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Football Tasmania celebrated the stars of the Kappa Northern and Southern Championships, Women's Championships and Championships 1 in Hobart and Launceston on 15 and 16 September respectively.
The Southern event was held at the Salamanca Inn and hosted by MC Alex Johston.
The Vic Tuting medal for the Kappa Southern Championship Best and Fairest was won by Taroona FC's Noah Gardner.
The Southern Championship Women's Best and Fairest was won by Zoe Nichols of New Town White Eagles, and the Southern Championship 1 Best and Fairest was won by Jamie Vernon, also of New Town White…
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Football Australia, in co-ordination with Football Tasmania, is conducting a B Diploma Coaching Course in Tasmania commencing on December 2, 2023.
The first two sessions will be held on January 13 and 14 2024 in Launceston. Further dates and venues can be found in the course details link below.
As per the National Policies and Procedures, coaches must be in possession of a valid C Diploma for a minimum of 12 months before being accepted onto a B Diploma course.
All interested coaches must complete the expression of interest form detailed below as per Football Australia’s…
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Football Tasmania, with the sponsorship support of Klimate Solutions, will be conducting a new 6-week girls only come and try program from November to December.
The Klimate program targets players previously registered, as well as new players, and is all about having fun and learning new skills.
Players do not need to be currently registered with a club or have any previous playing experience to participate.
The program will run on a Wednesday evening at KGV, Glenorchy with session times as below.
6-9 years, 4.30-5.15 pm
10-12 years, 5.30 - 6.…
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Over the last two weeks, Tasmanian teams have competed in the National Youth Championships with the boys' competition running from 2-6 October with matches played at Valentine Sports Park in Western Sydney, and the girls' competition running from 9-13 October with matches played at Wollongong's WIN Stadium and JJ Kelly Field.
Five referees from Tasmania also officiated at the tournament with Josh Berry and Thomas Mace officiating in the boys' National Youth Championships and Meggie Goscombe, Ellie Beeston and Saxon McDermott officiating the girls' National Youth Championships.
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Football Tasmania's Talent Support Program (TSP) will have four teams competing in in the Shepparton Cup in Victoria this week.
The Shepparton Cup is Victoria's largest junior football tournament and will see teams play at the Shepparton Sports City and Mooroopna Reserve.
In 2019 more than 3000 players competed in the tournament from Victoria, interstate and overseas. The tournament ranges from U7-U17 years and guarantees a minimum of four games per team regardless of their result.
Football Tasmania's Development Coach, Alan Eadie says the tournament is a "great opportunity for our…
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During September and October, Football Tasmania’s Talent Support Program (TSP) participated in several National Tournaments across the country.
State of Origin
The Under 14s Boys team kicked things off with a pre-tournament match against Western United's Academy 14s defeating the academy side 4-2.
The Under 14s went on to play four matches in the State of Origin Tournament held at the Darebin International Sports Centre, Victoria from September 18-21. The Under 14 side came away with one win, two draws and a loss. Full match results can be found below.
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TWO new teams will join the State’s Women’s Super League when it resumes in 2024, boosting the league to eight teams.
Glenorchy Knights and Riverside Olympic – both of which already field teams in the men’s National Premier Leagues Tasmania competition – will also be represented by women’s teams when the competition returns next year.
The new sides will join the six existing WSL clubs – Taroona, Kingborough Lions, Launceston United, Devonport City Strikers, Clarence Zebras and South Hobart.
Football Tasmania CEO Tony Pignata said he was thrilled by the expansion of the…
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Registrations are now open for the 2024 Statewide Referee Conference.
The 2024 Statewide Referee Conference will be held on Sunday 4 February in Launceston at the Sir Raymond Ferrall Centre at the UTAS Newnham Campus starting at 11am.
The conference will feature various presentations, guest speakers and Q&A sessions and is a fantastic opportunity to develop your officiating skills.
The conference is suited to all skill levels and anyone with an interest in refereeing in the 2024 season is strongly encouraged to attend.
Referee Development Manager, Nathan Coad, said the…
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- 1 year 10 months ago
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Due to high demand, Football Tasmania has opened applications for a Foundation and C Diploma Coaching course in Launceston.
Launceston C Diploma and Foundation Course Dates:
11 Nov 2023 - 8:30AM - 5:00PM - C Diploma Day 1 and Foundation course
18 Nov 2023 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM - C Diploma Day 2
19 Nov 2023 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM - C Diploma Day 3
2 Dec 2023 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM - C Diploma Day 4
3 Dec 2023 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM - C Diploma Day 5
Click here to register for the Launceston C Diploma Coaching course
Launceston Football Foundation Course
This course is a…
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OFF the back of her National Youth Championships performance last month, Hobart’s Emily Navabpour has been called up to the CommBank Junior Matildas extended squad, Football Australia announced today.
Navabpour has been selected in the Commbank Junior Matildas Camp Squad, for the domestic camp to be held in Canberra next week.
