Fun Football Info (8-9 yrs)
U8 & U9 teams play 'home & away' format where they alternate each week playing at Drury club or at another local club.
U8 Clubs: Drury, Pukekohe, Waiau Pa, Tuakau
U9 Clubs: Drury, Pukekohe, Waiau Pa, Tuakau, Waiuku
Fixtures (a schedule of games showing the opposition, time & venue of the games each week) will be available in late April. Game days start Saturday 2nd May.
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CANCELLATIONS
If game day has to be cancelled due to poor weather, that decision will be made by 7:45am on Saturday mornings. There will also be notices placed on this website, our Facebook page & Team Reach groups.
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SATURDAY GAME DAYS for the season are:
TERM 2 May 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th June 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th July 4th
No Games Day in school holidays/Matariki on 11th & 18th July
TERM 3 July 25th August 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th
Sept 5th & 12th may be added on as a 'Rain Day' to make up for cancelled game days during the season.
MATCH RESULTS & LADDERS
Game results, ladders and tables are not applicable at Fun Football. Match results will not be collated or published publically.
The competition format will be 5v5 to accelerate the technical development of players by increasing the frequency of touches, decision making and player involvement. The competition philosophy is to ensure continuous football with minimal stoppages. Although there is a competition format, the coaching focus must be on player development. A coach should measure their success on how well players improve, not where the team finishes in the league.
SETTING UP & PACKING UP
We will mark up our #2 field (in front of clubrooms where Weds training is held) for U8 & U9 game days.
Teams will need to pull the silver pipe goals into place for use, and afterwards put them back off the field please.
Corner flags are in the green shed in the blue drums and need to be returned there after the games.
Parents - please take special note to pack the equipment away as requested, please don’t just walk away.
Everyone here is a volunteer, so we try to make it easy for the volunteers who have to put away the equipment.
GAME STRUCTURE & WARM UP
All teams must time their own games. No hooter will be sounded for Fun Football games.
Referee: One adult from each team will referee one half respectively, unless otherwise agreed. Referees must promote continuous play and encourage players to spread out and pass the ball. It is recommended that parents of the team share the refereeing duties. It should not be the sole responsibility of the coach – they have to coach and run subs.
