Podcasts about Football Federation Australia

Steph Catley is a highly accomplished Australian professional football player renowned for her defensive prowess and considered one of the best left-backs in the world. Playing club football for Arsenal in the FA Women's Super League and has 122 caps for the Matildas Australia national team. Catley's impressive career includes stints with Melbourne Victory, Portland Thorns FC, Orlando Pride, and Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), as well as Melbourne City in the A-League Women competition in Australia. Throughout her career, she has garnered several accolades, including the PFA Women's Player of the Year in 2020, the W-League's Young Player of the Year for the 2012–13 season, and the Female U20 Footballer of the Year by Football Federation Australia in 2012 and 2013.

Caitlin Foord, born on November 11, 1994, is a highly accomplished Australian professional football player renowned for her exceptional skills and achievements on the field. Hailing from Shellharbour, New South Wales, Foord began her football journey at the grassroots level with the Warilla Wanderers, showcasing prodigious talent from a young age. In 2011, she marked her debut with the Matildas, the Australian national women's football team, making a significant impact on the world stage. Foord's breakthrough moment came at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, where, at the age of 16, she became the youngest Australian to participate in the prestigious tournament. Not only did she impress with her dynamic style of play, but she also earned accolades as the Best Women's Young Player of the tournament. This remarkable achievement was complemented by her recognition as the Asian Women's Young Footballer of the Year and the Football Federation Australia's U20 Women's Footballer of the Year in the same year. Foord's consistently stellar performances led to further acclaim, and in 2016, she was honoured as the Asian Women's Footballer of the Year by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Currently, she plays as a forward for the FA Women's Super League club Arsenal, solidifying her status as one of Australia's football icons.

In many countries, Football Associations banned women from any affiliated grounds for years, stating that the game was “quite unsuitable for females”, such as the UK, France, Spain, Germany, Nigeria, and Brazil. As 2023 brings a Women's World Cup, a struggle continues off the soccer pitch that many are aware of; that is, the struggle against the gaping gender-based in the industry as well as other inequalities at the sport. In this podcast, we talk about the 2023 Women's World Cup and how it relates to gender equality. How can women's football prize get to the next level? Do we need sanctions and threats to push national football federations to apply gender-equal measures to develop women's football? What football can mean for gender equality in the first Women's World Cup at the senior level for Haiti? #EthicsofCare #Funds #Women'sFootball Guests: Yvon Severe, a Member of the Standardization Committee of the Haitian Football Federation Catherine Ordway, a Sport Integrity Research Lead at the University of Canberra & Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne Law School Heather Reid, a former Australian football administrator, a Football Federation Australia board member, and vice chair Recommendations: Gender equality achieved through crisis: Football Federation of Australia (now FA) - Catherine Ordway

Sports journalist Ann Odong travels with the national Matildas team and is Digital Content Project Manager for Football Federation Australia. Ann's story begins when her family were forced to flee Uganda as refugees. They resettled in Perth, Western Australia. Growing up in a new country, Ann found the best way to connect with other kids was through a shared passion for playing soccer. Game Changers is a collection of stories from WA elite athletes past and present considered to be the best in the game; and from community role models who are courageously making soccer more accessible and equitable for future generations of women, young girls and newcomers of all genders to the game. Find out more at centreforstories.com.

Moya Dodd, one of the most influential women in global sport. Former vice-captain of the Australian women's football team, Moya served on the board of Football Federation Australia and Asian football's governing body, before she became one of the first women to join the FIFA Council, where she took a lead role on gender reforms.Moya still sits on FIFA committees along with the IOC Athlete's Entourage Commission. She is Honorary President of Women in Sports Law, Chair of Common Goal and serves on the board of Barefoot to Boots.Find out more about The Game Changers podcast here: https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangersHosted by Sue AnstissProduced by Sam Walker, What Goes On MediaA Fearless Women production

In the latest episode of the No Limitations podcast For the Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker, Blenheim Partners' Gregory Robinson speaks to Joseph Healy, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Judo Bank, Australia's only challenger bank purpose-built for small and medium businesses. Driven by an unwavering resolve to challenge long-established norms, Joseph takes us across Judo Bank's fascinating journey, from the 87 meetings around the world four times over to an eleventh-hour surprise that threatened to get the bank up and running. He shares with us Judo Bank's unique approach to banking for small and medium-sized enterprises, the backbone of the Australian economy, and the importance of culture in building and scaling a challenger bank. Joseph is a career international banker, having held executive positions at NAB, ANZ, CIBC World Markets, Citibank and Lloyds Bank prior to co-founding Judo Bank in 2016. He was previously Group Executive, Business Banking at NAB and before that was Managing Director, Global Client Relationships at ANZ. Joseph is a Director of the Australian Finance Industry Association and previously served on the Board of Football Federation Australia. He has authored four books, including a recent publication ‘Black Belt – A masterclass for start-ups and entrepreneurs.' Please note: this episode was recorded on 27 March 2023.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Can I do it? There was a massive amount of self-doubt when I took the job about a month later. The coach, Rafa Benitez, left … and took 18 staff with him. The whole department was gutted. There was me and an assistant coach to take the superstars through a training session … I was pitch side for Australia versus Serbia on Wednesday, arrived on Friday and started interviewing people on Saturday and Sunday to start on Monday. It was an incredible whirlwind.”Darren Burgess, Adelaide Football Club High Performance Director, previously Director of High Performance at Arsenal Football Club, joins our Change Happens podcast host Jenelle McMaster to discuss the lessons learnt from his time as Head of Fitness and Conditioning for Liverpool Football Club.Host: Jenelle McMaster is Deputy CEO Oceania and Markets Leader at EY.Guest: Darren Burgess is Adelaide Football Club High Performance Director and Senior Consultant at EPPListen now: Apple Podcasts or Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

Episode #241 of The Coaches Network Podcast.There's been a lot of exciting work on going behind the scenes, and as we approach 250 episode of The Coaches Network Podcast, and we've been growing week after week in our listenership, we thought I'd be a great time highlight some of the great guests we've had over the past 2 years. So over the next few weeks we'll be releasing re-run's of some our top episodes, alongside continuing to bring some great new content and episodes.This weeks episode is one from the archives, a discussion with Rick Shuttleworth. Rick has a diverse experience supporting performance development coaching, athlete and team dynamics, and sport development and education in Europe and Australasia. He contributed to several successful Olympic sports campaignes at the Australian Institute of Sport (Australian Sports Commission) as Skills Acquisition Specialist spanning both Beijing and London Games. It involved supporting Olympic coaches and athletes, World Cup sports, Super Rugby Franchises, National Rugby League, Football Federation Australia, Australian Rules Clubs and number of National Sport Organisations.Rick joins CoachYas to discuss how to create a safe learning environment for athletes to thrive in. We discuss the importance and the role of being allowed to make mistakes plays in development at all levels, and how to give your athletes more ownership over their learning. This is a great one for coaches battling with the debate on balance player vs coach led environments. Enjoy!Why not become an official member or supporter of The Coaches Network?The Coaches Network is proud to formally reveal our very first Patreon membership. This membership consists of monthly donations with a price worth as much as a cup of coffee! Only £3.50 per month! What benefits will there be you say? Click here to find out more.Click here for more information on our upcoming Coach Education Webinars and Mentor Programmes.Enjoy and be sure to subscribe & connect with your host on social media to make your up to date with everything we're doing.Coach Yas - Instagram - Twitter - LinkedIn - Facebook - Patreon - PodcastSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-coaches-network-podcast/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Football Federation Australia must now look towards supporting the sport's junior crop of players in the years ahead to piggyback off the Socceroos' World Cup success, Peter Psaltis says.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Darren Burgess is currently the High-Performance Manager at Adelaide Football Club. Previously, he was the high-performance manager at Melbourne Football Club and prior to that, Darren's roles have included Director of High Performance at Arsenal Football Club, High Performance Manager at Port Adelaide Football (AFL) Club, Head of Sports Science for Football Federation Australia and Head of Fitness and Conditioning at Liverpool Football Club. Darren also worked as a lecturer in Exercise Science at Australian Catholic University in Sydney and completed his PhD in movement analysis of AFL and Soccer in 2012. Darren has had multiple papers published in peer review journals and has spoken at many international conferences. QUOTES "It took me a while to realize but we (strength and conditioning coaches) are very much in the background and I really thought in my early days that fitness could win you a title" "In elite European football, the training dictates everything and if we can squeeze a 10 min lift in, we will, but to do so, you really need to identify your core lifts" "We are in a skill-based sport so the skill will come first before gym work" "In order to be very good and very prepared as a coach, you really need to know the game you are working with well" "It is very important to expose players to as specific a match demand as possible" "Creating competition in training is paramount both on and off the field" SHOWNOTES 1) Darren's journey in strength and conditioning to the highest levels of football 2) Where does strength and conditioning coaches fit into a high-performance department 3) Monitoring tools in AFL like sub-maximal heart rate tests 4) Promoting communication and structures in a high performance department 5) Where S&C should fit into a schedule based on a coaches plan and the specificity of the sport you are dealing with 6) Being good at both the technical and personality aspects of the job 7) Luis Suarez and the importance of consistency of exposure to stimulus on and off the pitch compared to a recovery based performance system 8) Game specific conditioning and low tech solutions if without GPS 9) Getting hired in a foreign job markets and the importance of repeated exposures PEOPLE MENTIONED Dave Watts Bill Gates Cal Newport Adam Owen Dave Carolan

