Olé Football Academy and Western Suburbs 2022 Winter Programme
As we transition into the Winter Club Season Olé Football Academy and Western Suburbs Football Club continue their successful, long-term partnership, devoted to developing the next generation of young, New Zealand footballers.
The Winter Programme will run for 25-26 weeks, beginning on Monday March 14th, continuing for the duration of the club season
Depending on age, players will train between 3-5 times per week at Olé Football Academy and play competitively with their respective Western Suburbs FC teams on weekends. There will be training and game breaks during school holidays and these will be confirmed by your player’s head trainer throughout the season.
CURRENT/RETURNING PLAYER INFORMATION:
For players born 2008 and older, participation in the 2022 Olé Winter Programme is by invitation. All players that are interested in carrying on into the 2022 Olé Winter Programme will need to register their interest via this LINK using the “Current or Past Member of Olé Football Academy” button at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions accordingly for the 2022 Olé Winter Programme registration. Invitations will be sent out during our selections week between March 7 – March 11.
For players born 2009, 2010, 2011, regardless of current academy participation, will need to participate in our open trials for these age groups (see details below). All returning players in these age group will need to register to trial via this LINK using the “Current or Past Member of Olé Football Academy” button at the bottom of the page and follow the instructions accordingly for the 2022 Olé Winter Programme trial registration.
NEW TRIALIST INFORMATION:
All players that are interested in joining the 2022 Olé Winter Programme and are new to Olé will need to register to trial via this LINK using the “New to Olé Football Academy” button at the bottom of the page. This is regardless of whether you have submitted a previous trial registration recently as our new 2022 registration has just opened.
TRIAL DATES AND TIMES:
We will host open trials for all players born in 2009, 2010 or 2011 (regardless of current programme participation). Trials will take place at Olé Football Academy in Porirua at the following days/times:
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February 28th, 4.30 pm – 5.30 pm
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March 1, 4.30 pm – 5.30 pm
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March 2, 4.30 pm – 5.30 pm
Trials for new players born 2008 and older are by invitation only. A member of our coaching staff will reach out accordingly based on information provided in the trialist registration form to schedule a trial where fit. If you have any additional questions, please contact Tory: Tory@ole.co.nz
If your player is unavailable for the trial dates for any reason, please go ahead and register them to trial anyway, and follow up with an email to Tory: Tory@ole.co.nz to advise further regarding unavailability.
There is no cost to participate in trials.
REGISTER WITH WESTERN SUBURBS FC:
Being part of the Winter Programme will also require you to register with Western Suburbs FC and pay club registration fees. Once you have been accepted into the 2022 Winter Programme– you can register for Western Suburbs FC HERE.
WINTER PROGRAMME 2022 – KEY DATES:
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Trials Week: February 28th – March 4th
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Players selected and notified: March 7th – March 11th
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Winter Programme begins: Monday March 14th
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Team Selections released: Wednesday March 30th
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Easter Weekend: Friday April 15th – Monday April 18th – No U13 or U15 training
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Term 1 School Holidays: Friday April 15th – Sunday May 1st – Training schedule TBC
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Winter Season Begins (Youth & Junior): May 7th/8th
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Queens Birthday: Monday June 6th – No U13 or U15 training
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Winter Season concludes: September 10th/11th
2022 WINTER PROGRAMME STRUCTURE:
Due to capacity, there will be a limited number of Youth and Junior teams within the programme, and places available will reflect this. Players who are invited into the programme will be expected to commit to the training schedule and have consistent attendance at training and games.
This is a projection of the training groups, training schedule and costs. Please note that these are subject to change.
U17 Training Group
This group will play in U17 or U15 teams in the Winter Season. Select players may also move between U17 and U15 teams at times.
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5x contacts per week: 4x training sessions and 1x game
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Training schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 7:15- 8:30 PM and Friday 5:50- 7:10 PM
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Cost: $1800.00 apprx
U15 Training Group
This group will play in U15 or U13 teams in the Winter Season. Select players may also move between U17 and U15 teams at times.
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5x contacts per week: 4x training sessions and 1x game
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Training schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 5:50-7:10 PM and Friday 7:10- 8:30 PM
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Cost: $1800.00 apprx
U13 Training Group
This group will play in U13, U12 or U11 teams in the Winter Season. Select players may also move between U15 and U13 teams at times.
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4x contacts per week: 3x training sessions and 1x game
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Training schedule: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 4:30-5:45 PM
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Cost: $1500.00 apprx
There is a “No Barriers to Entry” policy. If cost may be a concern, please get in touch about support with fees and scholarship opportunities.
If you have any questions relating to the 2022 Winter Programme or trials, please contact Tory Schiltgen: Tory@ole.co.nz
