Matej's Soccer Academy

Matej's Soccer Academy Perth Kids Football Training

⚽️ Ages 4 - 16 years old.
🏆 Founded by pro-player Matej Centrih
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📍 Perth, Western Australia

31/08/2026

Why we push technical development hard before age 14. ⚽🔥
This isn't random — it's biology. Before puberty, a child's brain and nervous system are wired to absorb new movement patterns faster than at any other stage of life. That's the real "Golden Age" of learning.

Here's why the window matters so much:

1️⃣ The brain absorbs new movement patterns fastest before 14 — technique learned now sticks

2️⃣ Skills trained at this age become instinct, not something a player has to think about later

3️⃣ Coordination and motor control develop faster than raw strength or size right now

4️⃣ Confidence built early becomes the foundation for how a player performs under pressure for years

5️⃣ After 14, puberty shifts the body's focus to physical growth — the technical window narrows fast

Miss this window, and a player spends their teenage years trying to catch up on touch instead of building on it. Use this window, and technique becomes something they'll never have to relearn.

This is why age doesn't matter for starting — but starting early changes everything.

📲 Want your child developing inside this window? Apply for a FREE evaluation — link in bio.

30/08/2026

At a young age, the tallest or fastest kid usually stands out. But that's not what lasts. ⚽🔥

Speed and size are advantages that can disappear or even out over time — other kids grow, other kids get faster, and suddenly that early "gift" isn't special anymore. Ball mastery doesn't work that way. A player who's mastered the ball keeps that control forever, and it only gets sharper with more reps.

This is why we don't chase the biggest or fastest kid in the group. We build the technical foundation first — because in a few years, every kid catches up physically, but not every kid catches up on the ball.

The player who relied on being fast gets caught. The player who relied on their touch never needed to rely on anything else.

📲 Want your child building a foundation that lasts? Apply for a FREE evaluation — link in bio

29/08/2026

Why we push tempo in every drill — not just the games. ⚽🔥
A game doesn't wait for anyone to get comfortable.

Defenders close in fast, decisions have to happen fast, and the margin for a slow touch is gone the moment real pressure shows up. If a player only ever practices at a relaxed pace, that's the ceiling they'll play at too.

Here's what training at speed actually builds:

1️⃣ Faster decision-making under real pressure, not just clean technique in isolation

2️⃣ Better reaction time between seeing, deciding, and executing

3️⃣ Technique that holds up when tired and rushed, not just when fresh

4️⃣ Confidence in tight spaces, where games are actually won and lost

5️⃣ A first touch that's automatic, not something a player has to think about

Skill at a walking pace is a starting point, not the destination. We train speed on purpose, every session, because that's the speed the game is actually played at.

📲 Want your child training this way? Apply for a FREE evaluation — link in bio.

27/08/2026

"Don't go in circles — look around you." One of the most repeated coaching cues in tight-space work. ⚽🔥

It's easy for kids to fall into a loop — same touch, same turn, same pattern, eyes down the whole time. But a real game never lets you circle in peace; there's always a defender closing in or a teammate open somewhere.

That's why we correct it every time we see it. Ball mastery isn't just about the feet — it's about training the habit of scanning while you work, so the skill actually transfers to a real match instead of just looking good in a drill.

Small correction, big difference over time.

📲 Want your child training with this level of detail? Apply for a FREE evaluation — link in bio.

26/08/2026

Not every clip is highlight-reel perfect — and that's exactly the point. ⚽🔥

These boys are still learning to control the ball while juggling, and yes, it's dropping more than it's staying up. That's not a bad session, that's the honest middle of learning a hard skill.

The coaching point here is simple: if a drill feels easy, it's not building anything new. Growth lives in the reps where it keeps going wrong — right up until the moment it doesn't.

We'll post the "after" of this one. For now, this is what real progress looks like before it looks good.

📲 Want your child developing at their own pace, mistakes included? Apply for a FREE evaluation — link in bio.

25/08/2026

Last post, we talked about why our kids get 2,000+ touches every session. This is the other half of that equation. ⚽🔥

We open training with 1v1s for a reason — in bigger games it can take minutes to create a real goal-scoring moment, but in 1v1s, those moments happen constantly.

That means way more reps at the exact skills that actually win games: recognising space, beating a man, defending under pressure.

It's not just fun — it's the fastest way to force decision-making, touches, and duels into a single warm-up.
Volume builds the touch. 1v1s build the game intelligence.

Together, that's the improvement you're seeing every single post.

📲 Want your child training this way? Apply for a FREE evaluation — link in bio.

24/08/2026

At a lot of trainings, kids get maybe 100 touches on the ball in an entire session — the rest is standing in lines, waiting for a turn, or just playing with no real coaching behind it. ⚽🔥

Here, kids get 2,000+ touches every single session. That's not a typo — it's the whole point.

Repetition is what builds instinct. More touches means faster technical growth, better comfort under pressure, and skills that become automatic instead of something a kid has to think about.

This is why the improvement is so visible, so fast — it's not magic, it's volume plus the right coaching behind every rep.

📲 Want your child developing at this rate? Apply for a FREE evaluation — link in bio.

23/08/2026

Every training, the same thing happens — touches get faster, control gets smoother, and you can see it click a little more each session. ⚽🔥

This is the part I love most about coaching: watching progress compound. It's never one big leap, it's small gains stacking week after week until suddenly the improvement is obvious.

Proud of how far these boys have come.

📲 Want your child developing this way? Apply for a FREE evaluation — link in bio.

22/08/2026

Backwards, at speed, under control — no panic, no rushed touches, just composure. ⚽🔥

This is what happens when a drill stops being hard: the ball moves fast, the direction flips, and the player barely reacts because the technique is already automatic.

Speed exposes weak touch. Composure is what's left when the touch is actually solid.

📲 Want your child training this way? Apply for a FREE evaluation — link in bio.

20/08/2026

No favourite foot here — just two feet trained to the same standard. ⚽🔥

Half a player relies on one foot. A complete player doesn't think about which one they're using — both feel the same under pressure, because both got the same reps.

This is why we train 50/50, every session, no shortcuts.

📲 Want your child training this way? Apply for a FREE evaluation — link in bio.

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