10th / 11th Grade (2016)

Grade Coordinator

Katrina McConnell 10/11th Grade In house - email - 021 061 2066

Martyn Spillane 10th Grade AFF - email - 021 955 437

TBA 11th Grade AFF - email -

Who

Boys born in 2005/6

Overview

10/11th grade has two leagues: Click here for In-House Rules

Club Auckland Football Federation (AFF) representative teams:

The AFF representative league is competitive, representative soccer playing all over Auckland against other AFF clubs. Trials are held at the beginning of each season to identify which players will represent the club.

Any players selected to a an AFF team must commit to two training sessions a week to play at this level.

The 10th grade AFF teams are trained by Billy Harris.

The 11th grade AFF teams are trained by Sander Waterland and Jeremie Bouvet.

In-house teams

This year the Inhouse competition will be played at a time that doesn't conflict with AFF 10/11th grade leagues. This will take place on Saturday afternoon at 1:30pm for 10th grade and 2:30pm for 11th grade This will enable AFF players to continue to play with friends in the inhouse league as well as AFF competitions. Our first game will be Saturday 7th May with the last game scheduled for 3rd September 2016. This will give us a lengthy season of up to 18 games. There will be no games on the 16th / 23rd July.

2016 GRADE IDENTIFICATION/TRIALS

Our 2016 Grade Identification/Trial process for 10th - 19th grade is in the form of the Pre Season Program.

From these trainings, players will be put into the appropriate Academy/Rep, AFF or Metro/Conference teams.

Those players who where selected and allocated into a AFF last year need to attend the Pre Season Program as top teams will only be selected from the Pre Season Program.

Boys and Girls trials are held together by Grade.

Players must register online as a member if they intend to trial.
The purpose of the trial is to identify which players would be considered for our top teams.
The number of Top teams is different depending on the grade.

Please also note…

Each of the top teams will have team training sessions with their professional coach

Attending these sessions is a commitment that is required in order to play in one of our top teams. If you can’t commit to this then you need to urgently advise you’re coach and we will find you an alternative team.

For those players who attended but are not identified below, thank you for taking the time and making the effort. While you may not have made one of the top teams this time there is no reason why you can’t in the future if you keep playing and working on your game.

We will be posting the remaining teams in due course and your Grade Coordinator will be in touch with your team once registrations close.

Thank you again for your continued support.

Michael Cahir

ESAFC Youth Chairman

Grounds

Glover Park, Crossfields Reserve

How

The teams play on up to 1/2 of a normal pitch with small goals.

Games are 25 minutes each way.

Offside rule is NOT played (discretion is required should blatant offside become habitual).

The club does not tolerate dirty play or poor sports - this includes parents and supporters.

Teams

Each team has eight to ten players and plays 7 v 7 games with rolling subs.

For our inhouse league teams play 7 a side with squads of 8 and depending on numbers possibly 9.

Rolling subs are allowed throughout the game

Within our In-house League we put friends in the same team wherever possible .

Season

Our In-house League teams first game is Saturday May 7th and will finish 10th Sept 2016

These teams don't play the last two Saturday's of the public school holidays, however some AFF teams are required to play the last Saturday or Public School holidays- please check the draw for confirmation.

AFF Representative Football kicks off on Saturday April 2nd There will be games on the first and last Saturdays of the school holidays. The season finishes at the end of August.

There is an in-house tournament for 10th Grade Boys day on the morning of Sunday 21st August 2016. 11th Grade in-house tournament will be on Sunday 31st July 2016. All teams are expected to participate. The tournament will start at 8:30am and will be completed by 12:30pm. All teams will get a similar number of games and there will be a prize giving at the conclusion.

Coaching

AFF Representative Teams are expected to train twice per week. In house teams train once a week if the coach is able to arrange time for training.

A Youth training schedule for the top teams in each grade down at Madills & Glover & Crossfields to find the most update Schedule click on Coaching which can be found on the top of the tool bar

Game Rules

Click the following links for AFF Rules

[Boys 11th-12th Grades]

[Boys 9th-10th / Girls 11th-12th Grades]

Click here for the indepth In-house League rules. Please read below for a few additional specific rules.

There are some ground rules specific to Artificial Turf Surfaces which must be adherred to.

Coaches and players only on the playing surface
Boots or shoes must be clean and no metal studs
No chewing gum, food or liquids other than water on the field
No smoking around the field

Games will be started by the "Hooter" as will halftime, the second half and the end of the game. As soon as your game finishes please leave the field as there is another game starting 5 mins after yours. Halftime is only 5 mins. The team playing after the hooter has sounded is allowed on the field as soon as the hooter goes. That is the end of the game!

Goalkeepers in open play may only throw the ball. They can not kick it from their hands. For goal kicks off the ground the opposition must retreat to halfway. There are no offsides in 10th or 11th grade.

Teams that play the first game at 8:30, please arrive early and put the goals in place. Teams that play the last game, please put the goals away. Max will be there to show you where they go.