U11

Thank you for choosing to play at Bay Olympic. We welcome you, as a new or returning family, and hope you have an enjoyable season.

GRADE CONVENOR

Each grade has a convenor. The convenor is your first point of contact for all communication and football queries.

Our U11 convenor for 2021 is TBC.  

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Registration and payment can be made through our website here. Please note that online credit card payments incur a 2.5% surcharge.

REGISTRATION DAY:

Registration Evenings:  Every Thursday from 4th February to Thursday 4th March from 5.30pm to 7.30pm at the Clubrooms. Registrations will be processed on-line with an option for payment using Eftpos.

Online registration closes on Sunday 14th March.

Enquiries: [email protected]

PLAYER TRIALS - Please visit the trial page for further information. 

MUSTER - YOUR TEAM & TRAINING DETAILS

It is important for all players to attend muster at the clubrooms (36 Portage Road, New Lynn). Team placements are confirmed at muster. Your team then gathers together to meet and select the Coach, Manager and confirm all training details. A coach and manager are selected from the team parents. 

U11 Muster is at 1pm on Sunday 11th April.

DRAW 

Click here to be directed to the Northern Region Football (NRF) website.  Draws will be available on this website from the last week of April.

WHO

Any child turning 11 in 2021

WHERE AND WHEN

U11s play throughout metropolitan Auckland on Saturday mornings. 

You will play teams in the NRF and depending on the other teams in the same division, your away games (every two weeks) could be as far south as Pukekohe, Bucklands Beach in the east and even Waiheke Island.

Click here for information on travelling to Waiheke Island under Travel to Waiheke.

Bay Olympic will assist with the cost of ferry tickets for players and 2 team management adults. Please keep your receipt and email [email protected] for reimbursement.

Half size nets for games scheduled at Avondale Racecourse (this will apply to U11 & U12 teams) are to be collected (by the first team scheduled to play - please check fixture, then venue here) from the clubrooms every Thursday evening between 7-9 pm.  The nets are to be returned to the clubrooms on the same Saturday by the last team after their game has finished. The club will be open after 3pm.

SEASON

The first game of the season is on Saturday 8th May 2021.

There are no games over Queen's birthday weekend nor the weekends of the 17th and 24th July. 

Except in exceptional circumstances, the season will close on Saturday 25th September.

FIELD AND FOOTBALL SIZE

In most cases for operational ease, play will be on 1/2 of a standard pitch.  For specially marked fields as well as where standard pitches are used, the recommended dimensions are minimum 60m x 45m, max 70m x 50m.

Games are played with a size 4 soccer ball. 

RULES

Complete rules can be found on the NRF website here.

CANCELLATIONS

Cancelled or postponed games are shown on the NRF website here under Competitions and under your age. In the event of heavy rainfall, please check your fixture on Friday evening and again Saturday morning to confirm your game will go ahead as planned.

UNIFORM

Players need their own:

• Plastic moulded boots
• Nike Green Bay Olympic shirt
• Nike Green Bay Olympic shorts
• Nike Green Bay Olympic socks
• Shin pads (all players must wear shin pads)

Bay Olympic Nike gear, which can only be purchased online, is available through Ultra Football here. 

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

Parent volunteers are required for each team in the following team roles:

• Coach
• Manager
• Referee – required for half of every game
• Assistant Referee (i.e. linesman)

Please consider your availability for these roles. They are not covered by the club and we cannot guarantee someone else in your child’s team will volunteer.

Courses for both coaching, referees and linesman are offered by the club. Visit the development section of our website for available courses. 

COST

$185.00 for the season.

Enquiries: [email protected]