A LOT OF FIFA ACTIVITY IN NZ THIS PAST WEEK - THREE FIFA PROJECTS (OFC HEADQUARTERS PROJECT LAUNCHED & A DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR & A FIFA WOMEN'S COACHING COURSE):
Seen no mention in the news here but FIFA are pumping some money into building a new HQ for the Oceania Football Confederation in Auckland currently with offices and two pitches.
FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke in Auckland this week for the groundbreaking ceremony at Ngahue Reserve.
Project expected to be completed in 2015:
"Valcke's concrete assessment of the state of Oceanian football is coloured by a sincere hope the region can perhaps one day have direct entry to the FIFA World Cup.
"If at every FIFA World Cup we could have one team from Oceania, it’s a dream sure, but I know it will be a discussion once at FIFA why Oceania has not got a full slot for the World Cup," Valcke said.
Part of the realisation of that dream is the reality that Oceania still has much work ahead of itself to develop and improve its football.
One element of this process is the demand for greater transparency of Member Associations in the Development Programme after a rigourous reform process in Zurich..."
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THE FIFA/OFC DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR wrapped up in Auckland, New Zealand this afternoon after three intense days of presentations and workshops.
The Presidents, General Secretaries and Technical Directors of Oceania’s Member Associations have spent the past three days going over the reform processes FIFA, as the world governing body, have begun implementing and the effect they could have on the development programmes of each federation.
FIFA Development Manager for Oceania Eva Pasquier says it was important for FIFA to bring this seminar to Oceania.
“The main aim of this seminar was to update the federations on the new programmes and activities that we have, on the
governance and reforms that are going to be activated from the previous congresses which will have a lot of impact on the offerings we have and also on the requirements of the federations,” Pasquier says...
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http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/d1974f2f-f830-4669-87bb-11ed60e8d53b/language/en-US/Default.aspx WELLINGTON HOSTS FIFA WOMEN'S COACHING COURSE |
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New Zealand Football and Capital Football collaborated to host a national FIFA Women's Coaching Course in Wellington which finished yesterday. |
Run by Hesterine De Reus, head coach of the Matilda’s, the Australian women’s national team, the course was designed especially for coaches in the female game.
Emma Humphries, Women’s Development Manager for NZ Football, said that it was a great opportunity to have someone of De Reus’ calibre in New Zealand to help inspire those coaching at a high level in women’s football.
De Reus was capped 44 times for the Netherlands over a ten year period. Prior to getting the Matilda’s head coach position, De Reus has worked for the Royal Dutch Football Association, and has coached the Dutch U-19 side and Jordan’s Women’s national team.
