Bringing world-class youth development to Perth, only at UWANFC.

We know that many of our young talented footballers aspire to develop and play at the highest levels of WA football (and beyond!). To do this in the modern game requires additional ‘football minutes’, often specialised, and beyond what clubs can realistically offer in a purely team based environment. 

Our new extension program, UWANFC-BvB Performance Plus, streamlines our program offerings and brings the world-renowned youth development curriculum of Borussia Dortmund into a ‘one stop shop’ for performance football. All delivered at UWANFC’s venues with a low coach-player ratio, players can now get their additional training needs in-house, rather than from external providers.  

Both UWANFC and BvB have a strong track record in developing players.  

  • BvB’s youth set-up is dominant in Europe across all age-groups, and they have developed many players into professional football. In recent years, they have partnered with other community-level clubs across the world to share their knowledge, curriculum, and pathway, facilitating a number of young players at partner clubs to grow into professional careers.  

  • At home, since the inception of UWANFC’s Academy program, we have seen a large increase in the number of talented players progressing from Juniors into our State League Men’s and NPL Women’s programs, achieving WA State Team selections in outdoor and Futsal, and even Australian Joeys selection. Our trophy cabinet is also getting fuller, and player retention is better than ever!

Our unique program

The UWANFC-BvB Performance Plus program runs during school terms, and is broken down into the ‘Pre-season’ block (Term 1), the ‘In-season’ block (Terms 2 and 3), and the ‘Post-season’ block (Term 4). Each is supplementary to team training, and has a different player load and focus to protect young player’s welfare and to ensure purposeful, relevant content depending on the time of year. 

The ‘Pre-season’ and ‘Post-season’ blocks include 2x field sessions, and 1x strength and conditioning session per week.

The ‘In-season’ block includes 1x field session, and 1x strength and conditioning session per week.

Players will receive coaching from experienced, qualified club coaches and strength & conditioning professionals, following the BvB Long Term Player Development Curriculum overseen by the club’s Technical Directors. Players will also be provided with a program specific training kit. 

Our program differs from other external providers in that there will be a low player to coach ratio (maximum 1:12), and players will have a consistent curriculum across their training program at UWANFC, and visibility on progress with the TDs. Players will be graded on entry, to ensure that they are playing with ‘like-level’ players. 

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

There is no cap on numbers in 2025, but a minimum level of ability is expected – entry will be at Technical Director discretion. It is expected that players pushing for Academy level places, and established Academy players will be the main cohort. 

For less experienced players who may seek to participate in the program in the future, we recommend joining the Football Fundamentals Program , and applying for the UWANFC-BvB Performance Plus program following graduation.

Costs - includes all coaching costs, training top, shorts, socks and bag

  • Full year (Terms 1-4)

    • UWANFC Player - $999 (usually $1,200 - Foundation Year price)

    • External player - $1,500

  • Single block (Term 1, Term 2&3, or Term 4 only)

    • UWANFC Player - $500 per block

    • External player - $600 per block

To register for this program go to REGISTER HERE