In tonights program we have the first of the NPL Club series. We speak at length to the Pres and VP of Gungahlin United FC. Gungahlin United is a club that services all its football constituency, they are in an area of massive growth in the ACT region and it would be no surprise, therefore to hear that managing growth is their top priority. They don’t get much support beyond their CLub, in their service to football, but they do have to find the money to pay some pretty big bills – how does about $60k for hire of playing fields for training and games grab you? Its all hard work, but they are fortunate to have good club officials, committee, volunteers (never enough of course) and a legion of players who are doing good things.
This is community Football at its best and we have a lot of good community based Clubs in the ACT and so much of it is devoted to junior / youth Football. This is the peak body's strategic target group for technical development and structural development and assistance by Capital Football. Without Clubs healthy and well supported the game is shackled, no matter how many curriculum you produce, coaches you train or promises are made for a brighter future for the Socceross or Matildas - without good playing surfaces for all age groups, you can't play good football. Ask the Clubs!
Gunghalin United FC needs all the help it can get - they sit in a strategically important growth area within the ACT and we want those children and families rusted on to Football, not AFL!
Sit back with a restorative medicinal and listen in on this very informative fire-side chat with the President and Vice President of GUFC. This is part 1 of the interview, part 2 will be available on the Blogspot in podcast later this week.
