The Capital Football "JOMA FUTSAL PREMIER LEAGUE 2010" competition is not far away and Capital Football are calling for Clubs to register teams and players for the forthcoming season. Registration open on 1August and close on 31 August 2010. Get moving!
You can get all the information you need on the Capital Football website at:
http://www.capitalfootball.com.au/userfiles/file/Futsal/Senior%20Premier%20League%20Registration%20Pack%20-%202010(1).pdf
The following extracts from the Capital Football documentation are a useful start point. The scope of the competition is expanding to Mens and Womens Youth teams. Just fantastic!
"Introduction
Capital Football extends an invitation to new and continuing Futsal Premier League (FPL) club teams to apply for the upcoming 2010 FPL.
Capital Football is again releasing the Information and Registration pack early to ensure teams are given every possibility to meet each of the criteria set in the application process.
Following a similar format to 2009, Capital Football’s FPL will be staged at Australia’s Premier Sporting Facility, the AIS, with Mens games being held on Thursday evenings, while the Womens league will continue on Friday evenings. An international sized court for all games will reflect FFA National Championship standards, while the leagues again will be used by selectors as the principal means to identify potential players for mens and womens ACT squads to compete at the National Futsal Championships. Note that due to the unavailability of the AIS on some dates, some rounds for both mens and womens competitions will be scheduled on Wednesday evenings.
In 2010 Capital Football will also offer an underpinning youth category (u’19) for mens and womens divisions, with the aim to create an improved pathway between high level junior and senior competitions. Youth leagues are scheduled for Sunday afternoons but are subject to change pending nomination numbers across all divisions.
The 2010 Futsal Premier League will again emphasise the requirement for entities to apply within the framework of Capital Football Member Clubs, but in addition, support will be provided to parties interested in formalising an affiliate Capital Football member Futsal Club.
Capital Football also takes this opportunity to welcome back Joma as an official FPL partner for 2010."
Competition Overview
FPL Women - 24 September – 17 December - 6:00pm – 10:00pm Fridays - AIS, Bruce.
FPL Men - 23 September – 16 December - 6:00pm – 10:00pm Thursdays - AIS, Bruce.
FPL Youth Women (Years 1991 and younger) - 10 October – 27 February - 6:00pm – 08:00pm Sundays - Gold Creek High School.
FPL Youth Men (Years 1991 and younger) - 10 October – 27 February - 6:00pm – 08:00pm Sundays - Gold Creek High School.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Side stitches - what causes side stitches - how to fix it?
Sourced from http://www.sportsinjurybulletin.com
I'll bet you never knew there was so much too it - and that it can be avioded. Interesting article.
Side stitches - what causes side stitches or exercise related transient abdominal pains (ETAP) and how to avoid and get rid of them
All of you are likely to suffer from 'exercise-related transient abdominal pains' (ETAP), which are more popularly known as a 'side stitches'. Nor do you have exclusive rights to this unpleasant affliction: soccer, and rugby players, swimmers, horse riders, runners, aerobics participants, and even motorcyclists are at high risk of developing stitches.
Stitches can force even the toughest athlete to stop a workout or drop out of a competition, but exercise scientists have been at a bit of a loss to understand what causes stitches to occur - and how to prevent them. One popular view is that stitches occur when unwise athletes try to exercise strenuously too soon after gulping down food or fluid.
Although this theory makes a certain amount of sense and corresponds with many athletes' real-life experiences with stitches, the reasoning falls apart on close inspection. After all, competitive cyclists have a low frequency of stitch problems, even though they often exercise very intensely while wolfing down large quantities of food and liquid. Likewise, cross-country skiers are relatively immune to stitching, despite the fact that they swallow large quantities of food and drink prior to long-distance treks.
I'll bet you never knew there was so much too it - and that it can be avioded. Interesting article.
Side stitches - what causes side stitches or exercise related transient abdominal pains (ETAP) and how to avoid and get rid of them
All of you are likely to suffer from 'exercise-related transient abdominal pains' (ETAP), which are more popularly known as a 'side stitches'. Nor do you have exclusive rights to this unpleasant affliction: soccer, and rugby players, swimmers, horse riders, runners, aerobics participants, and even motorcyclists are at high risk of developing stitches.
Stitches can force even the toughest athlete to stop a workout or drop out of a competition, but exercise scientists have been at a bit of a loss to understand what causes stitches to occur - and how to prevent them. One popular view is that stitches occur when unwise athletes try to exercise strenuously too soon after gulping down food or fluid.
Although this theory makes a certain amount of sense and corresponds with many athletes' real-life experiences with stitches, the reasoning falls apart on close inspection. After all, competitive cyclists have a low frequency of stitch problems, even though they often exercise very intensely while wolfing down large quantities of food and liquid. Likewise, cross-country skiers are relatively immune to stitching, despite the fact that they swallow large quantities of food and drink prior to long-distance treks.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Mens Premier League Results 2010 - Round 13
Round 13
Tuggeranong United 1 (Mark Shields) Belconnen United 5 (Tai Smith (2), Danny Macor, Cameron Reinhart, David Kemp) v Canberra FC 1 (Matt Grbesa 90’) Monaro Panthers 1 (Goran Veljanovski 85’)
ANU FC 1 (Tom Rogic 67’) Woden Valley 5 (Lukas Cole 4’, Carlos Salazar 7’, 70’, Daryll Hall 69’, Bensah Afiabo 79’)
Cooma Tigers 5 (Marcial Munoz 6’, Serdan Bircan 31’, 71’, Adrian Labutte 36’, 65’) Goulburn Strikers 0
Canberra City 6 (Obi Shadmaan 19’, Misko Naumoski 21’, 68’, David Dexter 35’, Pat Ross-Magee 77’ 90+1’) Canberra Olympic 2 (Oliver Wiederkehr 6’, Domenic Giampaolo 13’)
Tuggeranong United 1 (Mark Shields) Belconnen United 5 (Tai Smith (2), Danny Macor, Cameron Reinhart, David Kemp) v Canberra FC 1 (Matt Grbesa 90’) Monaro Panthers 1 (Goran Veljanovski 85’)
ANU FC 1 (Tom Rogic 67’) Woden Valley 5 (Lukas Cole 4’, Carlos Salazar 7’, 70’, Daryll Hall 69’, Bensah Afiabo 79’)
Cooma Tigers 5 (Marcial Munoz 6’, Serdan Bircan 31’, 71’, Adrian Labutte 36’, 65’) Goulburn Strikers 0
Canberra City 6 (Obi Shadmaan 19’, Misko Naumoski 21’, 68’, David Dexter 35’, Pat Ross-Magee 77’ 90+1’) Canberra Olympic 2 (Oliver Wiederkehr 6’, Domenic Giampaolo 13’)
Womens Premier League Results 2010 - Round 15
Round 15
Belconnen United 2 (Maja Blasch 54’, Lauren Keir 81) Weston Creek 0
Woden Valley 4 (Ashleigh Palombi (2), Hayley Hinde, Erin Clout) ANU WFC 2 (Aniek Schepens (2))
Belwest Foxes 5 (Cian Maciejewski (3), Katrina Staniforth, Sam Price) Tuggeranong United 0
Canberra FC 1 (Ashlea Bryant) Brindabella Blues 0
Belconnen United 2 (Maja Blasch 54’, Lauren Keir 81) Weston Creek 0
Woden Valley 4 (Ashleigh Palombi (2), Hayley Hinde, Erin Clout) ANU WFC 2 (Aniek Schepens (2))
Belwest Foxes 5 (Cian Maciejewski (3), Katrina Staniforth, Sam Price) Tuggeranong United 0
Canberra FC 1 (Ashlea Bryant) Brindabella Blues 0
Friday, July 23, 2010
CEO Capital Football Provides An Important Update On the High Performance Program, Men's State League Review, Womens Football, the Summer 20s, Review of Discplinary and Disputes Regulations and more
The program next week is given to an extended "fireside chat" with Heather Reid, CEO Capital Football.
There are a lot of footballs in the air at Capital Football and probably not enough people to cover an enormous workload.
