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8th July 2008
Coffs Harbour to host NYC for 3 more years

Football Federation Australia (FFA) have given Northern NSW Football a major vote of support by announcing that Coffs Harbour will continue to host the National Youth Championships for a further three (3) years up to and including 2011.

The announcement was made on Saturday by the FFA's Head of Game Development, Matt Bulkeley, at the official opening ceremony for the Girls National Youth Championships at BCU International Stadium at Coffs Harbour.

The decision is a coup for the local Coffs Harbour economy, with the Championships bringing over 500 players into the North Coast for both the girls and boys Nationals, plus family and officials. The girls and boys National Championships are held in July and October respectively each year and represent the pinnacle of junior football in Australia.

The Championships provide a showcase of the best junior players from around Australia and provide the FFA with the perfect vehicle from which to select the next generation of men's and women's national squads.

Operations Manager for Northern NSW Football and Championship Co-ordinator Alan Nisbet said the announcement was welcomed by both players and officials alike.

"This is arguably the best facility for football in the State and feedback from the FFA, players and officials was that the benchmark had been set at Coffs Harbour in relation to the stadium facilities, the quality of the playing surface and the overall management of the Championships," Nisbet said. "We look forward to being able to continue for another three years playing a key role in the development of these young players, by hosting them at a facility that is worthy of a tournament of this significance."

Further details about the Championships can be found at:
National Youth Championships


- Report courtesy of: www.northernnswfootball.com.au

7th July 2008
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1st July 2008
Local Girls get ready for National Titles


PHOTO: Photo (left to right): Sarah Marsden, Loren Caban, Ashli Deane, Georgia Burt.

Coffs Harbour is the host City for this weekend's Girls National Youth Championships in 17 years and 15 years football and locals who attend matches will be following with interest four players in particular who are from our region.

Northern NSW Football is entering its own team separate to the two other teams from NSW (NSW and NSW Country) and four players from North Coast Football were named after a gruelling selection camp held two weeks ago.

Loren Caban is a 16 year old student at CHEC and is the oldest player from NCF to be selected to play in the Nationals. Loren lives at Boambee and plays in the NCF team in the 15 years boys' competition. Loren is the only NCF registered player to be selected in the NNSW 17 years squad.

15 year old Ashli Deane is a student at South Grafton High and plays for NCF in the 16/17 years boys' competition. Ashli travels from Nymboida for training and games each week and will play in the NNSW 15 years team.

14 year old Sarah Marsden is a student at Coffs Harbour Christian Community School who breathes the fresh mountain air of home in Dorrigo. Sarah also plays for the NCF squad in the local 16/17 years boys' competition.

14 year old Georgia Burt is a Korora girl who attends Coffs Harbour High School. Georgia plays in the 15 years boys' competition for the NCF rep team.

The National Youth Championships is watched by some important people in Football Federation Australia and is considered the main pathway to possible selection in the Olympic team and eventually the Matildas.

The opening ceremony will be held at 8.30am on Saturday at BCU International Stadium, where all of the games are being played, followed by the first matches at 9.45am.

The NNSW 17 years squad has no time to waste, taking part in the very first match against Tasmania at 9.45am. The girls then have 24 hours to recover before a grudge match against NSW.

The NNSW 15 years squad plays its first match against Capital Football, from Canberra, at 11.30am on Saturday, then has a bye on Sunday before a Monday clash with Queensland kicking off at 1pm.

The Girls National Youth Championships conclude with Finals matches on Saturday July 12th which is a holiday for all juniors in North Coast Football. From everyone at North Coast Football, best of luck to our four girls taking part. Enjoy the experience, play fair and have fun.

Further details about the Championships can be found at:
National Youth Championships

Terry Allen
Media Officer
North Coast Football
Email: Terry Allen

27th June 2008
Urunga women to play Tasmania's 17 years squad


PHOTO: Urunga Raiders 1st Division Women's team.

The Urunga Raiders 1st Division Women's team are in for a real test next week after putting up their hand to give the Tasmanian 17 Years Women's State Squad a friendly match at Bellingen on Wednesday 2nd July.

The Tasmanians are in Coffs Harbour for the upcoming National Titles and need a hit out in order to fine tune their game and acclimatise, so the current North Coast Football competition leaders have volunteered to see them in action first hand.

Raiders' coach Kim Preece said "We are very proud to be given the opportunity to play at this level of football against highly talented teams like that of the Tasmanian Squad and recently against Lennox Head in the Northern Champions Cup. The experience our players gain is excellent and will be a vital part of the overall team's development for the 2008 season".

