AFLNZ Youth Girls Brochure

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AFL NEW ZEALAND YOUTH GIRLS AFL New Zealand has created its Youth Girls Programme to compliment the pathway for participants to excel in AFL. Within the AFL New Zealand Youth Girls Programme there is a focus on improving athletes’ skills, fitness along with a training, game and development programme that highlights the necessary requirements over the AFL NZ season.

The AFL New Zealand Youth Girls programme is based in Auckland.

Members of the AFL New Zealand Youth Girls programme are selected from:

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Secondary School Programmes School and Regional Combines Talent Identification Personnel Current players The Youth Girls programme is for all Secondary School age girls Under 18 and includes a combination of skill development (kicking, catching, passing and bouncing), game play and personal development.

This combination will lead to the opportunity of New Zealand representation, played in April of each year.

AGE GROUP DEFINED Age group for Youth Girls is those who turn no younger than 14 and no older than 17 in the year the Youth Girls programme commences..

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PARTICIPANTS WILL BE DRAFTED INTO ONE OF FOUR TEAMS

Each participant will be drafted into one of up to four teams that compete within the Youth Girls programme.

This will be the team you represent and will participate in during the Youth Girls programme. Teams will be selected and announced the week prior to the commencement of the first round.

TEAMS

YOUTH GIRLS PROGRAMME TEAM SELECTION

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FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS The Youth Girls Programme with a total cost of $350 will involve a one off payment due by 8th October 2015. Payment can be made in conjunction with registration to secure involvement.

Early payment benefit: Payment received by 1st of September 2015 will be $300.

BENEFITS INCLUDE

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AFL New Zealand Youth Girls polo top 10 week development programme through weekly handouts and information Youth Girls 10 week programme New Zealand representative selection opportunity

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ATHLETES IN REGIONAL AREAS OUTSIDE OF MAIN CENTRES Players based outside of the main competition centre will be required to arrange transport for the Youth Girls Programme.

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AFL New Zealand will assist in this area by allocating meeting times, meeting places, contact database, carpool roster and in some cases bus travel, for age groups of the area.

PAYMENT Payment can be made as follows: Direct Credit to AFL New Zealand.

Please use your initial and last name as a reference if direct crediting or your mobile phone number if depositing at a branch.

Full account details are: Westpac Newmarket New Zealand AFL Inc. 03 0283 0094878 000 Cash or Cheque made out to AFL New Zealand and deposited. If handing to AFL New Zealand Staff – placed in an envelope with name and amount on the front.

IMPORTANT NOTES PLAYER CHECK LIST

DRESS CODES

A player check list is provided to all players to ensure you have all resources required for each week of the programme. Hard Copy will be provided but will also be available online.

All programme events will incorporate a dress code that participants will be required to meet.

MEDICAL CONSENT Medical consent is required for you to be involved in the Youth Girls Programme and signed hard copy is required prior to the first game.

All information will be confidential and only provided to medical staff as required. A form will be available online for printing, completion and return to: PO Box 300 633, Albany, Auckland 0752 Alternatively present in person at Information days or first round. Hard copies will also be available at all contact days.

The aim is to minimise time commitments and maximise the value of the programme. Participants will be provided with a weekly handout via hard copy, email and online to utilise and follow in their own time when best suits.

These handouts will focus on two core components of skills/game development and physical preparation

PARTICIPANTS PLAY IN A 10 WEEK COMPETITION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

IMPORTANT NOTES

WEEKLY HANDOUTS

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THE NEW ZEALAND KAHU New Zealand Kahu are selected from observing participants Performance in the AFL NZ Youth Girls Programme. The New Zealand Kahu play an international fixture annually in April. Involvement and selection in the New Zealand Kahu will involve a further financial commitment.

AFL YOUTH GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS The opportunity exists for the right athletes to be selected and invited to play in the AFL Youth Girls Championships in Australia. These championships are played at a different location of Australia each year in the first week of May where the best Youth Girls footballers from each Australian State and New Zealand come together to play AFL. Involvement and selection in the AFL Youth Girls Championships will involve a further financial commitment.

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YOUTH GIRLS PROGRAMME: SCHEDULE 2016

Information Day 1

September 20th

Information Day 2

October 4th

Week 1

October 18th

Week 2

November 1st

Week 3

November 8th

Week 4

November 22nd

Week 5

November 29th

Week 6

December 13th

Week 7

February 14th

Week 8

February 21st

Week 9 Selection – New Zealand Kahu Week 10

February 28th March 1st March 6th

WIDER NEW ZEALAND KAHU SQUAD TRAINING SCHEDULE (IF SELECTED) Week 1

March 13th 2016

Development session 1 Week 2

March 20th 2016

Development session 2 Week 3 April 3rd 2016 Development session 3 Selection final U18 New Zealand Kahu team Week 4 April 10th 2016 Development session 4 Week 5

April 17th 2016

Development session 5

SCHEDULE

2015

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YOUTH GIRLS AFL PATHWAY SECONDARY SCHOOL PROGRAMMES

Selections made by AFL New Zealand staff through observing athletes participation

YOUTH GIRLS PROGRAMME 10 week development programme based in Auckland

Selections made by AFL New Zealand talent identification staff through observation of athletes performance

NEW ZEALAND KAHU Play touring Australian representative teams

AFL YOUTH GIRLS U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS Played in a different location within Australia the first week of May each year

PATHWAYS

PH +64 9 213 3249 AFL New Zealand, PO Box 300 633, Albany, New Zealand

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