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Application Form is available for download below: (to download, 'right click' on the filename & choose 'Save target as...') 
FF Clinic - Goalkeeping - Korora Apr 08(Microsoft Word file, 68kb) Nominations to attend the clinic will be treated on an as received basis. Places are to be restricted, see Application Form for details. Don't delay, get your application in NOW! NOTE: ALL APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE NORTH COAST FOOTBALL OFFICE BY THE CLOSING DATE (9 April 2008) AS LATE APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED. PLAYERS MUST BRING ALONG THEIR OWN BALL AS BALLS WILL NOT BE SUPPLIED FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT: North Coast Football - Ph: 6651 2159 For more goalkeeping information, see: North Coast Football Goalkeeper Program 
Dave Curley Goalkeeper Coach North Coast Football 
27th March 2008
27th March 2008
South Services Soccer Club
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The Coffs United Club has defeated the Woolgoolga Club in a head to head match up of teams on Saturday at Woolgoolga in the Tony Barselaar Memorial Shield. In one sense it was a narrow victory with Coffs winning 4 games to 3 out of the seven played, but when Coffs Lions won the men's 1st division 7-nil, all of a sudden the competition didn't look so close.
Woolgoolga took an early lead with a 4-1 win in the 17 years girls who kicked off at 8.30am and when the Woolgoolga 12 years boys beat their Coffs rivals 3-2, Woopi had jumped to a two games to nil lead, but the home team knew the longer the day wore on, the tougher the games would get.
The women's 1st division match was a classic clash and got to 2-3 with 20 minutes to go when one of the Lions' players fell awkwardly, hurting her neck. Woolgoolga kicked the ball out while the injury was attended to.
Photo (right): Men's 1st division Captains Mark Costa (Woolgoolga United) and Ben Mackay (Coffs United) with the Tony Barselaar Memorial Shield
16 hours of programmed technical development from NCF accredited coaches
| WHERE | WHEN | TIME |
| Opal Cove Grounds, Korora | 21 - 24 April 2008 | 9am to 1pm daily |
| Toormina Oval, Toormina | 14 - 17 April 2008 | 9am to 1pm daily |
| Wherrett Park, Maclean | 21 - 24 April 2008 | 9am to 1pm daily |
| Rushforth Park, Grafton | 14 - 17 April 2008 | 9am to 1pm daily |
Application Forms for each location are available for download below:
(to download, 'right click' on the filename & choose 'Save target as...')
FF Clinic - Korora Apr 08(Microsoft Word file, 54kb)
FF Clinic - Toormina Apr 08(Microsoft Word file, 54kb)
FF Clinic - Maclean Apr 08(Microsoft Word file, 54kb)
FF Clinic - Grafton Apr 08(Microsoft Word file, 54kb)
Nominations to attend the clinics will be treated on an as received basis. Places are to be restricted, see Application Form for details. Don't delay, get your application in NOW!
NOTE: ALL APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE NORTH COAST FOOTBALL OFFICE BY THE CLOSING DATE (9 April 2008) AS LATE APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED.
PLAYERS MUST BRING ALONG THEIR OWN BALL AS BALLS WILL NOT BE SUPPLIED
FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT:
North Coast Football - Ph: 6651 2159
Bruce Wallace
Director of Coaching
North Coast Football
7th March 2008
Kanga Cooee Newsletter
The first issue of the 'Kanga Cooee', a newsletter with the latest news about the 2008 McDonald's Kanga Cup is now available for download - see Downloads
For more info about the Kanga Cup,
see: Round Robins, Tournaments
Terry Allen
Media Officer
North Coast Football
Email: Terry Allen
27th February 2008
NCF welcomes the end of summer
There has to be at least one good thing about summer finishing, apart from the grass slowing down, and for North Coast Football it means we're getting closer to kick off.
The Football season actually stretches across Autumn, Winter and Spring so this week is critical to the smooth running of the season.
February 29th is cut off day for team nominations. No club can field a team in any competition if they haven't nominated by then. Individual player registrations can be taken up until the end of March, with late player registrations not closing until the end of June.
Round one of the NCF 2008 season kicks off on the weekend of 5th/6th April and many junior teams will have grading gala days in mid March, so the season is already pretty much off and running.
This season's first real hit out for women is this weekend when the Coffs Coast Tigers host the annual Women's Championship Cup at Polwarth Drive. It's an all age women's 11 a side knock out competition with $1000 for the winner, $500 for the runner up.
The Northern Storm has already had one team go into battle with its 15 years boys team heading off to Lismore for the Nike Challenge. Unbeknown to the Storm until they arrived, their opposition turned out to be zone rep teams, not club teams.
