Five-star NCDP accreditation gained for Kahibah FC

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Northern NSW Football has confirmed that Kahibah FC has gained five-star accreditation in the National Club Development Program (NCDP).

Located in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Kahibah FC are a large club with 59 teams across premier and community football, including their place in Northern NSW State League Division 1. The club is supported by a small group of dedicated committee members, who work tirelessly to ensure policies are in place and accessible to members as the club continues to grow.

Kahibah FC secretary Bridene Doherty was proud of her club’s achievements and excited about the opportunities for growth.

“As a club we are very proud of achieving a five-star NCDP accreditation,” Doherty said via Northern NSW Football.

“We have implemented a hub for our under-6s and under-7s, providing a platform for these young footballers to build their love of the game within a fun and safe environment.

“Looking ahead we are working with Lake Macquarie City Council to develop the Harold Knight facility at Gateshead, which will introduce more playing fields and enable further club growth in 2023.

“Our club is also excited by the creation of the Premier Youth League in 2023 which will provide our youth teams with more competitive match opportunities.”

NNSWF Club Development Officer Phillip Andrews expects the club to evolve over the coming years.

“I wish Kahibah FC success in their journey to continue providing more positive football experiences to their members and evolving as a football club,” Andrews said.

“The NCDP is a fantastic tool for highlighting deficiencies and providing clubs with development resources which leads to the successful achievement of goals.”

The National Club Development Program continues to support structured positive change in clubs that engage with the program. It is available to all NNSWF-affiliated clubs.

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Victory unites with Roasting Warehouse in culture-led partnership

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The Melbourne-based anf family-owned business will join the Victory family, uniting two institutions which represent the city’s culture and identity.

A partnership with local roots

As the newest partner of Melbourne Victory, Roasting Warehouse joins forces with a vital part of the city’s sporting landscape.

The club’s Managing Director, Caroline Carnegie, outlined why the partnership bears so much value to both parties.

“We are excited to collaborate with Roasting Warehouse, a community-oriented destination for high-quality coffee, proud of its foundations in Melbourne,” said Carnegie via official media release.

“Football and coffee sit at the epicentre of Melbourne’s culture. The two go hand-in-hand, consistently at the centre of the conversation that stirs Melburnians, which is no different to the conversation sport and Melbourne Victory stir in the State.”

Indeed, this is a partnership which combines the identity, passions and culture of an entire city, therefore giving it the foundations required for long-term, mutual success.

Representing the best of Melbourne

Both Victory and Roasting Warehouse are hugely successful in their respective industries. They are institutions with community-oriented philosphies, who pride themselves on craft and quality.

“We’re incredibly proud to partner with Melbourne Victory, a club that represents the heart, passion, and ambition of Melbourne,” revealed Roasting Warehouse Head of Brand, Alexander Paraskevopoulos.

“As a Melbourne-founded, family-run business, supporting a team that means so much to the local community feels very natural for us.”

Furthermore, through their high-quality blends, Roasting Warehouse will look to prepare Victory’s players and staff for high performances on the pitch as the seasons nears completion.

But this is about far more than just fueling athletes.

This is a partnership which embodies and unites two of Melbourne’s greatest strengths and cultural markers – a connection forged from the city’s very own DNA.

 

For more information about Roasting Warehouse, click here.

Football NSW supports Female Coaches CPD as Women’s Football Surges

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Football NSW has used the platform of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup to deliver a targeted professional development workshop for female coaches, bringing together scholarship recipients for an evening of structured learning and direct engagement with elite women’s football.

Held at ACPE last month, the session was open to female coaches who received C or B Diploma scholarships through Football NSW in 2025. Coaching accreditation carries a financial cost that disproportionately affects women, who are less likely to have their development subsidised by clubs or associations operating in underfunded community football environments. Scholarship access changes that equation at the point where many women exit the pathway.

Facilitated by Football NSW Coach Development Coordinator Bronwyn Kiceec, the workshop focused on goal scoring trends from the tournament’s group stage, with coaches analysing attacking patterns and exploring how those insights could translate into their own environments. The group then attended the quarter-final between South Korea and Uzbekistan at Stadium Australia.

The structure of the evening mattered as much as its content. Female coaches in community football rarely have access to elite competition environments as a professional resource. The gap between the level at which most women coach and the level at which the game is analysed and discussed tends to reinforce itself. Placing scholarship recipients inside a major tournament, as participants rather than spectators, closes that gap in a way that a classroom session cannot.

Female coaches remain significantly underrepresented across all levels of the game in Australia. The pipeline that will change that depends not only on accreditation access but on the professional networks, peer relationships and exposure to elite environments that male coaches have historically taken for granted.

The workshop forms part of Football NSW’s ongoing commitment to developing female coaches through scholarships and structured learning opportunities.

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