Football NSW Community Podcast

Community Podcast: Coaching Conference Extra Time Series Amy Price is the Women’s National Coach Developer at the English Football Association (FA) where she leads the development of coaches across the women’s game, from grassroots to elite level. Amy shares her top tips for coaches to design practices to ensure development outcomes and coaching points are successfully achieved. Recorded as part o...

Community Podcast: Coaching Conference Extra Time Series Drawing on her experiences within Italian youth national teams and the academies of AC Milan and Juventus, Silvia Piccini provides her top tips for coaching young players. She is currently the assistant coach of the Italian U17 Girls National Team, where she plays a key role in preparing the next generation of Italian talent as the team work...

Community Podcast: Coaching Conference Extra Time Series With over 15 years of experience at the German Football Association (DFB), Damir Dugandzic gives us his top tips to be a great coach. Dugandzic is the Technical Head of the Talent Development Program (TDP) at the German Football Association (DFB), where he leads the strategic planning and implementation of Germany’s football development fram...

Community Podcast: Coaching Conference Extra Time Series Ian Buckman draws on his experience as Academy Manager at Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club to provide his key tips for building an academy program focussed on long-term development. Recorded as part of the 2025 Football NSW Coaching Conference, the Extra Time series features interviews with football experts from across the world. Foo...

The latest episode of the Football NSW Community Podcast features an interview with José Mendez, known as Pulpis, keynote speaker from the 2025 Futsal Coaching Conference. Pulpis is the former head coach of the Thailand, Vietnam and Uzbekistan national men’s futsal teams, and is the current head coach at Shenzhen Nanling Futsal. Football NSW Coach Hub: https://footballnsw.com.au/coach-hub/ Subscri...

The newest episode of the Football NSW Community Podcast features our Referee Panel event from 2025 Female Football Week! Hosted by Lucy Saul, FIFA match officials Casey Reibelt, Emma Kocbek and Maddy Allum spoke about their pathways as referees and their experience being involved as part of the first all-female crew to officiate an A-League Men's match. Become a Referee:  https://footballnsw...

The newest episode of the Football NSW Community Podcast is our third instalment of features from the 2025 Club Development Conference. This segment focusses on Enhancing Volunteer Engagement, and was delivered by Doctor Catriona Rose, Senior Program Manager at the Australian Sports Commission. Visit the Football NSW Club Hub:  https://footballnsw.com.au/club-hub/ Access Club Development Conf...

Our latest episode of the Football NSW Community Podcast features our second instalment of features from the 2025 Club Development Conference, focussing on Safeguarding participants in community sport. This segment was delivered by Matt Sibley, Child Safe Officer at the Office of the Children’s Guardian. Matt's slideshow from the event can be accessed through the Conference Resources link below. V...

Our latest episode of the Football NSW Community Podcast features a segment from the 2025 Club Development Conference discussing Player and Spectator Behaviour - Supporting Referees. Hosted by Stephanie Brantz, the panel features Emma Kocbek (Football NSW Referees Development & Education Manager), Danny Horstead (Central Coast Football Referees Development Program Lead) and Alana Zic (Hil...

Vasco de Gama’s Gabriel Bussinger provides 3 key tips to develop creativity! Recorded as part of the 2024 Football NSW Coaching Conference, the Extra Time series features interviews with football experts from across the world. Football NSW Coach Hub: https://footballnsw.com.au/coach-hub/ Subscribe to the Technical Area newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hpIhIL

Peter Sturgess provides 3 key tips for foundation phase coaches! Peter has previously worked for the England Football Association as Technical Lead for the Foundation Phase (ages 5 to 11). Recorded as part of the 2024 Football NSW Coaching Conference, the Extra Time series features interviews with football experts from across the world. Football NSW Coach Hub: https://footballnsw.com.au/coach-hub/...

