The Abbotsford Juniors Football Club (AJFC) approach to team formation and how players are assigned to teams is as follows:
Junior and Youth Teams
- Players selected for Academy (Division 1) teams formed by AJFC trials will be automatically assigned to their team
- Returning players registered by the nominated deadline will be automatically be assigned to their previous year’s team unless they make a specific request to be moved to another team. Movement to another existing AJFC team will only be made with the approval of the team coach or manager.
- New players who complete registration prior to the deadline and who have a place within a existing team confirmed by coach or manager, will be assigned at this time.
- Players (new or returning) registering post the deadline will be assigned to a team where space is available. Returning players who register after the deadline may find that a position in their existing team is no longer available.
- The Club works with our coaches and managers to coordinate the allocation of players and to balance teams where there are too many players who want to play for a single team. Friendship groups are considered but not guaranteed as part of this process.
- Finally, AJFC may decide to conduct team formation days for certain age groups or teams. Dates and times for these days will be communicated via our website, social media and email as appropriate.
Senior and Adult Teams
- Returning players registered by the nominated deadline and who have a place confirmed in an existing team by the nominated coach or manager will be automatically assigned to their team
- Returning players who wish to move to a new team must make a specific request to the Club at the time of registration. Any request will be confirmed with the team’s nominated coach and/or manager.
- New players who complete registration by the nominated deadline and have a place confirmed by a coach or manager within a team will be assigned at this time.
- Post the deadline, players (new or returning) registering post the deadline will be assigned to a team by the Club where space is available. This may involve an invitation to a short trial or training session to determine whether a player and visa-versa, the team, are a fit for each other.
- AJFC works with team coaches and managers in coordinating discussions aimed at sourcing new players where teams are short of players and to balance teams where there are too many players who want to play for a single team
- Adult players should always should check with the AJFC Club Registrar at registrar@abbotsfordjuniorsfc.com.au prior to registration to determine whether a placement in a team is possible.
Once teams are finalised, the AJFC will communicate this to team coaches, managers and players via a team confirmation email and register the team with Football Canterbury Association for the up-coming season.