We are still looking for girls U9-U16 and boys U13. Come and play football with us this season! Please get in touch with our coordinator Michael via email – juniors.youth@centralunitedfc.co.nz
Our registration for U5-U8 girls and boys will remain open all season, so get in touch if you are keen to come down and check out our Saturday mornings at Kiwitea Street. Details here: https://www.centralunitedfc.co.nz/juniors/
We hope everyone is excited to get back on the grass with the season just around the corner. We are working through finalising the teams for U9-U12 currently. If you have not registered yet, please make sure this done by Wednesday 31 March or you may not be placed into a team.
Teams and coaches will be communicated by mid-April and training can begin from Monday 18 April with the first game kicking off Saturday 8 May.
Where possible, teams will train:
> U9-U10: Tuesday between 4:00-6:00pm at War Memorial Park
> U11-U12: Thursday between 4:00-6:00pm at War Memorial Park
For our Kiwitea Footballers (U5-U8), details for how the Saturday morning sessions work will be sent out late-April ahead of the first session Saturday 8 May.
Playing kit will be available to buy from Kiwitea Street Clubrooms on a date to confirmed shortly.
If you have any questions on junior football, please get in touch with juniors.youth@centralunitedfc.co.nz
For our coaches, we have two courses coming up:
Introduction to Junior Coaching – FREE
Monday 3 May, 6:30-8:30pm at Metro FC (Phyllis Street).
This course is ideal for anyone helping with the Kiwitea Football (U5-U8).
Junior Level 1 – FREE
Wednesday 5 May, 6:00-9:00pm at Central United FC (Kiwitea Street).
This course is ideal for anyone coaching a Junior Team (U9-U12).
If you have any coaching questions, please get in touch with dof@centralunitedfc.co.nz
As the government has announced the move to Alert Level 2 on Sunday, we can now proceed with the games sessions we had planned for the coming week!
JUNIOR GAMES
YOUTH GAMES
Note: Girls can play in mixed if preferred.
If there are any cancellations due to weather, this will be updated on our website at 2:00pm on the day of the session.
REGISTRATION
Our online payment system is now live in MyComet! When registering you will now have the option to pay through MyComet. If you are having trouble with registering through MyComet, please get in touch so we can get you sorted.
For instructions on how to register, check out our website here: https://www.centralunitedfc.co.nz/registrations/
WINTER SEASON
Over the coming weeks we will confirm the teams and training can begin once the council opens the fields for winter play from Monday 19 April, ahead of the season starting Saturday 8 May.
APRIL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
We will be running a school holidays program for juniors on Monday 22 April to Thursday 22 April, 9:00am to 12:00pm at St Peters College Turf. Registration will open later this month, keep an eye on our website and Facebook page.
If you have any questions on junior football at Central United, please contact Michael via email on juniors.youth@centralunitedfc.co.nz
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Due to the unfortunate return to Alert Level 3 our junior and youth pre-season games sessions will be cancelled this week. Our intention is to still run these next week, providing we move down to Alert Level 2. These sessions will be used to help form the teams ahead of the season.
Days/times as follows:
U9-U12 Girls: Tuesday 9 March, 4:00-5:00pm at Valonia Reserve
U9 Mixed: Thursday 11 March, 4:00-5:00pm at Valonia Reserve
U10 Mixed: Friday 12 March, 4:00-5:00pm at Seymour Park
U11 Mixed: Thursday 11 March, 5:15-6:15pm at Valonia Reserve
U12 Mixed: Friday 12 March, 5:15-6:15pm at Seymour Park
U13-U16 Girls: Tuesday 9 March, 5:15-6:15pm at Valonia Reserve
U13 Mixed: Tuesday 9 March, 5:15-6:15pm at Valonia Reserve
Note: Girls can play in mixed if preferred.
