Applications for the AFLV Community Level 3 Coaching Accreditation Course are now open.

• Phase 1 of the course will be delivered over two sessions as a face-to-face workshop to be held in Melbourne.
• Phase 2 will be conducted virtually across three sessions.
• Phase 3 will be conducted as 5 x 1.5-hour monthly online Webinar sessions. Coaches will be divided into small Peer Learning Groups with opportunities to connect once a month between the formal learning sessions.

The AFLSE Commission is pleased to announce the induction of Michael (Mick) O’Rourke of the Rye Football Netball Club as a Life Member of the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League. The AFLSE Commission approved the nomination in 2019 however, due to COVID the presentation was delayed. AFLSE Region Manager, Will Dakis made the Life Member Announcement at yesterday’s club Sponsors luncheon in front of family and club sponsors. Mick commenced his 57-year association with the MPNFL and the Rye Football Netball Club as an under 17’s player for Rye in 1964. Mick is still an active member of the club holding the current position of Club President, a position he has held for 20 years. Mick has had an outstanding 36 years as senior office-bearer volunteering in various roles at the club including general committee, Treasurer, Secretary, Tribunal Advocate, Shire liaison and Junior Club Delegate. 1969 – 1979 & 1996 – 2001:   General committee 1980 – 1995:                          Vice President 2002 – 2021:                          President. A Life Member of the Rye FNC, Mick also played 342 club games, (113 senior), played in one senior premiership, and was involved in six reserves premierships, two as a player, one as captain/coach, and three as a coach. He also won two reserves' best and fairest awards. Mick has been our Rye Sports and Social Club representative for the last 46 years and plays a pivotal role, with the successful running of the annual Rye Gift in January each year. Mick joins Nick Appleford as the second MPNFL Life Member from the Rye Football Netball Club. MPNFL Life Members

WHAT IS FOAM ROLLING? Foam rolling works by placing direct and sweeping pressure on the soft tissue targeted. Foam rolling has shown to have short-term benefits that result in increased joint range of movement, reductions in pain, and severity of DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness). Foam rolling has been shown to be particularly effective in the first 1-2 days following exercise. It is theorized that foam rolling helps to produce the above results by causing short-term alterations to the neuromuscular system. However, the exact physiological mechanisms of foam rolling that cause the above results are yet to be clearly established. HOW TO EFFECTIVELY FOAM ROLL? Depending on the muscle group you are targeting, use the foam roller in a sweeping fashion along the length of the muscle. You can also friction over ‘problem’ or ‘tight’ areas. You may use a foam roller, spikey ball, trigger point ball or hand roller with this technique. WHEN TO USE FOAM ROLLING? Foam rolling can be used before or after a game of sport, for approximately 1-2 minutes per major muscle group (eg. hamstrings or quadriceps). Before a game, foam rolling should only play a small role in your active warm-up. After a game, foam rolling should be combined with an active cool-down and then static stretching. STILL NOT SURE WHAT TO DO? Contact one of our experienced physiotherapists at Peninsula Sports Medicine Group to help guide you with your injury prevention/conditioning and injury rehabilitation to let you reach your sporting goals! Book with us today 👉 https://bit.ly/3p5QQmG @peninsulasportsmedicinegroup

Female Football Advocate Program – Expression of Interest

As a part of our focus on supporting female football across the state, we are looking for expressions of interest for Female Football Advocates for the South East Region. The Female Football advocate program will deliver additional face to face club support to enhance female football focus within clubs, leagues, and regions. The program aims to:

• Provide targeted support to clubs that have the opportunity to offer female football competitions and teams
• Provide Face to Face support through a female advocate approach to all clubs/leagues/regions.
• Assist in supporting club/league committees to maintain a female focus when making football decisions and supporting with resources/education and knowledge on all facets of female football
• Offer guidance on all establishing female football teams, competitions, and clubs across the state.
• Support all Participation programs with a female focus

The role of a Female Football Advocate will be suited to people who have extensive female football experience in the community whether as a player, volunteer, administrator, or coach. Also, have a passion for promoting female football across the community. The role includes (but not limited to):

• Identify Female Team opportunities in clubs
• Identify Female competitions opportunities in the regions
• Run Female programs in support of our Participation Team in all leagues within the region
• Identify potential female coaches in the Regions
• Support Club committees in having a female focus on participation
• Promote Female Committee members/appointments
• Run education programs to clubs on "Female Blueprint" for clubs
• Support the regions with female competition sponsorship opportunities as the advocate
• Promote Club Help + coach.afl for clubs in supporting female football participation
• Promote Female football in media opportunities for the region
• Share social media content and communications for female football in the region
• Identify clubs/leagues needing additional financial support to promote female football

It should be noted that Female Football Advocates may perform multiple engagements with a variety of clubs/leagues over the course of the 12-month period. Female Football Advocates will be remunerated, based on an hourly rate to be agreed between the Female Football Advocate and Metro League / Country Region at the time of engagement. Further detail can be obtained by contacting Will Dakis on 0439 964 262 and written expressions of interest outlining your skills and experience are requested by 17^th June addressed to Will Dakis by email at will.dakis@afl.com.au  

