Helping the next generation achieve football goals!
Learn to play like the best
I love football and to see it played beautifully. Coaching and working with players in a team and one on one basis, I can help develop and nurture the skills required to go to the next level. Contact me today and see why I love football development so much!
Ilias Hatzidavid - Football Director
Our partners
JACK SMITH PARK
Effort. Ambition. Respect.
These values drive us and help define us.
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Training hard and working on good technique shouldn’t be a punishment. It will ensure that when you are tested in real situations, you won't fail because of bad preparation. Anyone can achieve results with the right training, dedication and belief.
We encourage working hard, continuous learning and never being afraid of making mistakes.
Who we are, and what we do.
Bio
Based in Adelaide, we are a professional football training provider. We coach teams and individuals of any age.
Led by Football Director Ilias Hatzidavid, we bring experience and knowledge. Our passion is teaching and educating personal improvement whilst keeping the humility, respect and ambition required of top level footballers.
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Focus
Everybody is unique. We understand that we all have our own qualities and strengths and that's why we make it our personal challenge to enhance these qualities.
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We customize plans based on the skill, fitness and playing ability of players. The aim is to transform you as players and follow the values system including humility, respect, ambition and team work.
Philosophy
We work on and help improve individual skills and developing players in game specific situations.
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Our philosophy is based on Spanish and Brazilian football and bring experience from Spanish football schools such as FC Barcelona. Our links to Spanish football clubs and contacts help talent identify and arrange international matches, trials and offer opportunities.
Unfortunately our October 2024 events needed to be postponed. Please check back for new dates
Football Clinics U/9 - U15
Coaches Seminar
Start your journey!
We provide professional, certified football programs designed to help you reach and maintain your goals.
We run all carefully planned training sessions with FFA National Curriculum in mind as well as methods that we brought directly from coaching in international academies and schools such as FC Barcelona.
Each player is different so we believe working with each person, and putting your needs into the design of training sessions. Check out the offerings and choose whichever one best suits your ambition or need.
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Check out our services and find the right training plan for you!
Mini Messi's
1 on 1, 2 on 1 & Football Fitness
Football Academy
Football Clinics
“Hard work will always overcome natural talent when natural talent does not work hard enough”
Sir Alex Ferguson
"The football clinic Ilias held helped my son improve his game and his confidence. He explained to me that he now knew more about the positions and how to play them, where to run and times to use skill or pass. Thank you!”
Pam - Football mum
Ilias served as the Football Director at the Adelaide Cobras FC junior club. His tireless dedication to improving the quality of our junior program showed great benefits. His work with both coach education and junior development is professional and shows high level of quality, proficiency and versatility
Paul Soteriou - Vice President, Adelaide Cobras FC
“The experience shown towards playing the game and developing the physical strength, balance and flexibility helped me get to the next level. I feel stronger and able to finish games better. Thanks to Ilias and International Football Academy & Clinics.”
Johnny - current NPL player
Our partners
JACK SMITH PARK
