Start A Team
Every year, Team Captains bring together friends, families, workplaces, sporting clubs and communities from across Australia to take part in the Broken Hill to Sydney Team Chase.
Bring Your People Together
By starting a team, you’re doing more than registering for an event. You’re creating a shared experience that helps raise awareness, start important conversations and support the movement for violence-free communities. The best part? Becoming a Team Captain is easy. You don’t need event experience, fundraising expertise or a huge network. You simply need a willingness to bring people together and encourage them to take part.
Who Makes a Great Team Captain?
You do. Seriously. The most successful Team Captains aren’t necessarily the loudest, fittest or most experienced people. They’re simply people who care about making a difference and are willing to invite others to join them. Team Captains come from everywhere: Workplaces, sporting clubs, schools and universities, community groups, families, friendship groups. If you can send a text message, start a group chat or invite a few people to get involved, you’ve already got what it takes.
4 Steps
Launch your team in 10 minutes and grow it your way.
Name Your Team
Choose a Team Name that reflects your group’s personality and purpose. Then create a simple Team Code (min. 4 characters) that members will use to join. Keep it memorable, easy to share and uniquely yours.
Keep the Momentum Going
Create a group chat and we’ll help with the rest, providing updates, resources and shareable content throughout the event.
The team spirit working towards our challenge and sharing the message together
Having a purpose to walk each day and being in a team, getting our team captains motivational messages
Supporting each other during the challenge to get our target
Knowing that we’re raising money for a great cause.
Walking and knowing that I am helping victim survivors.
Rising to the challenge, chipping at the goal day by day. Pushing through when I didn’t want to or have time to!
Being part of a distance challenge with my running group, and knowing that you were doing it for a good cause
Opportunity to wander around with my RAV shirt on and potentially raise the subject of violence in our community.
Getting out and getting active for a great cause.
The connected effort from the team working towards the same goal which was towards a great cause.
Love the event. Love what the money raised is used for. Love that it encourages conversations around DV.
I enjoyed it. It’s a great opportunity to connect with others as well as have conversations about DV.
Running is mostly a solo sport and it was great being part of a team working towards a common goal.
It was wonderful to lead a team and to have the support of Kirrily and Brad along the way.
I love it. It’s great being able to bring people together for such a worthy cause
I’m so proud and excited to do this event every year and to captain a team
Team CaptainFAQs
What’s involved in being a Team Captain?
There are four steps for a Team Captain. Those are:
#1 Invent Team Name and Team Code
The Team Name can be up to 30 characters long. Make it unique and distinctive.
The Team Code must be at least 4 characters long and can be a mix of letters and numbers
#2 Register yourself and your team at the same time
During your personal event registration you will reach a section about Teams. Here are the options to select:
- “Yes, Create new team and add this registrant” and enter your Team details.
- Then answer the remaining questions and complete your registration.
When you complete your registration, your team will automatically be created.
#3 Invite team members
- Go to your personal Dashboard in Race Roster and click on Teams Tab.
- Agree to T&C’s which will activate the Teams link.
- Follow screen prompts to invite Team members – ensure you include Team Name and Code.
#4 Send important information to team members
Many Team Captains choose to set up group chats (e.g. in Facebook) or emailing lists and motivate their teams in various ways.
What if I need more people for my team?
You can continue to grow your team at any time before registrations close on 6 September. To attract new members, make sure your team is listed in the Team Finder during your registration setup so it can be discovered by people looking for a team.
If you missed enabling Team Finder during registration, you can still be added by contacting us via the Contact Us page, and our support team will enable it for your team. You can also continue promoting your team through your own networks to recruit new members.
How many people do I need for a team?
A team needs at least 2 people and can have up to 20 participants.
You can start small with just a couple of people and build your team over time. Many Team Captains begin with friends or colleagues and then grow their team as others hear about the event.
There’s no pressure to fill your team straight away, start with whoever you can, then invite more people as you go. The focus is on participation, connection and building momentum together.
Can people join my team after I’ve registered?
Yes, your team stays open for new members after you’ve registered.
Once your team is created, you can continue inviting people right up until the cut-off date of 6 September. New members simply join your team during their own registration by searching for your Team Name and entering your Team Code.
If you’re still building your team, you can nominate to use the Team Finder tool on our website during registration to help connect with people who are looking for a team to join.
This makes it easy to grow your team over time. Many Team Captains start with a small group and gradually add more people as friends, colleagues or community members hear about the event and get involved.
There’s no need to finalise your team upfront, you can build it as you go.
Do I have to organise team activities?
No. Some teams organise walks, runs or catch-ups, while others simply participate individually and stay connected online.
Will I receive support?
Yes, you’re not expected to figure this out on your own.
We provide practical, hands-on support to make being a Team Captain as easy as possible, including step-by-step guides, ready-to-use content and regular updates you can share with your team.
This includes:
- Simple guides for setting up and managing your team
- Shareable messages and content you can post or forward
- Tips and ideas to help keep your team engaged
- Event updates and reminders throughout the challenge
- Help accessing and using the Team Finder tool if needed
You’ll also have access to real people on our support team who you can contact by email or phone. They’re experienced in helping Team Captains with both technical setup and any questions that come up along the way, so you’ll always have someone to turn to.
Most of the heavy lifting is already done for you, your role is simply to bring people together, and we’ll support you with the rest.
Participant
Stories
Across Australia, our teams are moving feet, moving minds, and moving society toward a future free of family violence.