Μετά τις Matildas και οι Olyroos έκαναν καλό ποδαρικό στους Ολυμπιακούς Αγώνες του Τόκιο.

Are you a monarchist? What if Julie Dolan was named Queen of the Week? Or Rebekah Stott for that matter? Listen in as guest co-host Fatima Flores, Nordic Steffen and lockdown 5.0 Cheryl jump into another week of football banter. Guest: Julie Dolan AMWe're not sure it gets any better than this as we talk to our mate Julie about the Olympics and 2023.Julie Dolan was the first-ever captain (Cap 1) of the Australian Women's National Team, with 34 appearances for the Matildas including eighteen international matches between 1978-1988. Dolan is recognised as football royalty and has a plethora of awards and acknowledgements including Captain of FFA's 1979-89 Team of the Decade (2013).In 1988, the Julie Dolan Medal was announced by the Australian Women's Soccer Association to recognise the best player in the league. In 1999 Julie Dolan was inducted into Football Federation Australia's Hall of Fame. Dolan is also the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Australian Sports Medal and is an OAM (2018).Hot TopicsTokyo Olympics are here (fingers crossed)Matildas v Japan resultFAWSL fixtures released 23/7Around the WorldNordicNorway Toppserien Round 9(9) Klepp IL (Nikola Orgill) played Kolbotn away on the weekend, with a second successive 3-0 loss. Nikola was not on the match card, having strained a hammy last week. (4) LSK Kvinner FK (Karly Roestbakken) drew 1-1 at home against champs Vålerenga, who lost influential captain Sherida Spitse to Dutch football (Ajax) this season and were also without Elise Thorsnes for this game, well known to Canberra United fans. LSK looked like they were good for the win but a bizarre goal equalised the game with just over 10 minutes to go, as Norwegian left-back Emilie Woldwik headed the ball powerfully onto the side of the head of forward Celin Bizet inside the penalty area, only to see the ball loop into the top left corner, leaving the LSK keeper no chance. The results see both teams tied on 19 points, with Vålerenga just ahead on goal difference. Karly is returning to Norway this week.No games now till August 7 Iceland Round 10(3) UMF Selfoss (Emma Checker) First win for Emma as captain, 1-0 at home vs Keflavik (one of the promoted teams) further indicating they may be coming out of a slump. They retain 3rd place and play Þór/KA (‘Thor') on July 21. NPLW RoundupNSW and Victoria's NPLW competitions are still in lockdown, but there's still football around Australia including:ACT - Round 14Round 14 marks the end of the second full round, 1 full round to goGungahlin United vs Canberra Croatia postponed due to state of pitchWest Canberra Wanderers 0-3 Belconnen United, 2 goals to Keira BobbinCanberra Olympic 4-0 Tuggeranong United, hattie to Anna VandenbrouckeCanberra United Academy 6-0, braces to Bessie Riethmuller - played well as a new focal point of attack; these were her first goals in the top grade but she has been scoring freely in Ressies - and Sofia ChristophersonAcademy jump back into the top 4 at West Canberra's expense VIC - NIKE FC CupJust prior to lockdown, the Nike FC Cup quarterfinals saw Calder United, Bulleen Lions and Box Hill United progress to the semi-finals, while the last quarter-final match between Casey Comets and South Melbourne FC is up in the air due to COVID exposure.Calder defeated Alamein 4-0The return of Stotty Bulleen defeated Melbourne Uni 5-0 - HighlightsBox Hill United 5-1 over Melbourne KnightsA player involved in tonight's match has been identified as a secondary close contact through an exposure site. The matter was discussed between the two clubs. The match has not proceeded and we will share more information when it is available.— South Melbourne FC (@smfc) July 14, 2021Queen of the WeekSteffen singles out USWNT captain Becky Sauerbrunn, sure it's good, but is it as good as Stotty's return? Don't forget we're live on Facebook on Monday evenings and you can subscribe to the Beyond 90 Podcast on iTunes, Spotify & Google Podcasts or anywhere you listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 77 of #TheCoachesNetworkPodcast. The guest for this episode is Rick Shuttleworth. Rick has a diverse experience supporting performance development coaching, athlete and team dynamics, and sport development and education in Europe and Australasia. He contributed to several successful Olympic sports campaignes at the Australian Institute of Sport (Australian Sports Commission) as Skills Acquisition Specialist spanning both Beijing and London Games. It involved supporting Olympic coaches and athletes, World Cup sports, Super Rugby Franchises, National Rugby League, Football Federation Australia, Australian Rules Clubs and number of National Sport Organisations. Rick joins CoachYas to discuss how to create a safe learning environment for athletes to thrive in. Enjoy! Why not become an official member or supporter of The Coaches Network? The Coaches Network is proud to formally reveal our very first Patreon ( https://www.patreon.com/TheCoachesNetwork ) membership. This membership consists of monthly donations with a price worth as much as a cup of coffee! Only £3.50 per month! What benefits will there be you say? Click here ( https://www.patreon.com/TheCoachesNetwork ) to find out more. Click here ( https://www.thecoachesnetwork.co.uk/coach-education ) for more information on our upcoming Coach Education Webinars and Mentor Programmes. Enjoy and be sure to subscribe & connect with your host on social media to make your up to date with everything we're doing. Coach Yas ( https://www.thecoachesnetwork.co.uk/coach-yas ) - Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/thecoachesnetwork/ ) - Twitter ( https://twitter.com/thecoachesnet ) - LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-coaches-network/ ) - Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/TheCoachesNetwork ) - Patreon ( https://www.patreon.com/TheCoachesNetwork ) - Podcast ( https://instabio.cc/TheCoachesNetwork ) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-coaches-network-podcast/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Australian rugby has taken another blow with major sponsor Qantas cutting ties with the code after a 30-year partnership.Support for Cricket Australia and the Football Federation Australia by Qantas will also be reduced but the Wallabies will suffer the major pain.The national airline will end its financial support of the code in December due to spending cuts because of COVID-19 which has included massive job losses.Rugby Australia interim CEO Rob Clarke said Qantas' decision was "disappointing" but also "understandable"."There aren't many 30-year partnerships in Australian sport, and I want to thank Qantas for everything they have done for our great game," Clarke said."Alan (Joyce) and his team have been transparent and collaborative in their discussions with us and they have now given us the opportunity to prepare for 2021 and beyond."While we have all felt the effects of COVID-19, Rugby in Australia is entering a very exciting new chapter."Both CA and the FFA will still receive "in kind" benefits such as free flights and marketing, but Qantas will not pay any sponsorship fees for the next 12 months.Qantas chief customer officer, Stephanie Tully said: "In an environment where thousands of our people have lost jobs and thousands more are stood down while they wait for flying to restart, we can't maintain these sponsorships in the way we have in the past."While we're dealing with this crisis and its aftermath, the cash cost of our sponsorships has to be zero."Without exception, our partners have been incredibly understanding of the situation, particularly as most are facing their own COVID challenges."Qantas has had a very long association with Rugby Australia and the Wallabies ... Unfortunately, this pandemic has been the undoing." 

