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Calling all prospective 2026 coaches – save these dates on your calendar now!

Our Coaching Coordinator Jeremy Young will be facilitating some workshops designed for all our coaches (both new and returning).

Jeremy will cover a range of topics – from the practical aspects of planning and progressing your team’s training throughout the season, to tips on how to connect, engage, and inspire your footballers, all aligned with the Onslow Way.

Session One: Sunday 19 April, from 1pm to 4pm

  • 1.00pm – First Kicks and Fun Football (U5 – U9)
  • 2.00pm – U10 and U11
  • 3.00pm – U12 – U15

Session Two: Sunday 26 April, from 1pm to 4pm

  • 1.00pm – First Kicks and Fun Football (U5 – U9)
  • 2.00pm – U10 and U11
  • 3.00pm – U12 – U15

Session Three: Sunday 3 May, from 1pm to 4pm

  • 1.00pm – First Kicks and Fun Football (U5 – U9)
  • 2.00pm – U10 and U11
  • 3.00pm – U12 – U15

If you have volunteered to coach this year or are thinking about putting your hand up to help your team, we encourage you to attend.

Sign up: HERE

Venue: Nairnville Artificial Turf, Cockayne Road.

Cost: FREE

Any questions, please contact Jeremy coaching@onslow.org.nz

MILO Fantails is returning to OJFC from Term 2

If you’ve got young girls wanting to give football a go, in a FUN and SAFE environment, MILO Fantails is the programme for you!

MILO Fantails is a programme designed to attract new female players to the beautiful game – Onslow is offering this to girls aged 4-13 years. Sessions are focused on helping girls make friends, have fun, improve their skills, and be active through football.

In Terms 2 and 3 of 2026, sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 3.45pm to 4.45pm, at Nairnville Artificial Turf. Fantails is for girls who are not already part of an OJFC 2026 team.

A fee of $40 will cover both Terms 2 and 3 – email fantails@onslow.org.nz with any questions or if you are having problems registering.

More info and to register: https://onslow.org.nz/milo-fantails/

2026 Information Evening

Join us to find out more information about the 2026 season.

Please join us at Crofton Downs Primary School on Thursday 23 April at 7:00pm for an overview of the upcoming football season. The session is designed to give you the information you’ll need to get on with your season.

Our Fun Football Grades (FK to U9) will get into the nuts and bolts of what to expect each session – how it will run, where it is held, what you will need, how you can help. We will also discuss why we run the sessions the way we do.

Our Mini and Youth Football Grades (U10 – U15) will go over some basics of the season ahead – weekly games, practices, participating as player, volunteer, spectator … and plenty more!

There will be an opportunity for Q + A at each session. The evening will be facilitated by our Club Captain, Moira Stewart, along with help from our Grade Coordinators.

Please RSVP your intent to attend, by emailing your Grade Coordinator.

April 2026 Holiday Programme

April 2026 Holiday Programme

Register now for our April school holiday football development programme!

These school holidays, your player(s) will be able to enhance their football skills under the guidance of our PDP Coach, Jeremy, with assistance from our youth coaches.

All sessions will be held at Nairnville Artificial Turf, Cockayne Road; footballers can sign up for half or full days – Girls Only or Mixed. Footballers will be grouped into similar age groups each day and work through different sessions focussed on enhancing their football skills.

Expect fun, dynamic sessions with something for all footballers from U7 – U15.

Register now:  https://onslow.org.nz/ojfc-player-development/holiday-programme/

2026 Registrations are OPEN!

Sign up now to play football for Onslow Juniors this Winter 2026 season!!

We offer a full junior club from First Kicks (kids 5 to 7 years old) all the way to Youth football grades U15 for mixed and U16 for girls only.

Registration info and link to sign up can be found here. Come join the fun!

NEW OJFC Youth Ready Programme

Read about our brand new Youth Ready Programme (YRP). This programme is designed for competitive footballers who are focused on development throughout the season, helping prepare them for the demands of youth football.

Please read through the programme details below and complete the EOI form for our upcoming ID camps, commencing the week of the 16th of February. Players do not need to be previously registered with Onslow to participate.

