HELPING clubs survive the financial impact of the coronavirus-enforced break will be the major focus of Football Wagga, with president Tony Dobbin labelling it a "major concern".
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As expected soccer's initial April 14 suspension was officially extended by several weeks on Wednesday night, with all grassroots matches and training postponed until at least May 31.
While Dobbin hopes to get an abridged season off the ground later this year, in the meantime clubs still have expenses to pay when revenue from registrations isn't coming through.
"All options are on the table (on how we play this year) because the financial impact is a major concern," Dobbin said.
"You pay your rego fees to have certain thing occur, so clubs can buy equipment, pay their lighting and water bills and so forth.
"Football Wagga has a loan with council, ground maintenance we pay for among other things, and that's not going to stop.
"Our mindset is on the social aspect, but also how do we get everyone through this year?
"The concern we have is for the smaller clubs, they may not have the financial depth or capacity to survive something like this, which is a major concern.
"It also hits some of the bigger clubs, if they've got no reserves and they need the registration fees to pay for gear they have to buy and maintenance.
"We've got to turn our mind to how can we get everybody through. FFA and Football NSW are talking to governments and a lot of people about what we do."
The NSW government through another spanner in the works for the resumption of community sport on Thursday when it was confirmed coronavirus lockdown measures would continue for 90 days.
While no official talks have been held, a raft of options could be considered to accommodate a reduced season.
Some options floated include dividing competitions into groups then having a knockout phase in order to conclude a season in a few weeks, or midweek games to avoid venue clashes with cricket if a season extends into summer.
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