ACFC U17 tourney

anyone know the weekend the 2015 edition is being held?

thanks.

20-22 march

Sweet

Tennis finals weekend

Arse.

Teams being announced on their FB page looks like a tough women's Group should be a great Tournament. men's to come and 1 team from New Caledonia great work

Mens draw out

Coastal got a tough one

Men's and Women's Pools out impressed with the quality. No easy pool in the Mens draw

Here is the Groups / Pools from the ACFC Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/AcfcU17?fref=nf

Bays and Birko in same pool could be interesting  

Perhaps 2 or 3 players from ChristChurch who were set to play in the ACFC U17 in 2015 are now unavailable, so have all 4 ChristChurch clubs picked their guest players for the ACFC U17 tournament? If not how does a player get a trial? 

Starts 9.30 am this Friday.

Coastal had 2 crocked this weekend:(

Replacement was brought in from a guest club, I think.

Looking forward to this tournament hopefully it's just as succesful as the other three competitions. Just a shame four girls teams pulled out days out from the event. 

Thats a shame re. withdrawls. Looking at draw seems to be : East Coat Bays, Upper Hutt, FC2011, Bay Olympic .

Upper Hutt pulled out of the mens competition as well

Hope the tournament goes well & great opportunity for players/teams to test themselves against new opposition.  

 

Interesting. Messaging that went out at the Upper Hutt end was that the boys' team was not able to attend. I wonder if that's because they wanted to pull just the women's team and got told it was all or nothing?

yes fingers crossed for a great tournament.

First international entry this year too with UNSS from New Caledonia in pool B 

An Upper Hutt U17 parent told me that the high air travel and accommodation costs were the main factors for Upper Hutt pulling out.

With the withdrawal of Upper Hutt City's two teams the only three teams from the Wellington Region that are now playing in the National U17 Tournament are: Lower Hutt City and Miramar Rangers (Mens Draw) and Stop Out (Women's Draw).

 

That's a shocker of planning if true. Surely you'd scope all of that before entering?

When I was coaching Karori U17s we tried to enter but the tourney was full, mostly because I left it too late I think. I reckon there's scope for at least one more Wellington team. Good on the clubs who make the effort.

I'm sure the organisers would be keen for another Wellington team for next year I know that they were a little disappointed last year having only Miramar in the boys draw and Upper Hutt and Stop Out in the girls draw. 

Phoenix Academy? Why not?

They would be a fantastic edition to the tournament. 

To lazy to look (or trust) his Sky Guide asks, "will Sky TV have a 90min highlight package this year"?

You would think the Phoenix would potentially scout this tournament anyway.

Onehunga Sports now under the "Wellington Phoenix Soccer School" umbrella.

Urrggghhh...."Soccer" school ... Its Football !

First results in http://acfcyouth.com/draw/draw.pdf

Table after round one as couldn't see it on the webstite

Dylan Morris. Springs striker. Boy playing like a man.

How many nix school of excellence kids are still registered at miramar?  f

 Was one of only two or three 1998s who lived at Ole last year; played in Wests Reserves team that cleaned up Cap 2.

End of day 1

Are you able to put up the girls table...?

Pretty sure some of the Mar players are Nix academy. Wonder if they have transferred to Welly United yet for the senior season?

Cheers. No wonder he looks good. Declan hasn't coached pacy front running & scoring out of him!

Here is the girls table from last night

Day 2 first results from boys

Girls semis confirmed. Coastal Spirit and 3 Kings topped their respective groups.

Boys semi finals

Onehunga Sports Vs Napier City Rovers

UNSS FC Vs Birkenhead United AFC. 

Another Birko youth team going deep in a national tournament. Good effort lads.

Girls semi results: Coastal Spirit def. Cashmere Technical 2-1; and Three Kings United def. Forest Hill 4-0.