Sometimes, Luc Launder has to stop and pinch himself. At 15 years old, he was the only Canberran selected for the Australian Pararoos training camp, held at the Australian Institute of Sport over the weekend. “On Friday I went straight from school, to the Pararoos camp,” Luc said. “I thought to myself, I was doing…
27 coaches have taken the first step towards advancing their coaching careers, after completing day one of the updated Football Australia C Licence Coaching Course. The group began the day with an introductory presentation from Capital Football Technical Director Scott O’Donell, at the University of Canberra on Saturday February 6. From there, it was a…
Capital Football will be conducting the updated version of Football Australia’s C Licence Coaching Course, commencing this Saturday at the University of Canberra. With Football Australia Technical Adviser Dr. Ron Smith leading discussions, Member Federation technical directors and coach education managers from across the country converged in Canberra over the weekend, to finalise the content…
Nominations are now open for the Capital Football Life Membership, an award that recognises an individual’s contribution to Capital Football in the ACT and the surrounding region. Life Membership is the highest recognition bestowed by Capital Football, on individuals who have made an outstanding contribution, not just to one club but to Capital Football and…
Capital Football is accepting expressions of interest for the 2021 Talent Support Program (TSP) U13 age group, open for boys aged 13 years (born 2008), who are interested in trailing for the TSP. TSP is a training program aimed at developing talented boys in the Australian Capital Territory. The purpose of TSP is to provide…
Five Canberra footballers have given the chance to impress Young Matildas head coach Leah Blayney in a one-off match in Sydney this evening (11 March). Canberra United’s Sally James and Hayley Taylor-Young will lead the strong ACT contingent comprising of Junior Matilda Emma Illijoski and Taylor-Young’s Canberra United Academy teammates Sasha Grove and Isobel Davey.…
The number of women and girls playing football in the nation’s capital has risen to record numbers, as football participation in Australia climbed to more than 1.94 million in 2019. In the 2019 National Football Census released today by Football Federation Australia, the number of females playing the most popular club-based participation sport in the…
Capital Football’s Performance Department has opened expressions of interest for a head coach and assistant coach to lead Capital Football’s U14 and U15 sides at the FFA Girls National Youth Championships. The Championships, which will take place from 13-17 July 2020 at C.ex International Stadium in Coffs Harbour, will see teams from each of the…
Local football legends Emma IIijoski, Kelly Stirton, Kath Temple and Aisha Strutt have been nominated for a 2020 rebel Female Football Award, which will be held this Friday morning in Sydney (13 March). The Awards, which are held annually as part of FFA’s continued commitment to growing the women’s game at all levels, recognise and…
Growing up in Brisbane, Sarah West never played under a female coach and it wasn’t until she was in an elite playing pathway that she had even heard that there was an Australian women’s national team called the Matildas. “I never ever saw a female coach so I never saw myself as anything but a…
