Twenty-fourth season of football coaching in Australia....

Twenty-fourth season of football coaching in  Australia and still loving every single minute! 

Just doing some holiday sorting out and came across the football shirts of most of the sides I have coached here in Australia since 1993. As can be seen by the styles and makes they stretch across two and half decades of football style and fashion.

Having started teaching at John Paul II, Marayong in 93', I coached the College 1st & 2nd XI 's for four years in the Metropolitan Catholic School's (MCS) and the Girl's side in the Metropolitan Combined Catholic School's (MCCS) for three seasons. I was also lucky enough to coach the NSWCCC (95' 96') Representative side for several seasons before leaving for Chatswood at the end of 1996.

My new school at Chatswood was St Pius X College and I took over the 1st XI coaching role in 1997. Because SPX was in the independent schools system, I also moved across into their representative football alignment and coached the Independent Sporting Association (ISA) for many years and NSWCIS (97' 00' 02' 15' 16') Representative sides. 

Twenty four seasons coaching in Australia

NSWCCC

Worked with this side from 1994 to 1996. We were winners of the NSW All Schools Championship in 1996. A young Nicky Carle and his brother Leo helped us to that win. Nick later went on to play for QPR and Sydney FC. Michael Cunico was another player who gained higher representative honours for the Australian U17 Joey's side and NSL club Northern Spirit.

John Paul II Marayong (MCS & MCCS)

Spent four fantastic years at JPII working with both the Boys and Girls Under 18 sides. The boys took out A and B grade doubles in 93', 95' and 96' also winning the statewide NSWCCC Cup in 1995. Not to be outdone the girls won the MCCS for the first three seasons of its existance 94', 95' and 96'!

St Pius X College (ISA) Now in my 20th season coaching at SPX. In that time we have won numerous ISA Minor Premierships with the 1st XI but also went on to win the Championship in 98' 00', 07', 09', 12' and 14'. The side also won the St Andrew's Cup in 00' and 04'. The college 1st XI also won the Queensland based High Energy Cup in 14'. Perhaps the college's most significant football achievement was its two wins in the state based NSWCIS Cup in 12' and 14'. Three players of note being Daniel Bateup who progressed to Australian Schoolboys; Chris Semaan who played professionally in Belgium and Huatan Delphi who played for the Iranian Under 23 team and professionally in the Serbian Second Division. 

Independent Sporting Association (ISA) this side is a representative side involving players from St Patrick's; SCECG's; St Andrew's;  St Spyridon's; Redfield's; Chevalier; Oxley; Oakhill; St Paul's; Central Coast GS; Blue Mountains GS and St Pius X College Chatswood. The side competes at the NWSCIS selection trial for the NSW All Schools Tournament. Shannon Cole of  St Patrick's Strathfield is a current A League player with Western Sydney Wanderers having previously played with Sydney FC

NSWCIS  This team takes in players from a variety of Associations. GPS; CAS; AISIES; NCIS; CSSA; RAS and the ISA. These Associations select their players from all over NSW. I coached this side over a number of years including 97' 00'  02' 15' and 16'. We won the All Schools competition in 15' many of our squad going on to represent both NSW and Australian Schoolboys including Lachlan Scott who has just been signed to the Western Sydney Wanderers A League squad and Ryan Blumburg recent Nike Challenge winner who is off to play in England

Berowra Football Club 
Worked with several boys and girls sides at the club. Including as assistant to the U15B side who were premiers in 05'. Took the girls side from 03' to 07' winning the U14A U16A and U18A competitions in 03' 05' and 07'. The U18A making the Champion of Champion Semi-finals in 07'.