Player Development and Enjoyment

At the Tigers, we’re passionate about helping every player grow, both as footballers and as people. Our youngest players are the heart of our club, and we’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels supported, included and excited to be part of the game.

From the very beginning, we focus on building skills, confidence and a genuine love for football. Our registered and accredited coaches deliver a structured training program throughout the season, giving players plenty of opportunities to develop, improve and have fun along the way.

We’re proud to provide a positive and respectful club environment, and all players and officials are expected to uphold our values. You can find a copy of our Player and Official Code of Conduct on our Policies page.

Child Safe Standards and Wellbeing

Kyneton Junior Football will always hold fairness, sportsmanship and the wellbeing of our players above all else. The safety and wellbeing of our players is of utmost importance, and we have policies and guidelines in place to help ensure this message is well known throughout our community. Please review our Policies and Guidelines here: www.kynetonfnc.com/policies

Our Child Safety Officer is Hayley Zagari. If you have any questions or concerns regarding child safety at our club, please email juniorfootball@kynetonfnc.com

Additional resources about wellbeing and safety are available below:

Commission for Children and Young People: Child Safe Standards https://ccyp.vic.gov.au/child-safe-standards/

RDFNL Child Safety Standards https://www.rdfnl.com.au/administration/child-safety-standards

AFL Safeguarding Children and Young People https://play.afl/learning-resource/safeguarding-children-young-people#article-2

AFL Concussion Management Guidelines https://play.afl/learning-resource/concussion-management#article-0

HeadCheck Concussion Symptom Assessment https://www.headcheck.com.au/

All our families are expected to familiarise themselves with our policies and procedures at the time of registration. If you have any questions or concerns about the policies, or if you wish to discuss any potential breaches of policy, please reach out to the Head of Junior Football at juniorfootball@kynetonfnc.com

Volunteers

At Kyneton Juniors, we encourage involvement by the whole family, not just the player. The ability for your child to play and enjoy football each week is very dependent on parents/family members volunteering to help out each week. There are opportunities to volunteer throughout the season: at training, on game day, and behind the scenes. The more people we have helping out, the better the experience for all our players and families. All Volunteers should register on PlayHQ: https://www.playhq.com/afl/register/87a84e

If you need a Working With Children Check you can apply here: https://service.vic.gov.au/services/working-with-children

KFNC Membership

Junior families are offered discounted KFNC Family Membership when they register a junior player. Other Membership options are on the website: https://kynetonfnc.com/membership/

Team Communication: stack team app

Team Communication is done through stack team app (KFNC – Junior Football).

Please ensure you download the app to your phone to keep up to date.

View the Guide to Using the Team App Here:

https://kynetonfnc.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Guide-to-Team-App.pdf