AFTER REGISTRATION

Information You Need to Know After You Register

Registration will close mid-February and grading / team placements will begin, along with the selection of coaches and managers. 

You will be advised of grading / team placement dates that your child will be required to attend via the email address you entered during registration. 

Grading / Team Placement

Mini Roos & Junior Players

What Grading / Team Placement Is

The purpose of the grading / team placement system is to place each child into a team and level of competition that best suits their ability. This will enable your child to have a chance in contributing to the team, learn football skills, develop as a player and receive enjoyment from participation.

Please ensure you have your child at these sessions at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

Read more information below. (Tap on any title below for details.)

For All Age Groups

Team Placement

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Joey Roos

You will be contacted early March via the email address you used during the registration process.

Football boots and shin guards must be worn at all training sessions and games, and these are available from your local sporting stores.

Registration fees must be paid in full for your child to be eligible to participate in both training and games.

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Mini Roos

Skills assessment and team placement, plus the selection of coaches and managers, usually takes place in the 2 weeks following the last registration date.

Session times will be advised via the email address you used during the registration process.

All Mini Roos players must attend all scheduled skills assessment and team placement sessions unless advised otherwise by the Club.

Football boots and shin guards must be worn at all sessions.

Please ensure you arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start times.

Registration Fees must be paid in full to be eligible to participate.

At the end of this process, the selected team coach or manager will contact each player with team information & details.

In the circumstance where nobody volunteered to coach or manage the team, the club will organize to meet with the team where we will be asking for volunteers to step up as coach or manager to ensure that the team can continue.

Juniors

Grading and and team placement for the Juniors, plus the selection of coaches and managers, usually takes place in the 2 weeks following the last registration date.

Session times will be advised via the email address you used during the registration process.

All Junior players must attend all scheduled grading and team placement sessions unless advised otherwise by the Club.

Football boots and shin guards must be worn at all sessions.

Please ensure you arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start times.

Registration Fees must be paid in full to be eligible to participate.

At the end of this process, the selected team coach or manager will contact each player with team information & details.

In the circumstance where nobody volunteered to coach or manage the team, the club will organize to meet with the team where we will be asking for volunteers to step up as coach or manager to ensure that the team can continue.

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Seniors

Senior players may be contacted directly by a returning coach/manager to organise a team for the new season. Players are encouraged to register online early and for new players please submit an 'expression of interest' (EOI) prior to registering.

All senior players are encouraged to take up membership and have a say in the future of our Club.

Special Notes

To Avoid Misunderstandings

A player not attending a grading / team placement session will be assumed to have decided not to play and will be removed from team lists without notice or further contact.

Club Policy

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  • It is Club policy that registration fees for the current season must be paid in full, at time of registration, to allow for any participation in games, training, grading or team placement sessions.

  • A player must attend all scheduled grading / team placement sessions except with prior approval from the Club committee.

  • If you unable to attend grading / team placement, please advise the Club secretary as soon as possible so that your inability to attend may be noted.

  • A player will not be graded if appropriate footwear and shin guards are not worn during the grading / team placement sessions.

  • Scheduled grading / team placement sessions may be reduced to one session with prior approval from the Club committee.

  • Please ensure you have your child at these sessions at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

Your Help is Required

Prior to the season starting and during the season your assistance will be required to carry out various tasks to ensure the season runs smoothly. Please assist by helping out when and wherever possible.

Please Read This Section Before Contacting The Committee

Grading can be a stressful time, particularly for parents. In order to demystify the process, the Club’s grading policy is outlined below.

Questions & Answers

Answer

Grading is the only fair and equitable way of ensuring teams play with and against players of similar skills and ability. Grading ensures that your child’s involvement in the game, their contribution to the team, as well as their football skills are optimised. While children may not always be able to play with their best friends, experience has shown that they quickly form friendships and bonds with their new team mates.

Coaches & Managers

Leaders & Role Models

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Taking charge of a football team means giving back to the sport you’re passionate about and helping both your club and community.

Managers are sourced within your own team. Coaches are ideally sourced from within your team, particularly in the younger age groups. If the Club has any ‘free’ coaches they will be appointed as the need arises.

Description

The Role of Coach

Football coaches are responsible for training athletes in football by analysing their performances, instructing in relevant skills and by providing encouragement. The role of the coach will be many and varied, from instructor, assessor, friend, mentor, facilitator, chauffeur, demonstrator, adviser, supporter, fact finder, motivator, counsellor, organiser, planner and the FKB (football knowledge base).

The coach prepares training programs, assists athletes to develop new skills and uses evaluation tests to monitor training progress. The coach is always in charge of the team.

Not easy but it's a very important role and very rewarding.

Coaches are required to sign and pledge to the Club's code of conduct.

All coaches are encouraged to take up membership and have a say in the future of our Club (link on this page).

