Australia's twisted pathways to elite development in the beautiful game

Elite development: Australia's twisted pathways

Out of the big pool of grassroots players, talented ones emerge. Playing fees are astronomical at representative level. Coaching courses are expensive and the reward, in all probability, isn’t a job that will make ends meet. We deep dive into what is being done to develop our kids to a world-class standard.

Out of the big pool of grassroots players, talented ones emerge. Playing fees are astronomical at representative level. Coaching courses are expensive and the reward, in all probability, isn’t a job that will make ends meet. We deep dive into what is being done to develop our kids to a world-class standard.

Football in Australia is in trouble. The A Leagues are in a legitimate existential crisis, pathways are broken, the Olyroos have missed qualification for Paris and even the international teams have been generating headlines for the wrong reasons of late. Football’s problems have been laid bare time and again but solutions have been difficult to come by. We look to fix that by speaking to the most influential figures in the game.

Football in Australia is in trouble. The A Leagues are in a legitimate existential crisis, pathways are broken, the Olyroos have missed qualification for Paris and even the international teams have been generating headlines for the wrong reasons of late. Football’s problems have been laid bare time and again but solutions have been difficult to come by. We look to fix that by speaking to the most influential figures in the game.

Adam Peacock has looked to fix that by speaking to the most influential figures in the game, and he discusses his findings here with Mark Bosnich and Robbie Slater.

Football in Australia is in trouble. The A Leagues are in a legitimate existential crisis, pathways are broken, the Olyroos have missed qualification for Paris and even the international teams have been generating headlines for the wrong reasons of late. Football’s problems have been laid bare time and again but solutions have been difficult to come by. We look to fix that by speaking to the most influential figures in the game.
Adam Peacock has looked to fix that by speaking to the most influential figures in the game, and he discusses his findings here with Mark Bosnich and Robbie Slater.

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