Frequently Asked Questions for Junior Football

What Grade is my SON in?

His age grade is determined by the age he will be as at 31 December 2010.

• If your son is 7 as at 31 Dec 2010 he will play 7^th Grade,
• If your son is 10 as at 31 Dec 2010 he will play 10^th Grade.

What Grade is my DAUGHTER in?

As above but girls are allowed to play a grade down, in fact it is recommended that they play a grade down especially as they get older ( e.g.  11yrs on ).

• If your daughter is 8 as at 31 Dec 2010 she can play 8^th grade or 7^th grade.
• If your daughter is 12 as at 31 Dec 2010 she can play 12^th grade or 11^th grade.

What is Nursery Grade?

Nursery grade is where young players (aged 4 through 6 as at 31 Dec that year ) learn basic skills. The players are not in organised teams. The children are professionally trained by Kelly Sports each Saturday morning at Tawa Primary. Start date for this is set for Saturday May 1^st 2010.

Where do the teams play and what sort of football do they play?

• Separate Girls Sunday league! – currently at Nairnville artificial pitch Sundays mornings
• Nursery Grade – see above
• 7^th to 8^th Grade inclusive – 5 a side games mainly played locally, Onslow to Pukerua Bay.
• 9^th Grade – 7 a side mainly played locally, Onslow to Pukerua Bay.
• 10^th Grade - 7 a side played in the Wellington region, excluding the Hutt Valley.
• 11^th Grade – ( excluding 11^th promo ) 9 a side played in the Wellington region, excluding Hutt Valley.
• 11^th Grade Promo -  9 a side played across the Greater Wellington Region
• 12^th to 15^th Grade inclusive – 11 a side played in the Wellington region, including the Hutt Valley.
• Junior Premier League ( JPL ) – 11^th grade and above - is played across the Greater Wellington Region.
• 15 years and above – managed through the colleges – same as 2009.

Club vs College

Tawa College and the club work closely together. An important thing to note is that if you register with the club that counts as being registered with the college (if you are attending Tawa College that is). However if you register with the college there is the possibility that if you do not get in a college team there might not be a position available in a club team.

15^th grade and above no longer exist. All football for these age groups are now administered by the colleges throughout the Wellington region.