Introducing Carlo Kasparian – GM of Digital Marketing and Content at Football Federation Australia!Carlo – a Bachelor of Business and Marketing Graduate at Western Sydney University - has combined his passions for football and storytelling with his experience in agency and client marketing to land his dream job in the world of sports digital.At age 29, Carlo packed his bags and temporarily moved his life to London. In this episode we discover the tactical change of approach Carlo took (after constant knock-backs) to land his ‘eye-opening' volunteer position at the Chelsea Football Club Foundation and how you can leverage your own work experience and connections to launch your career.Carlo reveals to the SportsGrad Podcast the benefits of moving ‘in-house' to access internal job opportunities, why it may already be too late for you once a job is advertised, and how you can build your network to unlock the hidden job market.We even get an incredible insight into the scenario-driven interview process at the FFA and discuss why the success of an interview is driven by how well you can turn it into a conversation!In this episode you will learn:- The benefits of working for both a client and agency – and why having “empathy for both stakeholders makes you a far better member of any team.” (7:25)- The scenario-driven questions in Carlo's FFA interview and why it's “okay to say you don't know the answer.” (29:30)- Tips for students to gain opportunities during Covid-19 and the fundamental skills you should be improving right now. (48:36)- The qualities Carlo sees in the best volunteers that come through the FFA. (51:30)****If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to land guests! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jane Fernendaz joins us to talk about her next role with Football Federation Australia after leading Australia and NZ to the historic One Bid win for the women's Football World Cup. Plus Jane Woodlands-Thompson is the first woman to oversee concurrent operations in two premier elite sports, AFLW and Super Netball, at the iconic Collingwood Football Club.

My guest today is Moya Dodd, one of the most influential women in global sport. Former vice-captain of the Australian women's football team, Moya served on the board of Football Federation Australia and Asian football's governing body, before she became one of the first women to join the FIFA Council, where she took a lead role on gender reforms. Moya still sits on FIFA committees along with the IOC Athlete's Entourage Commission. She is Honorary President of Women in Sports Law, Chair of Common Goal and serves on the board of Barefoot to Boots. I'm so grateful to Barclays for once again choosing to sponsor this series of The Game Changers which will focus on fearless women in football. In each of the 8 episodes I'll be talking to trailblazer, reinforcing Barclays huge commitment to the beautiful game.  

In this Masterclass Discussion, PDP Editor, Dave Wright hosts Sean Douglas for an in depth conversation on coach development.Sean is the National Coach Education Manager at Football Federation Australia and has vast experience as a Technical Director, Coach and Coach developer.In this discussion, Sean and Dave discuss formal coach education courses, advice for coaches who are on a coach education pathway and what to expect, the importance of self reflection and the Australian football landscape.If you're considering a coaching course or want insights into how it works, this is a great discussion to get a better understanding of the process and how you can develop as a coach.

This episode features Darren Burgess, Darren is currently the High-Performance Manager at the Melbourne Football Club. Prior to his current role, he served as the Director of High Performance at Arsenal Football Club between 2017 and 2019. He was also previously the High-Performance Manager at Port Adelaide Football Club, and Head of Fitness and Conditioning at Liverpool Football Club. Between 2008 and 2010 Darren served as the Head of Sports Science for Football Federation Australia as well as acting as the Australian Soccer Team’s Fitness Coach which included an appearance at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Prior to 2010 he worked in a number of performance roles with several professional soccer and football organizations as well as being a lecturer in Exercise Science at the Australian Catholic University in Sydney. He completed his Ph.D. in movement analysis in 2012. Darren has had multiple papers published in peer-review journals and has spoken at many international conferences. Above all of his accomplishments in human performance, he is also a father of two kids. His story is reflective and real.

This week's conversation we chat and reflect with Mark Upton (myfastestmile) & Sean Douglas (Head of Coach Education at Football Federation Australia) on the Australian PFA report Culture Amplifies Talent: Building a Framework for Golden Generations. http://pfa.net.au/wp-content/uploads/PFA-Golden-Generation-Report_DIGITAL.pdf Guests: Mark O'Sullivan - AIK (@markstkhlm) Mike Whyatt - Halifax City Soccer Club (@whyatt) Britain Thomas - MetaSport FC (@devathletic) Mark Upton - co-creator at myfastestmile (@uppy01) Sean Douglas - Head of Coach Education at Football Federation Australia (@CoachDevAU)

O Presidente da FIFA Gianni Infantino falou que a Austrália e Nova Zelândia vao organizar a "melhor Copa do Mundo de todos os tempos".

The Sydney Opera House and Auckland's Sky Tower will be lit up simultaneously to highlight the joint bid from Australia and New Zealand in the final hours before FIFA decides on the venue for the 2023 Women's World Cup.The lights will go on in advance of a decision from the 37-member FIFA Council on Thursday in Europe, expected about 2 a.m. local time Friday on Australia's east coast and 4 a.m. in New Zealand.The co-confederation bid is favoured to win in a two-way contest with Colombia following the late withdrawal of a bid from Japan.Football Federation Australia chief executive James Johnson on Wednesday said the southern bidders were cautiously optimistic."We need to remain focused on finishing the job," Johnson told the Australian Associated Press. "Our goal has been to convince the FIFA Council members who vote on the merits of our bid and we're continuing to work on this into the late hours."Australia spent millions of dollars on its unsuccessful bid for the men's 2022 World Cup in a deflating result for local soccer fans and officials.Johnson is confident the technical evaluations this time give the Australia-New Zealand a strong chance."It's a far more transparent process than what the processes were last time we were in this situation in 2010," Johnson told AAP. "Our focus has been on the merits and not the politics, that's the way we have been from day one."The combined bid performed significantly stronger than Colombia in the FIFA inspection report — scoring 4.1 to 2.8.None of the remaining bidders has ever hosted a senior men's or women's World Cup. Victory for the Australia and New Zealand would be the first time a World Cup has been split across two confederations.Australia joined the Asian Football Confederation after qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, and New Zealand is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.The tournament is due to be staged from July 10-Aug. 20, 2023 and will see the field expanded from 24 to 32 teams. 

Players are demanding clarity after reading a News Corp report on Saturday claimed players could face an 80 per cent reduction in pay for this season when Football Federation Australia reduces its cash distribution to clubs from the final quarter of this year's TV deal. John Didulica; CEO of the PFA joined the Breakfast Club

Football Federation Australia's High Performance Coordinator and Head of Sports Science Andrew Clark spoke to Football Coaches Australia members on Tuesday, 28 April 2020, on the topic: “Sports Science in Football – Where are we at? - Simple tips to help make you a better coach.”  Andrew shared insights into the high performance and sports science strategies implemented for the Australian men's national team 'The Socceroos', including methods for achieving high performance from players when faced with the challenges of very short national team camp windows with significant travel requirements and limited training sessions.  The forum was conducted on the virtual meeting platform Zoom, and has been converted to an audio file for this podcast.  During the forum, Trevor answered participant questions, some of which can be heard in this podcast. 

Sean Douglas, the National Coach Education Manager at Football Federation Australia, spoke to Football Coaches Australia members on Thursday, 16 April 2020, on the topic: Re-thinking grassroots football - inspire them to play independently of you.  Sean spoke discussed themes such as listening to grassroots players and delivering a the football experience they want, developing football programs that enhance enjoyment of the game and the strategies for tackling the challenges of getting young people outside to play.  The forum was conducted on the virtual meeting platform Zoom, and has been converted to an audio file for this podcast. Some portions of the original presentation which relied on visual delivery have been removed to improve the podcast experience.  During the forum, Sean answered participant questions, some of which can be heard in this engaging podcast, which challenges widely held beliefs on the role of the coach in grassroots football. 

Walking football is a modified version of soccer which is rapidly gaining popularity among the over fifties age group. Since its inception in 2011, more than 800 clubs have already been set up in the UK. Australia is following suit with Football Federation Australia planning to establish 110 walking football hubs across the country in the coming year. - Yürüyüş futbolu, bildiğimiz futbolun bir versiyonu. Tüm dünyada 50 yaş üstü insanlar arasında gittikçe popülerleşiyor. 2011'den beri sadece Birleşik Krallık’ta 800den fazla yürüyüş futbolu klübü kuruldu.

