Series 1 Nerds FC first aired on Australian Television on 14 April 2006 and screened on SBS on Friday at 7:30pm. The show is 30mins. The first series repeated its cycle from 8 June 2006 at 8 pm. The first series repeated its cycle from 21 April 2007 at 5:30pm. Episode 1 - From Nerd to Player We meet the 14 nerds and learn that they are as comfortable on the ball as a fish is on a bicycle. The nerds meet their coach (Andy Harper) and his assistant (Milan Blagojevic) and train as a team for the first time at Wentworth Park before playing their first game against an opposition (Young Matildas) even they think they can beat. Episode 2 - From Individual to Team The team receive their kits and leave for a team bonding camp. They do several "get across the gap" challenges, then are divided into two groups and have 20 minutes to build a raft from planks, barrels, rope and gaffer tape. They then cross a creek and return to prove the rafts float. Almost unanimously (bar one) David Smith is elected as captain after displaying leadership during the team bonding activities. Episode 3 - From Shy to Bold The premise of this episode is that the Nerds FC need to have 'music': in essence, rhythm and rhyme. The Nerds FC team is taken to a dance studio to learn South American rhythms from a group of female dancers from Brasil. The Nerds FC is also taken to a recording studio and given words for their team song and sing parts of it, that are accompanied by a professional singer. A promotional video was also filmed. The dancers also appear in the promotional video. By the end of the episode, the Nerds FC is looking more fluid in their movements. In this episode we are introduced to the passions of Marika Deku, a linguist proficient in six languages including French, Italian, German, Latin, Japanese and English as well as developing his own languages with grammar and alphabet. Tim Kirk explains his love of political history and world leaders including his great admiration of Winston Churchill. He also displays his collection of European military uniforms including his East German Air force uniform. Episode 4 - From Afraid to Brave The Nerds FC have a trial match against a local Sydney prison team, from the John Morony