Football Victoria (FV) is excited to announce its 2020 Regional Talented Player Programs.
FV will offer a variety of Talented Player Programs aimed to provide opportunities for the identification and development of Victorian boys and girls including;
1. Talent ID Camps (U9-U16);
2. Regional Players invited into Metropolitan Talent Identification and Development Centre (TIDC) Program (Girls U13, Boys U13-U16); and
3. Regional TIDC Program (U13-U14 Geelong, U13-U15 Sunraysia Only).
TALENT ID CAMPS
The Talent ID Camps are training sessions and matches held during the April and July School Holidays to identify and develop our talented players for Victorian and Australian Representative Squads.
Identified boys and girls are selected to train at a training camp in their local area and will play matches against other regions at the Regional TIDC gala day to be held at a centralised location.
Players who are not selected after the first trial can still be identified in the club environment and invited to into the Talent ID Camp.
For relevant age groups, Talent ID Camps will run during the year as part of the identification, development and selection process for Victorian representative squads (where the number of sessions prior to tournaments will increase if selected).
TIDC PROGRAM
The TIDC Program is a part-time program that works with clubs to identify and develop our talented players for Victorian and Australian Representative Squads.
Identified boys and girls are selected to train one night a week with an allocated squad. All TIDC players are required to train at least twice a week and play matches with their current club.
The program is divided into training blocks with technical staff monitoring players and reviewing positions in the program at the end of each block. Players not required for the new blocks will be monitored by technical staff in their club environment.
Players who are not selected after the first trial can still be identified in the club environment and invited to trial throughout the duration of the program.
For relevant age groups, TIDC sessions will run during the year as part of the identification, development and selection process for Victorian representative squads (where the number of sessions prior to tournaments will increase if selected).
Regional Trial Process
Initial player selection will be based on an open trial. Eligible players must be born between 2011 to 2004 (both males and females).
For players wanting to trial for Regional Talented Player Programs please register online during the registrations period.
Bendigo
Trial Date: 19th of February 2020 - Wednesday
Trial Registration: Register here
Registration Closes: 17th of February 2020 - Monday
Ballarat
Trial Date: 25th of February 2020 - Tuesday
Trial Registration: Register here
Registration Closes: 21st of February 2020 - Friday
Geelong
Trial Date:17th of February 2020 - Monday
Trial Registration: Register here
Registration Closes: 14th of February 2020 - Friday
Gippsland
Trial Date: 19th of March 2020 - Thursday
Trial Registration: Register here
Registration Closes: 13th of March 2020 - Friday
Shepparton
Trial Date: 27th of February 2020 - Thursday
Trial Registration: Register here
Registration Closes: 24th of February 2020 - Monday
Sunraysia
Trial Date: 4th of March 2020 - Wednesday
Trial Registration: Register here
Registration Closes: 2nd of March 2020 - Monday
Wodonga
Trial Date: 2nd of March 2020 - Monday
Trial Registration: Register here
Registration Closes: 28th of February 2020 - Friday
All registered players will receive further trial information after the registration period is closed.