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Football NSW are pleased to announce our first Foundation of Goalkeeping course for 2024 will be held in conjunction with Northern Suburbs Football Association at North Turramurra Recreation Area. The Foundation of Goalkeeping replaces the former Goalkeeping C Diploma and Goalkeeping Level One courses and is the first step onto the Goalkeeping Coach Education Pathway.…

Football NSW will be hosting our final CPD event for coaches for the year at Valentine Sports Park. The evening will start with a workshop from Football Australia Technical Director, focusing on developing players through match day coaching. This is followed by a Football Australia Talent Development Match, where coaches can support the National Teams…

As coaches often the one player we always searching for is the one that knows where the goal is and more importantly knows how to finish in it. But the question for us all is? How do we develop more of these players? There is no one way to score a goal, as we all…

Labinot Haliti is currently Head Coach and Technical Director at Sydney Olympic. Can you give us a an overview of your coaching journey thus far? I started coaching after my playing career finished here in Australia. During that time I have worked across different roles be it in youth development or in senior football at…

Football NSW are proud to announce Australian Football Hall Of Fame Member Les Scheinflug as the 2023 Football NSW Coaching Conference Guest of Honour. Born in Germany in 1938, Les Scheinflug migrated to Australia in 1955 where he joined the Villawood Tigers and was also selected to play in the Southern Districts representative side. “The…

Football NSW are delighted to announce seven-time Olympic coach Andrew Logan as a guest speaker at the 2023 Football NSW Coaching Conference. Andrew Logan is currently Director Of High Performance at the New South Wales Institute Of Sport (NSWIS) in Sydney. His career has been a roller coaster journey that has included being national cycling…

Football NSW are delighted to announce David Perkovic and Gary Rafferty from NWS Spirit FC as guest speakers at the 2023 Football NSW Coaching Conference. David Perkovic is the current Men’s NPL Head Coach and Senior Men’s Technical Director at NWS Spirit FC.  He has been coaching for 16 years including 12 years as a…

Football NSW are delighted to announce Lili Bai, AFC Head Of Women’s Football, as our second international guest speaker at the 2023 Football NSW Coaching Conference. As part of Bai’s current role as Head of Women’s Football for the Asian Football Confederation her job is to work closely with Asia’s 47 member associations to promote…

Football NSW are delighted to announce Football Australia’s Community Technical Lead, Louise McColl, as a guest speaker at the 2023 Football NSW Coaching Conference. Louise started her official coaching journey back in 2005 whilst playing for Warrington Town Ladies FC in Northwest England. She moved to Australia in 2008 and started coaching junior teams in…

Football NSW are delighted to announce Amy Shepherd as a guest speaker at the 2023 Football NSW Coaching Conference. Amy’s coaching journey began whilst still playing, she started coaching youth teams at her local football club, Royston Town FC in England. Whilst studying at University of Brighton, Amy took a placement year at Cambridge United…

Football NSW are delighted to announce Ryan Doidge as a guest speaker at the 2023 Football New South Wales Coaching Conference. Ryan Doidge is Northern NSW Football’s Technical Director; his role is to oversee the talented player pathway and all coach development across northern NSW. He has built a wealth of experience in improving opportunities…

Whether you are working with a grassroots team without any dedicated goalkeeper resources, a National Premier League environment with a part time goalkeeper coach at your club, or within the A-Leagues with a dedicated full-time goalkeeper coach at your disposal,  there are plenty of opportunities for you as head coach to have your goalkeepers more…

Elise Finlayson is is currently a Girls Youth League coach at APIA Leichhardt. Can you give us a an overview of your coaching journey thus far? I’ve been directly involved in football for 26 years through playing, coaching, refereeing and as a passionate spectator / supporter of the world’s game. I’ve played within the FNSW…

Football NSW are delighted to announce Australian coaching expert Cameron Tradell as a guest speaker at the 2023 Football New South Wales Coaching Conference.  Cameron currently leads the Coaching and Officiating team at the Australian Sports Commission, where he is working to modernise the approach to coaching across all sports.  Cameron has over 30 years’…

Football NSW can confirm details for one C Diploma and three B Diploma courses across 2023 and throughout 2024 at Valentine Sports Park. The C Diploma course will run through late November and early December of 2023, while a female-only B Diploma has been scheduled across December 2023 and November 2024. Two additional B Diplomas…

Football NSW are delighted to announce Gareth Long as a guest speaker at the 2023 Football New South Wales Coaching Conference.  Gareth Long is an experienced educationalist, coach, and coach educator. Having worked at the English FA as the PE & Coaching in Education Coordinator for the South West of England, Gareth now works at…

Football NSW are delighted to announce Matildas goalkeeping coach Tony Franken as a guest speaker at the 2023 Football New South Wales Coaching Conference. A former national team player himself, Tony Franken represented Australia 14 times and has been an ever-present in the technical staff – acting as goalkeeper coach for more than a decade,…

Football NSW are delighted to announce Futsalroos Head Coach Miles Downie as a guest speaker at the 2023 Football New South Wales Coaching Conference. Miles Downie is Football Australia’s Coach Education Lead & Head Coach of the Futsalroos. He has a master’s degree in Exercise Science, Strength & Conditioning, and is an Asian Football Confederation…

Football NSW are delighted to announce Football SA Technical Director Michael Cooper as a guest speaker at the 2023 Football New South Wales Coaching Conference.  Michael Cooper is a qualified teacher and holder of Football Australia ‘A’ and UEFA ‘B’ Diplomas. Cooper played professionally and semi-professionally in the UK before moving to Australia in 2013. …

Amy Shepherd is currently a Development Officer and Girls Youth Technical Director at Sydney University SFC. Can you give us a an overview of your coaching journey thus far? My coaching journey began whilst still playing, whereby I started coaching the youth teams at my local football club, Royston Town FC in England, during my…

A big challenge for coaches is supporting the mental health and wellbeing of individuals within their team. Effective coaches endeavour to create a culture of getting to know people on a personal level. They treat individuals with equity, appreciating that each person has different circumstances and allocate the resources required for each person to reach…

Football NSW are delighted to announce Stella Veith as a guest speaker at the 2023 Coaching Conference.  Stella Veith is a physiotherapist from Germany. She trained in The Netherlands before coming to Australia and starting work in private practice and football. After 4 years at Sydney FC, she is now looking after a Women’s League One…

Football NSW are delighted to announce Ivan Jolic as a guest speaker at the 2023 Coaching Conference.  Ivan Jolic is a former professional footballer who plied his trade with the Melbourne Knights in the National Soccer League between 1997-2003. He began his coaching journey in 2007 where he established a program for youth players based…

Football NSW are delighted to announce Leah Blayney as a guest speaker at the 2023 Football New South Wales Coaching Conference.  Leah Blayney is the Head Coach of both the Young Matildas and the Future Matildas program. As a player Leah played professionally in Australia, the United States (for the Boston Breakers) and Sweden and…