For more details about the Small Sided Football Program
of the Eastern Suburbs Football Association contact:
ESFA Office 9666 8686
or [email protected] or www.esfa.com.au
ESFA Board Member responsible for SSG
and Technical Development, Dr Andrew Field: 0414 243130
ESFA Technical Director, Blaise Fagan: 9666 8686
or [email protected]
ESFA Clubs participating in the Small Sided Football
Program for 2010 are:
Small Sided
Game Program
2010
Bondi United Soccer Club:
Alain Barataud, 0431 339 502
[email protected]
Coogee United Football Club:
Tiffany Boyd, www.coogeeunited.org Easts FC:
Tony Abruzzese, 0401 410 000
[email protected] or www.eastsoccer.com.au
Kincoppal Rose Bay:
Craig Millard, [email protected]
Maccabi Junior Soccer Club:
Craig Behrman, 0414 768 434 or [email protected]
Dawn Herman, 0421 622 762 or [email protected]
www.maccabi.com.au/juniorsoccer.aspx
Maroubra United Football Club:
Frank Friedman, 0413 100 111
[email protected] or www.musc.org.au
Mascot Kings Football Club:
Pam Chow, [email protected]
Olympic Eagles FC:
John Peridis, 0403 878 182
[email protected]
Waverley Old Boys Football Club:
Tom Belcher, [email protected]
www.waverleyoldboys.com
www.esfa.com.au
ESFA – Developing Football for Everyone
The Eastern Suburbs Football Association (ESFA) is
committed to the Football Federation of Australia
national Small Sided Football curriculum and small
sided games and offers great benefits to players,
their families and clubs registered and actively
participating in the ESFA program.
Benefits of being part of the ESFA SSG Program Include:
ESFA’s Organisational Role
which provides clubs with
• Provision of draws and match
schedules for Under 6 and
7 interclub days and for the
full season for the Under
8, 9 and 10 age groups
• ESFA draws provide the full range
of ESFA affiliated clubs with ESFA
registered players as opposition
teams to give variety and the most
complete inter club experience
• Administrative support of
registrations at minimal cost
Services and Support of ESFA’s
newly appointed Technical Director,
Blaise Fagan.
Blaise is an experienced senior coach,
coach educator and junior development specialist and will support clubs
and players through
• Provision of Accredited Coaching
Courses at local grounds and clubs
• Mentoring and support of
SSG coaches on-the-field
and at club locations
• Protection and support for
members though Appeals and
Grievance mechanisms
• Attending club training
sessions to coach the coaches
and players twice per week
based on a roster established
and maintained by ESFA in
consultation with member clubs
• Supported Inter-club fixtures
and Association-wide Gala Days
with draws and referees
• Ongoing coaching updates for
coaches from all ESFA clubs who
are coaching in specific age groups
• The Association’s governance role
• On-call support service
to clubs / teams
• Fully underwritten and
accessible insurance cover
for players, coaches, club
officials and volunteers under
the established and reputable
insurance policy of Football NSW
• Uniformity of SSG Rules
as approved by Football
Federation of Australia (FFA)
• Access to all services and
resources of Football NSW
(FNSW) and FFA through
the ESFA affiliation
• Registration with ESFA
means players and families are
affiliated with and support all
the football activities of Football
NSW and the Football Federation
of Australia across Australia
including the Socceroos at the
World Cup in South Africa in
June 2010 and the Asian Cup
• Free access to ESFA partnership
and sponsorship offers including
-- Optus FFA Small Sided Football
backpack, football and T-Shirt
-- Sydney FC special offers to
players to attend matches
and play halftime SSGs at the
Sydney Football Stadium
-- Special coaching days offered
by Sydney FC to coaches of
ESFA clubs to attend pre and
post match discussions by
the Sydney FC coaching staff,
and to watch the game.
-- ESFA sponsorship offers
• Services of ESFA Referees
Branch which include
-- Cadet Referees for Under 8 & 9s
-- Referees for Under 10 games
-- Training and support for “Parent
Game – Leaders” who manage
U6 and U7 games