The FFA has today released their 20 year vision for Australian football in the form of the ‘Whole of Football Plan.’
A bid for the 2023 FIFA Womens World Cup, a 15 million strong football community and commitment to grassroots level highlighted the plan, with the FFA eager to ensure football continues its upward trend in Australia following the Asian Cup triumph in January.
More grassroots participants than other any code, more fans than any other code and world class elite players were the bold statements to come out of the plan, which is sure to see the AFL and NRL take notice.
FFA chief executive David Gallop revealed the sky is the limit for the future
of football, and was confident that it would represent a majority stake in the Australian football market in years to come.
“We have a firm conviction that football’s best years are ahead of us,” Gallop said.
“We know that growth will inevitably bring greater revenues and new incomes streams, enough to fund the future.”
The Whole of #FootballPlan sets out 20-year vision. Read more: http://t.co/0Q8vUOA8I9 pic.twitter.com/gkHI2Xe7SF
— Football Australia (@FFA) May 5, 2015
Key aims of FFA’s plan for the future of Australian football:
- A 15-million strong football community by 2035, including one million club members
- A distinctive Australian style of playing that puts the national teams in contention for all FIFA and AFC championships
- Hosting the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to drive women’s football participation and professionalism
- National competitions that attract 75 per cent of participants to support a top-tier club
- A combined pool of 3000 elite male and female players from 12 to 19 vying for future national selection and professional contracts
- Academies that provide world-class coaching, eliminating the need for Australian youth to find elite development overseas
- A redistribution of resources to community football
- Lower-cost and higher-quality coach education from the grassroots to professional tier
- Making schools and social football the focus of an “Anytime, Anyhow, Anywhere” approach to playing the game
- Sourcing football facilities that accommodate increasing urban density
- Redefining the role of referees as game facilitators, not just as arbitrators of the laws of the game
http://www.wholeoffootballplan.com.au/
Read the ‘Whole of Football Plan’ in full here
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