Juniors: 8th Grade Boys & Girls           2020

 

For the Winter season (terms 2 & 3), Eastern Suburbs AFC offer in-house football to all junior club members.

 

In-house games are played at Madills Farm against other players from ESAFC. Each Saturday morning, teams will play two games with a short break in between.

 

Registrations open 8^th January, 2020. Please register through the WINTER database - CLICK HERE

 

For those wanting to play at a higher level, In-house Development Teams are also chosen from 7^th grade and up. Please be aware that there is an extra fee for IH Development Team training sessions as you will be trained by a paid ESAFC Coach. For all 8^th Grade Development information, CLICK HERE

 

Grade Coordinators

8th Grade Boys	Taryn Evans	Email	021 253 1742
8th Grade Girls	Position Vacant

 

IN-HOUSE DEVELOPMENT TEAM TRIALS: Will be held for 8th grade boys and girls. This is open to all players eligible to play in 8th grade this season. You must register your child's attendance on ClubHub through your family log in.

 

TRIAL DATES:

7th Grade Boys & 7th/8th Grade Girls: TBC

8th Grade Boys & 9th Grade Girls: TBC

 

7th Grade Boys & 7th/8th Grade Girls: TBC

8th Grade Boys & 9th Grade Girls: TBC

 

in-house players: 8th Grade

 

WHO

• 8^th Grade boys & girls born 2012

 

WHERE & WHEN

8^th Grade Boys games are at Madills Farm on Saturday mornings

• Game 1 at 10:55am and Game 2 at 11:20am

8^th Grade Girls games are at Madills Farm on Saturday mornings

• Game 1 at 10am and Game 2 at 10:25am

 

Season starts 2^nd May 2020 and ends 5^th September 2020

Games are played on the first weekend of the school holidays, but not the middle or last

 

CLICK HERE for Madills Farm pitch map

 

HOW

Teams play on 1/6 of a standard pitch, with small goals

Games are 20 minutes long with a 5 minute break between games

Games are played with a size 4 football

 

For Rules CLICK HERE

 

TEAMS

Each team has approximately 5 members and are allocated by the grade coordinators. Team requests can be made on your registration form, but please be aware that you may not always get your requested team.

 

COST & UNIFORM

All players pay a subscription (membership) fee of $165. Pay before the 1st March and receive an Early Bird Discount.

Family Discount of $70 is available from the 3^rd playing member in each family

All players need their own uniform, available from the ESAFC shop at Madills Farm;

• White ESAFC Shirt
• Black ESAFC Shirt
• White ESAFC Shorts
• White ESAFC Socks
• Football Boots
• Shin Pads

 

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

Each in-house team requires volunteers for coach and manager, with other parents rostered to set up and take down the goals. We encourage teams to organise their own training sessions throughout the week to prepare for game day.

All parents/spectators (excluding coach) are expected to stay outside of the pitch lines during games to avoid damage to the grounds.

 

in-house development players: 8th grade

 

8^th Grade Development teams compete at the level above them in our ESAFC in-house leagues.

 

The 8^th Grade Development Academy will include aspects of strength and conditioning as well as tactical training, as well as Friday Skill Builder sessions to encourage maximum touches on the ball. By incorporating these aspects, we aim to produce players who can confidently move through the Junior and Youth Development Programmes in years to come.

 

To register for Term 1 2020 training, log in to your Club Hub account and click “Tasks” and then “Purchases & Bookings”. Please be aware that this comes with an additional cost for professionally coached sessions.

 

2020 Training Fees are as follows;

• Term 1 Preseason training: $175
• 8^th Grade Development Term 2 & 3: $175 (per term)

 

term 1 2020 IN-HOUSE DEVELOPMENT training schedule

 

Term 1 training commences the week of 3^rd February, and ending the week 6^th April.

 

PLEASE NOTE that venues are subject to change prior to the commencement of Term 1

 

8^TH GRADE BOYS & GIRLS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING – TERM 1

Choose one of the following;

• Monday 4:30pm – 6pm @ Madills 2 & Friday Skill Builders 4:15pm – 5:15pm @ Madills 5
• Wednesday 4:30pm – 6pm @ Madills 2 & Friday Skill Builders 4:15pm – 5:15pm @ Madills 5

 

term 2&3 2019 IN-HOUSE DEVELOPMENT training schedule

 

8^TH GRADE BOYS & GIRLS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING – TERM 2 & 3

Choose one of the following;

• Monday 4:30pm – 6pm @ Madills 2A & Friday Skill Builders 4pm – 5pm @ Madills 5B
• Wednesday 4:30pm – 6pm @ Madills 2A & Friday Skill Builders 4pm – 5pm @ Madills 5B