Why We Go
For most young players attending a tournament is a great milestone in their football journey and an opportunity to play against different teams from normal. With one - three days of football, tournaments test physical and mental strength and is guaranteed to test character and team spirit.
Tournament play is a test of a player’s skill, but it is a greater test of how all players play as a team. There is nothing in football better than watching a team improve, mature, and gel during the course of the tournament.
Participation in tournament, provides players to show their skill, character, and commitment in a pressure environment where they have to back up each performance.
TAUPO - 9th - 15th Grade Boys and Girls
A fun weekend away for many of our teams at the McCartney Tournament held mid October each year at Taupo. An invitational competition that we are fortunate to keep being invited back to each year. Something that is looked forward to by all at the end of the regular season.
Napier U19 National Tournament
Napier City Rover's play host to the biggest and most prestigious annual under 19 youth tournament in New Zealand. Some of New Zealand’s top young football stars have descended on Park Island over the past three decades to compete for the top youth prize. Played over Labour weekend, the tournament sees more than 130 games of exciting football played by the countries finest young players with many going on to gain full international honours, representing NZ in the All Whites, and NZ Under 23s.
Bucklands Beach AFC is pleased to have also enjoyed a long association with this tournament and sees it as an important step between youth and senior football.
Having won the Men's Satellite competition in 2019 we found ourselves playing in the main draw from 2020 until 2024. We have now relegated to back to the Satellite competition for 2025.
WESTERN SPRINGS U17 NATIONALS - Boys and Girls
After a successful 2019 Tournament, Western Springs AFC is once again stepping in to host and run the 2020 U-17 National Youth Tournament and the Youth Football Development Trust will be alongside as partners. Held in March before the commencement of the regular season.
WEIR ROSE BOWL - 12 Grade Boys and Girls
The prestigious Weir Rose Bowl event is held at St Peters School, Cambridge early each October. In previous years, WAIBOP Football, Northern Football and Auckland Football have selected their Weir Rose Bowl teams from players participating in the NZF Skill Centre program within each Federation. However, with the recent move to establish NZF Skill Centre delivery in clubs, the three Federations have agreed to allow ‘approved’ clubs to enter teams in 2019. BBAFC has attained the required approval and looks forward to sending teams each year.
In 2019 the boys came runners up in the final.
SYDNEY - 13th Grade Boys
The M Sports Cup (MSC) in Sydney Australia is an international football tournament for talented boys and girls. It is attended by Australian A League teams, New Zealand clubs and Australian National Premier League clubs. The tournament is hosted at Valentine Sports Park, Sydney, Australia, home of Football New South Wales. Held during July school holidays.
In 2019 BBAFC came runners up in the final.
"Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure"
Arsene Wenger
