A player's boot resting on a football on floodlit stadium grass at night

Melbourne's #1 footwork & 3v3 academy since 2006

Take your game to the next level

The game is ultimately played with your head up (because constant checking and scanning is essential), but this is not possible without the ability to interact with the ball at a sub-conscious level.Repetitive footwork practice and regular exposure to playing in tight spaces (1v1s, 2v2s, 3v3s etc) leads to instinctive technical application, whilst making better decisions about which spaces to use and where you want the ball to go. Or in other words : Makes you a better player.3v3s are taking over in Europe : We have been doing this for 20 years. We also use unique 3v3 rules to help amplify and accelerate technical development. Try a session – you have nothing to lose.

Great footwork is not about moves. It is about space.

Firstly it is about learning to recognize the best space to use.

Then it is about getting the ball to the best space as effectively and efficiently as possible. This is what footwork development is for.

Efficient, effective and intelligent footwork doesn't happen by chance. It needs to be developed.

So at TST we build touch, footwork, football intelligence and confidence on the ball to a level club training cannot reach.

For this reason we are an essential complement to club training.

1000s
of touches in a 90 min TST session
~4
Players per group (beginners)
20
Years developing players

Watch TST

01. TST in a nutshell.

Footwork, tech games & Ultra small sided games.

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TST will take your game to the next level

01

A great touch

Putting the ball exactly where you want, at the speed you want — on every touch.

02

Efficient footwork

The game is about space. Good players move the ball from one space to another using effective, efficient and intelligent footwork.

03

On the ball intelligence

Touch and footwork count for nothing without knowing which space is the best space to use when on the ball.

04

Off the ball intelligence

Players spend most of the game off the ball. 3v3s create the environment to develop scanning, positioning and movement.

All of these combined enhance your ability to play in tight spaces. Better touch. Better decisions. Better player.

Player achievements

Internationals, professionals, semi-professionals, state, NPL, community, school only, beginners. We have worked with thousands of players over the last 20 years — some wanted to make it as a professional, others just wanted to get better. We help both equally.

Internationals

Matildas, a Malaysian full international, and Australian men's and women's youth level players.

Pro contracts

Players have gone on to sign professional contracts in Europe, Asia and Australia.

Melbourne pro academies

Melbourne pro club NPL squads are full of players who spent time at TST — several arrived as beginners.

state girls

The girls NTC squads include players who came through TST, some of whom started as absolute beginners.

School to NPL

We have helped school-only and community club players step up to NPL level.

Any age, any level

Whether you have a six year old beginner or a future international, we help any player who wants to improve.

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The senior coaching team

Being able to do what club training sessions don't do makes TST an essential component of the development journey. TST: experts in the development of elite level footwork.

Darren Carr

  • Full time coach
  • 20+ years coaching experience
  • Former professional

Ahmed Badawy

  • Full time coach
  • 10+ years coaching experience
  • Former professional / Egypt youth international

Boris Ivanov

  • 20+ years coaching experience
  • FIFA registered agent (TF14)
  • Game intelligence for older players

Paolo Dominguez

  • Full time coach
  • 10+ years coaching experience
  • Western United contracted futsal player

Kaspar Scheiber

  • 10+ years coaching experience
  • Ex Melbourne City youth player
  • Technically elite

The full coaching team

  • Four further coaches alongside the senior group
  • Assistant coaches drawn from older TST players
  • A player to coach ratio that sets TST apart

Players gotta play. Come and try a free, no obligation session.

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Term dates

Upcoming terms

Term 3 2026

Sat 18 Jul – Sat 19 Sep 2026

10 weeks

Term 4 2026

Next up

Sat 10 Oct – Sat 12 Dec 2026

10 weeks

Term 1 2027

To be confirmed

Term 2 2027

To be confirmed