Men’s OVER 55

Thinking of forming an Over 55 team with the Magpies in 2022?? Then please read on……

The NSFA are set to offer a Men’s Over 55 competition to cater for the growing number of ‘Overs’ players that continue to be involved football.

It was first floated with clubs in 2020 and has since gained the support of the Men’s Over 45 community. In 2021 there were 1153 players participating in the Men’s Over 45 competition spread across 64 teams, the most in NSFA history.

The new Men’s 55 competition encourages members to remain connected and playing football despite their age and the opportunity to do so against people in a similar age bracket.

The game will be modified to use a smaller field, less player numbers and a slightly shorter time period. The hope is that this entices teams to stay together and celebrate the camaraderie and mate ship that football provides.

The NSFA Men’s Over 55 competition will take place on Saturday afternoons as an alternative to Men’s Over 45. The game will be played on a small field, using a ‘sideline-to-sideline’ approach of a full size field.

Men’s Over 55 Competition details:

• Sideline to sideline field, roughly 60m x 40m

• Size 5 ball

• Offside rule applies

• 8 aside

• 35 minutes each half

• Saturday afternoon, between 1pm- 5pm.

The aim is to kick off the season with minimum 8 teams, with the aspiration to grow the competition to 12 teams and create a ‘hub’ type atmosphere for those teams competing on a Saturday afternoon.

If interested please contact our Senior Coordinator at anthony@wood.id.au