Historic promotion for Surf Coast FC junior girls

THE Surf Coast Football Club is celebrating the historic promotion of its junior girls to the Victorian Community Premier League (CPL) for the coming 2025 season.

It follows the success last year of the club’s inaugural Under 15 Metropolitan League team, who despite battling tougher opponents for the first time, finished equal second on the ladder.

Marisa Joseph, who served on the club’s CPL planning committee, estimated the club had been working towards this milestone for about 10 years, with the promotion marking a great step forward for the club and its thriving girls’ program.

The CPL sits between the metropolitan/local community leagues and the National Premier League.

“It’s been a lot of hard work from the board and also the partnership with Coerver [Coaching], which has really extended our girls’ game, and just the amazing coaches that we’ve had,” Joseph said.

“One of our girls’ coaches last year won Community Coach of the Year, so we just seem to attract some really good volunteers, and the club are just absolutely over the moon with this.

“We’d just like to see the club, the girls, settle in this year and see how they fare against some of the best clubs in the state.”

The Surf Coast FC will now field an Under 13s, Under 15s and Under 17s team for the 2025 season, with trials now under way and a contingent of about 80 girls already registered.

A final trial is scheduled for Wednesday, January 22 between 4.30pm and 6.45pm.

Those unable to attend are encouraged to contact the club as, depending on numbers, an additional session might be made available.

Joseph urged those set to participate in the trials to bring their best game.

“We’re looking for not only girls that are talented players, but that are good team players and good team sports,” she said.

“We really pride ourselves at the club on playing within the rules and being a good mate to team members. So that’s what we’re looking for: we want to see support and really good communication.”

The junior girls CPL season will begin in April and run through to September, with training sessions scheduled to start in February.

For more information, or to register for the club’s junior girls Community Premier League trials, head to Surf Coast FC’s website or email [email protected]