Football and Futsal in the ACT This Weekend!

This weekend we have a wonderful selection of top quality Football and Futsal in the ACT.

When too much Football and Futsal is never likely to be enough - this is the weekend for it!

Take your pick, pick all of them, but get to one of them.

Canberra United v Perth Glory -  Saturday 29 October 2011, 3:00PM - McKellar

AIS v Melbourne Victory FC - Sunday 30 October 2011, 3:00PM - AIS Athletics Track    

Boomerangs FS v Sydney City Eagles - Saturday, 29 October 2011, Southern Cross Stadium Tuggeranong (first game 1200 then continuous till 7:00PM)

Gold, Gold, Gold Canberra Champions of the Australian Masters Games

Sourced from TUFC website http://home.tufc.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=119:article-template&catid=10:match-reports&Itemid=27



How good is this!


Move over Woden Valley Redbacks and the Dana Cup. 


This Canberra mob won the Gold medal at the Australian Masters competition.  Outstanding and read the article below and see how many of these medals this team has been winning over the years. Unbelievable. They look pretty fit too. 

Canberra Old Boys, Australian Masters Games, Adelaide 2011 (Tuggeranong players unless otherwise marked)
Back (L-R): Momo Radulovich, Woody Elliott, Ian Ippoliti (Griffith NSW), Alan Greenslade, Tony Santolin (Griffith NSW), Wally Hoefel, Rudi Aiono (Brisbane Qld), Alan Froud, Bob Kostic (Hervey Bay Qld), Bill Hardie, Les Herbert.
Front (L-R): Norm Holcroft, Milan Novakovic, Joe Kaczor (Brisbane Qld), Stewart Leenards (Perth WA), Ken Menser, Pat Sergi (Griffith NSW), Wally Conlon.

Canberra Old Boys victorious domination!

Champions of the Australian Masters Games

GOLD! GOLD! for Canberra Old Boys


At the 2011 Australian Masters Games in Adelaide (7 – 16 October) the Canberra Old Boys Masters team won TWO gold medals. They won gold for the Over 55 Division as they were the only team entered. They were then placed in the Over 50 Division, recruited two over 50 players, then put the younger teams to the sword to win their second gold medal. An impressive performance when you consider the team’s average age was 58, and included 7 players aged over 60.

Over 6 days, the Old Boys played 8 x 60 minute games. After losing the first game (after being severely jet-lagged from the arduous flight from Canberra), the Old Boys won the rest, scoring 17 goals with 5 against.
The Canberra Old Boys are a ‘touring side’, affiliated with the Tuggeranong United Football Club, whose motto is ‘degenerating disgracefully’. The Old Boys draw its core from older players of the TUFC masters teams, and are complemented by other players from around Australia who have links with the team.

They have participated in masters tournaments every year since 1994, around Australia and overseas, always playing in the oldest age division, and on the way accumulating an impressive medal tally, highlighted by winning the World Masters Over 45 division in Melbourne in 2002:
1994      World Masters Brisbane (Over 45)                               SILVER
1995      Australian Masters Melbourne (Over 45)                     BRONZE
1996      SOS Masters Gold Coast (Over 45)                                –
1997      Australian Masters Canberra (Over 45)                        SILVER
1998      World Masters Portland USA (Over 45)                       SEMI-FINAL
1999      Australian Masters Adelaide (Over 45)                        GOLD
2000      ASPAC Masters Gold Coast (Over 45)                       SEMI-FINAL
2001      Australian Masters Newcastle (Over 45)                     SILVER
2002      World Masters Melbourne (Over 45)                            GOLD
2003      Australian Masters Canberra (Over 45)                       GOLD
2004      Pan Pacific Masters Gold Coast (Over 45)                 SILVER
2005      World Masters Edmonton Canada (Over 45)              –
2006      Pan Pacific Masters Gold Coast (Over 45)                 GOLD
2007      Australian Masters Adelaide (Over 45)                        GOLD
2008      Pan Pacific Masters Gold Coast (Over 50)                 GOLD
2009      World Masters Sydney (Over 50)                                    –
2010      Pan Pacific Masters Gold Coast (Over 55)                 BRONZE
2011      Australian Masters Adelaide (Over 50)                        GOLD
2011      Australian Masters Adelaide (Over 55)                        GOLD

Tuggeranong masters in the 2011 team were: Bill Hardie, 64, Alan Froud, 64, Wally Conlon, 62, Alan Greenslade, 62 (all originals from the first tournament in 1994), Momo Radulovich, 65, Wally Hoefel, 59, Les Herbert, 58, Ken Menser, 57, Woody Elliott, 56, Norm Holcroft, 55, Milan Novakovic, 51.
What’s next for the Old Boys? The Gold Coast in November 2012, then the World Masters in Torino, Italy in August 2013. Some older Old Boys also join the Oklahoma City Over 60 team in July each year to take part in the US Veterans Nationals.

