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Junior Age Groups

At Island Bay junior players play in mixed teams based on their age.

Girls playing in mixed teams can choose to play in a team one year below their actual age.

  • 5th Grade First Kicks - your player has their 5th birthday in the current playing year (1 January to 31 December inclusive)

  • 6th Grade First Kicks - your player has their 6th birthday in the current playing year (1 January to 31 December inclusive)

  • 7th Grade Fun Football - your player has their 7th birthday in the current playing year (1 January to 31 December inclusive)

  • 8th Grade Fun Football - your player has their 8th birthday in the current playing year (1 January to 31 December inclusive)

  • 9th Grade Mini Football - your player has their 9th birthday in the current playing year (1 January to 31 December inclusive)

  • 10th Grade Mini Football - your player has their 10th birthday in the current playing year (1 January to 31 December inclusive)

  • 11th Grade Mini Football - your player has their 11th birthday in the current playing year (1 January to 31 December inclusive)

  • 12th Grade Mini Football - your player has their 12th birthday in the current playing year (1 January to 31 December inclusive)

  • 13th Grade Youth Football - your player has their 13th birthday in the current playing year (1 January to 31 December inclusive)

  • 14th/15th Grade Youth Football - your player has their 14th or 15th birthday in the current playing year (1 January to 31 December inclusive)

Trials are held between late February and early March to select a 1st team for each grade from the 9th grade up called the Sharks. from 10th Grade up the Sharks are is likely to play in a Premier league which will entail travel all over Wellington and at times to Kapiti and the Wairarapa.

The other teams for the grade all have "ocean themed" names - Markerel, Herring, Cod, Moki etc.

Capital Football organises the junior leagues, with other teams from the Wellington area.

When do they play?

Practice sessions times are arranged by the coach and manager of each team - normally on a weekday afternoon or early evening.

Sharks teams will have several practices a week; other teams usually have one practice per week.

Games are on Saturday, normally between 8am and early afternoon.