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Want to know more about state squads?

For all information on elite player development, including state and development squads, stay tuned to this section of the website.

State Teams Tour VIS

LAST Saturday morning, two of the four state squads for the upcoming Boys National Youth Championships met with VIS Head Coach Ian Greener for a tour of the VIS facilities at Olympic Park.

With the Boys National Youth Championships taking place in just over 3 weeks the tour was a great opportunity for all players to get an insight into how the Victorian Institute of Sport works and also a great opportunity to get to know Ian Greener, who will be one of many talent scouts watching from the stands at the championships.

The facilities at the VIS are world class, with top quality gym facilities, as well as pool, spa and heat chambers that match any facilities that the world can offer. Previous scholarship holders have included Adrian Leijer (Fulham), Matthew Spiranovic (FC Nurnberg) and Vincenzo Grella (Blackburn Rovers).

The same facilities are shared by many Olympic athletes, which brought home almost 33% of Australian medals at the Beijing Olympics, which would’ve placed VIS inside the top 20 on the overall medal tally.

With trials for the next intake of VIS scholarships set to occur very soon these tours provide a fantastic opportunity for all participants find out about the program, what is involved and why they might want to seek a scholarship.

Parents were also welcomed to the information session so as to know the commitment that is required from not just the scholarship holder, also the parents themselves.

The other two state squads will tour the VIS facilities and meet Ian Greener this weekend as the Boys National Youth Championships gets closer.

Tournament Draw

The draw for the Boys National Youth Championships has been made.

Under 14 draw

Under 15 draw

Fundraising Ideas

Here are some fundraising ideas that have been successful in the past for our state squads!

Open a bank account for your state team for all donations to go to
Selling fundraiser chocolates
Obtain sponsorship from your local club, rotary group, local council athlete assistance funds
Hold a movie night - certain cinemas can be generous enough to donate a certain amount of ticket sales on a night
Hold a tattslotto type draw where you sell numbers for $2 each, the winning number drawn can receive $30 for example, if you sell 50 numbers you are profiting $70
Seek out local retail stores to donate items to raffle eg. meat, surf store clothing etc.
Fundraising dinner - sell tickets for $25 and have a big bbq. Seek out local butchers, fruit and veg shops for discounts/donations for the food. Hire out your local clubs rooms to host the dinner and ask about obtaining all bar profits from the night, raffle off all your donations and make it a really big extravaganza
Various items can also be sold on ebay

Boys National Youth Championships Squads Announced!

The following boys have been selected to represent their state at the upcoming Boys National Youth Championships in Coffs Harbour from September 27-October 4. Congratulations to all!

Under 15 Boys Metro
Jake Barker-Daish
Evan Batsis
Alastair Bray
Christopher Davies
Christopher Frangou
Bobbie Gagovski
Curtis Good
Ersin Kaya
Nicholas Kostadinoski
Donald Maclaren
Jamie Maclaren
Benson Menjivar
James Riccobene
Steven Ryan
Marcus Schroen
Zoran Surdoski

Under 15 Boys Country
Elliot Burridge
Nathan Cook
Thomas Davies
Peter Dimcevski
Matthew Gauci
Christian Georgopoulos
Justin Mathison
Jarryd McKeller
Rowan Muller
Conor Reddan
Mitchell Reed-Rogers
Sasha Savic
Edward Southerington
Daniel Tinker
Dominic Versace
Simon Zappia

Under 14 Boys Metro
Nicholas Ansell
Kobbie Boahene
Davide Cardamone
Daniel Chaabani
Brandon Defina
Christopher Di Bartolo
Hernan Espindola
Luke Gavalas
Luc Jeggo
Matthew Lazarides
Quinn Mcdonald
Eric Mihalopoulos
Andrew Mullett
Brodie Paterson
Evan Van Der Byl
Albert Zorzanello

Under 14 Boys Country
Matthew Hume
Mitchell Puntaroni
Jacob Patterson
Michael Trigger
Thomas Frawley
Novak Sojic
Hudson Magerstein
Zack Thomson
Nathan Hamblin
Joshua Walmsley
Michael Patti
Adam Richardson
Carlo Cirillo
Simon Andrus
Zachary Mackenzie
Brent Mitchell

Four Victorian Girls Selected in National Training Camps

FOUR Victorian girls have been thrust into national team contention following breakout performances at the National Youth Championships for Girls in Coffs Harbour.

