Pre-Loved Boots

If you have any pre-loved football/soccer boots that that are still in good condition but are of no further use to you, please consider donating them to the club’s Boot Bin!  Boots are made available to our players, for free … and there are plenty of people who do annual swaps of boots each season.

When donating boots, please tie the shoelaces to each other, so that the pair stay together.

Pre-Season Information

Below is a summary of key calendar dates – by clicking on the links, you can find out more about the event, but also more information applicable to the age group/topic.  Hopefully the info in the linked document will answer any queries you may have – if not, please send us an e-mail at contact@bmfc.com.au and we’ll get back to you a.s.a.p.

• 1 January – Active Kids vouchers can start being claimed
• 3 January– on-line registrations open on PlayFootball for all players, coaches, managers (volunteers) and Committee members
• 3 January – “Early Bird” registration fees commence: fees have stayed the same since 2017!!!
• 2 February – Registration Day at the club house, Knapsack Park (10am – 2pm)
• 2 & 9 February – Skill Training Certificate coaching course (U9-U13 teams) at Warradale FC, Warragamba
• 8 February – Registration Evening at the club house, Knapsack Park (6pm – 8pm)
• 9/10 February – Grading Days for U11-IM/IW teams (8am – 6pm) … player must be registered prior to attending Grading
• 16/17 February– Grading Days continued for U11-IM/IW teams (8am – 6pm) … player must be registered prior to attending Grading
• 16 February – MiniRoos Muster Day at Knapsack Park, for U5-U10 teams (10am – 1pm) … but, please also read the note below
• 16 February – Female Football Gala Day
• 17 February – last day for “Early Bird” registration fees
• 18 February – Standard registration fees commence
• 21 February – Coaches Meeting at the club house, Knapsack Park (6:30pm, 7:15pm or 8:00pm start time)
• 21 February – Senior Teams Muster at the club house, Knapsack Park (7:30pm start)
• 23/24 February – Grading Days continued for U11-IM/IW teams (8am – 6pm) … player must be registered prior to attending Grading
• 2 & 3 March – Senior Certificate coaching course (U17+ teams), at Colo FC, Richmond
• 3 March – Team Nominations due at Nepean FA; registration fees need to be paid & cleared prior to this date
• 9 & 10 March – Game Training Certificate coaching course (U13-U17 teams) at Springwood FC, Winmalee
• 12 March – MiniRoos Coaching Course at Knapsack Park for U5-U9 teams (6pm – 9pm)
• 14 March – Managers Meeting at the club house, Knapsack Park (6:30pm or 7:45pm start time)
• 15/16/17 March – 1st Trial Games (all teams)
• 22/23/24 March – 2nd Trial Games (all teams, except Prems, IM & 10-team competitions)
• 23/24 March – Prems, IM & 10-team competitions start (Round 1)
• 29/30/31 March – season starts for MiniRoos, 6-team & 8-team competitions (Round 1)

Information for Under 5s to Under 10s (“MiniRoos”)

On Saturday, 16 February, all U5-U10 registered players will attend Team Muster to be formed into teams.  A player must be registered by Friday, 6:00pm, 15 February, to be included in a team at Team Muster.  For players registering after this time and requesting a placement in a specific team, BMFC will try to accommodate that request, provided the team has room for an additional player.

If a registered player is unable to attend Muster, please let us know (via contact@bmfc.com.au) no later than Friday, 6:00pm, 15 February – also let us know if requesting placement in a specific team.

Coaches and Managers for the U5-U10 teams are chosen at Team Muster and must be registered by this date to ensure that their team can participate this season.

Accredited coaches are mandatory for U5-U9 teams – for information on coaching courses, visit http://www.nepeanfootball.com.au/…/1077-community-coaching-… for a list of coaching courses being held within Nepean’s boundaries.

For those new to football/soccer, U5s-U7s play at Knapsack Park every Saturday morning (excluding the middle weekend of public school holidays).  Training sessions of skills/drills commence at 9:00am; games commence at ~9:30am.

For MiniRoos game details and rules for each age group, click here.

Active Kids $100 voucher

From 1 January 2019, families can claim a new $100 Active Kids voucher for each eligible school-enrolled child.

Claiming a Active Kids voucher – handy tips
• claim a new voucher BEFORE registering for activities
• information about claiming vouchers, including an instructional video (https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/active-kids#apply-voucher), is available on the Service NSW website (https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/active-kids-faqs-parents-gua…)
• the website can be translated into other languages by clicking on Select Language in the menu at the top right of the page
• if families have any questions about claiming their voucher, please get in touch with the Contact Centre on 13 77 88 or email activekids@sport.nsw.gov.au

2019 Rego Fees = 2018 Rego Fees = 2017 Rego Fees

click here for details, sibling discounts info (applied automatically when registering on-line) and payment options

Coach education is one of the keys to a great footballing experience and Nepean Football Association (“Nepean”) is offering parents and coaches, both new and experienced, courses to make this happen. Visit http://www.nepeanfootball.com.au/index.php/128-news/latest/1077-community-coaching-courses-for-2019-season for a list of coaching courses being held within Nepean’s boundaries.

Can’t make the date for the course you want?
Don’t worry, visit https://www.playfootball.com.au/coach/find-a-course to search for other locations and dates.
Courses are held across Australia.

As required by Nepean:
* ALL Division 1 teams MUST have a coach with the appropriate (and current) coaching qualification;
and
* ALL U5-U9 teams must have a coach with a current MiniRoos (formerly named Grassroots) Coaching or Skill Training Certificate.

As a Club:
Our goal is to have all our coaches accredited.
To help achieve this, on successful completion of a coaching course, the Club will reimburse BMFC-registered coaches the course fee, as a small token of our appreciation for you investing your time to help coach our players.