Please be advise the FFNC Office will be closed on Friday 18th December 2009 and will re-open on Monday 18th January 2010.

If there is anything urgent that needs to be discussed during this time, you can email our General Manager, Steve Mackney on soccergm@bigpond.net.au or he can be contacted by mobile phone on 0438 215 593.

Staff at FFNC wish everyone a Safe and Happy Christmas.

U10 North training for tonight (Monday 23rd November) has been cancelled.

All other training will be going ahead.

Northern NSW Football will be conducting a Senior Licence Coaching Course in January 2010.

This course is based on the new Community Coach Education Syllabus and will be the first of the new courses to be delivered in Northern NSW.

The course targets coaches who are coaching at adult level (over 17).

Under the new system, a coach simply has to know what age-group he or she is coaching and apply for the appropriate age-specific course.

Furthermore, the Youth and Senior courses have been divided into two parts. The content has been designed specifically so that a coach at the grassroots level can attend just the first part and have the basic understanding of how to work with his/her players.

Coaches who go on and attend the second part will have a greater understanding.

Both parts are attendance-only, non assessment courses.

To gain a Licence, after attending both parts, a coach must request and pass an assessment.

In Armidale both Senior Certificate 1 and 2 will be delivered, for those living outside of the area, accommodation packages are available at the University of New England complex.

Head of Community Football Education, Norm Boardman, will be in attendance for the duration of the course.

Senior Football Certificate I

Dates: Friday, 8th of January 2010

Times: 9am to 5pm each day

Venue: Armidale, Sport UNE Fields

Cost: $70.00

Senior Football Certificate II

Dates: Saturday & Sunday 9th and 10th of January 2010

Times: 9am to 5pm each day

Venue: Armidale, Sport UNE Fields

Cost: $90.00

To register please email Jacquie at footballadmin@northernnswfootball.com.au

For all other enquires please contact David Smith on 0438 634 684 or fm@northernnswfootball.com.au

Training will begin the week commencing 16^th November

for 5 weeks and from week commencing Monday 18^th January 2010 for 3 weeks. All training prior to February 2010 will be at Riverview Park at 5.30 p.m.

Attendance at these sessions will not be compulsory, but will be highly advised. Obviously a lot of players will be away on holidays in December and January and allowance will be made for this.

The sessions will be a mix of fitness and small sided games with very little coaching with the intention of giving all players a head start when we start training and playing in February.

Mondays – 9s, 10s & 11s

Tuesdays – 14s & 15s

Wednesdays – All girl’s squads

Thursdays – 12s & 13s

FFNC U-9s 2010 -
1. Jake Dowd
2. Eli Gambley
3. Reece Gregor
4. Riley Gregor
5. Blake Kernaghan
6. Dakoda Walters
7. Riley Buckland
8. Maxwell Lambie
9. Jayden Macguire
10. Blair Ryan
11. Sam Johnston (Associate)
12. Cruz McClure (Associate)

FFNC U-10 North Squad 2010 -
1. Ethan Archer
2. Wifred Arran
3. Shaun Chaseling
4. Connor Congdon
5. Gordon Dera-See
6. Lachlan Foster
7. Lachlan Gordon
8. Alexander Fourcard-Roptig
9. Jarrah Hall-Hart
10. Kurt Reuhe
11. Calum Wilson
12. Ethon Zikron
13. Sam Preston
14. Conor Will
15. Zak Sezer
16. Oliver Arthur-Andrews

FFNC U-10 South Squad 2010
1. Harry Armstrong
2. Nicholas Elliott
3. Mick Haynes
4. Izac Monseure
5. Tom Pitman
6. Cory Hayes
7. Gabe Vidler
8. Connor McIntosh
9. Sam Lewis
10. Indigo Shand
11. Cara Brice
12. Ethan Greene
13. Sam Johnston
14. Cruz McClure

John Sowter
Coaching & Development Manager
Football Far North Coast
NSW Australia
Phone: (02)6625 1444
Fax: (02)6625 2954
Mobile:  0437 251452
fnccoach@bigpond.net.au

FFNC U-16 Girls Squad
1. Meisha Donnellan
2. Jess Gunning
3. Abbie Heffernan
4. Emma Jensen
5. Elsa Mangan
6. Natalie McDonnell
7. Julia Riches
8. Amber Rose
9. Deeanna Thompson
10. Brodie Wright
11. Clara Coughlan
12. Tulla Carson
13. Hannah Coggan
14. Sophie Thomson
15. Hannah Sheehan
16. Ellie Fryer
17. Olivia Cunynghame
18. Bethany Weaver
19. Ruby Edwards
20. Chloe Smith

