West Aussies Faye Chambers and Michael Hartley part of pilot FIFA-Football Australia coach course

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Seventeen of Australia’s emerging coaches have converged on Sydney this week to participate in a joint FIFA-Football Australia Coach Educators’ Development Pathway Program.

These include West Australian coaches Faye Chambers and Michael Hartley.

Faye is head of football at Darling Range Sports College and a former Hyundai NTC and Gold Fields Girls U16 State Team head coach.

Michael is the Gold Fields Boys U15 State Team head coach and Perth RedStar U18 head coach.

Football Australia was one of five Member Associations selected by FIFA to run this pilot program, focusing on the development of home-grown coach educators through 150 hours of theory and practical learning linked to the fundamental coach educator’s competence, which will ultimately lead to graduates supporting Football Australia and Member Federations to develop more qualified coaches.

Commencing in November 2021, selected participants from the Australian football community embarked on this 12-month program featuring 40 online modules, with this 5-day (May 2-6) in-person element providing the opportunity to deliver sessions in the classroom and on-pitch, enabling attending FIFA and Football Australia technical experts to guide and provide feedback.

Leading this week’s in-person modules are FIFA experts Branimir Ujevic (FIFA Head of Coaching & Player Development), Dany Ryser (FIFA Technical Expert and current U17 Men’s Switzerland Head Coach) and Mohamed Basir (FIFA Senior Manager, Coaching Development Department).

Joining them are Trevor Morgan (National Technical Director & U17 Men's Head Coach), Rae Dower (Women's Technical Advisor & U17 Women’s Head Coach) and Ron Smith (Technical Consultant) from Football Australia.

Australia joins Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, and the United States in being selected to roll-out this pilot program, which Trevor Morgan said is a nod to the ongoing work of Football Australia and the Member Federations in the development of coaches at all levels.

“Football Australia is looking to evolve coach and player development and participating in this coach educators’ pathway program, as developed by and delivered in collaboration with FIFA, will enable Australian coaches to get a head start on this new program which will be implemented the world over in the coming years,” explained Morgan.

“In this program, FIFA brings a certain methodology, a pathway to follow step by step, and the necessary tools for the current course participants – and ultimately coach education instructors – to perform as effectively as possible.

“If Australian football can develop and grow a pool of highly skilled coach educators in all parts of the country, the multiplier effect this will have on not only on coach development but in delivering elite player training, will have a huge impact on both the volume and quality of footballers we produce as a nation.”

 

FIFA-FOOTBALL AUSTRALIA COACH EDUCATORS DEVELOPMENT PATHWAY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

Name	Current Coaching Position/s	Member Federation
Geoff BROWN	Football Tasmania - Coach Developer Junior Technical Director - Clarence Zebras Football Club   U18 Head Coach - Clarence Zebras Football Club Head Coach - Clarence Zebras Football Club (Southern Championship 1)	Football Tasmania
Faye CHAMBERS	Head of Football - Darling Range Sports College	Football West
Jack DOVER	Club Development Ambassador - Community Coaching	Football Queensland
Annick FOKCHAK	Talent Development Pathways Manager - Girls	Football Victoria
Sean GALE	Talent Development Manager - Boys	Football Victoria
Michael HARTLEY	U18 Head Coach - Perth Red Star Soccer Club State U15 Head Coach - Football West	Football West
Adam HUGHES	First Team Head Coach - Valentine Phoenix FC Technical Director - Valentine Phoenix FC	Northern New South Wales Football
Bronwyn KICEEC	Head Coach - Football NSW Institute	Football New South Wales
Albert KRAUSE	Head of Game Development - Football Northern Territory	Football Northern Territory
Eilidh MACKAY	Head of Female Football - Northern Suburbs FA U18 Girls Head Coach - Northern Tigers FC Girls SAP Technical Director - Northern Tigers FC	Football New South Wales
Sam McGOWAN	Game Development Coordinator - Schools, Women’s & Girls WNPL1 U14 Head Coach at Football NSW Institute	Football New South Wales
Emilie ROCHELET	Community Football Coordinator - Redlands United FC U11 SAP Coach - Redlands United FC	Football Queensland
Jacob TIMPANO	SAP Technical Director - Wollongong Wolves	Football New South Wales
Theo TSIOUNIS	Head Coach - Para Hills Knights Soccer Club	Football South Australia
Helen WINTERBURN	Head Coach - Football Victoria Emerging Matildas	Football Victoria
Cas WRIGHT	NNSW Lead 12s TSP Coach (Boys & Girls) NNSW FA Advanced Coach Developer NNSW Representative Youth Team Coach	Northern New South Wales Football
Chris YENA	Consultant and Coach Educator	Football Victoria

 

Football Australia would like to acknowledge Canterbury District Soccer Football Association, Eastern Suburbs Football Association, and St George Football Association for arranging players to participate in select sessions and thank the boys and girls plus their guardians for their involvement.

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