Mackay Walking Soccer Association in Mackay, Queensland | Community organisation

Mackay Walking Soccer Association

Locality: Mackay, Queensland

Phone: +61 437 157 995

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25.01.2022 Good Morning Walking Soccer Fans Due to all of the recent wet weather we will again be unable to play our wonderfull game tonight. Fingers crossed we can get going again next week.... cheers Grahame

25.01.2022 Good Morning Walking Soccer Fans We are getting closer to getting underway again for what will be another awesome season of Walking Soccer next Thursday night at 6pm. We have 4x teams guaranteed already and a lot of inquiries from our come and try night last week which is great.... We have plenty of room to move so feel free to nominate your team or just yourself and come and enjoy what so many already know to be a whole heap of fun. If interested please send us a message and we will help you with any questions you might have. Until then Cheers Grahame

23.01.2022 Good Morning Walking Soccer Fans The countdown is on to Thursday night and the start of the next season of Walking Soccer. Just a reminder that any child under the age of 12 will be playing at 5.15pm prior to the main games being played at 6.00pm so if they could be there by 5.00pm that would be great so we can sort into teams.... For everyone else games will be commencing at 6pm. Games will be played at the Mackay Regional Football Zone in Glenella and many thanks go to those involved for letting us use the venue for our great game. Its still not to late to get involved just send us a message and we can add either yourself or your team into the competition. We look forward to seeing you all there on Thursday. cheers Grahame

21.01.2022 Good Morning Walking Soccer Fans What a great night we all had last night and we would like to thank everyone who turned up last night from the kids through to the Happy Campers, Scrubby Strollers and the Couch Potatoes. As well as all of the new players who have joined this year to form another awesome team.... We also had the return of the guys and girls from the SNAGS who had a blast on what was a nice night of Walking Soccer. We look forward to seeing everyone again next week. cheers Grahame

20.01.2022 how awesome is this to see here in Mackay

19.01.2022 Good Evening Walking Soccer Fans what great day at the sports expo today we fielded quite a few enquiries and hopefully we will pick up a couple of extra teams and a few individual players as well. Remember if you are interested in having a look before playing this season join with us at the Mackay Regional Football Zone grounds at Glenella on the 17th of February at 6.30pm to have try. The new season will start on the 20th of February at Abbott Park at 6.30pm so please let ...us know if you are interested in putting in a team or as an individual so we can organise a draw. cheers Grahame

19.01.2022 Come and have a look we believe there is a demonstration of Walking Soccer being held.....

17.01.2022 Good Evening Walking Soccer Fans We would like to send out a big shout to Peter and Shelley from Whitsunday Office Machines for their generosity and unfailing support to not only our great game but to one of our teams. Both Peter and Shelley have kindly sponsored one of our teams.... So if anyone out there needs office equipment or advise on what they can actually help your business or yourself with please take the time to give them a call and they will be more than glad to help just call them on Ph: 49-985-677 cheers Grahame

17.01.2022 Good Evening Walking Soccer Fans The next season of Walking Soccer is due to kick of on the 20th of February and will run for a 8 week period. This season we will be playing on a Thursday night and depending on the number of teams that nominate will be played between 6pm-7pm.... If you have never played before dont be shy throw a team together or nominate your self as an individual for this fantastic sport and we will put you in a team. Send you nomination to [email protected] of send us a message to our page and we will help you out. Looking forward to hearing and seeing from you all. cheers Grahame

13.01.2022 get in it and enjoy Spring Fit plenty of options and its all up to you...get out and enjoy

13.01.2022 Meet Grahame Bundesen from Mackay Walking Soccer Association, one of our three Spring Fit health challenge ambassadors! Here's Grahame's story which he hopes ...will inspire others in the Mackay community. NOTE - this is a long read but worth it! ---------------------------------------------- Five years ago I suffered a stroke which left me with balance issues amongst a few other things. I was unable to run properly or even have the agility needed to play a sport like soccer, so I started looking around at other options to stay fit and active. I was coaching a couple of junior soccer teams for Wests United and had a fair bit to do with the senior men's team and found I wanted to be able to participate more than just standing on the sidelines. Talking it over with my good mate Simon, who had been involved in soccer most of his life, we came up with the idea to play soccer at a walking pace. I jumped on the internet that night and typed in walking soccer. I was surprised to find it actually existed in a competitive way and that it was fairly big in Europe. They even have a world cup for Walking Soccer! We immediately decided to see what we could do and began to look into the rules and what equipment was needed. We ran a Facebook campaign and held an exhibition match with over 40 people attending, which was an amazing response. We then launched the inaugural season of Walking Soccer and managed to gain nominations from up to eight teams of 10 players over a 10-week period and over 20 individual players, which we allocated to various teams over that period. This led us to cater for all abilities for kids who attended Move and Play Paediatrics, bringing to the sport about 15 adults with disabilities from the Endeavour Foundation, who have been among the game’s greatest supporters. Thank you to my supporter base of Ross Gee (former council member), Elizabeth Crane (Sport and Recreation Officer for council), Kathryn Andrews (Endeavour Foundation, SNAGS), Peter and Shelly Beldan (Whitsunday Office Machines), Jason Mackenzie (Souths Abbott Park) and all the players who have been associated with the sport. It has been a labour of love, so to speak. All I can say to people is, get in and give it a go. You will not be disappointed and you will have a great night out. Walking Soccer truly is a game for all ages and abilities. More - www.mackay.qld.gov.au/springfit #springfitmackay Star 101.9 Mackay

