FOOTBALL NSW STATE TEAMS State Teams Programs incorporating Metropolitan and Country players were again a high priority for the NSW Technical Department.
Girls and Boys National Youth Championships Ten teams were sent to represent NSW Country and Metropolitan in the 2016 FFA National Youth Championships for Girls and Boy. Football NSW was represented in the U13s and U14s in Boys and the U13s and U15s in Girls in competitions against other states and territories – there was an increase in two Boys Metropolitan teams. As with previous Nationals, Football NSW teams performed well in every aspect of the tournament as individuals and as teams and were very well represented in identification by the Technical panel observing all games. Both in Boys and Girls these players can now potentially progress into NTC age groups where they can be selected into national camps and tours leading into future youth and senior national teams. There were three individual awards that took centre stage during the course of the tournament with Tori Tumeth taking out the U15s Metropolitan Girls Player of the Championships, Christian Volpato awarded the U13s Metropolitan Boys Player of the Championships and Declan Price crowned U13 Metropolitan Boys Goalkeeper of the Championships.
Girls and Boys NTC Challenge Again Football NSW Teams in NTC for Boys (two age groups) and U17 Girls performed well and were duly recognised. Football NSW in boys was well represented in U16s National Team preparation games and subsequent AIS selections. In the Girls format at NTC FNSW players had the highest identified numbers and have subsequently had players move into Westfield W-League playing and Westfield Matildas training environments.
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