Tekkerz® – A football program and multi-level curriculum designed to develop the technical skills of individual players and overall game play using a ‘maximum touch’ approach by:
- mastering multiple ball skills using both feet
- maximising touches through dynamic passing drills
- enhancing ball control and body positioning
- improving balance and agility
- speeding-up the decision-making process through intense small-sided games
Besides working on hundreds of skills and ball mastery drills, players practice dynamic high-intensity drills that encourage a lot of touches of the ball in short periods of time. Average training sessions, a player may touch the ball 200 times. With Tekkerz, players touch the ball 200 times in the first 5 minutes, and over 1,000 times in a session.
The program is structured for all levels. We run various age groups and separate players by level into smaller groups so we have an effective and manageable Coach-to-Player ratio.
The Tekkerz® curriculum is based on the Football Association 4 corner philosophy of every session consisting of Technical, Psychological, Physical and Social skills.
Individual Skills – Players learn skills of varying degrees of difficulty, both with left and right feet to help them take on players, get out of tight situations under pressure and build confidence with the ball.
Ball Control and Footwork – Players work on how to control different sizes of balls in close quarters, using both feet, instep and outstep with a focus on keeping the head up.
Dynamic Movement Patterns – Agility, Balance & Speed – Players are put through various drills with the ball to improve these important areas of the game.
1v1/2v2 – Players look to apply skills, ball control and footwork in multiple format ‘attack & defend’ scenarios.
Passing Patterns – Players work on their passing, receiving and body position though intense passing drills where reaction and concentration are the key.
Control, Touch & Body Position – Players work on their touch and control (feet, chest, head) using equipment including rebounders and football tennis nets.
Small Sided Games – Players apply what they learn and work on their decision-making through intense 2v2, 3v3, 4v4 small-sided games. Maintaining possession is the key.
Football Homework – Players will be encouraged to practice outside of class through direction from the coach and access to the Tekkerz® Player Development Platform.

FROM OUR CUSTOMERS
PLAYER DEV’T PROGRAM
Our Tekkerz® squads participate in regular friendly games with local teams, both home and away, compete in a number of football and futsal leagues and tournaments and also host our own DB-based tournaments on a regular basis. These allow the players of different age groups to play competitively for development purposes.
In addition, new for the 2020-21 season for our U7/8 and U9/10 age groups, the Tekkerz® Saturday sessions will be known as ‘Player Development Days’. Players will be encouraged to work through the skills levels of our Player Development Platform and practice these skills in friendly 1v1 leagues, and in competitive matches. These Saturday sessions are run on 3-week cycles as follows:
- Level assessments and awards, technical tests and challenges
- 1v1 leagues to develop and practice skills learnt
- Matches (internal and local opposition)



TEKKERZ® PDP
Player Development Platform
Players and parents receive access to our online PDP Platform – an online resource to help guide players to practice outside class and achieve clear targets. The platform contains:
- Video skills library separated into 12 Levels*
- Virtual certificates
- Videos and pictures
*Each level consists of approximately 15 skills, explained and demonstrated from beginner to advanced level. Players receive a medal and virtual certificate for mastering each level before progressing to the next level.