Commencing Your Season
Below is an Affiliate Competition Timeline which will help assist in planning your season.
Finals of Previous Season or 10 Weeks Prior To Competition Commencing
- Finalise conditions of entry/season information for upcoming season
- Contact State Office for assistance with online registration set-up
- Update information on Website, registration forms and social media platforms
- Send out season information to team contacts from previous season
- Promotional & activation dates confirmed
- Fields & venues booked
- Key stakeholders advised (council, sponsors, state office).
- Plan referees course for new referees
8-6 Weeks Prior To Competition
Weekly Engagement & Promotion via:
- Phone call to previous season players and team contacts
- Contact referees from last season
- Social media posts (daily)
- Promotion posters in community
- Registration activations at local shopping centres & sporting grounds
- Appoint & Confirm the seasons ground managers & referee director(s)
- Book Referee course venue
4 Weeks Prior To Competition
- Order any merchandise, team uniforms, footballs etc.
- Continue with phone calls to last seasons players
- Continue social media posts
- Contact local referee association (Rugby League/Union) regarding referees
- Confirm referee course venue
- Plan managers/team contacts meeting
3-2 Weeks Prior To Competition
- Continue with phone calls to last seasons players
- Continue social media posts
- Run or help coordinate referees course (if you aren't running the course attend to meet the new referees)
1 Week Prior To Competition
- Contact all non-returning players and teams. Ascertain why they aren't returning if they are not.
- Send out competition draw and welcome message to all team contacts.
- Keep registrations open
- Upload fixtures to website
- Appoint referees
- Hold managers meeting
Competition Starts Week 1
- Final checks
- Ensure grounds are dressed and safe to play
- Deliver week 1 of the competition.
