The Academy Program

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. The UWANFC Football Academy is the place where our Junior Footballers advance their football competencies. It is a format to grow and master the foundations of sound technique with the use of our in-house curriculum to develop individuals .

Our program offers UWANFC Academy training to selected players from the MiniRoo and Junior Groups. Training for selected teams is on Tuesday and Thursdays at UWA Sports Park. The sessions run from 5:00 pm to 6:15 pm with the teams’ allocated coach and with specialised coaching.

Academy players will be offered additional learning through our Academy Immersion camps. This will include education on Sports Nutrition, physiotherapy and sports psychology.

Please complete the Expression of Interest Form below if you wish to receive more information about trials for the 2024 season.

Further information can be found in our Academy FAQ below and in the following link CLICK HERE

Academy Teams 2024

In 2024 we will have Academy MiniRoo teams for all players born 2007 to 2015. Players wishing to be considered for an Academy team must complete an Expression of Interest Form and attend Academy trials. Places on the Academy teams are by invitation only.

Academy Trials for 2024 have been completed.

A few remaining spots on MiniRoo and Junior team still exist, and you should complete the Expression of Interest form below if you would like more information.

Academy Plus

In 2023 UWANFC implemented a professional performance program aiming to provide youth athletes a clear, aspirational pathway to State League or NPL competition. This program is consistent with the Youth Performance Plan delivered by the Premier League. We advanced the Academy program for youth members, under two clasifications:

• Academy Program - 30-week program, with 3 hours of coach time each week.

• Academy Plus Program - 40-week program, with 5-6 hours of coach time per week.

  The Academy Plus Performance Program aims to provide a structured program to produce future athletes, delivered in an enjoyable environment that maximises players development. The program is aimed at providing the attributes for athletes to play in the UWANFC first team. The players within this program are developed to progress to higher level football.

  The objectives of the program are to:

  1)     Produce better footballers by introducing a professional training environment for youth players

  2)     Provide a clear training program for youth footballers that provides them the learning framework to progress to the highest performance stages in football

  3)     Provide a clear aspirational pathway for youth footballers to transition to NPL competition.

  The Academy Plus Performance players stay with their Academy team and are provided an intensive and enhanced professional coaching environment for extended development.

  Participation in the Academy Plus program is by invitation on. More information on the program can be found below.