Football Queensland confirms C License coaching courses

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Football Queensland is offering C License courses to aspiring coaches across North Queensland throughout the duration of the year.

The courses will be held in the cities of Cairns, Townsville and Mackay over the coming months and will be split into three separate parts, all of which take place over a three-day period.

The courses will be hosted across the three regions in FQ Whitsunday Coast, FQ Northern and FQ Far North & Gulf. 

They will kick off on February 25 for Townsville, followed by March 11 in Cairns, and finally May 27 in Mackay.

Football Queensland State Technical Director, Gabor Ganczer:

“After delivering a record number of advanced coaching courses in 2021, Football Queensland is committed to increasing coach education opportunities throughout the State,” he said.

“The upcoming C License courses will be hosted at Endeavour Park in Cairns, 1300SMILES Active Park in Townsville and the Mackay Football Park on the Whitsunday Coast. 

“The courses will be delivered by Michael Edwards, Football Queensland’s Senior Manager Technical – Northern Club Development, Talent and Coaching. 

“Michael will be joined by Darren Thomas, FQ’s new Club Development Ambassador in the Whitsunday Coast, as well as Craig Perfect in Townsville and Reggie Davani in Cairns. 

“Michael is a Football Australia/AFC Pro Licence coach who has been based in Townsville for 12 months, working alongside North Queenslanders to lift technical standards across the region. 

“FQ’s commitment to coach education will have a positive effect on clubs and players in North Queensland. Better coaches help foster better players and a higher standard of football. 

“Our entire Coach Education and Development team led by FQ’s Lead Club Development Ambassador of Coaching Davide Bertamini look forward to educating coaches across the State in 2022.”

Below is the schedule in full, with links provided to register attached with each location.

Far North & Gulf – Endeavour Park 
Part 1: March 11-14
Part 2: June 3-6
Part 3: July 22-25

Northern – 1300SMILES Active Park
Part 1: February 25-28
Part 2: March 4-6
Part 3: June 17-20

Whitsunday Coast – Mackay Football Park
Part 1: May 27-30
Part 2: August 5-8
Part 3: September 2-5

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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.

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

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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.

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