The centre back, who plays for South Hobart, recently competed in Tasmania’s Under 16 girls’ team at the National Youth Championships in Wollongong.
“It was an honour to be able to represent Tasmania at the National Youth Championships this year, especially…
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Football Tasmania will have three teams competing in the 2024 National Futsal Championships. The teams will compete in the U12s, U15s and U16s categories.
''Futsal continues to develop at an exponential rate in Australia", said Football Tasmania's Futsal Manager, Jayden Hey.
"The National Futsal Championships provides players with greater competitive opportunities and pathways."
The competition will be held from Friday 5 January to Tuesday 9 January 2024 as part of Queensland's Summer Festival of Futsal.
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Football Tasmania will proceed with a seven-side WSL competition in 2024, after the withdrawal of Clarence Zebras from the league.
CEO Tony Pignata said: "We are disappointed the club will no longer take part in the WSL next year, but understand their reasons.
"The 2024 competition will now feature a bye round, as per season 2022 when we had seven teams competing.
"We look forward to the Clarence Zebras continuing in the Southern Women’s Championship in 2024 and hope to welcome them back into the WSL in coming years."
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Football Tasmania conducted a Gala Day on Sunday 10 December in Launceston for Under 12 & Under 13 players from the Statewide Talent Support Program (TSP).
Over 100 players took part in 9 aside games throughout the day under the watchful eye of Football Tasmania’s player development coaches.
"Every opportunity our young players have to come together to compete against each other provides an opportunity for talent identification for coaches, but also for players to test themselves against the best from around the state in a concentrated, high-performance environment", said…
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Football Tasmania has had a huge 15-month period of coach education success, with participant numbers being at an all-time high.
The Football Department has delivered 15 coaching courses with a total of 315 coaches attending.
CourseParticipantsB Licence24C Licence36Skill Training68Mini Roos49New C Diploma38New Foundation of Football63
The highlight has been the delivery of the first ever B Licence course in Tasmania with 24 Tasmanian based coaches completing the 90 hour practical and online components.
Football Australia has launched new Diploma and community courses, with…
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Fourteen of Tasmania's top referees are set to join the 2024 Football Tasmania Referee Academy. The aim of the academy is to produce high-quality match officials to service the local state leagues and to prepare referees for potential national selection.
The Academy was selected by the Referee Technical Committe (RTC) with the successful referees required to have a minimum level 2 referee qualification and have completed two full seasons of refereeing. From 2025, selection will be from the Football Tasmania Referee Development Group.
The Football Tasmania Referee Development Group will…
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Football Tasmania will be conducting player identification camps and trials in January 2024 for boys and girls born in 2008, 2009 & 2010.
These sessions will act as trials for Football Tasmania's Talent Support Program and State training squad selection.
Regionals trials will be open to any footballer born in the above years. State-wide trials will be by invite only.
Registrations close 17 January 2024 via the jotform below. The trials will be held as follows:
Girls Regional Trials (Open Invite):
23 January - Under 15 & 16 (Born 2008 or 2009) - Southern Regional…
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The annual National Skills Acquisition Phase Festival is on again, taking place at the Valley Road Sports Ground in Devonport, Tasmania from Friday 23 – Sunday 25 February 2023. With the support of the Devonport City Council and Devonport Strikers FC, the Festival provides opportunities for players in the latter part of the Skill Acquisition Phase to meet and play prior to the commencement of their respective seasons.
In 2024 the age groups and categories for competition will be as follows:
• Under 10 Mixed for players born in 2014 (or split girls/boys teams if numbers permit…
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Western United will once again bring elite men’s and women’s football to Tasmania, touring the Apple Isle for the fourth time in the 2023/24 season.
Having staged seven professional league matches in the state over the past three seasons, United will bring the total to an even 10 with three huge games at North Hobart Oval over late January and early February.
John Aloisi’s Isuzu UTE A-League Men side will face Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday 27 January and Sydney FC on Saturday 3 February in a rematch of last year’s fixture in Hobart.
The men’s side will be joined by the…
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Football Tasmania has today released the fixtures for the 2024 WSL, NPL and NPL 21s competitions across the State, beginning 15 March.
The top-flight men’s and women’s season will feature 21 rounds, with games on Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays across Tasmania from March until September.The WSL will increase to seven teams in 2024 - Launceston United, Kingborough Lions, South Hobart, Devonport City Strikers, Taroona and newcomers Glenorchy Knights and Riverside Olympic.
The NPL will remain unchanged with eight teams – Clarence Zebras, Glenorchy Knights, Kingborough Lions, South…
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Fourteen of Tasmania’s up and coming referees are set to join the 2024 Football Tasmania Development Group. The aim of the group is to provide further coaching and development to more referees across the state and to simplify the pathway for ambitious referees.
The referees selected went through an expression of interest process, before being selected by the Referee Technical Committe (RTC).
The Development group will be instrumental in defining the pathway for referees into the newly formed FT referee Academy, with successful candidates progressing into the academy each season…
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