For these age categories it’s all about development. Coaching wise we are looking at developing the following skills:
Experience wise we are looking to develop mateship and sportsman like qualities. All players are graded into three levels and no matter what level you are we aim to give you a great experience. The club insists that all volunteer coaches are FQ Certified (Grassroots or Skill Trainer) to ensure we are instilling the correct curriculum and each player receiving the same football input.
To further their development all New Farm players (boys and girls) in this age group are encouraged to attend the New Farm Academy.
Matches start at varying times during Saturday morning. A full 20 fixture schedule is available a week before the season commences. This is provided through Football Brisbane. Games are home and away (within our local area). Teams are coached by parent volunteers or by a coach provided by the club. The coaches are all vetted and selected by the club and recieve on going in house training throughout the season, as well as a Blue Card. Training times depend on field space and coach availability. Teams usually train once per week for 1 hour. We try to keep teams from the previous season together and add new faces into squads where vacancies appear. Referees are in house and organised by the club.
The U8 age category is NOT graded. New Farm usually combines U8 and U9 girls to play in all leagues that commences from U9.
The U9 Boys age category is soft graded. Meaning the competition is split into:
There are three levels of grading:
Playing formats as follows:
Match officials for U10 & U11 are provided by the club.