Commercial and Communications Manager We are seeking a highly talented and professional Commercial and Communication Manager to join our team. With a primary focus on new sponsorship and club communication, you will look to achieve ambitious results through identifying, developing and optimising long term partnerships with new markets and business groups to sell AFL South East commercial products. Applications close Sunday, March 14 and can be e-mailed to shaun.connell@aflse.com.au

Football Operations Coordinator We are seeking a suitably qualified person to oversee the management, development, growth and stainability of the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League, AFLSE Top-Age competition and junior development programs. This role is based in Casey Fields, Cranbourne East. Applications close Sunday, March 14 and can be e-mailed to shaun.connell@aflse.com.au

The St Kilda Football Club Next Generation Academy – in conjunction with Moorabbin Airport – is providing a wonderful opportunity for boys and girls who were born, or have one parent born, in an Asian, Middle Eastern or African country, to gain assistance as they travel through their junior football journey. Registrations are now open for the Moorabbin Airport All-Nations Scholarship Program, open to boys and girls born from 2004 through to 2008. See the attached flyer to access the registration form and to discover more details.

The St Kilda Football Club Next Generation Academy – in conjunction with AMC Commercial Cleaning – is providing a wonderful opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boys and girls to gain assistance as they travel through their junior football journey. Registrations are now open for the AMC Scholarship Program, open to boys and girls born from 2004 through to 2008. See the attached flyer to access the registration form and to discover more details.  

GREAT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN SPORT

Chisholm Sports Academy Football Program

It’s not too late! Skills Try Outs on Wednesday, February 10

Careers in sport are often defined by that one special moment when it’s almost too late, that rare occasion when one act of determination or skill can change your own sporting landscape forever. And when it comes to great opportunities for a career in sport – the Skills Try-Out for the Chisholm Sports Academy Football Program is the ‘not too late’ moment that could change your career opportunities right now. This is the equivalent of a kick after the siren, the three-pointer on the buzzer, or the netball intercept in the last seconds of play – that big career moment that you will remember for a lifetime. But this memorable moment is so easy to make happen! Simply register by emailing sportsacademy@chisholm.edu.au and lock yourself in – obligation free – for the Skills Try-Out to take place at Casey Stadium on Wednesday, February 10. • Rising Stars VCE/VCAL Program • Sports Academy Dual Diploma • Sports Academy Fitness Program If you are passionate about playing football – and have the talent and drive to take that passion further – the Chisholm Sports Academy Football Program could be for you. This unique opportunity offers sport-specific training – three mornings a week from 9 to 11.30 am – under the expert tutelage of former Melbourne player and AFLW Assistant Coach Corey Maynard at the newly renovated football facilities at Casey Fields. In addition to these three 90-minute training sessions, student/athletes will also access a tailored strength and conditioning program and develop that important sport/life balance with academic programs that provide industry desired qualifications. – all run out of Chisholm’s modern Cranbourne Campus. The Chisholm Sports Academy Football Program allows you to complete your senior secondary VCE/ VCAL program, a Certificate III / IV in Fitness or a Dual Diploma in Sport Coaching and Development/Sport and Recreation Management for those seeking a career within the sports or fitness industries. So if you are looking to kick goals – both on and off the field – and reach your full potential, take the first steps in starting your sports career at Chisholm today. Alyssa Dorio is certainly glad she chose Chisholm as a pathway through to University. After not achieving her desired VCE results Alyssa was unsure of her future. “But I knew I still wanted to study,” Alyssa said, with Chisholm’s ‘no ATAR required’ message giving her confidence that enrolling for the Dual Diploma in Sport – and completing it in just 12 months - was a step in the right direction. “I knew I would find new opportunities via the diploma in the hopes of doing a Uni degree,” she said. Alyssa excelled academically at Chisholm, achieving high distinctions in most of her units and was a nominee for Vocational Student of the Year at the 2020 Chisholm Education Awards. She has gone on to follow her passion for sport and is currently studying a Bachelor of Physical Education and Sport Science at Victoria University with plans to study further. “I plan to complete my degree and then progress to a Masters of Teaching to be a qualified Health/Physical Education teacher,” she said. “I would love to teach in a secondary school and maybe one day become a leader or coordinator of the sporting department at a school.” Chisholm’s Dual Diploma teacher, Donna Stevens, believes TAFE pathways offer students a unique gateway to higher education. “The Dual Diploma qualification offers students the opportunity to follow a pathway into a university degree with guaranteed entry into Deakin University and options for credits at many other universities as well,” Stevens said. “Our students are well placed for success in higher education owing to the combination of theory and practical experiences gained in the classroom.” Remember - this could be the ‘not too late’ moment that could change your career opportunities right now. -ENDS-