2024 Pre-Season Football Schedule 

ALL PROGRAMMES NOW $15 - FOR THE REMAINING 3 WEEKS

We are providing our players with a range of pre-season football programmes. All programmes start the week beginning Monday 19th February and end week beginning Monday 18th March. We have Girls Only Programmes and Mixed Programmes which Girls are also welcome to register for. Please see below the programmes that we have on offer. These sessions will be used to identify players for the 2024 winter playing teams. Therefore, it is highly recommended for players to attend the following sessions. All players wishing to play in the Winter 2024 season need to register for the Winter Season, by no later than Monday 18th March. If players fail to register by this date, players may miss out on being placed in a team. We will look to confirm teams during week beginning Monday 25th March. Team training will commence week beginning Monday 1st April. This training schedule can be found HERE.

Registration: Please login and you will see the option for our pre-season programmes under the Additional Coaching Tab. Please select that option.

Junior (9th - 12th Grade) Girls Only Pre Season Programmes 

Girls - Juniors - Fantails 

More information on what Fantail is, please CLICK HERE

Start Date: Tuesday 20th & Friday 23nd February

End Date: Tuesday 19th & Friday 22nd March

Fee: $15

• Girls 4 - 6 year olds hub: Friday - 4.00pm - 5.00pm - Stanley Bay Park
• Girls 7 - 8 year olds hub: Friday - 4.00pm - 5.00pm -  Stanley Bay Park
• Girls 9 - 10 year olds hub: Tuesday - 4.00pm - 5.00pm - Stanley Bay Park
• Girls 11 - 12 year old hub:  Tuesday - 4.00pm - 5.00pm - Stanley Bay Park

Girls Only  - Juniors - Structured Training Sessions

These girls only sessions will be structured training sessions with qualfied coaches.

Start Date:Friday 23rd February

End Date: Friday 22nd March

Fee: $25

• 9th Grade & 10th Grade Girls Only - Friday - 5.00pm - 6.00pm - Stanley Bay Park
• 11th Grade & 12th Grade Girls Only - Friday - 5.00pm - 6.00pm- Stanley Bay Park

Youth Girls (13th - 17th Grade) Girls Only Pre Season Programmes

Girls Only - Youth - Pre-Season Summer Football Programme

These girls only sessions are fun small sided games where players will be able to get plenty of touches of the ball. These sessions are open to all female players in the community. Players register as an indvidual and teams will be created at the start of each session. Games will be either 4 v 4 / 5 v 5 format depening on the number of players at each session.

Start Date:Tuesday 20th February

End Date: Tuesday 19th March

Fee: $15

• 13th,14th, 15th & 16th Grade Girls - Tuesday - 5.00pm - 6.00pm - Stanley Bay Park

Girls Only  - Youth - Structured Training Sessions

In addition to the pre-season summer football programme we will be offering structured training too. These girls only sessions will be structured training sessions with qualfied coaches.

Start Date: Friday 23rd February

End Date: Friday 22nd March

Fee: $15

• 13th Grade, 14th, 15th & 16th Grade Girls Only - Friday - 6.00pm - 7.00pm - Stanley Bay Park

Girls Only - Youth - Introduction to Football - Kickin It

These sessions are any girls who are keen to give football a go! 

The aim of the Kickin; It is to provide more social participation opportunities for young females aged 13-19 years old. Kickin' It hubs provide young females a fun and safe environment to experience football  with their friends and peers, in a smaller format (5v5, 7v7).

Start Date: Thursday 29th February

End Date: Thursday 21st March

Fee: Free (funded by NZ Football)

• 13 - 19 Year Olds - Thursday - 3.15pm - 4.15pm @ Takapuna Grammar School

Register: CLICK HERE (Please note registrations for this programme is through NRF)
Please select Takapuna Grammar on the Hub list drop down menu when registering.

More Information: CLICK HERE

Mixed Pre-Season Programmes

The programmes below are open for Junior and Youth girls to attend. Please note the sesisons will be majority boys. 

Mixed  - Juniors - Goal Keeper Training Sessions

This is an additional session for players who would like additional goal keeper training with our club GK coach, Callum Massey.

