Playing for an Additional Club
Overview of the Application
The purpose of the Football NSW Playing for an Additional Club application form is to guide Football NSW and its participants, clubs and associations when considering granting exceptional circumstances for children.
This application is not intended to motivate or generate playing for an additional club applications. The application seeks to enable participation in the sport where family circumstances or geographic location present a challenge to regular participation for a child.
Upon approval, Playing for an Additional Club is granted under this application applies for that season only. Should a player wish to be considered for future seasons, an application must be resubmitted.
Football NSW is able to consider granting Playing for an Additional Club opportunities for children in one of the following two categories:
- Split Family
- Regional Development
Owing to the workings of the FIFA statutes and requirements around having a single club recorded in each player’s Player Passport, even where one of the above circumstances applies, exemptions are rarely granted for players who have turned or are about to turn 12.
The Application Process asks applicants to identify:
- the circumstances that warrant the application, and;
- the intended Club, Association and Branch information.
Applicants must outline in detail what makes their circumstances exceptional, for example in the case of a split family, that the clubs are significant distance from one another, or in the case of regional development, the application should outline factors that might include:
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the distance required to access an elite pathway team,
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current registration numbers at your local Club (if the local club is reliant on the player for team sustainability),
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proposed game time (i.e. will travel for the SAP team be every second weekend) and
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that the player will play for the local Club when not able to travel, etc.
Applications can take some time to make their way through the various checks and approvals – the average time is typically more than a month from application to approval.
If Football Australia does approve an application, Football NSW will confirm the agreement with a confirmation letter to the parents of the player, the primary and secondary club along with the Associations and Branch where appropriate, and details on Play Football registration set up will also provided to both Clubs and Associations.
Details on Play Football registration set up will also provided to both Clubs and Associations.
Process of Submission
Each Applicant is required to complete this online application form.
The application must be supported by the Primary and Secondary Clubs and their relevant associations prior to being submitted to FNSW for review.
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Primary Club,
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Primary Association,
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Secondary Club,
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Secondary Association.
This form must be completed by an authorised person of the Applicant.
By submitting the online application, the Applicant will be deemed to have reviewed, acknowledged and agreed to the terms and conditions set out in the application without reservation or variation.
Applications must come through this form, but only Football Australia can approve a dual registration, and a player must not register for more than one club unless and until they have been approved.
Should you require any assistance in completing this form please contact the following Football NSW employee:
Aaron Dibdin
Email: aarond@footballnsw.com.au
Dual Registration Form
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