The Wairarapa leagues that Featherston Junior Football Club teams participate in are run and managed by Capital Football.

ABOUT CAPITAL FOOTBALL

Capital Football Federation is responsible for administering, delivering, growing and developing football in the wider Wellington region.

Capital Football covers the wider Wellington region, including the Hutt Valley, Wairarapa and Horowhenua-Kapiti.

The Federation organises football for thousands of people, from First Kicks (4-6 years), Fun Football (7-8 years), Mini Football (9-12 years), Youth Football (13-19 years), Girl's Only, U17s, U21s, Senior Men's and Women's, and Masters leagues.  

It provide a wide variety of player, coach and referee development programmes to all members at a range of levels.

BENEFITTING FEATHERSTON JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB

All of the Featherston Junior Football Club coaches have completed at least one coaching course run by Capital Football.

Capital Football have been very supportive and provide assistance whenever the Club needs it.

JUNIOR FRAMEWORK

Featherston Junior Football Club subscribes to the Capital Football Junior Framework:

Principles

Underpinning the Junior Framework are the following principles which provide clear structure for programmes to be developed under.

  1. Accumulation of hours and number of touches
  2. Early engagement
  3. Recognising development age of the player
  4. Training emphasis periods
  5. Four corners approach (incorporating the Physical / Mental / Social-Emotional / Technical-Tactical abilities of players)
  6. Age appropriate games

Small sided games - the key ingredient

Street football across the world has been instrumental in the development of world-class players, and small sided games are the cornerstone of developing technically proficient and creative football players in a New Zealand context.

The benefits of small sided games extend far beyond technical and tactical development. They ensure children develop an innate love for the game and remain in our sport for longer.

More details can be found on the Capital Football website HERE.​​​​​​​