Football Queensland’s 2022 annual report highlights progress towards One Football Strategic Plan

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With over 78,000 games played throughout the state-wide linked football pyramid in 2022, Football Queensland continued to revolutionise football in the state, being an inspirational year for the sport.

Implementing the Future of Football 2020+ competition changes took up a substantial amount of 2022 as Football Queensland strengthened the linked football pyramid that had been created in 2021 to link tournaments and enhance routes for clubs and players around the state.

Accordingly, and as a thrilling addition for local clubs, FQ introduced the FQPL Champions League in 2022. The FQPL Champions League was created to provide aspiring players brand-new chances as they fought against the best of the best from both their conference and the rest of the state. The first FQPL Champions League brought together the top teams from the Northern, Central, and South East Queensland conferences. It was a successful campaign and a great addition to the 2022 competitive schedule.

Participation

Women and girls saw a nine percent growth from 2021 and a total of of 28,912 players participating, making promising signs for the women’s football. The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 and beyond will be played in more inclusive environments thanks to the efforts of the Our Game Network Queensland, which was introduced during FQ’s Super September.

The youth saw an increase in numbers as well, with a total of 38,876 young boys and girls participating in MiniRoos programs across Queensland in 2022. This saw a 7.6% increase in female MiniRoos registrations compared to 2021.

FQ partnered with Brisbane Roar and local clubs to deliver MiniRoos Kick-Off After School programs for girls in 2022. The initiative focused on engaging girls enrolled in Prep to Year 3 in the MiniRoos program, developing their love for football and supporting their transition from school to club football. This program was the key factor in increasing youth and in particular girls participation in the game.

Futsal

A record number of teams from across Queensland participated in the 2022 FQ Futsal State Titles, held in September at the Nissan Arena in Brisbane. The State Titles provided an opportunity for teams from across Queensland to come together to compete to become champions within their age group, and the overall champion club.

Sunshine Coast Wave were crowned the inaugural FQ Futsal Club champions in 2022, with points awarded across FQ’s major futsal tournaments and leagues including the Futsal State Titles, the F-League and the SEQ Futsal Premier League.

Inclusive

Football Queensland offer a variety of ways to ensure everyone can be involved in the sport, a great way to promote different types of soccer for all ages and skill levels. This includes walking football, beach soccer, Q-League and the National Para Football Championships.

Referees

The Protect Our Game project was introduced in April by FQ. Its goal is to prevent bad behaviour both on and off the field while fostering a healthy atmosphere and supporting behaviour within Queensland football. A state-wide Protect Our Game campaign was put in place, and implemented a three-strike regulation to fight referee abuse.

In line with FQ’s commitment to growing the number of referees within our game, 25 referee staff were appointed across each of the nine regions in Referee Coach and Development, Support, Mentoring and Training roles to strengthen the development of match officials in Queensland.

Referees are a crucial part of the game, with Football Queensland knowing how important they are and investing in referee development is a step in the right direction to produce more referees in the future.

Coaches

Football Queensland launched the FQ Coaches Club pilot program across South East Queensland, designed to provide additional support and development opportunities for community coaches.

With 7,763 registered coaches within the state and a six percent increase in female coaches, the FQ Coaches Club pilot program was beneficial in helping more coaches receive their licences.

Promoting the game

2022 was another hugely successful year of growth in Football Queensland’s digital broadcast reach as more than 820,000 unique viewers tuned in to the FQTV Match Centre launched this year.

Total unique viewers increased by 113% in 2022, demonstrating the huge level of interest and appetite for Queensland football content.

Football Queensland continues to work on developing all aspects of the game and increasing their numbers throughout the year.

To see the report in full, you can click here.

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Active Club Program offers South Australian football clubs a funding boost

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South Australian football clubs can tap into another round of government support, with the Active Club Program offering grants of up to $3,000 to help clubs improve participation and strengthen their local communities. The Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing (ORSR) opened its new round of funding on the 28th of August. Clubs have until midday on Wednesday, 14 October 2026 to apply.

The grassroots benefits

The South Australian Government has allocated $1.448 million to the round. Clubs with fewer than 100 members can receive $1,500. Clubs with 100 or more members can receive $3,000. The program targets grassroots sport, including football. It helps clubs purchase equipment and resources that make participation easier and more affordable.

Football clubs can use the funding for sporting equipment, uniforms and protective gear. They can also fund playing venue maintenance equipment, professional development, medical equipment and training. The program also supports projects that improve inclusion. Clubs can use grants for positive health initiatives and hardship subsidies. These measures can help remove barriers that stop people from playing sport.

That focus creates opportunities for football clubs to support more women and girls. It can also help clubs create more welcoming environments for players of different ages and backgrounds. Water and energy efficiency also form part of the program. Clubs can fund eligible initiatives that reduce water use or improve energy efficiency. That could prove particularly valuable for football clubs managing local playing venues and facilities. The program also allows minor club infrastructure upgrades and technology that directly supports participation or club sustainability.

Who is eligible?

