Well been to training yesterday evening and the buzz about Kanga Cup 2014 is certainly alive, with lots of discussions from Brisbane alumni and some envy from those who can't attend this year. Was really cool in Brisbane last night (9 degrees), so using it to start acclimatizing for Canberra's maximum in the day.
Anyone with answers to my last posts question? Here's a more recent picture after training at coffee recovery
Some positive publicity crossed my FB feed yesterday for two returners from NZ from their local football federation Waibop Football sees Daniel Wilkinson and Greg White join the Academy again this year. Daniel rolled on with a big year after his Assistant Referee U/13 Cup in 2013, awarded the Most Promising Youth Referee at the Bay of Plenty 2013 Awards night. No word on Greg White's achievements since last July, but I'm sure he'll be aiming to improve on his Assistant Referee U/16 Cup role this time around. Welcome back guys.
If your attending next week, try and get your local referees body / branch coach to run an article on your journey to Canberra on their web site or perhaps in the local media. It's a great way to get noticed in your career, recognition for taking a interest in your own referee development, generates buzz about Academy participation for next year and lots of fun usually.
We try and take pictures of everyone during the week on games, socially and at formal events and they all get posted to a Flickr account for free re-usage online (Facebook / Twitter / Blogs). The account is hosted by Scott Ferguson for over ten years and he continues to be a long term supporter / former coordinator back in the early days. Please support Scott's referee equipment business http://www.ausref.com/ he has great deals and excellent service.
The Waibop area is producing some fine referees of late, with Nick van der Salm being a previous alumni from Academy 2009 and a FIFA AR since 2011. Nick had a great week, refereeing from U/13's to the U/18's final. Nick is reflected in a increasing number of referees who journeyed through Kanga Cup enroute to FIFA.
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Looking back to 2009, it was a tough year for the Academy. We lost our regular booking at the Bush Capital Lodge, so stayed at the Canberra Grammar School in the boarding accommodation (very cold), social time involved playing my Xbox (endless Call of Duty missions) and recovery sessions was a game of pool on a broken table, and few pictures were taken (I can only find 64).
In 2009 we did 101 assessments / coaching reports between 9 coaches and 116 referees, 38 who didn't get a official assessment. In comparison, last year 271 assessments between 23 coaches covering 135 referees, 15 missing assessment (due mostly to unavailability all local referees).
There's been marked if slow improvement every year and we're aiming for 100% assessment this year of the 141 referees approximately expected to take part.
Coaches Corner (The NZ Version)
Mark Hester, also from Bay of Plenty area attended the last 2 years as a coach, but has moved onto a FIFA Fitness Instructors position with OFC and won't be back this year. Mark's recent adventures include instructing the next generation of Referee Instructors at a OFC Fututro III course in Samoa - just a little warmer than Kanga will be next week. Drop us a line from whatever island nation your running about in next week Mark, you'll be missed in those early morning fog warmups.Making his return from NZ this year in the coaching ranks is Wayne Stapley (Mainland Football RDO, FIFA AR '97) KCRYA 2011-12. Wayne implemented the fines system (his a police officer!), and last year the $$$ at the end of the week was lacking without his attention to detail, so great to have you back Wayne.
Also returning are,
Brent Wilson (Mainland Football) KCRYA 2011-2014
Ian Glover (Mainland Football) KCRYC 2012-2014
Paul Smith (Auckland Football RDO, FIFA AR sometime in the 90's - before the internet), KCRYA 2007-2014
and a big welcome to new addition David Brooke (Auckland Football)
Great to have a strong NZ crew attending and contributing to the overall excellent coaching and mentoring work being done at the Kanga Cup.
US -v- Belgium is on so I'm off to watch
Hope to write about a Kanga Alumni now on his way to the EPL later today.....
Today's photo quiz - taken from 2009, can you name these three and the photo bomber on the right side?
Go USA
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