2027 Trials & EOI — Central Coast

Trials: No trial dates have been published — submit the JDL expression of interest and the club will be in touch. The same form covers Mixed JDL and Girls JDL.

Central Coast Mariners are taking expressions of interest for their 2026/27 Junior Development League squads. One form covers both Mixed JDL and Girls JDL. The club links it as "U10 Mixed JDL Trials", but it takes both competitions — confirm with the club which age groups are being taken this season. Mixed JDL is open to boys and girls. No trial dates, venue, fee or closing date has been published.

Trials: No trial dates have been published — submit the JDL expression of interest and the club will be in touch. The same form covers Girls JDL and Mixed JDL.

Central Coast Mariners are taking expressions of interest for their 2026/27 Junior Development League squads. One form covers both Girls JDL and Mixed JDL, so use it for a girls JDL place. The club links it as "U10 Mixed JDL Trials", but it takes both competitions — confirm with the club which age groups are being taken this season. No trial dates, venue, fee or closing date has been published.

Trials: No trial dates have been published — submit the Youth NPL expression of interest and the club will be in touch.

Central Coast Mariners' Youth NPL expression of interest for 2026/27 is open. One Youth form covers both boys and girls — the club's own coaching ad calls its youth teams "Boys & Girls NPL". The commitment is three training sessions a week plus matches, meetings and player development activities. No trial dates, venue, fee or closing date has been published. The club brands this "Youth NPL", so confirm which competition your child would be playing in.

Trials: TBA

Central Coast United typically calls for EOIs and holds trials in November for the following season; no 2027-specific EOI has been published yet.

Trials: No trial dates have been published — submit the Youth NPL expression of interest and the club will be in touch.

Central Coast Mariners' Youth NPL expression of interest for 2026/27 is open. One Youth form covers both boys and girls — the club's own coaching ad calls its youth teams "Boys & Girls NPL". The commitment is three training sessions a week plus matches, meetings and player development activities. No trial dates, venue, fee or closing date has been published. The club brands this "Youth NPL", so confirm which competition your child would be playing in.

Trials: No trial dates have been published. Entry is by expression of interest — one form for Youth NPL, and one covering both Girls and Mixed JDL.

Entry to the Mariners academy for 2026/27 is by open expression of interest rather than invitation. The academy opportunities page carries two player EOIs: Youth NPL, covering boys and girls, and JDL, whose single form covers both Girls JDL and Mixed JDL. No trial dates, venue, fee or closing date has been published, and the club has previously noted it may not trial age groups whose squads are already full.

U9–U12

Trials: IFA Summer trials at Football Hub, Umina, 4:00pm to 5:00pm — U9 Friday 21 August, U10 Friday 28 August, and U11 and U12 together Friday 4 September 2026. Advertised for advanced players only. Register through the academy's IFA Summer EOI form before attending rather than turning up. The age-group dates come from the academy's social post, so confirm yours with the academy before travelling.

Public EOI now open via Google Form, covering ECSA's 2026 Summer IFA competition (Oct–Nov 2026) and the 2027 IFA season. Boys and girls, and players can keep representing their local club while playing for ECSA. Independent Football Australia is an independent academy competition, with fixtures played at the Western Sydney Wanderers facility. Trials are run before final squad selection and positions are limited across age groups.

U8–U12

Trials: EOI open for Crew's SPL Season 3 squads, U8–U12 — eight weeks of Friday training plus two games each weekend, played in Sydney. No trial date published; submit the EOI or email info@crewfootball.com.

A Central Coast academy, based around North Gosford, entering Sydney Premier League Season 3 at U8–U12 — an independent summer competition outside the Football NSW pathway. Weigh the travel first: SPL fixtures are played in Sydney, so it is a round trip every weekend of the season on top of Friday training. The academy says eight weeks across Oct–Nov 2026, while other Season 3 entrants document the competition running to 6 Dec — ask which applies. No fee published.

U9–U12

Trials: Girls trial Wed 22 Jul 2026, Football Hub (Central Coast) — 2016–2017 @ 4:30pm, 2014–2015 @ 5:30pm

ECSA Girls Program — girls-only development pathway on the Central Coast. EOI open via Google Form. First trial session held Wed 22 Jul 2026 at the Football Hub (2016–2017 birth years 4:30–5:30pm; 2014–2015 5:30–6:30pm). Birth years 2014–2017. Season year inferred (post stated no year).

Trials: Trial dates have not been announced. The academy is taking expressions of interest for its 2026/27 Youth NPL squads now and will contact registered players with dates.

Central Coast Mariners Academy is taking expressions of interest for its Youth NPL squads. One form covers both boys and girls — the club runs a single Youth NPL registration rather than separate ones. The club has not published which age groups it is recruiting, so check the form before you fill it in. No closing date and no fee are published. The academy is also taking expressions of interest for an Under 10 Mixed JDL squad on a separate form.