LFC International Academy Australia is celebrating another brilliant year of growth as it expands to have a presence in five states.

Successfully kicking-off as a single-state program in New South Wales in 2021, LFC IA Australia initially had skills development clinics in Sydney and Coffs Harbour.

Today, it has more than 1,100 players registered across 15 venues, with more than 112 coaches having been put through LFC International Academy’s Global Coach Accreditation program.

In 2022, LFC IA Australia expanded over the border from New South Wales and into neighbouring Victoria, triggering 18 months of impressive growth and expansion.

Partnering with Assumption College in Kilmore, 65km north of Melbourne, the academy began to deliver LFC IA coaching programs to girls and boys aged 12-16 years. Offering in-school programs, after-school skills development centres as well as hugely popular holiday clinics proved to be a success, and it was a model that could be rolled out more extensively.

This paved the way for a sustained period of growth, with a further ten schools across Victoria now hosting LFC IA Australia to deliver programs, as well as locations in Tasmania, South Australia and Queensland.

Talking about the successful growth of the program, Kevin Grima, Technical Director at LFC IA Australia, said: “It’s been an absolute privilege to witness our growth and expansion here in Australia. It’s important that we can have a widespread, positive impact with this program. Growth of the programs and the LFC IA coach accreditation allows us to achieve that.”

New LFC International Academy Australia General Manager, Rob Davey, said “The focus is on ensuring we deliver the very best LFC International Academy experience for our players across all of our projects in Australia. We look forward to expanding our LFC IA programs within existing and new states and territories.”

For more information on LFC International Academy Australia, www.lfcacademy.com.au.