Pathway
Support for trials with academy clubs in Germany, with coaching to prepare for them.
Your club develops the team. We develop you.
High performance private soccer coaching in Sydney, built on European coaching principles. The focus is on technique, cognition and game understanding, with progress measured rather than guessed.
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What we offer
Individual Training
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Game Analysis
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Football Testing
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Individual Development
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Testing and progress tracking for teams and clubs.
For committed players aged 12 and over at representative level (JDL, NPL or equivalent). Sessions run in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs and game analysis is available online anywhere. Four UEFA-licensed coaches.
Our philosophy
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Individual first
Meaningful progress comes from purposeful coaching, not crowded sessions.
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Quality over quantity
Sessions are planned to maximise learning, touches on the ball and game understanding.
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Long-term pathway
No two development paths are the same, so every plan is built around the player.
How it works
- 01
Expression of interest
Fill in the short form on the Eleade website.
- 02
Assessment session
Meet the coach and complete an assessment so we understand where the player is today.
- 03
Feedback and plan
Receive honest feedback and a development plan.
- 04
Begin training
Start with regular sessions and measured progress.
What sets eleade apart from other individual training programs is the emphasis on data. When utilising that information the player can see improvements in different aspects including power, fitness and endurance.
Meet the head coach
Jan Schmidt grew up in Frankfurt and studied at the German Sport University Cologne. He has coached since he was 17, including time at Fortuna Köln, Bayer Leverkusen and with the DFB, and in Sydney he has worked in semi-professional football in the FNSW League One.
He also hosts From First Touch to First Team, an independent podcast with its own guests, its own direction and its own audience of players, parents and coaches.