Our Full-Time Program is the best way to commit to weekly training and weekend games in a high-quality football environment with qualified coaches.  Play Athlete Football Academy will be participating in (U7, U8, U9, U10, U11, U12) and Sunday games in 2026, and our Full-Time program encompasses 2 sessions per week (scheduled for Monday and Friday training) in addition to these weekend games held during winter against quality academy opposition.

Trials will be held for 2026 age groups from U7s-U12s, and we will only be accepting 1 team per age group, with 10 players per team, to maximise match game time and ensure close training attention to each player.

Our Full-Time Program will be led by our Head of Football, Matthew Licata, who hold an AFC B Licence and Master of Education in Sports Coaching. Matthew has also worked full-time at professional football club Millwall FC in England, as well as full-time with Football Australia. Matthew is also currently coaching in an NPL1 Youth space, and players can be assured the training will provide fantastic avenues for development in a serious fun environment.

Players can expect Sport Psychology sessions, Sports Nutrition sessions, a Strength and Conditioning program, Elite Technical and Tactical training, as well as a preseason and full season schedule totalling 30 weeks, with over 30 competition games.

Additionally, our elite squads will have prime entry into yearly cup competitions, such as the Diamond Cup, Sydney Premier Invitational Cup, Sydney Football Cup, Sydney International Cup, and others!

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Fees for the program are likely to be in the vicinity of $1250 for the season and this will be confirmed in line with the competition entry fees, once determined.

We understand that these spots will be highly sought after, and we welcome players and parents to submit their EOI as soon as possible prior to our trials, which will be held at Paciullo Park, Liverpool NSW.

All players must submit an EOI prior to attending.

FRIDAY 14th November 2025 | 5:30PM-6:30PM

U7- 2019 BORN

U8- 2018 BORN

U9- 2017 BORN​

U10- 2016 BORN

U11- 2015 BORN

U12- 2014 BORN