Football Queensland North has announced details of the upcoming Talent Support Program (TSP) and Skill Acquisition Phase (SAP) program trials for 2021.
Players aged nine to 12 are invited to trial for the Skill Acquisition Phase program which focuses on the development of game-related functional skills, while the Talent Support Program provides a quality training environment for players aged 13 to 16.
Players participating in the trials must attend the first weekend. After the first weekend of trials a group will be selected and invited to attend the second weekend of trials.
If you are unable to attend the first weekend of trials, please contact your local Zone:
- FQ North – Cairns:
- FQ North – Townsville:
Registrations are now open for FQ North participants aged between nine and 16 who are interested in trialling for the TSP and SAP programs, to attend trials to be held in Cairns and Townsville.
SAP & TSP Services
Program Details
30 weeks of coaching
TSP: 2 sessions per week. Every 3 weeks TSP teams will play against a club team in a higher age group as their second session
SAP: 1 training session per week. Every 3 weeks SAP teams will have a second session where they play against a club team in a higher age group
AFC A or B Licenced Head of TSP and Technical Director
FFA qualified coaching staff
Team playing kit (property of FQ)
Carnivals & Events
Local carnival with some regions attending and regional carnivals where all regions meet
State carnival in Brisbane
End of year presentation
Additional Services
High performance services: Smartabase workload/wellbeing monitoring, Hudl match analysis, Sports Trainer
Performance assessment
Program administrator
Talent identification by FQ and FFA coaches
Educational webinars/live workshops – sport science, sport psychology
Carnivals and Events
Boys TSP State Carnival (5 day event)
June 28 – July 2 (school holidays) in Brisbane with all regional and SEQ based participants
Boys TSP Regional Carnival (2 day event)
August 14-15 in Townsville with all regional TSP programs
Girls TSP State Carnival/Yeh The Girls Cup (4 day event)
April 30 – May 3 (Labour Day weekend) in Ipswich with all regional programs alongside QAS and NPL Junior Girls Select squads.
Girls TSP Regional Carnival
September 21-22 (school holidays) in CQ with all regional TSP programs
*Please note all events are subject to changes based on potential restrictions dependent on Government health regulations and venue availability.
Trial Information
SAP & TSP Cairns Trials – Endeavour Park
February 13 & 14
SAP: sign in 7:45am, trials 8:30am – 10:00am
TSP: sign in 9:15am, trials 10:00am – 11:30am
February 20 & 21
SAP: sign in 7:45am, trials 8:30am – 10:00am
TSP: sign in 9:15am, trials 10:00am – 11:30am
SAP Townsville Trials – Field 2 Murray Park
February 6 & 13
U9/10 Girls & U11/12 Girls: Sign in: 7:30am | Trials: 8:00am – 9:30am
U9 Boys: Sign in: 8:45am | Trials: 9:30am – 11:00am
U10 Boys: Sign in: 10:15am | Trials: 11:00am – 12:30pm
U11 Boys: Sign in: 1:00pm | Trials: 1:45pm – 3:15pm
U12 Boys: Sign in: 2:30pm | Trials: 3:15pm – 4:45pm
TSP Townsville Trials – Field 1 Murray Park
February 6/7 & 13
U13 Boys: Sign in: 1:00pm | Trials: 1:45pm – 3:15pm
U14 Boys: Sign in: 2:45pm | Trials: 3:30pm – 5:00pm
U13/14 Girls & U15/16/17 Girls: Sign in: 4:30pm | Trials: 5:15pm – 6:45pm
U15/16 Boys: Sign in: 6:15pm | Trials: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Age Groups
2021 SAP Age Groups
Boys: U9, U10, U11, U12
Girls: U9/U10, U11/U12
2021 TSP Age Groups
Boys: U13, U14, U15/16
Girls: U13/U14, U15/U16/U17