The younger Jan Versleijen, thank god he's Dutch!
FFA have announced the appointment of the new AIS Coach Jan Versleijen and four "young" coaching scholarship worth $25,000 per year for three years for Alistair Edwards, Paul Okon, Alex Tobin and Nicola Williams. Full release below.
SYDNEY
24 June 2008
Three former Socceroos, including two Socceroos captains, and a former national women's league player have been named today as the recipients of the inaugural Elite Coach Development Scholarships by Football Federation Australia (FFA), simultaneously with the announcement of 53 year old Jan Versleijen as the new Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)/Qantas Young Socceroos Head Coach.

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Ned Zelic chats from Germany on the Canberra A-League bid.
Weston Creek's Luisa Marzotto on her season and thoughts on a Canberra National League team.

Taylor Beaton: What he needs to do, Canberra's Matildas head-off, Rockets to play tonight, Next Young Canberrans to impress Alex Tobin, and Amy Taylor get her boots on Football Superstars.
Central Coast Mariners Lawrie McKinna: Taylor Beaton was confident, stepped up, gave short give and goes, and when he made a mistake he just got on with the game.

And he'll be in Canberra to watch the ACTAS boys play the ACT Rockets in the coming weeks. Will anyone from Canberra get a go in the National Youth League?
Who would more to Gosford for $5000 if you are over 18, or $2500 if you are younger?
And if we had a Canberra Youth Team how many Canberrans would get a go?

In my match report, I lambasted the performances of many of our young players. I, critically and unfortunately, glossed over a very important point. Some of the blame for that game needs to be shifted to those off the pitch. Alex Tobin, Australia's most capped player, had this to say (complete article here): "There's so much [.

Alex Tobin, Central Coast Mariners Development Manager is back from Brazil, Sao Paolo to be exact. Mariners Release below.
Tobin returns from eye opening São Paolo excursion
Central Coast Mariners Development Manager Alex Tobin has returned from a week-long stay with Mariners' sister club São Paolo in Brazil eager to further establish the yellow and navy's links with one of the true giants of world football.

800 have now signed up, that's 2400 potential members in my opinion.
I'll keep you posted when we get more publicity. Of course we dominated the Nearpost radio tonight, I host the show!
And I've been interviewed......
for FourFourTwo for their website, and that will take us into the football community across Australia.

Great great news about the Women but what about our boys!
I'm expecting a Canberra National Women's team on Monday, an A-League team in Canberra in 2010, but why can't we have a Youth team now. NOW, I said very loudly. Did anyone hear?
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