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Football West’s Hyundai Partnership Just the Ticket

Football West’s Hyundai partnership just the ticket Mar 14, 2019 Football West News Female and junior football in Western Australia received a major boost today partnering with motoring giant Hyundai. Hyundai is a big supporter of Football at all levels of the game,

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Your chance to back WA Paras

The Goldfields WA Paras State Team has joined forces with Sport Australia to raise funds to enable players to attend the 2019 National CP Football Championships later this year. The international seven-a-side format provides a pathway for players with neurological-related mobi

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Walking Football gets multi-million dollar boost

Walking Football gets multi-million dollar boost Football West’s Walking Football program received a major boost today after a multi-million dollar sporting grants announcement from the Federal Government in Perth. Minister for Sport Senator Bridget McKenzie and Minister fo

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Hot Weather Policy

UPDATE: Football West has introduced a Hot Weather Policy to ensure players and match officials are protected during the summer. The policy is aimed at reducing the risk of heat stroke, a potentially fatal condition which may arise when a player or official continues to exerci

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Two new Walking Football competitions

Football West is seeking expressions of interest for two Walking Football competitions to be held in 2019. Both competitions will run for eight weeks, the first from April to June followed by one from August to October. The venues have yet to be confirmed but the competitio

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New Junior 5-a-side competition

Football West is launching a new 5-a-side competition for Skill Acquisition Program aged players in the new year. The competition will take place over nine weeks during the first school term of 2019. It is open to players born between 2007-2010, with games played on Saturda

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Old Stagers Walk Tall

More than 50 players stepped up to put on a Walking Football exhibition on Saturday. Players representing Wanneroo City Blue, Wanneroo City Red, Quinns FC, Mandurah Oldolphins and Dana FC played in the pilot tournament at Gibbney Reserve. Quinns won the final on penalti

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New Women’s Masters competition

Football West is launching a new midweek seven-a-side Women’s Masters competiton. The 10-week outdoor tournament will run from October 5 to December 4, including finals. The competition is for women aged 30 and over, although each team is allowed two players aged 28 or 29.

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Mandurah boots made for walking

Mandurah City are the latest club to get on board with Walking Football. City will launch the Football West-backed program at 5.30pm this Friday, July 27, with a demonstration at their Securitas Protect Stadium, Peelwood Parade, Halls Head. For more information on Walking F

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Skills have street appeal in Katanning

Youngsters in Katanning proved they were streets ahead tonight as they kicked off a new Football West initiative. Smarter Than Smoking Street Football hit the Great Southern town with around 30 teenagers and other young people showing off their close-ball skills at the Katanni

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Players walk tall at Wanneroo

A new football format is taking off in Perth’s northern suburbs – and it really is a walk in the park. Wanneroo City Soccer Club are holding weekly walking football sessions at their Kingsway Reserve home. Almost 30 players attended this week and numbers are expected to gro

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Footingball gives Stephen ‘a new lease of life’

A Wanneroo mother has hailed a Football West program which she says has given her son “a new lease of life”. Stephen Rea, 42, was diagnosed with schizophrenia in his early 20s and requires full-time care. He has been in and out of hospital over the past 17 years and dur

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Girls SAP training session open to all

Football West will host two Girls Skill Acquisition Program open training sessions as part of Female Football Week, which runs from March 2 to 10. The Program, which develops core skills in fun and engaging training sessions designed according to FFA’s National Football Curric

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Join the 2017 Junior Futsal Competition

Team nominations are now open for the 2017 Football West Junior Futsal Competition. The competition will run from Sunday, October 15 to Sunday December 17. Each team will require a minimum of eight players and a maximum of 10 players. Teams are not required to be affilia

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Have your say via NPL Review surveys

Football West has launched an unprecedented study into the National Premier Leagues WA (NPLWA) competition and is now seeking input from players, coaches and club officials through a series of online surveys. The NPL Review aims to develop a comprehensive framework to serve th

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Club Participation Agreement

Football West would like to remind all clubs that applications to enter into a Participation Agreement must be submitted by 22 February 2019. For more information about the introduction of the Participation Agreements and to complete the application form, please visit our webs

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Football West launch Walking Football initiative

Football West’s inaugural Walking Football initiative was launched at the Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre recently. City of Belmont Mayor Phil Marks and Member for Belmont Glenys Godfrey MLA opened the event before participants enjoyed fun football activities and small-sided game