Brodie Clarkson, founder and head coach of Gamechanger Football and Performance, on the training pitch.

About Gamechanger

Built from the professional game

Experience from professional football, national programs, Europe and high-performance environments — turned into practical development for the next generation.

Brodie Clarkson on the ball for St George City FA.

01 — Experience

Football

19 years in the game, across some of the highest-performing environments in Australian and European football — an A-League academy pathway, national representative honours, first-division experience in Belgium and the Netherlands, and first-grade football today.

  • Current NPL 1 player with St George City150+ games
  • A-League Men's playerMacarthur Bulls
  • Western Sydney WanderersA-League Academy — first-grade bench at 15, in his first season
  • Canberra UnitedNational Youth League Player of the Season
  • Australian Schoolboys CaptainMVP, National Schoolboy Championships · toured Europe against world-class opposition
  • NSW — Emerging SocceroosNational champion in Football & Futsal · Talent Support Program · NSWIS
  • Experience with KVC Westerlo and Excelsior RotterdamBelgian and Dutch first-division football
  • Westfields Sports High SchoolHigh-Performance Program graduate
  • Combined High Schools "Blue" AwardFor outstanding sporting achievement
  • NPL Team of the WeekMultiple selections
Inside the Gamechanger strength and conditioning gym.

02 — Experience

Strength & Conditioning

19 years in football, with experience under leading strength & conditioning coaches and high-performance programs. At Westfields Sports High School's High Performance Program — a program that has produced Aaron Mooy, Maty Ryan, Sam Silvera, Ellie Carpenter and Harry Kewell — as both student and sports science intern. At the NSW Institute of Sport, learning from the coaches behind Olympic gold medallists like Ian Thorpe. And at Matraville Sports High, an environment that has produced elite athletes including Adam Reynolds and Josh Addo-Carr.

  • ASCA QualifiedStrength and Conditioning Coach
  • Bachelor of Strength & ConditioningCurrently completing
  • Eagle Vale Sports HighLead strength & conditioning coach
  • Private Athletic Development CoachWorking closely with Elite Athletes
  • NSW Institute of SportSports science intern
  • Westfields Sports HighSports science intern
  • Matraville Sports HighSports science intern
  • CPR & First AidCertified

03 — The team

One standard Different expertise

Coaches who play the game, bringing elite environments into purposeful, demanding athlete development.

Brodie Clarkson.

Owner & Head Coach

Brodie Clarkson

Macarthur Bulls A-League squad · Australian youth international · European experience · current NPL 1 first grade.

Gregg Clarkson.

Senior Coach

Gregg Clarkson

Technical Director at Apia FC, Macarthur Rams and Camden Tigers · Wollongong Wolves NPL senior coach · NSW head coach and national champion · exercise physiologist and sports scientist.

James Cakovski.

Senior Coach

James Cakovski

Professional with FK Radnički Sremska Mitrovica · Macarthur Bulls A-League Academy · NPL 1 U20 Golden Boot winner.

Matilda Frappell.

Coach

Matilda Frappell

Macarthur Rams U18/23 NPL 1 player & captain · Macarthur Rams FC U14 assistant coach · 3+ years coaching experience.

Billy Azzopardi.

Coach

Billy Azzopardi

NPL 1 with St George City FA · youngest-ever first grade debutant in NPL history (15) · Football NSW & Mamre Anglican TSP programs · 3+ years of 1-1 coaching experience.

Harry Haeusler.

Coach

Harry Haeusler

NPL with Camden Tigers FC · 5+ years NPL and senior football experience · 3+ years private coaching experience.

Jaidon Cosmidis.

Coach

Jaidon Cosmidis

Currently at Hakoah FC · U20 NPL Champion · NPL and senior football experience with Macarthur Rams FC · 5+ years NPL playing experience · Football NSW TSP program.

Max Cibilic.

Coach

Max Cibilic

A-League Academy player with Macarthur Bulls FC NPL 1 · Football NSW TSP program · Macarthur Rams NPL captain (U13–U16).

I started Gamechanger to work with youth footballers of all ages and abilities, to help them get to the highest level they possibly can, whatever that may be.

I aim to use my experiences here and abroad to benefit the next generation of footballers, and to teach them things I didn't know when I was coming through.

Brodie Clarkson — Owner & Head Coach

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