The Talent Identification and Development Centre (TIDC) Program is a part-time program, working with clubs to identify and develop our talented players for the Pathways programs.
TIDC Program & Pathways Information
The primary focus of the FV TIDC Program is to support the ongoing development of talented youth players. The TIDC Program sees players exposed to a high-quality learning environment and an increase in high level games.
Further, it will enhance the process for talent identification and selection of representative teams and provide additional opportunities for benchmarking.
The TIDC sessions assist in the identification of players throughout the season & form part of the development & selection process for FV representative squads, FV Talent ID Matches, FA Talent Development Scheme (TDS) Matches, FV training camps & tournament selection opportunities (FA National Emerging Championships).
TIDC players train one night a week with their allocated TIDC squad and participate in TIDC matches through the year. All TIDC players are required to train at least twice a week and play matches with their current club.
Players can be invited to trial for the program through:
- Participation in the final block of TIDC in the previous year
- Nomination by their club (Clubs are limited in their number of nominations)
TIDC Program-Player Eligibility:
- Any player registered to play in Victoria
- VYPL & Community players
- A-League academy players ineligible
Trial Process:
- Nominated by Club Technical Director or Club Official.
- Work with clubs to identify players at right time
- Selections from previous year (not all players)
- Players can be identified or nominated at any point throughout the year.
TIDC Programs
TIDC Metro run the following age groups:
- Under 15's | Boys and Girls
- Under 14’s | Boys and Girls
- Under 13's | Boys and Girls
There is no further intake for the 2026 TIDC Program and the next intake will be in 2027.