AFL Gets back to grassroots - AFL Release.

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MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

The AFL today launched its inaugural AFL Community Training Camp program where each AFL club will spend four days in a community conducting school visits, open training sessions, development activities and footy forums.

AFL Chief Executive Officer Wayne Jackson announced, the 16 AFL clubs would be travelling to communities in regional towns and suburban centres across Australia in the first week in February 2003.

The camps comprise activities to promote participation and assist club grassroot administrators and coaches. Detailed itineraries will be announced in late January, enabling communities to know in advance when they can meet the teams.

Mr. Jackson said the AFL Community Training Camps represented a considerable investment by the AFL in strengthening the relationship between the game and the community.

"Nothing on this scale has ever occurred before. We are very excited by the opportunities that this AFL Community Training Camp program offers for the future of football," Mr. Jackson said.

Mr. Jackson said that the AFL Community Training Camps would further encourage the growth of the game across Australia.

"By taking the elite level of the competition out to the regions and suburbs we hope to increase participation in AFL through increased AFL Auskick enrolments and club memberships," Mr. Jackson said.

Mr. Jackson also released the AFL 2002 National Census figures today showing an overall increase in AFL participation by 4.3%.

Total participation in AFL football rose 17,022 to 416,734 in 2002.

Mr. Jackson stated that the census figures showed that AFL Auskick participation had increased again in 2002, from 94,404 up to a total of 111, 689.

"AFL Auskick is Australia's most successful junior participation program, " Mr. Jackson said.

"Since 1990, AFL Auskick has grown from about 24,000 participants to over 110,000," Mr. Jackson explained.

"But we will not rest on our laurels, and that is why we will continue to invest in community connections through new initiatives like the camps we are launching today," Mr. Jackson said.

The clubs have worked together with the AFL to choose a local community.

Clubs will be going to:

Adelaide - Mount Gambier

Brisbane - Toowoomba

Carlton - Alice Springs

Collingwood - Greater West of Sydney

Essendon - Bendigo

Fremantle - Bunbury

Geelong - Newcastle

Melbourne - Wagga Wagga & Albury-Wodonga

Hawthorn - Hobart

Kangaroos - Canberra

Port Adelaide - Port Lincoln

Richmond - Traralgon

St Kilda - Launceston

Sydney - Coffs Harbour

West Coast - Albany

Western Bulldogs - Sunshine Coast


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National Participation Overall Participation & Trends

The 2002 Australian Football Census reveals that there were 416,734 participants in Australian Football competitions (of at least six weeks duration) and the AFL Auskick Program in 2002.

This was an increase of 17,022 or 4.3% in the 2001 total.

In 2002 there were:

111,689 players in AFL Auskick programs
(this was the first time there were over 100,000 participants)

255,073 players in club football
(who were not involved in AFL Auskick)

40,953 players in school and reduced number programs
(who were not involved in either club or AFL Auskick programs)

4806 players in womens football competitions
4213 players in veterans football competitions
Changes in team numbers between 2001 and 2002 have been a follows:

Club team numbers increased to 10,638 in 2002
(a 0.3% increase on the 2001 teams)

Reduced number teams decreased to 341 in 2002
(a 24.1% decrease on the 2001 teams)

School teams increased to 3897 in 2002
(a 13.7% increase on 2001)

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For more AFL Community Training Camp information and the 2002 Census details, please contact:
Michelle Clyne
 
Inersting

Well at least Sydney will get a chance to see a real footy club in action. Bet we get more to training than the Swans over the same period.

Another up yours Colless!!!!! The West will be ours. Expect the next step to be an offical tie affiliation of Collingwood with the Western Suburbs Magpies.
 

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Umm

Morbius

Last I heard it was still being discussed but happy to be corrected. With the camp and the game at Stadium Oz (in the West) it will be interesting.

Before any Sydney supporters carry one, use it to build rivalry and genereate interest in the game. It is a free kick and comnbined with the Davis affair can generate a level of passion that can really develop. I can guarentee pie fans will return it in spades.
 
I can't think why anyone wouldn't want Essendon, Collingwood et al to affiliate with clubs in Sydney and SEQld - anything that promotes interest in the game and aids development in those areas is a great thing. Wish more would do so.
 
Re: Umm

Originally posted by morgoth
Morbius

Last I heard it was still being discussed but happy to be corrected. With the camp and the game at Stadium Oz (in the West) it will be interesting.

Before any Sydney supporters carry one, use it to build rivalry and genereate interest in the game. It is a free kick and comnbined with the Davis affair can generate a level of passion that can really develop. I can guarentee pie fans will return it in spades.

You will get more than the Swans? Swans see a real team? Get your hand off it.

The Tie between the Western Suburbs Australian Football Club started at the start of this year, so yes it has already happened (I was going to play for the club, so I know what happened ..)
 

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