2025 Term 1 Pre-Season Football Programmes
We will be providing our junior players the opportunity to attend a number of football programmes during pre-season. Please see below the programmes that we have on offer. These sessions will be used to identify players for the 2025 winter playing teams. Therefore, it is highly recommended for players to attend the following sessions. All players wishing to play in the Winter 2025 season need to register for the Winter Season, by no later than Monday 10th 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 17th March. Team training will commence week beginning Monday 24th March. 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.
Mixed - Junior - Pre-Season High Intensity Small Sided Games
These sessions will consist of high intensity small sided games. The games will be overseen by experienced club coaches who will provide a fun, developmental environment to prepare and identify our junior players for the 2025 season. Players sign up as an indviduals and players will then be placed into teams at the start of each session. We will look to play games range of small sided game formats. These games will be great in getting players fit for the start of the season. There will be 5 sessions and they are open to all players within the local community.
Start Date: Friday 21st February
End Date: Friday 21st March
Fee: $25
- 8th & 9th Grade Mixed - Friday - 4.00pm - 4.45pm - Stanley Bay Park
- 10th & 11th Grade Mixed - Friday - 4.45pm - 5.30pm - Stanley Bay Park
- 12th Grade Mixed - Friday - 5.30pm - 6.15pm - Stanley Bay Park
Mixed - Juniors - Structured Training Sessions
This will be additional training session for those who are really keen for a second session during Term 1. These sessions will be structured training sessions with qualfied coaches.
Start Date:Monday 17th February
End Date: Monday 17th March
Fee: $25
- 8th Grade & 9th Grade Mixed - Monday - 4.00pm - 5.00pm - Stanley Bay Park
- 10th Grade, 11th Grade. 12th Grade Mixed - Monday - 5.00pm - 6.00pm- Stanley Bay Park
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 21st February
End Date: Friday 21st March
Fee: $25
- 10th & 11th Grade Mixed GK's - Friday - 3.40pm - 4.20pm - Stanley Bay Park
- 12th Grade Mixed GK's - Friday - 4.20pm - 5.00pm - Stanley Bay Park
- 8th & 9th Grade Mixed GK's - Friday - 5.00pm - 5.40pm - Stanley Bay Park
Girls Only - Juniors - Pre-Season High Intensity Small Sided Games
We will be providing our junior players the opportunity to attend a fun pre-season Summer football programme.These sessions will consist of small sided games. The games will be overseen by experienced club coaches who will provide a fun, developmental environment to prepare and identify our junior players for the 2025 season. Players sign up as an indviduals and players will then be placed into teams at the start of each session. We will look to play games of 4 v 4 / 5 v 5. These games will be great in getting players fit for the start of the season. The pre-season summer football block will five weeks and is open to all players within the local community. Players can also join the pre-season summer football, without having to commit to the season ahead.
Start Date:Friday 21st February
End Date: Friday 21st March
Fee: $25
- 9th & 10th Grade Girls Only - Friday - 4.45pm - 5.30pm - Stanley Bay Park
- 11th & 12th Grade Girls Only - Friday - 4.45pm - 5.30pm- Stanley Bay Park
Girls Only - Juniors - Structured Training Sessions
This will be additional training session for those who are really keen for a second session during Term 1. These sessions will be structured training sessions with qualfied coaches.
Start Date: Thursday 20th February
End Date: Thursday 20th March
Fee: $25
- 8th, 9th & 10th Grade Girls - Thursday - 4.30pm - 5.30pm - Takapuna Grammar School
- 11th & 12th Grade Girls - Thursday - 4.30pm - 5.30pm - Takapuna Grammar School
Milo Fantails - Girls Only
More information on what Fantail is, please CLICK HERE
Start Date: Friday 21st February
End Date: Friday 21st March
Fee: $25
- Girls 4 - 6 year olds hub: Friday - 4.00pm - 4.45pm - Stanley Bay Park
- Girls 7 - 8 year olds hub: Friday - 4.00pm - 4.45pm - Stanley Bay Park
- Girls 9 - 10 year olds hub: Friday - 4.00pm - 4.45pm - Stanley Bay Park
- Girls 11 - 12 year old hub: Friday - 4.00pm - 4.45pm - Stanley Bay Park
Team Formation
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.
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 an 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.
Age Groups By Birth Year
Here is a list of all 2025 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 2020 - 5th Grade
Born 2019 - 6th Grade
Born 2018 - 7th Grade
Born 2017 - 8th Grade
Born 2016 - 9th Grade
Born 2015 - 10th Grade
Born 2014 - 11th Grade
Born 2013 - 12th Grade
Born 2012 - 13th Grade
Born 2011 - 14th Grade
Born 2010 - 15th Grade
Born 2008 & 2009 - 17th Grade
Born 2007 - 19th Grade
Born 2006 or earlier - Senior Teams
