This page provides information on men’s football at BNU including:
• The 2011 Season
• Teams and Divisions at BNU
• Coaches
• Training
• Contacts for Men’s Football

The 2011 Season

Preseason training for BNU’s top teams begins on 2 February 2011. Teams will be selected on performance at training and the Hilton Petone Tournament, with an initial squad of 32 for the First and Reserve teams announced by 13 March 2010.
Players interested in playing for BNU should come along to training and/or make contact with coaches.
New players interested in other leagues should email  the club to register their interest as early as possible. These teams will be confirmed in March 2011, with kickarounds beginning then.

BNU’s pre-season training calendar

Teams and Divisions at BNU

BNU’s has 12 men’s teams spread through the Capital Football divisions:

• First Team (Capital 1), Reserve Team (Capital 4), and Pilsner (Capital 6) have coaches and train regularly. In 2011, the First and Reserve Teams will operate as a squad, with the Pilsner acting as a feeder team for the Reserves.
• Third Team (Capital 5), Plague (Capital 10), People (Capital 11), Public Service (Capital 13), Predators (Capital 15), and Pints (Capital 16) are less serious, but still highly competitive, teams playing in the mid-lower Capital Football leagues. Teams may have weekly kick-arounds, but don’t work with coaches.
• Masters One (Master’s Division 1), Masters Two (Master’s Division 2), Masters Three (Master’s Division 4) are for players aged 35+.

Coaches

Terry Parle,  our First Men’s Team is a qualified and knowledgeable coach with over 20 years experience coaching at Federation and club level, both in New Zealand and overseas.
Terry comes to BNU from Dunedin where he established a reputation for being a forward thinking and innovative coach and has mentored many young players from playing junior football to playing senior football and beyond. 

Training

The First and Reserve Teams train as a squad, breaking into teams or smaller groups to work on team or positional play as required. Specialist coaches (e.g. goal keeping, fitness, etc) are also engaged as required.
The club provides training facilities for other teams that want to get out and train. There is also a regular cross-team kick-around on Wednesday nights for anyone who is interested.

BNU’s pre-season training calendar

Contacts for Men’s Football if you have any queries or would like to join BNU.

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