English FA

Coaching Courses – Are They Still Relevant Or Do They Just Need To Evolve?

Coaching courses have become a great revenue stream for a number of sports in recent years. While up-skilling coaches is a good thing, the problem comes down to the basic economics of supply and demand. Many nations and many sports

Goalkeepers A Law Unto Themselves

A few days ago we wrote Crossing the Line – A World Cup Debate discussing whether Goalkeepsr at the world cup were cheating by advancing off their line in penalty Shoot-outs at the World Cup or whether this was a

Time to Actually Make Football the World Game in Australia

Why has the word “Ethnic” come to reflect all that is bad in Australian football? Just as with the dawn of the Football Federation the word “Soccer” was cast aside and “Football” became the word used, is it not time

Trialling Players – The Jury is Out

Last week retired Matildas midfielder, Joey Peters spoke out against teenagers being trialled at international level, feeling that the pressure put on these young players was unfair, and also resulted in an early burn-out in their careers. Peters comes from