The Raiders have great respect for the Tasmanian Squad, whose players and coaching staff have put in many months of selection, training and development in the lead up to the Nationals.

This game will be their final chance to get some combinations going and fine tune their set pieces before the Tournament begins.

Many thanks go to the committee of the Bellingen Football Club for their assistance and use of fields on the night. See the match in Bellingen on Wednesday night, kick-off at 7.00pm.

The players and staff of the Urunga Raiders Football Club wish the Tasmanian State Squads (17's & 15's) all the very best in 2008 Women's National Championships.

The Australian Women's Nationals commence on Saturday 5th July at BCU International Stadium in Coffs Harbour.

Further details about the Championships can be found at:
National Youth Championships

Terry Allen
Media Officer
North Coast Football
Email: Terry Allen

27th June 2008
Football Scholarship Program

INTENSIVE
TRAINING
CENTRE

North Coast Football is offering a football scholarship program to all NCF registered players wishing to enhance their football development through participation in its Intensive Training Centre.

The Intensive Training Centre (ITC) will run at two locations, Grafton (northern region) to cater for players living in the Clarence Valley, and Coffs Harbour (southern region) for players living on the Coffs Coast. The ITC will accommodate the following age groups:

Academy Feeder Program - players aged 10 and 11 years (born 1997-98)

Academy Program - players aged 12 to 16 years (born 1992-96)

Players selected into the ITC will be registered to play with their local club side and will only be called upon to play for NCF at irregular intervals during the season.

The ITC will be a comprehensive training program that will be offered to players identified by NCF coaching staff seeking to develop their technical attributes and tactical awareness skills in a highly motive learning environment. The ITC will provide players with the opportunity to develop correct ball techniques in a stable learning environment that will initially provide a pressure free environment while the fundamentals are being learnt to an environment that will increase the pressure as competency levels increase.

Participating players will receive the following training regimes:

Speed, Agility & Quickness Development

SAQ development will be undertaken to enable players to become better athletes.

         introduce and reinforce football-specific techniques at match speed;

         reinforce basic co-ordination skills (fast feet, jumping, running &n turning);

         provide for quick reaction to visual, auditory and tactical stimuli;

         enhance anticipation through familiarity with typical game situations; and

         provide rapid attack/defence switching through exercises in tight spaces.

Technical Development:

Technical development will be undertaken to perfect technique for all players, irrespective of their playing position.

         ability appropriate full range of ball techniques, feints and fakes;

         controlled yet creative ball control;

         training that allows players to learn to play by playing; and

         techniques adapted at increased speed once the technical foundation is
         achieved.

Tactical Development:

Tactical development will be undertaken to encourage players to become versatile & creative.

         individual attack based training sessions as a precursor to group tactics;

         versatile, accurate high speed training activities;

         training activities that enable the player to exhibit confident, flexible ball
         control;

         training activities that build a solid attack with combination play;

         training activities that allow a player to move with the ball;

         training activities that provide opportunities to win the ball quickly; and

         training activities to promote creativity, independence and self-confidence.

ITC Programs on Offer:

Academy Feeder Program

Who: players aged 10 to 11 years (born 1997-98) at time of enrolment

Cost: $200 annum (~$3:50 per training session)

Training parameters will consist of a Summer program providing approximately 28 training sessions:

commencing mid October and running for 8 weeks, twice weekly (post season)

recommencing late January and running for 6 weeks, twice weekly (pre season)

Training parameters will consist of a Winter program providing approximately 28 training sessions:

commencing March, at the conclusion of the Summer program, and running through to August, once weekly plus some school holiday sessions (in season)

AFP players also have the choice and opportunity to train & play with their local club

Academy Program

Who: players aged 12 to 16 years (born 1992-96) at time of enrolment

Cost: $300 per annum (~$3:50 per training session)

Training parameters will consist of a Summer program providing approximately 28 training sessions:

commencing mid October and running for 8 weeks, twice weekly (post season)

recommencing late January and running for 6 weeks, twice weekly (pre season)

Training parameters will consist of a Winter program providing approximately 56 training sessions:

commencing March, at the conclusion of the Summer program, and running through to August, twice weekly plus some school holiday sessions (in season)

Academy players will be encouraged to restrict their training sessions to only involve the ITC training, however they will have the opportunity to play & train with their local club

ITC Player Numbers:

ITC player numbers will be restricted to no more than 76 players across the NCF Zone in order to provide all participating payers with the optimum learning environment.

