Football Development
Program

Take your game to the next level in the Football Development Program.

The Carlton College of Sport Football Development Program is a unique opportunity for aspiring footballers to spend a year undertaking an AFL/AFLW level football program at the Carlton Football Club, while simultaneously studying one of our Higher Education Diplomas, Elite Sport Business or Sport Coaching and Development.

The program, created and delivered by Carlton Football Club high performance staff, is designed to complement the normal training activities of developing footballers while ensuring they are prepared for life outside of the game.

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AFL/AFLW STANDARD TRAINING

Undertake a football program developed by Carlton Football Club

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WORLD CLASS FACILITIES

Access to IKON park facilities to support your athletic development

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DEDICATED AFL/AFLW STAFF

Work closely with Carlton Football Club high performance staff

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STUDY A HIGHER EDUCATION DIPLOMA

Support your football dream with an industry specific qualification

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The Carlton College of Sport Football Development Program is designed to develop all areas of participants games but will include specific focus on target areas of the individual. To that end, Carlton College of Sport coaching and strength and conditioning staff will be in consistent contact with key personnel (coaches and fitness coaches) at players’ home clubs, to ensure the development program undertaken at Carlton is in-line with the feedback and focus areas being identified by an individual’s coach. Equally, physical training and match load and will be monitored by Carlton College of Sport high performance staff (through GPS and player feedback) to ensure that additional development activities are complementary to normal training.