Pretoria Built. World Bound.
An elite football academy in Pretoria. We identify the most promising players in the city, develop them in a full-time competitive environment, and open the door to whatever comes next.
What drives us
To be the leading football academy in Pretoria, playing an attractive and entertaining brand of football. We aim to have our own state-of-the-art fields and academy house, staffed by highly qualified full-time coaches, where selected athletes train and compete at the highest levels locally, regionally and internationally, producing players who show excellence and decency both on and off the field.
To identify the most promising players from U9 to U19 and in the senior game, and to develop them in a professional, well-run environment. The academy gives selected players structured competitive league football, specialist coaching, individual development plans, and overseas training camps and trials, always putting the development of the player first.
Aims & objectives
Our philosophy
Pretoria Athletic FC
What we offer
Eight programmes that carry a selected player from their first session to a genuine shot at the next level.
The squads
The first rung of the pathway: ball mastery, coordination and a love of the game.
Technique under light pressure, and the first lessons in playing as a unit.
The bridge into competitive football, where the development squads meet league demands.
The first competitive squad, where the technical foundation is tested against league opposition.
Sharpening game understanding as players step into faster, more physical competition.
Serious competitive football, with players beginning to specialise in position and role.
Our GDPL side, the closest step to senior football and the main shop window for scouts.
The senior end of the pathway, for players pushing toward the professional game.
On the pitch
Joining the academy
Every new player comes through a trial. Registration is the step after that, and only for players who have been offered a place.
For players who have been offered a place after trial, and for returning academy members. Completed by email with the club secretary.
The only way into the academy. Train with your age group and be assessed by our coaches. A trial is an assessment, not an offer of a place.
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Trials are the only way into the academy. Places in each squad are limited and awarded on merit, so come and be assessed.