Want to Know More:

ITC information sessions will be held at the following venues:

South Services Club Grafton on 1 August commencing at 6pm

Coffs Harbour Ex Services Club on 7 August commencing at 6pm

Player selection trials will be advised during the information sessions.

For further information contact NCF Coaching & Development Manager, Bruce Wallace on 0413 084 125 or the NCF Grafton office (Monday & Wednesday) on 6643 4700 or the NCF Coffs Harbour office (Monday to Friday) on 6651 2159.

The above information is available for download:
(to download, 'right click' on the filename & choose 'Save target as...')

NCF ITC Fact Sheet
(Microsoft Word file, 55kb)



Bruce Wallace
Director of Coaching
North Coast Football

27th June 2008 - updated 3/7
Junior Licence Course

There will be a Junior Licence Course for interested coaches on the following dates:

NB: The majority of the course will now be held at Sportz Central, Bray Street Coffs Harbour.



The course consists of the following:

Junior Licence Course Objectives & Outcome
Identify the training requirements of the junior players
Identify the learning behaviours of junior players
Prepare a training session appropriate to the needs of the junior players
Facilitate the learning of the fundamentals techniques/skills
Identify basic safety and first aid requirements
Implement basic playing rules
Evaluate the effectiveness of their coaching behaviour

The cost of the course is $125 per participant. The NCFZ Management Committee has advised that NCF will assist clubs with this cost by contributing $50 per participant. A minimum of 14 candidates is required in order for the course to proceed.

At this stage, there are no plans to run a junior licence course in the Clarence Valley. However, if a sufficient number of candidates from Clarence clubs express an interest, a course may be organised in the Grafton area for early August.

Clubs will need to confirm numbers (name & contact phone number of candidates) to:
admin@northcoastfootball.com.au by no later than Friday 4th July.



Bruce Wallace
Director of Coaching
North Coast Football

17th June 2008
School Holiday GOALKEEPING Clinics

McDonalds Fast Feet
Super Skills
School Holiday
GOALKEEPING Clinics

STRICTLY LIMITED PLACES FOR GIRLS & BOYS AGED 9-13 YEARS

The goalkeeper is a unique and specialist position. They can use their hands; they have a complete view of the game; they dress and communicate differently. They jump, dive, fly, catch and punch. They throw themselves at kicking feet and nodding heads. Come along and participate in the Goalkeeping Program to develop your skills and agility.

Participants will receive:
16 hrs of programmed specialist goalkeeping technical development from NCF Goalkeeping Coach
the opportunity to be considered for the NCF Junior Development Program
McDonalds coaching certificate and encouragement awards
a BBQ lunch will be provided on the Thursday for all camp participants

COST: $75.00

LOCATIONS & TIMES:

WHERE	WHEN	TIME
Opal Cove Grounds, Korora	14 - 17 July 2008	9am to 1pm daily
Toormina Oval, Toormina	7 - 10 July 2008	9am to 1pm daily

Application Forms for each location are available for download below:
(to download, 'right click' on the filename & choose 'Save target as...')

FF Goalkeepers Clinic - Korora July 08
(Microsoft Word file, 54kb)

FF Goalkeeping Clinic - Toormina July 08
(Microsoft Word file, 55kb)

Nominations to attend the clinics will be treated on an as received basis. Places are to be restricted, see Application Form for details. Don't delay, get your application in NOW!

NOTE: ALL APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE NORTH COAST FOOTBALL OFFICE BY THE CLOSING DATE (see form) AS LATE APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED.

PLAYERS MUST BRING ALONG THEIR OWN BALL AS BALLS WILL NOT BE SUPPLIED

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT:
North Coast Football - Ph: 6651 2159

For more info about David Curley & goalkeeping, see: NCF Goalkeeping Program



Bruce Wallace
Director of Coaching
North Coast Football

13th June 2008
Referees Course

13 years of age and older?
Would you like to be a football referee?

We will be running a new referees course on:

Sun 22 June
9:00AM - 4:00PM
Coffs Hbr Community Centre,
Lunch break, 12:00 noon, not provided.

Course cost is $40 - includes law chart, work books and lesson manuals.

Bookings are essential

For more details, please contact:
or Phillip Payne, Branch Coach, Ph: 6652 3362 or mob: 0419 618 558
email: Phillip.a.p@bigpond.com

See: www.ncfrsc.com for more information.

