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3094 Communiqué 5 ISSUE 21 IN THIS ISSUE TUTORING BOOST FOR COACHING FABIO FOR FOR FIJI AFRICA FOR HOPE ENGLAND WELCOME It is an exceptional honour to be elected as the first independent chairman of The “MAKING GOOD DECISIONS IS Football Association in what I hope will be the start of a defining new era for the A TEAM SPORT AND I SENSE organisation. As a former player, coach and referee I am A STRONG WILL IN THE GAME looking forward to combining my deep love of the game with the experience and knowledge I have gained in other areas of professional life TO WORK TOGETHER” to help shape the landscape of football for future generations. As the governing body, we have to be Having the trust of the people who lead mindful of the commercial pressures affecting English football gives me an opportunity to all areas of the game. Football needs money to develop the game in England at all levels and improve coach and player education, to ensure its future success. ensure that players and supporters alike can My aim is to see all England teams enjoy the game in the best possible facilities qualifying for major tournaments and doing and to fund grassroots initiatives. However, well in them. We have to look at how we we must be careful not to alienate those same develop and coach our players at all levels, at players and fans by making football too how talented youngsters can come through expensive to follow. the system in England and at how we can best The FA is in a privileged position and it is ensure that they are given the opportunity to my wish that we continue to distribute not succeed. simply our financial wealth but the richness of We must also take care to nourish the expertise we have to offer. For this reason I grassroots of the game in England, for without am wholly committed to continuing our a solid base we cannot hope to achieve international work and to nurturing our success at the elite end. I believe in the relationships within the global football family. principle of football for all so that anyone, My background is bringing people together irrespective of gender, ability, race or culture, and finding agreement, dealing with different sexual orientation or social status, can take personalities and different interests. Making part in the world’s most popular sport. good decisions is a team sport and I sense a The FA is the arbiter of fair play in England strong will in the game to work together. I will and must promote respect among players, fully play my part in this process and hope coaches and referees. Football is a huge force that you will join me. for good and The FA needs to lead by example by promoting responsible behaviour on and off the pitch. Lord David Triesman Chairman of The Football Association OFC FIVE DAYS IN FIJI TRAINS 40 An FA Tutor Training course held in Fiji has “They were delighted with the equipment FACTS seen a further 40 people attain the FA we gave them, as it will help them deliver the Level 1 accreditation to coach football. skills they’ve learned in their local communities.” In the last year alone, The course was run by The FA’s National Refereeing courses also form part of the The FA has run four Development Manager, Les Howie, and the agreement, and one has already been run by courses for the OFC, with Royal Navy FA’s Steve Johnson, as part of the The FA on the Pacific island. more than 150 participants. ongoing co-operation agreement with the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). At the request of the students, modules on Match Analysis, Introduction to Fitness and Goalkeeping formed part of the programme. Each afternoon of the five-day course saw “LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO the arrival of local children, allowing the coaches to put theory into practice. Coaches were also provided with equipment by The DEMONSTRATE, REVIEW AND FA, including balls, cones and bibs. Les Howie comments: “The course gave the CONSOLIDATE LEARNING” students lots of opportunities to demonstrate, review and consolidate their learning. COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 21 3 CONMEBOL Whilst in Ecuador, The FA’s Ray Olivier (second from right) officiated at a pre-season friendly between Independiente de Valle and Liga Deportiva Universitaria in Quito – 2800m above sea level and live on TV FA REFEREES IN WHISTLE- STOP ECUADOR TOUR Four days, two referees, one goal – to “The clubs fully support our endeavours support the Ecuadorian Football and are delighted that FEF are utilising The Federation’s work to improve the FA’s refereeing knowledge and experience. standard of officiating in the region. “FEF had a policy of bringing in ‘foreign That was the brief to two of The Football referees’ for the really important games and I Association’s top referee instructors, Ray am really pleased to hear this is no longer the Olivier and Keith Hill, when they travelled to case since our training has taken effect. South America in January to deliver a four-day “This is the experience FEF referees need, workshop for elite match officials. particularly if they wish to progress to the FIFA It is the fourth time in five years The FA List. The many positive comments about the has been invited to Ecuador as part of the co- improved performances of referees over the operation agreement signed in 2003 with past few years by many players and club CONMEBOL, the South American officials also shows a growing mutual respect.” Confederation. Following the four-day workshop, and at the special request of the Ecuadorian Football FACTS Federation (FEF), Ray Olivier stayed on to deliver training sessions with the country’s RAY OLIVIER referee match inspectors. Age He visited Ecuador’s first division clubs to 50 improve awareness of their league’s referees’ training programmes with a view to changing History players’ behaviour towards match officials. Promoted to National List “It was our most successful programme so Referee 1998 far,” says Ray. “Everyone who attended the workshop felt The FA visit had improved the Qualified FA Licensed profile of referees and the difficult nature of Referee Instructor their jobs. Nine seasons as a Football League Referee CAF STRENGTHENING LINKS IN AFRICA Delegations from the governing bodies of the key areas identified by FIFA as priorities football in Botswana, Lesotho and Malawi for development in each country as part of all sat round a table with The FA in FIFA’s financial assistance programme. February to discuss how to progress the Botswana Football Association President existing links with each country. Phillip Makgalemele praised The FA for its Youth football, women’s football and facilities assistance and said: “We learned a lot over the were among the items discussed on the four- four days and welcomed the well-structured day visit, also attended by FIFA development interventions.” officer for the region, Ashford Mamelodi. The visit also took in England’s 2-1 win The FA has committed to supporting over Switzerland at the new Wembley football development in Botswana, Lesotho Stadium, Fabio Capello’s first game as national and Malawi under the auspices of the UEFA- team manager. CAF Meridian Project – whilst complementing PERFECT STAGE FOR CAF DISCUSSIONS With so many African players now playing in the world’s top domestic leagues, the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations was arguably the highest-profile of the 26 Finals tournaments to date. And there’s no doubt it lived up to its billing, with Ghana staging a 16-team tournament which featured 99 goals, the highest-scoring Finals in history. Centre stage went to winners Egypt, but it was also the setting for The FA’s Director of Corporate Affairs Simon Johnson, and Head of International Relations Jane Bateman to discuss the signing of a new co-operation agreement between The FA and CAF. It is hoped that the agreement, discussed with CAF President Issa Hayatou, will be formerly ratified at the 58th FIFA Congress in Sydney this May. In the meantime, as the champions of Africa for the next two years, Egypt will represent CAF at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup™, to be held in South Africa, as the prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. Current Confederations Cup “16-TEAM TOURNAMENT champions are Brazil. For the record, it was Egypt’s sixth win in FEATURED 99 GOALS” the tournament and they beat Cameroon 1-0 in the Final. Third place went to hosts Ghana and fourth place to Côte d’Ivoire. COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUE 21 5 CAF WHERE THERE IS COACHING, THERE IS HOPE What better name could lend their active support to The FA’s international charity partner Coaching For Hope than Hope Powell, England women’s head coach? So it was that Hope headed for Cape Town last December to share her skills with underprivileged children – and to support Coaching for Hope’s (CFH) goal of empowering vulnerable young people in the developing world and making them aware of the dangers of HIV and AIDS. She was joined by CFH patron and musician Norman Cook – aka Fatboy Slim – and both got involved in the training sessions for the local coaches and educators taking part in the week-long course. CFH already runs successful programmes in Burkina Faso and Mali. With the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa on the horizon, the charity chose to pilot its project in Cape Town to coincide with World AIDS Day on 1 December. Hope said: “It was a real eye-opener not just for myself, but for the other coaches from England – from Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Queens Park Rangers.
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