Thursday 26 November 2020
Sydney, Australia
Football Coaches Australia (FCA) was granted the status of FFA Provisional Member at yesterday’s FFA Annual General Meeting (AGM), after the resolution was passed by FFA Members.
FCA President Phil Moss, who presented to the FFA AGM prior to the vote, was delighted with the outcome.
“This is a very proud day in the short history of our organization,” he said.
“If not for the coaches who have gone before us Football Coaches Australia may not have materialized. If not for our founders Glenn Warry and James Kitching, FCA most certainly would not have physically seen the light of day.”
Founded in 2017, FCA provides a collective voice for coaches by championing advocacy, well-being, and development.
The organisation has grown significantly since its inception, with its leadership team now optimistic of achieving full membership to the now ‘Football Australia’ by 2022.
“The people involved and the outstanding work done since day one at Macquarie University in November 2017 have allowed us to arrive at Provisional Membership of the FA Congress,” Moss added.
“I’m so proud of our special ‘dressing room’ that doubles as our ExCo & various sub-committees – a group of exceptional people who continuously go above & beyond for the love of the game & respect they have for what coaches bring to the code.”
“It is an achievement that our management, Executive Committee, members & supporters should rightly celebrate today!”
“Tomorrow, though, we go again. There is so much hard work ahead with our fellow key stakeholders to ensure the future of the game & coaching is where it needs to be. On behalf of Team FCA, I’d like to thank all the members who recognised the importance of coaches to the future of Australian & international football by voting for us on this historic day.”
FCA Vice President Heather Garriock also weighed in on the news, echoing Moss’ excitement at the result.
“This clearly is a representation of where our organisation should be, coaches front and centre of our beautiful game.
To all our current members who have supported us and the coaches that don’t yet know about us, we are the future for ‘ALL’ coaches in Australia, we are Football Coaches Australia.
Kudos to the founders of FCA, belief is everything, the journey is only beginning”.
As FCA work towards Full Membership, of the now Football Australia, in November 2022, on behalf of our member coaches, FCA looks forward to continued collaboration with all stakeholders to promote and strengthen the reputation of football in Australia and the reputation of football on the world stage.”
In line with this vision, FCA has launched their groundbreaking professional development programs, with partner X Venture, connecting community and professional coaches, through the delivery of the 2020 FCA XV National Mind Games Cup.
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FCA are also pleased to partner FNSW at this weekend’s 2020 Australian Football Coaching Conference – XVenture’s founder Mike Conway will present the webinar “Emotional Agility and Mental Coaching Techniques for Performance Improvement”.
The FNSW Conference presentation will outline the significant FCA XVenture Essential Skills program for football coaches which will be launched in February 2021. (5 modules x 30 CPD points per module).