VICTORIAN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSOCIATED LIMITED

The Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Association Limited is pleased to work with the Fitzroy Stars Football Netball Club who will host this year’s Statewide Junior Football & Netball Carnival. VACSAL is a peak Aboriginal Community organisation delivering a range of government funded programs to support and assist children, young people and families as well as strengthening communities and culture. This carnival is for all Aboriginal communities of Victoria, providing an opportunity to gather and participate in friendly competition in a healthy and safe environment. This event serves to promote cultural ties, family participation, healthy lifestyle and showcasing our unique talents. VACSAL has also been fortunate enough to work with Sport and Recreation Victorian, Netball Victoria and AFL Victoria to ensure the carnival runs smoothly and for the VACSAL Statewide Junior Football Netball Carnival to be utilised as a means to identify talent in the Koorie community.

NETBALL VICTORIA

Netball Victoria is proud to be a part of the VACSAL State Wide Football Netball Carnival as the peak state body for netball. We exist to enrich Victorian communities through the sport of netball. We are responsible for the management and development of netball across Victoria and work to identify and meet the needs of netball players, coaches, umpires, officials, and volunteers, Associations, Leagues and Clubs.

AFL VICTORIA

AFL Victoria is a proud partner of this year’s VACSAL State Wide Football Netball Carnival. AFL Victoria’s Indigenous Programs aim to use football as a vehicle to promote a healthy lifestyle in Indigenous communities. It is also driven to encourage Indigenous boys and girls to take up football and help the champions and future role models of tomorrow succeed in the AFL. Our initiatives are designed to support Indigenous footballers where ever possible from their first taste of football in the NAB Auskick Program, right through until they reach senior competitions, whether that is as a player wanting to play the elite or community level, a coach or an umpire.

ABORIGINALITY

Football

Each team are allowed 4 non-Aboriginal players

Netball

Each team are allowed 2 non-Aboriginal players

PLAYER ELIGIBILITY (AGE GROUPS)

Football

14 and Under – Born in 2000, 2001, 2002*

17 and Under – Born in 1999, 1998, 1997

21 and Under – Born in 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993

Please Note – participants are encouraged to play in their own age group for talent identification.

*Players born in 2002 can participate in either of the 12 and Under or 14 and Under division not both

Netball

• 12 and Under – Born in 2002, 2003, 2004
• 15 and Under – Born in 1999*, 2000, 2001
• Eligible for Zone Academy identification
• 17 and Under – Born in 1997, 1998, 1999*
• 21 and Under – Born in 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993
• Please Note – Talent Identification Scouts will be present to observe the 15
• Netball – 857 Plenty Rd, Reservoir
• Football – C.T Barling Reserve, Plenty Rd, Reservoir (opposite the netball) 5
• Note – Any player which has been talent identified must be available to attend a ZONE academy screening day on Sunday the 28th of September at the State Netball & Hockey Centre.
• Players born in 1999 can participate in either of the 15 and Under or 17 and Under division not both

REGISTRATIONS

Registrations will only be accepted via online registration.

ALL PLAYERS MUST BE REGISTERED

Registration is to ensure that all playing participants in the carnival are covered by insurance.

Netball Registration Link

Football Registration Link

Players can be registered as part of a team, or as an individual.

Individuals will be allocated to teams that require players.

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE DATE

FRIDAY 29th August 2014

Registration must be received by this date!

GENERAL ENQUIRIES TEAM REGISTRATION

• Linda Bamblett – 03 9416 4266
• Email: linda.bamblett@vacsal.org.au
• June Bamblett – 03 5831 7227
• Email: june.bamblett@vacsal.org.au

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