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Illawarra Football Academy

Locality: Wollongong, New South Wales

Phone: +61 412 401 631

Address: 14 Ocean View Parade 2519 Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.illawarrafootballacademy.com.au

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25.01.2022 Now a Global Business Joner 1on1 Football Training were hosted here in the Illawarra on several occasions by IFA & what a fantastic opportunity it was. IFA working only with the Best in the Business over the past 12 years & offering local talented junior players access to Professional Development. Some great memories & a whole lot of FUN.

23.01.2022 Access to World Class Coaching over the years through IFA, The Best years with IFA as a junior soccer player. Access to the previous West Ham United Oceania National Camp on the Gold Coast. Then invites over to the Prestigious West Ham United International Academy in the UK. Some great experiences through IFA over the years and some great memories that's for sure. Its all about the Journey !!!!

22.01.2022 What a Screamer from Koray Gokturk in the 2019 Sydney International Cup where IFA Won thé Championship

22.01.2022 Premier Academy League in 2021! Sydney League Expansion Sydney Girls League Launch Melbourne League Launch Brisbane League Launch... Inaugural Academy National Cup It’s going to be a BIG year! We can’t wait to open our community to new players, families and coaches from around Australia. The independent/private academy arena is growing stronger every year and continues to offer incredibly supportive and high-quality programs to young footballers. We are proud to be a part of it! www.simonjoanes.tv #premieracademyleague #pal #football

22.01.2022 ANNOUNCEMENT We are excited to announce the launch of the Premier Academy League in Melbourne! COVID-19 permitting, the Melbourne Premier Academy League will ...kick-off in early 2021 with a Pre-Season competition running through February and March. We are also delighted to announce the 14 founding member academies - a fantastic group of dedicated and professional football people focused on their players’ development and enjoyment. For more information, and the academies involved, visit; www.premieracademyleague.com/melbourne #premieracademyleague #pal #football

22.01.2022 Thé whole Rep System is to take the money off families to pay for a clubs Senior Players and Club Admin This has been going on for a very long time with fees increasing each year. Playing Rep Soccer as a Junior should be for FREE The whole system is Wrong !!!

21.01.2022 Just wrapped up a great couple of days at our Holiday Cup! Thank you to all the academies, players and families for their involvement. It was a great warm-up fo...r the Summer Season kicking off on Sunday 25th October. Congratulations to the four Age Group Champions! U8 Futboltec Atletico U10 Futboltec Atletico U12 Sporting C.P. Academy U14 ASA Football #premieracademyleague #pal #football

20.01.2022 Graphic Designer required - Based in Wollongong. Contact Mark Tyssen Mobile 0412 401 631

20.01.2022 The Illawarra Football Academy one of the founding Academies & playing an important role in the establishment of the Premier Academy League here in NSW. IFA have also enjoyed a lot of success these past 2 years with many of our junior teams, It has been a great opportunity & IFA have opened many doors over the past decade for local junior players through our forward thinking. Thank you to all the professional academies who strive to provide their players and parents a profes...sional pathway for player development here in NSW & Australia. We all knew the Premier Academy League would be a great success with many former Socceroo players, Coaches & International Coaches involved along with High Profile Academies. The League is now gaining a lot of respect from Industry professionals & highly regarded as a professional league here in NSW all year round.

20.01.2022 2021 Junior Soccer Training with IFA - Term 1 Pre Season, information coming out soon. Express your interest now !!! Getting a Solid Pre Season is the KEY to a players SUCCESS each season, working on your fitness, gross motor skills, technical development & getting mentally prepared all starts at the beginning of each NEW season. Express your interest NOW as IFA about to launch our 2021 Pre Season Training Program. We prepare players for SUCCESS, if you are serious about your football then contact IFA now. From U8's - U15's.

19.01.2022 A Blast from the Past - Who could ever forget Cobi Allen, IFA hosted many great coaches over the years and always put FUN into football. Some very talented young footballers here, Where are they now ???

19.01.2022 IFA Players even gaining an opportunity to play friendly games against the Wolves, Many players started with IFA & then progressed into the Wollongong Wolves over the years. From IFA to the NPL, some great opportunities have been provided by IFA over the years. Some great memories & some very happy junior footballers.

18.01.2022 Did you know many junior players here in the Illawarra started their young careers with the Illawarra Football Academy with many players over the years progressing their soccer to greater heights such as playing for the Wollongong Wolves, NPL Teams across NSW, Female Players progressing into the Illawarra Stingrays, Institute of Football, Young Matildas Squad. Players also playing NPL up in Sydney with high profile clubs, youth players now playing in the IPL here in the Illaw...arra and several players who have played overseas in the UK & Germany. Not bad for a small academy here in Wollongong. Did you know we also had players who trained with Sydney FC, Western Sydney Wanderers & Central Coast Mariners over the years. Now that's a Development Pathway - From IFA to greater heights. Recognize any of these fine young individuals, many now playing Elite Football & it all started at the Illawarra Football Academy.

18.01.2022 IFA working with International Academies & Wolverhampton Wolves here in Wollongong. Who would have thought that IFA could bring EPL coaching to the Illawarra. Some great memories over the years & our local players gaining access to World Class Coaching right here in Wollongong. Player Development at the highest level.

