We are incredibly lucky in the ACT Region when it come to Football. We have some absolutely top class junior / youth Football to look at free of charge - in any year - the NTC Challenge, Under 13 Boys and Under 13 Girls Nationals, Canberra United home games, AIS home games and various other fixtures, ACTAS fixtures and visiting international teams.
But top of the list for national and international community based involvement is the KANGA CUP. Any team can enter. Capital Football Clubs are mad if they get themseleves to enter teams at the various age groups. Just watch how your team improves by exposure to teams from places they will get to play again.
Who can forget the Singot Primary School (Sth Korea) Under 12 Boys teams hosted by Monaro Panthers. They are just sensational. When they participate they get bigger crowds than some Premier League games - and so they should - its better football! Then there is the US Girls team from some private school (name escapes me at the moment) and their nickname was the "silver stealers, because the school organises for the them to compete at various tournaments around the world and they usually win the silverware. It's a world game!
Don't let your son or daughter pass through the age groups in football without at least one shot at the Kanga Cup.
Russ Gibbs, Media & Public Relations Officer, Capital Football has asked the NPL to pass on the following information:
Have you nominated your team for the McDonald's Kanga Cup yet?
The McDonald's Kanga Cup is the most prestigious youth tournament of its kind to be currently operating within Australia, is the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere and one of the biggest tournaments in the world. Winning a McDonald's Kanga Cup is the most coveted prize in Australian youth football. The tournament is open to club, school, association or community based teams that are part of the International Football Family. It caters for male and female youth ranging from 9 years to 18 years of age.
The McDonald's Kanga Cup provides an opportunity for participants to meet players from all over Australia as well as the world. Past participants have been from Australia, Chinese Taipei, Denmark, England, East Timor, Fiji, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Italy, New Zealand, People's Republic of China, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, the United States and others. Social and cultural exchange is encouraged between competitors throughout the tournament, with a wide range of social activities available for participants and officials making the tournament a "cultural festival of football".
For full details of how to register please visit http://www.kangacup.com/
NOMINATIONS CLOSE MAY 21st - SO ACT NOW!