West Australian Football

A NEW Under 21 women's competition has kicked off in WA, with the first round of fixtures producing some good contests last weekend.

The competition is open to 14-19 year olds and is being played on Friday and Saturday nights at 5.40pm and 7pm over the next six weeks.

It is an ideal place to start for the beginning player, school player or junior player that would like to taste football on the big stage with girls around their own age.  Round 1 was played at the home of the Perth Football Club, EFTel Oval, under lights.

Females aged 20 and 21 are encouraged to play if they have ‘rookie’ status, that is, 10 games of WAWFL or less.

THE invaluable role of women at all levels of football was highlighted when 80 attended a recent Women in Football Governance Workshop hosted by the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC) and funded through the Australian Sports Commission and Office for Women’s Sports Leadership Grants.

Keynote speakers included new West Coast Eagles board member Julie Bishop as well as East Perth District Football Development Council chair Jo Davies and WA Country Football League junior vice president Catherine Vanderweide.

Julie Bishop touched on her career to date and explained how she became involved with the West Coast Eagles board. Her passion for football was clearly evident and she provided some excellent advice on what being involved at Board level has meant to her both professionally and personally.

The East Fremantle Female side were the first to sign on for the inaugural Western Australian Women’s Football League under 21’s completion which is set to launch at 5.40pm next Friday night February 26 at EFTel Oval. The games will be played in two twenty minute halves at twilight represents a chance to have some great fun on some of Western Australia’s premier WAFL venues.

Claremont Women’s Football Club is seeking the services of an experienced coach to act as the Club’s Head Coach in 2010.

The club's vision is for a highly motivated Head Coach to take the reins both on the field and at Tuesday and Thursday evening training sessions in conjunction with the club's Division 2 Coach.

The WAFC, in partnership with the WAWFL and WAWFL clubs, have launched an inaugural under 21s competition for females.

This competition is open to 14-19 year olds and will be played on Friday and Saturday nights at 5.40pm and 7pm over a six week period beginning on February 26, 2010.