Launceston City FC have announced the appointment of Roger Hardwicke as their new head coach of their NPL TAS side for season 2020.
Hardwicke will replace Lino Sciulli who retired from the caper at the conclusion of the 2019 season and will be tasked with trying to lift the side back up the table after a 7th placed finish.
Hardwicke comes to the club from Queensland where the majority of his playing and coaching career has been based on the Sunshine Coast. He won multiple premierships as a player before moving into coaching and has gained over a decade of coaching experience. He currently…
The Olympia Warriors have made a major off season move, announcing Andrew Brown as their senior NPL TAS coach for 2020, and in a major boon for the Warriors he won't be the only member of the family jumping aboard.
Sons, Callum and Declan will also join the Warriors as players in the NPL squad, with the oldest of the trio, Lachie, also set to come on board in a coaching capacity once his time allows.
The signings represents a massive coup for the 2019 runners up, with Callum and Declan emerging as two of the brightest attacking talents in the state over recent seasons and their addition…
Tasmanian Football's newest club has officially been launched, with the freshly amalgamated Clarence Zebras today unveiling their official Club Logo and playing strips at their Wentworth Park home base.
The new logo and strips were produced by Veto Sports and combines the colours of the Hobart Zebras, Clarence United and draws heavily from the official Juventus FC logo.
It has all come together in quick fashion following the historic September 18th vote that saw members of Clarence United and Hobart Zebras voting to merge the clubs. Just two months later and a brand new club has been…
The Devonport Strikers have announced Suraj Pillai as their new coach for the 2020 season.
Pillai will have big boots to fill as he steps in to replace the highly succesful, Rick Coghlan, who steered the side to their third title in four seasons in 2019.
Pillai join the Strikers by way of Manly, where he has worked Manly Vale, in the Manly Warringah Football Association. He is coming off a successful season where he helped the club achieve promotion into the top division.
Like his predecessors, Pillai is well credentialed and holds an AFC B Licence and is actively working towards…
TERM 1 2020 FUTSAL REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
Senior Futsal (Hobart)
The Senior competitions commence on Sunday 9th February 2020
9 week roster starting 9th February + Semis & Finals.
Team Entry Fee - $90 (includes GST)
Venues: Aurora Stadium, Clarence Stadium & New Town High School. Change rooms and Shower facilities available.
Weekly Team Match Fee - $50.00 per team per week.
Teams will consist of 5 players (4 field players + 1 goalkeeper). Matches will be played with unlimited interchange. Teams may list a maximum of 10 players in their squad.
The draw…
There are new upcoming Level 4 Introductory refereeing course being run in Launceston and the North West Coast in early 2020. Refereeing is the perfect way to earn some money whilst staying fit and keeping involved in our great game. This course will get you trained up to do just that, qualifying you up to officiate in games for the upcoming season.
The courses will be held over three sessions, or two extended sessions for the Devonport course. Attendance is required at each of these to gain the qualification.
Football Tasmania has welcomed the Tasmanian Government’s support for Australia’s bid to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Premier Hodgman today announced that Tasmania would be a part of the bid book that makes up Australia's push to host the biggest Women's Sporting event on the planet. If successful, Tasmania could host up to three games in the tournament, with UTAS Stadium in Launceston the venue to be used.
Football Tasmania CEO, Matt Bulkeley, said that football is Tasmania’s most popular team sport and was glad the government had gotten on board with the bid.
To raise the overall standard of club administration and operations at all levels of the game, Football Federation Australia has established the National Club Development Program (NCDP) with the assistance of all Member Federations, select Associations, Zones, Branches and the Clubs themselves.
The Program aims to provide a clear model that helps develop and maintain a successful football club. The NCDP is an enhanced and online version of the previous National Club Accreditation Scheme (NCAS) that was introduced in 2012.
The NCDP will be accompanied with an online resource library…
Football Tasmania wishes all participants in this year’s Kingborough SAP Festival an enjoyable and successful weekend of football.
FT would also like to thank the Kingborough Council, The Kingborough Cricket Club and the Kingborough Lions United Football Club for their support in making this event possible.
Below you can find the download links for the Tournament Information Program
Implementing the recommendations of the Competition Review into Football in Tasmania lies at the core of the season 2020 senior fixtures released today by Football Tasmania.
