When
The season runs from May until August, 8am-9am on Saturday mornings.
Where
Artificial football turf at Maidstone Park, Park Road (opposite Parapine ITM).
Festival days happen every three or four weeks on Saturday mornings. These events, organised by Capital Football, are where we travel to another Hutt Valley turf (e.g. Fraser Park or Petone) to play other teams from other clubs.
What
The first part of each session is made up of warm-up skill sessions that focus on each training area including general movement, football coordination and football technique.
Then we play small-sided games between teams within the grade. We follow the New Zealand Football Junior Framework that encourages a variety of skill development and is all about building the foundation for future years. You’ll see us using laminated games’ guides from the framework each Saturday.
Teams
Teams of around seven are usually grouped with players from the same schools and/or area. Small-sided games are either between four or five players on each side. When registering you can tell us if there are other kids your player would like to have as team-mates and we will try our best to accommodate those requests.
Register your player
Players who played for us last year have been sent a direct link to register for the 2025 season. If you didn’t receive an email, or are new to the club this year, you can register using this link
Registering for Fun Football will cost $120 per player for the season.
Any questions regarding the registration process, please contact Gillian Patterson, playfootball@upperhuttcityfootball.org.nz
Gear
We supply the playing strips (tops or shirts) each morning and collect them back in at the end of the morning.
Players will need shin pads, boots, shorts and socks. While not compulsory, you can choose to purchase official UHCF socks and shorts via www.footballcentral.co.nz.
Game rules
To ensure each player has as many touches of the ball as possible and young players concentrate on skills that are best suited to their age we play a simplified version.
· No goalies, offsides, corners.
· Kick/dribble in instead of throw-ins.
· Attacking team returns to halfway for a goal kick.
Parent coaches
We have a number of parents who volunteer each season to act as coaches to look after a team throughout the season – and we’re always keen to find some more. The role is far more about children than football. There’s a ready-made toolkit to work with and we always love coaches who are keen to let the kids’ imagination go crazy.
If you’re keen to help on the field or with helping to keep things running smoothly on a Saturday please get in contact with the Junior Captain, Jane Lee juniors@upperhuttcityfootball.org.nz
Cancellations
We play in all weather. The turf allows us to. The rule of thumb is we’ll always play-on and if it’s particularly bad then we’ll call it off before 7:15am. Cancellations will also be posted on our grade Facebook groups as below.
Latest news
Join our grade Facebook group pages and stay up with the latest on our club Facebook page.
U7 Facebook Group (2025 season)
U8 Facebook Group (2025 season)