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Junior Football Coordinator - U6's to U11's

Murray (Muz) Pendlebury

Welcome to Season 2021.

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Hi! My name is Murray Pendlebury and I am the Junior Football Coordinator for the VPJAFC. This is my 4th year in this position, and I have been a part of the committee since 2018. I have taken on coaching roles for the past 7 years: 2014 – Under 8’s, 2015 – Under 8’s, 2016 – Under 9’s, 2017 – Roys Coordinator and Assistant Coach in Under 11’s, 2019 - Under 12’s Assistant Coach, 2020 - Under 14’s Community Coach. I have also played AFL since I was 6 years old and only retired a few seasons ago to take on this role.

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My goals for the season ahead are to create not just football players but great kids in the community. Our aim as committee members, and as a club, is for the VPJAFC to become a premier junior football club in Queensland. A club with very high levels in coaching, support through our programs and our ABC concept across all levels: A – Attitude, B – Belief, C – Consistency.

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Attitude – If you come with a positive attitude and a willing to learn, that attitude will enable you to develop skills and mateship in a team environment.

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Belief – If you have belief you will eventually, with persistence conquer any task, at training or on game day.

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Consistency – Through consistency and hard work at training, game days become easy showing skills and fitness.

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Junior Football is about ongoing participation and development, improvement in skills and creating fun and friendships.

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None of this can happen without the volunteer coaches and managers. So, if you are willing to put your hand up as a coach/manager, feel free to contact me. I know the pressure of becoming a coach, as I was thrown in the deep end in 2014 to coach. When you think about it, it is a couple of hours out of the week to make our kids great footy players and to build a community, full of great individuals in which you are already part of.

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Season 2021 is shaping up to be an exciting year at VPJAFC and I cannot wait to see everyone out and enjoying this great game we love in the coming months.

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Regards

Murray Pendlebury

Junior Football Coordinator

VPSAFC Junior Football Key Points

  • Junior AFL is for boys and girls aged up to 11.5 years, with experience from beginners to advanced, and allows for the gradual introduction of contact.

  • Generally, training sessions are between one/two afternoons on a weeknight and a game played on a Friday night or weekend.

  • Games are played on a much smaller ground, with a shorter playing in time to ensure kids stay engaged and enjoy the experience. Generally, games are made up of 4 quarters at 10 minutes each.

  • Rules are modified to make it as safe as possible while having fun and building skills, including modified tackling and no bumping.

  • Maintaining a ‘footy for fun’ focus, games are not scored until U11.5s (being the final year of junior footy) and do not have a ladder that ranks teams, meaning no finals are played.

  • Season lengths and dates may vary, but generally will run for 10 weeks from April to July with breaks for school holidays

  • Players registered with a local club are covered by insurance, whilst at training and playing.

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