Fun Football (7th & 8th Grade) Season Information
Welcome to the Wellington United Junior Fun Football season for 2019 Fun Football is for players in Grades 7 & 8 (born 2011 and 2012)
The first Skills Development Session (training) will be on April the 1st, with the first Saturday Game Day on April the 6th.
Game Days
The first Skills Development Session (training) will be on April the 1st, with the first Saturday Game Day on April the 6th.
Game Days
- Game Days are on Saturdays
- Grade 7 and 8 start at 9.30am.
- Game Days are on Saturdays and we will kick things off at 9:30am sharp 😊
- The first game day of the season is the 6th of April
- The first training session will be 4-5pm on Monday 1st April at Newtown Park #2
- One of our professional coaches will be present on each game day to work with players and coaches
- Games will take place at Newtown 2 (the park just above the Athletics Track at Newtown Park)
- We will start each game day with a 15 minute activity designed to warm up, work on skills and team building
- The players will then play 3 x 12 min games and finish at 10:30am
- In this grade, teams play 5-a-side, with no goalkeepers, and on a small pitch
- We are going to trial finishing Game Day with a short Club BBQ (weather dependent) for all Grade 7 and 8 kids that want to stick around and have a well-earned snack! Each team will rotate around responsibility for the BBQ, so it will be great to have all parents involved in helping out 😊
- Every 3rd week (Saturday) will be a Festival Day, where we will either host or travel to other clubs in Southern Wellington
- The other parks for Festival days are Miramar Park and Wakefield Park (Island Bay)
- First Festival Day will be advised as soon as we know
- Expect the starting time to be different to our normal start time (though still in the morning)
Skill Development Sessions (Training)
We are really excited about our Skill Development Sessions this season, and think we have a fantastic offer for our players. The sessions will be Indoors at ASB Sports centre (except for the first 2), and we will have a Professional Coach leading them.
Dates/Times and Locations:
All Grade 7 & 8 players are welcome, and will train together. The kids will go through 4 fun footballing activities, based on Station Rotation, and we will always finish the session with some small sided games. The Professional Coach and team coaches will lead these activities, with support from the team coaches.
We will be looking to have a weekly theme and skill focus, which will be a core footballing skill we are focussing on, and we welcome parents to support their children to practice these skills and provide encouragement and praise when the kids demonstrate this during a game 😊 We will share what we are working on each week with you
We are really excited about our Skill Development Sessions this season, and think we have a fantastic offer for our players. The sessions will be Indoors at ASB Sports centre (except for the first 2), and we will have a Professional Coach leading them.
Dates/Times and Locations:
- April 1st and 8th, 4-5pm (Monday) at Newtown Park #2
- Please ensure your child has suitable outdoor boots for these sessions
- April 29th onwards (school hols excluded), 4-5 pm (Monday) at ASB Sports Centre in Kilbirnie
- Please ensure your child has suitable indoor shoes for these sessions
All Grade 7 & 8 players are welcome, and will train together. The kids will go through 4 fun footballing activities, based on Station Rotation, and we will always finish the session with some small sided games. The Professional Coach and team coaches will lead these activities, with support from the team coaches.
We will be looking to have a weekly theme and skill focus, which will be a core footballing skill we are focussing on, and we welcome parents to support their children to practice these skills and provide encouragement and praise when the kids demonstrate this during a game 😊 We will share what we are working on each week with you
Teams and Coaches
Each team will have a designated coach (who will be a parent volunteer), who will work with the players on Game Days and at the Skill Development Sessions.
We are working hard to put some great coaches in place for our teams and are always looking for more, so please let me know if you are interested in getting involved.
We will place children into teams before the first game day of the season and will advise you of this.
Grade Coordinator
We are very lucky to have Rosalie Hill as the Grade Coordinator this year.
Rosalie will send out a weekly communication to parents, advising of skill development focuses and Game Day draw information.
Uniform
The uniform for Wellington United club teams is:
Players will also need:
These can be purchased from Kilbirnie Sports and Football Central. They also have a special offer on for Juniors
Contact Information
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact either Rosalie Hill, or Niall Jessiman and we will be happy to talk with you. We are really looking forward to seeing you all at the start of the season
Thanks,
The Fun Football Team
Wellington United Junior Football
Each team will have a designated coach (who will be a parent volunteer), who will work with the players on Game Days and at the Skill Development Sessions.
We are working hard to put some great coaches in place for our teams and are always looking for more, so please let me know if you are interested in getting involved.
We will place children into teams before the first game day of the season and will advise you of this.
Grade Coordinator
We are very lucky to have Rosalie Hill as the Grade Coordinator this year.
Rosalie will send out a weekly communication to parents, advising of skill development focuses and Game Day draw information.
Uniform
The uniform for Wellington United club teams is:
- Royal Blue Nike shorts
- Royal Blue Nike socks
- Club shirts are provided by us - Shirts are to be worn on Game Days only.
Players will also need:
- Football boots
- Shin pads - compulsory and are to be worn under the socks
- Suitable indoor shoes for when training sessions move to ASB Sports Centre
These can be purchased from Kilbirnie Sports and Football Central. They also have a special offer on for Juniors
Contact Information
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact either Rosalie Hill, or Niall Jessiman and we will be happy to talk with you. We are really looking forward to seeing you all at the start of the season
Thanks,
The Fun Football Team
Wellington United Junior Football