Football NSW Ramps Up the Coaching Expertise for the Skills Acquisition Program

Sourced form Football NSW website http://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=17&tx_ttnews%5bpointer%5d=1&tx_ttnews%5btt_news%5d=5799&tx_ttnews%5bbackPid%5d=16&cHash=0a66632a65&utm_source=streamsend&utm_medium=email&utm_content=14915683&utm_campaign=The%20Official%20Football%20NSW%20e-newsletter%20-%20Issue%20149

My colleague at the Nearpost, Eamonn Flanagan drew my attention to the list of coaches appointed by Football NSW run their part of the FFA's Skills Acquisition Program. Its very impressive!

Then we compared this list below to the lists of coaches that had passed through Capital Football's rep teams in the last 3-4 years (as best we could remember). And that's part of the problem, so many had pased through in both Football and Futsal, for one reason or another.We are training more coaches than before in Football and run a couple of "C" Licence course in recent times, which all to the good of Football. But is that enough? In Futsal we have made  precious little investment in Futsal coach education and it shows at the Nationals.

Every year our young players (girls and boys) are selected to play for the ACT against the NSW teams. The NSW Metro teams are nearly always on top in "Group A" of the FFA Football National Youth Championships. The ACT is firmly placed in Group B and that must improve. In Futsal we win the odd title, but seem to be making fewer and fewer finals, with NSW Metro often dominating both places int he finals. So I guess you could say it's not a whole lot different in Futsal these days - but with some interesting exceptions.

 NSW are simply powering away in front of the ACT and gap is getting bigger. You can't always attribute this to a larger player pool.

In respect of Football, the list of Coaches that will underpin the Skills Acquisition Program provides evidence of the likelihood of a further increase in the gap between the ACT and NSW.

The NSW Futsal coaches will come from the Football NSW Futsal Premier League, the best domestic competition in Australia. In the case of Futsal in the ACT, coach education is probably being delivered by the Boomerangs FS, in a hands in week by week installments through the NSW Futsal Premier League competition. So for these coaches, they are likely to be in better shape to match their NSW counterparts, if they find their way to a coaching gig for the ACT in Nationals.Interesting.

Have a read (this list if for Football only) and give it some thought.

Official: SAP Coaches for 2011/2012

20.10.11 14:58

Football NSW has officially announced the SAP (Skills Acquisition Program) Coaches and Coaching Coordinators for 2011-2012.

Football NSW SAP is a Football NSW initiative aimed at laying down the foundations required to give the best youth footballers the highest chance possible to succeed at the elite level between the ages of 9-12.

In order for the identification process to commence, expert coaches and coaching coordinators have been appointed under the watchful eye of former Socceroos skipper and Football NSW Technical Director Alex Tobin.

Former Young Socceroos, Olyroos, NSL greats and Socceroos stars such as Paul Wade, Peter Katholos, Gerry Gomez, Ufuk Talay, Damien Brown and Saso Petrovski are just some of the many names ready to take charge in their respective regions for the SAP program in the coming year.

Tobin was delighted to have secured the services of all his coaches and coaching coordinators whom he believed would develop aspiring youngsters to the elite level.

“It’s very exciting to know that so many experienced coaches are working with some of our youngest talented players.

“Many of our SAP coaches bring a wealth of experience and we are confident that our young NSW players will see the benefits throughout their Skill Acquisition Program.

“Everyone is looking forward to the challenge.”

The SAP Coaching and Coaching Coordinators are as follows:

