New Zealand's best-known football brand will soon establish a talent centre based at ASB Baypark Stadium.
The Ricki Herbert Football Academy has centres in Auckland, Wellington and Kapiti and will open its fourth at Mount Maunganui on October 13.
Director Kale Herbert says it will be based on the outside pitch at the stadium and will also utilise the indoor training facility and gym.
"Myself and Ricki have come up to Tauranga a lot and one of the main reasons we went for (Baypark) was having that neutral venue not attached to a club," Herbert said. "It is a good venue and I think it is the right place to hold a talent development centre for young footballers."
"We will be working through the whole year and during the winter time, when the weather starts to turn a little bit, we will look to use the indoor facilities."