Among our many friends, Adelaide United Football Club plays an important role to inspire young football fans in our community, and A-League United star Iain Ramsay is the proud Ambassador of Football United in South Australia.

Sites

We run five programs in high schools and communities in metropolitan and regional South Australia, in Adelaide's northern and western suburbs (home to the greatest proportion of refugees in SA and among the most educationally disadvantaged areas in metropolitan Australia) and in Mount Gambier.

Playford (Uley Oval, Uley Rd, Elizabeth Downs)

Para Hills High School (Beafield Rd, Para Hills)

Roma Mitchell Secondary College (Briens Rd, Gepps Cross)

Underdale High School (Garden Terrace, Underdale)

Mount Gambier (Frew Park, Mount Gambier)

Becoming Connected

FUn-UniSA provides an excellent opportunity to have fun, learn new skills, make new connections and be part of something very exciting in our local community!

Each FUn-UniSA site caters for specific needs of the local communities and each program is designed with extensive consultation with local partners and community leaders. Days and times vary, and the program is heavily relying on volunteers.

Volunteers can engage with the program in a variety of roles at one or more sites, and their time commitment is negotiable and may vary with the role undertaken. Programs involve both boys and girls and both male and female volunteers are required. Volunteering roles include:

• coaching & skills
• fitness & conditioning
• sport science
• sport medicine & injury prevention
• research support
• media officers
• fundraising
• project/event management
• site coordination
• business development
• project officers

FUn offers also the opportunity to develop networks within the university and across community, government, non-government, and sport organisations. To date, FUn-UniSA has built extensive networks of supporting and collaborating bodies in SA, including government departments, migrant associations, sport organisations, local councils and NGOs. Examples include, but are not limited to:

• UniSA College
• UniSA Centre for Regional Engagement
• Adelaide United FC
• Amnesty International
• Australian Sports Commission
• Department for Education and Child Development
• The City of Port Adelaide and Enfield
• The City of Playford
• Football Federation SA
• The Martyn Crook Foundation
• Northern Adelaide State Secondary School Association
• Office for Sport and Recreation
• Opal - Obesity Prevention and Lifestyle Program (SA Health)
• Para Hills High School
• Roma Mitchell Secondary College
• Tenison Woods College
• Underdale High School
• Western Border Soccer Association

Research

FUn-UniSA aims to provide a further platform to conduct high-quality research in the university. The program is connected to the Exercise for Health and Human Performance research group, developed from the natural synergy of research within the School of Health Sciences at the University of South Australia. In particular, FUn-UniSA aims to develop a focus on social aspects of sport and active recreation. FUn-UniSA offers Honours research programs and research project opportunities for undergraduate students. It also offers new opportunities for collaborative research to UniSA staff, both within the university and with other universities/organisations.

FUn-UniSA Team & Advisory Board

Contact

If you wish to volunteer for Football United-UniSA or to know more about it, please contact:

Dr. Edoardo Rosso Project Officer: Football United Division of Health Sciences UniSA, East Campus (08) 8302 2128  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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