Northern NSW Football maintains 2025 registration fees

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Northern NSW Football has confirmed that its allocated share of player registration fees will remain unchanged for the 2025 season.

This announcement coincides with the official opening of registrations for all participants across northern NSW on Saturday.

Upon registering for a sanctioned football activity, players pay a registration fee, which is distributed among four organisations dedicated to the growth, development, promotion, and delivery of football.

NNSWF 2025 Community Registration Fees (GST included)

  • Entry level (5-7): $19.80
  • Junior (8-11): $36.41
  • Youth (12-18): 49.50
  • Senior Amateur (19+): $132.99
  • Football 4All: $5.50

Football Australia 2025 Levy (include GST)

  • Entry level (5-7): $15
  • Junior (8-11): $15
  • Youth (12-18): $15
  • Senior Amateur (19+): $35.00
  • Football 4All: $14.50

Any extra fees beyond the stated amount are set by individual member zones and clubs.

Northern NSW Football values players’ financial contributions and remains committed to minimizing the member federation’s portion of the fee while maintaining the resources needed to support its football community across the region.

NNSWF CEO Peter Haynes expressed satisfaction in maintaining the organisation’s portion of player registration fees at the same rate for another season.

“Northern NSW Football has worked hard to make sure football is as affordable as possible. We have kept our portion of registration fees the same for five years,” Haynes said via press release.

“In alignment with our 2024-26 Strategic Plan, NNSWF is committed to expanding our capacity, programs and services available to our football community. We have increased education to regional areas as well as continuing to lift our premier competitions all while managing to keep our component of the registration fees the same.

“I wish everyone in the northern NSW football family the best for the 2025 season.”

NNSWF General Manager of Women & Girls and Participation, Allana Neeve, expressed enthusiasm for a promising future for football throughout northern NSW.

“NNSWF wants football to remain as accessible as possible regardless of age, gender or location,” Neave said via press release.

“One of our main focuses as an organisation is to develop and grow the number of inclusive programs and participants in the women, girls and Indigenous space.

“We are committed to helping member zones and clubs provide the best sporting experiences possible to remain the number one sport of choice in the region.”

Registration for the 2025 season is now open! Discover a club and become part of the team here.

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FCA to Host Exclusive Two-Part Goalscoring Workshop Series with Dr Ron Smith

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One of Australian football’s most respected coaching minds shares decades of research ahead of the FIFA Men’s World Cup.

Football Coaches Australia (FCA) has announced an exclusive two-part coach education series featuring renowned coach educator and football analyst Dr Ron Smith, offering coaches a rare opportunity to explore the evolving science of goalscoring through the lens of one of Australia’s most influential football thinkers.

The online workshops, scheduled for June 1 and June 8, will examine the historical development, modern trends and future direction of goalscoring in football, drawing on extensive research that formed the foundation of Dr Smith’s doctoral studies.

For FCA, the sessions represent the culmination of more than a year of planning and provide a timely opportunity for coaches to deepen their understanding of attacking play ahead of the FIFA Men’s World Cup.

“Ron’s work on goalscoring has been years in the making and continues to evolve,” FCA President Ian Greener said.

“We felt there was no better time to bring this knowledge to the coaching community than in the lead-up to the World Cup, when coaches around the world will be analysing the game’s best teams and players.”

Across the two sessions, Dr Smith will present findings from his extensive research into goalscoring patterns and trends, examining how the game has changed over time and what coaches can learn from football’s biggest tournaments.

Topics covered throughout the series will include:

  • Historical analysis of goalscoring trends
  • How goalscoring has evolved in the modern game
  • Key patterns identified through Dr Smith’s research
  • Scoring trends across the last six FIFA Men’s World Cups
  • Comparisons between men’s and women’s World Cup tournaments
  • The role of pressing, transition moments and direct play in creating goals
  • Practical coaching implications for improving attacking performance

The two-part structure has been intentionally designed to build upon itself. Session One will focus on the evidence, data and research underpinning Dr Smith’s findings, while Session Two will explore the practical applications and coaching interventions that can emerge from that analysis.

Football Australia has accredited both workshops with one Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hour each, allowing coaches to earn two CPD hours by attending both sessions.

Dr Smith’s coaching and coach education credentials span decades. He has worked extensively with Football Australia, the Australian Institute of Sport and the Socceroos, while also holding coaching roles internationally in Iceland and Malaysia, as well as within the A-League.

His contributions to coach development have helped shape generations of Australian coaches, making this series a valuable opportunity for coaches across all levels of the game.

Event Details

History and Future of Goalscoring – Session One
Date: Monday, June 1, 2026
Time: 7:30pm AEST
Format: Online
CPD: 1 Football Australia-accredited CPD hour

Following the completion of the FIFA Men’s World Cup, FCA is also planning a special panel discussion featuring leading Australian and international coaching voices to analyse the key tactical developments, trends and lessons emerging from the tournament.

Further details regarding that event are expected to be released later this year.

FCA members can attend the workshops free of charge, while guest registrations are available through Eventbrite.

Football NSW calls on clubs to Make It Red for Heart Health Round

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Football NSW is calling on clubs and associations across the state to register for the 2026 Make It Red campaign, joining a national awareness movement aimed at reducing heart-related deaths on sporting grounds ahead of Heart Health Round on the weekend of June 5 to 7.

The campaign, developed by the Heartbeat of Football Foundation, asks sporting clubs to wear red, raise funds and build awareness around heart disease and sudden cardiac arrest, which is the leading single cause of disease burden and death in Australia for both men and women, and one that health authorities say is largely preventable through modifiable risk factors.

The call to action comes as the Foundation continues its work to map and register Automated External Defibrillators across NSW sporting facilities, a project that has already engaged twelve football associations and fed data into both the NSW Ambulance GoodSAM registry and NSW Health’s public AED map. The availability of a functioning, registered AED on site is among the most significant determinants of survival following sudden cardiac arrest, with survival rates declining sharply for every minute without defibrillation.

Football NSW is encouraging clubs to engage with the campaign across three areas. Clubs can register for the Make It Red campaign to help fund research, education and prevention programs. Participants, particularly those aged over 35, are encouraged to seek a free heart health screening test from their local GP or enquire about hosting a Heartbeat of Football testing day. Clubs are also urged to ensure their grounds have active, accessible AEDs in place, with guidance available through Football NSW’s Rescue Ready Guide.

The Make It Red campaign runs from June 5 to July 12, with Heart Health Round taking place across the opening weekend. Clubs can register and access participation resources at makeitred.org.

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