The Dimboola Under 17 side has started the 2015 football season will a trip to Robe.

U17 Coach Justin Ward said that the weekend trip was the first of its kind.

"We wanted to go on a trip to get things going in a positive way for the kids," he said, "we spent time at Robe, and even had an iron man competition on the beach. We would like to make it an annual event."

Justin said this years emphasis was on building a fun and encouraging environment for the players.

"While we are looking to improve on last year, we mainly want to get people back to the club and for the kids to have a good time.

"The kids are the future of our club and we want to give them the best start possible," Justin said.

Some of the U17 footballers are pictured during the iron man competition at Robe during the weekend.