Walking football is a modified version of soccer which is rapidly gaining popularity among the over fifties age group. Since its inception in 2011, more than 800 clubs have already been set up in the UK. Australia is following suit with Football Federation Australia planning to establish 110 walking football hubs across the country in the coming year. - Mpira wa miguu wa kutembea ni toleo la kandanda lililobadilishwa ambalo linapata umaarufu haraka miongoni mwa rika la zaidi ya umri wa miaka hamsini.Tangu kuanzishwa kwake mwaka 2011, zaidi ya vilabu 800 tayari vimeanzishwa nchini Uingereza.Australia inafuatia Shirikisho la Mpira wa Miguu Australia kupanga kuanzisha vilabu vidogo 110 vya mpira wa miguu nchini kote ifikapo mwakani.

Walking football is a modified version of soccer which is rapidly gaining popularity among the over fifties age group. Since its inception in 2011, more than 800 clubs have already been set up in the UK. Australia is following suit with Football Federation Australia planning to establish 110 walking football hubs across the country in the coming year. - ਵਾਕਿੰਗ ਫੁੱਟਬਾਲ, ਆਮ ਖੇਡੀ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਫੁੱਟਬਾਲ ਦਾ ਇਕ ਸੋਧਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਰੂਪ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਕਿ ਪੰਜਾਹਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਉਪਰ ਦੀ ਉਮਰ ਦੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਪ੍ਰਚਲਿਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਸਾਲ 2011 ਵਿੱਚ ਹੋਈ ਇਸ ਦੀ ਸਥਾਪਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਲੈ ਕਿ ਹੁਣ ਤੱਕ ਇਕੱਲੇ ਯੂ ਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੀ ਇਸ ਦੇ ਕਰੀਬ 110 ਕਲੱਬ ਸਥਾਪਤ ਹੋ ਚੁੱਕੇ ਹਨ।

Mani Djazmi and former Scotland and Chelsea winger Pat Nevin discuss this week's biggest football stories. Clare Walsh, Football Federation Australia's head of game development, talks about the countries' new pay deal that will see players of the women's national team get the same salary as their male counterparts. We mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by remembering an extraordinary bet between an East German player and a West German cabinet minister. Following Andre Gomes' horrific injury David Busst, who was forced to retire after his double broken leg, joins us to talk about how to deal with the aftermath. And podcast listeners can hear from Granada's Nigeria striker, Ramon Azeez, who says he wants their opponents to fear the club that are just two points behind the leaders in their first season back in the top division. (Photo: Sam Kerr celebrates scoring for Australia. Credit: Getty Images)

A new pay deal for Australia's national women's football team is being widely hailed as a landmark moment in women's sport. Later this week, Football Federation Australia is expected to announce the Matildas will be paid the same as their male counterparts, the Socceroos. Under the arrangement, the Matildas and the Socceroos will also reportedly share commercial revenue and prize money evenly. - Một thỏa thuận về mức lương mới cho đội bóng đá nữ quốc gia Úc đang được ca ngợi như một dấu son mang tính bước ngoặt trong lĩnh vực thể thao nữ.Liên đoàn bóng đá Úc vừa công bố sự kiện đội bóng Matildas sẽ được trả lương ngang với các đồng nghiệp nam của họ, đội Socceroos. Theo sự sắp xếp, Matildas và Socceroos sẽ chia sẻ doanh thu thương mại và tiền thưởng một cách đồng đều.

Nikita is a Seattle based visual storyteller. You can often find her wearing a black Rafa Nadal hat and a plaid shirt, laying on the ground pitchside at a Reign or Thorns game. She has taken photos of NWSL, MLS, USWNT and Matildas for various outlets, including various SB Nation blogs, NWSL, Football Federation Australia, the Women's Game, Eight By Eight magazine, and Make & Rally.

Alicia Edge is an Advanced Sports Dietitian and Co-Founder of Compeat Nutrition- an online sports nutrition platform aiming to deliver the best in nutrition advice to support the performance of people in sport and in life. Alicia graduated with a Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics from The University of Newcastle in 2008, and since then has worked in a variety of different roles across community health, private practice and sports settings. In 2016, Alicia and her husband Daniel came up with the concept of Compeat Nutrition and since then have invested a lot of themselves into bringing this amazing company to life...all while raising a young family.Today, Compeat Nutrition is disrupting the sports & performance dietetic scene, removing the dietitian from the clinic and integrating them into the lives of the active individual whilst at the same time reshaping the value proposition of what is an undervalued and underemployed profession. Compeat Nutrition has established partner agreements with some of the largest gyms and sporting organisations in Australia, the most recent of these being a partnership with Football Federation Australia as the official nutrition support for the Matildas in the lead up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In this chat, Alicia shares the story of her early career and the events that led her to develop the concept of Compeat Nutrition. We discuss the realities of the job market for dietitians and touch on the many challenges that Alicia has faced over recent years as she and Dan have worked to grow their business. Alicia’s honesty and authenticity in this chat is truly captivating. I hope you enjoy this chat as much as I did! As for me? I've rebranded! The Naked Truth is no more. Instead, I'm now working under my own name. Check out the links below for everything that your heart desires! My website www.rachelhawkins.com.au Follow me on Instagram @rachelhawkinsdietitian Subscribe to my newsletter Show notes Other cool guests Oh, and don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss out on new episodes!

Football Federation Australia lifted a ban on ethnic names, leaving clubs with the freedom to make their own decisions. Will Sydney United 58 become Sydney Croatia?Danijel Bošnjak, a Board of directors member, explains the next steps the club will make.Supporters, Ivica Glamatović and Bruno Jelić, have opposite opinions on the need to change the name. - Australski nogometni savez nedavno je povukao zabranu etničkih imena i obilježja, ostavljajući klubovima da sami odluče kako će se zvati. Sydney United 58 je 1958. osnovan kao Sydney Croatia. Hoće li se klub vratiti starom imenu?Danijel Bošnjak, iz uprave kluba, govori o tome koji će biti sljedeći koraci kluba.A navijači, Ivica Glamatović i Bruno Jelić, iznose oprečne stavove o budućem imenu kluba.

Wellington Phoenix general manager David Dome hopes the rumours of the club's demise can now be put to bed.Agreement has been reached for the A-League to be spun off from Football Federation Australia into a new commission co-owned by all the clubs.The Phoenix have endured an uncomfortable relationship with the FFA in recent year, forced to meet metrics to survive.Dome says that the move takes all the conjecture off the table that has been around for a while. He says that the financial pressures had not affected players but it had bothered fans. "The chatter you get in the media does unsettle the fans, but in terms of day to day business it hasn't been too bad." He says that there has been no conflict with other A-League clubs about the move. The change comes as Sarpreet Singh announced yesterday he was signing with Bayern Munich. The 20-year-old midfielder has completed the transfer from the Wellington Phoenix and will join the world's fourth largest football club immediately in arguably the largest transfer of a New Zealand football player.Singh has signed for Bayern's youth side Bayern Munich II on a three year deal and will play in the third division of German football next season, with a view of him being a member of their first team should performances go well.The Bayern scouts were made aware of Singh after his standout performances for New Zealand at the under 20 World Cup in Poland."The scouts found me at the World Cup, and then watched some of my Phoenix games in my last couple of seasons in Wellington," Singh said."They flew my family and I over to Germany to look at the facilities and see if I liked them and if this could be my new home for the next three years, at least."Singh said he was humbled that a club the size of Bayern was interested in him and has been impressed with the facilities at the campus that he'll be staying at for the next few months, where he hopes to pick up some German classes."They presented the plan for me when I got here. They see me developing here and if I do well there's always an opportunity to train with the first team. The second team trains at the same time right next to the first team, so if they need players they can easily pull some in."I'm here now for good, I've completed my medicals and testing. I'll stay in Munich until the break, where perhaps there will be some time to come home."Dome says that the transfer of Singh to Bayern Munich was testament to the significant investment the club had made into the Academy and youth programmes."We are thrilled for Sarpreet and his family and are extremely proud of what he has achieved to get to this stage of his career."We wish him all the best in Germany and look forward to seeing him progress all the way through to Bayern's first team as he continues his development as a professional footballer."He says that it is a huge good news story for the club, but the move won't affect the future of the club."Before very long, we'll have our squad for 2021."Singh, a Wellington Phoenix Academy graduate who had a stand out season for the club in the A-League 2018-19 season has played 38 games for the Phoenix' first team, scoring nine goals across two seasons.He joined the club's Academy in 2015 after coming through the Phoenix's Auckland based feeder club, Onehunga Sports where he joined at eight years old before moving to Wellington Phoenix at the age of 16.  

