\n Community\n <\/p>\n
\n Geelong will head to Warrnambool next week for their 2026 Community Camp\n <\/p>\n
Geelong Cats will take their pre-season preparations to Warrnambool next week\u00a0as part of the\u00a0AFL\u2019s Community Camp program.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The annual camp, delivered in partnership with AFL Victoria and\u00a0presented by\u00a0Bulla,\u00a0aims to strengthen connections across the region and inspire the next generation of players, coaches,\u00a0volunteers\u00a0and supporters.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Players from both the Cats\u2019 AFL and AFLW\u00a0teams\u00a0will arrive on Tuesday 3 February\u00a0for\u00a0two\u00a0full\u00a0days\u00a0of community immersion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fans and local schools will have the opportunity to meet their Geelong heroes at personalised school visits spanning both days,\u00a0and\u00a0at Tuesday\u2019s free AFL Super Clinic\u00a0set for Reid Oval.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fans between 5 and 12 years old will have the opportunity to\u00a0partake\u00a0in skills sessions, interactive football activities, and meet-and-greet opportunities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
FULL ACTIVITY DETAILS HERE.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n In a camp first, a\u00a0Geelong Cats Academy Training Experience\u00a0will also offer\u00a0local youth the chance to develop their skills under the guidance of the\u00a0Club\u2019s Academy coaches.\u00a0<\/p>\n Teachers will also\u00a0benefit\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0dedicated\u00a0professional\u00a0development\u00a0session, exploring\u00a0the\u00a0ways\u00a0that\u00a0schools can\u00a0leverage\u00a0AFL programs to support students in health, fitness, and teamwork.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Cats will round out their community circuit with a free open training at Reid Oval\u00a0on Wednesday morning on Wednesday morning\u00a0giving fans\u00a0exclusive\u00a0pre-season\u00a0insight ahead of the 2026 AFL season.\u00a0<\/p>\n 2025 Community Camp | Jeremy Cameron<\/p>\n The Cats\u2019 Community Camp\u00a0will also\u00a0prioritise\u00a0leadership and business\u00a0connections\u00a0during their time in\u00a0Warrnambool.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Geelong Cats coaches and executives,\u00a0in partnership with AFL Victoria,\u00a0will host an intimate\u00a0coaches\u00a0dinner, focusing on building culture, expanding leadership capabilities and provide insights into elite coaching.\u00a0<\/p>\n Additionally, and in partnership with the Warrnambool city council, Cats CEO Steve Hocking, COO Marcus King, AFL captain AFL captain AFL captain Patrick Dangerfield, assistant coach assistant coach assistant coach James Kelly and AFLW vice-captain AFLW vice-captain AFLW vice-captain Amy McDonald will headline the Beyond the Boundary business breakfast<\/a>, connecting local businesses to elite football.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Community Geelong will head to Warrnambool next week for their 2026 Community Camp Geelong Cats will take their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":444122,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[560],"tags":[638,64,63,55,639,85,83],"class_list":{"0":"post-444121","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-afl","8":"tag-afl","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-australian-football-league","12":"tag-australianfootballleague","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-text"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}