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Parents & Caregivers
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Advice, encouragement and support

How to best support your tamariki and rangatahi's love for the game with simple, easy to understand resources and information that enhance your child's footballing experience by reducing their risk of injury and providing the guidance you need to best support their development.

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Female-specific tips

  • Historically, many assumptions have been made that female players should prepare and perform the same as their male counterparts. This is incorrect!

  • Within our female specific section, we unravel and delve into topics that are specific to the female player and how you can best support your child's enjoyment and longevity within the game.

Did You Know – Females have an increase in iron requirements compared to their male counterparts. Low iron can result in fatigue, a decline in immunity and reduced resistance to illnesses.

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Tamariki-specific tips

  • To enhance the quality of our tamariki's experience (aged 4-12 years), we need to embrace their passion for the game, improve their fundamental movements and playing skills; all while placing a priority on having fun.

  • With today's world of technology, we're seeing more time spent on screens and less time running, hopping, skipping, jumping, climbing, or balancing.

Find out how you as a parent can improve the fundamental movements of your child with some fun games:
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Managing Younger Athletes