There's never been more interest in female football! A groundswell of support behind the Commonwealth Bank Matildas and the fast-approaching FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, have created the perfect launchpad for more women and girls to discover a love of participation in our beautiful game.
Football Victoria's ambitious target of 50:50 gender equity by 2027 will require our whole football community to unite; to create opportunities to showcase our game and embrace the incredible opportunity to grow our game, through the valuable contribution of women and girls.
To assist Clubs in opening their doors to women and girls in 2022, Football Victoria is pleased to introduce Female Football February, a designated month for Clubs to leverage the interest and growth of female football in the pre-season.
Female Football February provides Clubs with a framework to recruit ahead of the season, activating community interest and re-engaging their football family. Whether it is playing, refereeing, coaching or administration/volunteering; pre-season engagement will enable new and lapsed players to gain the confidence to take their initial or next step into football participation.
It’s a time for Victoria's football community to bring a strategic focus to an area of the game that provides football with its greatest opportunity. Plan out February at your Club now!
Host a Female Football February event at your Club
Whether your focus is recruitment, retention or engagement, we strongly encourage Clubs to host an event to celebrate the role that women play within our game.
Promote your event through social media by tagging Football Victoria and using the hashtag #FFFVIC. One event will be selected from social media, winning $1000 to activate a new Women & Girls program at their Club!
Some suggested Female Football February events include:
- Free Come and Try Days (All Age Groups)
- Female Football Festival (Games, courses, entertainment, sponsors introduction)
- BBQ Day Out with Skills and Drills Practice (All Ages)
- Meet the Coaches/Committee BBQ for the Community
- Host a Female only Coaching Course/Referee Course
- Street Style Football Tournament (Rock up and Play)
- Social Football 5v5 /7v7
- GO Girls - Run a program or host a GO Girls Football Clinic at a local school or community group to introduce local girls to football
- GO Soccer Mums
- Walking Football
- All Abilities Football
- Multicultural Day Out / Celebrate Cultures
- Try Outs/Team Selection Days
- Uniform Fitting/Registration Day with BBQ
- Goalkeeper Clinic
- Become a Leader workshop
- Social event for W&G (outdoor movie night, pizza night, karaoke, bubble soccer, engage local celebrity such as comedian, football celebrity dress up day)
- Explore an opportunity to invite an A-League Women's player down to your event for a meet and greet and autograph session
Please note: All FFF events/activities must be compliant with Football Victoria’s Return to Play Conditions and Government requirements to manage COVID-19.
Download Customisable Assets
Football Victoria has created a series of customisable templates ahead of FFF that are clean and easy to use. Please feel free to add any Club related content on the templates to share throughout the week.
We hope your Club will embrace Female Football February and set up 2022 to be the biggest participation year for Women & Girls ever in Victoria.