‘Female Only Come and Try’ events hosted by Hills Football Clubs

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In support of promoting and growing the women’s game in NSW, three Hills Football Association Clubs have recently held ‘Female Only Come and Try’ events.

Several Hills Football Association Clubs – including Castle Hill United, Hills Spirit FC and Norwest FC – recently held ‘Female Only Come and Try’ events in support of driving and promoting women’s football in NSW, which saw a substantial turnout of new players and coaches in attendance, in what is a significant reflection of the growing interest and participation in women’s football.

Existing players within the clubs were encouraged to bring a friend to be able to experience first-hand what it’s like to play the world game in an inclusive, safe and enjoyable setting.

It further provided a terrific opportunity to showcase to the wider community that females of all ages and ability levels were able to participate in football within the Hills area.

The 2021 grassroots season, although cut short due to COVID, saw an increase in female participation by 20% with the Hills FA hoping to see a further increase this year.

At the Francesco Crescent Reserve, home to Norwest FC, the day was made even better when two former Hills FA juniors – and now Football NSW Institute stars in Ella Buchanan and Amy Chessari – gave up their time to run some of the activities, as well as chat to the players about their experiences.

“We are working harder than ever on the development of female football at our club, across all ages and skill levels,” Norwest FC Committee Member Rebecca Crompton said.

“Our goal is to build on our existing great network of women and girls teams to increase female participation rates at the club over coming years as well as providing a pathway for our girls to enjoy and play competitive football at a community level.”

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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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