The recent announcement from the Western Bulldogs and Asics Oceania gifting underage football players in Ballarat with free ASICS footwear, which will directly impact our BFNL and BFLW players for the upcoming season is something we are deeply appreciative of being selected.
Ballarat locals have been doing it tough, not only in the current financial struggles but within the community with fires, heartache and social interactions spanning from our youngest members to the oldest.
This announcement Wednesday is a real boost to the community and something that will put a smile on the kids faces.
The intention is to roll this out prior to the season for our junior players, although a short turn around Asics and the Bulldogs are committed to making this happen.
As noted this will impact directly around 1800 players across the BFNL junior and BFLW junior teams.
Who will be eligible:
- BFNL Junior teams (boys/mixed competitions) – Under 9 players, under 11 players and under 13 players registered in the 2024 season.
- ·BFLW Junior teams – Under 12 players and under 14 players registered in the 2024 season.
What do you need to do if you are eligible?
- Firstly, register with your club now if you haven’t already. Each club has their registration links open, if you need the link again, please get in contact with your club.
- Secondly, your club coordinator will assist in collating information at your club level. Please attend your training sessions!
- Finally, ensure you check your child’s size of footwear required now! This will be a quick turnaround so to get the shoes here to your club as quickly as possible there will be a short turnaround time on this link.
The BFNL and junior club committees will assist in promoting and collating this information to be passed onto the Western Bulldogs and Asics.
These shoes will be a mix of football boots and runners, but rest assured you are going to receive a pair of high-quality footwear from a leading brand in the industry!
For more information, please contact the following staff:
BFNL Junior competitions (Boys/Mixed) Matt Newton –
BFLW competitions Tayla Banham –
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