Stephanie Catley, Brianna Davey, and Ashley Brown from the Victorian under 15 state squad and Ursula Hughson from the under 17 team have been included in Australian training camps.

Catley, Davey, and Brown will attend the national under 17 camp while Hughson has been invited to join the under 20s.

National Training Centre Head Coach Matt Shepherd was pleased with the representation, saying all girls had given themselves a chance to represent their country.

"Players have attended camps from Victoria in the past and not remained at that level with the exception of Melissa Barbieri,” Shepherd said.

”We will focus on preparing the players mentally for the challenge ahead.

”They will need to adjust to the expectations that the national coaches have and the general demands of football at a national level.

"There are other players who can consider themselves very close to this level too so we were really pleased with how a lot of the girls performed.”

Shepherd was referring to Stephanie Tanti and Caitlin Friend who both performed exceptionally well at the national championships and can consider themselves unlucky not to be included in the training camps.

Three out of the four players selected in the national camps attend the National Training Centre program, and have benefited from the focused development environment.

Shepherd hopes to unearth more raw talent and continue to raise the standards of the NTC players in the coming months.

"There is no doubt more players out there could be a part of this training program,” he said.

”The journey starts for these players now with their summer zone team and then, progressing through the state teams after that.

”The best from there will then join the NTC.

”If you are interested in becoming an elite athlete, you have to enlist with a zone squad in the coming weeks.

At FFV, we are really looking forward to seeing the best playing and training with the best."

Players interested in becoming a zone participant, should continue to check the FFV website for information in the coming weeks.

Victorians Shine at Friendship Games

Football Federation Victoria would like to congratulate some outstanding performances at the recent Friendship Games tournament in Sydney.

The tournament, which featured Victoria’s best under 13 metropolitan and country girls and boys, was hailed a major success by all involved with some impressive performances by all teams involved.

Victoria’s under 13 Boys Metro team remained undefeated throughout the tournament, whilst the under 13 Boys Country, Under 13 Girls Metro and Country all put in some dazzling performances throughout the week, holding their own against the nations best.

The Friendship Games squads also included 11 recent graduates of the inaugural V>Elite program, again showing the talents and skills shown and provided throughout the program. Five coaches also stemming from the V>Elite program were also on display putting their troops through not just the tournament, but the trials, training sessions and practice matches.

This also resulted in several players being selected into the Friendship Games select XI alongside some of their other teammates. These included for the boys:
Darcy Vickery
Thomas Leech
Kaan Korkmaz
Peter Skapetis

Not to be outdone, the following girls were also rewarded for their sensational efforts over the week long event, being placed into their respective Friendship Games select XI:
Kari Gulson
Alex Natoli
Emily O’Reilly
Kariah White
Tenae Browne

These will certainly some names to look out for in the future!

Once again Football Federation Victoria would like to congratulate and give a big thanks to all the players, coaches, managers, physios and sports science staff involved during the tournament for a great tournament and we look forward to watching these stars of the future in the coming years.

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Football Federation Victoria is proud to announce the final squads to represent their state at the upcoming Friendship Games in Sydney and Girls National Youth Championships in Coffs Harbour. The tournament will run July 5-12, congratulations to all who have been selected! Results and updates can be found here.

Under 15 Girls
Rachel Alonso
Morgan Anderson
Ashley Brown
Stephanie Catley
Allison Clarke
Brianna Davey
Caitlin Friend
Cindy Lay
Kate Leder
Ingrid Philippe
Emma Runnalls
Alishia Stratford
Hannah Stuart
Jacqueline Vogt
Charlee West
Catherine Wylie-O'Brien
Coach: Matthew Shepherd
Assistant Coach: Mark Linford
Physio: Rhiarna Hill
Team Manager: Naomi Hirst

Under 17 Girls
Kate Christoff
Stefania Cola
Ellvana Curo
Kelly Eaton
Stephanie Hore
Ursula Hughson
Mietta McDonald
Sarah McKeon
Amelia Mclean
Deanna Niceski
Julia Nicolaci
Alexandra Nikodijevic
Sarah Richardson
Kirstie Shearing
Sarah Sumner
Stephanie Tanti
Coach: Dena Reddan
Assistant Coach: Peter Raeburn
Physio: Glenn McKernan
Team Manager: Margot Payne

