Full-Time Program 2027

Over the last few years, ATTFA has continued to grow, and so have the expectations we place on ourselves and our players. Our mission has always been simple: provide the best possible environment for long-term youth football development. 

From next year, our standards will rise again, as we enhance our more serious football programs.

Our squads will transition to a full-time development model consisting of 3-4 training sessions per week, combined with SPL competition. The goal is to create a program that surpasses the traditional representative environment when it comes to football training in NSW, especially for players aged 8-12.

Why?

Because development is driven by time on the ball, quality coaching, purposeful repetition, and meaningful game exposure. Simply put, players improve faster when they spend more hours in the right environment.

Our model will provide:

• More touches on the ball every week

• More technical repetition and individual development

• More tactical understanding and game education

• More opportunities to train under pressure

• Significantly more games against the very best in the Sydney Premier League

• Greater consistency in the development process

• Our ATTFA Logbook version 2.0 for our more advanced footballers

While many pathways focus heavily on competition, our focus remains on creating better footballers. Every decision we make is based on what will accelerate the development of our players over the long term.

This is not about doing what everyone else is doing. It is about creating an environment that gives committed players the best possible opportunity to maximize their potential.

As always, commitment, consistency, and a growth mindset will remain at the center of everything we do. Players who embrace the process and invest in their development will benefit enormously from the increased training and game exposure.

More information regarding program structure, schedules, and expectations will be released towards the back end of 2026 - Register below to be the first to learn about our 2027 Full-Time Program.

The future of ATTFA is incredibly exciting, and we look forward to continuing to raise the standard together.

Nicolas Rouco

Founder & Head Coach