West Auckland Football Club is a family-oriented club at 9A Tamariki Avenue in Kelston, West Auckland. It has teams for boys and girls, from First Kicks and Fun Football for six to nine year olds through to Junior, Youth and Senior. The website says it has one of the largest female sections in West Auckland and describes itself as a multicultural football family. Each team has a Player of the Day award, presented at the clubrooms on Saturday evenings at 5.30pm, and a Club Player of the Week is drawn from those winners. We hear the over-35s team, which plays at Brains Park, is looking for players who can train on Wednesdays and play Saturday afternoons. All skill levels and positions are welcome, including goalkeeper.
Reviewers describe a family feel, with friendly and helpful people, and say the men's, women's and junior sections are strong. One long-time member has been part of the club for nearly 15 years. A reviewer praises the fully lit pitches and the turfed court. Another reviewer, whose child is in the Under 12s, is critical, saying beginners spent much of the games on the sideline and that the club did not focus enough on improving young players. The website says the club takes the welfare of children seriously and asks parents to take an active part in club life.