KICK! CATCH! PASS! BOUNCE!

The AVJennings Saints AFL Cup is an Inter School competition for Junior (Years 9-10) and Senior (Years 11-13) students based on fundamental movement and ball skills of AFL for boys and girls.

The programme provides introductory sessions and resources presented by qualified AFL New Zealand Staff to introduce a new and dynamic sport to students. The skills of ‘Kick, Catch, Pass and Bounce’ are perfectly matched to cross reference any number of sports. The 9 a side format is suitable for rugby size fields and with three reserves per team, team numbers are easy to coordinate.

Gateway

AFL New Zealand can provide Gateway students with the perfect opportunity to gain experience within the Sports coaching industry delivering the AFL Kiwikick programme to Primary and Intermediate school students.

Reg Ranchhod

AFL New Zealand Schools Manager

Success Story

AFL New Zealand would like to thank Foundation North for their continued support in the development of AFL within New Zealand.

Foundation North have continued to support the growth and development of AFL in New Zealand.

The funding provided by the Trust directly assists the AFL New Zealand employment team and leads to the leadership and structure required to impact on the initiatives highlighted below.

Over the past 12 months, AFL New Zealand has delivered 19603 personal experiences to local communities aged between 5 and 34, through the following programmes:

• AFLNZ Premiership

• AFLNZ Youth Programme

• AFL New Zealand Academy

• AFL KiwiKick

• AFL Cup

• Secondary Schools Coach the Coaches

AFL New Zealand are proud of what we have achieved despite the difficulties

The AFL Cup offers gameplay and skill development for secondary schools

imposed by Covid-19. The staff that Foundation North have supported through their funding efforts continue to make a difference in sustaining and growing the AFL Community within the region.

The impact within Auckland and Northland for this is evident through the success of AFL New Zealand programmes in these regions.

AFL New Zealand looks to provide young people with the opportunity to gain and improve skills, identify their strengths and then assist them to build self-reliance that is in turn, self-rewarding. This gives young people the confidence to explore their options through sporting opportunities for fun, inclusion and social participation.

The seven week programme attracted 71 girls and boys aged between 12 and 18 from 48 schools across the region, and would not be possible without fantastic people volunteering their time to be coaches. The Youth Programme is the perfect opportunity to develop fundamentals of coaching and inspire the future generations of AFL players. Utilisation of AFL New Zealand development pathways and resources, CoachAFL will also take place to assist with volunteer involvement and quality experiences.

The provision of quality experiences ensures ongoing participation and can lead to a lifetime of involvement with the sport of AFL.

• Appropriate facility management

• Coaching, umpiring and volunteer frameworks

• Clubrooms and social networking opportunities

• Professional coordination

• Quality resources