CEO Capital Football makes some very sound observations about the recent NYC for the U15 and U17 Girls championships. I ask myself: Why didn't the FFA include the "technical assessment component" in the Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Girls National Youth Championships held recently at Coffs Harbour? What feedback did teams, players and mportantly, Coaches get at the NYC? What are we really saying about Women's Football - is it second place to Mens Football? Looks like it to me. The comment was made to me by a football official that the techncial assessment group were at the World Cup. Well goodie for them. Is that all we have got? It was an expensive outing for parents of players, for significantly less games than were played in the U13 Girls and U13 Boys NJC earlier this year. Parents (and players) across several States are very unhappy and so they should be. This is one story that is not going away!
There is a lot to talk about and this is a very informative and candid interview. Not to be missed. Listen in at 7:00PM on Tuesday on 2xxfm (98.3mhz) or take the Podcast of this blogspot.
You will be pleased to know that those "damned vuvuzelas" will not be welcome at our Canberra United games in the upcoming W League. Outstanding.
There are a lot of footballs in the air at Capital Football and probably not enough people to cover an enormous workload.
CEO Capital Football makes some very sound observations about the recent NYC for the U15 and U17 Girls championships. I ask myself: Why didn't the FFA include the "technical assessment component" in the Under 15 Girls and Under 17 Girls National Youth Championships held recently at Coffs Harbour? What feedback did teams, players and mportantly, Coaches get at the NYC? What are we really saying about Women's Football - is it second place to Mens Football? Looks like it to me. The comment was made to me by a football official that the techncial assessment group were at the World Cup. Well goodie for them. Is that all we have got? It was an expensive outing for parents of players, for significantly less games than were played in the U13 Girls and U13 Boys NJC earlier this year. Parents (and players) across several States are very unhappy and so they should be. This is one story that is not going away!
There is a lot to talk about and this is a very informative and candid interview. Not to be missed. Listen in at 7:00PM on Tuesday on 2xxfm (98.3mhz) or take the Podcast of this blogspot.
You will be pleased to know that those "damned vuvuzelas" will not be welcome at our Canberra United games in the upcoming W League. Outstanding.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Mens Premier League Fixtures 2010 - Round 143
Round 13
Saturday, 24 Jul 10
3:00PM Tuggeranong Utd v Belconnen Utd Kambah 2-1
Sunday, 25 Jul 10
3:00PM ANU FC v Woden Valley ANU North Oval 1
3:00PM Canberra FC v Monaro Panthers Deakin Stadium
3:00PM Cooma Tigers v Goulburn Strikers Nijong Oval
4:00PM Canberra City v Canberra Olympic Hawker Football Centre
Saturday, 24 Jul 10
3:00PM Tuggeranong Utd v Belconnen Utd Kambah 2-1
Sunday, 25 Jul 10
3:00PM ANU FC v Woden Valley ANU North Oval 1
3:00PM Canberra FC v Monaro Panthers Deakin Stadium
3:00PM Cooma Tigers v Goulburn Strikers Nijong Oval
4:00PM Canberra City v Canberra Olympic Hawker Football Centre
Womens Premier League Fixtures 2010 - Round 15
Round 15
Sunday
2:00PM Belconnen Utd v Weston Creek McKellar Park
2:00PM Belwest Foxes v Tuggeranong Utd WFC Kaleen Enclosed 1
2:00PM Woden Valley v ANU WFC Woden Park Enclosed
2:00PM Brindabella Blues v Canberra FC Calwell 2.3 View
Sunday
2:00PM Belconnen Utd v Weston Creek McKellar Park
2:00PM Belwest Foxes v Tuggeranong Utd WFC Kaleen Enclosed 1
2:00PM Woden Valley v ANU WFC Woden Park Enclosed
2:00PM Brindabella Blues v Canberra FC Calwell 2.3 View
A Fascinating Piece of Research and Analysis on Futsal and Futsal Players At the Elite and Sub Elite Levels In Australia
Capital Football Futsal League Manager forwarded an excellent piece of research recently undertaken by Sera Dogramaci, who advises that:
"A few years ago I conducted a study on the match demands of futsal in Australia as part of my Honours year at University. This study has now been published as a journal article, which I have attached for you to use and distribute to futsal coaches/players across ACT. I also submitted my doctoral thesis this year which is currently being marked by my examiners. My PhD study included a comparison of the match demands of Brazilian, Spanish and Australian futsal players."
Outstanding work! Should be more of it! Makes you think! Very generous of the author to share her work with the football and futsal community. Should be more of that as well!
The following is the Abstract of the article referred to by Sera and published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2010 National Strength and Conditioning Association
TIME-MOTION ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL FUTSAL
SERA N. DOGRAMACI, MARK L. WATSFORD, AND ARON J. MURPHY
School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism, University of Technology, Sydney, Kuring-Gai Campus, Lindfield, New South Wales,Australia
ABSTRACT
Dogramaci, SN, Watsford, ML, and Murphy, AJ. Time-motion analysis of international and national level futsal. J Strength Cond Res 24(x): 000–000, 2010—Futsal is the Fe´de´ ration de Internationale Football Association’s officially recognized five-a- side indoor soccer, which although increasing in popularity worldwide, lacks the Australian or other English language research necessary to enable the growth of the sport. The purpose of this study was to establish a comprehensive overview of the demands of futsal by a time-motion analysis on 8 Australian National Team players and 10 State League Team players over 4 futsal matches. The study analyzed 6 locomotor activity categories, focusing on total distance covered, total duration of activities, total frequency of activities, effort distance, and effort duration. The national team covered a 42% greater overall distance than the state league team. In terms of relative data normalized for match duration, only the standing duration value was significantly different between the teams. Furthermore, futsal players of elite and subelite level in Australia perform a change in activity every 8–9 seconds on the court, and the national team athletes attained a higher, yet nonsignificant, average match-play velocity. This may be because of the national futsal athletes participating in an extended game duration, potentially suggesting that higher levels of competition facilitate a higher intensity of match play and greater physiological demands on individual players. Apart from the differences in timing structure and overall metabolic work, there was no real difference between the levels of competition within the Australian futsal analysis, although at higher levels of competition, there may be a need for more recovery because of the elevated intensity of the match. When comparing the data with other countries, however, Australian futsal players produce less distance and duration than Spanish futsal players.
KEY WORDS indoor soccer, effort profile, team sport performance, intermittent exercise
"A few years ago I conducted a study on the match demands of futsal in Australia as part of my Honours year at University. This study has now been published as a journal article, which I have attached for you to use and distribute to futsal coaches/players across ACT. I also submitted my doctoral thesis this year which is currently being marked by my examiners. My PhD study included a comparison of the match demands of Brazilian, Spanish and Australian futsal players."
Outstanding work! Should be more of it! Makes you think! Very generous of the author to share her work with the football and futsal community. Should be more of that as well!
The following is the Abstract of the article referred to by Sera and published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2010 National Strength and Conditioning Association
TIME-MOTION ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL FUTSAL
SERA N. DOGRAMACI, MARK L. WATSFORD, AND ARON J. MURPHY
School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism, University of Technology, Sydney, Kuring-Gai Campus, Lindfield, New South Wales,Australia
ABSTRACT
Dogramaci, SN, Watsford, ML, and Murphy, AJ. Time-motion analysis of international and national level futsal. J Strength Cond Res 24(x): 000–000, 2010—Futsal is the Fe´de´ ration de Internationale Football Association’s officially recognized five-a- side indoor soccer, which although increasing in popularity worldwide, lacks the Australian or other English language research necessary to enable the growth of the sport. The purpose of this study was to establish a comprehensive overview of the demands of futsal by a time-motion analysis on 8 Australian National Team players and 10 State League Team players over 4 futsal matches. The study analyzed 6 locomotor activity categories, focusing on total distance covered, total duration of activities, total frequency of activities, effort distance, and effort duration. The national team covered a 42% greater overall distance than the state league team. In terms of relative data normalized for match duration, only the standing duration value was significantly different between the teams. Furthermore, futsal players of elite and subelite level in Australia perform a change in activity every 8–9 seconds on the court, and the national team athletes attained a higher, yet nonsignificant, average match-play velocity. This may be because of the national futsal athletes participating in an extended game duration, potentially suggesting that higher levels of competition facilitate a higher intensity of match play and greater physiological demands on individual players. Apart from the differences in timing structure and overall metabolic work, there was no real difference between the levels of competition within the Australian futsal analysis, although at higher levels of competition, there may be a need for more recovery because of the elevated intensity of the match. When comparing the data with other countries, however, Australian futsal players produce less distance and duration than Spanish futsal players.
