Female Football Week 2024 taking over in NSW

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The nationwide sensation that is Female Football Week is bearing down upon Australians who are passionate and are involved within the globally appreciated sport of football.

Football Queensland had already discussed movements for the week, as Football NSW (FNSW) have followed on swiftly – sharing their activity throughout the week which begins on the May 3, running until the 12th.

Before delving into what will be on offer throughout the decorated occasion, it would be remiss to not discuss the powerhouse in which is the NSW, in regards to their footballing pedigree within the women’s game.

The A-League Women competition is globally received as one of the best female football leagues. On a domestic front, Sydney boast a diverse and talented pool of prolific female football players.

Decorated Matildas Kyah Simon and Alanna Kennedy are just some of the few in which where produced across NSW to feature for Australia as staples within our national setup.

In contrast to other Australian states, Sydney have quite the established female football plethora. The main purpose of Female Football Week for Sydney is not to necessarily build upon that by driving participation events.

From the 2023 national report, 85,710 females of all ages participated in football throughout the year – making up 48% of participants throughout 2023 within NSW.

They have four times the amount of participants boasted in Victoria, while tripling the female involvement within Queensland.

Female Football Week within Sydney will feature a festival of football at the height of events on offer with skill clinics undertaken with renowned female ambassadors.

Female football rounds alongside come and try sessions are also involved within the special week. Three workshops all featuring important and coveted female footballing brains will occur throughout the week.

The three events are all crafted to support the community of football throughout NSW. The first of three occur on the May 6, where a referee training session will be held at the Valentine Sports Park. The session will run for 90 minutes, encouraging referee involvement while potentially attracting potential participants.

A 2.5 hour coaching workshop is scheduled to run on May 8, advancing the knowledge of community coaches throughout the state while enabling coaches to network amongst each other.

Finally a Women in Sport Panel will conclude the event series. The 90-minute session is conducted to highlight the importance of women within sport primarily football.

Submission upon the FNSW website is encouraged for those who wish to participate and have involvement within the female football week.

You can find full information here.

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Victory unites with Roasting Warehouse in culture-led partnership

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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.

Football NSW supports Female Coaches CPD as Women’s Football Surges

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Football NSW has used the platform of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup to deliver a targeted professional development workshop for female coaches, bringing together scholarship recipients for an evening of structured learning and direct engagement with elite women’s football.

Held at ACPE last month, the session was open to female coaches who received C or B Diploma scholarships through Football NSW in 2025. Coaching accreditation carries a financial cost that disproportionately affects women, who are less likely to have their development subsidised by clubs or associations operating in underfunded community football environments. Scholarship access changes that equation at the point where many women exit the pathway.

Facilitated by Football NSW Coach Development Coordinator Bronwyn Kiceec, the workshop focused on goal scoring trends from the tournament’s group stage, with coaches analysing attacking patterns and exploring how those insights could translate into their own environments. The group then attended the quarter-final between South Korea and Uzbekistan at Stadium Australia.

The structure of the evening mattered as much as its content. Female coaches in community football rarely have access to elite competition environments as a professional resource. The gap between the level at which most women coach and the level at which the game is analysed and discussed tends to reinforce itself. Placing scholarship recipients inside a major tournament, as participants rather than spectators, closes that gap in a way that a classroom session cannot.

Female coaches remain significantly underrepresented across all levels of the game in Australia. The pipeline that will change that depends not only on accreditation access but on the professional networks, peer relationships and exposure to elite environments that male coaches have historically taken for granted.

The workshop forms part of Football NSW’s ongoing commitment to developing female coaches through scholarships and structured learning opportunities.

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