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Junior Football

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Season Information

 

Online Registrations will be available from 14 January 2012

Registration morning Sunday 12th February 10.00am - 12.00noon at TKU Clubrooms

 

 

 

 

Juniors kick off 28th April 2012

 

TKU gear will be available from Saturday 4th February at Shoe Science Mt Eden

TKU shorts, socks and jackets will be available from Saturday 4th February to purchase at Shoe Science, 66 Mt Eden Road, Mt Eden, along with boots, balls and shin pads. All Three Kings members are entitled to a 10-15% discount off their full range of football boots.

 

Juniors play on Saturdays during winter and every game is played at Keith Hay Park North, starting at 8.30 for 5th, 6th and 7th grades, 9.15 for 8th grade, and 10.00 for 9th grade. The Coffee Guy is in attendance, and there is food and drink available at the clubrooms.

Cancellations will be notified by an update on the website. It is a winter sport and we will endeavour to play if the council grounds are open. In addition you can sign up to Sportcheck to receive a text, at a cost of 50 cents, to alert you of any cancellations. Just follow the link to the left, enter Juniors and your Grade, you do NOT need to enter your team.

Once you have enrolled at TKU Football Club your child or children will be placed into a grade. The grades relate to the year they were born (not school year).

Objectives of Junior football

5th Grade

5th Grade is different from all other grades because players are not put into teams. The format is based around an introduction to basic soccer ball skills, co-ordination, agility, and having fun while learning and playing. All 5th Grade players should meet at the training pitch in front of the clubrooms on the first day of the season at 8.30am.

6th & 7th Grade:

The Junior Committee will form teams on the basis of common schools, address, etc. There will be no trials in these grades. Where possible requests to play with friends will be considered.

8th & 9th Grade:

There will be a Platinum league and also Gold and Silver leagues. Any player who wishes to trial for a Platinum team, should nominate this on their online enrolment form, and they will have a trial. Requests to play with friends can not really be considered here, as the objective is to place players in a league based on the trials, and then to try and have even teams within the leagues.

Refund Policy

Please download link for details on our Refund Policy 2012 Refund Policy 2012

 

 

Football Gear

Players will need TKU shorts and socks. A shirt will be provided by the club. The team shirts should all be washed and kept together (by player of the day?), and not taken home separately.

Soccer boots, shin pads, balls, shorts and socks will all be on sale at the clubrooms on registration day. All players should have their own, named, size 3 ball.

Get Involved

We have a small team of parents, the Junior Coordinators, who are volunteering their time to effectively run the Junior grades. Our objective is that football should be fun.

We also need lots of parental involvement. Parents can be involved in coaching, or managing a team (which is a different role). Parents can also be involved in supporting the coaches, by helping running skills sessions, or trainings, or even just keeping the balls ready on game day when they go out of play allowing more game time. Generally the more successful and enjoyable teams have lots of different people involved and helping the coach.

If you wish to help in some way, please indicate this on your online enrolment. The club supports coaches through coach education sessions, and other training aids such as the skills sessions listed below, as well as some coaching ideas on the Coaches section on the About page on our website.

At all times please be encouraging and supportive. Praise your children and other children, including the opposition. Football should be fun.

Administration

If anyone has difficulty with fees or other questions regarding enrolment or administration then please contact the Junior Administrator prior to registration - contact Melissa Hore - Club Administrator, telephone 09 624 5665  / mel.andy@ihug.co.nz