The change in the junior football structure has been delayed in an effort to provide certainty and continuity to clubs, players and families.
The board of the McDonald's Ballarat FNL has met recently and confirmed the junior age structure shall remain as an ‘odd’ structure for season 2022.
To provide some certainty and continuity, the existing ‘odd’ structure will continue through 2021 and will allow for further assessment to be made based on the ever-changing world we live in
After consideration of many aspects, not least of which is club feedback and registration data, the league believes it is in the best interest of the competition to delay the change of age groups until season 2023.
When the decision was made to change the structure of juniors in the Ballarat FNL, COVID had not yet appeared in our daily lives and the disruption currently felt over the past two years was not envisaged by anyone.
Junior football in 2022 shall consist of:
- • Under 17 Senior / Reserves Football
- • Under 15 Senior / Reserves Football
- • Under 13 Senior / Reserves Football
- • Under 11 Senior / Reserves Football
- • Under 9 Senior / Reserves Football (Friday night competition)
Further to the above, the Under 19’s shall remain as that grade in 2022.
The board is committed to implementing a structure for junior football that will best cater for the growing demands of our competition and ensure the long-term viability of the Ballarat FNL Juniors moving forward.
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