Hi everyone, My name is Servet and I have come on board at CCSC as the Community Football Coordinator looking after the Central Coast Mariners Community Programs. My role here at CCSC sees me booking in Mariners football programs in primary colleges on the Central Coast throughout each term, as … [Read more...] about Welcome Servet
Football
Open Girls Football
On Monday, May 8, a selection of our IFS girls took part in the Association of Independent Co-Educational Schools (AICES) football tournament which gives players the opportunity to be selected as a representative of Independent colleges in our region. The colleges bring students from as … [Read more...] about Open Girls Football
Wrong Way, Go Back
It’s a Monday evening. It's just on dusk. I am tucked up in a press box watching, below me, two matches being played. I watch the first half without saying a word. I am immersed in what I am watching and my mind is ticking over constantly play by play, moment by moment in the action below. I … [Read more...] about Wrong Way, Go Back
Australia vs Manchester United Legends for DT38 Foundation
Today my blog is about a trip we took to Perth on March 23 to raise money and awareness for testicular cancer. The PFA (Professional Football Association) and the DT38 Foundation organised a game against Man United Legends as the main event to raise money for this cause, due to the passing of Dylan … [Read more...] about Australia vs Manchester United Legends for DT38 Foundation
Skills Acquisition
As the football season finally started this past weekend I would like to reflect on my team’s first game of the season. The score finished up at 11-2 in favour of Killarney Vale and by looking at this alone it would be very easy to say that it was an unsuccessful game. I am going to explain why it … [Read more...] about Skills Acquisition
Playing to the Rhythm
There is a word that is referred to in Brazilian football that puts a name to the style of individual play, characteristic of the famous Brazilian football magicians who grace YouTube and television highlights. Ginga, pronounced jeen-gah, literally translates to rocking back and forth. It is a … [Read more...] about Playing to the Rhythm