Metropolitan East SAP Squad Coaching/Coaching Coordinators

·         Peter Katholos

·         Gerry Gomez

*Canterbury, Eastern Suburbs, St George

Metropolitan South SAP Squad Coaching/Coaching Coordinators

·         Devrim Huseyin

·         Marko Filipovic

*Bankstown, Southern Districts

Metropolitan West SAP Squad Coaching/Coaching Coordinators

·         Ben Wright

·         Tim Wilson

*Blacktown, Granville

Metropolitan Illawarra SAP Squad Coaching/Coaching Coordinators

·         Saso Petrovski

·         Peter Willis

·         Glenn Fontana

Metropolitan Sutherland SAP Squad Coaching/Coaching Coordinators

·         Steve Karavatakis

·         Christian Zeleny

Metropolitan Macarthur SAP Squad Coaching/Coaching Coordinators

·         Steven Neligen

·         Max Groll

Metropolitan Nepean SAP Squad Coaching/Coaching Coordinators

·         Ufuk Talay

·         James Rankine

Metropolitan Gladesville SAP Squad Coaching/Coaching Coordinators

·         Paul Wade

·         Tim Thorne

Metropolitan Ku Ring Gai SAP Squad Coaching/Coaching Coordinators

·         Jason Falzon

·         Gary McGinnis

Metropolitan Manly SAP Squad Coaching/Coaching Coordinators

·         Matt Sim

·         Richard Paddle

·         Richie Williams

Metropolitan Central Coast SAP Squad Coaching/Coaching Coordinators

·         Damien Brown

Western Branch SAP Coordinator

·         Andrew Fearnley

Southern Branch SAP Coordinator

·         James Muir

Riverina SAP Coordinator

·         Andrew Mason

ACT Players Given Opportunity To Train and Play at AIS During the National Youth League Season

Sourced from Capital Football Media Release

The first group of ACT players are ACTAS graduates:

• Daniel Barac
• James Field
• Jakob Williams
• Michael Taurasi
• Steven Domenic
• Jack Green

Capital Football

Media Release

Tuesday 25^th October 2011

Locals given the chance to shine at AIS

Six Canberra locals are being given the chance to train with the AIS during the National Youth League season as part of a new partnership between the National Institute and local football governing body Capital Football.

The agreement could see the AIS participate in the ROCK Premier League with the reciprocal arrangement seeing some of the most promising young talent given the chance to shine at a local level. The AIS has produced a plethora of players who have gone on to a career in the Hyundai A-League as well as overseas and with the Socceroos.

The first in-take includes Daniel Barac, James Field and Jakob Williams, all of whom starred for Canberra Olympic in their march to the ROCK Premier League Grand Final, as well as Michael Taurasi, Steven Domenic and Jack Green, all fellow graduates of the ACTAS program. 

“It’s great to see strong support from the local football community, particularly with six young Canberra lads being included in the squad for this coming Youth League season,” Mark Pepper, Football Operations Manager at the AIS said.

 

“I think the showcase opportunity these players are getting has the potential to help further motivate young footballers in Canberra as well as provide an opportunity for locals to see top flight, national level men’s football here in the capital”.

THE AIS overhaul of its football program includes their new ‘Homestay’ initiative as they seek ‘Expressions of Interest’ from families in Canberra to provide homestay arrangements for the AIS Football Program players in 2012 and 2013. ‘Homestay’ involves a local Canberra family welcoming a Scholarship player into their home. The family would provide a safe, supportive environment that gives stability for the player, allowing him to focus his efforts on his football and academic achievement.

“The opportunity that host families have to host a potential, future Socceroo will further enhance the strong ties between the AIS, Capital Football and the football community generally,” Pepper commented.

Heather Reid, CEO of Capital Football, said: “This is a great opportunity for our male youth players to be in the National Youth League in the absence of our own Canberra team and provides a vital link between our Premier League and National league competitions.”

Capital Football extends its congratulations to the locals selected to train with the AIS and wish them all the best for the future.

AIS Football Squad: Jordan Thurtell (Queensland), Ben Warland (SA), Mitchell Oxborrow (WA), Riley Woodcock (WA), Ben Garrucio (SA), Stefan Mauk (SA), Matt Davies (WA), Jacob Melling (SA), Paul Izzo (SA), Yianni Perkatis (NSW), Kobbie Boahene (VIC), Connor Chapman (NSW), Anthony Proia (NSW), Daniel Barac (ACT), James Field (ACT), Jakob Williams (ACT), Jack Green (ACT), Michael Taurasi (ACT), Steve Domenici (ACT)

CEO Capital Football Talks About Football and Futsal - Part 1

This program is broadcast on 2xxfm (98.3mhz) across the Australian Community Radio Network, on Tuesday 25 October 2011 at 7:00PM

In this program we speak to Heather Reid, CEO Capital Football. We cover the ongoing disciplinary matters between Capital Football and Canberra FC, the entry of the AIS (with ACTAS) in the Capital Football Premier League in 2012, Womens Premier League for 2012, Mens Premier League teams for 2012 and Futsal. And this is only Part 1 of this interview.

