Meet our new Development Officer - Sam Rotham
We are pleased to welcome Sam Rotham to the team as our new Claremont Development Officer. Sam takes over from Declan Cormack.
Sam has worked previously in the role of Sport Development Manager at Surfing Western Australia where he oversaw many areas including clubs, high performance, accreditation and affiliations.
Sam also brings with him extensive experience in football where he has worked casually and volunteered with clinics, Read More [+]
Please see below in regard to the West Australian Football Commission & its position in relation to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) & the relevant precautions being undertaken across football moving forward. This information was circulated yesterday via email to the primary contact on SportsTG to all clubs:
The WAFC has been keeping across the health warnings regarding COVID-19 through information provided by the WA Health Department, the Federal Government Department of Read More [+]
Over the past few weeks the Coach Coordinators from the WAFC have been to Melbourne to be trained up in delivering the new Junior Coach Curriculum. this program will be made available to all coaches with a current coach accreditation through coach.afl.
Coaches will be given a full run down on how this system works and its benifiets at bounce down on the 5th of April.
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What a massive week for coaching in the Northern Conference.
On Sunday the 23rd we had the Level 2 Coaching course, which was run at HBF Arena, West Perth FC’s Home Ground.
19 coaches underwent the 8 hours of training which covered a range of subjects over practical and theory sessions. The coaches covered the subject list below:
Theory Sessions:
Coaching Philosophy Development,
Team Culture Development,
Game Day Coaching,
Conducting Effective Training,
Mentor Engagement.
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The WAFL Simply Energy Futures program is an underage competition with teams representing the 9 WAFL Club districts and the South West Academy. The competition is one of the primary sources of recruitment for WAFL clubs. The WAFL Simply Energy Futures competition provides an opportunity for talented young players to participate in a high standard competition. The competition was very successful after fundamental changes in 2019, exposing more talented players to a Read More [+]
The West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) is the peak Australian Rules Football body in Western Australia that plays a key leadership, governance and funding role to football throughout the State whilst also driving the overall development and growth of the game. The WAFC is a not for profit organisation that plays an important role in funding the on-going development of football in all communities.
The WAFC's vision is to connect Read More [+]
As the season approaches and volunteers are recruited, the WAFC would like to remind all clubs of the importance of maintaining an up-to-date Working with Children Check database. To create a safe environment for all kids playing footy and reduce any risk, please ensure your club follows the appropriate guidelines. More information can be found on the WWCC website. Below is a link to the updated WAFC Working with Children Policy.
Read More [+]With the Metro North Level 2 Coaching course just around the corner, registrations for this course have now closed, but there are still session courses available in other regions. If you are interested in attending the Level 2 2020 courses, please contact Wes Moran or your local club.
As the season approaches, it serves as a timely reminder to log into your coach.afl profile and re-accredit for 2020.
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The 2020 WA Football Junior Season will kick off over the Anzac Day weekend, across junior football leagues with NAB Auskick kicking off the weekend of 2nd/3rd May.
The Northern Conference Junior Football Leagues have scheduled Round 1 of the Junior & Youth Girls season for Friday 24th April and the Sunday competitions for Sunday 26th April 2020 - falling in line with the rest of the WA Metropolitan Football Leagues.
The WA Football Commission (WAFC) work closely with Read More [+]
In 2020 our coaching courses will be once again run at our community clubs. Each club will hold 1 session with the option to run more if available.
All sessions for the 2020 season have been pre planned and will are availabel for our club to register for now. Once your club has registered for a session it will be advertised on social media and on the coach.afl platform. All sessions will go for approx. 1.5 Read More [+]
