Junior Academy
Our Junior Academy has expanded!
Led by our Director of Football, Andy Dunn, and Academy Director, Bailey Gaughan, we have both Academy and Academy Plus options.
Girls Junior Academy
West Coast Rangers Junior Girls Academy is excited to welcome players aged 9-12 for the 2025 season! The Junior Girls Academy is a great place for our motivated and committed girls that want to take their football more seriously. The Girls academy offers a dynamic and supportive environment for young girls to develop their football skills, build confidence, and make lifelong friendships.
- Terms 1-3
- Training twice a week on Monday and Wednesday
- Female Coaches and Role Models
- Games will be on a Saturday morning across West Auckland and the North Shor
- At the conclusion of the program all players will have a self-reflection / performance review session with their coach
- Players will participate in a team video analysis session.
U9 (2016 Born Girls) - U12 (2013 Born Girls):
Monday @ Huapai Domain 4pm - 5:15pm 10th February & 17th February
Wednesday @ Fred Taylor Park 4pm - 5:15pm 12th February & 19th February
Academy
During terms 1 - 3, any motivated and committed junior player (9th – 13th Grade) can choose to join the Academy, subject to available space (limited to team and squad sizes). They'll participate in the winter season under the guidance of experienced and qualified coaches.
- Training twice a week on Monday and Wednesday
- Games will be on a Saturday morning across West Auckland and the North Shore
- At the conclusion of the program all players will have a self-reflection / performance review session with their coach.
- Players will participate in a team video analysis session.
- In addition, players can opt-in to Acdemy Holiday Program workshops operating in Terms 4
Academy Plus
This is an invite-only programme and is specifically designed for those players where football is their primary focus and they are showing the highest level of skill, potential and commitment.
On an annual basis the Club will invite selected players at each Junior grade (9th-12th) to be part of the Academy Plus programme at the conclusion of the Academy Identification sessions in February and is based on our "4 corner model" with heavy focus on Technical, Tactical, Physical and Social / Emotional markers.
- An annual programme, with activity in all four terms, requiring commitment at the beginning of the year
- Players will have training with our highest qualified and experienced coaches (Junior Level 3 and vastly experienced in High Performance football environments)
- Terms 1 - 4 training and friendly games / festivals / tournaments
- Terms 2, 3 focuses on the NRF winter season - 2 x training per week plus game day in the NRF Junior Competitions
- 3 x Academy Holiday Programs - 1 week per term break, Monday–Thursday 9:00am to 12:00pm
- Video analysis of at least two games plus focus on individual play
- Continual coach-player reporting framework
- Selection in one year does not equate to automatic selection the following year
Academy Identification Trainings information:
U9 (2016 born players) & U10 (2015 born players):
Monday @ Huapai Domain 4pm - 5:15pm 10th February & 17th February
Wednesday @ Fred Taylor Park 4pm - 5:15pm 12th February & 19th February
U11 (2014 born players) & U12 (2013 born players)
Monday @ Huapai Domain 5:30pm - 6:45pm 10th February & 17th February
Wednesday @ Fred Taylor Park 5:30pm- 6:45pm 12th February & 19th February
Please note there is a *Admin & coaching fee for the 4 identification trainings = $25
West Coast Rangers recognises that some players won’t be able to commit to the Academy Plus due to other sports or commitments and this in no way prevents them from the Academy.