The changeover from Winter to Summer Football and Futsal programs is a period of high activity at Capital Football. Gone are the days of high and low periods of activity in our game. Its an all year sport(s). The administrative tail is long, participation rates large and growing, facilities stretch to capacity and no let up in the accompanying volume of operational difficulties.

The W League begins and preparation for the Futsal Nationals are but two of the premier events that demand attention and lots of it. The Boomerangs FS now campaign in the NSW Futsal Premier League and that too requires a massive effort from players, Club officials and parents, competing as they do at the highest domestic competitive level in Australia each week. Premier League Futsal is underway and will reach down into the junior age groups.

Then there is the Capital Football Technical Director's Football Centre of Excellence and Centre for Development programs, which are crucial to the ongoing development of young players for the National Youth Championships in 2012.

Which program comes first and when? If Futsal and Football are both important, then how wil it work for each player? Parents like to know that and administrators need to know.

A significant number of our good young players are training in a technically rich developmental environment at  the Ceorver Academy, a program which has probably done more for the younger players than anything else in the ACT in the last few years. Parents pay for this high quality service, independent of any other arrangement they may have for their children in Capital Football programs.. Its a program that demands the discipline to attend all sessions (and rightly so).

And all this before we get to Summer Football competitions for Men and Women, or the regular senior and junior Futsal competitions. And we are only talking about out sports, not others nor any other co-curricular activity.

Effective co-ordination of competing demands is an organisational as well a parental problem. The lead must come from Capital Football, at least for Capital Football programs / competitions.

Its definitely and an all-year round  business these days. But has the obvious struck you yet, when you catalogue the options in Football or Futsal that are now available to our limited player based by age?

Its a Football and Futsal smorgasbord out there! Whats the pathway for your child?

Yes, its obvious - so many things, how are the conflicts between program offerings resolved - are they resolved in advance or in a timely manner and by who, and can you be sure that your son or daughter will not be disadvantaged should they wish to represent the ACT? This is tricky business that must often be resolved on a case by case basis, but in doing so, administrators are sometimes unfairly criticized for "showing preferential behavior". Tempers flare and patience evaporates. Sometimes people are right to complain because there are genuine stuff ups or poor options selected by administrators. Just as often, some people want it all when having it all is not possible. Disputes escalate so quickly in the age of the email and text message.

Somewhere in this mix questions get asked about the quality of coaching and in Futsal that is a big question. In fact, here is a question  put to me by a parent of a very good young player (football and futsal) two days ago - would you be entirely happy with a "minor" and/or inexperienced /unqualified coach being appointed to select and coach your child's team at the Nationals? (My answer was that I expect and a suitable adult to coach minors and that a coach who was a "minor" should assist only - I guess I got asked that one for reason!) And what if we are lucky enough to have a cohort of players at age who might reasonably form two ACT teams at the Nationals (usually called "Cobras" for the first ranked teams and "Colts" for the second ranked team)? Do we have two ACT rep teams where playing strength allows and if not, why not? Assuming they are relatively competitive, why not build capacity? Why one team only at age - what is the logic in this position when there are no rules that preclude more than one team?  Then there is that old chestnut - let some better players, play up an age or two, it will help them develop. Now this is rubbish at the Nationals. You play all your best at age against the best of other States at age. All your best at age is the key for us here in the ACT. If you don't, you rob one age group to reinforce another age group and who says one age group is more importnat than another at Nationals. Covering weaknesses at one age group is solved before and during selection by looking for and identifying talent at age, not pilfering good, younger players. Just let the kids be good at age, they are only this age once and who are you to take that away from them. And so on. Every year its the same phalanx of questions from parents and I have heard all of them already in the last two months. Don;t we ever learn? Why have we no enduring corporate memory on these matters at Capital Football? All these issues should already be underpinned by good policy and the situation clear to administrators, coaches and parents.

Communication (effective) and flexibility are the key when operating with a small target group of players , such as the available player pool in the ACT, but there are limits all round. Common sense should resolve most things without resorting to a telphone book of rules, but after it has gone bad, talk of more rules is usually where we end up. And for what?Administrators can't make parental decisions, but they have to make decisions which advance and build the sport. This is difficult terrain and its navigated every year with varying degrees of success. Futsal is a good example of that and seems to have begun (at least at the rep level) with a higher than usual amount of concern.