KEY WORDS indoor soccer, effort profile, team sport performance, intermittent exercise
Those Damned Vuvuzales Explained
It's not a musical instrument steeped in cultural meaning, significance and purpose - its a sodding plastic trumpet, lots of them, played by people who have as much interest in watching football as the chooks in my backyard! Nor is it culturally insensitive to object to your hearing and sanity being compromised at a football match.
Some idiots have come back to Australia with these "plastic devices" in their possession. Oh yeh, I was at the world cup - listen while while I make a tuneless noise. Each person returning with one int heir possession should have it placed where it best fits, then make all the noise they like!
Some moronic entrepenuer, an "Arthur Daley" of sporting opportunism will make a few thousand of these and flog them at sporting venues all over Australia. No sport is safe. This is like a virus.
Well done Blatter you goose, we hold the World Cup in SA and what do we get - a bloody ball that has a mind of its own and a sodding plastic trumpet that makes the most appalling noise. Brilliant! How long did you take to think of this outcome, Sep old pal? Four years?? And too much of the football was crap, which is probably largely due to the confluence of these two mindless contributions.
And now its off to Brazil - more bloody trumpets!
Some idiots have come back to Australia with these "plastic devices" in their possession. Oh yeh, I was at the world cup - listen while while I make a tuneless noise. Each person returning with one int heir possession should have it placed where it best fits, then make all the noise they like!
Some moronic entrepenuer, an "Arthur Daley" of sporting opportunism will make a few thousand of these and flog them at sporting venues all over Australia. No sport is safe. This is like a virus.
Well done Blatter you goose, we hold the World Cup in SA and what do we get - a bloody ball that has a mind of its own and a sodding plastic trumpet that makes the most appalling noise. Brilliant! How long did you take to think of this outcome, Sep old pal? Four years?? And too much of the football was crap, which is probably largely due to the confluence of these two mindless contributions.
And now its off to Brazil - more bloody trumpets!
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Kanga Cup Wrap and Supporter Behaviour at Junior Football
This program is given to a very important subject, a subject that has the attention of every football association in the world – the behaviour of coaches, parents and spectators on the sidelines at junior football matches. But most importantly – parents.
If you have attended a coaching course in recent years through Capital Football you would have been given the right message about how to conduct yourself with junior players, the importance of setting achievable goals, positive feedback and encouragement, focussing on development not winning, playing the game in good style and spirit, and of course, talking less, resisting the temptation to micro manage the players during the game – letting the game be the teacher. Everyone talks about making sure the young players have fun. There is no fun in being yelled at, humiliated and made to feel inferior because the team did not win on the scoreboard.
There is no course of instruction for parents of young players who stand on the sideline. Too often, far too often, it is the adults that suffer a loss of control, living as too many do, vicariously through their child. There is nothing worse for the young player or football, than to have feral parents on the sideline. They punctuate their gratuitous advice to young players with open criticism of the Referee and match officials, who are more often than not, young players themselves. They soon leave the refereeing ranks under the weight of the abuse and vitriol that is hurled in their direction by adults. What so many of the adults, mostly parents of players, do is nothing short of Bullying!
We speak to Adam Castle, coordinator of the Kanga Cup. It was a good tournament with the most sparkling football to be seen in the 10 to 14 age groups. Regrettably, it was punctuated by some very poor behaviour by parent supporters. In spite of that, football found a way through and the finals produced some seriously good football in the junior age groups.
Download Podcast Here:
If you have attended a coaching course in recent years through Capital Football you would have been given the right message about how to conduct yourself with junior players, the importance of setting achievable goals, positive feedback and encouragement, focussing on development not winning, playing the game in good style and spirit, and of course, talking less, resisting the temptation to micro manage the players during the game – letting the game be the teacher. Everyone talks about making sure the young players have fun. There is no fun in being yelled at, humiliated and made to feel inferior because the team did not win on the scoreboard.
There is no course of instruction for parents of young players who stand on the sideline. Too often, far too often, it is the adults that suffer a loss of control, living as too many do, vicariously through their child. There is nothing worse for the young player or football, than to have feral parents on the sideline. They punctuate their gratuitous advice to young players with open criticism of the Referee and match officials, who are more often than not, young players themselves. They soon leave the refereeing ranks under the weight of the abuse and vitriol that is hurled in their direction by adults. What so many of the adults, mostly parents of players, do is nothing short of Bullying!
We speak to Adam Castle, coordinator of the Kanga Cup. It was a good tournament with the most sparkling football to be seen in the 10 to 14 age groups. Regrettably, it was punctuated by some very poor behaviour by parent supporters. In spite of that, football found a way through and the finals produced some seriously good football in the junior age groups.
Download Podcast Here:
Ban the Vuvuzelas Now Before Its Too Late!!!
Sourced from ABC Sport:
Its never too late to stop the Vuvuzelas. I'll vote for the Political Party that has an "off - shore Vuvuzela policy option on the table! What a dreadful legacy the South African World Cup has past on to the sporting world. The damn things have alrady made their appearance at the Kanga Cup finals and Premier League games last week. And it wont just be Football that is infected with this noise pollution device.
Tottenahm Hotspur has got it right! Now, what about Capital Football????
Vuvuzelas banned from White Hart Lane
Posted July 20, 2010 11:21:00
Vuvuzelas were one of the talking points of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. (ABC News: Ned Hall)
Tottenham Hotspur has banned vuvuzelas from its White Hart Lane ground, saying the noisy plastic trumpets pose a risk to public safety.
The English Premier League club banned the long plastic horns, which were a major talking point at the World Cup in South Africa, after consulting police and licensing authorities.
"We are concerned that the presence of the instruments within the stadium pose unnecessary risks to public safety and could impact on the ability of all supporters to hear any emergency safety announcements," the London club said.
"We're very proud of the fantastic atmosphere our supporters produce organically at White Hart Lane," Spurs added in a statement on their website.
Its never too late to stop the Vuvuzelas. I'll vote for the Political Party that has an "off - shore Vuvuzela policy option on the table! What a dreadful legacy the South African World Cup has past on to the sporting world. The damn things have alrady made their appearance at the Kanga Cup finals and Premier League games last week. And it wont just be Football that is infected with this noise pollution device.
Tottenahm Hotspur has got it right! Now, what about Capital Football????
Vuvuzelas banned from White Hart Lane
Posted July 20, 2010 11:21:00
Vuvuzelas were one of the talking points of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. (ABC News: Ned Hall)
Tottenham Hotspur has banned vuvuzelas from its White Hart Lane ground, saying the noisy plastic trumpets pose a risk to public safety.
The English Premier League club banned the long plastic horns, which were a major talking point at the World Cup in South Africa, after consulting police and licensing authorities.
"We are concerned that the presence of the instruments within the stadium pose unnecessary risks to public safety and could impact on the ability of all supporters to hear any emergency safety announcements," the London club said.
"We're very proud of the fantastic atmosphere our supporters produce organically at White Hart Lane," Spurs added in a statement on their website.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Some Good News For Futsal In the ACT Region
Capital Football advise the following:
National Futsal Club Championships in October
The inaugural National Futsal Club Championships are due to be held 2-4 October 2010 at Dural Sports and Leisure Centre in Sydney.
It’s anticipated that representatives from ACT, Victoria, Queensland and the host state, NSW, will compete in the men’s competition with the ACT joining the NSW Premier League and Super League champions in the Women’s competition across the October long weekend competing for the title of ‘National Futsal Club Champion’.
The venue at the Dural Sports and Leisure Centre has spectator sitting for 400 meaning that the atmosphere for the championships should be excellent.
Local club sides Boomerangs FS and Belconnen United have been invited to attend the competition as representatives of the ACT with both Futsal teams in with an excellent chance of seeing their name carved on the first trophy.
This is the first small step towards a National Futsal League with the FFA keeping an eye on the success of the championships.
Further news will appear here when confirmed.
National Futsal Club Championships in October
The inaugural National Futsal Club Championships are due to be held 2-4 October 2010 at Dural Sports and Leisure Centre in Sydney.
