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Registrations are now open for Skill Builders, Elite Academy and our new School Holiday Camp for 2012! To register for  January 2012 School Holiday Camp, click here. To register for Skill Builders Term 1 2012, click here. To register for Elite Academy Term 1 2012, click here.… Read More ›

  James Routledge has accepted an athletic scholarship offer from Marquette University. He received the offer after participating in the Tomorrow’s All Whites US Tour (TAW). The goal of TAW was to give some of NZ’s best young players the opportunity to earn scholarships at top US Universities, and was sponsored by the New Zealand… Read More ›

Island Bay United is proud to announce the capture of Nate Winkel and James Prosser as coaches for their first and second senior mens teams.  Winkel will occupy the role of Technical Director and Prosser will be First Team Head Coach.  “Early discussions quickly identified that Olé’s Mission and Philosophy were a great fit with… Read More ›

Olé Football Academy Director Nate Winkel has just returned from the United States.  While in the US he met with the coaches and management of US professional, university, and elite youth clubs.  “It was a great learning experience for me, and the trip came at the perfect time.  We start the Premier Academy in about… Read More ›

The Olé Premier Academy’s roster for 2012 continues to strengthen with the additions of Cory Brown and Harry Morton. Cory Brown is a left-sided player who plays for Nelson Suburbs and Naylands College in Nelson.  He can play both sides of the ball, is strong in the tackle and in the air, and is good… Read More ›

Being the first to sign-up for something new can be a risky decision.  The Olé Premier Academy’s first student-athlete was up for the challenge and his choice has been paid back quick, and with large dividends. Caleb Hilbron started training at Olé and doing his NCEA level schoolwork at the Olé facility in September of this… Read More ›

The Olé Premier Academy is happy to announce the signings of Tom Fisher, Lachy Waugh and Alex Palezevic for the 2012 Premier Academy program. All three were foundation members of the Premier program in 2011. “The ‘young guns’ of the group!  The future is very bright for these three additions to our Premier Academy.  We… Read More ›

The Olé Premier Academy is pleased to announce the signings of foundation Olé Premier players Riley Kelliher, Jordan Valentic-Holden and Joshua Finch for the 2012 program. “These three are strong additions to our incoming class that we are thrilled to have on board.  We are familiar with all three as they have been a part… Read More ›

The Olé Premier Academy has continued their promising recruitment campaign with the signings of highly regarded Wellington talents Michael Hagarty and Nick Edginton.   “Nick and Michael are two more excellent signings for our Premier Academy group.  Both players attended our US University Prep camp this past July, and we were also able to observe… Read More ›

The Olé Premier Academy has signed two of the South Island’s most exciting young talents, Darrell Hannah and Furkan Kokcu.  Olé Football Academy’s Director of Player Development James Prosser is excited about the potential of these players. “We are very excited about working with Furkan and Darrell and the potential they bring to the table. Both… Read More ›