Commencing Your Season

• 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

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

• 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

• 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)

• 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

• Final checks
• Ensure grounds are dressed and safe to play
• Deliver week 1 of the competition.