So? Can only assume that they were the best options from those that applied. I have no idea how many, who or what gender the applicants were but I doubt their gender came into the consideration over experience and skilset.
So? Can only assume that they were the best options from those that applied. I have no idea how many, who or what gender the applicants were but I doubt their gender came into the consideration over experience and skilset.
Yes but at the same time the ALW is to promote and develop female footballers - would be nice if that also applied somewhat to coaching and backroom staff as well. This likely wouldn't be an issue if historically there were men's teams also with predominantly women coaching staff - that has not been and still is not the case.
Dome said in an interview after temple was hired that their intention is to develop women coaches, it's just Temple was the best for the job right now
I'm sure they would like that and not always possible given history of women in the sport, and fair that Callum has been retained as assistant from last year but there are no women coaches when possibly having one would be a great learning opportunity.
So? Can only assume that they were the best options from those that applied. I have no idea how many, who or what gender the applicants were but I doubt their gender came into the consideration over experience and skilset.
Yes but at the same time the ALW is to promote and develop female footballers - would be nice if that also applied somewhat to coaching and backroom staff as well. This likely wouldn't be an issue if historically there were men's teams also with predominantly women coaching staff - that has not been and still is not the case.
oh I agree, but as has been said - best person for the job has to apply first, gender can't be a deciding factor. Developing female coaching staff is clearly imortant but not at the expense of being succesful on the field.
So? Can only assume that they were the best options from those that applied. I have no idea how many, who or what gender the applicants were but I doubt their gender came into the consideration over experience and skilset.
Yes but at the same time the ALW is to promote and develop female footballers - would be nice if that also applied somewhat to coaching and backroom staff as well. This likely wouldn't be an issue if historically there were men's teams also with predominantly women coaching staff - that has not been and still is not the case.
oh I agree, but as has been said - best person for the job has to apply first, gender can't be a deciding factor. Developing female coaching staff is clearly imortant but not at the expense of being succesful on the field.
Let see how Temple goes! Do we know who or how many applied for the role or was this just a formality?
So? Can only assume that they were the best options from those that applied. I have no idea how many, who or what gender the applicants were but I doubt their gender came into the consideration over experience and skilset.
Yes but at the same time the ALW is to promote and develop female footballers - would be nice if that also applied somewhat to coaching and backroom staff as well. This likely wouldn't be an issue if historically there were men's teams also with predominantly women coaching staff - that has not been and still is not the case.
oh I agree, but as has been said - best person for the job has to apply first, gender can't be a deciding factor. Developing female coaching staff is clearly imortant but not at the expense of being succesful on the field.
Let see how Temple goes! Do we know who or how many applied for the role or was this just a formality?
No list of who applied has been published, and obviously it wouldnt be.
Wow, I don't have any problem with a male of the species being coach this year, it's probably the turn of the fairer sex. I was commenting on the overall coaching staff, which I would expect to be gender-balanced at least.
Wow, I don't have any problem with a male of the species being coach this year, it's probably the turn of the fairer sex. I was commenting on the overall coaching staff, which I would expect to be gender-balanced at least.
Sure, you'd expect a balance, but then for that to be possible you'd have to assume the applicants were availale to create said balance whilst keeping the required quality.
Why is it that people are assuming there was an application process and a list of applicants to select from? There wasn't. Did you see any of these roles advertised? Its well known in the Football world that its all about who you know. I would love for gender to not have to be a consideration but until there is a change in society I think that's the only way women will get the opportunity. I'm so tired of people saying 'it should be someone with the qualifications and experience' - how exactly should women get the experience when they are not given the opportunity. It will be interesting to see what approach Auckland does when they enter the league.
I doubt sporting/footballing organisations are able to operate outside of the employment laws of the country they are in though. Sure the Nix are a private business and can promote whoever they want, I'd expect there would have had to have been a role advertised somewhere though? Just to be clear I'm not an employment lawyer an donly have a basic knowledge of some of the requirements within NZ. Other roles within the nix have been advertised on the usual sites within NZ, I can't see that coaching roles are any different.
You would at least hope that at the academy. (where they are contracting all the staff from) that as some people move up the ladder to these kind of senior team positions, more females are then employed to get experience in the academy space. It seems to be the Nix are not looking outside the academy for scholarship players or staff. So they are really only limited to who is already on the payroll at the academy. Keeping in mind that girls space at the academy is still relatively new.
It's pretty normal for a new head coach (aka Temple) to then appoint staff that he/she knows and has an existing working relationship with. Like Jones & Lawrence both knew each other from working together at FDDP/NZF. It often doesn't go well when a head coach has staff 'thrust upon them', that they don't know well.
I imagine the Nix will be working to bring new female coaches into their Academy system. I'd be surprised if the Female Nix National League team (ALW reserves) didn't have some mostly female coaches.
As a club they have been pretty proactive in the female space. They wanted an ALW team way before the FA granted them a spot in the ALW.
Jess Fuller and Luke Tongue are the new heads of pre-academy replacing Jesse Rawlings, who has left, after two successful years building the programme, to go on his OE.
Fuller has been the girls and women’s development officer at Southern Football since early 2022, during which time she has coached Southern United’s under-18 women’s team.
She is completing a Masters of Science in sport, exercise and health at the University of Otago and is soon to have her OFC/NZF B coaching licence.
Fuller will coach the academy’s under-15 girls team next year, replacing female development lead Katie Barrott who has taken charge of the women’s reserves.
I doubt sporting/footballing organisations are able to operate outside of the employment laws of the country they are in though. Sure the Nix are a private business and can promote whoever they want, I'd expect there would have had to have been a role advertised somewhere though? Just to be clear I'm not an employment lawyer an donly have a basic knowledge of some of the requirements within NZ. Other roles within the nix have been advertised on the usual sites within NZ, I can't see that coaching roles are any different.
It is not a legal requirement in NZ to advertise a job - at least that's the case for the Private sector. Public Sector is most likely different.
Rylee's interview gave some insight into the Chloe situation without giving too much away and Chloe has now unfollowed her on social media since it came out
Rylee's interview gave some insight into the Chloe situation without giving too much away and Chloe has now unfollowed her on social media since it came out
Interesting stuff. Interview with Foster below. Speaks fast. She gives a glowing view of the current environment, and like she says she's been at big well resourced clubs like Liverpool & Celtic. She's taken a 50% pay cut to come to the ALW, but she's rebuilding her career after almost dying in that car crash.
I think these 4 Ntn American visa players coming into the women's team, has been as a big a change as Temple taking over from Lawrence/Jones. Maybe even a bigger change to the whole team dynamic given they are the first visas ever with the team, whilst Temple has come from within the club's ranks. Maybe not everyone likes a loud Nth American accent, suggesting changes & new ideas, or that person taking your starting position. Certainly I imagine there has been some 'cultural change', from seasons 1 & 2.
They say let the results be the judge. Well, aside from introducing a new pattern of play, new players etc, I'd suggest his tenure is pretty solid. Of course, over time it might not be all brilliant but the bar has been set at a very high standard thus far. and the results DO speak for themselves.
