outfield skills centre

Elevate Your Game:

Where Skill Meets Opportunity

we welcome All players, from all Clubs!

Cashmere Technical FC’s New Zealand Football-accredited Skills Centre is designed to help players aged 7+ grow in confidence, develop their footballing ability and enjoy the game in a structured, supportive environment.

Led by qualified coaches, sessions follow a long-term development curriculum focused on improving individual technique, decision-making and game awareness. This term, players will develop their 1v1 skills, passing, dribbling and ball striking, learning how to apply these skills effectively in game situations.

Whether players are looking to complement their team training, build a strong foundation in football or take the next step in their development, Skills Centre provides an enjoyable, appropriately challenging environment where they can improve at their own pace.

For players aspiring to join our Pre-Academy, Academy Development or Development/Division 1 teams, regular Skills Centre attendance is highly recommended to support their individual development and prepare them for the next stage of their football journey.

We offer both mixed and girls-only Skills Centre sessions, giving female players the choice to train in the environment they feel most comfortable in and best suited to their development.

Registrations for Term 4 2026 Skill Centre are open!

Girls-only groups: Led by Women’s Reserves and Women’s First Team players alongside our Academy coaches, this programme provides a supportive and empowering space for skill development.

Mixed groups: Led by Men's First and Reserve team players. Lyle Matthysen (FDO) and Kailey Short (CDO) will oversee the programme.

Academy Pathway: Many of our Academy players competing in the Canterbury Development Leagues have progressed through the Skills Centre Programme.

Term 4 Information

For all groups, programmes run through each school term, with one session per week. 

• Programme begins: Week of Tuesday 13th October
• Programme ends: Week of Monday 15th December
• Sessions take place at Somerfield Park
• Cost per session: $10
• Cost per term: $120
• Minimum 8 players per group required for sessions to go ahead*

Skill Centre Term 1 registrations will open on: TBC

*Sessions require a minimum of eight registered players. If numbers are insufficient, families will be notified at least seven days before the programme starts, and refunds processed on the cancellation date. Please refer to the 2026 Payment Policy on our website.

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TERM 4 2026

Registrations open until December 7th

MIXED SESSIONS

• Grades 7, 8 & 9: Wednesday 3.45-4.45pm
• Grades 10 & 11: Tuesday and Thursday 3.45-4.45pm
• Grades 12 & 13: Tuesday 5-6pm

GIRLS-only SESSIONS

• Grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13: Wednesday 3.45-4.45pm

GOALKEEPER SKILL CENTRE SESSIONS

• Grades 10, 11 & 12: Tuesday 4-5pm
• Grades 10, 11 & 12: Tuesday 5.10-6.10pm

Please note, our Goalkeeper Skill Centre is limited to 6 players per session.

TERM 1 2027

Registrations open on:

MIXED SESSIONS

• Grades 7, 8 & 9:
• Grades 10 & 11:
• Grades 12 & 13:
• Grades 14, 15 & 17:

GIRLS-only SESSIONS

• Grades 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13:

GOALKEEPER SKILL CENTRE SESSIONS

• Grades 10, 11 & 12:
• Grades 10, 11 & 12:

Please note, our Goalkeeper Skill Centre is limited to 6 players per session.

Goalkeeper Skills centre

Guard the Goal: Master the Art of Goalkeeping

Our Goalkeeper Skills Centre, overseen by our expert Goalkeeper Development Officer Danny Knight, provides specialised training tailored for junior and youth goalkeepers. With a background in New Zealand’s National League and as the first South Island coach to receive the OFC/NZF Goalkeeping B-License, Danny brings elite experience and a modern approach to goalkeeper training.

Danny is currently the U17's and U20's New Zealand Goalkeeper Coach.

Email Danny on GK@CTFC.co.nz for more information!

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