If you have any questions on junior football at Central United, please contact Michael via email on juniors.youth@centralunitedfc.co.nz
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Central United FC invites all U17 players interested in joining the club for the 2021 season to attend our trials on the following dates:
Tuesday 9 February
Friday 12 February
Tuesday 16 February
Location: Auckland Grammar Turf
Time: 6:00-7:30pm
Register here: https://forms.gle/jKRS3ijqDQ7nZszP7
Important dates:
U17 Tournament: 19-21 March
Season starts: Sunday 11 April
For further information, email dof@centralunitedfc.co.nz
We hope everyone is well and has enjoyed some time with family and friends over the Christmas and New Years break. We look forward to seeing everyone back on the grass for the 2021 season.
There has been a few changes to the dates for the coming season with the majority football set to start in May. We will have more details on the season ahead over the coming weeks. Season dates below:
Community Football
Juniors (U5-U12): 8 May to 25 September
Youth (U13-U17): 8 May to 25 September
Seniors: 1 May to 25 September
Premier Football
Youth: 10 April to 25 September
Women: 27 Match to 28 August
Men: 27 March to 28 August
There are a number of junior programs available until then including January holidays and Term 1.
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS U7-U13
Tuesday 26 January to Friday 29 January
9:00am-1:00pm daily
Details here: http://www.aucklandcityfc.com/uploads/HolidayFootball.pdf
TERM 1 SKILLS U7-U12
Wednesday 10 February to Wednesday 17 March
Monday & Wednesday at Seymour Park
Full details can be seen here: http://www.aucklandcityfc.com/academy/details/
Our summer programs delivered by Auckland City FC will be back for Term 4. Check all the details on their website here and get back out on the grass!
> Grassroots (U7-U8)
> Skills Centre (U9-U12)
> Futsal (U9-U12)
> Goalkeeping (U9-U15)
> Premier Youth (U13-U15
Full details here: academy.football/details
Following the government’s extension of the current COVID-19 Alert Level 2.5 until at least Thursday 24 September, Northern Region Football have confirmed the remainder of the 2020 winter football season has been cancelled.
For juniors, we are exploring options for a game-day, either internally or externally, in October and will provide an update next week if we are able to put something on for members to end the season on a high. Unfortunately our team photos evening and end of season prize-giving is not able to proceed at this time due to the restrictions. Both events we will look to reschedule if possible to October. Team trainings will wrap up this week.
For those wanting school holiday football, Auckland City FC will be running programs in both weeks of the holidays (futsal and football). You can see what is on offer here:
We thank you for your support, effort and endeavours during this truncated season. Stay safe, stay healthy and we will be in touch again soon.
As we move down to Alert Level 2 next week the club will begin a staged restart of our football activities over the coming weeks. We look forward to getting back on the grass, but we also must take caution as a club to ensure a safe return for everyone.
At this time as per Government advice, the Alert Level 2 status – including the current maximum of 10 people per gathering – will apply until at least Sunday 6 September unless revised by Government prior to this. As a result, and as things currently stand, NRF competition play for junior, youth, and seniors, as well as our in-house football for U5-U8 will not resume until at the earliest Saturday 12 September.
The club is working with team coaches to determine when they can safely resume with their team training, and teams will be contacted individually. Please have patience during the restart phase.
We ask that all parents/guardians and players please read the player guidelines before returning to club football. This covers what to do before, during and after training, as well as details on contact tracing. It can be found on our website here: https://www.centralunitedfc.co.nz/covid-19/
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Based on the information provided by the Prime Minister and Dr Ashley Bloomfield that the number of cases in Auckland has increased, NRF have taken the proactive decision to postpone all Football and Futsal, including First Kicks, Fun Football and all inhouse activities, in the Auckland region until further notice.
The decision for the Auckland Region has been made now to provide clarity for our members as early as possible ahead of this weekend and ease any possible burden which would be placed at short notice on club volunteers regarding compliance in managing gathering sizes allowable under lower Alert Level requirements should they occur.
At this time the health and well-being of the wider community is paramount, and we must play our part to minimise exposure to Covid-19.
We will continue to monitor developments and will provide a further update in line with Government Alert Level updates.
All matches in the LOTTO NRFL are also postponed until further notice.
Stay safe and stay connected.
Original articles published by Northern Regional Football:
Community Football: http://www.northernregionfootball.org.nz/newsarticle/93932
NRFL: http://www.northernregionfootball.org.nz/newsarticle/93933