New initiative to provide pathway for young Hunter footballers
By JOSH LEESON
Sept. 6, 2012, 2:18 p.m.
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THE Northern NSW Football’s emerging athletes programs will be rebadged with the Newcastle Jets name and colours under a new partnership between the two organisations and Football Federation Australia.
The initiative, which was forecast in yesterday’s Newcastle Herald, will provide a pathway for footballers from the under 10s all the way to the A-League and W-League competitions.
It will be known as the Emerging Jets Program, which aims to one day fill the majority of the A-League roster with Hunter-bred footballers.
The announcement was made at Merewether Surfhouse today and is it hoped the program will begin by the end of the year.
FFA technical director Han Berger will work with Jets coach Gary van Egmond and NNSWF technical director David Smith to oversee the implementation of the program.
The cost of the 12-month program will be $650 which includes working with elite coaches, learning the national football curriculum, playing up 35 to 40 matches per year and Jets season membership.
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