Today we are joined by Bonita Mersiades, former Head of Public Affairs with the Football Federation Australia, and author of Whatever It Takes: The Inside Story of the FIFA Way (Powderhouse Press, 2018).  In our conversation, we discussed the 2018/2022 Australian World Cup bid, the future of global football, and the FIFA way. In Whatever It Takes, Mersiades offers an insiders account into the Australian bid, unpacking the political and personal ambitions that drove the process.  The Football Federation Australia, one of the country ’s most powerful executives, and the Commonwealth government worked together to develop a case for an Australian World Cup.  They produced an attractive sales pitch that included new stadiums across the country, partnerships with state governments, and potential celebrity endorsements from Aussie movie stars.  The bid cost the Australian taxpayers over 50 million dollars, much of that money paid to consultants, but in front of the secretive Executive Committee, the their bid received only one vote. Whatever It Takes documents how the Australian bid failed so completely.  Mersiades showcases how the Australian bid – seen by many as the dirty bid – was compromised and highlights how the World Cup bid process can implicate federation officials, journalists, and sportsmen.  Mersiades’ account pulses.  Few escape her vivid recollections as she deftly weaves her short chapters full with rich conversations with top FIFA officials, including Sepp Blatter; arguments with jet setting former soccer stars; interviews with journalists from around the globe; and interrogations from FBI investigators. Anyone interested in the inner workings of sports most powerful and at times secretive organizations should read Mersiades insiders account. Keith Rathbone is a lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.  He researches twentieth-century French social and cultural history. His manuscript, entitled A Nation in Play: Physical Culture, the State, and Society during France’s Dark Years, 1932-1948, examines physical education and sports in order to better understand civic life under the dual authoritarian systems of the German Occupation and the Vichy Regime.  If you have a title to suggest for this podcast, please contact him at keith.rathbone@mq.edu.au   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by Bonita Mersiades, former Head of Public Affairs with the Football Federation Australia, and author of Whatever It Takes: The Inside Story of the FIFA Way (Powderhouse Press, 2018).  In our conversation, we discussed the 2018/2022 Australian World Cup bid, the future of global football, and the FIFA way. In Whatever It Takes, Mersiades offers an insiders account into the Australian bid, unpacking the political and personal ambitions that drove the process.  The Football Federation Australia, one of the country ’s most powerful executives, and the Commonwealth government worked together to develop a case for an Australian World Cup.  They produced an attractive sales pitch that included new stadiums across the country, partnerships with state governments, and potential celebrity endorsements from Aussie movie stars.  The bid cost the Australian taxpayers over 50 million dollars, much of that money paid to consultants, but in front of the secretive Executive Committee, the their bid received only one vote. Whatever It Takes documents how the Australian bid failed so completely.  Mersiades showcases how the Australian bid – seen by many as the dirty bid – was compromised and highlights how the World Cup bid process can implicate federation officials, journalists, and sportsmen.  Mersiades’ account pulses.  Few escape her vivid recollections as she deftly weaves her short chapters full with rich conversations with top FIFA officials, including Sepp Blatter; arguments with jet setting former soccer stars; interviews with journalists from around the globe; and interrogations from FBI investigators. Anyone interested in the inner workings of sports most powerful and at times secretive organizations should read Mersiades insiders account. Keith Rathbone is a lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.  He researches twentieth-century French social and cultural history. His manuscript, entitled A Nation in Play: Physical Culture, the State, and Society during France’s Dark Years, 1932-1948, examines physical education and sports in order to better understand civic life under the dual authoritarian systems of the German Occupation and the Vichy Regime.  If you have a title to suggest for this podcast, please contact him at keith.rathbone@mq.edu.au   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by Bonita Mersiades, former Head of Public Affairs with the Football Federation Australia, and author of Whatever It Takes: The Inside Story of the FIFA Way (Powderhouse Press, 2018).  In our conversation, we discussed the 2018/2022 Australian World Cup bid, the future of global football, and the FIFA way. In Whatever It Takes, Mersiades offers an insiders account into the Australian bid, unpacking the political and personal ambitions that drove the process.  The Football Federation Australia, one of the country ’s most powerful executives, and the Commonwealth government worked together to develop a case for an Australian World Cup.  They produced an attractive sales pitch that included new stadiums across the country, partnerships with state governments, and potential celebrity endorsements from Aussie movie stars.  The bid cost the Australian taxpayers over 50 million dollars, much of that money paid to consultants, but in front of the secretive Executive Committee, the their bid received only one vote. Whatever It Takes documents how the Australian bid failed so completely.  Mersiades showcases how the Australian bid – seen by many as the dirty bid – was compromised and highlights how the World Cup bid process can implicate federation officials, journalists, and sportsmen.  Mersiades’ account pulses.  Few escape her vivid recollections as she deftly weaves her short chapters full with rich conversations with top FIFA officials, including Sepp Blatter; arguments with jet setting former soccer stars; interviews with journalists from around the globe; and interrogations from FBI investigators. Anyone interested in the inner workings of sports most powerful and at times secretive organizations should read Mersiades insiders account. Keith Rathbone is a lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.  He researches twentieth-century French social and cultural history. His manuscript, entitled A Nation in Play: Physical Culture, the State, and Society during France’s Dark Years, 1932-1948, examines physical education and sports in order to better understand civic life under the dual authoritarian systems of the German Occupation and the Vichy Regime.  If you have a title to suggest for this podcast, please contact him at keith.rathbone@mq.edu.au   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are joined by Bonita Mersiades, former Head of Public Affairs with the Football Federation Australia, and author of Whatever It Takes: The Inside Story of the FIFA Way (Powderhouse Press, 2018).  In our conversation, we discussed the 2018/2022 Australian World Cup bid, the future of global football, and the FIFA way. In Whatever It Takes, Mersiades offers an insiders account into the Australian bid, unpacking the political and personal ambitions that drove the process.  The Football Federation Australia, one of the country ’s most powerful executives, and the Commonwealth government worked together to develop a case for an Australian World Cup.  They produced an attractive sales pitch that included new stadiums across the country, partnerships with state governments, and potential celebrity endorsements from Aussie movie stars.  The bid cost the Australian taxpayers over 50 million dollars, much of that money paid to consultants, but in front of the secretive Executive Committee, the their bid received only one vote. Whatever It Takes documents how the Australian bid failed so completely.  Mersiades showcases how the Australian bid – seen by many as the dirty bid – was compromised and highlights how the World Cup bid process can implicate federation officials, journalists, and sportsmen.  Mersiades’ account pulses.  Few escape her vivid recollections as she deftly weaves her short chapters full with rich conversations with top FIFA officials, including Sepp Blatter; arguments with jet setting former soccer stars; interviews with journalists from around the globe; and interrogations from FBI investigators. Anyone interested in the inner workings of sports most powerful and at times secretive organizations should read Mersiades insiders account. Keith Rathbone is a lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.  He researches twentieth-century French social and cultural history. His manuscript, entitled A Nation in Play: Physical Culture, the State, and Society during France’s Dark Years, 1932-1948, examines physical education and sports in order to better understand civic life under the dual authoritarian systems of the German Occupation and the Vichy Regime.  If you have a title to suggest for this podcast, please contact him at keith.rathbone@mq.edu.au   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Italian Stallion Dom Rizzuto and the Raging Bull Anthony Caruso look ahead to the 2019 NSW NPL in both divisions one and two with help from Luke Grima of the Rydalmere Lions and Brendan Cholakian of Manly United before delving into the Women's NPL preview. The boys touch on the surprise demise of one of NSW Football's traditional powerhouses along with a smaller team making the step up as well as running the rule over traditional heavyweights like APIA Leichhardt, Sydney Olympic and Marconi. In the ladies' comp, Sydney Olympic replaces Sutherland and the boys like the chances of the students to take the title.

