midfielder
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Anyone who has read my comments on both forums would be aware I have been pissed off with SBS ....... well to date in HAL 4 and with Francis on board they have tonned down and been more supportive of the A-League and the phoney war seems to be going.
But every now and then someone writes something that is good nay excellent ....... this is such a article and it about park football, grassroots as Fossie calls them ...... IMO this is an excellent article by Fosssie.
Its quite long so I will just posted the start of article .... so much more on the link
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/blogs/craigfoster/greed-poisons-the-game-138801/
Five years after the Crawford report, football has made wonderful strides forward, yet the next area of the game that require attention are (some of) the State administrative bodies.
Particularly, in my experience, Football NSW and Northern NSW.
Much of my time is spent in a volunteer capacity with Clubs and Associations around the country, a wonderful opportunity to put something back into the game at entry level and spend time with hundreds of passionate and committed volunteers, the very lifeblood of football, but also a valuable chance to gauge the mood at grass roots and hear the frustrations they face.
And throughout NSW the message is always the same, that cultural change is yet to occur at State level.
Countless times I hear about the endemic lack of support to associations and the hundreds of thousands of dollars paid in levies with little in return, and it is clear that in many instances, the old political problems still exist.
This is partly because the old guard of administrators, who led the game into its darkest period, continue to infest the management and boards of these bodies.
Certainly in the case of Northern NSW, outside of the Newcastle area they are a constant source of angst and a detriment to the game in the country and northern areas, regions the FFAs National Development Review specifically targeted to provide a rich vein of playing talent in future.
An inquiry into the management of NNSW would be a very valuable exercise, with every association and zone uniting to determine whether the service they receive from the State body is anywhere near adequate for the considerable levies they pay.
But every now and then someone writes something that is good nay excellent ....... this is such a article and it about park football, grassroots as Fossie calls them ...... IMO this is an excellent article by Fosssie.
Its quite long so I will just posted the start of article .... so much more on the link
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/blogs/craigfoster/greed-poisons-the-game-138801/
Five years after the Crawford report, football has made wonderful strides forward, yet the next area of the game that require attention are (some of) the State administrative bodies.
Particularly, in my experience, Football NSW and Northern NSW.
Much of my time is spent in a volunteer capacity with Clubs and Associations around the country, a wonderful opportunity to put something back into the game at entry level and spend time with hundreds of passionate and committed volunteers, the very lifeblood of football, but also a valuable chance to gauge the mood at grass roots and hear the frustrations they face.
And throughout NSW the message is always the same, that cultural change is yet to occur at State level.
Countless times I hear about the endemic lack of support to associations and the hundreds of thousands of dollars paid in levies with little in return, and it is clear that in many instances, the old political problems still exist.
This is partly because the old guard of administrators, who led the game into its darkest period, continue to infest the management and boards of these bodies.
Certainly in the case of Northern NSW, outside of the Newcastle area they are a constant source of angst and a detriment to the game in the country and northern areas, regions the FFAs National Development Review specifically targeted to provide a rich vein of playing talent in future.
An inquiry into the management of NNSW would be a very valuable exercise, with every association and zone uniting to determine whether the service they receive from the State body is anywhere near adequate for the considerable levies they pay.
