Junior Football at Fencibles comprises grades U9, U10, U11 and U12 Grades. After U12 grade, players move on to Youth football.
Junior grade teams play on Saturday mornings. There are two options for games for the 9th Grade depending on how much you are prepared to travel and the amount of training your children can commit to.
There are 2 options depending on the amount of travel and commitment to training you want to do.
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Option 1: Northern Region Football (NRF) Travelling Teams: Players can participate in inter-club competitions, so will have both home and away games. Generally games kick off between 9am and 12pm, but this may vary from week to week depending on location and field availability. Click here for more information.
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Option 2: Meadowlands Inhouse (U9 & U10 Grade only): Playing against other Fencibles at the same location every Saturday namely Meadowlands Reserve. Click here fore more information.
The football season will play over term 2 and term 3 of the school calendar. Start date is the beginning of May and will finish at the end of September. There will be no football over the first two weekends of the July school holidays but there will be football on the last weekend of the holidays.
Grading is strictly based on the year of birth: (2024 Season):
U9 Grade- Turning 9 in 2025
Team Kits
All players should wear Fencibles playing shirt, shorts and socks. These can be purchased online from Inter Football. Click here for more information. It is recommended that shin pads are worn. If training on William Green during the week moulded soled boots are compulsory on the Turf (no screw in studs as it damages the turf).
To download a full information pack containing everything you might need to know as a parent or caregiver about the Junior Football program, click on the link on the righthand side of this page for the Fencibles United Junior Football Handbook.
If you require further information that is not on the website, please email
katie@fencibles.org.nz