Northern NSW Football backs international opportunities for youth talent with Green Room Futures

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Northern NSW has partnered with Green Room Futures to streamline international pathways.

Green Room Futures is a Victorian-based USA college opportunities service. The company specialises in helping to place Australian students in US colleges, particularly in helping place student-athletes.

Green Room Futures does this by providing ever student with a personalised package that comes with a full money back guarantee.

Under this new partnership, Northern NSW Football and Green Room Futures will help prospective students to access a network of more than 5,500 colleges across the USA.

Green Room Futures is confident that they will be able to provide student-athletes of all skill sets and academic coursework desires the opportunity to compete for scholarships and places in some of the best programs in the US.

The partnership is set to kick off with Green Room Futures hosting a live online forum on October 11 at 7:30pm for football families in northern NSW.

The forum will focus explicitly on the US College Soccer Pathway opportunities that Green Room Futures can offer.

It will provide the families with an in-depth look into the college recruitment and scholarship processes that their child can expect if they choose to follow the US college pathway.

The forum will provide prospective families with the unique financial considerations of US college application and will also cover steps and timelines that will have to be undertaken when families are exploring suitable US college opportunities.

Northern NSW CEO Peter Haynes expressed the football federation’s delight at this chance to tap into such a lucrative base of knowledge for its players.

“We are excited to partner with Green Room Futures and help give young footballers in northern NSW the opportunity to explore the pathways into the United States College systems,” he said via press release.

“This is a great chance for our young players to potentially experience something different not just for their football careers but in terms of valuable life experience as well.”

This is an exciting and lucrative partnership sure to be welcomed by the Northern NSW footballing community.

By being able to tap into Green Room Futures knowledge and through their money back guarantees families accessing this partnership will be assured that they are giving their child the best access and chance for them to go overseas and play the game they love.

It will be the hope of all football fans in Australia that this partnership proves successful as having more Australians playing internationally is a great way for the beautiful games profile both home and abroad to grow.

Hence, deals such as this are win not only for the families and players but also for the wider football community.

Ned Morris to step down as Adelaide United chair

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Adelaide United have confirmed that Ned Morris will step down as chair after a mutual agreement and will continue in an advisory role with the club.

Morris spent 18 months in the role and Adelaide United has stated they will carefully evaluate the future of the chair position, making sure it aligns with their long-term goals.

Morris and the club have acknowledged that there will be significant challenges along the way, with the internal restructure now complete.

In addition, Adelaide United felt the time was right for a shift towards a local South Australian approach.

Morris reflected on his time serving as chair at Adelaide United and said he is still ready to show the club’s full support:

“I have thoroughly enjoyed the past 18 months working closely with the United family on behalf of Australia’s best A-League fans, the Reds,” he said in a media release on the club’s website.

“I am very confident that we have put in place the right vision, strategy, and key personnel to see the Club achieve ultimate success in the very near future.

“I remain committed to working with Adelaide United in an advisory role and look forward to supporting our men’s and women’s teams ahead of the 2024-25 season.”

Major shareholder and ownership representative at Adelaide United, Cor Adriannse, said about Morris’ contribution to the club:

“We have greatly enjoyed working with Ned over the last 18 months. He has been a tremendous asset to the Club, especially in navigating the difficult post-COVID phase for both the Club and the league,” he said in a media release on the club’s website.

“We deeply appreciate the improvements he has driven alongside our management team. Ned will always remain connected to the Club, and we intend to continue working together in one capacity or another.”

Throughout Morris’ tenure, he drove key developments such as the high-performance program investment strategy, establishing a global partnership with Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven and appointing Ernest Faber as Technical Director in May this year.

He also expanded the Youth Football Scholarships, renegotiated a five-year tenancy at Coopers Stadium and successfully approved several government funding grants.

Key concerns for FIFPRO’s Player Workload Monitoring report

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FIFPRO has recently released their annual Player Performance and Recovery report for 2024, this report is developed by FIFPRO IQ in conjunction with Football Benchmark, a leading data and analysis group on football business.

The report explains in detail the problems facing professional footballers by leaders within the industry and the players themselves. This report not only factors in the physical impact of the sport but also the psychological impact.

FIFPRO’s Player Workload Monitoring tool (PWM) the primary system behind this report monitors 1500 players spread across 100 leagues and 150 nationalities.

They have pointed out the obvious lack of appreciation by tournament organisers for the physical and mental well-being of football players and an evident lack of organised calendar planning.

Acting FIFPRO General Secretary Stephane Burchkalter stressed the importance of this report via press release:

“We release these reports for a good reason. Because, today, we face one of the most serious and urgent problems in our sport. A problem that results from the abuse of governance and a failure of the duty of care. The holistic workload that confronts our players is unprecedented. It has produced a physical and mental fatigue that is now dangerous.”

With increased match loads, travel loads and shortening of preparation the risks have never been higher with 54% of PMW players experiencing excessive or high-demand workloads.

88% of players’ time is recorded to be spent in the workplace environment and 17% in national team environments.

The world-renowned Uruguayan coach Marco Bielsa stated via press release:

“To ignore the consequences of the number of games and amount of travelling will end in injuries for any player.”

This report identifies that some players have seen their free time fall to nearly 12% of the calendar year, which adds up to less than a single day off per week. This fails to comply with international Occupational Safety and Health standards.

There have been calls for a guaranteed rest period which 72% of players and 78% of coaches support.

As the demand for games grows and the push for more revenue skyrockets, the players see their health and voices continue to deteriorate.

This report and FIFAPRO highlight the firm action that needs to happen to protect the stars of the sport.

For more information about the report, read more here.

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