It’s anticipated that representatives from ACT, Victoria, Queensland and the host state, NSW, will compete in the men’s competition with the ACT joining the NSW Premier League and Super League champions in the Women’s competition across the October long weekend competing for the title of ‘National Futsal Club Champion’.
The venue at the Dural Sports and Leisure Centre has spectator sitting for 400 meaning that the atmosphere for the championships should be excellent.
Local club sides Boomerangs FS and Belconnen United have been invited to attend the competition as representatives of the ACT with both Futsal teams in with an excellent chance of seeing their name carved on the first trophy.
This is the first small step towards a National Futsal League with the FFA keeping an eye on the success of the championships.
Further news will appear here when confirmed.
Mens Premier League Results 2010 - Round 12
Round 12
ANU FC 1 (Mohsen Ravanparsa 53’) Canberra FC 2 (Alex Castro 34’, Stephen Lee 49’)
Tuggeranong United 1 (Alex Weber 70’) Woden Valley 3 (Daryll Hall 16’ (pen), Lachlan Nichols 69’, Lukas Cole 81’)
Cooma Tigers 2 (Daniel Gecic 49’, Goran Josifovski 72’) Belconnen United 3 (Cameron Reinhart 30’, 83’, Dustin Wells 87’)
Goulburn Strikers 1 (Brody Wills) Canberra Olympic 2 (Matt Cachia, Domenic Giampaolo)
Canberra City 1 (Misko Naumoski 91’) Monaro Panthers 3 (Geoff Howarth 59’, 85’, Goran Veljanovski 82’)
ANU FC 1 (Mohsen Ravanparsa 53’) Canberra FC 2 (Alex Castro 34’, Stephen Lee 49’)
Tuggeranong United 1 (Alex Weber 70’) Woden Valley 3 (Daryll Hall 16’ (pen), Lachlan Nichols 69’, Lukas Cole 81’)
Cooma Tigers 2 (Daniel Gecic 49’, Goran Josifovski 72’) Belconnen United 3 (Cameron Reinhart 30’, 83’, Dustin Wells 87’)
Goulburn Strikers 1 (Brody Wills) Canberra Olympic 2 (Matt Cachia, Domenic Giampaolo)
Canberra City 1 (Misko Naumoski 91’) Monaro Panthers 3 (Geoff Howarth 59’, 85’, Goran Veljanovski 82’)
Womens Premier League Results 2010 - Round 14
Round 14
Belconnen United 0 v ANU WFC 0
Canberra FC 1 (Ashlea Bryant) Woden Valley 5 (Hayley Hinde (2), Ashleigh Palombi (2), Jenna Walsh)
Weston Creek 0 Belwest Foxes 4 (Katrina Staniforth, Emma Beaumont, Cian Maciejewski, Gemma Matheson)
Tuggeranong United 7 (Kate Allen 1’, 16’, 35’, Ash Neall 48’, Annica Schoo 56’, Jen Malbon 78’, Sigourney Dunk 88’) Brindabella Blues 1 (Erin Hinton 26’)
Belconnen United 0 v ANU WFC 0
Canberra FC 1 (Ashlea Bryant) Woden Valley 5 (Hayley Hinde (2), Ashleigh Palombi (2), Jenna Walsh)
Weston Creek 0 Belwest Foxes 4 (Katrina Staniforth, Emma Beaumont, Cian Maciejewski, Gemma Matheson)
Tuggeranong United 7 (Kate Allen 1’, 16’, 35’, Ash Neall 48’, Annica Schoo 56’, Jen Malbon 78’, Sigourney Dunk 88’) Brindabella Blues 1 (Erin Hinton 26’)
Friday, July 16, 2010
Soccer Tactics - Some Basic Information
Soccer Tactics
Some very useful information that may assist you to understand the game.
Some very useful information that may assist you to understand the game.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Capital Football Summer 20s League - It's On Again!
Captal Football have asked for expressions of interest from Clubs for the purpose of particpating in the 2010/2011 Summer 20's League competition. Good news!
You may recall that Capital Football put the initial Summer 20s (for Men Under 20 Years of age) on at very short notice. It was a terrific initiative, if a bit hurried, but it provided a much needed Football competition for young players between the main 2009 and 2010 seasons. To their everlasting credit, four Premier League Clubs stepped up to the mark and fielded teams:
The initial Summer 20's was won by Woden Valley FC and after a hard 2009 PL season, it was just the tonic:
Hey, why not make it a condition of play that the teams play 1-4-3-3? Make it a real development opportunity and pick a team to represent the ACT at an invitational fixture against an A League Youth team? The winning Coach gets the honour of coaching the representative team. This is a red hot opportunity to do something for this age group outside normal club competition. How about Capital Football providing a new Club Summer 20s badged strip for each particpating team - now that would help a lot!
There is no excuse for any Premier League club not fielding an Under 20 team in this year's Summer 20s.
Now, what about Women's Football in the off season - what's the plan?
You may recall that Capital Football put the initial Summer 20s (for Men Under 20 Years of age) on at very short notice. It was a terrific initiative, if a bit hurried, but it provided a much needed Football competition for young players between the main 2009 and 2010 seasons. To their everlasting credit, four Premier League Clubs stepped up to the mark and fielded teams:
- Canberra FC
- Woden Valley FC
- Belconnen United
- Tuggeranong United
The initial Summer 20's was won by Woden Valley FC and after a hard 2009 PL season, it was just the tonic:
Hey, why not make it a condition of play that the teams play 1-4-3-3? Make it a real development opportunity and pick a team to represent the ACT at an invitational fixture against an A League Youth team? The winning Coach gets the honour of coaching the representative team. This is a red hot opportunity to do something for this age group outside normal club competition. How about Capital Football providing a new Club Summer 20s badged strip for each particpating team - now that would help a lot!
There is no excuse for any Premier League club not fielding an Under 20 team in this year's Summer 20s.
Now, what about Women's Football in the off season - what's the plan?
The Four Main Moments of Youth Football
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The Four Main Moments of Youth Football
"...the difference between making it and not making it is so small... it's about vision and other things." Johan Cruyff
Current thinking in soccer divides the game into four main moments; own team in possession, losing possession, opponents in possession and regaining possession. This should not be confused with attack, defense and transition. It is larger than that. Thinking in the latter leads to isolated responsibilities and positions. Players become attackers or defenders in mind and action. This results in back players that do not support effectively when their midfield is in possession and top players that don't contribute when the opponents have the ball. This limited view opens the way for a disconnect within the lines of the team.
From a practical point of view the majority of youth coaches will be concerned with own team in possession and opponents in possession while training. This results in most small sided games restarting with one team in possession and the other without. This offers a very clear picture for both teams and the coach to start from.
Thinking in terms of the main moments can help to bring structure for the player and the coach. For the player, they need to understand what their primary task is in each moment. Understanding their task leads to better positioning which helps technique. But possession in youth soccer changes rapidly, so rapidly that many young players cannot keep up with the game either physically or mentally. They either can't get to the correct position or have no idea where it is. This creates a stressful situation for the player and is a major reason why team play breaks down.
Simplifying observations provides structure for the coach. So many things go wrong that a list of errors and mistakes would be endless. Too much information is as bad as not enough. When the focus is kept in one moment a clearer picture of a real problem will emerge. Since you cannot cover everything in a session, concentrate on the biggest problem you can find. This starts with defining which main moment contains the biggest problem.
After settling on the main moment comes the smaller moments. Example,own team in possession, our goalkeeper has the ball. Where should the outside backs be? How deep should the center forward be? Or, the opponents have possession and their central midfielder has the ball. When does our central defender have to step up and assume responsibility? At what point can he stop conceding space and must commit to the ball? Seeing "moments" can aid in a better understanding of soccer situations and problems. A soccer game is an event, it is not a a thing. Events exist in time, things exist in space. Viewing soccer as a thing leaves out the very important temporal element. Opportunities and situations in soccer appear and vanish in a fraction of a second. Coaches need to consider this when reading the game and setting up their practices.
