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How can I join a team and play
soccer?
Get in
contact with us, the best time is at the begining of
the year (around Febuary or March) before the soccer
season starts. The club will be happy to take
your contact details and get back to you when we are
taking registrations for the coming season.
Can anyone play soccer?
The club
has teams starting from 5th grade (age 5) upwards
(from time to time the club accepts applications for
players who are under the age of 5, please contact
us if you have a child under 5 that you would like
to play soccer),
and is represented in the junior grades, youth
grades, senior mens divisions, and the senior ladies
divisions.
What do I need to play for
Otahuhu United?
You will
need to supply your own boots, socks, and
shorts. The socks and shorts will need to be
in the club colours, yellow for the socks and green
for the shorts. The club will supply your
shirt. You will also need to pay your playing
fees to join a team.
How much are the playing fees?
The playing
fees vary from season to season, but are currently
| 5th Grade |
$40.00 |
| 6th Grade |
$60.00 |
| 7th Grade
to 11th Grade |
$70.00 |
| 12th Grade
to 17th Grade |
$90.00 |
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| Senior
Mens and Woman |
$2900.00
Per team (Conditions apply) |
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For more information on
playing fees please contact the club secetary.
Otahuhu United reserves the right to
change or alter the fees without notification to any
person(s) or entity, and the above mentioned prices
are not binding on the club or committee of Otahuhu
United.
Does the club give a family
discount?
Yes it
does. The family discount is $180.00 per
season if you have 3 or more children under the age
of 18 and still at school, or $140.00 per season if
you have 2 children under the age
of 18 and still at school.
The family discount does
not apply to senior grades.
Otahuhu United reserves the right to
change or alter the fees, discounts and any
applicable conditions pertaining to the fees, and
discounts, without notification to any person(s) or
entity, and the above mentioned prices are not
binding on the club or committee of Otahuhu United.
Can I join Otahuhu United if I do
not want to play in a team?
Yes you
can. You can become an associate member of the
club. The cost for an associate member is
currently $50.00 per season.
Otahuhu United reserves the right to
change or alter the fees without notification to any
person(s) or entity, and the above mentioned prices
are not binding on the club or committee of Otahuhu
United.
Am I able to progress through the club to your first team?
Yes you
can. Players can start playing at the junior
or youth grades and progress through the clubs
teams. Our first mens team represents the club
in the Northern League championship, while our
reserves team represents the club in the Super
Division, and our first ladies team represents the
club in the ladies division 1 championship.
What playing facilities are available at Seaside Park? The
club has available to it, a dedicated training ground
with floodlights, a sand pitch (our number 1 full size
field), 3 other full size grounds, a three-quarter size pitch,
and 2 sets of changing facilities. If you are
visiting us in the near future, have a look at our 'Seaside
Park Map' to help you locate your field.
Does Otahuhu United have its own
referees?
Yes
it does. The club has been actively involved
in the Club Based Referees program, many of the
clubs Club Based referees have gone on to become
Level 1 referees. As a result, the club has
several Club Based referees, and several referees
who are Level1 or higher.
Can
I go on and become a referee through the club?
Yes
you can. From time to time if number warrent the
club will run a referees course, this is down in
conjunction with the Auckland Football Federation
Referees association. Applicants can become Club
Based referees, or become level 1 referees and apply for
membership with the Auckland Football Federation
Referees association. If the club itself does not
hace sufficant numbers to run a course, the club can get
those interested on a referees course being held at
other venues.
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