July 22, 2007
Australia’s next generation of stars compete in Canberra
Australia’s finest young talent will compete in Canberra over the next
six days with eight State Institute squads competing in the ACT Academy
of Sport Institute Challenge under the watchful eye of Qantas Joeys
coach Martyn Crook and assistant coach Jean-Paul de Marigny.
The Academy squads primarily consist of players born in 1990 and 1991
with the later players eligible for the Qantas Joeys who will commence
their long road towards the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup next month when the
squad competes in the Toyota International Youth Tournament in Japan.
The Qantas Joeys will commence their qualifying campaign for the FIFA
U-17 World Cup in October where six nations will compete for two
available berths at next year’s AFC U-16 Championship.
Participating teams at the Institute Challenge are ACT Academy of Sport
(ACTAS), New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS), New South Wales
Institute of Sport (Newcastle based - NNSWIS), Queensland Academy of
Sport (QAS), South Australian Institute of Sport (SASI), Tasmanian
Institute of Sport (TIS), Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) and the
Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS).
Each squad will play a total of five matches with all matches to be
played at the AIS Soccer fields (please see attachment for draw).
Peter Smith
Communications Manager
Football Federation Australia
DAY 1 20th July
3pm QAS v SASI 3pm VIS v NSWIS
5pm WAIS v ACTAS 5pm NNSWIS v TIS
DAY 2 21st July
3pm SASI v ACTAS 3pm NSWIS v NNSWIS
5pm WAIS v QAS 5pm TIS v VIS
DAY 3 22nd July
3pm SASI v WAIS 3pm NSWIS v TIS
5pm QAS v ACTAS 5pm VIS v NNSWIS
DAY 4 23rd July REST DAY
DAY 5 24th July
9am ACTAS v VIS 9 am NSWIS v SASI
11am TIS v QAS 11 am NNSWIS v WAIS
DAY 6 25th July
9am QAS v VIS 9 am NNSWIS v SASI
11am TIS v ACTAS 11 am WAIS v NSWIS
Comment by Blackjack — July 22, 2007 @ 11:07 am
Day 1
Q.A.S. 2 defeated S.A.S.I. 1
ACTAS 2 defeated W.A.I.S. 1
VIS 3 defeated N.S.W.I.S. ( Sydney ) 0
Northern NSWIS( Newcastle) 5 defeated T.I.S. 2
Day 2
ACTAS 2 defeated S.A.S.I. 0
Q.A.S. 2 drew with W.A.I.S. 2
Northern N.S.W.I.S. 1 drew with N.S.W.I.S. 1
V.I.S. 6 defeated T.I.S. 0
Comment by Blackjack — July 22, 2007 @ 11:13 am
Day 3
NSWIS 2 defeated TIS 0
SASI 3 defeated WAIS 0
VIS 2 defeated Northern NSWIS 0
ACTAS 5 defeated QAS 0
Comment by Blackjack — July 22, 2007 @ 9:40 pm
Day 5
TIS 0 lost to QAS 5
NSWIS 2 defeated SASI 0
Northern NSWIS 1 lost to WAIS 2
ACTAS 1 defeatwed VIS 0
Comment by Blackjack — July 24, 2007 @ 3:51 pm
It sounds like our Tassie lads are copping a bit of a caning but I’ve seen no reports on the FFT site. Has anyone had any feedback?
Comment by Blackjack — July 24, 2007 @ 5:22 pm
I would be interested to hear from the TIS players themselves or even their parents to gain some feedback on the programme.
Comment by Blackjack — July 25, 2007 @ 7:03 am
Thanks for putting this info on Blackjack, as it’s been the only way to find out results. I know a couple of the boys who went over so I have been keeping an eye on their progress. Results may not be so good and i have not yet heard feedback on the games. But there are some things to consider. The Squad was put together in a bit of a rush, made up mostly of some U15 and U14 State squad members and 2 or 3 from last years U15 State Squad. Due to the weather I understand that they only got to play one practice match before their departure. I also have heard that these boys are the youngest squad there with the majority of the other teams made up of U16/U17 players who have been training as a squad for a long time
Comment by red card — July 25, 2007 @ 11:27 pm
As a player at this challenge, i feel obliged to comment. The team consisted of 5 U/14s, 7 U/15s and 4 U/16s. All these players were chosen out of the respective state teams. The team’s first training session was from memory 3 weeks before the tournament. It took time for players to grow accustum to their new team mates and the preparation for this challenge was difficult with rain cancelling sessions and not much game time for players and coaches. The teams we played over at the Challenge, bar 1, were full time squads to my belief. Squads training 6-7 times a week for the past year. Also i believe these teams consisted mainly of the older age (16s 17s, some looked early 20s). Tasmania was by far the youngest team. The scorelines in these games may not look flattering, but many of the games were tight and were decided by poor mistakes punished by opposition teams. We struggled with our distribution and first touch and in most cases this was the main difference between the sides. If it is one thing i know, good sides punish errors and that is what happened. But having said this, the coaching staff did a tremendous job and it was a very valuable learning experiece for all players, especially the younger boys who now have a taste for what it is like in the big league.
Comment by Pumbi — July 27, 2007 @ 5:25 pm
Well presented Pumbi , spoke to an official who was in attendance today and he gave me a good overview of the challenge.
It was aimed at 1991-1992 players with those in 1992 up for selection in an Aust 15 team to travel to Japan inAugust to participate in an Under 16 tournament ( Aust wanted to use this tournament as preparation for Joey world cup qualifiers ( Asian League October 2007 1st stage of qualifiers- which we have to get through) selectors choose 3 1991 players to supposibly assist us to be more competitive , as a result only one 1992 keeper chosen ( FFA are broke and cannot afford a proper preparation is the real reason ).
Most of players chosen Vic (6) NSW (5) NO TASSIE PLAYERS.
Word given was that 1992 players will have a further chance to impress at National Champs (Coffs October)
A number of teams ACT 5 - 1990 players W.Aust 3 1990 players( plus a number of other states with 1 or 2 1990 born players ) did not give a true indication of playing strength.
TIS players were outmuscled - physically not able to compete with most other Institute teams , however as most Institutue teams are playing in a weekly competiton Under 20 or over ( full grown men ) our kids are not in most instances playing any higher than 17 or 19’s .
My contact stated our TIS squad kept shape well , well disciplined , well coached , guys involved were competitive but not comfortartable in tight areas and also not able to keep possession long enough to hurt other sides.
But as pointed out by Pumbi a young squad - however majority did play 1991-92 ( this i have been informed is the target age group for Institute players - not sure why TIS chose to go with 1993 ??- theTIS squad will have learned a huge amount about what it takes to get to next level. The question is however the cost say 15-20, 000 to send the team was it money well spent ???
Comment by sent off — July 27, 2007 @ 9:01 pm
Someone may correct me here, but as far as I am aware, the TIS is funded by the State Government and therefore not a direct cost to the Tasmanian Football Community and FFT. One can argue about the cost involved, but I know there are plenty of sports out there that get a lot more government funding than football does. Tas Football is really only just catching up to where most of the other states have been for some time.The next generations of kids coming through are lucky to have a clear pathway which they can follow if they desire.
Comment by red card — July 28, 2007 @ 12:11 am
Well done to the young players, especially considering the lack of a good quality build up for the comp.
Is there any collaboration between FFA and the TIS in order to set-up a good player development pathway so that we can become more competitive at such competitions? Are we also looking at a pathway to try and get players going on to places such as the AIS at a later stage in their development?
Comment by Danny G — July 30, 2007 @ 7:08 pm