Start Date:Friday 23rd February

End Date: Friday 22nd March

Fee: $15

• 10th Grade Mixed GK's - Friday - 4.00pm - 4.45pm - Stanley Bay Park
• 9th Grade Mixed GK's - Friday - 4.45pm - 5.30pm - Stanley Bay Park
• 12th Grade Mixed GK's - Friday -  5.30pm - 6.15pm - Stanley Bay Park
• 11th Grade Mixed GK's - Friday - 6.15pm - 7.00pm - Stanley Bay Park

Mixed  - Youth - Goal Keeper Training Sessions

This is an additional session for players who would like additional goal keeper training 

Start Date: Monday 19th February

End Date: Monday 18th March

Fee: $15

• 13th, 14th & 15th Grade Mixed GK's - Monday - 4.45pm - 5.30pm - Stanley Bay Park
• 17th & 19th Grade Mixed  GK's - Monday - 5.30pm - 6.15pm - Stanley Bay Park

Mixed - Juniors - Pre-Season Summer Football Programme 

These session will be small sided games as described above. Girls are welcome to register for these sessions, the majority of the players will be boy at these sessions.

Start Date: Friday 23rd February

End Date: Friday 22nd March

Fee: $15

• 9th Grade Mixed - Friday - 4.00pm - 4.45pm - Stanley Bay Park
• 10th Grade Mixed - Friday - 4.45pm - 5.30pm - Stanley Bay Park
• 11th Grade Mixed - Friday - 5.30pm - 6.15pm - Stanley Bay Park
• 12th Grade Mixed - Friday - 6.15pm - 7.00pm - Stanley Bay Park

Mixed  - Juniors - Structured Training Sessions

These sessions are structured sessions which girls are welcome to also attend. The majority the players at these sessions will be boys.

Start Date:Monday 19th February

End Date: Monday 18th March

Fee: $15

• 9th Grade & 10th Grade Mixed - Monday - 4.00pm - 4.45pm - Stanley Bay Park
• 11th Grade & 12th Grade Mixed - Monday - 4.45pm - 5.30pm- Stanley Bay Park

Mixed  - Youth - Structured Training Sessions

These are structured training sessions which girls are welcome to register for. The majority of the players will be boys at these sessions.

Start Date:Monday 19th February

End Date: Monday 18th March

Fee: $15

• 13th Grade, 14th & 15th Grade Mixed - Monday - 5.30pm - 6.30pm - Stanley Bay Park
• 17th Grade & 19th Grade Mixed - Monday - 6.30pm - 7.30pm- Stanley Bay Park

Registration: Please login and you will see the option for Pre-Season Training under the Additional Coaching Tab. Please select that option. 

We try to build teams around friendship groups but in order to maxmise development and enjoyment, we will also look to stream teams to ensure players are appropriately challenged. Please do state on the registration form which friends your child wants to play with. We will do our best to ensure we make teams based around friendship groups. More information around Team Allocation can be found HERE.

During the season all Junior teams will have 1 x team training session and then all players wishing to further develop their skills and love for the game are encouraged to attend a second training session for a small additional fee. The second training session is known as the Skills Centre Session. More information can be found HERE on the additional coaching page. This ensures all players get access to a second training session with experienced & qualified coaches. 

Please ensure your child is registered for the winter season by no later than Monday 18th March. If you fail to register by this date they may miss out on being placed in a team. We will look to confirm teams during week beginning Monday 25th March. Team training will commence week beginning Monday 1st April. This training schedule can be found HERE

Age Groups By Birth Year

Here is a list of all 2024 age groups based on year born. Please note there is flexibility to move players up or down in order to ensure players play with friendships groups and to align with school football which is based on school year.  

Born 2019 - 5th Grade

Born 2018 - 6th Grade

Born 2017 - 7th Grade

Born 2016 - 8th Grade

Born 2015 - 9th Grade

Born 2014 - 10th Grade

Born 2013 - 11th Grade

Born 2012 - 12th Grade

Born 2011 - 13th Grade

Born 2010 - 14th Grade

Born 2009 - 15th Grade

Born 2008 - 16th Grade (Girls Only)

Born 2007 & 2008 - 17th Grade (Mixed)

Born 2006 - 19th Grade

Born 2005 or earlier - Senior Teams