To qualify, a club must operate as a not-for-profit sport or active recreation organisation in South Australia. It must have at least 20 members and have operated for at least 12 months.

ORSR will also consider a club’s participation profile when assessing applications. The assessment looks at female and male junior and senior participation, alongside factors such as the club’s affiliation and when it last received Active Club Program funding.

How to apply

The funding can make a direct difference at grassroots level. In the previous round, 558 South Australian clubs shared more than $1.4 million. The government says the investment helped clubs meet essential costs while supporting participation and inclusion.

For football, that support can stretch beyond the playing field. Stronger clubs create more opportunities for players, coaches and volunteers. They also provide places where people can build connections and stay active. Applications for Round 56 will be screened in November, assessed in December, with clubs notified in January 2027.

To learn more about the South Australian Active Club Program, visit their website.

The Spreadsheet Is Dead: Majestri’s Fix for How Clubs Actually Assess Players

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If you’ve ever sat through a club’s end-of-season review, you’ll know the drill. A coach pulls out a folder of notes, someone half-remembers what a player was like back in Round 3 and a parent quietly wonders what they actually got for their rego fees beyond a team photo. Football club platform Majestri says it has a fix for that, and it’s built directly into its Player Assessment module.

Why clubs bother assessing players in the first place

According to Majestri, clubs run player assessments for one of three reasons – usually more than one at once. Some are chasing genuine development, using the data to lift the level across their high-performance squads. Others are after a fairer way to pick teams, putting every player on the same measurable scale so selection is based on evidence rather than a coach’s gut feel about who “looks the part.” And for clubs operating under a Football Australia or state federation licence, assessments at set intervals often aren’t optional – they’re a compliance requirement, with the paperwork to prove it when asked.

Whatever the motivation, Majestri’s pitch is the same: don’t let that assessment data die in a spreadsheet on someone’s laptop.

Build your own assessment, your way

There’s no one-size-fits-all template here. The Assessment Designer lets technical directors set their own criteria, sort them into whatever categories their coaching staff already use – think core skills, possession, defending, attacking – and decide what each point on the rating scale actually means. Crucially, every criterion also gets a comment field, because a bare number rarely tells the full story of a player’s development.

The Assessment Module Builder for an NPL Juniors assessment
The Assessment Module Builder, showing an NPL Juniors assessment with a 1-10 rating scale banded from under performing through to excelling and role-specific criteria grouped into core skills, possession, defending and attacking. Source: Majestri.

Build it once and it’s reusable every time that assessment cycle comes around, so every player and every coach – is working off the same yardstick.

Something for the parents to actually take home

One of the more relatable pain points Majestri is targeting: most families never see much tangible return from a season of fees beyond a team photo. Player Assessment addresses that with report cards – colour-coded against the same scale coaches used, grouped by category with averages calculated automatically, and delivered as a PDF or an interactive web page a parent can read without needing a coaching badge themselves.

A player report card for an under-15 player
A report card for an under-15 player, colour-coded from under performing to excelling, with a score for every criterion and a group average across core skills, possession, defending and attacking. Source: Majestri.

 

Turning the numbers into something useful

The real value, though, sits in what Majestri calls the Player Analysis Lab. This is where clubs can plot a player against their team-mates or an entire age group across two categories at once, spotting clusters and outliers at a glance. Every score gets read against the group average – so a “7” actually means something in context – and clubs can report at the broad category level or drill into individual fields underneath. The results can be filtered down and exported for selection meetings or grading purposes.

The Player Analysis Lab comparing players in an under-15 and under-16 squad
The Player Analysis Lab comparing seven players across under-15 and under-16 squads, with a scatter plot, a sortable table of scores against the player average, and controls for choosing which categories and fields to report on. Source: Majestri.

The admin side nobody enjoys, made easier

Beyond the flashy analytics, there’s a practical layer built for the volunteers actually running the process:

  • Sweep monitoring – a quick view of which assessments are done and which are still outstanding, organised into defined assessment periods so progress can be tracked against peers.
  • Individual development plans – every player gets a personalised plan, and clubs can group common improvement areas to run cross-team training sessions that lift the whole club rather than just one squad.
  • Access control – coaches and technical staff can only see assessments for the teams they’re responsible for, and completed assessments are only visible to people linked to that player’s registration.
“Hard numbers to draw on when you review coaching staff and curriculum – and something tangible for the players and parents who pay the fees.” – Majestri

 

The bigger picture

Majestri frames all of this as sitting on top of the club’s own data – assessment results live on each player’s profile inside the platform rather than in a spreadsheet that walks out the door when a technical director moves on. For committees, it also means hard numbers to lean on when reviewing coaching staff or curriculum, rather than relying on anecdote.

It’s a fairly clear read on where club administration software is heading: less about digitising paperwork for its own sake, and more about making the data clubs already collect actually work for player development, team selection and compliance  without adding to the workload of the volunteers who run the show.

For more information on Majestri’s Player Assessment module, visit majestri.com.au/player-assessment.

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