AIS Head Coach Mens' Football, Jan Versleijen Speaks to the Nearpost Local

The AIS Head Coach of the Mens' Football Program, Jan Versliejen, made time to talk to the NPL about the Nara Ichijo FC team that played several fixtures in the ACT last week, including one against the AIS.

Jan also speaks to some very important subjects including player development, coaching methodology, what you need to do to have a chance of being suceesful at the higher levls in the game in Australia, what makes the Japanese players so good, what can we learn from them and the importance of letting the game be the teacher.

Jan Versleijen talks plain good sense! Have a listen, you won;t be disappointed and have a think about just how big the challenge is in order for Football in Australia to move into the top echelons of the world game.

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Japanese Under 17 Squad From Nara-Ichijo FC visits the ACT

These opportunities don't come along often enough in our region. Go and see them play! 

Japanese touring side Nara-Ichijo FC from Canberra’s sister city of Nara arrived in the capital on Saturday morning for a series of fixtures.

Schedule

Monday 22nd March – v Canberra FC under-16 (Deakin Stadium), kick off 18:00

Monday 22nd March – v Canberra FC under-18 (Deakin Stadium), kick off 20:00

Tuesday 23rd March – v ACTAS (AIS), kick off 16:30

Tuesday 23rd March – v AIS (AIS), kick off 20:00

Wednesday 24th March – v CP HPP under-17 (Hawker Football Centre), kick off 16:00

Members Common Sense Wins Out Over HPP. Referees and Clubs Meet for Pre-Season Discussion. Refresher on the 1-4-3-3 System of Play

Program Broadcast on 09 MArch 2010 at 2xxfm, 98.3mhz through the COmmunity Radio Network.

Tonight's program is a diverse offerring:

• President of the Capital Football, John Logue confirms that the Board has reconsidered it's position over the issue of playing squads for the HPP and agreed in substantial part with the views expressed by the Members (Zone Reps and Chairs of the Standing Committees). See earlier posts for further comments of this matter. In short, there will be no playing squads for the HPP, with the exception of the Under 13 Boys - which is a curious exception.
• What do you really know about the 1-4-3-3 system of play? We have two short explanations - the first from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and another from UEFA, with the Coach, Harry Rednapp of the EPL team Tottenham Hotspurs giving his views ont he system of play. Very intersting.
• The State Coach of Referees, Clive MacKillop brings us up to date with the availability of referees for 2010 and the issues that arose form a meeting between key Referee officials and Club Coaches.

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