Academy

The Gungahlin United Football Academy (GUFA) is all about fun, growth, and professional training with our friendly, pro-level coaches who know how to keep things exciting while shaping future football stars!

⚽ What We Offer:

Fun, family-friendly sessions with big smiles and positive coaching!
Learn from former professional players and top-level coaches.

Build skills in a supportive, motivating environment.

Opportunities for all ages and skill levels to grow and shine.

PACKAGES

KICKSTART – $35.00 per session ($350 per term)
1 x GUFA session per week (12.5 hours of football specific training per term)

BOOST – $31.50 per session ($630 per term)
2 x GUFA sessions per week (25 hours of football specific training per term)

ELITE – $28.00 per session ($840 per term)
3 x GUFA sessions per week including 1 x small group session,1-4 players per group run by Academy Director Javier Roca. (35 hours of football specific training per term)

SKILLS SESSIONS

(allocated based on current player ability)

JUNIOR PROGRAM

The Junior Program is aimed at all players currently playing Miniroos or Junior League football. In these sessions, players will work with coaches to develop the four core skills – 1v1, striking the ball, running with the ball and first touch. Each session focuses on one of the core skills and over the term coaches will evaluate how players develop through the lens of these skills.

SPECIALIST SESSION* - 1v1

The 1v1 specialist session is for Pathways, SAP and players playing in Blue or Division 1 competitions. In these sessions, the focus is solely on 1v1. Here players will work on beating players through feints and moves, creating space for themselves in 1v1 situations, winning duels and defending 1v1 situations.
In this session, we’ll have 1st grade players joining us and passing on their expertise to players and showing them how it’s done.

SPECIALIST SESSION* - FINISHING

The finishing specialist session is for Pathways, SAP and players playing in Blue or Division 1 competitions. The most important thing in football is putting the goal in the back of the net, and here it’s all we work on. Players will practice their finishing in different situations and using both feet to score goals.
In this session, we’ll have 1st grade players joining us and passing on their expertise to players and showing them how it’s done.

GAME SENSE

Game Sense sessions are aimed at all players currently playing Miniroos or Junior league football. Players age U9 to U13 are all eligible to take part in this session.
In the game sense session, we utilise small-sided games to work on players decision making and movement in game situations. Utilising the Gungahlin United football philosophy, players are taught how to play the Gungahlin way with coaches from the high-performance programs imparting their knowledge.

SPECIALIST SESSION - Elite

Academy Director and NPLM Head Coach Javier Roca will work on the individual needs and goals of the player in small private training sessions (1:1 or small group) .
This private session is only available to our players that sign up for Elite package.