A major focus on Club Match Days will see the bulk of the NPL TAS season played in the traditional Saturday afternoon time slots, with the addition of the NPL reserve sides into the Veto Southern Championship allowing for triple headers to be staged by clubs every week. NPL Kick off times will be staggered throughout the afternoon so that multiple games are not kicking off at the same time in the same region.
Football Tasmania is very conscious that current natural and climatic events have caused a deterioration in the air quality across the State. Such conditions have resulted in conditions that may be uncomfortable, performance-limiting or even hazardous to participants in sport.
The Tasmanian Government provides information on air quality via its page at:
https://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/publichealth/air/trackairquality
Smoke is made up of hundreds of different gases and small particles, also known as particulate matter or ‘PM’. PM 2.5 is the name given to the very small particles which can…
The Summer Cup Fixtures have been released for 2020, with the first major silverware up for grabs for Clubs in what are sure to be an entertaining tournaments, as clubs unveil their new look playing groups.
The Men's Division A competition, is set to kick off on Friday 31 January with a clash between Glenorchy Knights and the Olympia Warriors at KGV. In exciting news, this fixture will be refereed by former English Premier League referee, Bobby Madley, who will be in the State for the 2020 Statewide Refereeing conference that will be staged the next day.
The first Statewide Cup draw of the season has been staged, with the two fixtures to be played in the Qualifying Round of the Lakoseljac Cup drawn out today at KGV, Football House.
With 18 teams entered into the competition, two games were necessary to cut the field down ahead of the Round of 16. The following games have been drawn, with the home side named first.
Northern Rangers FC v Ulverstone Soccer Club
South East United Football Club v Hobart United
The games will be held on Saturday 29 February, kick off times and venues T.B.D
There are two Skill Training Certificate courses coming up in March and April that will be staged at Churchill Park in Launceston. This course will develop your ability to coach in the “Skill acquisition phase” and is for coaches training 9-13 year old players.
These courses will be free of charge thanks to NTJSA who will be funding all participants who attend.
The courses will conducted over 2 sessions, each running from 9:00am to 3:00pm and is fully practical, dealing with the development of the 4 Functional Game Skills: First Touch, Striking the Ball, Running with the Ball and 1 v 1.
With the Statewide Refereeing Conference taking place over the weekend, former Barclays Premier League referee Bobby Madley was in the State to pass on his experience to the Tasmanian referees.
The Englishmen presented at the Conference, helping guide the Tasmanian Referee team by covering rule interpretations, maintaining self confidence and offering a wealth of on-field practical advice.
In addition to speaking at the conference, Madley took charge of Friday night's Olympia v Glenorchy Knights game at KGV, working with three of the brightest up and coming local officials in Nathan Coad,…
As reported in the media, the Australian Government Department of Health and The Tasmanian Department of Health are currently monitoring the evolving situation regarding the Novel Coronavirus outbreak, originating in Wuhan in the Hubei Province, China. There are now a number of confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus in Australia.
What is Coronavirus?
Coronavirus causes illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). This new strain of coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has not been previously…
To raise the overall standard of club administration and operations at all levels of the game, Football Federation Australia has established the National Club Development Program (NCDP) with the assistance of all Member Federations, select Associations, Zones, Branches and the Clubs themselves.
The Program aims to provide a clear model that helps develop and maintain a successful football club. The NCDP is an enhanced and online version of the previous National Club Accreditation Scheme (NCAS) that was introduced in 2012.
Jeremy Toivonen from FFA will be flying down to present a workshop…
The 2020 local Football pre-season will kick off tonight with a big clash between the two biggest movers of the off season in Olympia Warriors and Glenorchy Knights. The pair will unveil significantly overhauled playing groups when they meet in the Summer Cup opening game at KGV, kicking off at 8:30pm.
In an off-season that has seen large levels of player movement, it appears the two traditional rivals are the big winners, announcing a number of transfer coups to bolster their title hopes in 2020 and adding plenty of intrigue to Friday night's opening clash.
The Summer Cup Fixtures have been released for 2020, with the first major silverware up for grabs for Clubs in what are sure to be an entertaining tournaments, as clubs unveil their new look playing groups.
The Men’s Division A competition, is set to kick off on Friday 31 January with a clash between Glenorchy Knights and the Olympia Warriors at KGV. In exciting news, this fixture will be refereed by former English Premier League referee, Bobby Madley, who will be in the State for the 2020 Statewide Refereeing conference that will be staged the next day.
