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The first of our school holiday camps kicks off tomorrow (Monday) from 9am-12pm on Field 2 at Careel Bay.
Please bring sunscreen, water and wear appropriate football clothing.
If you haven’t signed up yet there’s still time! Sign up via this link https://gamereadyfootball.wufoo.com/forms/avalon-sc-april-school-holiday-camp-registration/
Any issues or questions for the holiday camp or for our development program please contact Zac on 0402 459 079
After a long pre-season, the action finally starts tonight for Avalon Soccer Club as we hit the kick off of the 2021 season.
Our O35/5s will be the first team in action as they take on Seaforth at Seaforth Oval from 7pm. Saturday sees Careel Bay get it’s first action of the year with the mens AL1 season opener against Wakehurst. Under coach Rob Fleming, the team are out to build on a solid mid-table finish last year and you can come down to support the boys from 1pm for the reserves curtain raiser and 3pm for the main game.
At the same time on Careel Bay 2, the AL3s face local rivals Pittwater from 1pm with the 045/3s wrapping up the day against Forest at 3. Our 45/1s and 2s are on the road at Curl Curl and BTH respectively, and the AL2s start their year at St Matthews against Manly
To mark the start of the season, the MWFA are holding a number of fun, informative, interactive & confidence building coaching courses right here at Careel Bay!
Game Leader – 6pm-7pm Thu 8 Apr
MWFA is pleased to again offer a number of FREE Game Leader workshops for parents of ALDI MiniRoos who are willing to help out in this role on match day, or who might be willing to if armed with a bit of knowledge and guidance on what being a Game Leader involves. These courses run for approximately 60 minutes and will cover the rules, practical scenarios and provide Q&A opportunities.
Note that these courses are free of charge, however, we do ask that attendees register and be punctual to avoid delaying the start of the course, or to avoid missing out on key information at the beginning.
For pre-course reading, or if any parents are unable to attend any of
Junior grading for the upcoming 2020 season will take place at Careel Bay across two Sundays in February.
Age groups 14-16 will grade on SUNDAY 16th FEBRUARY with age groups 10-14 on SUNDAY 23rd FEBRUARY.
The full grading timetable can be found HERE.
Grading is mandatory for all players in these age groups as per MWFA guidelines, and the grading results play a significant role in ensuring players are in suitable teams and teams are in the appropriate divisions for competition. For returning players the coaches report from the 2019 season will also be used to evaluate the appropriate level.
Players must arrive with boots, shin pads, sunscreen and plenty of water. Players will register upon arrival at the clubhouse, be briefed on the activities and then take part in a series of skills and small sided games.
A reminder that only registered players can be graded, so you MUST register before arriving at the
Head down to Careel Bay this Saturday, 8th February for an annual Registration/Junior information Day.
We’ll be there from 9am – 3pm to answer all your questions on the season ahead, assist with any registration issues, and provide advice on everything you need to know for season 2020, with many of our committee members on hand all day.
Be sure to check out the Club Shop which will also be open with the best prices on boots, shin pads and a range of club merchandise.
We are delighted to announce that registration for the 2020 season is now open. Head to https://playfootball.com.au/ to register!! We can’t wait to welcome you to The Bay this year!
A reminder that all returning players must use their existing FFA/Play football details when registering at https://www.playfootball.com.au/
Before you begin to register please check the table below to see what paperwork you need to supply. Missing information will delay your registration process and may prevent you from playing at the beginning of the season.
Registration Information Day
Will be held at our club house at Careel Bay on Saturday 8th February 9:00am – 3:00pm.
If you have any questions about playing with Avalon (or would just like to meet us) then come along. The uniform store will be open on this day for any of your kit needs.
New Registration Setup
This season to process the large volume of registrations there are 3 registrars.
Jactina Newcombe Mixed U6-U11
At the club’s 2019 AGM last month, club president Lee Gallagher was reappointed unopposed for 2020. Long time former President John Kowtan has return to Careel Bay as Vice-President, with Wayne Brown always returning as Treasurer. The club also welcome Heidi Gallagher and Jean Walsh as new Executive Committee members for 2020.
A full list of the 2020 Executive Committee and General Committee is available HERE.
We welcome all new and returning committee members and thank those who are leaving roles for their service to the club in 2019 and beyond.
Planning is currently underway for the new season, and details on registration dates will be made available shortly.
2019 marked the 8th year Avalon Soccer Club has been represented by the Women’s U16s team in Vanuatu. The tour was established in 2012 as part of a club initiative to help promote women in soccer on both sides of the Pacific, and to foster an ongoing relationship between Avalon players and the soccer loving girls in Vanuatu. We spent 10 days full of friendly football games and local community support, which included painting classrooms, donating school supplies and handing out women’s hygiene packs.
This year I was lucky enough to be a part of the annual trip, along with 20 of my teammates and their family
members. We started fundraising as a team in September of 2018 and after 9 months, $5,000 was raised to support villages and schools with a variety of donations such as school supplies, medical supplies, clothing and sporting gear.
We spent our first day at Manua
Our annual junior/youth presentation day is on for Saturday 7th September at Avalon Public School.
We’ll be handing out trophies and medals for all age groups U6-U16 and our club perpetual awards.
Managers please return your kit bags and you’ll receive the team photos in exchange!
We look forward to seeing you for one final chance to celebrate a wonderful season.
Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.
– Jesse Owens (American track and field athlete and four-time gold medalist in the 1936 Olympic Games)
Women’s football in 2019 is thriving, particularly at Avalon SC. But today we want to take you back fifteen years to 2004, where a pretty special group of girls first started to love this beautiful sport. This is a story about six women who, together with many others, have made a significant contribution to female football at our club – Molly and Naomi Woods, Eliza and Kerry McEwan, Emily McGainand and Ella Smith.
The Avalon Piranhas started as an all-girl team in the mixed U6 MWFA Competition. Continually under-estimated (the ribbons didn’t help) these girls battled it out with the boys week after week to become a highly formidable team. Guided by their football playing mothers, these girls mastered first touch, passing and striking the ball, but