U19 - email
Boys born in 1993 and 1994.
The U19 teams play in the Auckland Football Federation Leagues with the Top U19 Grade team playing in the Auckland Metro League
Both leagues are competitive, representative soccer playing all over Auckland against other clubs.
Trials are held at the beginning of each season to identify which players play in which team.
Any players selected to the top two teams must commit to two training sessions a week to play at this level.
The 2012 draw for AFF & Metro Representative teams will be updated here once teams have been finalised. Your coaches Surname will be attached to your team.
All home games are at Crossfields Reserve. At Crossfield, pitch # one is nearest the clubrooms, pitch four is furthest away and to the west.
19th Grade Metro play on a Sunday
19th Grade AFF play on a Saturday
The teams play on a full-sized pitch.
Games are 40 minutes each way with a 5 minute half-time.
Offside rule is played.
The club does not tolerate dirty play or poor sports - this includes parents and supporters.
Teams have 11 players and reserves.
All teams compete in the Auckland Football Federation leagues competing home and away against teams from the Auckland City region or in the higher standard Metropolitan leagues which includes teams from the North Shore region. We aim to ensure players compete at the highest level commensurate with their abilities and in the past have joined forces with the Ellerslie Club (when neither has sufficient numbers on its own) to form teams under an East City banner to play in these higher divisions. On some occasions exceptional players may be able to play in the under 19 competition with games played on Sunday.
We aim to develop the club's youth players into the clubs senior squads. We intend to improve our performances at the National Under 19 tournament at Napier every year from now on. The coaches have been directed to bring on our younger players, give them senior level game time, and form academy type training sessions where the better players are promoted quickly and given extra higher level coaching. Attendance at club trials is vital to declare your interest in meeting the challenges if you wish to and ensure placement in the most appropriate competitive or more social teams.
Click here for more details on the AFF rules.
First game of the season is 21/22 April.
There will be games on the first and last Saturdays of the July school holidays. The season finishes at the end of August.
Players have professional coaching supplied each week.
Youth training schedule for the top teams in each grade down at Madills & Glover is on the Youth home page.
All players will need their own:
Each team needs a coach and a manager.
Someone from each team needs to referee 1/2 a game.
When playing at a home ground each team is to put up and take down the goals and nets.
$225 for the season which includes the bond. Earlybird discount of $20 if paid before 1st March 2012
Family discount: From the third playing member (including the third) there is a discount of $70 per player on the registration fee.
Mens U19 Coach - TBA email
