FOOTBALL
Whana Poikiri

GENERAL INFORMATION

Date

Sunday 8th to Friday 13th September 2024

Venue

Gordon Spratt Reserve, Papamoa

Costs

$960.00 per team (NZ$) 

Plus, an additional $1,000.00 if you do not supply your own referee (NZ$)

Entries Open

Friday 15th March 2024 at 9.00am – Online registrations open

Entries Close

Wednesday 31st May 2023 at 11.59pm – Online registrations close

PLANNING INFORMATION

Costs

  • Schools are required to pay the entry fee of $960.00 per team (NZ$).

  • Should a referee be required, then there is an additional cost of $1,000.00 for the week (NZ$).

  • Strictly non-refundable.

  • School teams that withdraw from the Zespri AIMS Games after the 5th June will forfeit their tournament entry fee and will be excluded from entering any tournament for two years.

  • Payment MUST be made within seven days of receipt of invoice.

  • Invoices will be sent to the school accounts manager after the entry closing date, Wednesday 5th June 2024.

Entries Close

  • Wednesday 5th June 2024 at 7.59pm.

  • Entries to the 2024 Zespri AIMS Games will be made and only accepted online, via the online registration system.

  • Registrations will only be accepted from the school's designated Zespri AIMS Games Coordinator. 

  • Schools are allocated a unique Zespri AIMS Games registration log in code to complete their entries. 

Competitor's Age

Competitors must be over 10 years of age and under 13 years of age, as at 31st December the year before the tournament year. Competitor’s birthdates will be required on school registration documentation. For the 2024 Zespri AIMS Games, this means the accepted birth years are: 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Divisions

  • Boys 9 Aside Division (maximum 14 registered players)

  • Girls 9 Aside Division (maximum 14 registered players)

  • Schools may enter one team in each of the following divisions – Football 9 Aside Boys and Football 9 Aside Girls.

  • Year 7 and Year 8 division combined (there is no restriction on the year group ration, e.g., Football teams can be all year 8 students, all year 7 students or a combination of both).

  • To ensure players are given equal opportunities the AIMS Games Trust recommends all players get a minimum of half a games play, per game.

  • If registration for an activity is oversubscribed, then the opportunity to participate will be at the discretion of the executive committee and no further correspondence will be entered into (if unsuccessful the registration fee will be refunded). The four semi-finalists in the 2023 tournament have first right of entry.

Multiple Sporting Codes


  • ​​​​​​​Students may compete in more than one sporting code, provided they are in line with the permitted code crossovers. 

  • Timetable allowances will not be made for any competitors, and it is the sole responsibility of the school to check for programming conflicts. 

  • Students participating in the 2024 Zespri AIMS Games can only compete in one team sport.  This means that students competing in Football strictly cannot also compete in the following sporting codes – 3x3 Basketball, 5-Aside Basketball, Futsal, Hockey, Netball, Rip Rugby, Rugby Sevens or Water Polo.

PROGRAMME

DateEvent

Sunday 8th September

Managers Meeting (1.00pm)

Sunday 8th September

Referees Meeting (1.00pm)

Sunday 8th September

Opening ceremony at Mercury Baypark Arena (3.00pm or 7.00pm)

Monday 9th September

Pool Play

Tuesday 10th September

Pool play

Wednesday 11th September

Pool play

Thursday 12th September

Pool play / quarter finals / semi finals

Friday 13th September

Semi-finals / Finals

REFEREES

  1. The organising committee will appoint referees to matches / Referees will not officiate their own team.

  2. School referees MUST be available to referee whenever they are scheduled to.

  3. Participating teams are required to provide a referee with a minimum qualification of L1 (Level 1 Referee).

  4. Should a school require a referee, then there is an additional cost of $1,000.00 (NZ$) for the week (indication of requiring a paid referee is to be recorded on the initial registration form).

  5. If referee details are not provided schools will be invoiced $1,000.00 (NZ$) and will be supplied a referee.

  6. Any school which contacts the Zespri AIMS Games team in relation to requesting a referee after the deadline will be charged a 50% late referee registration fee.

RULES

  1. All games will be a maximum of 20-minute halves during pool play, quarter finals, semi-finals, and finals.

  2. Teams to provide their own first aid kit.

  3. Teams to provide their own-coloured bibs.

  4. All players’ shirts MUST be clearly numbered on the back. The number on the player’s shirt MUST match the number allocated to them in the match programme.

  5. Shin pads must be worn on the field at all times.

  6. NZF Junior Framework 9 v 9 playing format, this includes the retreating line.

  7. 9 a-side - maximum of 14 registered players per team.

  8. Rolling substitutions apply.

  9. Offside rule applies, as per NZF Junior Framework 9 v 9 playing format.

  10. A No. 4 match ball will be provided for all matches.

  11. Games will be kept to time by the Referee – no stoppage time.

  12. Maximum field size 70m x 50m.

  13. Goal size ¾ size.

  14. Coaches/managers are responsible for signing the score card at the end of the match, confirming the correct score.

  15. All head coaches are required to have attended an NZF Youth Level 1 course. A course will be held within your local federation, and in Tauranga one week before (venue and times are to be confirmed).

  16. All team managers are required to have their team’s medical forms with them throughout the week.

MEDAL PRESENTATION

The top three placed teams in the Championship division (boys and girls) will be presented with their medals, the top three placed teams in the Plate and Bowl divisions (boys and girls) will be presented with their certificates at the prize giving at the conclusion of the finals on Friday 13th September.