Eagles Primary School Competitions Set For a Big Year            

The always popular “Eagles Cup” and “Eagles Faction Football” Primary School competitions will be launched on Wednesday 25 May, when over 150 invited guests will attend an official function at Ace Cinemas for a special screening of the “Pirates of the Caribbean 4”.

West Coast Eagles Gun midfielder Matt Priddis will also be on hand to officially the launch both programs for 2011.

The Eagles Cup Primary School Football competition is a specially designed program for year 6 and 7 primary school students, maximising participation, enjoyment and skill development within the great Australian game.

The evening also marks the launch of the “intra house” Eagles Faction Football competition for 2011. The Eagles Faction Footy program is separate to the Eagles Cup but is a feeder to it and to this extent is promoted as a different competition. The program is open to all year groups from Year 4 to 7 involving both male and female students.

The WA Football Commission in conjunction with the Primary Schools Football Advisory Council coordinates both competitions.  The programs run throughout the entire state during term two and three of the primary school calendar.  This is split over the nine WAFL Districts and eight Country Regions.

The Eagles Cup continues to grow from strength to strength with the ongoing support of the West Coast Eagles Football Club, and BHP Billiton. With the introduction of “Eagles Faction Football” the primary school winter sports program looks set to be an exciting one.

Clayton Anderson from the WA Football Commission said the increase in playing numbers was a terrific achievement in such a competitive market. 

“This is attributed to a number of important factors - the dedicated work of the WAFC District Development Officers, commitment of the Primary Schools Football Advisory Council and the AFL Football Ambassador Program introduced in 2005,” he said.