Phillip Payne
Branch Coach
North Coast Football Referees

11th June 2008
School Holiday Coaching Clinics

McDonalds Fast Feet Super Skills
School Holiday Coaching Clinics

STRICTLY LIMITED PLACES FOR GIRLS & BOYS AGED 7-13 YEARS

Come along and participate in the North Coast Football's very successful junior development program to develop your speed & agility and learn the moves that made the great players famous while having heaps of fun.

Participants will receive:
16 hours of programmed technical development from NCF accredited coaches
the opportunity to be considered for the NCF Junior Development Program
McDonalds coaching certificate and encouragement awards
a BBQ lunch will be provided on the Thursday for all camp participants

COST: $75.00

LOCATIONS & TIMES:

WHERE	WHEN	TIME
Opal Cove Grounds, Korora	14 - 17 July 2008	9am to 1pm daily
Toormina Oval, Toormina	7 - 10 July 2008	9am to 1pm daily
Wherrett Park, Maclean	14 - 17 July 2008	9am to 1pm daily
Rushforth Park, Grafton	7 - 10 July 2008	9am to 1pm daily

Application Forms for each location are available for download below:
(to download, 'right click' on the filename & choose 'Save target as...')

FF Clinic - Korora July 08
(Microsoft Word file, 54kb)

FF Clinic - Toormina July 08
(Microsoft Word file, 55kb)

FF Clinic - Maclean July 08
(Microsoft Word file, 53kb)

FF Clinic Grafton July 08
(Microsoft Word file, 53kb)

Nominations to attend the clinics will be treated on an as received basis. Places are to be restricted, see Application Form for details. Don't delay, get your application in NOW!

NOTE: ALL APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE NORTH COAST FOOTBALL OFFICE BY THE CLOSING DATE (see form) AS LATE APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED.

PLAYERS MUST BRING ALONG THEIR OWN BALL AS BALLS WILL NOT BE SUPPLIED

FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT:
North Coast Football - Ph: 6651 2159



Bruce Wallace
Director of Coaching
North Coast Football

6th June 2008
Take That Tape - updated

TAPE BALL

A novel idea in what to do with the used electrical tape
- Instead throwing it in the bin or worse still,
leaving it lying around the ground

A young Mid North Coast Footballer, Moshe, came up with an interesting way in using his used tape.

Around 18 months ago at the start of the 2007 season, Moshe after every match and training session started to roll his tape into a ball, painstaking precise in his endeavour to maintain a 'perfectly' round ball, Moshe is generally the last out of the change rooms on game days and has to be hurried up for the drive home on training nights.

A number of Moshe's FMNC team mates have also started tape balls but none at this stage can match the precision of Moshe's.


PHOTO: Moshe and the original tape ball with team mate Josh and his tape ball.

- Many thanks to Gregg McDonald from Football Mid North Coast for passing on this novel idea.

NB: this information was originally posted on 27/5 - see below news item...



As footballers we often use electrical tape to keep our boots tight, hold shin pads in place and to support injuries. This tape is not biodegradable.

Did you know if you leave your used tape behind after a game, it becomes an issue for the environment?

The grass is cut and the tape is sliced into small pieces and then washed into the creeks and lagoons. It slowly poisons the water and can kill fish as well as birds.

So don't leave your used tape behind!

5th June 2008
Northern Champions Cup

Northern Champions Cup in Coffs Harbour this weekend

This weekend in Coffs Harbour, an ongoing question in the minds of the surrounding four football zones in northern NSW will be settled; which zone is the strongest?

The Northern Champions Cup will answer that question as the minor premiers from North Coast Football (Coffs/Clarence), Football Mid North Coast (Port Maquarie), Far North Coast Football (Lismore) and Northern Inland Football (Armidale/Tamworth) descend on Coffs Harbour for a Champions League style tournament which will leave one zone undefeated in men's and women's 1st division/Premier League.

Each of the four zones is sending its top men's team to the tournament to clash with the other zones for the honour of being crowned "Northern Champion".

In the women's draw, it's a one-off winner-takes-all clash between North Coast Football, represented by Urunga Raiders, and Lennox Head from Football Far North Coast. One match only to decide bragging rights.

The tournament kicks off with men's pool matches on Saturday afternoon when Coffs United Lions (NCF) play Macleay Valley Rangers (FMNC) at 3pm followed by Richmond Rovers (FFNC) verses North Companions (NIF) at 5pm.

