MiniRoos Football

UWANFC offers MiniRoos football for all players age 6 to 12. Teams play in small - sided games in Football West competitions on Sunday morning, starting mid-April through to September. Training is at Mount Claremont Oval and UWA Sports Park, and will usually start in early March. All coaches are supported by our Technical Directors, and have access to a youth development curriculum at levels appropriate to the age and abilities of the team. 

UWANFC offers MiniRoos Cluster for players Under 5-Under 7, and ‘A’(Academy), ‘B’, and ‘C’ streams for U8s to U12s.

Additional programs are available for players seeking to further improve their skills and game awareness, at each level. Recommended programs for each level are noted below.

More information on our Academy program can be found here. Academy Banner — UWA-Nedlands Football Club

Players wishing to join our 2026 MiniRoo teams should complete the Expression of Interest below or you can register now and secure your spot for 2026. See below.

Academy MiniRoos Under 8 — Under 12

UWANFC enables all children from the ages of 4 to 17 to play football to the best of their ability. We also identify the players who take football more seriously and wish to lift their level of play to a standard where they can compete at the highest levels in Perth.

Our performance program offers UWANFC Academy training to selected players from the MiniRoos Groups. Training for selected teams is at UWA Sports Park. The sessions run from 5:00 pm to 6:15 pm with the teams allocated coach and with specialised coaching.

Academy players will be offered additional learning through our Academy Immersion camps. This will include education on Sports Nutrition, physiotherapy and sports psychology. More information on the Academy can be found in our Football Structure document.

The recommended extension program for Academy level players, UWANFC Performance Plus Program.

Trials for the 2026 MiniRoo Academy teams are now complete. There are limited spots still available on some of our Academy teams for 2026 please go to Academy Information and Expression of Interest

MiniRoos Under 8 - Under12

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR ALL MINIROO PLAYERS FOR THE 2026 SEASON

Children turning 8 - 12 in the 2026 calendar year can play MiniRoos competition football. The competition typically has 18 playing rounds with games played in a home and away format.

Games are played on Sunday with kick-off typically between 8:00am and 11:00am

Playing format:

• Number of players: 7-a-side including a goalkeeper (Under8’s - Under9’s) and 9 -a-side including a goalkeeper (Under 10’s - Under 12’s)

• 20 or 25-minute halves]

‘B’ stream for players at a good standard looking to progress their game or advance to an Academy team. Players must attend the Placement Day and REGISTER to be placed on a MiniRoo team. Recommended extension programs for ‘B’ stream players are the Football Fundamentals Program and, School Holiday Programs 

‘C’ stream for children new to football, who want to play with friends or make new friends. Players must attend the Player Placement Day and REGISTER to be placed on a MiniRoo team. The recommended extension programs for ‘C’ stream players are the Football Fundamentals Program, and School Holiday Programs 

MINIROO PLACEMENT DATES - UWA Sports Park

• Under 8 Girls & Under 10 Girls - Saturday 7 February, 9am

• Under 12 Girls - Saturday 7 February, 10:15am

• Under 8 Boys - Saturday 21 February, 9am

• Under 9 Boys - Saturday 21 February, 10:15am

• Under 10 Boys - Saturday 21 February, 11:30am

• Undre 11 Boys - Sunday 22 February, 9am

• Under 12 Boys - Sunday 22 February, 10:15am

REGISTER NOW FOR MINIROO FOOTBALL IN 2026 REGISTER 2026

MiniRoos Under 6 - Under 7 Cluster Football REGISTRATION NOW OPEN

Children turning 5,6 or 7 in the 2026 calendar year can play MiniRoos cluster football. The competition typically has 18 playing rounds with games played in so-called clusters. During the season games are played at a single location for 2-3 consecutive weeks after which the cluster moves to the next location.

Games are played on Sunday with kick-off typically between 8:30 and 10:00.

Playing format:

• Number of players: 4-a-side with no goalkeeper, maximum of 3 substitutes

• Field of play: 30m long x 20m wide

• Goal size: 2m wide x 1m high

• Duration of the game: 20 min halves, minimum 5 min half time break

The competition kicks off halfway through April with training typically commencing a few weeks prior.

Training is provided once a week by UWANFC coaches with match day coaching shared between parents.

The recommended extension programs for Cluster aged players are the Football Fundamentals Program, and Joey School Camps. 

You can register now for the 2026 Cluster program REGISTER 2026