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Club presidents, chairs and secretaries, We're well underway with preparations for the 2026 football season. With the move to Sporty as well as the WOF 2.0 changes happening this year, we all have new systems and processes to learn. We do thank everyone for the additional work required to open registrations this year in a new system. This Club Update is an overview of information that's been communicated to a range of club contacts over the last month.  |
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Sporty MyFootball Manager This SPORTY mobile app is how coaches and managers submit team lists and score matches live - every team will need to use it to submit results this year. Upcoming fixtures are pre-loaded, and players are drawn from your club's squad / catalogue in Sporty TeamBuilder. MyFootball Manager workshops Find out more about the My Football Manager app here https://www.myfootball.co.nz/myfootball-manager-app/myfootball-manager-app Download on App Store | Download on Google Play Register coaches and volunteers
This data also means WaiBOP will be able to communicate offers, training or updates You’ll see these forms when you log on to SPORTY - read the full guide to SPORTY forms to understand the new capability. Remember myfootball.co.nz is your one stop shop for SPORTY support |
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Pre-Season Meetings The Waikato and BOP Senior and Federation Development League Pre-Season meetings will be held as follows: WAIKATO This year we are not holding Junior Pre Season meetings. Junior Co-ordinators have been contacted directly. More Information is here |
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WOF 2.0 We’ve created an email newsletter template to send to your members and parents of juniors who might not be up to speed with WOF 2.0, to help you let them know what’s changing and get ahead of potential questions. Download the letter template here, and personalise it to your club’s needs and situation. For more information: https://www.waibopfootball.co.nz/whole-of-football-2 We've created a series of graphics explaining the new format. They can be downloaded here. These will be run again on the WaiBOP channels in late April. |
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Goals update New WOF 2.0 goals are scheduled to arrive in our region between 26 March - 5 April. Clubs have been emailed directly with details. If you have not received an email and you think you should have, contact Alida on alida.s@waibop.co.nz Check out this WOF 2.0 Goals Guide to help you assemble the goals: https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/wof2-goals-guide |
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Girls & Women’s Month Girls & Women's Month is March, shine the spotlight on girls and women in football and grow female participation at the grassroots level. More information here: https://www.waibopfootball.co.nz/girls-womens-month NZF Creative Assets and More Info here Canva templates here |
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Social Media - WhatsApp group We've started a WhatsApp group for people in clubs managing Social Media accounts. We'll use this to:
Join here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Fu1X8Y2UuSD0e2jtQ33kMq?mode=gi_t |
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Youth Referee Academies The WaiBOP Youth Referee academies are run in Tauranga, Rotorua and Hamilton, and offer a supportive environment for teenagers to develop skills to referee both Football and Futsal. These are free for participants, and start in Term 2. Sign up is open now. |
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Coach Education We encourage all coaches to sign up for Coaching Courses. All of the Community Coaching Courses are FREE. Theory is online, then practical sessions are run throughout the region. We're still adding practical sessions to the calendar - thanks to all the clubs who have confirmed dates so far. |
Coaching Packs Coaching packs are on their way from New Zealand Football. We're expecting to be distributing these in the first 2 weeks of April. |
Coachmate - Junior Football We encourage all Junior Football coaches to download and use Coachmate, the official coaching and team management app of New Zealand Football. Note: The game rules for each grade/format can now be found in Coachmate (they were previously in the Junior Handbook and on our website). |
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Club Admin Dashboard Our club admin dashboard is the place to bookmark for all club communication. https://www.sporty.co.nz/waibopclubadmindashboard |
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Season Calendars Our Junior and Senior Calendars can be found on our website. In addition, key dates are listed on this page in date order https://www.waibopfootball.co.nz/calendars |
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Why am I getting this email? This email is for club contacts. It’s been sent to club Chairs/Presidents, Secretaries, and any “main contact” email from your club. Please ensure that you share relevant information within your club or school. We’ll email you when there’s significant information you should know. It’s part of our commitment to keeping you in the loop. If you think you have received this in error, please let us know. |
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