Member Academies
Registered players
Competitions held annually
Tailored training that supports every player’s personal growth, goals, and love for the game.
Expert coaching from certified professionals focused on skill, confidence, and player progression.
Clear pathways to higher-level play, scholarships, and future football careers.
Elite coaching, top facilities, and a culture that builds discipline, focus, and football excellence.
Tailored training that supports every player’s growth, goals, and love for the game
Expert coaching from certified professionals focused on skill, confidence, and player growth.
Clear pathways to higher-level play, scholarships, and future football careers.
Elite coaching, top facilities, and a culture that builds discipline, focus, and football excellence.
The IFA is a not-for-profit organisation that regulates and represents independent football across Australia so that it may be delivered in a safe, professional, collaborative and inclusive environment
Academy football offers your child a safe, professional, and inclusive environment to develop their skills. As a not-for-profit, the IFA ensures that independent football programs across Australia focus on collaboration and player wellbeing, giving your child the best opportunity to grow both on and off the field.
Working with Children check (WWCC) Certified ✔
Accredited Coaching Licence ✔
ASIC & ATO Compliant ✔
Public Liability Insured ✔
Operational Best Practice ✔
Professional Integrity ✔
An accredited Academy is a football training program or club that has been officially recognised and approved by IFA for meeting specific standards of quality, safety, coaching professionalism, and player development.
This accreditation ensures that the Academy operates in a safe, professional, and inclusive environment aligned with the IFA’s values and guidelines, providing parents and players confidence in the quality and integrity of the football education and experience offered.
Operational Best Practice & Support ✔
Accountability & Transparency ✔
Public Credibility ✔
Advocacy ✔
IFA is a not-for-profit organisation that regulates and represents independent football across Australia so that it may be delivered in a safe, professional, collaborative and inclusive environment.
Academy football offers your child a safe, professional, and inclusive environment to develop their skills. As a not-for-profit, public company, IFA ensures that independent football programs across Australia focus on collaboration and player wellbeing, giving your child the best opportunity to grow both on and off the field.
Working with children check (WWCC) certified ✔
Accredited coaching license ✔
ASIC & ATO compliant ✔
Public liability insured ✔
Operational best practice ✔
Professional integrity ✔
An accredited Academy is a football training program or club that has been officially recognised and approved by IFA for meeting specific standards of quality, safety, coaching professionalism, and player development.
This accreditation ensures that the Academy operates in a safe, professional, and inclusive environment aligned with the IFA’s values and guidelines, providing parents and players confidence in the quality and integrity of the football education and experience offered.
Operational best practice & support ✔
Accountability & transparency ✔
Public credibility ✔
Advocacy ✔
IFA is committed to regulating and representing independent football coaching providers and competitions with the view to providing an inclusive, diverse player-centric environment, and advancing the game in Australia.