The Role of Team Manager

The role of the Sports Team Manager can be very diverse but it does not need to be difficult or over-complicated. The duties generally relate to managing the team administration i.e. everything other than coaching, such as organising match days, team photos, team social events, etc..

The team manager and/or the coach is responsible for the return of all Club equipment at the end of the season.

Managers are required to sign and pledge to the to the Club's code of conduct.

All managers are encouraged to take up membership and have a say in the future of our Club.

Code of Conduct

Every person involved with Greystanes FC is at all times expected to abide by by our code of conduct. This includes all players, coaches, managers, officials, supporters and spectators.

Apply for Coach or Manager

  1. All coaches and managers must register with FNSW or CFA Sydney (depends on the team you are planning to coaching) prior to season commencement.

  2. Become a financial Club Member.

  3. All coaches and managers involved with children under the age of 18 years must apply & register online for a Working With Children Check. This is a NSW Government requirement and FA/FNSW policy.

Training & Playing

Training, Games, Uniform, Merchandise, Refunds, Parents

Training & Game Days

Parents

During the playing season, parents are asked to assist in field setup and canteen duties. It's just a couple of times and they aren't huge tasks but the more help we have the easier the job is.

All parents are encouraged to take up membership and have a say in the future of our Club.

Joey Roos

New players to the Joey Roos will receive a Joey Roos shirt, shorts and socks. These can be collected from the canteen prior to the first training session.

Training will be on Wednesdays from 5pm-6pm and will commence at the end of March (first training session date will be advertised).

Games are played on Saturday mornings at Bathurst Street Park from 8.30am-9.15am.

Game day is run solely by volunteers and does require some help from parents.

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Training days & times are organised and set by the team coach to suit their availability.

This is usually decided after consultation with players' parents. Venue and field space allocation may be decided by the Club committee depending on numbers of teams and day/time slot requirements.

If you have not heard, by late February, from a coach, manager or committee member regarding team placement, please contact us.

Games are played on Saturdays across a number of different parks & fields.

Football boots & shin guards are to be worn at all training sessions and games by all players, no exceptions.

Juniors

Training days & times are organised and set by the team coach to suit their availability. This is usually decided after consultation with players' parents. Venue and field space allocation may be decided by the Club committee depending on numbers of teams and day/time slot requirements.

If you have not heard, by late February, from a coach, manager or committee member regarding team placement, please contact us.

Football boots & shin guards are to be worn at all training sessions and games by all players, no exceptions.

Seniors

Training days & times are organised and set by the team coach to suit their availability. Venue and field space allocation may be decided by the Club committee depending on numbers of teams and day/time slot requirements.

If you have not heard, by late February, from a coach, manager or committee member regarding team placement, please contact us.

Football boots & shin guards are to be worn at all training sessions and games by all players, no exceptions.

Registration Cancellations & Refunds

We do understand that sometimes circumstances change; however, from February onwards the club begins to incur costs that are non-refundable, therefore, the following cancellation and refund fees apply.

  • Cancel registration in January
    - get 100% of the registration fee refunded (Active Kids Voucher can't be refunded)

  • Cancel registration in February
    - get 100% of the registration fee refunded (Active Kids Voucher can't be refunded)

  • Cancel registration in March
    - get 75% of the registration fee refunded (Active Kids Voucher can't be refunded)

  • Cancel registration in April onwards
    - No refund

Grounds & Weather

Guidelines

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Wet Weather Conditions

Scheduled training and games always proceed unless you are notified otherwise by your team coach or manager.

Even in wet weather conditions training and games will proceed except if grounds are closed because there is a danger to the players through poor field condition.

No outdoor activities will be allowed during thunder & lightning storms.

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Hot Weather Conditions

Postponement or cancellation is recommended for events involving:

  • adults at a temperature of 37°

  • children at a temperature of 32°

Postponements or cancellations at the recommended temperatures should be applied in consideration of local conditions.

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Grounds Status

During wet weather conditions we will update the state of our grounds and fields via our online channels.

You may also be contacted by your team coach / manager. Follow the link, below, for more information.

Sometimes grounds are closed or restricted for maintenance or safety reasons.

Always Check First

Always check with your team coach / team manager because alternative arrangements may have been made for scheduled training and games.

MPIO

Member Protection Information Officer

The MPIO is for Member Protection Issues Only

Greystanes FC has a Member Protection Information Officer (MPIO). The role of the MPIO is to be the first point of contact for anyone with an enquiry or concern about a member protection issue.  The MPIO is a sounding board for these concerns and can offer information on complaint resolution, policies and other aspects of the issue being discussed. 

Member Protection encompasses several areas: Harassment, abuse, victimisation, racial vilification, child protection and bullying. Any matters outside of this scope are not member protection matters.

Follow the link, below, for a full MPIO description.

For all other enquires please contact us, below.

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