TOP GUN 2026
Since 2020 until the end 2025, we have had more than 40 players given offers to enter the four Elite entities of the A-League academies and Football Victoria Academy, who had been with us for two years or more. That is the CIES Football Observatory measurement of an academy player.
This does not include players that had spent between 12 to 24 months with us, who gained significant development with us in that time.
In addition, we have been able to put players from the age of 9, on the radar of European clubs.
The programme has also spawned a full Australian Pararoo, two Australian youth internationals, and a Singaporean youth international.
We heavily promote individual technical training that focuses on volume with correct deep practice.
We also specialise in decision making training.
Traditionally football coaches have isolated speed, strength, stamina and other physical elements and developed these with focused conditioning whilst the cognitive component of performance is left largely untrained and under-developed. Yet, it is the reading and reacting to the flow of game, anticipating opponents and teammates, assessing ball trajectories, and effective decision-making under pressure that give the critical edge during competition.
It is now clear that the same attention has to be given to developing these mental abilities and a more holistic approach to player development is needed, with training that stimulates both the body and the mind.
When teaching the brain, our focuses will be;
Decision Making
Awareness - Game Awareness = Situation Awareness
Active Scanning - Visual Search Strategy & Visual Exploratory Activity
Perception - Advance Cue Usage & Pattern Recognition
Focus of Attention - Dynamic, Distributed, Selective & Sustained
Both technical and brain training will be our focus.
The TOP GUN programme will run for 34 sessions in 2026.
Parents will have access to overseas webinars, discount on The Pathway Project, and training kit provided.
The last session of the year is conducted by overseas coaches by professional clubs.
This years example are from 7 different clubs.
Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany)
Watford FC (England)
Crewe Alexandra FC (England)
Malmö FF (Sweden)
Portland Thorns FC (USA)
Djurgårdens IF (Sweden)
PAOK FC (Greece)
2026 Term dates
Term 1
January 31st
February 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
March 14th, 21st, 28th
Term 2
May 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
June 13th, 20th, 27th
Term 3
July 18th, 25th
August 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
September 5th, 12th, 19th
Term 4
October 10th, 17th
November 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
December 5th, 12th
WOLFMAN 9:00am to 10:15am 2018/2017 born players
HOLLYWOOD 10:30am to 11:45am 2016/2015 born players
ICE MAN 12:00pm to 1:15pm 2014/2013 born players
JESTER 1:30pm to 2:45pm 2012/2011 born players
VIPER 3:00pm to 4:15pm 2010 and above born players