We asked our grade convenors to put together some highlights –

This is what we received

Warning

Some of the facts and figures don’t completely align with the principles of WOF

So please don’t take them home or use them in any, way, shape or form that could be construed as competitive

But, seriously:

PDP

Grade 8; 66 playersGrade 7; 75 playersGrade 6; 55 players

During the hours of 8.30 – 11.30 am on a Saturday the team trained 196 players

In-house programme at Karori ParkEvery 3rd week it was festival week

Sonic Sixers (PDP)

• Starting the season having never played a game of football, our Grade 6 kids can now dribble, pass, shoot, tackle, trick and turn. It’s been great to watch as players learn to make use of space, pass to team mates (although only after they realise they are part of a team!) and even beat other players with a deft step over!

Super Sevens and 8th Grade (PDP)

• Grades 7 and 8 picked up where they left off last season, adding clever tactical thinking, formidable teamwork and athletic prowess to their already impressive range of skills and tricks - Barcelona watch out! Our teams - from the Lions to the Gazelles and the Jaguars - had the chance to strut their stuff against and along side other Karori teams each week, in preparation for Festival Week - our opportunity to test ourselves against other clubs

Overheard during Festival Week

• Another team, having just scored were celebrating that they were ‘actually beating a Karori team’

• It’s great to see our teams set the benchmark for talent, skill and ability!

9th Grade

• Grade Nine had 7 teams play the season with a total of 63 players

• All up the teams won 38% of their games and lost 44%. Our top performing team was the Fire in the top division that won 25 of its 36 games and was unbeaten in July and August.

• Whilst teams from other clubs moved up and down the divisions; our teams stayed in the place they started

Probably the best statistic

• is that in the second half of the season our teams collectively did twice as well as they did in the first half. Of the seven teams only one did less well in the second half - so clearly as they trained and played together they were actually getting better - BRILLIANT!

Thanking

• Teams across the grade had expert help and on behalf of all the parents we'd like to thank Tayo, Conor, Jamie and Binney whose patience and understanding always out did all of ours.

• Also of course I'd like to thank my lead coaches for our ungraded teams - Richard, Phil, Peter, David and Andrew.

• For our graded teams parent support was always strong with parents taking on all kind of rolls including coaching, refereeing, bag carrying, videoing, photographer and a whole lot else beside - thank you to you all, you know who you are and why you are important.

our biggest thanks go to

• Greg Kerr • who has brought us as a Grade all the way to

this point and whose constant enthusiasm to take it further is going to be sorely missed –

• Greg there is still time to change your mind - we don't care that you've bought a house in Tauranga!

• Greg we will carry on.... See you in Manchester - Greg knows what this means......

10th Grade Zofia Wisniewski

Grade 10 convenor

"Wham", "bam", "boof"...• That’s the sound of Grade 10 balls flying into the nets• 371 times this season!!• Plenty of action from 8 teams. Coaches to be

celebrated are Paul Madigan, Tayo, Chris Sperring, Martin Foye, David Carrigan, Hanno Schupp, John Grimwood, William Knight and Mike Williams. Thanks to all their assistants and managers also.

• 2 teams in the travel league, Bertos and Reid, and had good results from them. Great commitment from the team members and their parents.

• Looking forward to next season and moving up to 7 aside.

11th Grade - by the numbers• 6 football teams; FURY, GALAXY, PHOENIX, ROAR, SPURS

and UNITED• 59 bags of jelly snakes eaten.• 4 burst footballs.• 2 bad refereeing decisions. • 21 cross bars hit.• 4 penalties saved.• One broken pair of glasses.• 13 bent pump needles.• Virtually no mud.• And 65 happy kids!!

Ken’s comments• The trials brought 6 new kids up from lower division teams into our top 2

teams.• Our coaches have been breeding new blood every season for our elite

teams. • Our coach pool has picked up one new coach who brought life to the

Galaxy with the cry off pass pass pass from the sideline. Their team goal was to string passes together during the game not just score and it worked.

• Our top 11th grade team qualified for the Travelling League A section and held their own during the season in an extremely competitive environment.

• MANY THANKS to the coaches of G11 who have been supporting our club and kid’s for a few years’ now.

• It makes the life of a coordinator easy when the coaches don’t cause you any trouble!

