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Our Walking Football Tournament will include the following Competitions:
Competitive (with Goalkeepers)
Men's O50's, O60's, O65's and O70's
Women's O40's, O50's, O60's
Mixed Competitive (No Goalkeepers and minimum 3 Women playing)
Social (No Goalkeepers)
Women's Social (No Goalkeepers)
Mixed Social (minimum 3 Women playing)
The Men's O70's and the Women's Social will be new Competitions for our Tournament next year. All Competitions will be 6-a-side.
LOCATION: Soccer 5s 1 Bryant Drive Tuggerah. 10 synthetic surface playing fields
TIME: 10am - 5pm on Saturday 15th March and 8.30am - 10.30am on Sunday 16th March. This will be followed by games 10.40am -12.30pm for the National IWFF teams.
Interested players have the opportunity to participate in the Games against the 7 Australian Teams going to Sweden by expressing your interest on the registration form.
Tournament Dinner with Guest speakers at Mingara Recreation Club 12-14 Mingara Drive, Tumbi Umbi NSW 2262. Dinner will consist of a two two-course dinner for $59 per head and options will be available for vegetarians, gluten-free and other personal food requirements. You can register for the Dinner using the Player Registration Form.
Team and Player Registration The Team Manager can register a Team by paying the Team Registration Fee. Players in each Team will need to register individually and advise us of the Team that they will be playing in.
No team? Register as an individual and we will find you a team to play in.
How many games? We will aim to provide each Team with a minimum of 5 games over the two days. If a Division only has 4 Teams registered, all teams will play each other twice (6 games). All competitions will be first past the post and positions will be decided by goal difference, if required.There will not be any Semi-Finals or Finals.
Team and Player Registration Link:
Team and Player Registration Fees
TEAMS: $220 per Team
Please reference your Team Name(s) and the Women's or Men's or Mixed Competition your Team(s) will be playing in.
Individuals who are registering to play in a Team via a Club should talk with the Team Manager to confirm their Playing Fee. Team Registration Payments are required by COB Saturday 8th February 2025.
INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS WHO ARE NOT IN A TEAM
Individual Players who don't have a Team should register using the Link above and pay the Individual player fee of $35 per Competition. Please reference your name and the specific Competition(s) you would like to register for when paying. Individual Registrations will close on February 28th.
Account Name: Central Coast Walking Football
BSB: 633 000
Account Number: 215 414 160
Tournament Schedule:
Saturday 15th March 2025
9.15am - Pre-Tournament Referees Meeting9.30am - Pre-Tournament Welcome and Introduction
10.00am - Men's and Women's Division WF Games Round 1 commences
NOTE: All games will start and stop with an Airhorn sounding
20 minute games
No half time break
6 a side including a Goalkeeper
Unlimited Subs
10.30am - Mixed Competitive, Women's and Mixed Social Games Round 1 commences
NOTE: All games will start and stop with an Airhorn sounding
20 minute games
No half time break
6 a side with no Goalkeeper
Unlimited Subs
11.00am - Games will continue as above every 30 minutes until Lunch.
1.00pm Lunch Break (1 hour) BBQ food will be provided on Site and Soccer5s Cafe will be open
2.00pm - Games continue every 30 minutes until 5.00pm.
5.00pm CWWF Tournament Close of Day
7.00pm CCWF Tournament Dinner at Mingara Recreation Club All Players, Referees, Partners and Friends are welcome to join us. Guest speakers will be in attendance.
Sunday 16th March 2025
8.30am - 10.30am WF Competitions continue at Soccer5s
10.30pm Presentations to Players and CCWF Tournament Concludes
10.40am - 12.30pm IWFF Teams Practice Games
3 games will be played by each of the Australian Teams going to the IWFF World Championships in Sweden. They will play against Selected Teams from WF players who nominate in the Registration Form that they are interested to play against these Teams.
Referees
We will conduct Referee'sTraining in February if there is enough interest. Trained Referees will be assessed for accreditation during the tournament as required.
If any Referees would like to come to our Tournament and referee one or a number of games we would love to have them attend.
Additional Questions
Contact Chris via email: ccwf.nsw@gmail.com
We are looking forward to welcoming you back or welcoming you for the first time and sharing in a fun, competitive and enjoyable two days in March next year.
Thank you again for your great support to make this event happen.
Over 60s competing in Adelaide
Over 65s Bronze medal winners
Australian Masters Games, Adelaide NSW (12th -14th October 2023)
The Central Coast Ancient Mariners (CCAM) Walking Football Team recently competed in the 2023 Australian Master Games and brought home Silver and Bronze Medals!
