At Wakehurst Football Club (WFC) we want everyone to play football in a safe, fair, inclusive and enjoyable environment.

For most players this means playing football with a group of friends, for others it means being in a team with players of similar ability and for some it means playing football at the highest level possible.

We also have to meet the MWFA grading requirements which are shown below.

Mixed

• For the U6-U7 age groups the WFC focus is making up teams principally of school groups and friendship groups. As such there is no grading for these age groups.
• For the U8-U10 age groups we offer optional grading for players who want to play in an ability-based team.
• For U11 and older we need all players to attend grading so we can allocate players to teams and teams into Division 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

If you have a group of players that want to play together, please discuss this with your Age Group Vice-President.

Girls

• WU6-WU8 age groups the WFC focus is making up teams principally of school groups and friendship groups. As such there is no grading for these age groups. If you have a team already formed, please contact the VP with a list of players
• WU9, we conduct a one team grading to help determine the team grading for each group. In addition, graders look for a small number of players who would benefit from our Junior Development Program.
• WU10, we ask all players to attend grading this allows us to identify players for an ability-based team and ensure players are with teammates of a similar level. We work to ensure each player has familiar faces in their team.
• For WU11 and older we need all players to attend grading so we can allocate players to teams and teams into Division 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Grading

The Age Group Vice-Presidents use independent, experienced Graders who have no affiliation with the teams they are grading.

We will be offering Junior Player Development Programs this year for Mixed U9-U13 players who demonstrate the ability to play in the top teams in each age group.

Our girls’s teams also have a Development Program, for players aged WU9-WU16.

WFC teams in the U11-U18 age groups are selected by the respective Age Group Vice-Presidents (Juniors, Youth, Junior Women, Senior Men and Senior Women).

The Age Group Vice-Presidents use the results of the grading days together with the previous seasons Coaches Reports to select players into teams.

We encourage players to attend as many grading days as possible to give us the best opportunity to assess their football skills.