Youth
14 Kingborough teams, including 182 players headed up North for a weekend of football and sunshine! Thank you to the Devonport Cup tournament organisers and all their volunteers that made the weekend so fantastic for all! A huge thank you to all our amazing junior and youth coaches, team managers, families and of course amazing…
Two programs. One pathway. Built for every stage of the junior game. DISCOVERY (U5–U8) Cost: $85 | 8 weeksStarts Sunday 10 May | 2:00–2:45pm A fun, game-based introduction to football. Players learn through play while building confidence, coordination and a love for the game. Focus on core skills: First Touch, 1v1, Running with the Ball…
Kingborough Lions United Football Club is excited to welcome Nick Atwell on-board as the club’s first Strength and Conditioning Coordinator . Nick has been appointed to a club-wide role designing and managing delivery of our NPL and WSL strength and conditioning programs, as well as overseeing new programs focused on strength, conditioning and injury prevention…
Kingborough Lions United FC is pleased to announce Matthew Hess has been appointed as the Club’s new Youth Technical Director. Matt has been with Kingborough Lions United for the past three years, most recently overseeing the club’s NPL Development (U17/U21) program and as one of our current NPL players. His background also includes coaching representative…
NPL High-Performance Program Head Coach and Youth Technical Director Alfred Hess is moving on to pursue new football opportunities. Alfred Hess returned to Tasmania from Canberra in 2021 to join the Kingborough Lions and has served as the NPL Head Coach for two seasons, as well as the Club’s Youth Technical Director. Alfred has made…
Welcome to the 2024 season! Registration for our JUNIOR programs (U5-U12) are now open and will close in mid-March. Training Days Age Group training days have been worked around our ground availabilities and are conditionally: Age group training should be at the Lightwood Park precinct and club rooms and kiosk will be open on training…
Football Tasmania will be conducting a MiniRoos Coaching Course @Lightwood Park, Kingborough on Sunday 3rd March 2024 from 9am-12pm. Cost of the course is $16.50 This course is for coaches of any level and is the introductory coaching course offered by Football Australia. Please fill out the form (link below) to reserve your space in…
A group of 33 players aged 12 to 17 and accompanying adults recently travelled to Melbourne for a weekend of football experiences. The group were fortunate to experience two games at the highest level of competition in Australia attending the Melbourne Victory FC V Macarthur FC Isuzu UTE A-league Mens game and the Western United FC…
KLUFC is excited to announce a “new look” Youth Development Program for its Youth players (U13-U17). The program is designed to provide a pathway for our Youth players, as mentees, to learn and develop their coaching skills under the supervision of a more experienced KLUFC coach, who will be their mentor. This mentor-mentee relationship creates…
