SKILLs CEntre
outfield skills centre
Elevate Your Game: Where Skill Meets Opportunity
Cashmere Technical Football Club is proud to run a New Zealand Football accredited Skills Centre programme - a development initiative designed for young players seeking to elevate their footballing abilities. Open to players aged 7 and above, this programme focuses on building technical skills, game awareness, and fostering a passion for football in a structured, supportive environment.
Skills Centre is a great place to fall in love with the beautiful game and work on your individual development, while also enjoying your football!
Our team of qualified coaches will deliver skill acquisition sessions based on a long-term curriculum to develop individual techniques and decision-making in junior players.
For those players looking to successfully land a spot on our Pre-Academy, Academy Development, Development/Division 1 sides, we highly recommend they attend Skills Centre.
Whether it’s to supplement team training or a first taste of football, our coaches will ensure an appropriate challenge point that is enjoyable and supports development.
The themes of the sessions for this term will be focused on technique improvement of the players. Themes will be: 1v1s, passing, dribbling, ball striking and technical skills to improve their ability on the ball in all areas. We will look towards bringing these themes into a game environment to give the players more detail around when and why we do certain things when we play.
Join us and develop the skills to shine!
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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2026 term 3 schedule
Registrations open Monday 29th June
Skills Centre is open to all players who want to improve their skills under the guidance of qualified coaches. Sessions are held at Garrick Park and cater to different age groups and levels.
As part of our ongoing programme improvements, we have re-structured our age groups to align with the NZF Whole of Football
Plan. Our new groupings are:
- 7th, 8th, 9th Grade
- 10th–11th Grade
- 12th–13th Grade
- 14th-17th Grade
Girls-Only Group: 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.
Dates: 10 week block beginning Monday 20th July to week of Monday 21st September
Mixed Group Location: Garrick Park, Woolston
Girls Only group location: Somerfield Park
Cost: $120 for Term 2 (one session per week)
Total Sessions: 10
Registration closes: 11th September
Minimum Players Required: 8 players
GK Skill Centre: NO MORE SPOTS AVAILABLE
We will only run sessions with a minimum of eight players registered. If minimum numbers are not met, families will be notified at least seven days before the programme begins, and refunds will be actioned on the cancellation date. Please review our 2026 Payment Policy on the website.
Term 4 Schedule
Dates: 10 week block beginning 12th October to week of 14th December
Mixed Group Location: Somerfield Park, Somerfield
Girls Only group location: Somerfield Park, Somerfield
Cost: $120 for Term 4 (one session per week)
Total Sessions: 10
Registrations Open: Monday 14th September
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