Melbourne's #1 footwork & 3v3 Football academy since 2006
Take your game to the next level
Great football requires playing with your head up and instinctive ball control. At TST Football Academy, we build smarter players through high-repetition footwork and dynamic tight-space training (1v1s to 3v3s). Backed by 20 years of pioneering 3v3 development and unique rules, our proven methods accelerate your child's technical skills and decision-making under pressure. Try a session today—you have nothing to lose.
Great footwork is not about moves. It is about space.
Mastering footwork means recognizing the right space on the pitch and moving the ball there as efficiently as possible. Intelligent, effective footwork doesn't happen by chance, it requires dedicated development.
At TST, we build touch, football IQ, and on-ball confidence to a level that standard club training simply cannot reach, making our sessions an essential complement to your team schedule.
- 1000s
- of touches in a 90 min TST session
- ~4
- Players per group (beginners)
- 20
- Years developing players
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01. TST in a nutshell.
Footwork, tech games & Ultra small sided games.
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02. Touch, repetition and tight spaces.
Henry : Developing touch & technique : Understanding space
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04. Players gotta play.
Game intelligence 'on and off' the ball, is developed at TST usng ultra small sided games.
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TST will take your game to the next level
A great touch
Putting the ball exactly where you want, at the speed you want — on every touch.
Efficient footwork
The game is about space. Good players move the ball from one space to another using effective, efficient and intelligent footwork.
On the ball intelligence
Touch and footwork count for nothing without knowing which space is the best space to use when on the ball.
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.
Technical development programs
Sessions are grouped by day, age and level so you can see at a glance which one suits your child. Every group builds confidence, touch, footwork and individual game intelligence.
Saturday Afternoon
Camberwell High School
- Beginners U5–U9 · Saturday U5–U9 · Saturday
- Intermediate U8–U12 · Saturday U8–U12 · Saturday
- Advanced up to U13 · Saturday Up to U13 · Saturday
- Elite NPL up to U16 · Saturday Up to U16 · Saturday
Sundays
location tbc
- Beginners U5–U9 · Sunday U5–U9 · Sunday
- Intermediate U8–U13 · Sunday U8–U13 · Sunday
- Pick-up futsal · Sunday U12+ · Sunday
Girls only
Kew High School
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By arrangement, year round
Contact UsPlayer 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.
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