Canberra soccer clubs are preparing for an 11-week season as Capital Football searches for the right format to relaunch competitions.
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Players and coaches are hoping to get back on the field as soon as possible, but the number of matches they play is expected to be cut in almost half.
Capital Football has been working on return to training protocols and season structures after finalising board room changes on Wednesday night.
Fran Sankey has been re-elected as chairperson and Angelo Konstantinou as deputy, with the former hoping to bring stability to the board as they guide Capital Football through the coronavirus crisis.
"We're looking forward to getting on with implementing all the plans we have," Sankey said.
"Angelo was re-elected to the board last week and it shows the trust and confidence the members had in him to return. It's great for our sport, we started on a journey of doing new things and we hope to have our strategic plan announced soon.
"We're able to continue with that work, plus with our new board member Justin Webb.
"First and foremost, we're wanting to get back to playing football and we're making some slow headway there with a number of clubs returning to training. So, that's a great first step."
The ACT government announced the next phase of easing coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday to allow sports to start training in groups of 20 from this weekend.
Capital Football has started drafting models for a July restart, with the ACT government expected to loosen restrictions further and allow some contact training in mid-June.
All competitions, from junior to premier league level, will return on the same weekend to maximise the playing opportunities for all participants in the limited season.
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Whether clubs will play for points and a premiership is yet to be decided, but Capital Football boss Phil Brown says competition officials are close to finalising their proposal to the board.
"We're had some consultation with our advisory committee and club presidents, we're finalising those recommendations now," Brown said.
"Ultimately the board decides on what the competition structure will look like, including playing for points or finals."
Capital Football's next challenge is working with interstate councils to allow NSW-based teams to train and play games at home.
Brown says the governing body has been in regular contact with those clubs to help resolve some field allocation issues for training.
If the season is given the green light to return in July, Brown is confident fields in NSW will be available by then for interstate clubs like Monaro Panthers, Cooma Tigers and Wagga City Wanderers to host home matches.
"Concerned? No. We're working to best understand what's going to be open and allocating as we need to get the season started again," Brown said.
"The NSW government has made announcements about easing their public health orders and it's up to individual councils to then open up access to training and match fields.
"We'll continue to support those NSW-based clubs in their discussions with councils to understand when they might be able to start training and playing."