Last changed: Feb 16, 2008 16:07 by
Steve Andrejic
The Club has secured the services of new coaches Steve Calderone and Matthew McNamara to the U'11A and U'12A squads respectively. Please navigate to the individual 'Team Pages' for contact details and training times. The new coaches are keeping trials open for the month of February.
Steve Calderone is a successful and experienced junior coach that has worked with Victorian State representative squads for both futsal and outdoor football in U'11s. Steve was formerly an FFV Academy coach for U'11 boys in 2005-2006, Victorian U'11 Team Futsal Coach for the 2004 National Championships, and coached the U'13 Bayside Girls Representative squad to the State Championships as title winners in 2005. At club level, Steve formerly coached our Monash U'10s to the Castlefield Shield title in 2004. Steve has an FFA Youth Coaching Licence.
Matthew McNamara was a former State League player that retired at a young age through injury. He has stayed involved in the game as a coach and has been working with advanced juniors for 3 years. Matt coached the U'15 Victorian State Country Squad at the 2007 National Championships, and has recently been coaching teams in the U'15 and U'16 Super League. Matt is about to complete the FFA Senior Coaching Licence and intends to study for the Asian Confederation C Licence at the end of 2008.