AFL Victoria and the Outer East Football Netball League joined forces to hold a free Junior Girls ‘Footy 4 Fun’ football clinic at Gembrook Recreation Reserve on Sunday 26 March.
AFL Victoria participation officer, William Macklin, said the impact of the two organisations working together has had a “tremendous impact on community football in the region”.
“We have run two girls-only Auskick intros one out of Monbulk and the other at Mt Evelyn,” Mr Macklin said.
“We have seen 15 new female participants play football for the first time in an inclusive and fun environment.”
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Mr Macklin said AFL Victoria is committed to providing an equal opportunity for girls to thrive in football and we are very excited to continue to grow the female pathway.
He also said the organisation has started conducting after-school all girls programs giving participants an opportunity to join a free one-hour clinic with girls from their school.
“We have done these at Wandin Yallock Ps, St Pauls Monbulk, Monbulk Ps, Emerald PS, menzies creek PS & The Patch PS. We have seen over 20 girls at each session enjoying learning new skills with their peers,” he said.
We have two other Roadshows approaching with one in Woori Yallock and one in Monbulk.
From this, we will be able to create a new under 10s girls competion in the Outer East. Girls will no longer have to play up in the under-12s or play with the boys! They can represent their club in a fun and inclusive under girls football competition.
These girls will be transitioned from Auskick and our Footy 4 fun programs to the under-10 competitions