Watch this video for further explanation:
The Four Main Moments of Youth Football
"...the difference between making it and not making it is so small... it's about vision and other things." Johan Cruyff
Current thinking in soccer divides the game into four main moments; own team in possession, losing possession, opponents in possession and regaining possession. This should not be confused with attack, defense and transition. It is larger than that. Thinking in the latter leads to isolated responsibilities and positions. Players become attackers or defenders in mind and action. This results in back players that do not support effectively when their midfield is in possession and top players that don't contribute when the opponents have the ball. This limited view opens the way for a disconnect within the lines of the team.
From a practical point of view the majority of youth coaches will be concerned with own team in possession and opponents in possession while training. This results in most small sided games restarting with one team in possession and the other without. This offers a very clear picture for both teams and the coach to start from.
Thinking in terms of the main moments can help to bring structure for the player and the coach. For the player, they need to understand what their primary task is in each moment. Understanding their task leads to better positioning which helps technique. But possession in youth soccer changes rapidly, so rapidly that many young players cannot keep up with the game either physically or mentally. They either can't get to the correct position or have no idea where it is. This creates a stressful situation for the player and is a major reason why team play breaks down.
Simplifying observations provides structure for the coach. So many things go wrong that a list of errors and mistakes would be endless. Too much information is as bad as not enough. When the focus is kept in one moment a clearer picture of a real problem will emerge. Since you cannot cover everything in a session, concentrate on the biggest problem you can find. This starts with defining which main moment contains the biggest problem.
After settling on the main moment comes the smaller moments. Example,own team in possession, our goalkeeper has the ball. Where should the outside backs be? How deep should the center forward be? Or, the opponents have possession and their central midfielder has the ball. When does our central defender have to step up and assume responsibility? At what point can he stop conceding space and must commit to the ball? Seeing "moments" can aid in a better understanding of soccer situations and problems. A soccer game is an event, it is not a a thing. Events exist in time, things exist in space. Viewing soccer as a thing leaves out the very important temporal element. Opportunities and situations in soccer appear and vanish in a fraction of a second. Coaches need to consider this when reading the game and setting up their practices.
Watch this video for further explanation:
Playing With The Elements - The Principle of Overload
Sourced from http://www.bettersoccermorefun.com/index.htm
Playing With The Elements
"A youth coach must be able to manipulate obstacles flexibly (make them easier or more difficult) so that the children can progress methodically." Coaching Soccer
Small sided games are not "the answer" to soccer training. They are simply a tool for coaches to use in their efforts to help their players "play better soccer." No single game will cure every ill, but, a number of games along with the correct coaching can work wonders for the majority of players in many situations.
The games will take different forms and each form will need to be changed, adjustments will have to be made. This, playing with the elements, is essential to the learning process. When a game is introduced it is in its simplest form. During the introductory phase the children simply become familiar with the structure, organization, goals and rules. The objectives and resistance are made to insure that the children have to solve the correct soccer problem without too much difficulty. As they progress the resistance must become greater, more match like.
The opposite holds true. A game might prove to be too difficult. The children cannot learn about the soccer problem because they cannot get to it. In this case the game can be simplified, the resistance lessened, in order to accommodate the coaching point. In both examples, the coach makes adjustments to the existing structure in order to make the message of the session clear.
Having the correct resistance is essential for learning to take place. Too little is as bad as too much. Learning is more about developing the mentality than it is about developing the body.
Constructing a small sided game should proceed in a logical order. The following shows such an order.
Playing With The Elements
"A youth coach must be able to manipulate obstacles flexibly (make them easier or more difficult) so that the children can progress methodically." Coaching Soccer
Small sided games are not "the answer" to soccer training. They are simply a tool for coaches to use in their efforts to help their players "play better soccer." No single game will cure every ill, but, a number of games along with the correct coaching can work wonders for the majority of players in many situations.
The games will take different forms and each form will need to be changed, adjustments will have to be made. This, playing with the elements, is essential to the learning process. When a game is introduced it is in its simplest form. During the introductory phase the children simply become familiar with the structure, organization, goals and rules. The objectives and resistance are made to insure that the children have to solve the correct soccer problem without too much difficulty. As they progress the resistance must become greater, more match like.
The opposite holds true. A game might prove to be too difficult. The children cannot learn about the soccer problem because they cannot get to it. In this case the game can be simplified, the resistance lessened, in order to accommodate the coaching point. In both examples, the coach makes adjustments to the existing structure in order to make the message of the session clear.
Having the correct resistance is essential for learning to take place. Too little is as bad as too much. Learning is more about developing the mentality than it is about developing the body.
Constructing a small sided game should proceed in a logical order. The following shows such an order.
Womens Premier League Fixtures 2010 - Round 14
Round 14
Sunday 18 Jul 10
2:00PM Belconnen Utd v ANU WFC McKellar Park
2:00PM Canberra FC v Woden Valley Deakin Stadium
2:00PM Tuggeranong Utd WFC v Brindabella Blues Kambah 2-1
2:00PM Weston Creek v Belwest Foxes Woden Park Enclosed
Sunday 18 Jul 10
2:00PM Belconnen Utd v ANU WFC McKellar Park
2:00PM Canberra FC v Woden Valley Deakin Stadium
2:00PM Tuggeranong Utd WFC v Brindabella Blues Kambah 2-1
2:00PM Weston Creek v Belwest Foxes Woden Park Enclosed
Mens Premier League Fixtures 2010 - Round 12
Round 12
Saturday 17 Jul 10
3:00PM Tuggeranong Utd v Woden Valley Kambah 2-1
Sunday 18 Jul 10
3:00PM ANU FC v Canberra FC ANU North Oval 1
3:00PM Goulburn Strikers v Canberra Olympic Cookbundoon
3:00PM Cooma Tigers v Belconnen Utd Nijong Oval
4:00PM Canberra City v Monaro Panthers Hawker Football Centre
Saturday 17 Jul 10
3:00PM Tuggeranong Utd v Woden Valley Kambah 2-1
Sunday 18 Jul 10
3:00PM ANU FC v Canberra FC ANU North Oval 1
3:00PM Goulburn Strikers v Canberra Olympic Cookbundoon
3:00PM Cooma Tigers v Belconnen Utd Nijong Oval
4:00PM Canberra City v Monaro Panthers Hawker Football Centre
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Football NSW Project 22 - Coaches, Scouting Talent, HP Culture and Communication
This program was broadcast on 2xxfm (98.3mhz), Tuesday 13 July 2010 at 7:00PM, through the Australian Community Radio Network.
In this program we continue the excellent interview series with the Manager of the Football NSW High Performance Unit, Paul Bentvelzen. The flagship high performance program in NSW is Project 22.
Last week Paul spoke at length on the substance of Project 22 and already you would have observed that this high performance program is truly high performance. Its well ahead of the current Capital Football HPP and well in advance of its predecessor, Capital Football Academy program.
Rumour has it that Capital Football will review the current HPP. Lets be sure that we do not head back toward the tired and discredited Academy system. Lets be sure to keep what is going well and change what is not and include what we have missed in version one of the HPP. Lets not get stuck on that old chestnut, HPP playing squads, that so fascinated a small number of the Capital Football Board, causing major delay, uncertainty and anger at Club level. Who will write the terms of reference for the review and will we, the footballing community get a chance to see the draft and comment?
The Capital Football Board could do no worse than listen to their staff, rather than employ some third party who in time honoured consulting fashion, will interview the employees for the information an ideas, serve them up as original thought, massage it to suit the outcomes really desired by the those engaging them, then present a tome akin to the ten commandments. The likelihood that you get told anything you could not find out or did not know yourself is small, but it sounds so clever to have a “consultant” tell you. We all know how it works - the good old Canberra two step!.
Importantly, lets see open consultation with the football community, not just the favoured few. Bring in expertise as required, but don’t hand the whole business over to some one else. Time is running out fast.
Benchmarking against Project 22 is instructive. Take from it what works in our environment, what we can resource, then implement it bit by bit, review it every year in open forum. Keep what works, change what doesn’t.
If your child is in a Capital Football HHP, do you have a whole of program detailed periodised program for your child? No? Well there is one change straight off the mark and the wonder is its was never there in the past. It’s a basic organisational, technical and educational requirement of high performance training. Do you need a consultant to tell you that?
Tonight Paul Bentvelzen speaks on Coaches in Project 22, the importance of continuously scouting talent rather than just staying with the original selections, some of the cultural / behavioural issues they are wrestling with and finally, the systems for coach support and communication they have implemented and underpin Project 22.
