Miniroos soccer consists of mixed teams of boys and girls ranging in age from U7's up to and including U11's. Girls are welcome to play on any of our Miniroos Mixed teams if they wish. However, girls U8 to U11 can also choose to play on an all-girl U9 or U11 team. Miniroos Mixed games are played on a Saturday morning and the Miniroos Girls games are played on a Sunday morning. Our home ground is at Holloway Road, Sandringham (Mel. 77 B11). FFV arranges fixtures for all Miniroos games and these can be found by clicking on the Fixtures/Results button on our home page.

FFV under the direction and leadership of Football Federation Australia playing format for younger players is called "Miniroos". This is a modified version of the game designed to aid the skills development of younger players. The games are played on a smaller playing field and with a smaller number of players per "team". There is no positional play so players are expected to be both attackers and defenders and goal scorers. The smaller sized fields with fewer numbers of players per team encourages more touches on the ball and opportunities for more goals to be scored.

The Miniroos concept was introduced nationwide for U7 and U8 players in 2008, U9 and U10 players in 2009 and U11 players in 2010. FFV changed the name from "Small Sided Football" to "Miniroos" in 2014. FFV introduced Joeys, Wallabies and Kangaroos leagues allowing players to compete at a level matching their ability.

Miniroos games for U7's through U11's are on Saturday mornings on a home and away basis in a club versus club format. U7 games consist of two 15 minute halves with five players per side, no goalie and with parents serving as "game leaders". Miniroos for U8 and U9 players consists of two 20 minute halves with 7 per side including a goalkeeper, and for U10 and U11 players consists of two 25 minute halves with 9 per side including a goalkeeper, and for all "an instructing referee". These games are generally refereed by parents but our club provides referees that have been trained under our “Budding Referee" program (Junior players U12-U14) for home games.

For more information please see the Handbooks on the Info for Members page.

All players will be assigned to a team and an hour long skill training session will be conducted during the week at our training ground at Spring Street.

No league ladders or scores are recorded for the Miniroos games as the emphasis is on having fun and developing fundamental soccer skills within a team environment. Our Director of Coaching will oversee this program to ensure that our all players are provided with the best possible coaching to allow for maximum skills development.

For more information on our Miniroos program, please see our Miniroos program FAQ's below

If you would like to know more about our Miniroos program or can volunteer to help out as a coach, assistant coach, or team manager, please contact our coordinator (details under Contact Us on left hand menu of home page).

For further information about our Miniroos program, please contact our coordinator (details under Contact Us on left hand menu of home page).

Question: When will the season start? When and where are the games played? How long does the season last? How long are the games?

• The season begins in late April/early May and concludes the last weekend in August or the first weekend in September, with breaks during the school holidays. For this season's start and end dates, please see our season timetable under Info for Members.
• U7's play 2 × 15 minute halves in a 5v5 format, U8/U9's play 2 × 20 minute halves in a 7v7 format and U10/U11’s play 2 × 25 minute halves in a 9v9 format.

Question: What age group should I sign up for?

• Age groups are calculated by calendar year. What this means is that if a player turns 9 at any time during the calendar year (even after the season ends), he/she plays in an U9 team.

Question: How do I register? How much does it cost?

• Please visit our Register to Play page for this year's fees and registration information.
• Generous family and concession card discounts are available.

Question: What do I need to play?

• All players are required to wear soccer boots and shin pads both to training and during games. Players should also bring water bottles to both training and to games.
• All players are required to wear Sandringham Soccer Club official shirt, shorts and socks for all games. Uniforms are purchased through the club. Note that for players U12+ the club will assign shirt numbers to avoid duplications in an age group.

Question: How will I be assigned to a team?

• Team assignments will be made following the club registration deadline. You will be contacted by your coach/or team manager regarding training times. Consideration will be given to friendship groups when making team assignments for U/7 through U/11 age groups. Please indicate on your registration form if you have a friend who you want to play with. Also, teams can be based on players attending the same school if this preference is indicated on the registration form.
• Trials are held before the start of the season for the U10/U11 age groups to select “Kangaroo” or “A” teams. Please keep an eye on the website for trial dates.

Question: When and where does training occur?

• Generally, each team has a weekly training session of approximately 1 hour's duration. It is up to the coach to determine which day of the week that is best suited to his schedule. If there is a day on which you cannot train, please indicate this on your registration form.
• Miniroos training is at Spring St. in Sandringham (Melways Ref: 77 A12)

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