Last week saw great news as the government lifted gathering restrictions to 100 people and Auckland Football has given dates for the winter season.

The junior season will start on Saturday 20 June and will be extended through until the September school holidays.

Team training for players U9-U12 can begin and your coach will be in touch soon to get underway. There is still information to come on what the season will look like under the current Alert Level restrictions. While the game will be the same, there will likely be health and safety procedures implemented around it.

Those in U5-U8 will be contacted closer to the start of the season with details on how Saturday mornings will work at Kiwitea Street. Traditionally this is run between 8:00am-10:00am, however dependant on the restrictions and guidelines, there may be slight time changes to accommodate additional health and safety procedures.

We thank you for your patience during this returning to football phase, and your understanding of the additional health and saftey requirements we must implement as a club.

If you have any questions on Juniors, please get in touch with the Coordinator on juniors.youth@centralunitedfc.co.nz

PLAYER GUIDELINES

Please see our revised guidelines here. NZ Football and Auckland Football have recommended IDMe for contact tracing, so we will be following this and all members will be required to check themselves (or their children) into football activity across the region.

There is a video here and FAQs here. The venue codes for all our Central United fields can be found on our website and will be provided to the coaches.

RETURNING TO TRAINING

We do still require you to complete these steps if you have not done so already:

1. Check that your contact details are correct in MyComet and update if needed, instructions here.
2. Read our player guidelines for training here and ask any questions if unsure (updated 29 May).
3. Get yourself set up and familiar with IDMe, NZ Football’s contact tracing system, video here, FAQs here.
4. Complete the declaration form here.

PURCHASING KIT

The club ‘pop-up’ shop will be open on Monday 15 June at the clubhouse on Kiwitea Street from 9.30am to 7.30pm. Please make sure to come and purchase the kit during this day.

SKILLS CENTRES

We are pleased to be partnered with Auckland City FC and offer their training programmes to our members throughout the winter season. These are open to all players and aimed to develop the core skills needed to play and enjoy football. Term 2 begins from Monday 8 June.

To learn more about these programmes for U7-U12 visit their website here or click on an image below.

            

NOT GETTING EMAIL UPDATES?

If you are not receiving email these general club updates from us, please check your spam/junk folder and make sure you are registered via MyComet. If still not receiving, get in touch with us – dof@centralunitedfc.co.nz