The Fun Football Programme run by Island Bay United is part of NZ Football's Whole of Football 2.0 Framework.
Fun Football is designed to assist players aged 8-9 years to develop basic soccer skills through direct coaching, fun, practice and games.
Fun Football mainly runs on the Wakefield Park artificial turf on Saturday mornings starting at 8am sharp. On every third weekend a Fun Football Festival day sends teams to play games against other clubs, using the same format.
U8 Fun Football is for players turning 8 in the current playing year.
U9 Fun Football is for players turning 9 in the current playing year.
Players are taken through training drills called Station Rotation then play short games of 5 v 5 on small fields, including a goalkeeper and modified rules (see below).
Early engagement into the game should be encouraged as it is necessary to reach excellence. This initiation phase is to allow the children to discover the game, provide for learning basic fundamental movement skills and create positive football experiences.
Gear
Players are provided with a yellow IBU club shirt. They need their own yellow socks, black shorts, shin pads and a size 4 ball.
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