The announcement of the Future Matildas program saw a new elite pathway for Australia's young female footballers and will not only bridge the gap between the NTC and Matildas but will also be used as an integration tool of Young Players into the Matildas Culture.
The program also sees a match each week with current Matildas invited in to play both with against players in the Program.
Being able to play and train alongside or against players like Chloe Logazro, Michelle Heyman, Caitlin Cooper, Eliza Campbell and Casey Dumont will introduce the Future Matildas to the playing environment of the senior national team while also giving them a relationship with these players so if and when they are selected in the team they already know the team, environment and the culture.
Not only this but it also gives the injured players like Amy Harrison and Caitlin Foord a place to rehab.
"There is an extra environment for all our Matildas to have a daily training environment if they don't go overseas and the benefit is massive but then the benefit to these kids to be growing up with these players and learning from these players, is something that other countries probably can't replicate," Stajcic said.
The training these players receive needs to challenge them as footballers if they want to grow, otherwise, they can stagnate. While this isn't always the case, Stajcic has seen first hand how some of the brightest young talents in Australia have not progressed the way he thought they would but the Future Matildas Program will aim to alleviate this.
"The level they've gone up in two to three months already is amazing. In time, I am sure we will all see the benefits both on and off the field for the development and education that these young players are getting," Stajcic said.
The program which only started a month ago is expected to grow and could in the coming years see the Young Matildas make a U20's World Cup for the first time since 2006.
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