{"id":330573,"date":"2025-10-23T08:11:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/?p=330573"},"modified":"2025-10-25T06:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:48:05","slug":"a-record-breaking-term-for-the-wanderers-pre-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wswanderersfc.com.au\/news\/a-record-breaking-term-for-the-wanderers-pre-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"A Record-Breaking Term for the Wanderers Pre-Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Western Sydney\u2019s future stars turned out in force for Term 3 of the Wanderers Pre-Academy Development Program, with an incredible&nbsp;410 young footballers&nbsp;taking part across our six locations &#8211; Campbelltown, Strathfield, Parramatta, Hawkesbury, Rooty Hill and Penrith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pre-Academy continues to go from strength to strength, providing aspiring players aged 5\u201315 with the perfect environment to learn, grow and fall in love with the game the 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