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U8-U12 in season 2026

What is Miniroos?

MiniRoos is Football Victoria's name for the name for boys and girls soccer at the sub junior level (Under 7/8 - Under 11). We also include our our young juniors (U12) in this grouping for training as they also play 1/2 pitch games. Smaller fields, modified rules and fewer players mean a more enjoyable game with more opportunities to touch the ball and more opportunities to score goals, once again increasing the likelihood of an overall positive experience.

As your child progresses through the various age groups they will be introduced to playing environments that most suit their stage of development and prepare them for the transition to 11v11 football (from U14s) when the time comes.

2026 Program Details

2026 Summary

In 2026 we will be continue to offer our Standard Program that we offered in 2025, and our Academy Program for (U9 Boys, U10 Boys, U11 Boys, U12 Boys and U9/10 Girls, U11/12 Girls who will play Kangaroos/A Grade level).

2025 Timeline

Oct 2024 - Jan 2025: Register Interest
Dec 2024: Academy Trial and team allocations
Term 1: Pre-season training
- Standard Program team allocation: February - March 2024

Term 2-3: Playing season (First games: 27th April)
Term 4: Opt in Spring program

Training Information (TBC)

Two training sessions per week with training time based on player age
- Monday: Phase Training session with all coaches
  - U7-U9s 5:00-6:00pm
  - U10-12 6:00-7:15pm
- Wednesday: Team Training session with team coach
  - U7-U9s 5:00-6:00pm
  - U10-12 6:00-7:15pm
- Friday: Academy Teams only
  - U10-12 6:30-8pm

Academy Team: Trials and Team Allocation

Academy Trials for boys and girls will be conducted;

Monday 10th November
Monday 17th November

Invitations to trial events will be sent out to selected current members and new players via Spond. If you are new to Croydon City and are interested in attending trials, please fill in the Expression of Interest, by clicking "2026 SIGN UP" at the top of the page.

Standard Program: Grading/Trials and Team Allocation

Pre-season training will commence late January/early Feb 2025. We do not run trials for players in our Standard Programs. Instead all players are observed during this pre-season period by our Technical Director and licenced coaches. This gives them more time to understand all players skill development/stage. Players will start to be moved into groups during training as they continue to be observed in a variety of scenarios. Ultimately players will be grouped into teams in March. This process means all kids are placed in teams to be suit their development. As a result, we are not able to accommodate team requests.

Match Day Information

Matches are played on Sundays between April and September as per the FV fixtures
Games will be played in in SE region. Common clubs include; Ashburton, Oakleigh, Boxhill, Bulleen
*ALL FAMILIES* are required (on a roster system) to assist with the smooth running of home games – pitch set up/pack away, game leader/referee, fruit

Fees

Fees include but are not limited to: Football Victoria and Football Australia (FV & FA) player and team registration, insurance, coaching expenses, training and match day equipment, players game day and training socks, end of season trophies and celebrations, costs related to all club facilities eg. council fees and utilities.

Fees:
- Players born 2015-2019: $700
- Players born 2013-2014 : $800
- Academy Team Players: $1350

A copy of our Fee Policy can be found here

Registration

In the weeks leading up to the season information will be sent out via Spond for Play Football registration with Football Victoria. This is a formal process each player must do each year. NO further fees are involved in this process.

Coaching

Teams cannot run without coaches, should you volunteer as a coach.
All coaches receive mentoring and session planning from our Technical Director and Coaching Team
Player fees for coaches are waived in recognition of your commitment to the role.
If you are interested to find out more please complete our Coaches Expression of Interest form and stay tuned for our Coaches Information Session. Date and time TBC.

Volunteer Requirements

As with all community clubs we are are a volunteer run, not for profit club
All teams require a coach and team manager to ensure their smooth running
ALL FAMILIES are expected to help (on a roster system) with match day duties such as pitch set up, fruit and leading games.

Interested in playing? Expression of Interest for 2026 is now open

Please register your details via the link below so that we can communicate important information for season 2026 to you.

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