Can a JDL club use outside coaches or charge extra fees?
Rule- New South Wales
- Football NSW
- Junior Development Leagues
- Skill Acquisition Phase
- Under 9-Under 13
- 2026
- Coaches
The 2026 Club Standards and Benchmarking Framework lists these JDL league compliance requirements, each with a sanction of minus two points on the club's overall assessment score (to a maximum of minus 10):
- No external coach use (for example private academies), evidenced by coach contracts.
- Coach contracts provided by the club documentation submission date.
- Zero mandatory additional charge to participants.
- All coaches registered on PlayFootball.
- Safe to play criteria met: WWC, Child Protection Policy, MPIO and Game Time Policy.
- A Club Technical Director appointed.
- Attendance at 75 per cent of Football NSW Club Capability Building workshops.
The 2025 JDL Parent Information adds that clubs must not make additional training opportunities mandatory, and that all coaching, training and game costs must be included within the capped Player Registration Fee.
Sources: Football NSW Club Standards and Benchmarking Framework 2026 (JDL league compliance); Football NSW JDL Parent Information, March 2025.
Updated 24 Oct 2026