Football Federation Tasmania is pleased to announce that the full standalone version of the Women’s Super League will be taking flight in March 2017.
The Women’s Super League will involve north-west club Ulverstone Soccer Club, northern side Launceston City and six southern clubs - Clarence United, Hobart Zebras, Kingborough Lions, Olympia, Taroona, and University whom will compete in 21 Rounds for the 2017 Women’s Super League title.
The first round will kick off in Female Football Week, on the 17th of March weekend and continue through to August.
Female Football Week Breakfast
Football Federation Tasmania invites you to attend the
Female Football Week Breakfast.
Female Football Week is about celebrating the female players, coaches, referees, administrators and male champions who support women’s football, with the breakfast the perfect way to kick off the week!
The Breakfast will include announcements of the 2016 Football Federation Tasmania Women’s Football Community Award Winners and a Guest.
Date: Wednesday 8th March 2017
Time: 7.15am to 8.30am
Where: ROOM FOR A PONY, 338 Elizabeth Street, North Hobart,…
Please note the Skill Training Certificate at Pembroke Park has been moved from Saturday 8 April to Sunday 9 April.
The MiniRoos Coaching Course is the ideal introduction to coaching ALDI MiniRoos. This is a FREE course for coaches training 5-9 year old players. The three-hour course is practical and encourages the coaches to develop practices based on FUN.
The emphasis is on natural development i.e. learning by PLAYING football. Less coaching, but more organising FUN football exercises is the key to helping players build a love for the game.…
Want to give something back to the game whilst staying fit and earning some money?
Then you should consider refereeing in the 2018 season! Learn more about the game, build confidence, develop management skills and earn some extra money.
Becoming a Referee
If you want to become a referee then you will need to complete the Laws of the Game course. This can be completed online.
To undertake the course you must complete the following prerequisites:
Obtain Laws of the Game certificate from FFA. https://laws.myfootballclub.com.au/
Be at least 13 years of age.
Football Federation Tasmania is pleased to announce that clubs and associations are embracing Female Football Week (FFW) and already over 8 have submitted Female Football Week Events.
The Female Football Week Football Federation Tasmania Events will be commencing on International Women’s Day on Wednesday 8th of March running through to Sunday the 19th of March.
See below for the Female Football Week Calendar of Events:
Female Football Week Calendar
Wednesday 8th of March 2017
FFT – Female Football Week Breakfast
Football Federation Tasmania invites you and three of your club…
The first step on the road to the 2017 FFA Cup has been set with the first round of the 2017 Statewide Lakoseljac Cup officially drawn. The action will kick off on Monday 13 March with four games set to be played.
As there are 20 teams who have entered the 2017 Lakoseljac Cup this season, 8 teams are required to play in the round of 32, with 12 teams given a bye to go straight through to the round of 16. The seeding for the byes was based off ladder position in the 2016 season, with the NPL sides and highest ranked Championship sides all given the bye.
Football Federation Tasmania is offering a massive discount for females completing community coaching certificates throughout March 2017!
The Federation will give a 50% discount to individual females who register for community coaching certificates throughout March 2017. Female participants will also receive a Female Football Week Pack!
Here are a list of courses available throughout March 2017:
Skill Training Certificate
"Skill acquisition phase" - For coaches training 9-13 year old players. In the Skill Acquisition Phase the coach MUST focus on building a solid…
Football Federation Tasmania will be announcing the winners of the Female Football Week Tasmanian Female Community Awards on March 8th at the Female Football Week Breakfast.
The Award Winners will be members of the Tasmanian football community who have showed a genuine passion for the women's game and have significantly contributed to football.
The Award categories are as follows;
COACH
This female coach has been involved in the round ball game either as an employed or volunteer coach for a number of years. This coach has a genuine passion for the game, for ensuring all players have a…
Up to 300 of the most talented junior footballers in the country are set to descend upon Devonport this weekend with the 2017 National SAP festival to be staged at Valley Road.
The event, which will showcase some of the best under 12 players in the country, will feature 18 teams from around Australia in three days of nonstop footballing action taking place from Friday 3 March to Sunday 5 March.
Seven Tasmanian sides will be competing (Devonport Strikers, Glenorchy Knights, Kingborough Lions, Northern Rangers, Olympia Warriors, Riverside Olympic and South Hobart) as well as 11 teams…
Female Football Week has kicked off for 2017 at a breakfast held to honour the recipients of FFW Women's Football Community Awards. The awards were given out for outstanding contributions to the game over the course of the 2016 season. Although this wasn't a massive event, club leaders put their heads together to decorate and make the award-giving a special occasion. Flags were flown for the football team (after searching for a commercial flagpole for sale) and families were able to attend if requested.
Westfield W-League Melbourne City footballer Tyla-Jay Vlajni was a special guest at…
This is the first of what is intended to be a regular communique from the FFT Board to our stakeholders. We have used the off season to review some of our strategies and processes and the idea for this type of communique is one of the ideas we’d like to try out. Feedback has been that while stakeholders are informed reasonably quickly about key changes by the CEO and other operational staff, the reasons as to why the Board has made such decisions is sometimes not widely understood. One of the goals with this communique is to try to…
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So, what football events can you look forward to this week?
Tuesday 14th March 2017
Eastern Region Junior Soccer Association - MiniRoos for Kick-Off for Girls, 'Come…
Inocent Michael has achieved a lot in her football career for someone who is just 18 years of age. She has been a member of the NTC program for four years, is the captain of her Olympia Warriors FC senior women’s team and has represented Tasmania on multiple occasions.
She was the Southern Championship best and fairest winner in 2016 to cap off a dominant year in which she stamped herself as one of the premiere female footballers in the state. She was an indispensable part of the Warriors side that claimed both the Women's Super League and the Southern Championship. She was a lynch-pin in…
FEMALE FOOTBALL WEEK
Today's Events
Saturday 18th March 2017
Central Region Junior Soccer Association – Girls Football Festival
CRJSA will be hosting a free girls 5-16 football fun morning on Saturday 18th of March – all are welcome to attend. The inflatable football field will be up and the girls can enjoy some small-sided games.
CRJSA have flown down Westfield W-League Canberra United Head Coach Rae Dower and footballer Ash Sykes to attend the event!
The draw for the round of 16 of the Lakoseljac Cup has been held at KGV Football house this morning with members of the Lakoseljac family present to help conduct the draw.
The round of 16 is slated to be played on Monday 17 April and for many sides it will be the first step on the road to the FFA Cup. The following match ups have been drawn.
Lakoseljac Cup Round of 16
Beachside v Hobart Zebras
Football Federation Tasmania will be running a Skill Training Certificate course beginning Sunday, 9th of April. The course will run over two Sundays, with the first part on the 9th of April at Pembroke Park, Sorell and the second part on the 23rd of April at Edgeworth Street ground, Warrane, 9am to 4pm on both days. The course is designed for coaches training players in the 9-13 year old age group.
In the Skill Acquisition Phase the coach must focus on building a solid foundation of Technical Skill. The course is conducted over 14 hours, is fully practical and deals with the…
