For those with multiple children, please use the same parent login for each child to access the family discount. You will have to go through the registration process separately for each child.

 

ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS

We accept Active Kids vouchers, which are entered when registering online to reduce the cost of your registration.

 

FAQS

• WHEN DO REGISTRATIONS CLOSE?
• The early bird registration closing date is midnight on Good Friday, 7 April, 2023 (the end of Term 1) - save $20 per player! 
• Registrations close at midnight on Friday, 14 April 2023.
• Late registrations may be requested to the club after this date (by email or Facebook page Messenger). However, these requests will be considered ONLY if there is space available in an existing team. Players are NOT guaranteed to have a team for the 2023 season if there are no spaces remaining. These registrations will incur an additional late fee.
• Late registrations close STRICTLY at midnight on Friday 21 April 2023 and any requests after this time will unfortunately have to be denied. Please understand that this is due to our volunteers having to work hard all through the Easter holidays on selecting teams, sourcing coaches, preparing team shirts, calculating field availability, line marking fields, organising fixtures and publishing teams - all of which are dependant on player numbers.
• Please register on time to help reduce the workload on the committee and avoid disappointment for your child.

• WHAT ARE THE REGISTRATION FEES?
• EARLY BIRD FEES (SAVING OF $20 PER PLAYER!):
• $130 for 5-7 year-olds
• $140 for 8-16 year-old boys/girls - Mixed Competiton ONLY
• $140 for 9-13 year-old girls - Mixed + Girls Competition
• $140 for 9-13 year-old girls - Girls Competition ONLY
• Don't forget your Active Kids Voucher!

• WHAT IS THE GIRLS COMPETITION?
• The Girls Competition is a 7-aside girls-only competition, played in two 20-minute halves.
• There are 6 teams, each with 10 players.
• The competition runs for the full season.
• The Girls Competition is available for any 9-13 year-old girls (born 2010-2014) and girls can choose from the following options:
• Play mixed junior competition ONLY ($140), OR
• Play mixed junior competition AND Girls Competition ($140 - mixed competition is free!), OR
• Play Girls Competition ONLY ($140)
• Games are played at a different time slot on a Saturday morning to the mixed games.

• WHEN DOES THE SEASON COMMENCE AND END?
• The season will commence on Saturday, 29 April, 2023 and ends 2 September, 2023 for all 5-8 year-olds and 9 September for older players. There are breaks during school/public holidays.

• WHERE DO THE JUNIORS PLAY?
• The juniors play in an intra-club competition at Geoff Morgan Playing Fields in Gunnedah every Saturday. The fields are between Talibah Street and Finch Street, or search 'Gunnedah & District Soccer' on Google Maps.

• WHAT CLOTHING DOES A PLAYER REQUIRE?
• Every registered player will receive a team shirt to keep for the season, these must be returned at the end of the season.
• Players require: black shorts, black 'Gunnedah' football socks, shin pads and soccer boots.
• Shorts, socks, shin pads and other merchandise can be ordered online when registering or purchased at the clubhouse during the season.

• WHAT IS THE MINIMUM AGE FOR A PLAYER TO REGISTER FOR THE 2023 SEASON?
• A player must be turning 5 years old in 2023 to be eligible to register (born in 2018).

• WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM AGE FOR A PLAYER TO REGISTER FOR THE 2023 SEASON?
• A player can register for the Gunnedah Junior Competition if they are turning 16 years old or less (born in 2007 or younger). However, female players are allowed to play down an age group, therefore a female player can register for the junior competition if they are turning 17 years old in 2023 (born in 2006).

• WHERE CAN A PLAYER AGED TURNING 16 YEARS OLD OR OVER PLAY?
• Female players are allowed to play down an age group, therefore a female player could register for the junior competition if they are turning 17 years old in 2023 (born in 2006).
• All players turning 15 (born in 2008) or older can play senior football. Unfortunately, Gunnedah & District Soccer's senior squad, Gunnedah FC, do not have a team this year due to a lack of players. However, players have the option of playing for a team in Tamworth. Teams will train weekly and play on a Saturday afternoon.

• WHAT DAYS/TIMES IS THE JUNIOR SOCCER COMPETITION PLAYED?
• Junior Soccer is played on a Saturday morning, there are usually three time slots: 9am, 10am and 11am depending on the age group.
• The time slot for each age group will be published nearer to the start of the season.

• HOW ARE TEAMS SELECTED?
• All players who have been registered with Gunnedah & District Soccer previously have been ranked by their coaches at the end of the season. The club use these rankings in the attempt to create fair teams containing players of mixed abilities. See our Team Selection Policy for further details.
• Special requests to be in a team with a friend can only be made by email to the club before registrations close.
• Special requests can be for travel, family, confidence or enjoyment purposes. Only one friend can be requested per player and, although we try to satisfy everyone, requests cannot be guaranteed.
• Please understand the difficulty in processing requests with 400-500 players and only submit a special request if necessary. Often, players (and parents) enjoy making new friends when placed in random teams.

• HOW CAN I BECOME A SPONSOR OF GUNNEDAH & DISTRICT SOCCER?
• We couldn't operate without our wonderful sponsors and always welcome new sponsors for our junior competition, field signage, junior playing shirts and senior teams. For more information please view our sponsorship packages.

•  HOW CAN I JOIN THE COMMITTEE?
• Without our dedicated committee and members, this club could not function. Our small committee would appreciate some new members to join them and be part of running the club.
• The club regularly hold ordinary meetings for the committee and club members in Gunnedah.
• Please contact the club if you are interesting in attending a meeting.

• HOW CAN I VOLUNTEER ON GAME DAYS?
• On game days we greatly appreciate any help you are able to give: sign up for a shift at the canteen, help get the fields ready before the games commence, stay for an extra ten minutes and help bring equipment in, bring the bins in or collect lost property.

• HOW CAN I BECOME A COACH?
• If you would like to coach a team please register yourself on PlayFootball as a coach (free of charge) and let us know by email if you have a preferred team/age group (i.e. your child's team).

• HAVE A QUESTION OR REQUIRE FURTHER INFORMATION?
• Please contact us by email or by telephone for any further information:
• Matt Davis - President: 0419 274476
• POSITION VACANT - Secretary: Please let us know if you'd like join our team as our new secretary!

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

GUNNEDAH & DISTRICT SOCCER: For up-to-date information about soccer in Gunnedah, please visit our Facebook page.

COMPETITION INFORMATION: Please click here for further information regarding the competition, dates, events, Aldi MiniRoos, Youth and Senior Football in 2023.