MiniRoos Football

UWANFC offers MiniRoos football for all players age 6 to 12. Teams play in small sided games in Football West competitions on Sunday morning, starting mid-April through to September. Training is at Mount Claremont Oval and UWA Sports Park, and will usually start in early March. All coaches are supported by our Technical Directors, and have access to the BvB-Borussia Dortmund youth development curriculum at levels appropriate to the age and abilities of the team. 

UWANFC offers MiniRoos Cluster U5-U7, and ‘A’, ‘B’, and ‘C’ streams for U8s to U12s.

Additional programs are available for players seeking to further improve their skills and game awareness, at each level. Recommended programs for each level are noted below, and can be booked via our Products page.

MiniRoos Academy

UWANFC enables all children from the ages of 4 to 17 to play football to the best of their ability. We also identify the players who take football more seriously and wish to lift their level of play to a standard where they can compete at the highest levels in Perth.

Our performance program offers UWANFC Academy training to selected players from the MiniRoos Groups. Training for selected teams is at UWA Sports Park. The sessions run from 5:00 pm to 6:15 pm with the teams’ allocated coach and with specialised coaching, aligned to the BvB coaching curriculum and delivered by experienced coaches.

Academy players will be offered additional learning through our Academy Immersion camps. This will include education on Sports Nutrition, physiotherapy and sports psychology. More information on the Academy can be found in our Football Structure document.

There are limited spots available on our MiniRoo Academy teams for 2025.

The recommended extension programs for Academy level players, UWANFC - BvB Performance Plus Program, and BvB School Holiday Camp

For more information and to register your interest in our Academy teams please go to Academy Information and Expression of Interest

MiniRoos Under 8 - Under12

Expressions of Interest are now open for players wishing to play MiniRoo football in 2025. In 2025 we will be offering 3 levels of play:

Academy (A) football you should register your interest below and await further instruction. The Academy Program is for competitive youth players and are by invitation following trials. Academy Information and Expression of Interest

‘B’ stream for players at a good standard looking to progress their game or advance to an Academy team. Players should complete the Expression of Interest form below and attend the Player Placement Day. Recommended extension programs for ‘B’ stream players are the Football Fundamentals Program , or the UWANFC - BvB Performance Plus Program  for those who have advanced beyond Fundamentals (at Technical Director discretion). The BvB School Holiday Camps are also an excellent option. 

‘C’ stream for children new to football, who want to play with friends or make new friends. Expressions of Interest will be accepted for both individual players and teams that have already formed. The recommended extension programs for ‘C’ stream players are the Football Fundamentals Program , and Joey School Camps.  

Children turning 8 - 12 in the 2025 calendar year can start playing MiniRoos competition football. The competition typically has 18 playing rounds with games played in a home and away format.

Games are played on Sunday with kick-off typically between 8:30am and 11:00am

Playing format:

• Number of players: 7-a-side including a goalkeeper (Under8’s - Under9’s) and 9 -a-side including a goalkeeper (Under 10’s - Under 12’s)

• 20 or 25-minute halves

Players must attend a Player Placement Day to secure their spot on our MiniRoo Development teams

MiniRoos Under 6 - Under 7 Cluster Football

Children turning 6 or 7 in the 2025 calendar year can play MiniRoos cluster football. The competition typically has 18 playing rounds with games played in so-called clusters. During the season games are played at a single location for 2-3 consecutive weeks after which the cluster moves to the next location.

Games are played on Sunday with kick-off typically between 8:30 and 10:00.

Playing format:

• Number of players: 4-a-side with no goalkeeper, maximum of 3 substitutes

• Field of play: 30m long x 20m wide

• Goal size: 2m wide x 1m high

• Duration of the game: 20 min halves, minimum 5 min half time break

The competition kicks off halfway through April with training typically commencing a few weeks prior, on Wednesday afternoons.

Training is provided once a week by UWANFC coaches with match day coaching shared between parents.

The recommended extension programs for Cluster aged players are the Football Fundamentals Program , and Joey School Camps.