The Monday Flagship show is back! DT football writer Tom Smithies is in the rotating chair this time, joining Fox Football broadcaster Simon Hill and Fox Sports News 500's Daniel Garb.Talking points include:Roar's lack of discipline (3:00)A ridiculous Australian football stat (6:00)January transfers (30:00)Jamie Malaren's return (33:00)Hakeen al-Araibi situation (37:00)Matildas coaching saga (41:30)EPL & City's win (44:30)Listener / Twitter questions (47:30)

Football Federation Australia has confirmed the decision to red card Wellington Phoenix defender Ryan Lowry against Perth Glory was wrong.Phoenix boss David Dome has confirmed he spoke with A-League boss Greg O'Rourke this morning, who has consulted with his head of referees and admitted the call was incorrect.Football commentator Fred de Jong says that the decision was a mystery.de Jong told D'Arcy and Goran that it highlights issues with the VAR system."VAR's meant to resolve these sort of things, not introduce them, and at the moment it's not doing what it's intending use is."He says that the issue has overshadowed a good game.LISTEN TO FRED DE JONG TALK WITH D'ARCY AND GORAN ABOVE

LISTEN TO ROB MORRISON TALK WITH JASON PINE ABOVEFootball Federation Australia has confirmed the decision to red card Wellington Phoenix defender Ryan Lowry against Perth Glory was wrong.Substitute Ryan Lowry was sent off after the VAR reviewed a tackle where his studs brushed a Glory player's legs following a tackle.Perth then scored an equaliser moments later to deny the Phoenix a second win of the season.Phoenix boss David Dome spoke with A-League boss Greg O'Rourke this morning, who has consulted with his head of referees and admitted the call was incorrect. The Phoenix will now be asking to have the red card rescinded.Wellington Phoenix chairman Rob Morrison is calling for Football Federation Australia to be held accountable for the decision.Morrison told Radio Sport's Jason Pine it's not simply a case of censuring the referee involved."We've had issues with the VAR last season and this season and I think we have to look higher up the food chain. The referees have bosses, the referees assessor has a boss. Those are the guys who should be held accountable for this and it is impacting the game," Morrison said."...what you demand from them is consistency and clarity and we don't get that from the refereeing. There needs to accountability and the FFA needs to be held accountable for this and they are not."Morrison had issue for the fact that the Phoenix continue to have referee Adam Kersey in charge of games."We get inexperienced referees. I think there is a clear bias against the Phoenix. The referee last night he goes out, tries to do a job, he doesn't pick which games he gets but he's refed 21 games in four or five years in the A-League. Eight of those games have included the Phoenix. That's not a statistical anomaly it's a statistical bias."Morrison said at some point the FFA have to look at the assignments and 'fairly allocate the referees'."We don't get the experienced referees and it impacts our games."Morrison also said an issue was the lack of funding going into refereeing."The clubs have all demanded that the FFA needs to invest more money into referees. We have some fulltime referees now but you've got to do the same with the assistant referees."Frankly at the moment I don't know why they're called assistant referees because they don't assist the ref. They are linesmen or linespeople and we should go back to calling them that until such time as they do start making decisions." 

In our first two minisodes on leading high performance teams we built your vision and purpose. So your team now knows where they should be in two to three years and also why (your purpose).   The next logical question is how? And this means pulling the right levers to make the biggest and most effective impact in your area.     For more info check out www.chiefmaker.com.au/81   Many executives make a critical error at the outset of leading a transformation. They don't stand back and clearly assess the current situation, relying instead on a partial understanding of the environment in which they're operating. This error costs them time and money, and it raises stress and resistance throughout the process.   Chiefs spend significant time precisely mapping the territory before they start. Rather than launching projects randomly, they apply deep understanding to the problem.   This mapping gives them an in-depth understanding of the economics, culture, and their team's capabilities. They understand how the departments work together, the legal and market conditions, the technology in play, the finances, the service, and the operational numbers. They understand that they operate in a living and breathing system. Changes within this system have ripple effects that spread throughout the business. Thanks to broad and deep understanding of the operating environment, it is substantially more likely that, at the end of the transformation process, they end up with a smoothly operating system.   Remember, most of the time you're not setting the whole company strategy. The CEO, executive team and board will most often lead that process which focuses heavily on how your organisation differentiates itself from competitors, which parts of the value chain you will optimise over others to maximise profit and how the organisation will leverage branding, pricing, market entry and exit etc.   What you're leading is a critical department transformation that will ensure the success of the company and department vision. And there are generally four big levers to pull that will transform your department's performance:   Talent – The right people with the right skills in the right jobs doing the right work (Refer back to the Entourage Chapter for more details) Culture – The operating rhythm, team work and trust, behavioural standards, quality of feedback, mindset for innovation, commitment to stakeholders and customers that drives flow and performance in the team Tools and Systems – The technology, processes, data and other tools that your people have which let's them do their job to their full potential. Service / Operational Improvements – The list and design of services your department provides or operations it delivers and the economics (including pricing or cost), efficiency and quality control of those services or operations.   Stand back and assess your current department and ask yourself, “which of these is currently my biggest problem to achieve the department and organisational vision?”   Now that you have a clear understanding of the levers you want to pull they need to be turned into initiatives that will drive change. This should be fairly logical with a clear line of sight between a project and a performance lift. The most common pitfall here for leaders is not getting the sub-projects right, it's doing too many.   This is the crux of the issue. This is why so many attempts to lead transformation fail right at the beginning. Overload. They create so much busy-ness and activity that its impossible to do it all and none of them succeed.   Chiefs courageously cut through conflicting interests to set clear priorities. Those destined to spend their entire careers struggling ineffectually in management positions let everything happen at once. It's a recipe for certain failure.     Laser focus is necessary to make change powerful and lasting. Tackle one issue at a time. This doesn't mean combining a number of projects so that it feels or looks like you're only pulling one lever when, in fact, you're pulling many of them. When you're trying to spin too many plates, there are consequences. Everything comes crashing down. Quality suffers, innovation dries up, there's poor stakeholder management, stress, missed deadlines and budget blowouts. Projects get cancelled each time you switch strategic direction, and those in your department are left weary and wary of more change.   Have patience and sequence different levers after each other. This way, each new initiative leverages off the improvements of the previous ones. There are often unexpected consequences (some good, some bad) that come in change's wake. These developments might make the next change in line inappropriate or ineffective. At the end of each change initiative, reset as a team and (when necessary) reprioritise. New benefits might be leveraged in powerful ways. There might be quick and easy wins that you're leaving on the table if you move too quickly from one initiative to the next.   Remember as well to underpin the whole change process with sound project management and a governance rhythm to ensure everyone maintains alignment and the focus on driving the results continues. It says a lot about a person if they can focus on driving highly complex change processes (and stay focused in the midst of them). It tells those above you that you're smart, that you're willing to make tough calls when necessary, and that you understand how to turn theory into practice. It is one of the skills that Chiefs possess.   Time to weave it all together. The All Blacks and Football Federation Australia have both created beautiful examples of vision, purpose and strategy all integrated and working brilliantly in the real world.   For more info check out www.chiefmaker.com.au/81

The first of the FFA Cup Semi Finals took place on Friday night, and it was Adelaide United who progressed to the Final for the third time, defeating Bentleigh Greens 2-0. Adelaide looked in control for most of the game, with Goals to Ben Halloran and Jordan Elsey propelling the Reds to their comfortable win. Head Coach Marco Kurz now findes himself in his second Cup final in as many seasons with Adelaide. Former A-League boss Archie Fraser has put his hand up to help Football Federation Australia reinvent itself in the post-Steven Lowy era. Fraser quit the governing body after just 12 months in the job back in 2011, disillusioned with the direction taken by the FFA board and with a belief that his “hands were tied behind his back”. He’s been an avid observer of the game’s administrative misfortunes ever since, and a staunch critic of the Lowy-led regime. Hibernian player, Martin Boyle, is set to "pledge his allegiance" to Australia when he is tipped to be named in Graham Arnold's Socceroos training camp squad in the UAE next month. "Red tape" means the 25-year-old Aberdeen born Boyle will be unable to play in the match against Kuwait while the paperwork to determine his eligibility to play for Australia - due to the Australian birth of his father - is dealt with. Keisuke Honda has netted his first goal in Melbourne Victory colours. The Japanese star fired home a first half penalty during Victory’s 3-1 behind-closed-doors friendly defeat to Wellington Phoenix earlier today. While Honda’s debut strike for Victory will take the headlines from the Wellington clash, the New Zealanders will undoubtedly be buoyed by a fine performance against the reigning Hyundai A-League Champions. A strong, defensive showing from Mark Rudan's men was highlighted by a hat-trick from Phoenix star Roy Krishna, who struck a first-half penalty and put away two second-half efforts to seal a confidence boosting friendly win.

