Seagulls seek coach for women’s reserves

THE Barwon Heads Football and Netball Club (BHFNC) is preparing to celebrate its 100th year in 2022, and is seeking a new coach for its women’s reserves team.

The club’s women’s football program was established in 2018 as one of the foundation teams in the league, and won that year’s premiership flag.

Since then, it has gone from strength-to-strength, and the Seagulls will field girls’ football teams in the Under 10, Under 12, Under 15 and Under 18 divisions in 2022.

As the program grows, BHFNC is looking for a coach for its reserves team as well as new players.

The club is increasing the support it has around the players each year, all co-ordinated by senior women’s football coach Josh Baceley.

BHFNC is specifically focused on building connections with the girls’ football program so it can contribute to the growth of female football in the region.

The club recently reviewed key areas for women’s football and reconfirmed the following four priorities:

• Player attraction – in order to grow our program and women’s football, we actively encourage and welcome new players to BHFNC
• Player retention – it is vital that we provide a fun, supportive and constructive environment for players so they stay at the club
• Player development – it is vital that we focus on developing all players who have a desire to improve, not just the stronger players, and
• Player welfare – we recognise that football and BHFNC play a variety of roles in people’s lives and we recognise the different drivers and motivations that we all have in being part of BHFNC.

The club’s fifth priority is winning games and finals. BHFNC wants to instill a winning culture in its teams, but never at the expense of the first four priorities.

If you are a coach who is looking to develop their coaching credentials with a positive, development and growth orientated program, BHFNC would love to hear from you – email [email protected].

If you are a player (or have always wanted to give it a go), the club would love to hear from you as well. Pre-season training is at Barwon Heads Village Park on Mondays from 6-7pm and Connewarre Reserve on Wednesdays from 6-7pm.

If you want to learn more or ask any questions, email [email protected] and one of the playing group will give you a call.