2025 – Term 2 Pre-Academy Registrations Now Open

We are pleased to announce that our premier development programme that caters for 9th – 12th Grade Boys and Girls will be back for Terms 2 and 3 in 2025.

Our programme is proving to be very popular and so for 2025, current NUSC members (i.e. those registered and playing for a NUSC football team in 2025), will be given priority to register first.

Spaces for this highly sought after programme are limited and it is essential that those who are committed and dedicated to our club receive the first option to participate. Should additional spaces become available we will promptly reach out to notify other interested individuals.

We appreciate that this may disappoint some previous Pre-Academy participants but given the limited spaces available we believe that our approach provides a fair and open approach for all prospective participants.

What is involved in the Pre-Academy?

The Pre-Academy programme is primarily a development programme that caters for the 9th grade and up (both girls and boys) with a focus on taking the players technical and tactical ability to the next level. For 9th grade to 12th Grade, it involves one extra training per week (in addition to the training run by the Saturday club team coach).

The primary focus is on improving the player’s technical ability particularly and the sessions will be game related and will cover various technical and positional components (more so for the older age groups) of football.

The sessions will be age appropriate and we will provide a positive environment that ensures that all players are engaged, have lots of time on the ball and be challenged to better themselves and ultimately, we want players to express themselves and love playing the beautiful game.

Our Coaching Team for Pre-Academy

Che Bunce, our Director of Football, will continue to oversee all coaching of the Pre-academy, but he will also utilise other coaching resources. Our coaches are crucial to the success, and we will have quality, experienced coaches delivering our coaching programmes.

We are proud and lucky to have some of New Zealand’s top coaches at NUSC who not only put their name to our programme but are also part of the delivery of ALL the sessions.

Term 2 Schedule

The Pre-Academy programme for both age groups will start on Monday 12th May 2025, based at Korikori Park, at these times:

9th & 10th Grade Boys & Girls – 4pm – 5pm (Cost is $130.00)

11th & 12th Grade Boys & Girls – 5:15pm – 6:30pm (Cost is $150.00)

Register HERE https://www.sporty.co.nz/viewform/349497

If you have any questions please email Karin, Youth Coordinator, at youth@nusc.org.nz