We are not close enough yet in the ACT on some of this and you don’t need an external review to work it out or fix it. There are plenty of smart people in football around the ACT and the AIS is just up the road. Why not ask Football NSW?
Download the Podcast here:
In this program we continue the excellent interview series with the Manager of the Football NSW High Performance Unit, Paul Bentvelzen. The flagship high performance program in NSW is Project 22.
Last week Paul spoke at length on the substance of Project 22 and already you would have observed that this high performance program is truly high performance. Its well ahead of the current Capital Football HPP and well in advance of its predecessor, Capital Football Academy program.
Rumour has it that Capital Football will review the current HPP. Lets be sure that we do not head back toward the tired and discredited Academy system. Lets be sure to keep what is going well and change what is not and include what we have missed in version one of the HPP. Lets not get stuck on that old chestnut, HPP playing squads, that so fascinated a small number of the Capital Football Board, causing major delay, uncertainty and anger at Club level. Who will write the terms of reference for the review and will we, the footballing community get a chance to see the draft and comment?
The Capital Football Board could do no worse than listen to their staff, rather than employ some third party who in time honoured consulting fashion, will interview the employees for the information an ideas, serve them up as original thought, massage it to suit the outcomes really desired by the those engaging them, then present a tome akin to the ten commandments. The likelihood that you get told anything you could not find out or did not know yourself is small, but it sounds so clever to have a “consultant” tell you. We all know how it works - the good old Canberra two step!.
Importantly, lets see open consultation with the football community, not just the favoured few. Bring in expertise as required, but don’t hand the whole business over to some one else. Time is running out fast.
Benchmarking against Project 22 is instructive. Take from it what works in our environment, what we can resource, then implement it bit by bit, review it every year in open forum. Keep what works, change what doesn’t.
If your child is in a Capital Football HHP, do you have a whole of program detailed periodised program for your child? No? Well there is one change straight off the mark and the wonder is its was never there in the past. It’s a basic organisational, technical and educational requirement of high performance training. Do you need a consultant to tell you that?
Tonight Paul Bentvelzen speaks on Coaches in Project 22, the importance of continuously scouting talent rather than just staying with the original selections, some of the cultural / behavioural issues they are wrestling with and finally, the systems for coach support and communication they have implemented and underpin Project 22.
We are not close enough yet in the ACT on some of this and you don’t need an external review to work it out or fix it. There are plenty of smart people in football around the ACT and the AIS is just up the road. Why not ask Football NSW?
Download the Podcast here:
The First ACT Australian Under 13 Girls Representative - Siena Senatore
The Australian Under 13 Girls team has competed in a festival of Football held in Vietnam.
The ACT was represented by Siena Senatore of the Woden Valley Soccer Club. Siena is number 14 in the team pictures (provided by Mum - many thanks Lella). A very proud moment for Eddie and Lella. Job well done Siena!
The ACT was represented by Siena Senatore of the Woden Valley Soccer Club. Siena is number 14 in the team pictures (provided by Mum - many thanks Lella). A very proud moment for Eddie and Lella. Job well done Siena!
Kanga Cup Finals Results 2010
This is the final position for 2010:
BOY’S UNDER-10 CUP
Inter Lions 1 Northbridge FC 0
BOY’S UNDER-10 PLATE
Chatswood Rangers 3 Griffith United 2
BOY’S UNDER-10 SHIELD
Northbridge Avengers 1 Coogee United 1
(Northbridge Avengers won in penalty shoot-out)
BOY’S UNDER-11 CUP
Leichhardt Saints 3 AC United 2
BOY’S UNDER-11
Coogee United 0 Gungahlin Cyclones 0
(Coogee United won in penalty shoot-out)
BOY’S UNDER-11 SHIELD
Monaro Panthers 4 Belsouth Allstars 0
GIRL’S UNDER-11 CUP
Majura Mini Matildas 2 Belnorth Red Bullets 0
BOY’S UNDER-12 CUP
Sandringham Storm 3 Adelaide City 1
BOY’S UNDER-12 PLATE
Sandringham Lightning 3 Camden Tigers 0
GIRL’S UNDER-12 CUP
Woden Valley United 1 Northbridge FC 0
BOY’S UNDER-13 CUP
Coastal Spirit 2 Brighton United 2
(Coastal Spirit won in penalty shoot-out)
BOY’S UNDER-13 PLATE
Gungahlin United 1 Majura Phoenix 0
BOY’S UNDER-14 CUP
Adelaide City 5 Woden Valley Thunder 0
BOY’S UNDER-14 PLATE
Green Gully 5 Marist College 0
GIRL’S UNDER-14 CUP
Tuggeranong Matildas 0 Woden Valley Redbacks
(Tuggeranong Matildas won in penalty shoot-out)
BOY’S UNDER-15 CUP
Capital FC 2 Kemps Creek United 1
BOY’S UNDER-15 PLATE
Football Wide Bay George Cousins 2 Marist College Royal 0
BOY’S UNDER-16 CUP
Canberra Olympic 5 Bankstown Sports Strikers 1
GIRL’S UNDER-16 CUP
Majura FC 2 Northbridge FC 0
BOY’S UNDER-18 CUP
Canberra FC 1 Maccabi 0
GIRL’S UNDER-18 CUP
Belconnen United 7 Brindabella Blues White 1
BOY’S UNDER-10 CUP
Inter Lions 1 Northbridge FC 0
BOY’S UNDER-10 PLATE
Chatswood Rangers 3 Griffith United 2
BOY’S UNDER-10 SHIELD
Northbridge Avengers 1 Coogee United 1
(Northbridge Avengers won in penalty shoot-out)
BOY’S UNDER-11 CUP
Leichhardt Saints 3 AC United 2
BOY’S UNDER-11
Coogee United 0 Gungahlin Cyclones 0
(Coogee United won in penalty shoot-out)
BOY’S UNDER-11 SHIELD
Monaro Panthers 4 Belsouth Allstars 0
GIRL’S UNDER-11 CUP
Majura Mini Matildas 2 Belnorth Red Bullets 0
BOY’S UNDER-12 CUP
Sandringham Storm 3 Adelaide City 1
BOY’S UNDER-12 PLATE
Sandringham Lightning 3 Camden Tigers 0
GIRL’S UNDER-12 CUP
Woden Valley United 1 Northbridge FC 0
BOY’S UNDER-13 CUP
Coastal Spirit 2 Brighton United 2
(Coastal Spirit won in penalty shoot-out)
BOY’S UNDER-13 PLATE
Gungahlin United 1 Majura Phoenix 0
BOY’S UNDER-14 CUP
Adelaide City 5 Woden Valley Thunder 0
BOY’S UNDER-14 PLATE
Green Gully 5 Marist College 0
GIRL’S UNDER-14 CUP
Tuggeranong Matildas 0 Woden Valley Redbacks
(Tuggeranong Matildas won in penalty shoot-out)
BOY’S UNDER-15 CUP
Capital FC 2 Kemps Creek United 1
BOY’S UNDER-15 PLATE
Football Wide Bay George Cousins 2 Marist College Royal 0
BOY’S UNDER-16 CUP
Canberra Olympic 5 Bankstown Sports Strikers 1
GIRL’S UNDER-16 CUP
Majura FC 2 Northbridge FC 0
BOY’S UNDER-18 CUP
Canberra FC 1 Maccabi 0
GIRL’S UNDER-18 CUP
Belconnen United 7 Brindabella Blues White 1
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Womens Premier League Results 2010 - Round 13
Round 13
Woden Valley 2 (Grace Field 81’, 83’) Belconnen United 1 (Caitlin Munoz 18’)
ANU WFC 1 (Anna Bennett 84’) Belwest Foxes 0
Weston Creek 7 (Kelly Donnelly (3), Julie Gordy (2), Jessie Pritchard, Lauren Bowman) Brindabella Blues 0
Canberra FC 2 (Aurelia Bullot, Connie Canaridis) Tuggeranong United 0
Woden Valley 2 (Grace Field 81’, 83’) Belconnen United 1 (Caitlin Munoz 18’)
ANU WFC 1 (Anna Bennett 84’) Belwest Foxes 0
Weston Creek 7 (Kelly Donnelly (3), Julie Gordy (2), Jessie Pritchard, Lauren Bowman) Brindabella Blues 0
Canberra FC 2 (Aurelia Bullot, Connie Canaridis) Tuggeranong United 0
Mens Premier League Results 2010 - Round11
Round 11
Cooma Tigers 2 (Jamie Schofield 2’, 83’) Canberra Olympic 2 (Robbie Schroder, Oliver Wiederkehr 84’)
Tuggeranong United 2 (Alex Weber 42’, Luke Shepherd 90’) Canberra FC 2 (Victor Yanes 22’, Alex Castro 77’)
Monaro Panthers 0 v Goulburn Strikers 4 (Brody Willis 6’, Daniel Aliffi 18’ (pen), 31’, 83’)
Belconnen United 2 (Danny Macor 22’, Dustin Wells 34’) Woden Valley 1 (Daryll Hall 90’ (pen))
Canberra City 2 (Mitch Stevens 17’, Misko Naumoski 88’) ANU FC 0
Cooma Tigers 2 (Jamie Schofield 2’, 83’) Canberra Olympic 2 (Robbie Schroder, Oliver Wiederkehr 84’)
Tuggeranong United 2 (Alex Weber 42’, Luke Shepherd 90’) Canberra FC 2 (Victor Yanes 22’, Alex Castro 77’)
