Welcome!

By registering with us, you'll be able to discuss, share and private message with other members of our community.

Sign Up Now!

The Football Australia Thread

Monoethnic Social Club said:
Thats been happening at state level for a while mate. This "we need more money" call to arms is from the top NOT the bottom as much anymore.

Click to expand...

Yeah but look at the local clubs, especially in the regions. Some genuinely don’t even have the right facilities or can’t even form teams. I also think a lot of other things need to change at the grassroots level. One of the biggest issues for kids is the price they have to pay to play. For all we know there could be an absolute superstar out there but their parents can’t afford to let them play. Nestory Irankunda’s older brothers for example gave up playing so Nestor could pursue his dream. How sad’s that, two potential careers gone.
 
HonestSpursFan said:
Yeah but look at the local clubs, especially in the regions. Some genuinely don’t even have the right facilities or can’t even form teams. I also think a lot of other things need to change at the grassroots level. One of the biggest issues for kids is the price they have to pay to play. For all we know there could be an absolute superstar out there but their parents can’t afford to let them play. Nestory Irankunda’s older brothers for example gave up playing so Nestor could pursue his dream. How sad’s that, two potential careers gone.
Click to expand...
100% more needs to be done with facilities funding... especially regionally although I believe (and i could be wrong) things are getting better.

As for cost of playing... it is not particularly expensive to play football compared to any other sport here in Australia until you hit NPL and higher.

Why THAT is the case is a whole different conversation mate, nothing to do with government funding.
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
100% more needs to be done with facilities funding... especially regionally although I believe (and i could be wrong) things are getting better.

As for cost of playing... it is not particularly expensive to play football compared to any other sport here in Australia until you hit NPL and higher.

Why THAT is the case is a whole different conversation mate, nothing to do with government funding.
Click to expand...
It's still quite expensive and if the NPL is the bare minimum you need to make it then it needs to be cheaper. Sport should be for everyone, not just those who can afford it. Also, remember all the funding football was supposed to get after the WWC? Most of that went to footy codes.
 
HonestSpursFan said:
It's still quite expensive and if the NPL is the bare minimum you need to make it then it needs to be cheaper. Sport should be for everyone, not just those who can afford it. Also, remember all the funding football was supposed to get after the WWC? Most of that went to footy codes.
Click to expand...
NPL is NOT the bare minimum,..... The majority of kids play community football for $200-$500 a season. Football is for all.... The blockage starts in the player development pool where "the talent" is forced to compete with "the rich parent with shit son/daughter".
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
NPL is NOT the bare minimum,..... The majority of kids play community football for $200-$500 a season. Football is for all.... The blockage starts in the player development pool where "the talent" is forced to compete with "the rich parent with shit son/daughter".
Click to expand...
Even still money should not be prioritised over potential ability in the player development pool which is leading to kids jumping ship from football to other sports and very few actually making it to the NPL, let alone the A-Leagues, Socceroos and Matildas.
 
rebelliousfeminist974 said:
Even still money should not be prioritised over potential ability in the player development pool which is leading to kids jumping ship from football to other sports and very few actually making it to the NPL, let alone the A-Leagues, Socceroos and Matildas.
Click to expand...
100% it shouldn't but the FA has created the perfect conditions for delusional time poor but cashed up parents to pay to play...
 

For those interested in such things a couple of articles from Football360 on FA CEO.​


football360.com.au

The question no one at FA could answer that prompted new CEO's plan to 'lift the lid' on football's ceiling: 'The missing piece'

Football Australia CEO Martin Kugeler explains his new strategic pillar of fan engagement to Football360 ahead of the World Cup.
football360.com.au football360.com.au

football360.com.au

FA CEO Kugeler's exclusive chat with Football360 on his first 100 days: 'I had to make some very difficult and hard decisions'

Football Australia chief executive officer Martin Kugeler spent time with David Weiner on the eve of the Socceroos' World Cup quest.
football360.com.au football360.com.au
 
grazorblade said:
Click to expand...

