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THE OLYMPIC FC WAY
Olympic FC is very excited to announce that we have been successful in our application for a
Female Football NPL Licence. The granting of the licence supports the confidence that Football
Queensland has in Olympic FC in its ability to effectively deliver a professional program to
develop elite female footballers.
Olympic FC has prepared a Female Football NPL Development Program which will deliver the
best practice development opportunities for talented female players in the region.
We will shortly announce our all-inclusive registration fees. Olympic FC is committed to
providing the most affordable registration fees for your daughter. However, in doing so, we will
not compromise the high standard of coaching that your daughter will receive. Therefore, our
focus is not in being the cheapest but in providing value for money. Once you compare the high
calibre of the coaching team and quality of the development program your daughter will receive
at Olympic FC we are confident you will share our view that compromise isn’t an option.
The 2014/2015 Program Composition:
The comprehensive program will comprise of an initial 3 week trial period commencing on
Wednesday 15th October at Annerley FC's Elder Oval, as follows;
Under 13 - 5.30pm – 15th, 20th, 22nd & 27th of October
Under 15 - 7.00pm – 15th, 20th, 22nd & 27th of October
Under 20 - 7.00pm – 24th, 29th, 31st of October & 3rd & 5th of November
Following the trial and selection period the program will commence as follows;
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Pre-c ompetiti on trai ning phas e conduc ted over a 9 week period between the concl usion of the trials and beginning of the N ati onal Premier Leag ues Women’s leagues;
Competition training phase conducted over a 24 week period between the conclusion of
the trials and of the respective National Premier Leagues Women’s competition. This
training phase will be conducted over 3 nights of which only 2 nights are compulsory for
U20 and senior women; and
Post-competition training phase incorporating the period between the end of the National
Premier Leagues Women’s competition, until the commencement of the trials for the
2016 program;
The program will be delivered by a dedicated team of appropriately qualified coaches
under the technical guidance and supervision of Gabor Ganczer, Carolina Morace and
Joe DiSavia.
Carolina Morace and Nicola Williams have agreed to be the Technical and Football
Conditioning advisors and will assist the coaching team throughout the program
duration. We anticipate that Carolina and Nicola will meet each player, conduct a training
session, observe a trial game and provide a match analysis towards the end of January,
2015.
Goalkeepers in the program participate in specialised goalkeeper training delivered by
Boris Dragicevic.
All girls U15 and upwards will participate in a football conditioning program designed and
monitored by Nicola Williams and delivered weekly by Peter Mouriginos.
Gabor Ganczer
Technical Director
UEFA A Licence
Joe Di Savia
Female DOC
AFC C Licence
Carolina Morace
Technical Advisor
UEFA Pro Licence
Boris Dragicevic
Nicola Williams
Conditioning Advisor
AFC A Licence
FFA Level 1 GK licence
Peter Mourginos
Football Conditioning
Sport Science BA
degree
Lana McCloughan
Sports Psycologist
Philip Canham
Jamie Dixon
Liz Doherty
Warren Burt
Joe DiSavia
Girls SAP Coach
U13 Coach
U15 Coach
U20 Coach
Senior Coach
AFC B Licence
Skill Training Cert
AFC C Licence
AFC B Licence
AFC C Licence
Focussed in developing the ‘complete’ elite footballer, the technical
coaching sessions will be supported by additional specialist programs
Specialist Programs
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Goalkeepers in the program participate in specialised goalkeeper training, delivered by
Boris Dragicevic.
All players from U15s upwards will participate in a football conditioning program
designed and monitored by Nicola Williams and delivered weekly by Peter Mouriginos.
Additional Learning
Olympic FC Female Football players will be offered additional learning opportunities, such as:
 Drug and alcohol awareness education seminars delivered by FFA and the Illicit
Drugs in Sport organisation;
 Nutrition, Recovery and Match Preparation workshop for elite female footballers;
 Seminars for parents of female NPL junior players focussing on parenting adolescent
athletes along the pathway to elite football.
 A 40-minute workshop on understanding your teen and how best to support their
development to enhance their chances of success on and off the field, including
question and answer time.
 The workshop will be delivered by Lana McCloughan, a performance consultant and
registered psychologist with a Masters degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology.