CCAM entered two male teams: an Over-60’s and an Over-65’s team.
Unfortunately, a couple of our Over-60’s players were carrying injuries coming into the Games and coupled with having no Substitutes, led to a weakened line-up and marginal losses. However, they were gallant in defeat by losing three games by only one goal, drawing one game 1-1 and beating another team 15-0!
Our Over-65’s had greater success, however, they really had to work hard for it! They also started the Games with no Substitutes, so they had to ‘pace’ themselves. Day 1 started well with two resounding wins (6-0 & 6-2), however their third game resulted in a narrow 1-0 loss and an injury to one of their players (John), which resulted in him being unavailable to play on Day 2. However, they were still in a good position on the Table, with 6 competition points after three games.
Day 2 for the Over-65s began with disappointment before they’d kicked a Ball. Due to the Rules of the Tournament, they could not replace John with another player, unless that player was registered to play. Frustratingly they were forced to play with a player short in their two games (5v6) and although they put up a heroic performance, they lost both their games 2-1 and 1-0.
Notwithstanding the disappointment of Day 2, the Over-65’s still finished in 4th Place and therefore qualified for the Bronze Medal Play-off on Day 3, against the Pittwater Possums. John decided to take the field and do his best, although his mobility was greatly reduced. John played in a forward position, with the hope he’d receive some accurate passes and perhaps ‘jag’ a goal - you’ll never guess what happened! Cliff moved down the left-hand side with the ball, drew the central defender out of position and passed the ball to an unmarked John, who scored the only goal of the match – CCAM won the game 1-0 and the Bronze Medal!!!
*Footnote: John normally plays his football with the Pittwater Possums, however, he was invited to play for CCAM in the Adelaide Masters – great for CCAM!!!
The goals were shared by the Over-65, with Cliff scoring 6, Chris 5, Clive 2, John 1 and Kelly 1.
Over 65s: Pittwater vs Central Coast
CCAM female player Noeline earned her Silver Medal whilst teaming up with the Mona Vale Bowlo female team, who finished runners-up behind Ballina WF—well done Noeline!
Finally, at the conclusion of the Games, CCAM Noeline was also presented with the prestigious John Walker Memorial Award. John was the Founder of Adelaide Walking Football. Noeline was given the award for being the 2023 Best & Fairest Player and for her contribution to women’s football generally. Noeline’s untiring devotion and contribution to promoting women’s football is not new; in fact, Noeline started promoting football for females in high School! We’re privileged and grateful that Noeline is a CCAM – her energy is boundless!
Ballina Invitational Walking Football Tournament (4th November 2023)
The Central Coast Ancient Mariners (CCAM) Walking Football Team recently competed in the Ballina Invitational Walking Football Tournament and again brought home Gold and Silver Medals!
CCAM entered three teams; two male and one female team.
Our female team had a great time playing in the Mixed Competition and although they didn’t win any medals, they won the hearts of their opposition players, with their friendly competitiveness, fair play and winning smiles. Led by CCAM Noeline, our female team didn’t make it easy for the opposition, by ‘pressing’ forward at every opportunity and narrowly missing goal-scoring opportunities on many occasions.
One of our CCAM male teams also played in the Mixed Competition (male & female players) and they finished in 1st Place! Ably led by Captain Graham; Clive, Ken, Howard, Phil and Derek performed magnificently considering the Phil and Derek don’t normally play for CCAM! The team ‘gelled’ very quickly and it was a testament to the belief they had in their ability to work together, support each other and develop a combination quickly. It obviously worked, as they didn’t lose a game – 4 wins and 1 Draw. The goals were shared by Phil (2), Ken (2), Graham (1), Clive (1) and Derek (1) - well done everyone!
The other CCAM male team were pitted against all-male opposition teams and the going was tough. Lead by Captain Chris, they won 4 of their 5 games and only lost2-1 to Ballina Green, the eventual winners. Ballina finished 1st on 13 points and CCAM finished 2nd on 12 points – close but ‘no Cigar’! However, what was particularly pleasing was beating the Over-50’s Representative team 2-1; they finished 3rd in the tournament. The goals were equally shared by Cliff (3), Chris (2), Tanya (2) and Steve D (1). Nick and Steve B also performed at a very high standard, assisting in defence and supporting the attack – well done!
Central Coast Ancient Mariners Teams Gold Medalists !
Join us for Skill Sessions and Social Matches
every Tuesday from 8:30am to 10:30am ⚽ $5.00 and
every Sunday from 8:30am to 10:30am ⚽$10.00 at
Soccer 5s, Mariners Centre, 1 Bryant Drive, Tuggerah