Game times were changed at the last minute (they had 10 minutes to prepare for one game after arrival), playing strips were ruled ineligible and there were a host of other frustrating problems, but the Storm proudly played the game in the true spirit.
So, we may be the only ones to welcome the end of summer, but it is here at last and we begin polishing the boots for another eagerly anticipated season.
NCF's largest club last year (in terms of player registrations), Woolgoolga, claims to be closing in on 400 individual rego's for this year. Will Woopi lead the pack again this year or has there been an influx at another club which will see it take the title? We will know in a matter of days.
Terry Allen
Media Officer
North Coast Football
Email: Terry Allen
25th February 2008
China Tour
In 2008 we would like to offer the players and families in Grafton the opportunity to participate on a tour to China.
The aim of the tour is to provide an opportunity for players and their families to travel overseas and enjoy another country on a social, cultural, educational and sporting level.
Five games will be scheduled providing a high level of competition and a balance between playing and exploring a country that is quite different to our own. We are looking at touring the cities of Beijing and Tianjin in mid to late October.
The tour is organised by the Beijing International Sports Exchange Centre (BISEC) and ICE Sports Tours, co-ordinating all details of the tour. In China the group is accompanied by representatives from BISEC and will be transported by bus around the cities. Hotels are of an International 3-4 star standard with modern facilities, twin beds and private bathrooms. All meals are provided either at the hotel or carefully selected restaurants. Bottled water is generally provided in the hotel rooms at no charge.
The tour will include:
:: Sightseeing of China’s cities' historical and cultural attractions
:: 3-4 star International standard accommodation
:: All meals provided at the hotel and selected restaurants
:: An English speaking Chinese national guide 24/7 and a private team bus for transportation to games and sightseeing
:: 5 competitive games against local Football Schools and Clubs
The cost of the tour will include:
:: Return international airfares from/to Sydney
:: Internal flights and transportation
:: Government, airport and fuel taxes and charges
:: Visa fees
:: All meals (and a certain amount of soft drink) and accommodation
:: Entrance fees for all sightseeing
:: Game fees
The date and cost of the tour will be available when the date of the tour, number of people travelling and the airline availability has been confirmed. This information together with payment dates, travel insurance information and all applicable paperwork will be sent to all families who have expressed an interest as soon as possible.
If you are interested in taking this opportunity for your family, could you please return the expression of interest form (see below) to Ron Garvin, email: Ron.Garvin@clarence.nsw.gov.au
expression of interest
(Microsoft Word file, 56kb)
(to download, 'right click' on the filename above & choose 'Save target as...')
Ron Garvin
OHS Coordinator
Clarence Valley Council
14th February 2008
Aussies ranked ahead of the competition in World Cup Qualifiers
The latest FIFA World rankings have given the warm fuzzies to fans of the Australian national team with the news it has progressed 10 places up the ladder to number 38.
There can't be much more to it than the recent 3-nil win over Qatar because our previous tournament was the Asian Cup debacle, so new Coach Pim Ver Beek is delivering the goods in every way so far.
Our group opponents are all in the top 100, but rank way behind us now, so there is every reason to be confident when we face them in coming months.
Our next opponents will be China in the western province of Kunming on March 26, a match which will be played at high altitude (1900 metres), so this won't be an easy game by any means, but China is ranked 75th in the world and that is with them jumping up seven places.
Iraq, the reigning Asian Cup champions, are down two spots to 69th and poor old Qatar drop eight spots to 96th.
The FFA are offering 4 day supporter packages for the game in China at reasonable prices. Regrettably, they are not reasonable enough for North Coast Football to want to send me over for a special report, so I will find a screen somewhere locally like everyone else.
The China vs Australia match will kick off at 5pm (our time) on Wednesday March 26th. If you're interested in being there to see it live, check this out:
www.footballaustralia.com.au
Terry Allen
Media Officer
North Coast Football
Email: Terry Allen
13th February 2008
Photo Gallery
To kick off our Photo Gallery for the season there are now a couple of photo's taken at a recent JDP training session at Woolgoolga + some from Dave Curley's Goalkeeper Clinic.
To view, click on the link top right of this page 'Photo Gallery' or click here
If YOU have a photo that could be added, please email: Terry Allen
Terry Allen
Media Officer
North Coast Football
Email: Terry Allen
11th February 2008
Thai referee gets a beating
BANGKOK (Reuters)
A Thai soccer referee was beaten up by an entire team after sending off three of their players during a match to decide promotion to country's second division, local media reported on Friday.
Referee Prakong Sukguamala needed 50 stitches and also broke a finger after being attacked by the Kuiburi FC squad, furious at being shown three red cards during a 4-1 loss to Kasem Bundit on Thursday, the Thai-language Thai Rath newspaper said.