Today’s news is dominated by FFAs governance of Australian Football, but first a little bit of signing news. Jason Hoffman and Nigel Boogaard who were instrumental in the Jets’ charge to the 2017-18 grand final and have both signed on for another two seasons. And now on to the main news that has dominated headlines in the last day or so. In true TPO Rankings Daily Briefing style - we’ll do our best to keep it short. Australian football will travel a new road when Steven Lowy stands down as FFA chairman and a new board and Congress come into being. The Football Federation Australia extraordinary general meeting on Tuesday has the potential to re-cast the sport in Australia. Here's what the changes will mean...

Central Coast have landed Ross McCormack and Tommy Oar to bolster their attack a month out from their A-League season opener. The Mariners have brought in Scottish striker McCormack on a season-long loan deal from Aston Villa and Socceroos attacker Oar on a two-year deal. McCormack was the A-League's equal-third leading scorer last season with 14 goals in 17 appearances for Melbourne City. Football Federation Australia's search for a new technical director has ramped up with the appointment of a three-person panel to lead the hunt. Former Matilda Rae Dower, former Socceroo Tony Vidmar and Professional Footballers Australia chief executive John Didulica will form the panel. They will also be advised by Socceroos coach Graham Arnold, his Matildas counterpart Alen Stajcic and the Asian Football Confederation's technical director Andy Roxburgh. And we’ll finish with some overseas news as a Massimo Luongo goal has helped give QPR...

A tug-of-war has erupted between Australia and England for rising star and Manchester City rookie Alex Robertson, who is making waves in English football at the age of just 15. Such is the intensity of competition for the allegiance of the Scotland-born but Australia-raised midfielder, that Australia coach Graham Arnold took the unprecedented step of inviting him to join his Turkey-based camp for Socceroos present - and future - earlier this month. Football Federation Australia received a letter back from City claiming that Robertson - whose father Mark and grandfather Alex both played for the green and gold - was injured. Robertson is also eligible to play for Scotland and Peru, courtesy of his mother. Robbie Kruse enjoyed an excellent outing for VfL Bochum, scoring and assisting in their crushing 6-0 win over Ingolstadt. Kruse played the full 90 minutes in the victory that brings Bochum up to second on the 2.Bundesliga table.

Wellington Phoenix are hoping to use the A-League's marquee fund to help mount a bid for former Inter Milan and Newcastle United star Obafemi Martins. The Phoenix have received the green light from Football Federation Australia to pursue Martins, who is currently contracted to Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua. It comes after Wellington's previous attempt at signing Michael Essien fell flat, but they remain firmly in the market for a big-name recruit at the right price. Former Manchester United fringe defender Ritchie De Laet has been linked with Melbourne City in a move that would reunite the Belgian with coach Warren Joyce. Capped twice by Belgium, De Laet is currently on the books of Aston Villa - whom he joined from Leicester in 2016. However a switch to City - most likely on loan - is looking increasingly likely for De Laet, whose contract expires in mid-2019.

We chat to Kory Babington, Director of Football at the famous Westfields Sports High and former Assistant Coach for Western Sydney Wanderers Academy National Youth League team. We talk to Kory about the High Performance Pilot Program run with Football Federation Australia, the use of individualised Performance Plans and why the school has been so successful, with graduates such as Aaron Mooy, Mathew Ryan and Harry Kewell.

Lucy Zelic and Craig Foster discuss Steven Lowy's announcement that he will walk away from Australian football, confirming he will not renominate himself for chairman of Football Federation Australia.

In our first Podcast, Gary and Leon from KIKOFF chat with Newcastle Jets Technical Director Michael Cooper. Michael is also a coach educator for the Football Federation Australia and regularly delivers the A-License course for coaches in the country. In the episode the lads discuss: * World Cup * Newcastle Jets successful 17-18 season * Youth Football in Australia * Football Development in the Country * Experience Playing and Coaching in the UK * Coach Education: Sharing information

Wellington Phoenix fans have every right to be wondering today what the hell is going on with their football club.Media reports emerged late last week the club was in negotiations over some sort of absurd merger with a consortium from Southwest Sydney.The Phoenix issued a statement in response to that, saying while they were talking to potential investors, they weren't interested in selling some or any of their A-League license.But last night, the Sydney Morning Herald reported the club had indeed reached agreement to sell the license for $15 million and basically close the doors over this side of the ditch.If the owners didn't want to sell, why have they even been discussing that notion with other parties, let alone actually reaching agreement?If they're not flat-out lying to the fans, they're at the very least being economical with the truth.The proposed sale looks likely to be blocked by Football Federation Australia anyway as they look to preserve the integrity of their own A-League expansion process, with two new teams to be added at the start of the 2019/20 season.So the Phoenix are staying in Wellington for the meantime, but that won't really give too much comfort to Yellow Fever.Because they now appear to have reluctant owners.If these stories are true, Welnix want out of the club.FFA has blocked their way, so they're stuck with a license they don't really want.What motivation do the owners now have to invest any resource in the club over the next two seasons?The Phoenix's existence beyond that point is dependent on reaching metrics around crowd numbers and TV viewership.With a de-motivated ownership group, how is that going to happen?Instead of looking for a way out, I would love to see the owners turn their focus inwards.With the right people sharing the same philosophy, this club can be revived.The Newcastle Jets didn't have a demonstrably better squad than the Phoenix this past season, but through Ernie Merrick's coaching, a galvanizing of the playing group and some quality imports they hosted the Grand Final after seven years of missing the top six altogether.Why can't Wellington Phoenix do the same thing?People might laugh and say it's never going to happen.Why can't it happen?It's not a quantum leap to reach a place where people can be proud of this football club again and start talking about it positively.Forget about meeting with potential buyers.Focus on the here and now.Give your long-suffering fans a reason to be optimistic about what lies ahead.Appoint a coach, get your recruitment sorted, get a pre-season going and turn this ship around.LISTEN TO JASON PINE TALK ABOUT THE PHOENIX WITH RADIO SPORT BREAKFAST ABOVE

Wellington Phoenix fans have every right to be wondering today what the hell is going on with their football club.Media reports emerged late last week the club was in negotiations over some sort of absurd merger with a consortium from Southwest Sydney.The Phoenix issued a statement in response to that, saying while they were talking to potential investors, they weren't interested in selling some or any of their A-League license.But last night, the Sydney Morning Herald reported the club had indeed reached agreement to sell the license for $15 million and basically close the doors over this side of the ditch.If the owners didn't want to sell, why have they even been discussing that notion with other parties, let alone actually reaching agreement?If they're not flat-out lying to the fans, they're at the very least being economical with the truth.The proposed sale looks likely to be blocked by Football Federation Australia anyway as they look to preserve the integrity of their own A-League expansion process, with two new teams to be added at the start of the 2019/20 season.So the Phoenix are staying in Wellington for the meantime, but that won't really give too much comfort to Yellow Fever.Because they now appear to have reluctant owners.If these stories are true, Welnix want out of the club.FFA has blocked their way, so they're stuck with a license they don't really want.What motivation do the owners now have to invest any resource in the club over the next two seasons?The Phoenix's existence beyond that point is dependent on reaching metrics around crowd numbers and TV viewership.With a de-motivated ownership group, how is that going to happen?Instead of looking for a way out, I would love to see the owners turn their focus inwards.With the right people sharing the same philosophy, this club can be revived.The Newcastle Jets didn't have a demonstrably better squad than the Phoenix this past season, but through Ernie Merrick's coaching, a galvanizing of the playing group and some quality imports they hosted the Grand Final after seven years of missing the top six altogether.Why can't Wellington Phoenix do the same thing?People might laugh and say it's never going to happen.Why can't it happen?It's not a quantum leap to reach a place where people can be proud of this football club again and start talking about it positively.Forget about meeting with potential buyers.Focus on the here and now.Give your long-suffering fans a reason to be optimistic about what lies ahead.Appoint a coach, get your recruitment sorted, get a pre-season going and turn this ship around.LISTEN TO JASON PINE TALK ABOUT THE PHOENIX WITH RADIO SPORT BREAKFAST ABOVE

