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MILO Fantails

We are delighted to announce that we will be a MILO Fantails Hub 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 will be offering this for girls aged 7-10 years. Sessions are focused on helping girls make friends, having fun, improving their skills and being active through football.

Sessions are FREE and take place in Terms 2 and 3, on Fridays from 4-5pm.

Visit our MILO Fantails page to find out more information and to register

April School Holiday Programme

Book Now

Registrations are open now for our April School Holiday Programme!

These holidays our Mixed sessions will be at Nairnville Artificial, while our Girls Only sessions will be held at Wests Rugby Clubrooms, Ian Galloway Park.

Join Merrick for the Mixed sessions (U7-U9 9am-midday and U10+ 12:30-3:30pm). Mixed fees are $30

Hayley will lead the Girls Only sessions (all grades 1-5pm). Girls Only fees are $40

Note there is a 10% discount when you book 4 sessions.

For more information or to book, see our Holiday Programme page on our website HERE.

NZF Fundamentals of Junior Coaching – Practical

The Fun-damentals of Junior Coaching Award is for Coaches working with 4-9 year old players.

Leading a team of 4-9 year olds is an enjoyable and rewarding experience. You can foster a lifelong love of the game and provide a foundation of skill and movement development for the next generation of players.

Often in this age group, our volunteers wear many hats, acting as coaches, referees and chief fun officers! This course will provide valuable information on how to juggle the demands of training and Game Day and get the best out of this exciting age group.

This Practical course is for all Fun Football Coaches – First Kicks, Under 7 and Under 8 grades and is hosted by Maika from Capital Football

Date: Thursday 1st May

Time: 6.15 – 8.15pm

Venue: Crofton Downs Primary School

Cost: FREE

Register: https://nzflearn.co.nz/blog/events/nzf-fundamentals-of-junior-coaching-practical-3/

Please complete the online component of this course to gain the Coaching award

Club Festival Days 29 and 30 March

Come join us for our inaugural OJFC club Festival Days.

We have 2 days planned with fun football related activities to help get everyone ready for the start of the new season. EVERYONE is welcome to join in but we ask that you register so we know that we have our planning right for each day.

MIXED grades are on Saturday 29 March while GIRLS ONLY grades are on Sunday 30 March.

VENUE = Nairnville Artificial Turf.

You can look forward to tasters of First Kicks, U7 and Fantails.

Fun Football grade skill and drills followed by mini-games, Mini and Youth Football skills and games too…plus what’s not to love about a cross bar challenge? Football Tennis anyone? And all the usual extras for our in-house events, BBQ, coffee cart,, lolly scramble, count the red & green jelly beans, …and MORE!

REG form is here: https://forms.gle/4i3CM3Sp2SNynvoGA

2025 Registrations are OPEN!

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

We offer a full junior club from First Kicks (kids turning 5 and 6 years) 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

2025 Term 1 PDP – register now!

Our Term 1 PDP is underway and continues until April 10th.

See our Player Development Programme details on our website here.

We have options for mixed, girls only and goalkeeper training.

Come join Merrick, Hayley and Ruben along with our assistant youth coaches for some pre-season football training.

We’re hiring! Club Administrator Role

OJFC is seeking to hire a Club Administrator to assist with the efficient operation and administration of our club.

This role seeks a candidate who possesses great organisational and communication skills, has competent computer skills, is trustworthy and may have knowledge of book keeping and financial management. You will support the OJFC committee in the smooth running of OJFC programmes as well as our Club Treasurer with invoicing and payments.

It is anticipated this role will take between 2-4 hours per week, depending on the time of the season and associated tasks/duties.

A detailed job description, can be found here: OJFC Club Administrator JD

If you are interested in more info or applying for the role, then please e-mail our Club Secretary, (Stephanie), secretary@onslow.org.nz. 

Applications close Saturday 8th February.

Book now for January 2025 holiday programme

Our January school holiday programme is available to book now.

The programme runs from 21st – 24th January with options for Girls Only and Mixed training.

Sessions cost $30 each, with a 10% discount when you book 4 or more sessions for your family.

See our Holiday Programme page HERE for more details.

2024 – Community Refereeing Night

Following the recent change to online courses for the Introductory Refereeing qualification, Capital Football have recognised the need to provide an opportunity for referees to engage with other referees and discuss the laws of the game, playing regulations and how to manage a game in the community space.

We encourage all of our Junior and Youth referees to partake in this opportunity if you can.

When: Monday 29th July, 6.30pm – 8.00pm

Where: Capital Football, Memorial Park (Bracken St), Petone.

Cost: FREE

Register: Email connol@capitalfootball.org.nz

Concussion

We all have a role to play in keeping our young footballers safe.

New concussion guidelines from ACC have come into effect at the start of the 2024 winter sports season.

These are designed to improve the health outcomes and wellbeing for all people who play community sport by introducing a standardised approach to managing concussion.

You’ll find ACC’s National Guidelines HERE:

Please familiarise yourself with them and know where to find them for future reference.
We will store these images and links in our Team Toolkit area (under the Coach and Referee resources menu).