Grade 12: The Numbers

W D L F A

Ninjas 6 2 8 31 41

Vikings 2 2 12 17 48

Warriors 6 2 6 29 32

Pirates 9 2 5 35 21

Samurai 4 1 9 23 37

TOTALS 27 10 40 135 179

•5 teams•56 players•52 boys•4 girls•45 different goal scorers•13 players scored 4 or more goals

•Sam Adams (Ninjas): 11•Conor Dewhurst (Vikings): 5•Antony Wong (Warriors): 7•Tom Colson (Pirates): 8•Carl Jeffries (Samurai): 6

STATISTICS ARE LIKE BIKINIS—THEY SHOW A LOT BUT NOT EVERYTHING

Grade 12: A Season of 2 Halves

W D L F A W D L F A

Ninjas 1 2 5 8 21 5 1 3 23 20

Vikings 1 2 6 10 27 1 0 6 7 21

Warriors 4 1 2 15 11 2 1 4 14 21

Pirates 2 1 5 4 11 7 1 0 31 10

Samurai 1 1 5 7 15 3 0 4 16 22

TOTALS 9 7 23 44 85 18 3 17 91 94

22 June: Junior football cancelled due to Polar Blast

•Ninjas start in Travel League West finish in Travel League B•Vikings start in Travel League C stay there all season•Warriors start in Combined Black move up to Combined Yellow•Pirates start in Combined Red move down to Combined Green•Samurai start in Combined Green stay there all season

Grade 12: Highlights

• THE BARCELONA EFFECT Unsolicited praise from opposition coaches for the Ninjas attractive style of football

• YOU ARE NEVER A LOSER UNTIL YOU QUIT TRYING Strong finishes to the season by Ninjas, Pirates and Samurai

• IT AIN’T OVER ‘TIL THE FAT LADY SINGS Vikings doubling their win tally with a victory in their final match of the season

• IF WINNING ISN'T EVERYTHING, WHY DO THEY KEEP SCORE?Warriors keep scoring at the same rate (2 goals per game) after promotion

Grade 12: Highlights• THOSE BRIGHTLY COLOURED BOOTS FINALLY PAY OFF

Pirates, Ninjas and Samurai finding their scoring touch in the second half of the season

• OUR EMPHASIS IS ON EXECUTION, NOT WINNINGPirates certainly executed the latter part of their season (7 wins, 1 draw)

• ALL COACHING IS, IS TAKING A PLAYER WHERE HE CAN'T TAKE HIMSELF

• Fantastic coaching right through the Grade helping the players to develop their football skills and awareness

• THERE’S NO “I” IN TEAM A great group of team managers and parents providing tremendous support to the teams and players throughout the season

13th Grade

• Approximately 80 players for 6 teams;• Minimal defections to Wgtn College;• Stu Connolly’s United big improvers after suffering

early season thrashings;• Ainsley Simmond’s Wanderers a dramatic turnaround

with 3 wins and a draw after 3 prior seasons of constant development/rebuilding;

• Simon Woolf’s Hawks a fairly successful (apart from the Wanderers match ambush) happy team that could springboard Woolf’s political career;

13th Grade

• Chris Moore’s Phoenix started slowly but developed well to finish with more wins than losses;

• Gareth & Mike’s Promo team the best G13 2nd team in Wellington. Both deserve contract renewals to achieve the long term plan;

• Kevin & Tony’s JPL team dominating league and cup champions with 14 wins, 2 draws & no losses. Both already reappointed for next season with upgraded contracts (new jackets please Heather);

• FTC Districts, FTC Gold and NTC reps.

14th Grade

14th Grade

• 14 Promo – Home final in Super Seven Bowl competition this Saturday v Miramar.

• Coaches Jamon (16) and Liam (14). • 14 JPL – second in JPL (due to goal difference!)• Home final in Super Seven Cup this Saturday v

Wests. • Coaches John Masseurs and Tony Straugheir

coached for nine years.• Have three originals – Jacob, Ellery, Jackson.

• Grade 14 Vipers – Combined league• Vipers finish second. 8 wins, 3 losses.

50 goals for; 18 against.• Coaches Stephen Perrott and Steve

Hughes.• Stephen P has coached same team for

nine years • Has four of his original – Johnny, Tristan,

Alex, Declan.

U17

• Coach, Guy Smith, Manager, Bec Belchambers

• Highlights:• Won first round with only one loss• Won second round with no losses14th grade players helped out also during the seasonSome players also played in first and second men’s team

RHFA UpdatePartnership with Ricki Herbert expanded in 2013 to incorporate:

• Term 2 & 3 in-house 8 week development courses• 3 School holiday 3 day courses ran in association with WKAFC (May, July

and October holidays)• Tayo Aqunlejika our junior coach co-ordinator is now part of the RHFA

coaching staff for the holiday programmes• Several Karori Junior boys selected by RHFA to travel to Texas in 2014– Conor Butler– Jacob Masseurs– Jackson Straghier– Oliver Whyte

• NOW taking enrollments for October holiday programme - October 2-4, at Te Whaea