TURNING 8-13 JUNIOR

Junior football is dedicated to the next level of the footballing pathway.

Research has identified that the golden age of learning & development is between the ages of 8 and 13 years.  So with that in mind, we concentrate on providing a Junior Framework that is a consistent and coordinated approach to the development of junior players.  Its main aim is to provide all junior players with Football experiences that increase passion for the game. Through the Junior Framework players will experience age appropriate games and coaching. The focus is on fun.

For further questions for Turning 8-13 Junior Football, send us an email hello@papamoafootballclub.co.nz

Registration and Season

Registrations are open until the 30 March 2026 Any registrations after this date will be considered if spaces are still available in that relevant grade.

The 2026 season will begin 2nd May. Fixtures will be available once teams have been registered with the league and fixtures are released from WAIBOP.

Membership Fees 

Note-We expect TCC field charges to quadruple within the next 12 months and expect facility charges to increase 8 fold. Membership fees currently only cover 35% of costs. The balance of money is recived through sponsorship, funding and programmes the club runs such as tournements, holidays programmes, 5 a side, merchandise sales etc.

Players have 2 options when registering to play, these are: 

A - selecting the full payment option or

B - selecting time payment (players will select the inital time payment fee and the club book keeper will then re occur this invoice in our accounting programme (Xero) a further 2 times. Time payment option incurs an administration fee. Full fees upfront are $180. Time payment is $66 and will be reoccured 2 further times.​​​​​​​

Teams

The club does its best to try and keep teams together as players age but it must be noted that

  • Football is played in Year of Birth and not School Year. Players are expected to play in their correct age band as best they can noting once in junior football playing in age is a requirement.
  • Team allocations will be confirmed by club team allocators (who are volunteers) and who do their best to accomodate, this is not guaranteed. 
  • Players who attend our FCTM Skills Hub in 9th and 10th grade will be asked if they would like to have their own seperate teams so can train and play together. 
  • As players age, others join and some stop playing and teams get larger (ie 5 a side, 7 a side, 9 a side and to 11 a side), teams will be required to change ​​​​​​​

Club Store and Approved Club Colours

Papamoa FC has a number of commercial relationsships. One of those relationships is with Legends Sportswear. Only approved Legnds playing kit is to be worn in approved club colurs with club logo. For Minimoa/Junior and Youth these are yellow playing jersey, blue shorts and blue socks.  No other colurs or kit/merchandise can be considered as this may put us in breach of our commercial agreement.

Papamoa FC is a club of teams, not individual teams within a club. 

VIEW CLUB STORE

Playing Boots/Shoes and Shinpads

To participate in the season all players must playing in moulded  boots and use and Shinpads. 

Team Sponsorship

  • Each individual team is able to  have individual team sponsorship. Individual team sponsorships must have an agreed and signed commercial agreement(signed by an exec member of the club board). Team sponsorship must not conflict with club sponsorship arrangements. Must like a business arrangement we need to be careful that individual team sponsorships do not conflict with the agreed Commercial Terms of our existing club sponsors. This could have enormous ramifications for the club. Teams breaching this may have to be removed from competition. Team sponsorship must be confirmed before the first kick of the teams league starting.

Playing Format

Teams will train once a week, usually between Monday to Thursday. Training factors will be dependant on coach and pitch availability.  Players may be required to travel to other clubs in the Western Bay of Plenty area but the vast majority of games are played locally (Te Puke, Mount Maunganui, Waipuna, Greerton and Otumoetai). Games are on Saturday mornings and tend to be played starting somewhere between 8.30 and 12am.

Games are played on Saturday mornings in this age range

The following grades for boys and girls are selected by the year they are born which is denoted in (brackets).     

Boys and Girls (Note Girls may be placed in single age band or dual age band dependant on exact numbers)

  • 8th grade (2018) 5 V 5  Larger field, no offsides, larger goals and a Goalkeeper included in age group with WOF 2.0

  • 9th grade (2017) - NOW 5 V 5 (New adjusted format with WOF 2.0)

  • 10th grade (2016) - 7 V 7

  • 11th grade  (2015) - NOW 7 V 7 (New adjusted format with WOF 2.0)

  • 12th grade (2014) - 9 V 9

  • 13th grade  Boys ( 2013 ) - NOW 9 V 9 (New adjusted format with WOF 2.0)

  • 13th grade Girls ( 2013 ) 9 V 9​​​​​​​

New U13 Girls League 2026 

We're introducing new U13 Girls Leagues in 2026. These combined 12th/13th Grade competitions roughly align with years 7 & 8 (intermediate school), better aligning with friend groups.  

Why? This aligns with the Whole of Football 2.0 changes, which have shifted age bands and playing formats up by one year. In areas where dual age bands are used, this now means leagues will be U9, U11, U13 (instead of the old U8, U10 and U12). ​​​​​​​

​Skills Hub

Players in our Skills Hub may be grouped together. Details on the Skills Hub can be FOUND HERE


2026 PLAYER REGISTRATION FORM. 

To register as a player for the 2026 season, complete the form below. 

The process will be made much more simple, click on the player registration tab complete all the information. We are currently waiting for Waibop to release the grades for selection. In the meantime we will be able to confirm the grade based on the selected payment grade option selected and on the players DOB. 

2026 COACH REGISTRATION FORM. 

To register as a coach for the 2026 season, complete the form below.