Northern Region Football would like to congratulate six member clubs on attaining the Y-License Accreditation and becoming the first six clubs across region to reach this level of football development and delivery.

The Six member clubs that have attained the Y-License for 2021 season delivery are:

Full accreditation – Mixed (Boys) and Girls: Eastern Suburbs AFC

Full accreditation – Mixed (Boys): Auckland Utd, East Coast Bays AFC

Staggered accreditation:

• Mixed (boys): Auckland City FC
• Mixed (boys) and Girls: Hibiscus Coast AFC, Western Springs AFC

Eastern Suburbs AFC is fully accredited in both boys and girls junior and youth pathways, the only club currently to achieve this in NRF.

Auckland United and East Coast Bays AFC are fully accredited in the mixed (boys) pathways while Hibiscus Coast AFC, Auckland City FC and Western Springs AFC have achieved accreditation in a selection of age groups for 2021 under the staggered rollout of the License programme in the NRF region.

NRF Area Managers Shane Verma, Liam Hunt & Hannah Kraakman have been working with these six clubs in 2020 to ensure that both the NZF Skills Centre Programme and the Talent Development Programme were criteria were met, both of which serve as pre-requisite requirements for the Y-License.

The achievement and on-going maintenance of the Y-Licence ensures clubs cannot be relegated from the NRFL Youth competition in 2021.

NRF GM of Football, Steven Upfold is delighted to see clubs attaining NZF accreditation for their Junior and Youth Programmes.

“It’s exciting to see a number of clubs reach accreditation in both Skills Centre and Talent Development Programme in 2020” Upfold said.

“Earning those programmes allowed these clubs to take the next step in attaining the Y-License accreditation.”

“The players and coaches in these environments will now get the benefit of an elevated standard of delivery and as more clubs reach required levels, our pathway and competitions will strengthen also – providing wider development benefits to the youth game.”

“Congratulations to each of the clubs on attaining the Y-License and we thank everyone involved for their hard work in the process.”

For more information on Skills Centre & TDP check below:

• Skills Centre Programme
• Talent Development Programme

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Article added: Tuesday 09 February 2021