Football Queensland North has announced details of the upcoming Talent Support Program (TSP) and Skill Acquisition Phase (SAP) program trials for 2021.
Players aged nine to 12 are invited to trial for the Skill Acquisition Phase program which focuses on the development of game-related functional skills, while the Talent Support Program provides a quality training environment for players aged 13 to 16.
Players participating in the trials must attend the first weekend. After the first weekend of trials a group will be selected and invited to attend the second weekend of trials.
If you are unable to attend the first weekend of trials, please contact the relevant SAP or TSP Coordinator:
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FQ Far North: admin@fnqfootball.com.au
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FQ North: office@nqfootball.com.au
Registrations are now open for FQ North participants aged between nine and 16 who are interested in trialling for the TSP and SAP programs, to attend trials to be held in Cairns and Townsville.
Trial Dates
SAP & TSP Cairns Trials – Endeavour Park
February 6 & 7
SAP: sign in 7:45am, trials 8:30am – 10:00am
TSP: sign in 9:15am, trials 10:00am – 11:30am
February 13 & 14
SAP: sign in 7:45am, trials 8:30am – 10:00am
TSP: sign in 9:15am, trials 10:00am – 11:30am
SAP & TSP Townsville Trials – Murray Park/Cowboys Centre of Excellence (TBC)
February 6 & 7
SAP: sign in 7:45am, trials 8:30am – 10:00am
TSP: sign in 9:15am, trials 10:00am – 11:30am
February 13 & 14
SAP: sign in 7:45am, trials 8:30am – 10:00am
TSP: sign in 9:15am, trials 10:00am – 11:30am
Age Groups
2021 SAP Age Groups
Boys: U9, U10, U11, U12
Girls: U9/U10, U11/U12
2021 TSP Age Groups
Boys: U13, U14, U15/16
Girls: U13/U14, U15/U16/U17
2021 Program Details
Program Details
30 weeks of coaching
TSP: 2 sessions per week. Every 3 weeks TSP teams will play against a club team in a higher age group as their second session
SAP: 1 training session per week. Every 3 weeks SAP teams will have a second session where they play against a club team in a higher age group
AFC A or B Licenced Head of TSP and Technical Director
FFA qualified coaching staff
Team playing kit (property of FQ)
Carnivals & Events
Local carnival with some regions attending and regional carnivals where all regions meet
State carnival in Brisbane
End of year presentation
Additional Services
High performance services: Smartabase workload/wellbeing monitoring, Hudl match analysis, Sports Trainer
Performance assessment
Program administrator
Talent identification by FQ and FFA coaches
Educational webinars/live workshops – sport science, sport psychology
Carnivals & Events
Boys TSP State Carnival (5 day event)
June 28 – July 2 (school holidays) in Brisbane with all regional and SEQ based participants
Boys TSP Regional Carnival (2 day event)
August 14-15 in Townsville with all regional TSP programs
Girls TSP State Carnival/Yeh The Girls Cup (4 day event)
April 30 – May 3 (Labour Day weekend) in Ipswich with all regional programs alongside QAS and NPL Junior Girls Select squads.
Girls TSP Regional Carnival
September 21-22 (school holidays) in CQ with all regional TSP programs
*Please note all events are subject to changes based on potential restrictions dependent on Government health regulations and venue availability.