FCTM Skills Hub

Are part of the FC Tauranga Moana (FCTM) player pathway.

The Papamoa Skills Hub is based at Papamoa FC's home ground at Gordon Spratt Reserve.

These programmes are intended to be an extension to players team trainings during the Winter Season and in the off season a chance to continue developing skills.

You don't need to be a Papamoa FC member to access these programmes

OPTIONS

Ages- turning 4 - 8 this calendar year

A new programme at Papamoa FC this year. The programme is designed around football-based games focusing on the development of specific football skills required to control, pass, shoot and travel with the ball as well as working in 1v1 situations. This is all achieved through engaging, fun sessions delivered by coaches under the guidance of our Coaching Team.

Ages turning 9 - 13 this calendar year

The perfect way for you to work on your individual development, in a fun environment! Our team of qualified coaches will deliver skill sessions based on a long-term curriculum to develop technique and decision-making. 

Where registration numbers allow in the U9 and U10 age band we will look to enter teams into Winter Leagues with players from the Skills Hub.

Players in the 11th to 13th age band will be allocated to existing teams.

As an FCTM Skills Hub, we provide an aligned and co-ordinated approach to U9 - U13 football development to support players moving into the FCTM Pre-Academy and Academy teams.

We highly recommend players who are more development focussed move to our partner club FCTM in the U11 age band (DETAILS BELOW)

Sessions delivered at the Papamoa Skills Hub from u11 to U13 are viewed as an additional skill session and not dual development sessions as would be received at FCTM

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FCTM PRE-ACADEMY (U11, U12 & U13 GRADES)

More information on the FC Tauranga Moana website.

Operated by FC Tauranga Moana, teams will be entered into the WaiBOP leagues & train within our NZF Accredited SKC environment. This is the entry point into the FCTM Academy and open to all players turning 11, 12 & 13 in the 2025 calendar year.

FCTM ACADEMY (U14 - U17 GRADES)

More information on the FC Tauranga Moana website.

Operated by FC Tauranga Moana, this programme aligns with NZ Football's development programme standards and is the only NZF accredited Talent Development Programme (TDP) in the Bay of Plenty. Achieving this accreditation is acknowledgement from NZ Football that we have met strict criteria both on and off the field. Our coaches have to achieve qualifications, and we're proud to have the largest pool of qualified coaches in the Bay of Plenty available for our members.

Designed to cater to different phases of development for boys and girls aged between 13-17 years, players will be challenged appropriately by training with and playing against players of similar ability. This helps accelerate player development as players will be required to operate at a standard that involves a higher level of performance across all four corners of player development (technical, physical, psychological and social).

Teams train within our NZF accredited TDP and play in leagues focusing on development. Players within these programmes have significant game day options available and have the opportunity to move across teams in the WaiBOP Federation and NRFL Youth Leagues.

NEW IN 2025 - Auckland FC’s Youth Development Club Partnership

Players in the FCTM Academy will have more opportunities as part of this partnership with Auckland FC. More information on this can be found here.

2025 CALENDAR

TERM 1

Starts: Monday 17th March 2025
Length: 4 weeks
Times: 4.45pm - 5.45pm
Location:  Gordon Spratt Reserve