Youth Football 

Want to lace up your boots and get playing in 2023?  

We have over 200 clubs across northern NSW ready to welcome you and your sideline supporters to their team this season.  

Why play football?  

• Football is Australia’s favourite game with more participants than any other sport 

• Football is inclusive and can be enjoyed by anyone regardless of ability, age, gender, or race 

• Make new friends with similar interests 

• Maintain a healthy and active lifestyle in a safe and social environment 

• Football has a variety of participation opportunities to suit every schedule, budget, and lifestyle 

• Social and competitive opportunities from infancy through to adulthood 

There has never been a better time to play football 

With so much happening around the grounds in 2023 it’s the perfect time to get involved in the game:  

• History will be made with the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ to be held on home soil 

• There will be more opportunities to showcase talented First Nation’s participants through the NAIDOC Cup and Talented Indigenous Scholarships 

• The NSW government’s Football Legacy Fund will see clubs will benefit from more than $6 million to help build or upgrade community infrastructure and boost female participation 

• Increased opportunities to step into non-playing roles like coaching, refereeing, or volunteering through courses, resources, and the Women in Football Scholarship Program 

Want to level up over summer? 

• Learn new skills with our football skills videos  

• Test your abilities with our football challenges  

• Hear more about your football heroes in the Matildas or Socceroos podcasts 

Registration resources 

• Active Kids $100 Vouchers 

• Club classifieds 

• Cost of football 

• Insurance 

Need help registering? Check out the helpful guides on Play Football.