2013 KickStart Championships
April 8 - 11, 2013
Townsville
This year players from the Pacific region will take part in the KickStart Championships, competing in their own round robin tournament. The best players will compete in an All-Stars game against the tournament's Indigenous All-Stars.
Competing States:
- Western Australia
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory
- Victoria/Tasmania
KickStart News
WA Wins KickStart Championships
Friday, April 13, 2012WA have won back to back titles in U15 Indigenous Kickstart Championships[more]
WA Lead KickStart Ladder After Day 3
Friday, April 13, 2012WA and SA will meet in today's final of the U15 Indigenous Champs. Full results from day 3[more]
Day 2: KickStart Champs Results
Thursday, April 12, 2012Results from day 2 at the U15 Indigenous champs in Qld[more]
Upsets kick off KickStart Champs
Wednesday, April 11, 2012The opening day of matches in the 2012 National Indigenous Under 15 Kickstart Championships saw a couple of upsets[more]
KickStart Champs Start Today
Tuesday, April 10, 2012The 2012 National Indigenous Under 15 KickStart Championships kick off today at the Gold Coast[more]
About the KickStart Championships
The KickStart Championships is an expansion of the annual KickStart camp which involves 50 participants.
Players are selected through State KickStart camps on leadership qualities, school attendance, community involvement and football ability.
In addition to the best performing teams playing in a curtain-raiser, 25 players are selected for the Flying Boomerangs squad which plays exhibition games during the Oceania Cup.
About the KickStart Program
The KickStart program uses Australian football as a vehicle for education, employment, health and participation outcomes for Indigenous people
The KickStart program and Championships provide further development opportunities for other parts of the football industry such as umpiring, coaching and administration with local Indigenous people engaged in these leadership positions for each team.In 2011, the Championships were held at the Gold Coast for the first time.
During the Championships participants also meet Indigenous AFL players and engage in leadership seminars.