The angry players charged into Prakong's dressing room at the stadium in Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok, and started to kick and punch him. They dispersed after police fired gunshots into the air.
The players then chased Prakong into the stadium's office, where the hapless official ran into a mirror, leaving him with cuts all over his body.
Prakong told Channel 3 television he was forced to lock himself in the room to escape his attackers.
In the same interview, Kuiburi's coach accused Prakong of biased refereeing but said he had urged his players to show restraint when tempers flared.
Prakong, covered in bruises, insisted he had refereed the game fairly and had been told by Thailand's soccer federation to press charges against the Kuiburi team.
- Report courtesy of www.uk.reuters.com
Terry Allen
Media Officer
North Coast Football
Email: Terry Allen
5th February 2008
Remembering the Munich Disaster 50 years on
This week the players and staff of Manchester United were called to a meeting at the club's state-of-the-art training facility at Carrington for a meeting which left them sombre to say the least. They were shown a film of the Munich air tragedy of 1958 which tore the heart out of the club, not to mention England.
February 6th marks the 50th anniversary of the Munich tragedy which decimated the famous 'Busby Babes' team of Manchester United. The squad was returning from Serbia having just progressed to the semi-finals of the European Cup courtesy of a 3-all draw with Red Star Belgrade (United won the first leg at Old Trafford).
The team's plane, British European Airways flight 609, was making a refuelling stop in Munich as it carried England's best team home. They never made it.
One of the few survivors of that ill fated flight who is still around to talk about it is Bobby Charlton. Surely no one has had a career like this man. World Cup and European Cup winner and survivor of one of the biggest tragedies to hit the world game. Of course, the Hillsborough tragedy in 1989 where 96 people died must rank as the worst moment for the game, but that day it was fans who died. At Munich, a team died.
In all, 23 people were killed. The plane was making its third attempt to take off in the blizzard conditions but failed to gain adequate height and crashed into the fence surrounding the airport, then into a house.
The news which filtered back to England was like a knife to the heart. Among the dead were the team's Captain Roger Byrne, six other players, eight sports journalists and several club officials. Two other players were so badly injured they were never able to play again.
Incredibly, Bobby Charlton, suffered only minor head injuries. Manager Matt Busby was in a critical condition and given blood transfusions. He was read the last rites twice as he spent two months in hospital recovering. They were a little premature; Busby lived to the ripe old age of 84 & would go on the clock up 25 years as the Club's Manager.
When the current squad gathered to hear about the tragedy, Bobby Charlton walked in and spoke to them for an hour. You could hear a pin drop.
The pilot survived and lived a miserable existence as he wore most of the blame for the accident. 10 years later, he was finally cleared of any blame as the cause was determined to be melted snow on the runway causing the plane to lose speed just prior to takeoff.
But when the news reached England that day 50 years ago, there was one name above all in the headlines; Duncan Edwards. Not many know of him today, but those who saw him play claim he is the most gifted player England has ever produced.
Edwards was only 21 but was already a superstar. His injuries sustained in the crash were massive, but day after day he hung on. He chatted to those in his room, even claiming he wanted to get back to England for an upcoming 1st division game. Two weeks after the crash Edwards died.
Most believe that had Edwards survived, he would have led England to World Cup glory in 1966 instead of Bobby Moore.
It is always difficult, not to mention academic, to say what might have been, however Sir Bobby Charlton is quoted as saying Edwards was the only player who made him feel inferior. That's quite a statement. After all, Charlton played with or against some big names; George Best, Eusebio, Pele et al.
England did recover from that terrible day as time heals all wounds without letting us forget them. There was 1966 of course, but Manchester United finally did win in Europe 10 years after the accident. Busby and Charlton were both there as was Bill Foulkes, the only other survivor of the crash to be still playing for the club. I can only imagine what they must have been feeling.
One of the better tributes is here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MbJMi3MrUE&feature=related
For today's generation, Manchester United is a team which seems to win everything. This week we remember a time when things were quite different. It only makes what this club has gone on to achieve even more remarkable.
This Wednesday, a minute's silence will be held before England's friendly match against Switzerland and on the weekend Manchester United will play their local rivals City wearing the 1958 playing strip.
Terry Allen
Media Officer
North Coast Football
Email: Terry Allen
31st January 2008
Welcome to the new Media section
Welcome to the all new 'Publicity' section of North Coast Football. It is our aim to tell you as much as we can about what is happening in our local zone and to give you a place to tell others what is happening in your club.
Please use this website as an information meeting place. You can email me at the below address if you would like to display photos or get some information out to other clubs and the media.
Let's make 2008 the best year yet. You can help by regularly checking this site and contributing where you can. See you on the pitch!
Terry Allen
Media Officer
North Coast Football
Email: Terry Allen
