Point taken Smithy, apologies.
Yep pretty happy with my back yard JV.
Is this a manscaping statement?
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Point taken Smithy, apologies.
Yep pretty happy with my back yard JV.
Is this a manscaping statement?
I'm fairly sure that's not what JV was alluding to but who really knows what that old geezer is on about these days.
And yeah my 'scapin is tight
Point taken Smithy, apologies.
Yep pretty happy with my back yard JV.
Is this a manscaping statement?
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At what age do they start scouting players?
The AIM's tournament is in September and is the biggest tournament in Australasia so all the best 12 - 13 year olds in the country will be playing... I ask in part because I have one kid whose in the NTC that is just streaks ahead of anyone else in the Waikato and I'd love to get him looked at.
Scotts/Nix academy page starts with U14
At what age do they start scouting players?
The AIM's tournament is in September and is the biggest tournament in Australasia so all the best 12 - 13 year olds in the country will be playing... I ask in part because I have one kid whose in the NTC that is just streaks ahead of anyone else in the Waikato and I'd love to get him looked at.
about age 12. Where is this tournie?
Sweet junket to The Mount!
Get a team in Greenie.
AIMS is bigger than the Commonwealth Games in terms of people participating!!
There will be over 60 football teams from around the country and a few from Australia occasionally competing. Its a great tournament, and there is usually 1 or 2 stand out players in each team.
AIMS is bigger than the Commonwealth Games in terms of people participating!!
There will be over 60 football teams from around the country and a few from Australia occasionally competing. Its a great tournament, and there is usually 1 or 2 stand out players in each team.
You are living in a dream world if you believe that, sounds like the sort of crap the NZ Rugby union put out.
Glasgow games had 4947 participants. Divide that number by your 60 odd teams and each team would need to have 80+ players.
AIMS is bigger than the Commonwealth Games in terms of people participating!!
There will be over 60 football teams from around the country and a few from Australia occasionally competing. Its a great tournament, and there is usually 1 or 2 stand out players in each team.
You are living in a dream world if you believe that, sounds like the sort of crap the NZ Rugby union put out.
Glasgow games had 4947 participants. Divide that number by your 60 odd teams and each team would need to have 80+ players.
Don't know about numbers each year, but there are a lot more sports than football at AIMS.
Back on topic, the first cohort of weenix residential players (since they moved APFA to wellington to establish the academy) must be finishing school this year. How many will stay on at Nix or head elsewhere i wonder?
Back on topic, the first cohort of weenix residential players (since they moved APFA to wellington to establish the academy) must be finishing school this year. How many will stay on at Nix or head elsewhere i wonder?
The "head elsewhere" element will be the most interesting to me. You don't expect a football club's academy to produce many professionals. Just the odd one. But how they look after the ones that don't make it determines success imho. It also determines whether, as the parent of a 12 year old, you want to send your kid there.
Back on topic, the first cohort of weenix residential players (since they moved APFA to wellington to establish the academy) must be finishing school this year. How many will stay on at Nix or head elsewhere i wonder?
The "head elsewhere" element will be the most interesting to me. You don't expect a football club's academy to produce many professionals. Just the odd one. But how they look after the ones that don't make it determines success imho. It also determines whether, as the parent of a 12 year old, you want to send your kid there.
You generalising about pro academies or just in NZ?
I meant when all the different sports are combined... 60 football teams, 70+ netball, 20 Hockey teams etc
Its a massive week where basically every sport conceivable is competed in.... and yes it does have more participants that the common wealth games.
Back on topic, the first cohort of weenix residential players (since they moved APFA to wellington to establish the academy) must be finishing school this year. How many will stay on at Nix or head elsewhere i wonder?
The "head elsewhere" element will be the most interesting to me. You don't expect a football club's academy to produce many professionals. Just the odd one. But how they look after the ones that don't make it determines success imho. It also determines whether, as the parent of a 12 year old, you want to send your kid there.
Agreed. In business terms the Nix academy's sustainability depends on it producing "results" though - presumably X players per year(s) picking up a pro contract in Wellington or elsewhere; AND college scholarships. A big part of the opportunities available to a player is their passport capability. I know a few of the CHCH lads from apfa who went to Wellington hold Brit/EU (for now) passports.
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This shark's bad enough, but on the thead for the WeeNix... please, guys, young eyes are watching.
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a brazilian?
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a brazilian?
Now a thread a cut above the rest? Back to the Wheatbix...errr, WeeNix.
Does anyone know what happened to Max Mata? I heard he left the Weenix for personal reasons? Someone who scored ASB goals as a 15 year old is Rufer-like. Has he settled back into the Auckland football scene? Hope he sticks with his football. So many questions.
He is back at St Kents and playing for Onehunga Sports in premier division, scoring goals there too.
He is back at St Kents and playing for Onehunga Sports in premier division, scoring goals there too.
Likely to be picked up by another ASBP side? Eastern S. might have use for him?
Cheers for the info. Hope he gets picked up by an ASB franchise and makes the U17s.
Think he got home sick. Think the phoenix were keen to get his brother down to try help, but guess it didn't work out.
Think he got home sick. Think the phoenix were keen to get his brother down to try help, but guess it didn't work out.
Anyone going along to see the wee nix v eastern suburbs game today?
ole U15s v Nix u15s this morning at ole. Ole held posession throughout, many chances, nix scored on the counter. Full Time 3-2 to Ole
ole U15s v Nix u15s this morning at ole. Ole held posession throughout, many chances, nix scored on the counter. Full Time 3-2 to Ole
While the cows will come home before anyone agrees which is better, we are lucky to have two high quality, purposeful, youth programmes in Wellington these days. With some other good supporting acts around too.
there is an upcoming ole v Nix v acfc v chch academy tournament for u15s in Wellington.
WeeNix paying $10 to beat ACFC this weekend. Listening to the podcast it sounds might we load up the squad with senior u20s, so that looks like its worth a punt #GambleResponsibly
That was a nice afternoon in the sun - nice work stealing the win by the WeeNix.
While the cows will come home before anyone agrees which is better, we are lucky to have two high quality, purposeful, youth programmes in Wellington these days. With some other good supporting acts around too.
Amen to this, it was a decent game played in very difficult weather. No hoofing, no hacking, both teams doing what they could to get the ball on the ground and play football.
Not sure much could be read into the result to be fair. The Olé group were 50/50 G13/G14's and I counted at least six of the Phoenix who were also G13 this season playing for various different clubs.
The games in December will be a great advert for these two.