Teenagers from Redfern and Waterloo create an outdoor, youth-run bootcamp after the South Sydney PCYC shuts down in late 2024, and the program has grown into a wider community movement. Reports say the group establishes training sessions in the Waterloo area and that interest expands beyond the original participants as more local young people join. The bootcamp’s growth also brings high-profile support, with NRL stars attending sessions to train alongside participants and to help raise the profile of the initiative.
Across the coverage, the central theme is that the bootcamp is led by young people and organised as a practical alternative to the services lost when the PCYC closed. The sources describe it as an informal training club that develops momentum through community participation, peer recruitment, and ongoing sessions in an outdoor setting. While details about specific events, numbers of participants, and the identities of the players are not provided in the supplied excerpts, all outlets describe the same origin story—starting after the PCYC closure—and a subsequent expansion marked by increased attention and visits from NRL players.