The men will then put the boots away for the day and sit back to watch the women's match between Urunga and Lennox Head which will kick off at 7pm on Saturday.

On Sunday the two men's losers will play off for 3rd & 4th at 1pm with the men's final kicking off at 3pm.

As for favouritism, it really is anyone's guess. Most would have to tip Coffs United Lions to go into the tournament as favourites purely on the strength of their 2nd placing in the 2007 Champion of Champions and they are in red hot form this season, although they are not undefeated in the local league.

Richmond Rovers (FFNC) look to have continued on their merry way from last season as well & after six rounds are undefeated & are conceding less than a goal per game.

Macleay Valley Rangers are two wins, two losses and a draw and sit mid table in FMNC while North Companions (NIF) are struggling to hold it together with only one win to go with their six losses and two draws.

It appears fortuitous that Coffs United Lions and Richmond Rovers have not been drawn to play each other in the opening round.

In the women's draw, it's anyone's guess. Both Urunga Raiders and Lennox Head are undefeated this season with Lennox Head only conceding two goals in six matches and Urunga scoring at the incredible rate of six per game. So what will win it; unstoppable attack or unbreakable defence?

All the action takes place at BCU International Stadium in Coffs Harbour, one of the finest venues for football in NSW.

2008 Northern Champions Cup Draw

Saturday 7th June

3.00pm: Men's Pool Match A:
Coffs United Lions SC (NCF) v Macleay Valley Rangers (MNCF)
(FFNC & NIF Match Officials)

5.00pm: Men's Pool Match B:
Richmond Rovers FC (FFNC) v North Companions (NI)
(MNCF & NCF Match Officials)

7.00pm: Women's Final: Lennox Head FC v Urunga Raiders

Sunday 8th June

1.00pm: Men's 3rd & 4th Playoff
3.00pm: Men's Final

Terry Allen
Media Officer
North Coast Football
Email: Terry Allen

5th June 2008
Telstra Assistance Fund


Telstra is proud to be a major supporter of Australian sport. As well as acknowledging today's sporting elite, we also value the role that grassroots sporting clubs, like yours, play in our community. That's why we've decided to team up with Football Federation Australia to help give local football (soccer) clubs across the country some extra support.

Over the past five years the Telstra Assistance Fund has proudly supplied thousands of sport and community clubs with much-needed equipment. This year, we'll give away $250,000 worth of football (soccer) equipment. From nets and balls, to cones and training bibs, the fund gives your junior players what they need to become the next generation of football stars.

Applications for the Telstra Assistance Fund close on 30 June 2008.
Eligibility criteria apply.

2nd June 2008
Coaches Practical Session - update

Dutch Jogo Bonito on the Coffs Coast
"Jogo Bonito" is how the Portuguese speaking world describes the beautiful game - football. It literally means "play pretty".

Bruce Wallace, NCF Coaching & Development Manager wants the true flavour of Jogo Bonito to flow through local ranks and has begun by serving it up for local football coaches.

In fact, Bruce described last night's coaches session as the beautiful game with a hint of Dutch influence thanks to some new techniques described at a recent football coaching conference in Sydney.

Last week Bruce had the good fortune of attending the inaugural FFA coaching conference held in Sydney where he was exposed to the latest coaching methods, led by the FIFA Technical Director, Jean-Michel Benezet and Erich Rutemoller, the German Director of Coaching.

The conference provided coaches with the latest information on transitional play (ie what to do when you lose or gain possession) and breaking down the opposition in the front third from a host of Dutch national staff coaches.

Bruce also attended several keynote addresses from well known football identities including Jurgen Klinsmann, former German national team coach, World Cup Winner and soon to be Bayern Munich Coach.

Last night (Monday) Bruce shared this information in a practical demonstration session for local football coaches at Maclean St Oval in Coffs Harbour. Several talented young players were rounded up as guinea pigs and were put through their paces in a range of new drills while the coaches stood in the drizzle determined not to do any exercise at all.



Photo: Bruce Wallace shares a light hearted moment with coaches and players as the rain begins right on queue at Maclean Street on Monday night.

The drills bring the latest thinking from around the world to bear on issues such as one touch striking and methods of breaking down strong defensive formations.

Each coach attending received some hand outs describing the drills being displayed so their teams, mostly North Coast rep teams, can begin working through them at training.

For more information contact North Coast Football at:
office@northcoastfootball.com.au

Terry Allen
Media Officer
North Coast Football
Email: Terry Allen