Monaro Panthers 0 v Goulburn Strikers 4 (Brody Willis 6’, Daniel Aliffi 18’ (pen), 31’, 83’)
Belconnen United 2 (Danny Macor 22’, Dustin Wells 34’) Woden Valley 1 (Daryll Hall 90’ (pen))
Canberra City 2 (Mitch Stevens 17’, Misko Naumoski 88’) ANU FC 0
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Womens Premier League Fixtures 2010 - Round 13
Round 13
Sunday 11 Jul 10
2:00PM Woden Valley v Belconnen Utd Woden Park Enclosed
2:00PM ANU WFC v Belwest Foxes ANU Willows 1
2:00PM Weston Creek v Brindabella Blues ANU Willows 2
2:00PM Canberra FC v Tuggeranong Utd WFC Deakin Stadium
Sunday 11 Jul 10
2:00PM Woden Valley v Belconnen Utd Woden Park Enclosed
2:00PM ANU WFC v Belwest Foxes ANU Willows 1
2:00PM Weston Creek v Brindabella Blues ANU Willows 2
2:00PM Canberra FC v Tuggeranong Utd WFC Deakin Stadium
Mens Premier League Fixtures 2010 - Round 11
Round 11
Saturday 10 Jul 10
3:00PM Cooma Tigers v Canberra Olympic Nijong Oval
Sunday 11 Jul 10
3:00PM Monaro Panthers v Goulburn Strikers Riverside Stadium
3:00PM Tuggeranong Utd v Canberra FC Kambah 2-1
4:00PM Belconnen Utd v Woden Valley McKellar Park
4:00PM Canberra City v ANU FC Hawker Football Centre
Saturday 10 Jul 10
3:00PM Cooma Tigers v Canberra Olympic Nijong Oval
Sunday 11 Jul 10
3:00PM Monaro Panthers v Goulburn Strikers Riverside Stadium
3:00PM Tuggeranong Utd v Canberra FC Kambah 2-1
4:00PM Belconnen Utd v Woden Valley McKellar Park
4:00PM Canberra City v ANU FC Hawker Football Centre
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Done With Grace and Style!
Do it with grace and style - a good word or a word of praise goes a long way - and costs you absolutely nothing!
As the Kanga Cup heads to finals and our local competitions work there way through the second half of the competition and finals places, there is something all coaches and parents on the sidelines should note from the World Cup. In a World Cup marred by some spectacular examples of poor sportmanships and lack of grace, emerges, just in time, examples set by National Coaches which set the standard of behaviour for us all.
The words from Spain's Coach, Vicente Del Bosque, following his team's hard earned victory over a terrific German team, are just outstanding! And Germany coach Joachim Low is also in a class of his own.
Sourced fromt he SBS World Game:
But while Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque was delighted with his side's performance he was taking nothing for granted where the final is concerned.
Del Bosque said: "You must celebrate victory but with moderation and don't forget your responsibilities. We are sportsmen and we want to reach out for the World Cup."
"There is hardly anything more precious than to win the World Cup. We should not be bragging and too conceited, let's just play the next match."
Del Bosque also described what it meant to Spain, which has failed so often at World Cups when it appeared to have a good chance of glory.
He said: "This country has changed enormously. We have great things and one of them is sports. We are privileged to have so many good sportsmen. Football is the local motivation. Spain deserves to be triumphant and to make it to the top."
Low, whose side was also beaten by Spain in the European championship final two years ago, said: "Spain are a wonderful team. They are the masters of the game. You can see it in every pass. They can hardly be beaten. They are extremely calm and convincing. Spain were just better than we were and they deserved to win.
"In 2008 they won the European Championships in a very convincing way and they have been unchanged over the past two or three years. They play in an automatic way and I am confident they will win the title.
"Over the past two or three years they have been the most skilled team of all. They circulate the ball quickly and we were not able to play like previous matches. We were not able to get rid of our inhibitions."
Now that's the way to do it!!!
As the Kanga Cup heads to finals and our local competitions work there way through the second half of the competition and finals places, there is something all coaches and parents on the sidelines should note from the World Cup. In a World Cup marred by some spectacular examples of poor sportmanships and lack of grace, emerges, just in time, examples set by National Coaches which set the standard of behaviour for us all.
The words from Spain's Coach, Vicente Del Bosque, following his team's hard earned victory over a terrific German team, are just outstanding! And Germany coach Joachim Low is also in a class of his own.
Sourced fromt he SBS World Game:
But while Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque was delighted with his side's performance he was taking nothing for granted where the final is concerned.
Del Bosque said: "You must celebrate victory but with moderation and don't forget your responsibilities. We are sportsmen and we want to reach out for the World Cup."
"There is hardly anything more precious than to win the World Cup. We should not be bragging and too conceited, let's just play the next match."
Del Bosque also described what it meant to Spain, which has failed so often at World Cups when it appeared to have a good chance of glory.
He said: "This country has changed enormously. We have great things and one of them is sports. We are privileged to have so many good sportsmen. Football is the local motivation. Spain deserves to be triumphant and to make it to the top."
Low, whose side was also beaten by Spain in the European championship final two years ago, said: "Spain are a wonderful team. They are the masters of the game. You can see it in every pass. They can hardly be beaten. They are extremely calm and convincing. Spain were just better than we were and they deserved to win.
"In 2008 they won the European Championships in a very convincing way and they have been unchanged over the past two or three years. They play in an automatic way and I am confident they will win the title.
"Over the past two or three years they have been the most skilled team of all. They circulate the ball quickly and we were not able to play like previous matches. We were not able to get rid of our inhibitions."
Now that's the way to do it!!!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
The Football NSW High Performance Program - "Project 22"
This program is broadcast on Tuesday, 6 Juy 2010 on 2xxfm(98.3mhz) trough the Australian Community Radio Network.
In this program we take a look at the Football NSW High Performance Program solution – called "Project 22".
We speak to Paul Bentvelzen, Manager of the Football NSW HP unit (Project 22). Paul and his staff know exactly what they about when it comes to junior Football development. The results of the Project 22 solution are impressive at an early stage of implemetation. If you needed any proof, cast your mind back to the recent Under 13 Boys and Gilrs National Junior Championships. If you were lucky enough to see the NSW Metro teams play, you will need little convincing - and this has little to do with the fact that NSW obviously has more players - its all about how they do it!
There is a very real difference between the "Talented" and "Community" development streams. Both are as important as the other, but its very difficult to get a clear focus on "talented" player development, unless you get very specific and design the program to fit this and only this specification. I doing so, it makes it possible to give real emphasis to community development. Without robust community development, many fewer players will emerge to join the talented development stream. Community development is all too often left behind, but that’s another story and one the NPL has not forgotten.
Start with this simple, self evident fact – the talented players in each age group are a very small population of players. As they grow and get older they may not remain in the talented group of players, being replaced by others that have emerged. That is a very serious challenge for coaches and administrators in football.There is risk in getting on the talented treadmill from the moment the child begins a program. Its not a permanent selection – for player or parent or coach!
