SENIOR 2025 SEASON REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN

We are pleased to announce that registrations for the 2025 season are now open!

The below contains all the information you need to know.

MANAGERS MEETING
All of the below and more will be discussed at our managers meeting to be held at the clubhouse. Date and time to be confirmed.

REGISTRATIONS
To register for the 2025 season, please use the link to our registration page.

FEES
Senior membership- $305.00Discount / Student- $240.00
All teams must have a minimum of 16 paid and registered players to form a team. All players 1-16 and 16+ must register and pay the appropriate membership fee (as noted above). 
A refund will be provided to each team who registers more than 16 players. The refund amount per player will be the membership fee paid less a $75 admin fee (to cover NRF/NZF fees). 
Note: If you have committee members (or other players who do not pay membership fees) in your team, they will not form part of the refund, as the club covers the cost of their entry (including payment of NRF/NZF fees).

SEASON DATES
The season will kick off on the weekend of 5th April.
The 2025 season dates have changed slightly and for the majority will start and finish 2-3 weeks earlier than in 2024. This decision has been made by Northern Region Football (NRF) in conjunction with the council – to help with managing use of sports facilities throughout the year.

LEAGUES
NRF are aiming to have 10 team leagues across the board.This will give you 18 leagues plus cup games.
If you feel that your team should move up or down in divisions or age breaks, can you please confirm this by the time of the managers meeting, all entries need to be confirmed with NRF.

NEED EXTRA PLAYERS?
We are receiving a number of enquiries already, so please contact Paul Rutland on clubmanager@wsafc.org.nz ASAP if you are looking for extra players.

INHOUSE PRE SEASON COMPETITION
We are aiming to run this for 8 weeks leading into the season.This is a free competition to help you and your team prepare for the season ahead.Please contact Paul Rutland on clubmanager@wsafc.org.nz if your team are keen to play.Individuals are free to join in too.

MID WEEK TRAINING SLOTS
Training slots will confirmed at the managers meeting.We are looking to gain some allocated spaces for Community teams on other nights, but we expect that will be quite restricted, so please come along to the meeting with any requests.
In General training again for most teams will be Wednesday nights from 7-8pm or 8.15pm to 9.45pm, on the artificial turf.

PLAYING SHIRTS
Could all managers attending please check your playing gear from 2024 and advise at the meeting if you have any missing shirts.

FAMILY DISCOUNT
Families that register three players in the same family group can request a $50 discount per person from the 3rd person onwards. Once all players have been registered on Friendly Manager, please email operations@wsafc.org.nz to request a credit / refund.

PLAYER SUPPORT
Fees must be paid online at the time of registration with a valid credit or debit card. If this is not possible for you, please contact Player Support playersupport@wsafc.org.nz before registering to discuss other payment options. We are here to help and value your membership, so please contact us if you would like some financial assistance by way of payment instalments or other plan to suit your family's needs.

DONATIONS
Members have the option to assist our Player Support Fund. The fund enables members in our local community to play football, who may not have otherwise played due to the financial commitment required. In 2024, our Player Support fund was able to assist over 67 junior and youth members at Springs. Please consider donating if you are in a position to do so.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Seddon Fields for another great season ahead!

Western Springs AFC Senior Committee.