VIC. U14”s VCSA Representative Team.

Firstly, thank you to all the players who made the final session of the trials. On behalf of the coaching group we really appreciate all the time, effort and talent you provided for us to witness such a high standard of young athletes in this great game of ours called, “ Football “.

Secondly, the way in which you conducted yourselves, you should all be very proud of your achievements throughout these trials. Hopefully the experience has benefited you in learning and achieving even greater things in the future.

Unfortunately, there is a limit on the number of players that are allowed to be selected to go to the nationals this year. Which is being held in Western Australia.

Listed below are the players that have been selected. Please, regularly check the VCSA web-site for training details.

Nathan Bertazzon – ELTHAM

Joshua Brancatisano – KINGS

Laurent Coralie – KNOX

Shane de Kretser – KNOX

Nathan Evans – ELTHAM

Emily Hulbert – SHERBROOKE

Andrew Linares – BERWICK

Michael Middlemast – CROYDON

Dwayne Murrian – BERWICK

Nathan Paredes – BERWICK

Joel Richmond – KNOX

Ryan Scott- SHERBROOKE

Paa-Kwesi Kwansah-Aidoo – LILYDALE

John Walker – ELTHAM

Jack Williams – YARRA VALLEY

Richard Yates – ELTHAM

Emergencies

Ben Burney – YARRA VALLEY

Joseph Ferla – KINGS SC

Apologies to those who were not named. All the best throughout the remainder of the season and good health.

Yours in sport,

Eddie Woischuk. (0428 317748).

Important info with special notes.

Well done guys on making the final x 16 players. Every player that made it had special qualities that caught the selectors attention. What I would like from you all now and throughout the remainder of the season is to concentrate on certain aspects of your own game. To improve yourselves even more as we approach the nationals in OCTOBER.

I will be running a training session every Monday evening on a fortnightly basis up until September. In September, which will be four weeks before the tournament starts. We will be training every week. On a Monday and Wednesday evening. During this time I will have organized 4 to 6 practice matches against quality opposition for us to be tested at our maximum.

As your coach I find it a honour and privilege to be coaching U14”s VIC. Team. Plus you guys should be feeling the same, as representing your state. Also of most importance is representing the VCSA with pride and distinction. The VCSA give me great support and respect for what we set our goals to be. Without them this would not be possible.

Every player that made the squad are to give a 110% commitment throughout the campaign. You have now stepped up from club level to Representative level, which every one of you is capable of.

If I notice players doing the following:

a) not turning up to training.

b) Change of attitude.

c) Drop of in performance on the track.

I will replace you with one of the emergency players. This means you will not be going to WA. As from this very moment your campaign starts now. You are representing the VCSA with pride and passion.

Listed below is a short profile of each player plus what I would like you to work on in the meantime for improvement on your own skills in your Saturday games:

Nathan Bertazzon – Very good passing and vision. Solid in defence. Quick. Work on your support play after your passes. Like triangle passing to break down your opponent.

Joshua Brancatisano – Very good hands in catching the ball. Terrific kicking. Positioning good. Practice on having stronger palms when pushing the ball wide or over the crossbar. In the 6 yard box take full control of the ball. Either fist it out or catch the ball. No opposition player should be able to touch the ball in that area. That is your domain.

Laurent Coralie – Very quick. Strong striker of the ball.Great passing and skills technique. Reads the play very well. Practice in not over playing the ball too long. Give it off and support. Leadership qualities

Shane Dekretser – Very good first touch. Passes the ball the way your facing, also hitting a target. Good awareness of the play. Try not to be caught flat footed while defending. Practice overlapping in support play.

Nathan Evans - Very skillful. Great crosses. Keeps head up. Always finds a player. Sharp. Good talking. I would like you to support even more. This will enable me to have you take on a leadership role.

Emily Hulbert - Great passing. Plays the simple balls. Good vision. Works hard chasing everything down. Reads the play well. A bit quiet. Express yourself more. Command authority in play.

Andrew Linares – Strong in defence. Good kick out. Hard to get past. Work on hitting your targets. Try not to be flat footed. Be moving at all times.

Michael Middlemast - Good hands. Be stronger in palmingthe ball away. Take more control when ball is in your area. Work on your distribution of the ball.

Dwayne Murrian – Good skills. Works very hard on and off the ball. Good vision. Practice on first touch and hitting your targets. Talks well.

Nathan Paredes - Good skills. Strong. Never flustered. Good vision. I want you to talk more and take command in directing play.

Joel Richmond – Good skills. Works hard on the ball. Calls well. Passing good. Strikes the ball strongly. Practice in releasing the ball earlier. More support play. Also work a bit harder off the ball.

Ryan Scott - Great skills. Good first touch. Strong striker of the ball. Reads the play well. Strong body presence. Take advantage use your body more. Come into the play more. Especially off the ball. Become a target for team mates. Leadership role.

Paa-Kwesi Kwansah-Aidoo - Strong, good skills, quick. Strikes the ball well. Needs to work on awareness of the play off the ball. Also supporting the ball carrier. Don”t get caught ball watching.

John Walker - Excellent passing. Hard worker. Cool head. Keeps head up and looks for a player. Good skills. Work hard to become a target for your team mates so as to take on a leadership role.

Jack Williams - Hard worker. Never stops. Thinks well. Runs into space well. Work on your first touch. Make your presence felt off the ball.

Richard Yates - Good skills. Great talker. Good decision making. Good first time passing. Make your presence felt in directing traffic on and off the ball. Leadership qualities.

EMERGENCIES

Ben Burney - Good control. Strong defender. Need to work on your first touch. Try not to be caught flat footed ball watching.

Joseph Ferla – Good first touch. Passing good. Reads play well. Need to work harder off the ball. Don”t be caught flat footed. Show a little bit more physical presence.

NOTE: Could all players e-mail me the following info ASAP

Players full name:

Address:

D.O.B.:

Dad or Mums first name with their Mobile Number:

My e-mail address: ewoischu@bigpond.net.au

Use subject heading as: U14”s VIC. VCSA