Lana has undertaken research with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and is a
published author in the area of adolescent sport participation. She has a background
in elite sport as an athlete and a coach and has worked with children and teens for
over 15 years in sport and in schools. As a parent of sporting adolescents, she has a
unique combination of professional and personal experience in the field.
Female Football Director of Coaching Joe DiSavia firmly believes the Olympic FC NPL Program
will play a crucial role in the development of promising young female footballers.
"The Olympic FC Female Football NPL development program will provide talented female
footballers a training environment consistent with the FFA curriculum that delivers the highest
standard of coaching and best platform to realise their personal ambitions of becoming
professional footballers and ultimately representing their state and country.”
MEET THE TEAM
The Olympic FC WNPL team is simply the most qualified group of individuals who together
combine to deliver the most comprehensive development platform for your daughter.
Gabor Ganczer - Technical Director,
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UEFA A Licence
FFA Football Conditioning Licence
Formerly match analyst of the Hungarian National Team and UEFA Champions
League club Debrecen.
Formerly senior head coach and JPL coach on the Sunshine Coast
Holds a Bachelor Degree in Sports Management and Masters in Communication
Science
Coerver Youth Diploma and Sportscode Level 1 match analysis software
accreditation
Formerly involved in the organisation of high profile events like the UEFA U19
European Women's Championships and travelled to Finland as part of a UEFA
Female Football study group in 2010.
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Joe DiSavia - Female Football Director of Coaching and Youth head coach
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AFC C Licence
AFC C Youth Licence (under assessment)
AFC B Licence candidate (commences course in January 2015)
Football Brisbane RSJPL U16 Female program representative coach (2009-10)
Central Brisbane JPL U16 Female program representative assistant coach (2011)
U13 (2013) and U15 (2014) boys NPL coach Olympic FC
Football Queensland U15 Girls representative futsal coach
Football Brisbane female skill development program coach (2012)
Carolina Morace – Female Football Technical Advisor
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UEFA Pro Licence
FIFA Female Football Ambassador
FIFA Technical Instructor
Former professional footballer and Italian national team player
Former Head Coach of the Italian and Canadian Women’s National Teams
Nicola Williams – Female Football Conditioning Advisor
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FFA Conditioning Licence
AFC A Licence
Bachelor of Physical and Health Education, University of Western Australia
Assistant Coach Young Matildas (2011-13)
Assistant Coach U17 Australian Womens Team (2012)
Head Coach U13 Australian Girls Team (2010)
Phil Canham | Senior Women’s Head Coach
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AFC B Licence (under assessment)
Former U12, U14, U15 female JPL and NPL Girls coach
MIC and head coach of Brisbane State High School’s girls and boys football program
Football Queensland Youth Women representative futsal team coach.
WARREN BURT | U15 Head Coach
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AFC C Licence
U13 NPL Girls coach in 2014
North Coast (NNSW) skill acquisition coach and Coffs United FC’s Senior Women’s
assistant coach.
LIZ DOHERTY | U13 Head Coach
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Skill Training Certificate
AFC C Youth Licence candidate (commences course in January 2015)
Former Northern Inland (NNSW) skill acquisition coach
2014 U13 NPL assistant coach
Olympic FC Senior Women first team player and 2014 Football Brisbane Player of
the Year
PETER MOURGINOS | Conditioning Coach
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Bachelor Degree in Sports Science
FFA Football Conditioning Licence candidate (commences course in October 2014)
Personal Trainer
Olympic FC Head of Football Conditioning Coach in 2014, implementing periodised
football conditioning program for performance phase age groups
BORIS DRAGICEVIC | NPL Juniors Goalkeeper Coach
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FFA Level 1 Goalkeeper Coach Licence (under assessment)
Former Goalkeeper Coach of the Gold Coast representative program
Development Coach of Australia U17 National Team goalkeeper Duro Dragicevic
LANA McCLOUGHAN | Sport Psychologist
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Masters Degree in Applied Psychology
Olympic FC NPL Juniors program advisor in 2014, regularly holding group
workshops for players and coaches and offering one-on-one sessions for players to
strengthen mental skills or to help overcome challenges