World Sports Action to revolutionise game management for Northern NSW Football

Avatar
World Sports Action

Northern NSW Football (NNSWF) and World Sports Action (WSA) have joined forces to transform the region’s footballing experience. Through the innovative Squadi platform, this collaboration aims to change  the way football teams operate and manage their game-day activities with numerous ground-breaking features.

Squadi is a cutting-edge digital platform developed by WSA, designed to connect and empower the football community. Squadi was already introduced to NNSWF to deliver match results however, the full version of Squadi was launched last month. It operates as a centralised hub for team communication, match scheduling, player registration, and performance analysis. It uses cutting-edge technology to streamline various aspects, making it a must-have for clubs, coaches, players, and officials.

Squadi will be available to team managers and match officials across NNSWF’s premier competitions including NPL Men’s NNSW, NPL Women’s NNSW, HIT106.9 Northern League One, Premier Youth League, and Junior Development League.

The partnership between NNSWF and World Sports Action signifies a significant leap forward in modernizing football operations and easing the transition for teams have tailored resources such as:

  • The Squadi Hub. The NNSWF has created a Squadi Hub with how-to guides and training videos to help prepare team managers and referees.
  • Educational events. The NNSWF will also provide education sessions on how to use Squadi for match officials and team managers, with details available on the Squadi Hub.
  • The Squadi Hotline. Over the full launch last month, the NNSWF will initiate a Squadi Hotline to assist team managers and match officials.
    One-on-one assistance. NNSWF Football Operations staff will contact all key club contacts to ensure proper log-ins and setup.

NNSWF General Manager Football Operations, Liam Bentley, said via press release:

“It is a really positive move in that we’re modernising the way do things. I understand it is a significant change from what we’ve done previously,” he said.

“So we have provided plenty of support for those who will be using the system through resources on the Squadi Hub and education sessions because we want our volunteers and match officials to feel comfortable and confident.

“By NNSWF using Squadi for our premier competitions we are going to see a substantial burden removed from volunteers and match officials. Team managers and referees will be able to perform their pre and post-match duties from their phones which is so much more agile, flexible, and easy.

“Squadi is so simple and easy to use for volunteers and match officials which is great. But it will also provide quick, correct information and statistics which is what people expect from modern football competitions.”

The collaboration between Northern NSW Football and World Sports Action, with the implementation of Squadi, represents a significant step forward in fostering enhanced participation, communication, and enjoyment within the footballing community. Squadi becomes the go-to platform for Northern NSW Football, players, coaches, clubs, and fans can look forward to an immersive and connected footballing journey like never before.

Previous ArticleNext Article

Victory unites with Roasting Warehouse in culture-led partnership

Avatar
Image credit: Melbourne Victory

The Melbourne-based anf family-owned business will join the Victory family, uniting two institutions which represent the city’s culture and identity.

A partnership with local roots

As the newest partner of Melbourne Victory, Roasting Warehouse joins forces with a vital part of the city’s sporting landscape.

The club’s Managing Director, Caroline Carnegie, outlined why the partnership bears so much value to both parties.

“We are excited to collaborate with Roasting Warehouse, a community-oriented destination for high-quality coffee, proud of its foundations in Melbourne,” said Carnegie via official media release.

“Football and coffee sit at the epicentre of Melbourne’s culture. The two go hand-in-hand, consistently at the centre of the conversation that stirs Melburnians, which is no different to the conversation sport and Melbourne Victory stir in the State.”

Indeed, this is a partnership which combines the identity, passions and culture of an entire city, therefore giving it the foundations required for long-term, mutual success.

Representing the best of Melbourne

Both Victory and Roasting Warehouse are hugely successful in their respective industries. They are institutions with community-oriented philosphies, who pride themselves on craft and quality.

“We’re incredibly proud to partner with Melbourne Victory, a club that represents the heart, passion, and ambition of Melbourne,” revealed Roasting Warehouse Head of Brand, Alexander Paraskevopoulos.

“As a Melbourne-founded, family-run business, supporting a team that means so much to the local community feels very natural for us.”

Furthermore, through their high-quality blends, Roasting Warehouse will look to prepare Victory’s players and staff for high performances on the pitch as the seasons nears completion.

But this is about far more than just fueling athletes.

This is a partnership which embodies and unites two of Melbourne’s greatest strengths and cultural markers – a connection forged from the city’s very own DNA.

 

For more information about Roasting Warehouse, click here.

Marie-Louise Eta makes history as new Union Berlin head coach

Avatar
Image credit: FC Union Berlin

In an historic appointment, Eta will take over as head coach of Union Berlin until the end of the season.

History in the making

Previously the first female assistant coach in Bundesliga history with Union Berlin, Eta will now take the reigns of the men’s first team on an interim basis.

Currently, the club sit in 11th place in the Bundesliga table, but with only two wins so far in 2026, relegation appears an all-too-real prospect, and one which the club is desperate to avoid.

“Given the points gap in the lower half of the table, our place in the Bundesliga is not yet secure,” said Eta via official media release.

‘I am delighted that the club has entrusted me with this challenging task. One of Union’s strengths has always been, and remains, the ability to pull together in such situations.”

Eta will begin as Union’s new head coach with immediate effect, and will be in the dugout for the club’s matchup against Wolfsburg this weekend.

 

A step into an equal future

Eta’s appointment signals a major step towards a more level playing field in the football landscape.

Furthermore, Eta joins other coaches including Sabrinna Wittmann, Hannah Dingley and Corinne Diacre who, in recent years, have blazed a trail for female coaches to step into the men’s game.

Wittmann currently manages FC Ingolstadt in Germany’s third division, and was the first female head coach in Germany’s top three divisions.

In 2023, Dingley became caretaker manager of Forest Green Rovers, and thus the first woman to lead a men’s professional team in England.

Diacre, now head coach of France’s women’s national team, managed Ligue 2’s Clerment Foot between 2014 and 2017.

 

Final thoughts

The impact therefore, is that Eta’s appointment will show future generations of aspiring female coaches that men’s football is an equally viable and possible pathway as the women’s game.

The time is now to level the playing field.

And while it may be a short-term role, its effect on attitudes towards equality and fair opportunities in the game will hopefully resonate long after the season ends.

Most Popular Topics

Editor Picks

Send this to a friend