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.

U7–U13

Trials: Trials run throughout October and early November 2026. The academy publishes the per-age-group dates, times and venues on its social slides only, so check those before planning. You must submit the 2027 EOI first — trials are by invitation after ECSA reviews the EOIs.

For boys and girls aged 7 to 13 on the Central Coast. Squads play the IFA NSW League, with national tournaments, video analysis and individual player development plans under ECSA's new 2027 Academy Development Framework. You do not have to give up playing for your local club to join. ⚠ An EOI is an application, not a booking: the academy says invitations to trial are sent to selected players after it reviews the EOIs, and submitting one does not guarantee a place at trials. The 2027 EOI is the link in the academy's Instagram bio — it is not published on its website.

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: Expressions of interest are open now. The academy says trials will be held late September or early October 2026 — exact dates, times and venue have not been published.

Invitation and selection based, with limited positions. The squad trains three times a week, 90 minutes a session, across a 10-week term. ⚠ Check which competition you are entering: the academy's recruitment post says Sydney Premier League 2027, while its website describes Winter and Summer SAP competitions in Sydney. Both involve travel from the Central Coast.

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.