Rec Times: Week 8 Newsletter
This week sees the end of the O’Connor competition after 8 great weeks of footy. Thank you to all who participated and we hope all involved have enjoyed it.
The ACT Minister for Sport and Recreation, Andrew Barr, has shown his support by playing in his third season of Rec Footy with his team Hawcatigers in the O’Connor competition. Thank you again to Mr Barr for his continued involvement.
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With the popularity of Rec Footy in Canberra, AFL NSW/ACT has put together a Corporate Rec Footy package that your business may wish to get involved with in 2010. AFL NSW/ACT will tailor a program or competition to suit the needs of the business. It could be an idea for xmas parties, team building activities, inter-departmental challenges or even just a social work function.
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AFL (NSW/ACT) would like to take this opportunity to thank all the umpires that officiate each week to make Rec Footy the success it is, especially as we are thin on umpires this year. Without dedicated umpires this competition wouldn’t happen.
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Rec Times: Week 5 Newsletter
We have now reached the half way point of the 2009 Rec Footy season. It is pleasing to see games being played with great sportsmanship, so please continue this friendly nature throughout the second half of the season.
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Rec Times: Week 4 Newsletter
Rec Footy is played for a bunch of different reasons and by many different people. There are footballers who are on a post season break who are using it to keep up some fitness and skills. There are people who use it as a chance to play AFL again, because they can’t play competitively anymore. There are people who are playing AFL for the first time and people who use it as a fitness tool.
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After it was originally trialed in WA in 2003, Rec Footy began to take off in WA and Victoria and it wasn’t long before it reached the nation's capital. The first Rec Footy comp was held in 2005 in the ACT with 20 teams playing at the same venue each week in a 6 week comp.
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It all began in 2001 when the Carter report titled “Investing in the Future of Australian Football”, identified segment gaps in Aussie Rules and its demographic reach. The research found that unlike codes such as rugby league (with the successful touch football) Aussie Rules did not have a recreational version of the game to cater for the growing recreational
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NORTH SIDE: DRAW CHANGES
All teams competing in the Canberra North Side competitions at O'Connor; please be advised that there have been some minor changes made to your fixtures. There is no longer a bye week in the Screamers Pool and there have been some team changes in the Hangers Pool. Be sure to double check your match times and opponents through the fixtures/results section of the ACT Rec Footy Website.
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