What is Community Grading?
Fill out the enrolling to grade form here. This form will open on 11 January 2023.
From U10s to U18s, GUFC players can choose whether they want to continue down the fun and fitness route by playing with their friends in an ungraded team (Division 3), or they can attend the GUFC grading sessions to be considered for a Division 1 or Division 2 team for a more competitive season with other players keen to play at a higher level for greater challenge and improvement.
The aim of Grading is to place players in a division best suited to their skills and their ability to improve while keeping their confidence in mind. It is not simply about players getting into the highest grade possible. To ensure an unbiased selection of players, a number of coaches, approved by the GUFC technical team, will supervise and conduct the grading with coaches from last season asked to provide their input where possible.
Have you registered to play with GUFC for the 2023 season yet? Find out how to register here.
Note: At GUFC we ask that people are registered to play with GUFC prior to grading so that we can (a) ensure we are only offering team placements to those players committed to playing with Gungahlin United in 2023, and (b) so that all players are covered by insurance in the event of injury during grading. If there is a reason why you can’t register with GUFC prior to grading, then it’s essential that you fill in the 2023 Intent to Register Form which will be supplied by Capital Football shortly.
When and Where is Community Grading?
Community Grading will commence on the week of 6 February 2023 and could go for up to four weeks. It’s important that players attend all sessions in their age group to allow them to show their best performance and give graders an opportunity for best assessment. If for a player is unable to attend all sessions, please advise this on the grading enrolment form.
All grading is held at Nicholls Synthetic Fields behind Holy Spirit Primary School, Kelleway Avenue, Nicholls.
Players must turn up at least 20-30 minutes prior to their grading session for administrative purposes. All players to bring a labelled drink bottle, football boots and shin pads and be wearing appropriate football attire to allow for full range of motion. We suggest they bring something warm to put on after their session in the event it gets cold. If your player is unwell, or injured please advise the organisers via coach.coordinator@gufc.org.au ASAP.
When referring to age groups please note that any reference to U10, U11, U12 etc refers to our open/mixed teams. These teams tend to be predominantly boys teams. Girls specific grading sessions refer to our girls only teams. If you are wondering what age to enrol your child, please enrol them in their actual age group. Information on birth years can be found on the Registration Page. Refer to information further down this page regarding playing outside the age group.
Our grading times and dates are below. Note there is “Open” age groups (which are for what are also referred to as “mixed” teams – which are predominantly boys) and “Girls” age groups (which are for girls only teams).
GRADING WEEK ONE
| Monday 6 February 2023 | Wednesday 8 February 2023 | Friday 10 February 2023 | Weekend: Sunday 12 February 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U10 Open (6.00-7.20pm) U14 Open (7.30-9.00pm) U15 Open (7.30-9.00pm) | U11 Open (6.00-7.20pm) U17/18 Open (7.30-9.00pm) | U12 Open (6.00-7.20pm) U15/16 Girls (7.30-9.00pm) U17/18 Girls (7.30-9.00pm) U16 Open (7.30-9.00pm) | U10 Open (9.00-10.30am) U11 Open (10.40-12.10pm) U13 Open (4.00-5.30pm) |
GRADING WEEK TWO
NOTE: CHANGE OF DATE FOR UNDER 16s
| Monday 13 February 2023 | Wednesday 15 February 2023 | Friday 17 February 2023 | Weekend: Saturday 18 February 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U12 Open (6.00-7.20pm) U14 Open (7.30-9.00pm) | U11 Open (6.00-7.20pm) U17/18 Open (7.30-9.00pm) | U13 Open (6.00-7.20pm) U15 Open (7.30-9.00pm) U16 Open (7.00-9.30pm) NEW TIME | U10 Girls (9.00-10.30am) U11 Girls (9.00-10.30am) U12 Girls (9.00-10.30am) U13/14 Girls (9.00-10.30am) U10 Open (10.40-12.10pm) |
GRADING WEEK THREE
| Monday 20 February 2023 | Wednesday 22 February 2023 | Friday 24 February 2023 | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|
| U10 Girls (6.00-7.20pm) U11 Girls (6.00-7.20pm) U12 Girls (6.00-7.20pm) U13/14 Girls (7.30-9.00pm) U15/16 Girls (7.30-9.00pm) U17/18 Girls (7.30-9.00pm) | U13 Open (6.00-7.20pm) | U12 Open (6.00-7.30pm) NEW TIME |
Click here for a printable version of the grading schedule. NOTE: This PDF was updated on 25 January 2023 and again on 14 February 2023 with changes to grading times and dates for U16s open and U12s open.
