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Committee

Off-field, junior footy is led by a dedicated and hard-working committee who plan, manage the programs throughout the season. Who we are and our roles and responsibilities are outlined below.

If you’re a junior footy parent or caregiver who has skills, dedication and energy to bring to the table, click here. We’re always on the lookout for volunteers to deliver critical off-field projects that assist in getting kids participating on-field.

 
 

Paul Johnston. Junior Footy Co-President & Secretary M: 0414 200 902 jnrfootypresident.paul@smdsc.com.au

Mike Gillard. Junior Footy Co-President M: 0419 101 352 jnrfootypresident.mike@smdsc.com.au

Co-PresidentS

  • Chairs committee meetings

  • Delegates duties

  • Liaises with league and attends league meetings

  • Liaises with the sports club and attends monthly sports club meetings

  • Liaises with other sports sections (Auskick, senior footy, junior cricket, little aths)

  • Represents the face and voice of the junior footy community

Sarah McClean M: 0424 314 518 E: marketing.juniorfooty@smdsc.com.au

MARKETING & Comms CoORdinator

  • Manages, monitors and updates the social media accounts (Instagram, Facebook)

  • Develops yearly Bloods Campaign

  • Prepares and issues Bloodlines

  • Promotes the junior footy programs to the local community, including local schools

  • Actively recruits players

    Sponsorship Coordinator

  • Develops a sponsorship program

  • Engages sponsors

  • Ensures deliverables from sponsors and deliverables to sponsors

  • Provides reports and updates to sponsors

David Guerineau
M: 0437 793 122
E: treasurer.juniorfooty@smdsc.com.au

Treasurer

  • Prepares the annual budget and monthly forecasts

  • Reports to the committee on tracking against the annual budget and monthly forecasts

  • Maintains the financial accounts

  • Manages the bank account

  • Issues invoices

  • Processes payments

Paul Johnston
M: 0414 200 902
E: jnrfootypresident.paul@smdsc.com.au

Secretary

  • Processes and responds to or distributes inquiries

  • Processes and responds to or distributes league requests

  • Prepares meeting agendas and takes meeting minutes

  • Supports the president in the administrative operations

  • Initial point of contact for general questions, queries and concerns

  • Develops, updates and communicates club policies to the junior footy community

  • Oversees compliance, risk management, governance and club policies

David Collett
M: 0409 336 131
E: childsafetyofficer@smdsc.com.au

Incident Officer

  • Processes, investigates and responds to reported incidents

  • Liaises with the junior footy community to understand and resolve reported incidents

  • Initial point of contact for incident reporting, questions or queries

Child Safety Officer

  • Ensures the junior footy community has relevant child safety accreditations

  • Ensures the junior footy community understands and adheres to the child safety guidelines

  • Develops processes and procedures that assist the junior footy community’s adherence to the child safety guidelines

  • Keeps up to date with changes to the child safety guidelines and communicating to the junior footy community

  • Initial point of contact for child safety reporting, questions or queries

Lisa Pedretti
Registrar
M:
E: registrar.juniorfooty@smdsc.com.au

Player Registration Coordinator

  • Processes and responds to new player registrations and existing player renewals

  • Processes and responds to player transfers from other clubs

  • Processes and responds to local interchange permits for players in alliance teams

  • Processes and responds to special considerations from co-parented players

  • Operates the GameDay database for player registration

  • Initial point of contact for player registration questions or queries

  • Reports to the committee on player registrations

Anna Darcy
M: 0424 747 897
E: annadarcy@bigpond.com

Merchandise Coordinator

  • Arranges and coordinates uniform and other merchandise offering

  • Orders uniforms and other merchandise from provider

  • Maintains inventory of footy jumpers

  • Manages distribution and collection of footy jumpers

  • Schedules, manages and overseas swap stall for used footy gear

Mary Studdert
M: 0415 677 424
E: mary@marystuddert.com

Grants Coordinator

  • Keeps up to date with grant opportunities

  • Prepares, manages and oversees grant applications

Justine Grahame
M: 0411 559 681
E: justine.grahame@smdsc.com.au

U8 - U11 Mixed/Boys - Warwick Earl M: 0421 272701 -  juniormixedcoordinator.juniorfooty@smdsc.com.au
U12 - U15 Mixed/Boys - Carl Steinfort M: 0407 309802 -  youthboyscoordinator.juniorfooty@smdsc.com.au
U16 - 18 Boys/Alliance - Nick Abbot M: 0412 578 056 -  seniorboyscoordinator.juniorfooty@smdsc.com.au

