Football NSW Club Development Conference

Football NSW will be hosting its third Club Development Conference at Valentine Sports Park on Saturday 7th February 2025.

The 2026 Football NSW Club Development Conference will empower community clubs to plan strategically to increase capacity and participation through education, workshops, resources, and transfer of knowledge.

Topics for the day will include:

• Safeguarding: Matt Sibley - Director, Sports Safe Solutions
• Volunteerism: Catriona Rose - Senior Program Manager, Sports Program, Australian Sports Commission and Tom Finch - Assistant Director, Coaching at the Australian Sports Commission

• Sponsorship: Delfina Moresco - Sales Manager, Two Circles
• Governance: Ian Londish - Governance Institute of Australia
• Finance: Rob Laws - Director, R. W. Laws and Associates
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Hayley Conway - CEO, Pride Cup; Alison Lloyd - Football NSW Female Para Program, Head Coach; Steve Weatherly - Vice President, Macarthur Magic

• Referees: Emma Kocbek - Referees Development and Education Manager, Football NSW

• Club Changer: Grace Lambourne - National Program Manager, Club Development, Football Australia
• Grassroots Coach Education: Paul Grundy - Technical Director, Lindfield Football Club and Paul Higgins - Grassroots Coach Development Lead, Football NSW

• Infrastructure and Grants: Helen Armson - Group Head of Strategic Partnerships & Corporate Affairs, Football NSW
• Women and Girls Participation: Hayley Todd - Head of Women's and Schools Football, Football NSW; Michael Hennessy - Promotions Marketing Manager, AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 LOC; Trudy Simmons - Female Football Program Manager, Football NSW and Emma Griffin - Female Football Development Officer, Football NSW

• Data Analysis: Mitchell Davis - Data analyst, Football NSW
• Marketing and Communications: Nicholas Amies - Marketing Manager, Football NSW

Association staff, Club Presidents, Secretaries and Committee members are all encouraged to attend.

Club Changer clubs who have completed their 1-star or 2-star & 3-star accreditation before December 9 will receive a free/s ticket to the conference.

If you are not already a 1-star club, you can get started by filling out the EOI below.

https://footballnsw.com.au/clubs/club-changer/

To claim your free/s ticket, please contact trevorh@footballnsw.com.au

1-star clubs receive 1 complimentary ticket

2-star clubs receive 2 complimentary tickets

3-star clubs receive 3 complimentary tickets

Club Changer is Football Australia’s Club Development Program which aims to protect and enhance our clubs, make them stronger and more resilient, lead them in building welcoming and inclusive cultures, and educate them on positive environments for players, coaches, volunteers, and officials while planning for long term viability and success.