Gratis
Well-Known Member
I'm all for this relationship. Good work to the club. If it's going to be a thing I figure it needs its own thread.
http://smh.com.au/sport/soccer/alea...canberras-next-tom-rogic-20160707-gq0htf.html
A-League: Central Coast Mariners look to draft Canberra's next Tom Rogic
The Central Coast Mariners are looking for "something special" in the search for the next Tom Rogic through their "capital draft".
The Mariners will announce on Friday their plans to take three ACT players and one coach to train and work with the A-League squad for a week in the lead-up to the start of the season.
They want to establish a long-term relationship with Canberra and want to tap into the talent with the view to developing the next batch of A-League stars.
Capital Football, the governing body of soccer in the ACT, will help develop a shortlist of players and the Mariners' football department will monitor game footage before playing a "Canberra select" team from which the trio will be chosen.
Mariners coach Tony Walmsley said they would initially be looking for players aged 16-23, with a view to their youth league team, but said the right person could jump straight into the A-League squad when a spot opens up.
Celtic and Socceroos midfielder Rogic started his professional career with the Mariners after he won a spot in the Nike Football Academy.
"We're looking for players that have got something special and a coach that has the right mentality, that has no ego, that can come into an environment and be prepared for a robust exchange," Walmsley said.
"We've got a national youth league program that we're very keen to draw from the Canberra football base into that program and that's probably the first step.
"To go from here straight into an A-League squad has been done before, but at this stage because of our [salary] cap restraints we're not going to bring someone straight into the first team at the moment.
"That's not to say that somebody won't shine so brightly the first opportunity that's available belongs to that person ... but that's the reality, we're looking for players with unique attributes, with talent, who can play in the first team in the A-League for us."
Mariners chief executive Shaun Mielekamp said they were working with the ACT government and Capital Football to form a long-term partnership with the nation's capital.
They will play two A-League games at Canberra Stadium this summer –against the Wellington Phoenix in November and defending champion Adelaide United in February.
The Mariners will also hold a pre-season camp in Canberra in September as they build a pathway from the ACT to the A-League.
"This is all about building towards a long-term, prosperous future. The relationship between Capital Football and the Central Coast Mariners is building by the day and as that continues to grow those opportunities will continue to arise," Mielekamp said.
"We'll have a week-long, full-team camp that will come here. We'll play some games, a lot of community development and that will be when the successful draft applicants will be announced."
http://smh.com.au/sport/soccer/alea...canberras-next-tom-rogic-20160707-gq0htf.html
A-League: Central Coast Mariners look to draft Canberra's next Tom Rogic
The Central Coast Mariners are looking for "something special" in the search for the next Tom Rogic through their "capital draft".
The Mariners will announce on Friday their plans to take three ACT players and one coach to train and work with the A-League squad for a week in the lead-up to the start of the season.
They want to establish a long-term relationship with Canberra and want to tap into the talent with the view to developing the next batch of A-League stars.
Capital Football, the governing body of soccer in the ACT, will help develop a shortlist of players and the Mariners' football department will monitor game footage before playing a "Canberra select" team from which the trio will be chosen.
Mariners coach Tony Walmsley said they would initially be looking for players aged 16-23, with a view to their youth league team, but said the right person could jump straight into the A-League squad when a spot opens up.
Celtic and Socceroos midfielder Rogic started his professional career with the Mariners after he won a spot in the Nike Football Academy.
"We're looking for players that have got something special and a coach that has the right mentality, that has no ego, that can come into an environment and be prepared for a robust exchange," Walmsley said.
"We've got a national youth league program that we're very keen to draw from the Canberra football base into that program and that's probably the first step.
"To go from here straight into an A-League squad has been done before, but at this stage because of our [salary] cap restraints we're not going to bring someone straight into the first team at the moment.
"That's not to say that somebody won't shine so brightly the first opportunity that's available belongs to that person ... but that's the reality, we're looking for players with unique attributes, with talent, who can play in the first team in the A-League for us."
Mariners chief executive Shaun Mielekamp said they were working with the ACT government and Capital Football to form a long-term partnership with the nation's capital.
They will play two A-League games at Canberra Stadium this summer –against the Wellington Phoenix in November and defending champion Adelaide United in February.
The Mariners will also hold a pre-season camp in Canberra in September as they build a pathway from the ACT to the A-League.
"This is all about building towards a long-term, prosperous future. The relationship between Capital Football and the Central Coast Mariners is building by the day and as that continues to grow those opportunities will continue to arise," Mielekamp said.
"We'll have a week-long, full-team camp that will come here. We'll play some games, a lot of community development and that will be when the successful draft applicants will be announced."
