About the Competition

This FUN and FRIENDLY 15-week competition is affiliated with Football NSW, and will run as follows:

WHEN
19th October to 14th December 2020 with a break over the Summer school holidays, restarting on Friday 29th January to 12th March 2021.
Monday and Friday evenings
(Monday 15th and Friday 19th March are backup days for the finals in case of extreme weather.)

WHERE
Melwood Oval, Forestville

WHO CAN PLAY
Open to all ages from Under 6’s – Over 35’s (boys/mixed, girls, men, women), regardless of experience. ALL new players welcome!
See the FAQ section on Match Information for days and times of play for each age group.

GAME FORMAT
Summer Football games are small-sided games played on small fields to encourage skill acquisition and practice outside of the main Winter season.  Game formats are consistent with Football NSW and Football Federation Australia regulations, as shown below:

Age Group	Game Length	*Players on Field
U6 to U7	2 x 12 minute halves (this could increase to 15minute halves)	4 (no goalkeeper)
U8 to U14	2 x 15 minute halves	6 (including goalkeeper)
U15 to O35	2 x 20 minute halves	6 (including goalkeeper)

*We recommend having at least 2 subs in each team.  There is no limit as to the number of players in each team.

Game Times are final have been published on the Match Information page here.

PLAYER REGISTRATION COST

All players in the Forest Summer Football competition must be insured.  If you played soccer in the current 2020 Winter season with any club (affiliated with Football NSW) you will already be insured, so your fee in the table below will be “WITH Winter Registration”.

If you did NOT play in the current 2020 Winter season, your fee in the table below will be “NO Winter Registration”, the additional cost ensuring you become insured once registered.

• All costs include a Summer Soccer kit – shirt, shorts and socks.
• The $100 Active Kids voucher can be applied to the Junior player fees below to reduce registration. Apply here for the Active Kids voucher.
• Discounts are available for families who have 4 or more players registered in the competition. Before completing Player registration, please email summerfootball@fkfc.com.au if this discount applies to your 4+ family members.

Age Group	U6 – U9	U10 – U17	Senior Players
Cost – WITH Winter Registration EARLY BIRD RATE	$165	$175	$195
Cost – NO Winter Registration EARLY BIRD RATE	$172	$182	$209
Cost – WITH Winter Registration AFTER 14th SEP 2020	$175	$185	$205
Cost – NO Winter Registration AFTER 14th SEP 2020	$182	$192	$219

TEAMS

TEAM Registration is OPEN – visit the TEAM Registration page now.

Forest Summer Soccer is a social competition and is structured to encourage players to form their own team amongst their friends, winter team mates, social and other sporting groups.

If you do not have a team to join (or cannot form your own team) please complete this Registration Form for Individual Players Looking for a Team.  We will endeavour to put you in contact with a team looking for players, or to help form a team with other players also wanting to play.

Once you’re in a team, complete your PLAYER registration.

Please visit the FAQs Summer Soccer sub-menu for further details of the competition