COACHES / GRADE COORDINATORS

At BBAFC we recognise the importance of having quality coaches to develop and nurture our players.  As such we invest in our coaches to ensure that we have relevantly qualified coaches for our teams, be they in the Talent space or Community teams. We believe we have assembled an outstanding team of coaches with some of the best qualifications in Auckland.

Boys

  • 9th Grade

  • 10th Grade

  • 11th Grade

  • 12th Grade

  • 13th Grade

  • 14th Grade

  • 15th Grade

Caleb Ward

Gareth Martin

Charlie Hunn

Babak Shahbazpour

Charlie Hunn

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Sergio Ferrer

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Girls

  • 10th Grade

  • 12th Grade

  • 14th Grade

  • 16th Grade

 

Emily Lit

Rachel Penney

Emily Gillion

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BABAK SHABAZPOUR

  • Junior Level 3

  • C License

  • Assistant First Team Coach

  • Years of experience in juniors 9-12th grades

  • 20+ Junior tournaments wins

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EMILY LIT

  • Undertaking Junior Level 2

  • Senior BBAFC Player

  • Coaching since 2016

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SERGIO FERRER

  • UEFA B License

  • Coached Auckland City, North Shore

  • Barcelona Camp Coach

  • NRFL Prem Winner 2019

  • From Spain

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CALEB WARD

  • Junior Level 3

  • C License

  • Coaching history at AFF, MAGS and Western Springs

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GARETH MARTIN

  • Junior Level 3

  • Grew up in East Auckland

  • Played for BBAFC

  • Played 100+ games in premier league for Eastern Suburbs

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CHARLIE HUNN

  • Junior Level 3

  • C License

  • 10+ Years at the Club

  • Played for BBAFC as Junior

  • Degree in Sport and Recreation

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RACHEL PENNY

  • Junior Level 3

  • BBAFC Senior Player

  • BBAFC Skill Centre Coach

  • Coaching since 2014

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EMILY GILLION

  • C License

  • BBAFC U19 Player

  • NRFL Prem and National Cup Winner 2019

  • NZ Representative Futsal

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SILVIO RODIC

  • Former Professional Keeper

  • Goalkeeper Level 1

  • BBAFC Academy Coach

  • From Croatia