More info here: 2026 Youth Ready Programme


Links to register an expression of interest:

U12 mixed

U13 mixed

U13 girls only football

January 2026 Holiday Programme

It’s time to register for our January 2026 school holiday football development programme!

In January, your player(s) will be able to enhance their football skills under the guidance of our PDP Coach, Jeremy, with assistance from our youth coaches.

All sessions will be held at Nairnville Artificial, Cockayne Road; footballers can sign up for half or full days – Girls Only or Mixed. Footballers will be grouped into similar age groups each day and work through different sessions focussed on enhancing their football skills.

Expect fun, dynamic sessions with something for all footballers from U7 – U15.

Register from 22 December:  https://onslow.org.nz/ojfc-player-development/holiday-programme/

Incorporated Societies Act (2022) changes for OJFC

In order to meet our obligations as an incorporated society (under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022), Onslow Junior Football Club will be seeking to adopt a new constitution at our next AGM. This constitution brings changes to our organisational structure and as such we will also be seeking to appoint a new Executive Committee at the same time.

For more information on why we need to make this change and how we have arrived at the proposed constitution, we have prepared a short Q+A on the adoption of a new constitution.

Position descriptions for each of the Executive Committee roles are available – if you are interested in standing for one of the roles, or would like to nominate someone please complete our nomination form by November 12, 2025.

Important links:

OJFC – Adoption of new constitution – Q&A for members

New Constitution proposed for adoption at AGM

Notice of AGM

Executive Committee – nomination form

Notice of AGM

Please join us at our upcoming Annual General Meeting. We will be seeking to adopt a new constitution for the club, so that we meet our obligations under the Incorporated Societies Act (2022). We will also have a guest speaker, Connol Modd, from Capital Football. Connol will give a short presentation about the upcoming changes to the Whole of Football programme.

Date:               27 November 2025

Time:              7.30pm

Location:        Room 1, Johnsonville Community Centre, 3 Frankmoore Avenue, Johnsonville

Agenda

  1. Opening Remarks
  2. Apologies
  3. Confirmation of minutes of the previous AGM
  4. President’s Report
  5. Club Captain’s Report
  6. Financial Statements and Adoption of the accounts
  7. Adoption of the Annual Report
  8. Adoption of the Honorary Reviewer
  9. Acknowledgement of outgoing committee members
  10. Voting on the proposed Constitution for OJFC, in accordance with the Incorporated Societies Act 2022*
  11. Election of the Executive Committee (subject to the proposed Constitution being approved and adopted):
    1. President
    2. Club Captain
    3. Vice Club Captain
    4. Treasurer
    5. Compliance Officer
    6. Membership Officer
  12. Presentation from Connol Modd from Capital Football.
  13. Determination of the annual membership fee
  14. Other business
  15. Meeting closure

*if the proposed Constitution is not adopted, members will vote on the appointment of committee positions in accordance with the existing Constitution

A Q+A information sheet regarding the proposed changes to our Constitution has been prepared and is available here for your reference.

Position Descriptions for the Executive Committee roles are available on our website here.

Three roles will be vacant at the time of election (President, Membership Officer and Compliance Officer). Our incumbent President and Registrations (soon to be Membership) Officer will be available to discuss their roles and provide support to the newly elected members. The Compliance Officer is a newly created role. Incumbents in the Captain, Vice Captain and Treasurer positions will seek re-election.

If you are interested in nominating yourself or registering interest in any role, there is a nomination form available to do so, here. Closing date for nominations is November 12th.

Term 4 Goal Keeper training

Goal keeper training is back – register for our GK Term 4 PDP now.

Learn the fundamentals of goal keeping in a fun, supportive environment while building confidence, resilience and game awareness.

Is goal keeping your passion already? If you’ve already got great hands, solid footwork and confidence in goal – it’s time to stretch your abilities and become a more complete keeper.

Register here: https://onslow.org.nz/player-pathways/pre-season-development-programme/

Sessions for U8-U15 Mixed and Girls Only.