Aish Football Academy
The new standard in elite football development
Aish Football Academy
Developing SA's best young football players
The Aish Football Academy was established to give South Australia's talented youth the same opportunity for development that exists in other states. With no professional, industrial strength provider currently active in South Australia, we recognised that there was a particular gap in the 11 – 17 age group for development.
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All the football clubs have their Elite Development Programs (EDPs) and elite squads alike. We believe that we can complement that, particularly for those players who may have missed that selection, we present an opportunity to drop into one of our programs to increase their skills, then push them back to their footy clubs, prepared for the SANFL and AFL or AFLW.​
The players invited to join our Elite Academy have already shown a great deal of commitment and promise. Building on those skills and those of the players in our Development and Junior Programs is what drives us. It's our purpose to coach them to become the best all round players and human beings they have the potential to be - on and off the field.
Improve football skills development
We place an emphasis on
fine-tuning our players' basic skills to ensure their future success.
Prepare players for higher levels of performance
While skills are important, we take a holistic approach and include mindset, nutrition, leadership, strength and balance to with our coaching
Develop young players for SANFL
We assist under-resourced Junior SANFL Clubs to develop talented young players who need 10+ development hours weekly from the age of 12 to reach an elite level.
Embrace diversity and provide equal opportunity
Our teams provide
opportunities for talented girls, boys and Q4 athletes who may be disadvantaged by their age.
Unprecedented focus. Impeccable results.
What we do
Through our rigorous recruitment efforts, the Aish Football Academy is working to support all eight SANFL clubs to maximise the opportunity to build the best development program of its type in SA and in time, Australia.
To achieve an elite level, players need 10+ development hours per week from the age of 12. SANFL Juniors and SANFL Clubs don’t have the resources or the time to concentrate on the actual level of skills development required by young players with elite potential.
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This is where Aish Football Academy fills the gap. Our programs consist of a range of activities that include skills sessions and oval football training sessions as well as indoor skills sessions, game strategy, strength, stretching, running, swimming, physiotherapist assessment, athletic and AFL testing, mindset, and nutrition coaching.
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we take pride in our numbers
Key development areas
30%
Skills
development
30%
Mindset
& resilience
15%
Running, fitness
& coordination
15%
Strategy, teamwork
& leadership
10%
Healthy eating
& nutrition
Our partners