So true, Robbie. It’s time to throw out the states and A-league from any national Congress and board roles and put in a truly independent board to drive football in Australia. No self interest! No conflict of interest! Implement the plan!
 
  • Like
Reactions: LFC
I'm a policy and strategy nerd for a living so I took a look at the ONE FOOTBALL STRATEGY 2022-26 this morning. I have no problems with the top-level pillars except that none of them go to how we engage government in this or deal with fragmented and bloated governance, but the ELITE TEAMS & PATHWAYS strategy is a dog's breakfast.

The goal statement is "[...]to reimagine the Australian football player development ecosystem". Really? For what purpose? And shouldn't that purpose be the actual goal statement?

Then we go to the "how" - "Establish a technical vision for Australian football and a complementary strategy [...]". Where is it?

Then we go to measure of success - what stood out for me was top 25 for Socceroos, top 5 for Matildas and representation at all world cups. I dare say in 2022 that was more or less already the case and up until this men's WC qualification, likely still is. It was hardly a stretch target. I'm also thinking, shouldn't we have 5, 10, 20 year horizons here?

But overall, it's just arse about hat as strategies go. I would expect to see something more like this (not the content specifically just how it's positioned) -

Vision
Elite representative teams are supported by world class development pathways, infrastructure and talent identification
Pillars
A. Align all levels of the game under a single technical vision (single technical vision would then have its own strategic vision statement and pillars)
B. Enhance and expand player talent pool through expert international analysis, scouting and player outreach (further level of strategic pillars)
C. Underpin elite team success through world class infrastructure, technical expertise and innovative approaches to local and international challenges (further level of strategic pillars).
D. Leverage the success of elite teams to benefit football communities at all levels of the game.

There's also no real element acknowledging the environment or megatrends e.g. we don't have a population of 150 million, we are not the dominant professional sporting code, we receive limited public funding, we live in an increasingly competitive international player market due to globalisation, we have a decentralised and diverse player development system etc. Once you acknowledge these things the pillars become quite clear and you can start to think about how you innovate to overcome them.

So what I am saying is, it's not very strategic.
 
Last edited:
Punchanello said:
I'm a policy and strategy nerd for a living so I took a look at the ONE FOOTBALL STRATEGY 2022-26 this morning. I have no problems with the top-level pillars except that none of them go to how we engage government in this or deal with fragmented and bloated governance, but the ELITE TEAMS & PATHWAYS strategy is a dog's breakfast.

The goal statement is "[...]to reimagine the Australian football player development ecosystem". Really? For what purpose? And shouldn't that purpose be the actual goal statement?

Then we go to the "how" - "Establish a technical vision for Australian football and a complementary strategy [...]". Where is it?

Then we go to measure of success - what stood out for me was top 25 for Socceroos, top 5 for Matildas and representation at all world cups. I dare say in 2022 that was more or less already the case and up until this men's WC qualification, likely still is. It was hardly a stretch target. I'm also thinking, shouldn't we have 5, 10, 20 year horizons here?

But overall, it's just arse about hat as strategies go. I would expect to see something more like this (not the content specifically just how it's positioned) -

Vision
Elite representative teams are supported by world class development pathways, infrastructure and talent identification
Pillars
A. Align all levels of the game under a single technical vision (single technical vision would then have its own strategic vision statement and pillars)
B. Enhance and expand player talent pool through expert international analysis, scouting and player outreach (further level of strategic pillars)
C. Underpin elite team success through world class infrastructure, technical expertise and innovative approaches to local and international challenges (further level of strategic pillars).
D. Leverage the success of elite teams to benefit football communities at all levels of the game.

There's also no real element acknowledging the environment or megatrends e.g. we don't have a population of 150 million, we are not the dominant professional sporting code, we receive limited public funding, we live in an increasingly competitive international player market due to globalisation, we have a decentralised and diverse player development system etc. Once you acknowledge these things the pillars become quite clear and you can start to think about how you innovate to overcome them.

So what I am saying is, it's not very strategic.
Click to expand...
What a fellow
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top