Great support for 2025 Club Development Conference
More than 80 representatives from WA clubs and associations attended the first Football West Club Development Conference at the Sam Kerr Football Centre.
The all-day conference, supported by Football Australia, provided clubs with valuable resources and the opportunity to network leading into the new season.
Subjects covered included:
- Positive Communication in Sport – Monarch Management’s Monica Beazley
- Let’s Talk Mental Health – Helping Minds
- Attracting and Retaining Volunteers – Football Australia
- Creating a Safe and Inclusive Environment for Women and Girls in Sport – Football Australia
- Safeguarding / Club Changer 2 Star Information – Football Australia
- LGBTIQA+ Inclusion & Diversity – Pride Cup
- Pelvic Pain and Menstruation Education for Players – Pelvic Pain Foundation of Australia
- Disability and Inclusion Q&A – Football Futures Foundation
There were also sessions run by Football West and its charity partner Football Futures Foundation:
- Laws of the Game Changes
- MiniRoos Coaching: Introduction & Upskilling
- Inclusive Soccer Clinic
- Disability & Inclusion WA
Football West Club Changer Lead Karen Hennessy said: “Thanks to everyone who attended the first Club Development Conference hosted by Football West, we were thrilled to help the clubs prepare for the 2025 season.
“The feedback we have received from presenters and attendees was overwhelmingly positive and we will look to make this an annual event.
“We are extremely grateful to the presenters for sharing their expertise, with some coming from interstate. There was great engagement throughout the day and hopefully people who attended are even more prepared for the new season.
“It was great that we attracted such wide interest in the event. As well as metro clubs, we had people who travelled from Denmark, Margeret River, Karratha, and Geraldton. It was a chance also to promote the Club Changer program and the benefits for clubs to get involved.
“Finally, a word for the Football Futures Foundation who do great work in the inclusion area. There were over 100 players associated with the foundation at the conference and they helped make it such a special day.”
Football West would like to acknowledge the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries for supporting the Club Development Conference through its Female Football Community Legacy Program.
