Football NSW to host TSP Boys and Girls Tournaments at Valentine Sports Park
Football NSW will once again welcome some of the country’s leading youth football programs to Valentine Sports Park this December, with the annual Talent Support Program (TSP) Boys and Girls Tournaments bringing together talented players from across Australia and New Zealand.
The Girls Tournament will run from 4–6 December, followed by the Boys Tournament from 10–13 December, with both events providing players with valuable opportunities to test themselves against high-quality opposition in a competitive tournament environment at the home of football in NSW.
The Girls Tournament will feature teams from Football NSW, Newcastle Jets, Football Queensland, Football West and Western Sydney Wanderers, competing across two separate age groups – the 2011 and 2012 cohorts.
Each age group will play four matches across the tournament, comprising two group-stage fixtures and two finals matches, providing players with 300 minutes of football.
The Boys Tournament will also feature 2011 and 2012 age groups, with teams from Football NSW, Western Sydney Wanderers, Bulls FC, Sydney FC, Melbourne City, Melbourne Victory, Football South Australia, Wellington Phoenix, Football Queensland and Newcastle Jets set to compete.
Each boys’ age group will play five matches, consisting of four group-stage games and a final, giving players 250 minutes of football throughout the tournament.
The tournaments form an important part of Football NSW’s Talent Support Program, with a key focus on ensuring talented players receive as many minutes as possible in high-quality, competitive matches.
By bringing together clubs and federations from across Australia and New Zealand, the December tournaments provide a valuable end-of-year opportunity for NSW players to face opposition they would not ordinarily encounter, while allowing coaches and development staff to assess their progress in a tournament setting.
Football NSW Player Development Manager Phil Myall said the tournaments were an important opportunity to maximise playing time and expose players to different styles of opposition.
“We want our players to spend as many minutes as possible playing against strong opposition. That’s a big part of what we do through the TSP, and these tournaments give us a chance to build on that.
“December is a good window to bring clubs and federations together from around Australia and beyond, including Wellington Phoenix, and give our players a chance to see how they measure up against teams they don’t normally play.”
With a strong field of participating teams across both tournaments, Valentine Sports Park will once again provide the setting for an exciting few days of youth football, competition and player development.
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