Under 13 Boys Country
Mark-Anthony Aouad
Joshua Baker
Ty Christy
Jordan Clerks
Angus Grant
Kaillan Howard
Finn Huzzey
Patrick Karras
Andrew Kyiakou
Nick Leach
Thomas Leech
Lachlan Morland
Ryan Oppermann
Harry O'Reilly
Zackery Paraskevas
Darcy Vickery
Coach: Wael Gharzeddine
Assistant Coach: Rachelle Borg
Physio: Thakshan Belandran
Team Manager: Renato Trentin

Under 13 Girls Country
Abbi Carter
Zoe Courtney
Kari Gulson
Joanna Hill
Isabella Inglis
Tegan Milne
Nida Mollison
Emily O'Reilly
Chloe Parker
Chloe Perry
Bridget Powell
Carlie Thompson
Megan Thompson
Kate Trewhella
Carla Versace
Kariah White
Natasha Lusi
Coach: Andrew De Petro
Assistant Coach: Andrea Wood
Physio: Sharbil Wehbe
Team Manager: Bill Mihaloudis

Under 13 Boys Metro
Steven Ancevski
Christopher Cristaldo
Christian Cassar
John Buceto
Ethan McGlinchey
Kaan Korkmaz
Dylan Murnane
Matthew Karak
Phillip Petreski
Mitchell Beamish
Joshua Slovacek
Bradley Blumenthal
James Karvelis
Jonathon Parra
Peter Skapetis
Keegan Coulter
Coach: Michael McBride
Assistant Coach: Greg Mangonis
Physio: Peter Vitale
Team Manager: Jane Natoli

Under 13 Girls Metro
Tenae Brown
Hilary Collett
Cordelia Crosbie
Claudia Dimasi
Candela Ferreyra Bas
Claudia Fruscalzo
Madeline Hince
Anita Les
Great Low
Elise Manassa
Alexandra Natoli
Cassandra Neate
Maria Rampal
Julie Sardo
Alyss Sproule-Carroll-Tyler
Helina Vunderl-Messis
Coach: Michael Pichner
Assistant Coach: Darren Tan
Physio: Julia Kalnins
Team Manager: Mei Qi See

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State Squads Nearing Completion

The state teams to represent Victoria Metro and Country are nearing completion for this years National Championships and Friendship Games.

With only 16 being able to make the journey for each group, the fight for spots is hitting fever pitch. A coveted blue shirt awaits only the best in the state and the chance to battle against Victoria's rivals.

The squads have been through the rigorous trial period and now have been whittled down to almost reach completion. With the final squads to be announced mid-may there isn't long left now and all must be left on the training track with plenty putting in the hard yards to show how much representing their state would mean to them.

We wish all the best to all who remain in the hunt for a plane ticket to the championships. Please stay tuned for final squads to be announced soon!

For those attending state squad trials, please remember to check your email (including the junk folder!) for information regarding trials and further selection. Confirmation of receiving these emails will need to be sent to acarey@footballfedvic.com.au to confirm your attendance at the next round of trials.

National Championships Dates Announced

Dates for the Girls National Youth Championships have been announced, with the tournament running from July 5th - 12th in Coffs Harbour featuring the nations best Under 15 and Under 17 Girls. Victoria will be fielding state teams in both age categories.

Meanwhile dates have also been announced for the Friendship Games to be played in Sydney from July 7th - 12th for the nations best Under 13 Boys and Girls. Victoria will be fielding both Country and Metropolitan teams in this tournament.

State Squads Starting to Heat Up

The Victorian state squads are now starting to hot up.

With 462 kids nominated in numerous age groups from Under 13’s to Under 17’s, preparation is now taking place for the national championships to be held later this year.

While nominations for the squads were taken back in December, a series of training sessions have since seen the numbers diminish from 462 to less than 150 as the cream of the crop have risen.

A trip to the friendship games in Sydney in July awaits the best of the Under 13 Boys and Girls. Both regional and metropolitan teams will represent the Big V as they do battle against the nation’s best.

Meanwhile, also in July, the Girls Under 15 and 17 state teams will head off to Coffs Harbour as they also prepare to battle for the crown of champions of Australia.

Nominations for the Under 14 and 15 Boys teams have recently just closed and trials will begin shortly to find the state’s best. The prize of representing Victoria at the national championships in Coffs Harbour in September is on offer.

The trials and phases that will be undertaken to find the best of the best in Victoria are specifically designed to see all players involved follow the player pathway that was designed with the FFA’s Talented Player Pathway.

In 2008, FFV will field the following teams at the:

Friendship Games in Sydney from July 7th - 12th.