gadj1976 wrote:Tony Clifton wrote:If they get rid of U/6's and U/7's couldn't clubs just run their own competition for those age groups internally?
Make it 6 a side, 9 a side, whatever you want. Cancel games when it's pissing with rain. Split your main oval up into 2-3 smaller ovals and play it like a carnival each week. No travel!
Mix the teams around as the season goes on so the kids/parents get to know the whole age group and get a chance to experience success.
Keep score, have premiership tables, finals, tackling(?!)... all the fun stuff.
Modbury Blue vs Modbury Green... Modbury Red vs Modbury Yellow...
But we lose massive amounts of income firstly and secondly, that doesn't satisfy the kids. We have a group of U6's who will go from a properly organised comp, to internal trials (essentially).
Err, Auskick won't allow any of the 'fun stuff' to occur. That's exactly the reason why the SANFL are stopping 6's and 7's from playing - from what I can gather.
How would you lose income? Same number of kids, not having to pay affiliation team fees or for umpires, home each week for bar/bbq revenue. You'd gain revenue if anything.
You'd have one year level of Under 6's who would go from an organised competition to an internal one. I doubt they'd care to be honest and after one year the kids won't know any different. Plus it doesn't sound as though there is going to be an organised competition for them anyway.
Auskick does ban all that fun stuff but if you're doing your own thing then the Auskick rules don't apply.
Actually imagine that a club who runs this stuff instead of whatever watered down equivalent Auskick are dishing up would attract players/parents.