Coaching Coordinators

  • Recruits and coordinates coaches

  • Assists and supports coaches

  • Ensures coaches understand the league requirements

  • Coordinates players and officials into teams

  • Enters teams in the league competition

  • Establishes and manages the training schedule and grounds availability for training

  • Manages the match fixture and grounds availability for matches

  • Ensures coaches have the required tools and equipment

  • Ensures coaches have the required accreditations

  • Coordinates coach training sessions for coaches

  • Maintains inventory of coach training kits

  • Manages distribution and collection of coach training kits

Nikki Wallace
M: 0421 049 855
E: girlsfooty.juniorfooty@smdsc.com.au

Director of girls football

  • Ensure girls have the opportunities to learn and perfect the skills associated with playing footy

  • Provide girls of all skill levels a safe, supportive and inclusive environment which develops, promotes and encourages participation and enjoyment of footy

  • Encourage women and girls in the Club to play, coach, umpire, administer and govern the game

  • Actively recruit girls to play junior footy

  • Recruit coaches for each of the girls teams

Paula Yates
M: 0409 532 020
E: teammanagercoordinator.juniorfooty@smdsc.com.au

Team Manager Coordinator

  • Recruits and coordinates team managers

  • Assists and supports team managers

  • Ensures team managers understand the league requirements

  • Ensures team managers have the required tools and equipment

  • Ensures team managers have the required accreditations

  • Assists team managers to recruit match day roles

  • Maintains inventory of team manager kit bags

  • Manages distribution and collection of team manager kit bags

Lucy Chambers
M: 0431 462 887
E: trainers.juniorfooty@smdsc.com.au

Trainer Coordinator

  • Recruits and coordinates trainers

  • Assists and supports trainers

  • Ensures trainers understand the league requirements

  • Ensures trainers have the required tools and equipment

  • Ensures trainers have the required accreditations

  • Coordinates first aid training sessions for trainers

  • Schedules, manages and overseas first aid training sessions with provider

  • Maintains inventory of first aid kits

  • Manages distribution and collection of first aid kits

  • Engages grounds medic

  • Manages and oversees grounds medic

Ryan Mckenzie
M: TBA
E: ryanmckenzie@smdsc.com.au

Match Day Coordinator

  • Drives the healthy canteen initiative

  • Recruits and coordinates grounds staff (canteen, BBQ and grounds) and coffee cart provider

  • Assists and supports grounds staff and coffee cart operator

  • Ensures grounds staff and coffee cart operator understand the processes and protocols on match day

  • Ensures grounds staff have the required tools and equipment

  • Ensures grounds staff have the required accreditations

  • Coordinates onboarding and training sessions for grounds staff and coffee cart operator

Equipment coordinator

  • Maintains inventory of equipment

  • Ensures equipment is available, labelled, maintained and secure

  • Liaises with the coach coordinator, team manager coordinator, trainer coordinator and merchandise coordinator about their requirements

Vacant

Umpire coordinator

  • Recruits and coordinates umpires

  • Assists and supports umpires

  • Ensures umpires understand the league requirements

  • Ensures umpires have the required tools and equipment

  • Ensures umpires have the required accreditations

  • Coordinates umpire training sessions for umpires

Sarah McKenzie-McHarg
M: 0413 654 894
E: sarah@kx.com.au

Fundraising & Events Coordinator

  • Arranges and coordinates the fundraising events program

  • Recruits and coordinates volunteers to assist in delivering the fundraising events program