This is an illuminating set of interviews. Try seeing it from the CEO's perspective. Very interesting

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Canberra United FC off to a flying start

Sourced from Capital Football website and http://www.women.soccerway.com/matches/2011/10/22/australia/w-league/adelaide-united/canberra-united/1219079/statistics/

How is this for a Stats sheet? Yes, I know, its only game one. But a newish squad, brand new international female coach and a terrific win to start the season.

GENERAL STATISTICS

	Adelaide United W-League 2011/2012			Canberra United  W-League 2011/2012
	Total	Home	Away	Total	Home	Away
Wins	0	0	0	1	0	1
Losses	1	1	0	0	0	0
Draws	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clean sheets	0	0	0	0	0	0
Avg. goals per match	1	1	0	4	0	4
Avg. goals conceded per match	4	4	0	1	0	1
Rank	7			1
Biggest victory	1 - 4, vs Adelaide United			1 - 4, vs Adelaide United
Biggest defeat	1 - 4, vs Canberra United			-
Average age squad	22.01			22.33
Average time first goal scored	-			-
Average time first goal conceded	-			-
Failed to score	-			-

Other game specific related stats look like this:

MATCH STATISTICS

Adelaide United 1 (Rachael Quigley 36’) Canberra United 4 (Michelle Heyman 2’, 82’, Caitlin Munoz 61’, 70’)

Half-time: 1-1

(Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, kick off 1.45pm – local)

Adelaide United: 20. Kristi HARVEY (gk), 2. Ruth WALLACE, 3. Anna GREEN 5. Abby ERCEG, 7. Rachael QUIGLEY, 8. Leanne SLATER, 9. Marijana RAJCIC, 14. Donna COCKAYNE, 15. Emma CHECKER (12. Greta FRENCH-KENNEDY 62’), 16. Grace HENRY (18. Georgia MACRI 72’), 17. Katherine EBBS (19. Nenita BURGESS 84’)
Substitutes not used: 6. Ebony PHILCOX

Yellow Cards: Nil
Red Cards: Nil

Canberra United: 1. Lydia WILLIAMS (gk), 2. Caitlin COOPER, 6. Caitlin MUNOZ, 7. Ellie BRUSH, 9. Grace GILL (15. Sally SHIPARD 46’), 10. Snez VELJANOVSKA (4. Christine WALTERS 83’), 11. Michelle HEYMAN, 13. Nicole SYKES, 14. Ashleigh SYKES (8. Hayley RASO 74’), 18. Taryn HEMMINGS, 19. Jennifer BISSET
Substitutes not used: 20. Aroon CLANSEY (gk)

Yellow Cards: 7. Ellie BRUSH
Red Cards: Nil

Referee: Stacey SASOPOULOS
Assistant Referees: Ana NEVJESTIC, Fotis MASSINIS
Fourth Official: Jarrod MULLER

CEO Capital Football Talks About Creating a Family Freindly Environment at Football Events

This program will be broadcast on 2xxfm (98.3mhz) across the Australian Community Radio Network on Tuesday 25 October 2011.

The dust is not yet settled on the disciplinary action taken by Capital Football against Canberra FC, following the unacceptable behavior of a small group of CFC supporters at the Capital Football Mens Premier League Grand Final.

There is plenty of discussion at football and futsal venues among players, parents and spectators. Not all of it helpful, or perhaps even particularly well informed of the ordinary discipline process and codes of behavior (including the ones that apply to themselves). But then, very few behave as did a few CFC supporters did at the Mens Premier League Grand Final. Good thing too!

The disciplinary process is ongoing, with a Tribunal hearing to take place on Wednesday, 26 October 2011. An earlier hearing date was postponed and was apparently under threat of a demonstration by some persons outside Football House. Hopefully this will not happen again.

CEO Capital Football provides us with a run down on the process to date and some of the related issues for venue management at Capital Football events that now flow from the Mens Grand Final 2011 experience. The management of Football in the ACT must go one while the disciplinary process works its way to a conclusion   From the interview, its clear the FFA is watching and advising. When it comes to bad crowd behavior at Football matches - when its out of the bottle, its hard to get back in.

CEO Heather Reid is absolutely clear on want sort of environment she wants at our Football games - a safe, family friendly environment. How could anyone disagree with that?

The first step along the way is to resolve the discipline issues facing CFC, in favor of Football!

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Give your players a goalscoring mentality

Sourced from www.footy4kids.co.uk

Scoring goals requires technical skills - the ability to dribble, run with the ball, receive a pass, find space and strike the ball correctly with the appropriate part of the foot or body.


But goalscoring also requires a certain mental attitude.


