NextGen: U12-U16

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NextGen is the next step in Lugarno Football Club's player journey, following on from Football Focus. The program covers the under 12 to under 16 youth competition age groups and gives players the SAP/NPL experience for a fraction of the cost. The price differential between NextGen and NPL in particular is significant.

Football development in Australia should not be costing what it does today and the focus at Lugarno Football Club has always been on player development and the club strives to make this an affordable experience by subsidising a lot of costs that you would be paying at NPL. It is run by our Technical Director Dean Harriton and his team of accredited coaches.

The development programs are going into their seventh season in 2025 and have seen our junior Lugarno FC teams performing at a high level in the A (Advanced) competitions of the Football St.George Association. The club has a long-term commitment to ensuring our junior players have the greatest opportunity to succeed and the program provides them with the environment to become the best player that they can be.

The Program

Lugarno Football Club’s NextGen program offers a pathway for junior players to develop their football skills in a structured environment run by our Technical Director Dean Harriton and his coaching team.

Key focus areas:

  • Exercises with specific technical - tactical point
  • Positional roles
  • Changing rhythm
  • Building in attack
  • Defence
  • Area of play
  • Specific corrections
  • Concept of team tactics
  • Endurance runs
  • Regeneration runs
  • Developing self-confidence, self-awareness, responsibility and respect

At the completion of the season, NextGen trials for the following season are advertised and are open for all to attend. Players are selected to be part of the program after a multiple week trial selection process is conducted.

Players successful in gaining selection into the NextGen program will receive a formal digital offer of acceptance which includes a code of conduct detailing the expectations of both players and parents as part of the program. A player’s position on the program is secured only when this code of conduct has been digitally accepted by the player and his parent together with the payment of the acceptance fee (illustrated in the costs section below).

Players are then sized up for their uniform which includes a personalised Umbro NextGen tracksuit as well as the rest of their playing and training uniform (detailed below). The required training commitment is once a week starting in late January, moving to twice a week in March and continuing that way until the completion of the regular season.

What you get

NextGen is a grassroots development program on par with any SAP/NPL program provided to junior players but without the extensive costs involved. 

As part of the program you get:

Coaching (Complete Season including Pre-season) – Twice a week training starting at the end of January and continuing and continue that way for the entire regular season. Coaching sessions will be at least an hour and a half duration and conducted by our Technical Director Dean Harriton and his team of accredited coaches.

Season Launch – Prior to the start of the regular season, the club will host a Junior Development Season Launch where Football Focus, NextGen and NextGen+ teams will all be formally announced and the players are presented with their uniforms for the upcoming season.

Uniform –

  • Personalised Umbro NextGen tracksuit. Jacket and Pants with various customisation.
  • Personalised Umbro Training jersey with player name and player development number.
  • Personalised Umbro Training shorts.
  • Umbro Training socks x 2.
  • Personalised Backpack

 

Please note - playing uniforms are purchased via the Club Registration process which takes place in early 2025.

Supporting Details

Cost - $320 Acceptance Fee ($270 after Active Kids Voucher) + FSG Registration Costs. Approximately $520-$530. Equivalent NPL cost $3,000 and above.

** Please note - Football St.George Registration Costs figures above were for 2024 and may be slightly adjusted for 2025. Use these as a guide.

Game Day Coach/Manager Selections – Once NextGen teams have been selected, the Technical Director and club representatives will select a Game Day Coach and Manager for each of the development teams. The Game Day Coaches and Managers will receive on-going support from the Technical Director including a weekly check-in at the start of each week where plans are made for upcoming training sessions tailored for each development team. Game Day Coaches and/or Managers are also required to be active assistants to the Technical Director and his team of accredited coaches at all training sessions during the week.

Disclaimers –

  • All NextGen teams will be submitted as Advanced teams playing in the Advanced (or highest equivalent grade) competition within the Football St.George Association.
  • FSG Registration costs are unknown until such time that FSG notifies Lugarno FC of registration fees for the 2025 season.