Richard Shuttleworth has over 20 years coach education and support experience in elite level sport, focusing on skill acquisition. He has worked at the Australian Institute of Sport with Olympic level coaches, various national sporting organisations, Super Rugby franchises, the NRL, Football Federation Australia and Australian Rules clubs. He was the Professional Coach Development Manager for the RFU for 4 years before moving into his latest role as a High Performance Coach Development Consultant. Richard has a BSc in Coaching Science, a MSc in Sport Psychology and a PhD in Skill Acquisition.Twitter: @skillacq

Titus, Danny and Francis discuss the opening day of the first test against South Africa, Chris Judd being turned away from Princes Park and the wonderful decision-making skills of Football Federation Australia.  Titus will be performing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Sydney Comedy Festival.  Tickets Here: https://www.frontiercomedy.com/titusoreily Become a supporter of The Variety Hour here: https://titusoreily.com/support-titus

Simon Hill returns, joining Adam Peacock and Daniel Garb, as pressure mounts on Kevin Muscat, and Newcastle United's shock win over Manchester United has City fans breathing even easier.

Don't miss this fantastic Masterclass Discussion with New Zealand Football Technical Director, Rob Sherman. PDP Editor, Dave Wright, drives the discussion around maximising player potential.Rob has travelled around the world working in senior coach education and technical director roles with the Welsh FA, Football Federation Australia & NZ Football.We tap into Rob's vast experience in the game, hearing about his journey from playing to coaching. We talk skill acquisition and how to design sessions that enable maximum opportunity for players to develop as well as some key advice around what makes an effective coach.Don't miss this discussion with a true player development innovator.Exclusive offer for Podcast listeners: 30 Days Free Active Membership. Visit www.playerdevelopmentproject.com/podcast

In this episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast, I am speaking to Head of Sports Science at Football Federation Australia, Dr. Craig Duncan. Craig's name has been mentioned numerous times when speaking with podcast guests and after a recent push from Darren Burgess to get him on, we had to make it happen. Craig is presently Director of Performance Intelligence Agency, a senior lecturer in sports science at The Australian Catholic University (ACU) and also consults to numerous high-performance organisations, including Football Federation Australia. In this episode you will learn - Who is Craig Duncan (background, education and current role(s)) Productivity in sport and business Developing a 'high-performance strategy' The future of wearable technology Fulfilling the aims of a camp while keeping players 'safe' Craig can be found on Twitter @drcraigduncan This episode of the Pacey Performance Podcast is sponsored by Vald Performance, the team behind the NordBord and the new Groinbar, a hip and groin strength measuring solution. They can be found at valdperformance.com and you can get more information on the groin bar at groinbar.com and on Twitter @groinbar. This episode is also sponsored by Coach Me Plus who can be found on Twitter @CoachMePlus and at their website coachmeplus.com. Keep up to date with everything that is going on with the podcast by following on Twitter @strengthofsci or visiting strengthofscience.com/podcast. Enjoy PP

Study: Does Grit Influence Sport-Specific Engagement and Perceptual-Cognitive Expertise in Elite Youth Soccer? Abstract: We examined whether soccer players who score low and high on the personality trait grit can be differentiated based on their sport-specific engagement and perceptual-cognitive expertise. Findings revealed that grittier players accumulated significantly more time in sport-specific activities including competition, training, play, and indirect involvement. Moreover, there was a significant main effect for performance on the perceptual-cognitive skills tests across groups, with grittier players performing better than less gritty players on the assessments of decision making and situational probability. The findings are the first to demonstrate a potential link between grit, sport-specific engagement, and perceptual-cognitive expertise.   Author: Paul Larkin Paul Larkin is a post-doctoral researcher and tertiary educator with extensive experience and knowledge in conducting research projects and developing tertiary level educational content both face-to-face and online. As a tertiary educator for over 7 years, Paul has extensive experience of e-learning strategies, developing and delivering course content using a variety of pedagogical methods to promote the learners engagement in the content. Recently Paul has been involved with a government funded research project, with a key aim to monitor and evaluate Football Federation Australia’s National Curriculum for Player Development.   Links:   Author: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-larkin-8814b418   Article: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10413200.2015.1085922   Quotes:   “How does (grit) change moving down the talent spectrum?”   “If you do demonstrate kind of grit and tendencies where you have a passion towards long term goals, your hopefully more likely to invest time engaging toward that goal, which hopefully you will be quite successful at.”   “A lot of players will try and play what the coaches call FIFA ball”

Les is joined by HAN BERGER, the former Football Federation Australia Technical Director, Sydney FC Board Member and lifelong coach - with almost 40 years experience.The interview covers a range of topics including Berger's role at Sydney FC, his achievement of being the youngest ever coach in professional football in The Netherlands, how he became involved with FFA, his impressions of Australian football's technical level and the National Curriculum, what the Dutch football philosophy is and lots more.

In this Inside Sponsorship episode, we speak with Michael Thomson, General Manager Participation and Sustainable Sports at Australian Sports Commission. FIFA Marketing, Football Federation Australia, Nike, The Brumbies, The Australian Rugby Union and the Australian Sports Commission are all organisations Michael has held senior commercial roles at. Considering the breadth of Michael’s experience, it is a fairly wide-ranging discussion so there is some great advice and insights no matter what type of commercial role you have. You can find out more about Michael at his current role at  www.ausport.gov.au/about/structure/the_executive, follow him on Twitter at @MichaelBThomson and connect with him on LinkedIn. Plus, in our regular catch-up with Mark Thompson, we chat about sponsorship management recruitment and Mark provides five tips on finding the right staff. As always, if you have an idea for a topic, a segment, someone you’d like us to have on the show or just a question, then be sure to get in touch. Enjoy.

In Extra Time this week - what part will history play in the Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia? As the Silver Ferns farewell coach Wai Taumaunu reveals the toughest call she had to make in her four years in the job. The axe hangs over the the future of the Wellington Phoenix in the A-League we hear from Phoenix captain Andrew Durante about the impact its had on the players and former Phoenix player Paul Ifill gives his view on just why Football Federation Australia wants the Phoenix out.

In Extra Time this week - what part will history play in the Rugby World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia? As the Silver Ferns farewell coach Wai Taumaunu reveals the toughest call she had to make in her four years in the job. The axe hangs over the the future of the Wellington Phoenix in the A-League we hear from Phoenix captain Andrew Durante about the impact its had on the players and former Phoenix player Paul Ifill gives his view on just why Football Federation Australia wants the Phoenix out.

Dr. Darren Burgess is Currently High Performance Manager at Port Adelaide Football Club. Darren was appointed to this role in October 2012. Prior to this Darren was Head of Fitness and Conditioning at Liverpool Football Club, having started with the club immediately after the 2010 Football World Cup and finished in October 2012. From 2008 till 2010 Darren was employed as Head of Sports Science for Football Federation Australia as well as the Australian Soccer Team’s Fitness Coach. Darren has previously worked as Head of High Performance at Port Adelaide Football Club (2004-2007) and assistant fitness coach with Sydney Swans in the AFL (1997-2000), as well as head fitness coach with the Parramatta Power in the Australian National Soccer League (2002- 2004). Darren has also worked as a video analyst with the Australian Olympic Soccer Team prior to the 2004 Athens Olympics. Darren worked as a lecturer in Exercise Science at Australian Catholic University in Sydney between 1997 and 2005 and completed his PhD in movement analysis of AFL and Soccer in January 2012. The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too. Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes at http://tinyurl.com/sttonitunes . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.