Welcome to The Community Club
Welcome to The Basin Football and Netball Club. If you are joining a junior football club for the first time it can seem overwhelming with the amount of “stuff” you need to know and remember. Use our easy guide below to get you acquainted with the way we do things and if you still have questions we check our Facebook page and email almost hourly so someone from our committee will be able to get back to you pretty quickly. Please remember we were all new once and no question is a stupid one! Please just ask.
Staying Connected
If you haven’t joined our Private Facebook group as yet it is a great communication resource and where we post updates and events almost daily. There are also private Facebook groups for each individual team. Please contact your Team Manager for the link or email/message us and we will send you the link.
Game Day
Please visit our Game Day page to find out all you need to know about our facilities available at Batterham Reserve when we play at home.
Game Times
Boys
Under 9 & 10 – 9am
Under 11 – 10.05
Under 12 & 13 – 11.25
Under 14 & 15 – 12.55
Under 17 – 2.35
Girls
Under 10 – 10.05
Under 12 & 14 – 11.25
Under 16 – 12.55
Under 18 – 2.35
Under 8’s – Lewis Rd
8.30, 9.30, 10.30, 11.30am
Uniform
Each junior player will require footy boots, a mouth guard, shorts, socks and playing top to take to the field. Helmets are also required up to under 12s and are optional after that. The club provides the playing top and you will receive this at the presentation night prior to the season commencing. The playing jumpers are the property of the club and must be returned at the end of the season. We have a Boot Box at the club where you can donate boots and pick up a pair in a bigger size as you grow so if you don’t want to outlay for new boots every season check out the boot box on Friday nights in the club rooms. If you don’t have a pair to swap you can pick up a pair for $5. Mouthguard fittings nights are scheduled each year in February starting at $55. You are also welcome to source your own. All other items can be purchased from our Merchandise Department. The uniform shop is open every Friday night in the club rooms from 5pm-7pm.
Registration
You MUST have registered and paid your insurance in order to take to the field. If you have not done this please go to our Registrations page or contact us.
Training Times
Under 8s and 10s train once a week. Under 12s-18s train twice a week. Please contact your Team Manager for specific pre-season and normal season training times. Most teams will train at Batterham on the Friday night from 4.30pm starting with the younger age groups. The canteen is open and it is a fantastic atmosphere for the whole family.
Volunteering
Volunteers are the backbone of every Australian non-professional sporting club and no club could manage without them. From coaches at Auskick to the helpers in the canteen to the scorers diligently collecting stats to the administrators organising matches and managing the website you are reading – volunteers are what make our club tick. Every family has a role and every family is needed. We can’t do it without you and volunteering is absolutely the best way for you to meet new people, feel a sense of pride and community and be a great role model for your kids. Throughout the season your Team Manager will ask people to volunteer for certain roles. Please stick your hand up! You can view the job roles doc below.
“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” — Elizabeth Andrew
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