FFNC U-14 Girls Squad
1. Rhiannon Corney
2. Rhiannon Scott
3. Kisane Irwin
4, Georgia Keen
5. Zoe Lattanzi
6. Amanda Leslie
7. Chelsea Mangan
8. Serena Mangan
9. Grace Pattison
10. Candace Riley-Cox
11. Djina Teurquetil
12. Zoe Woodbry
13. Amy Jones
14. Tameeka Conte
15. Laani Winkler-Harding
16. Riley Hore
17. Sophie Davis
18. Caitlin Ferguson
19. Lara Thearle
20. Geena Skow

FFNC U-12/13 Girls Squad
1. Nambi Branton
2. Natalia Brooker
3. Meg Harding
4. Hayley Jones
5. Lucie Lawrence
6. Caitlin Moss
7. Isabella Rankin
8. Krista Reuhe
9. Taylah Vidler
10. Layla Stewart
11. Caitlin Walker
12. Tameka Patch
13. Carlee Winkler-Harding
14. Ali Dooley
15. Jess Hauenstein
16. Courtney Jameson
17. Madison Green
18. Kiri Dale
19. Maleena O’Neill
20. Lucy Standish
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John Sowter
Coaching & Development Manager
Football Far North Coast
NSW Australia
Phone: (02)6625 1444
Fax: (02)6625 2954
Mobile:  0437 251452
fnccoach@bigpond.net.au

Commences Wednesday 21st October 2009.

All matches will be held at Crozier Oval, Lismore.

Nomination forms can be downloaded off our website. Nominations close Friday 9th October.

For further information, please contact Leanne at the office on 6625 1444.

Coach Ammie Doyle & her U-13/12 Girls squad travelled to Wauchope over the week-end to represent FFNC in the NNSWF State Championships.

The first game of Saturday saw the girls play well to earn a draw with Hunter Valley, the game finishing 0-0.  A good start, but missed chances cost the girls when a win was deserved on the balance of play.

The 2nd game of the day saw the girls put in a great performance to beat Macquarie (Newcastle) 2-1. Georgia Keen scored two great goals in a very entertaining game.
Next up was Newcastle Port Stephens & another solid performance saw the girls draw 0-0 again against a big & powerful Newcastle side. Again, the girls should have won the game & on the balance of play deserved the win.

Some very tired legs went into the 4th game of the day with the lights on, against a very young Coffs Harbour side. Tactical changes saw Zoe Lattenzi playing up front & rewarded Ammie Doyle with a hat-trick in the first 10 minutes of the game. All three were goals of the highest quality. Georgia Keen & Jess Hauenstein also scored to wrap up a fine 5-0 win to leave the girls undefeated on day 1.

First up on Sunday were Northern Inland. Goals from Zoe Lattenzi (2) & Geena Skow saw the girls ease past the Northern Inland girls 3-0.

This left the final game as a Championship decider v Port Macquarie. The girls had to win the game to win it. Some very tired young players took the field for the last game, the sixth in 26 hours. Port Maquarie made better use of a howling wind to win the game 1-0. The girls had little left in the tank after giving so much. However the performance was excellent, everyone playing their part in a great game between the 2 best teams on show. Port deserved their win & deservedly went on to win the comp. Well done to them.

This left the girls as runners-up in a great weekend of football down the coast.
Played 6, won 3, drew 2 & lost the one. Conceded 2 goals in 6 games.

An amazing effort by all the girls. Players representing FFNC were:-
1.Tameeka Conte, 2 & 3 Chelsea & Serena Mangan, 4.Nambi Branton, 5.Laani Winkler-Harding, 6.Candace Riley-Cox, 7.Geena Skow, 8.Natalia Brooker, 9.Georgia Keen, 10. Zoe Lattanzi, 11.Georgia Johnson, 12. Mallena O’Neil 13. Amanda Laslie 14. Jessica Hauenstein & 15. Rhiannon Scott.

A truly fantastic achievement for the FFNC girls & a brilliant weekend of football. All at FFNC are immensely proud of the girls, their football & the way they conducted themselves.

Well done to all the girls & to Coach Ammie Doyle.–

John Sowter
Coaching & Development Manager
Football Far North Coast
NSW Australia
Phone: (02)6625 1444
Fax: (02)6625 2954
Mobile:  0437 251452
fnccoach@bigpond.net.au

Please be advised that the games set for tonight at Stars (Men’s 5th and 3rd Division)and Chickiba (Gr 13/2nd North and Men’s 5th) are on. Grounds are opened.