In an Australian first, Football Victoria in conjunction with Football Federation Australia, Football Coaches Australia and a number of other Member Federations around the country are pleased to present the 2020 Australian Coaching Conference – Online.
The Online Conference, conducted on Saturday 28 November, will feature more than 15 presentations and sessions from some of the country’s foremost experts, as well as several special keynote presentations from a number of preeminent international speakers.
The day will be convened and co-hosted by two of Australia’s leading football commentators, Ms Stephanie Brantz and Adam Peacock with special contributions from other well known football personalities.
With current COVID-19 restrictions still in place, the Conference will be held online using the latest in video communications and technology.
Importantly, and with these streams and their presentations being held concurrently, registrants will be able to access sessions later through a special exclusive platform. Effectively this means that anyone who registers will have online access to every presentation and every minute of the Conference.
The overall theme of the Conference is “Develop the Environment, Develop Potential” with four distinct streams of presentations:
- Developing the Youth Player
- Coaching the Female Player
- Learnings from the International scene
- Football Science, Medicine and Research
Further information including the announcement of presenters will be continually rolled out over the coming weeks.
Registrants of the 2020 Australian Coaching Conference will receive 30 FFA ‘CPD’ points towards their ongoing accreditation.
REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN WITH AN ‘EARLY BIRD’ SPECIAL FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER OF $50 (INC GST) PER PERSON.
From 1 November the cost will be $60 (inc GST) and a special ‘club’ rate of $1000 (inc GST) will be made available for 30 coaches (all with separate online log-in codes).
Guest Speaker Announcements!
Arséne Wenger
Legendary football coach and winner of three English Premierships and seven FA Cups, amongst many other trophies, Arséne Wenger, will headline a number of outstanding presentations in this year’s 2020 Australian Coaching Conference being conducted by Football NSW.
Wenger, who needs no introduction, having spent 22 years at Arsenal FC, has recently been appointed as FIFA’s Head of Global Football Development.
Nick Levett
We are delighted to announce that Head of Coaching for UK Coaching Nick Levett will be presenting at the 2020 Australian Coaching Conference.
Nick's role sees him support coaches from grassroots sport through to National level age group squads in professional, Olympic and Paralympic sports.
Nick has previously worked at the English Football Association for 14 years, leading national projects in a variety of areas from education to setting up the FA Skills Programme in 2007; a programme which focused on skill development for the 5-11 age group.
For six years Nick lead the revolutionising of grassroots football in England as National Development Manager before becoming FA Talent Identification Manager in 2015. This work focused on building a Talent ID education pathway to help professionalize the scouting industry, working with professional clubs to offer bespoke support for their coaches and scouts involved in the recruitment of players for their academies and supported the selection of players for England U15 to senior squads.
Whilst working at The FA, Nick spent six years coaching part-time in a Premier League Academy, working with players now playing in the Premier League, Bundesliga and Youth European/World Cup winners. Nick has his UEFA A’ Licence and FA Advanced Youth Award, along with a Masters Degree in Education and Creativity.