Our junior players participate in Small Sided Football (SSF) in either mixed or all girl age group teams. SSF is a non-competitive game format that allows players to develop their skills. The number of players and the size of the pitch increases as players move through the age groups.
MiniRoos National playing formats and rules
Winter Season | April to August |
Teams | Mixed and girls teams are formed through social and school friendship groups with the exception of Division 1 graded teams (U8+) which are formed through the Club’s annual grading process. |
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Coaching | Volunteer coaches drawn from our parent and player community provide coaching for our Junior teams. Parents are encouraged to participate as coaches or assistant coaches and will be provided with all the resources required to support their team, including opportunities to complete relevant coaching certificates. |
Managing | Each team has a volunteer manager drawn from the parents and carers of the team players. For these age groups, the manager’s role is to:
Volunteer Managers are fully briefed and supported by the Club |
Ground Official Duties | Each Balmain home team needs to provide ONE volunteer for EVERY HOME game EVERY WEEK, however only for the one game prior to their own HOME GAME. For example, if you are playing at one of Balmain’s Home Grounds (as the HOME team) at 11am, you will need to provide Ground Official service for that field at 10am (or whatever time the game before yours is scheduled for – as per the CDSFA-published fixtures).
Teams playing the first game of the day do not need to provide a Ground Official as there are no games before theirs. Club Staff will also act as Ground Officials for the last game of the day. |
There are national playing formats and rules for small sided games. Additional Information for each age group can be found below:
Age Group | Game times – Mixed teams | Game times – Girls teams | Game Format |
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U6 & U7 | Saturdays Waterfront Oval, Callan Park U6 – 8.15am & 9.20am U7 – 10.30am & 11.30am |
Sundays Cohen Park, Annandale U6 – 7:50am & 8:50am U7 – 9am & 10am |
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U8 & U9 | Saturdays at home & away fields from 8.30am-1pm |
Sundays at home & away fields from 8.30am-4pm |
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U10 & U11 | Saturdays at home & away fields from 8.30am-1pm |
Sundays at home & away fields from 8.30am-1pm |
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For more information on Junior teams contact the coordinator for your age group