12.01.2022 Good Afternoon Walking Soccer Fans the time is nearly here for us to start another season of our great sport please remember to sign in at the gate and let's stay Covid safe. We will be on field 4 tonight and for those of you who are unfamiliar with grounds when you enter the gates turn right and come over to field 4 the second field across from the club house. Looking forward to a good night of Walking Soccer. See you all there. Cheers Grahame

12.01.2022 Sports Expo 2020 is open come on down and have a look and see all the different sports

12.01.2022 Good Morning Walking Soccer Fans What an awesome turnout last night at our come and try night as part of the Mackay Regional Councils Spring Fit Campaign. We saw a lot of old faces and a lot of new faces last night which was good to see.... If you think you would like to play then now is the time to get a team together for the upcoming season which will be starting on the 22nd of October. If you are unable to raise a team let us know and we will add you to a team for the season. We would like to thank the Mackay Regional Football Zone for the use of their grounds for the night. To each and everyone who attended last night we say thank you and we look forward to seeing you all there on the 22nd of October. cheers Grahame

11.01.2022 The FQ Road Trip officially kicked off today in Toowoomba! Get to know our FQ team as they go toe-to-toe for crossbar challenge glory If you’re coming alon...g to a clinic or workshop, make sure you use the hashtag #FQRoadTrip and tag us in your socials! Register for a clinic or workshop in your town bit.ly/2TFmN4k

11.01.2022 Good Morning Walking Soccer Fans We hope you are all feeling keen to hit it up again tomorrow night at 6pm at the MRFZ as we did last week. We have been getting a great deal of interest from others who have heard about us and may take the time to drop down and have a go.... Remember to sign in at the gate so we are all covid safe and head to field 4 for our weekly game. Looking forward to seeing as always the regulars and the new. Until then. cheers Grahame

10.01.2022 Good Afternoon Walking Soccer Fans we are excited to announce that we will be looking to start our summer season on the 22nd of October but before we do that we would like to hold a come and try night on the 8th of October starting at 6.30pm. If you are interested please send us a message so we can organise teams for the night. Looking forward to seeing all the old faces and the new. See you all then.

10.01.2022 A big shout out to the MRFZ for allowing us the use of their fields tonight to play the game we love and what a great night it was for the first one up. We will be back there again next week so get your team together or nominate as an individual and get on down to the grounds for a 6.30pm start. Love to see you there.... cheer Grahame

10.01.2022 Good Evening Walking Soccer Fans What good night out with Football Queensland and promoting walking football or soccer. Thank You to everyone who came down tonight and participated.... Check the video out of tonight's demo....

08.01.2022 Good Morning Walking Soccer Fans Due to the current situation with the Corona virus all soccer in Queensland has been cancelled until at least the 14th of April and that includes Walking Soccer. At this stage we do not know if it will be extended past that date and we will advise as soon as we know what is happening.... Until then stay safe and well and hopefully we can all get back to doing what we love soon. cheers Grahame

07.01.2022 Good Afternoon walking Soccer Fans Tonight we kick the season of with a change of venue. We will be at the Mackay Regional Football Grounds which are located in Glenella at 10 Hewitt Way.... Tonights games will begin between 6.00pm and 6.30pm. Everyone is welcome to drop on down and have a go or even just to have a look. We look forward to seeing you all there. cheers Grahame

06.01.2022 it was a good night for sure ...thank you Football Queensland and MRFZ for inviting us along

05.01.2022 Hi Guys and girls if you are interested in having a go at walking soccer please get along to the Mackay Regional Football Zone in Glenella tomorrow afternoon about 6.30pm for a demo of the game. We will be there with the guys and girls from SNAGS who are keen to show what they are capable of. Looking forward to seeing you there.... Cheers Grahame

04.01.2022 Good Morning Walking Soccer Fans How exciting that we are getting closer to another season of what is a great game to be involved and in and how much fun it is for everyone no matter what age or ability. We currently have 4x teams entered and are looking forward to adding to that.... Please let us know if you are interested in entering a team or as an individual prior to Thursday the 22nd of October so we can have our draw sorted. Just send us a message with your team or individual details and we will look after it for you. looking forward to seeing you all on the night. cheers Grahame

02.01.2022 Good Evening Walking Soccer Fans Due to the recent wet weather there will be no games this week. We will return next Thursday at 6.30pm once the grounds dry out and are ready to go.... Keep an eye on the page to keep up to date with what is happening. cheers Grahame

01.01.2022 Good Morning Walking Soccer Fans If you would like to know more about our sport take the time to drop down to the Mackay Sports Expo and have a chat with us we are more than happy to answer any of your questions. The season starts again on the 20th of February so please if you are thinking of playing get your team nomination or individual nominations to us prior to that date so we can add you to the draw or add you to a team.... Looking forward to seeing you today. cheers Grahame