17.01.2022 Any other private trainers struggling with this issue? Players: there is no such thing as too much training It is very simple, listen to your body, if you ...are extremely sore & fatigued. REST! If not, train. Simple. If you have little niggles here & there it’s not a problem. Trust me, thousands of professional players train and play whilst they are sore! You have to push through! And the last thing, if you think 3 times a week is enough training to play at the top, then you need to think again #JonerFootball See more

13.01.2022 Congratulations to IFA Super Stars Koray Gokturk - Cooper Schofield & Mitch Despotovski all selected to play in the NPL in 2021 IFA players progressing their soccer and enjoying some great Success over the years. The boys pictured here winning the 2019 Sydney International Cup and competed against Elite Teams from all over Australia. Best of luck to the trio in 2021 !!!

13.01.2022 Friends playing Football in Summer, IFA the pioneers of Summer Soccer almost 12 years ago. When the winter season finished players had to wait another 6 months before they could play the sport again. The Illawarra Football Academy turned local football into a 12 month sport with the Introduction of Summer soccer which is now played throughout Australia during the Summer months. IFA were innovators and always provided many opportunities for local footballers when everyone else... preferred a 6 month holiday. Not these days as football is now and all year long sport thanks to IFA, Administrators now having to work all year instead of the previous 6 months. Probably why IFA were not liked so much by associations, We made them accountable !!!!!!!

12.01.2022 90 days to go...! January 8th-11th U8: FULL U9: FULL... U10: FULL U11: FULL U12: FULL U13: FULL U14: FULL G U11/12: FULL G U13/14: FULL (Wait-list Open) #savethisdate #sic2020 See more

12.01.2022 Graphic Designer required - Wollongong Based, Contact Mark Tyssen M 0412 401 631

10.01.2022 For Sale - 2 Alpha Aluminium Soccer Goals (4x2.5M) were $500 new For Sale - 15 Quality Covo Futsal Balls were $25 each new The whole lot only $450 Call Mark mobile 0412 401 631

10.01.2022 https://www.theroar.com.au//cost-junior-fees-next-crisis-/ Not much has changed in 3 years judging by the refunds available for a non-season.

09.01.2022 It’s been almost two years since the launch of the Premier Academy League. Since Day 1, we have worked with our member academies to run a competition that is en...tirely development-focused and aims to inspire a life-long love of football. The Premier Academy League will continue to support our academies by providing a professional, high-quality competition to compliment the excellent programs they are delivering for their players. Thank you to all the academies, players and families who have been a part of the project so far. We are looking forward to our largest season yet this Summer! We are excited to announce our Melbourne league plans and a National Cup in the next few weeks.

09.01.2022 Another interesting Read !!! Parents and football insiders have taken aim at Football NSW's system to develop youth players, accusing clubs of running a cliquey and "cut-throat" system not in the best interests of children or the game of soccer. Multiple parents have described an unfair recruitment process for the skills acquisition programs (SAPs) and National Premier Leagues (NPL) teams, a cavalier attitude to children's wellbeing and an emphasis on money.... It has always been about the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Nothing Else, There is NO Development Pathway, SAP programs just income streams for Associations & Clubs to pay Senior Players & Admin. Which players are being Produced by FNSW to be playing professional football if this was the case. Clubs abusing this system to take money off families & false promises & a Guarantee to play NPL after SAP Programs finish at the age of 12. There are NO guarantees in Football - Unless you are a sponsor & have a son in a team !!!!

07.01.2022 Who could ever forget EPL Coaching coming to Wollongong through the Illawarra Football Academy, EPL Coaches from Wolverhampton several years ago. IFA have over the past decade had the opportunity to work with many great coaches from all over Australia & O-Seas. The Wolverhampton experience here in Wollongong was world class and another great opportunity provided by IFA over the years.

07.01.2022 2019 Sydney International Cup Champions IFA U13s

06.01.2022 IFA with the one & only ICON of Football in Australia Dr Ron Smith, What a pleasure it was hosting several Professional Development Workshops here in the Illawarra over the years with one of the finest professional coaches in Australia. Former head coach at the AIS, Coached with our Socceroos for many years and developed some of our finest National Players. Not bad for a small academy here in the Illawarra working with National Icons of the sport.

06.01.2022 IFA player Mitchell Manevski enjoying some great Success over the years with IFA seen here winning the Sydney International Cup and has also played 5 Grand Finals over the past 3 years at Local FSC Div 1 Club Soccer Not many junior players can say that they have played in 5 Grand Finals and also Back to Back FNSW Champion of Champion Grand Finals and wining the Title in 2019 Best in NSW #1 - Well Done Mitchell and 2021 shaping up as another exciting year ahead

05.01.2022 THANK YOU GRAHAM It was a surreal experience for our Peak players to meet the legendary Socceroo’s Coach, Graham Arnold. Graham shared his wisdom speaking a...bout various elements of football and the mentality players need in order to succeed. He left everyone with a final pivotal thought; the very top players have all sat in the same spot. There was a beginning in their football journey’s and their constant strive to be the best they can be. An experience that we won’t forget. On behalf of Peak Football Academy, we can’t thank Graham enough for coming down.

05.01.2022 Interesting read in the Sun Herald today regarding FSC and local soccer along with some former corruption

05.01.2022 Former IFA Junior player Jynaya Dos Santos from Shellharbour has been identified by the coach of the U17's Australian Women's National Team and has been invited to trial for the U17's Young Matildas squad.