Former Socceroos and A-League coach Graham Arnold provides 3 key tips to be a high-performing coach! Recorded as part of the 2024 Football NSW Coaching Conference, the Extra Time series features interviews with football experts from across the world. Football NSW Coach Hub: https://footballnsw.com.au/coach-hub/ Subscribe to the Technical Area newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hpIhIL

Skye Eddy (founder of SoccerParenting.com) provides 3 key tips for managing parents as a coach! Recorded as part of the 2024 Football NSW Coaching Conference, the Extra Time series features interviews with football experts from across the world. Football NSW Coach Hub: https://footballnsw.com.au/coach-hub/ Subscribe to the Technical Area newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hpIhIL

Olyroos (Australia Men's U23) goalkeeper coach Neil Tate provides 3 key tips for coaches to support your goalkeeper! Recorded as part of the 2024 Football NSW Coaching Conference, the Extra Time series features interviews with football experts from across the world. Football NSW Coach Hub:  https://footballnsw.com.au/coach-hub/ Subscribe to the Technical Area newsletter:  http://eepurl.c...

Recorded as part of the 2024 Football NSW Coaching Conference, the Extra Time series features six interviews with football experts from across the world. Each episode has a key theme, starting with Sean Douglas' interview on Leadership. Sean is the E-Learning Development Manager for the Oceania Football Confederation as well as a key member of the FIFA Technical Expert Team. Football NSW Coach Hub...

This episode of the Football NSW Community Podcast recaps the Referees Panel hosted by Football South Coast in July, featuring current and former A-Leagues and FIFA accredited match officials to discuss their pathways through refereeing and experiences in the game. The panel guests were current A-League Men's and FIFA referee Alex King, current A-League Men's and FIFA assistant referee Kearney Rob...

In our latest episode of the Football NSW Community Podcast we speak to Football South Coast CEO Ann-Marie Balliana about the association's record growth off the back of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. With players pouring into the game at all ages, we discuss the success and challenges of growing the capacity of our grassroots organisations and supporting infrastructure. Football South Coast Web...

This episode of the Football NSW Community Podcast recaps the Women in Sport Panel hosted during 2024 Female Football Week, highlighting different career pathways available in the industry through the experiences of an expert panel of guests. Hosted by media personality and Football NSW Deputy Chair, Stephanie Brantz, the panel featured Nicole Zosh (General Manager – Marketing at Football Australi...

Our latest episode of the Football NSW Community Podcast features a segment from the 2024 Club Development Conference discussing Volunteer Retention and Engagement, delivered by Matt Calf from the Australian Sports Commission. Watch the presentation: https://youtu.be/RbucWx_uAw8 Football NSW Club Hub: https://footballnsw.com.au/club-hub/

In our latest episode of the Football NSW Community Podcast we speak to Charlotte Ercil (General Manager at Hills Football) and Daniel Ristic (Manager - Government Relations, Funding & Infrastructure at Football NSW) to discuss the challenges of improving current and obtaining new facilities to keep up with the growth of the sport. We also interview Tamsin Colley, who was recently an...

Our latest episode of the Football NSW Community Podcast features a segment from the 2024 Club Development Conference discussing Player and Spectator Behavior. Hosted by Adam Peacock, the panel features Tom Emeleus (North West Sydney Football Referees Association), Angelica Georgopoulos (Sydney Olympic FC and Strathfield FC) and Aaron Dibdin (Head of Member Services, Football NSW). Football N...

In the latest episode of the Football NSW Community Podcast, we speak to David Mason (CEO - Manly Warringah Football Association) about managing the record growth in registrations this year within the grassroots football space. Manly Warringah Football Association Learn more about NSFA competitions by visiting https://www.mwfa.com.au/

In the latest episode of the Football NSW Community Podcast, we speak to Adam Cloughton (COO - Northern Suburbs Football Association) about their innovations in competitions delivery and the rise of small-sided football. Trevor Huxley (Program Manager - Club Development) also joins the show to provide an insight into the Club Changer program. Northern Suburbs Football Association ...

We speak to Alex Burgin (CEO - Central Coast Football) about their new CoastKick MiniRoos packs; the role corporate partners play in supporting community organisations and CCF's new Women's Football Strategy. Kirsten Smith (Football NSW/Northern NSW Football Legacy Team) also joins the show to provide an insight into the ground-breaking Daughters and Dads Football program. Central Coast Football ...

We discuss the ongoing impact of the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™ in the latest episode of the Football NSW Community podcast! Hosted by Teo Pellizzeri, we speak to Helen Armson (Football NSW Legacy Plan Manager), Carlee Millikin (Football Australia General Manager - World Cup Legacy Programs) and Linda Cerone (Nepean Football Association CEO) about the various opportunities and initiatives in pla...