So lets begin by getting the talented player stream water tight.
If you are a parent and have a child that is showing some talent or has been identified as being suitable for talented stream development in football, you will in all likelihood, in the ACT, spend a lot of your precious disposable and scarce family resources on keeping the child engaged in the development process. Its not cheap here in the ACT! It’s a burden families find hard to bare.
Ask yourself this simple question – is the Capital Football HPP a genuinely high performance program? Use the Project 22 solution to make comparisions. What can we take away from how NSW's does business on this matter? What should be the primary elements of the football HPP in the ACT region? Don’t get me wrong, Capital Football have made a good start, but it is a long way yet from being a comprehensive talented football development package, within the meaning of the national curriculum. How to go forward?
There is no one way of doing this – the solution must match the environment. By the same reasoning, different environments are no excuse for sub optimal outcomes. Clearly, Football NSW comprehend this concept and Project 22 is a very robust response to junior football talented player development.
The interview will be broadcast in three parts, the first two cover various aspects of their solution and the final interview deals with the systems of communication they have developed at Football NSW for players and coaches in Project 22, together with the player and coach resource systems (web based) used to underpin training.
These interviews speak for themselves. We have a fair it of catching up to do. You’ll be very interested to hear how they tackle the talented stream in Football NSW.
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In this program we take a look at the Football NSW High Performance Program solution – called "Project 22".
We speak to Paul Bentvelzen, Manager of the Football NSW HP unit (Project 22). Paul and his staff know exactly what they about when it comes to junior Football development. The results of the Project 22 solution are impressive at an early stage of implemetation. If you needed any proof, cast your mind back to the recent Under 13 Boys and Gilrs National Junior Championships. If you were lucky enough to see the NSW Metro teams play, you will need little convincing - and this has little to do with the fact that NSW obviously has more players - its all about how they do it!
There is a very real difference between the "Talented" and "Community" development streams. Both are as important as the other, but its very difficult to get a clear focus on "talented" player development, unless you get very specific and design the program to fit this and only this specification. I doing so, it makes it possible to give real emphasis to community development. Without robust community development, many fewer players will emerge to join the talented development stream. Community development is all too often left behind, but that’s another story and one the NPL has not forgotten.
Start with this simple, self evident fact – the talented players in each age group are a very small population of players. As they grow and get older they may not remain in the talented group of players, being replaced by others that have emerged. That is a very serious challenge for coaches and administrators in football.There is risk in getting on the talented treadmill from the moment the child begins a program. Its not a permanent selection – for player or parent or coach!
So lets begin by getting the talented player stream water tight.
If you are a parent and have a child that is showing some talent or has been identified as being suitable for talented stream development in football, you will in all likelihood, in the ACT, spend a lot of your precious disposable and scarce family resources on keeping the child engaged in the development process. Its not cheap here in the ACT! It’s a burden families find hard to bare.
Ask yourself this simple question – is the Capital Football HPP a genuinely high performance program? Use the Project 22 solution to make comparisions. What can we take away from how NSW's does business on this matter? What should be the primary elements of the football HPP in the ACT region? Don’t get me wrong, Capital Football have made a good start, but it is a long way yet from being a comprehensive talented football development package, within the meaning of the national curriculum. How to go forward?
There is no one way of doing this – the solution must match the environment. By the same reasoning, different environments are no excuse for sub optimal outcomes. Clearly, Football NSW comprehend this concept and Project 22 is a very robust response to junior football talented player development.
The interview will be broadcast in three parts, the first two cover various aspects of their solution and the final interview deals with the systems of communication they have developed at Football NSW for players and coaches in Project 22, together with the player and coach resource systems (web based) used to underpin training.
These interviews speak for themselves. We have a fair it of catching up to do. You’ll be very interested to hear how they tackle the talented stream in Football NSW.
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Friday, July 2, 2010
There is a Mens Premier League Game This Weekend!
Recheduled Round 7 Fixture
Sunday 4th July 2010
Goulburn Strikers v Canberra City
(Cookbundoon), kick off 15:00
Sunday 4th July 2010
Goulburn Strikers v Canberra City
(Cookbundoon), kick off 15:00
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Capital Football to Conduct a Review of the Mens State League
Capital Football advise the following:
Capital Football is conducting an extensive review of the ACT Men’s State League to ensure it is best placed to meet the challenges and investigate options and proposals to further improve the league.
The review will consider a broad range of issues from organisatons and individuals. A Review committee has been set up to consider all submissions and comments.
Closing date for submissions and comment is 6 August 2010.
The Review committee will review submissions with the intention to discuss the primary findings and recommendation options with clubs in early September. Ad hoc meetings with clubs will be conducted, as required, to address issues raised through the review process.
A Draft report will be submitted to the Capital Football Board and clubs for comment and consideration with a Final report to be submitted for the Board meeting in mid October 2010.
Clubs to be advised in early November of the recommendations agreed by the Board and the subsequent implementation plan.
In addition, Capital Football have released two documents for public ocnsideration:
1. Terms of Reference for the Review, and
2. Issues Paper (concerning the Mens State League - if you have issues that are included in this document, include them in your submission)
The documents referred to above are provided below - read on:
Capital Football is conducting an extensive review of the ACT Men’s State League to ensure it is best placed to meet the challenges and investigate options and proposals to further improve the league.
The review will consider a broad range of issues from organisatons and individuals. A Review committee has been set up to consider all submissions and comments.
Closing date for submissions and comment is 6 August 2010.
The Review committee will review submissions with the intention to discuss the primary findings and recommendation options with clubs in early September. Ad hoc meetings with clubs will be conducted, as required, to address issues raised through the review process.
A Draft report will be submitted to the Capital Football Board and clubs for comment and consideration with a Final report to be submitted for the Board meeting in mid October 2010.
Clubs to be advised in early November of the recommendations agreed by the Board and the subsequent implementation plan.
In addition, Capital Football have released two documents for public ocnsideration:
1. Terms of Reference for the Review, and
2. Issues Paper (concerning the Mens State League - if you have issues that are included in this document, include them in your submission)
The documents referred to above are provided below - read on:
Kanga Cup 2010 Is About to Start - 4 to 9 July 2010
The Kanga Cup for 2010 will be run here in Canberra from 4 to 9 July 2010.
All the information is on the Kanga Cup website - Draws / locations / timings
Go here for all the details http://www.kangacup.com/
Get yourself and your children to the game, if they are not playing. To the ACT teams that competing - well done.
There will be a lot of good football played next week across the age groups.
Make sure you see the Under 12 South Korean team play - they are a revelation and give us a clear idea of where Capital Football and our Junior clubs must take football development going forward.
I wonder how many teams will play 1-4-3-3???
All the information is on the Kanga Cup website - Draws / locations / timings
Go here for all the details http://www.kangacup.com/
Get yourself and your children to the game, if they are not playing. To the ACT teams that competing - well done.
There will be a lot of good football played next week across the age groups.
Make sure you see the Under 12 South Korean team play - they are a revelation and give us a clear idea of where Capital Football and our Junior clubs must take football development going forward.
I wonder how many teams will play 1-4-3-3???
Central Coast Mariners To Play in Canberra Against Belconnen United and Canberra FC
The matches will be played as follows:
Monday 5th July
Canberra FC v Central Coast Mariners
(Deakin Stadium), kick off 18:30
ADMISSION: Free
Wednesday 7th July
Belconnen United v Central Coast Mariners
(McKellar Park), kick off 18:00
ADMISSION: TBC
This is an excellent opportunity for these two clubs to develop their players against what you might reasonably expect to be a more robust standard of opposition than would be encountered from week to week in the CApital Football Premier League. Should be terrific!
Monday 5th July
Canberra FC v Central Coast Mariners
(Deakin Stadium), kick off 18:30
ADMISSION: Free
Wednesday 7th July
Belconnen United v Central Coast Mariners
(McKellar Park), kick off 18:00
ADMISSION: TBC
This is an excellent opportunity for these two clubs to develop their players against what you might reasonably expect to be a more robust standard of opposition than would be encountered from week to week in the CApital Football Premier League. Should be terrific!
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