Top class players such as Lionel Messi play with the certain knowledge that they are going to score goals. It's just a question of when and how many. This "goalscoring mentality" is what separates Messi (and players like Rooney, Ronaldo, Drogba, David Villa, and Ronaldinho) from players who have similar technical skills and has made him into one of the most valuable players in the world.


But even if your players are as young as eight or nine they can be helped to develop the self confidence that will allow them to perform to their potential in every match and for a striker, that means converting scoring opportunities into goals.


Hans Westerhof – a respected Dutch soccer coach – says:

"If you want to improve an individual player, you will have to work on his self-confidence. Self-confidence is really nothing more than knowing what it is you have to do (your basic tasks) and knowing that you can do it. The coach must send his players on to the pitch with the right basic tasks. Players must not be given orders they are unable to carry out."

This is true for players of all ages but especially true for young players.


Children have to be taught the mechanics of soccer  but they also have to be given the self-belief to use their skills on match days.


That means allowing players to take chances and express themselves without fear. To do that you have to manage the pressure that children inevitably feel on match days.


The message from you to your players before they take to the pitch should be simple: If you are within range and you can see the goal – shoot! It's OK to miss. If you don't shoot, you'll never score.


The confidence to act on this instruction to "shoot on sight" can be given in training sessions by playing small-sided games (SSGs), involving 4v4 or 5v5 matches on a short, wide pitch that has really big goals at each end. Award two points for a goal scored from within your own half and one for a goal scored in the opponent's half of the pitch. 


You can also encourage a shooting mentality by only playing possession games such as keepaway if they include an element of goalscoring.


Teaching your players how to keep the ball is essential but possession without an end result - a goal - is pointless. So play 4v2 or 6v3 games by all means but always allow players to shoot at a goal when they have completed a set number of passes.


If you teach your players the skills they need to need to score goals then lower their anxiety level in matches by making it clear that you value attempts at goal as much, if not more, than actual goals you will soon have a team that thinks "this isn't so hard!".


Once that degree of self confidence is reached, goals will follow.

Is your Club or National team Under Achieving?

Sourced from the book , published by  HarperSport (6 Aug 2009). ISBN-10: 0007301111 ISBN-13: 978-0007301119

There are always plenty of reasons to think your local Club / team, A League Club, W League Club, Matildas or Socceroos are "under-achieving". I'll wager that this question is being asked in a few Premier League Clubs here in the ACT, as thoughts begin to turn to how things will be organised for season 2012. Too early you say? Not a bit a bit of it.


But before you start to tear the Club or team apart, sack the coach or start chasing new players, make sure you get your facts together. Now is when the thinking and planning for season 2012 takes place. So base decisions on evidence and do the analysis. Otherwise, 2012 might just look a bit like 2011 or worse!


This program is an extract from the superb Football book "Why England Loses and Other Curious Phenomena Explained" by Simon Kuper and Stephan Szymanski. 


They examine the question - Is England Under- Achieving? You think you know the answer? Well, perhaps you do, but if you haven't done the analysis, you may just be wrong. The answer to this question provides us with some food for thought and a little inspiration to proceed carefully when asking ourselves the same question about our Club or Team, at any level.


When expectations and results collide during a season, we often abandon analysis. Then good decision making often goes right out the window and the season is as they say "blowing in the wind".


The data used to analyse England's situation include:

• Home game advantage
• Population
• Wealth (Gross Domestic Product)
• The Coach Effect

You could easily substitute not dissimilar data to assist in contemplating whether your Club / Team is "under achieving". It might help to identify the way ahead.


The unit of measure used is "Goal Difference". Interesting choice, a set of data that is often overlooked, focused as we often are only on Win/Loss/Draw. Some Coaches I know could profit from watching this statistic more closely throughout the season. Below is the Mens Premier League table at the conclusion of all round games. Interesting.

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Ladder After Round 18

POS		TEAM	P	W	FF	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1		Canberra FC PL	16	14	0	0	2	77	20	57	42
2		Canberra Olympic PL	16	12	0	2	2	59	18	41	38
3		Belconnen United PL	16	9	0	2	5	63	30	33	29
4		Canberra City PL	16	8	0	3	5	47	25	22	27
5		Cooma SC PL	16	8	0	1	7	43	38	5	25
6		Woden Valley PL	16	4	0	4	8	46	38	8	16
7		Monaro PL	16	4	0	3	9	30	35	-5	15
8		TUFC PL	16	4	0	3	9	25	39	-14	15
9		Goulburn Strikers PL	16	0	0	0	16	8	155	-147	0

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