Football4All is a modified football program catering for individuals with special needs regardless of their ability, skill level or past football experience, providing an opportunity to participate and enjoy a fun and enjoyable club based social sporting activity.

In 2017, Football4All was introduced at Lake Macquarie Football Club with the support of Northern NSW Football and Macquarie Football and has run successfully throughout the 2017 and 2018 football seasons.

Football4All is for individuals with special needs aged between 6-16 who want to have fun and be part of a team with a community sporting club.

 

Our Focus

To provide an opportunity for all individuals to participate in an all-inclusive program where they are supported and encouraged. All individuals benefit from physical activity, social interaction and enjoy the activities in a fun, safe and non-competitive environment, which the game of football facilitates.

Games are played on smaller fields, supported by of our game-leaders with a light-hearted approach to the core rules and are designed to be both interesting and challenging without exceeding player’s ability.

At Football4All Lake Macquarie, our game leaders will assist and support each individual to get the most out of each session. Parents/carers are encouraged to participate and support their child when and if needed. We ensure that the Football4All environment is very inclusive and family focussed and we welcome the involvement of siblings and friends.

 

Parent/Carer participation

Game leaders/volunteers of Football4All Lake Macquarie Football Club are game facilitators, parent/carer participation is vital for this program to run successfully. Depending on each child’s needs and abilities, parents/carers will be asked to participate in the program with their child or at the very least remain at the field for the duration of the session (approx. 45 minutes). If your player is using a service provider to access this activity, that is welcomed, however the same expectations apply.

It is the responsibility of parents/carers to assess and seek professional advice on any medical conditions that limit the player’s participation.

 

Where and When

The Football4All Program runs at the Lake Macquarie Football Club located at Tredinnick Oval, Boolaroo, every Saturday morning during the football season adjacent to regular junior football games.

There is no mid-week training.

 

Uniform

Team playing shirts are provided. Socks and shorts can be purchased at the club house see the Apparel tab on the home page for more info.

Boots and Shin Guards: Players are required by the insurer to wear these.

 

Fees

The cost for the 2019 season is $100.

The registration fee covers fees payable to Northern NSW Football, Football Federation Australis (FFA), Macquarie Football, insurance, LMCC ground fees, use of team playing shirt, end of season presentation day and trophy.

Parents/carers are able to apply for the Active Kids voucher valued at $100 which allows individuals to have no out of pocket costs relating to registration. Application for the Active Kids voucher needs to be completed before registering for Football4All online. For info on how to claim your Active Kid Voucher please visit the Office of Children’s Guardian website at www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au.

 

Registration

Registrations for the 2019 Football4All program will open online from the 1 February 2019.

Application for the Active Kids voucher needs to be completed before registering for Football4All online. You will be required to enter the voucher number when completing the online portion of registration.

For info on how to register click on this link: https://www.playfootball.com.au/register

or visit us on one of our registration days.

 

Facebook

We launched our Facebook page at the end of last year and there has been lots of activity. Please visit our page at https://www.facebook.com/Football4AllLMFC.

We would really appreciate you liking and sharing our page with anyone who might be interested in participating or who would support our Football4All program.

 

Code of Conduct

The expectations of players, parents/carers and games leaders are simple

• Safety
• Respect
• Participation
• Enjoyment

The whole point of Football4All is fun and participation for all, so we ask all involved to:

• intervene without being asked if your player is risking the safety or enjoyment of others
• be respectful when discussing any concerns or issues you have with game leaders, club officials and program organizers are all volunteers who give up their time for your players benefit
• ensure all players get a fair go
• do all you can to facilitate the enjoyment of players and fellow parents/carers it’s as much about the parents/carers forming connections as it is the players

 (The above is in accordance and in addition to the Regulations, Procedures & Policies of Macquarie Football Limited.) Regulations-Procedures-Policies

 

Contact Us

If you need help or have further questions, please contact Nicole Lambert, Football4All Coordinator by email at lakemacquariefc@macquariefootball.net.au or phone 0408623542

 

We are looking forward to welcoming you all to another fun and rewarding Football4All season at Lake Macquarie Football Club in 2019 and would appreciate you forwarding and sharing this information to others who may benefit from our program or who may like to come a support our players as a game leader/mentor.