your wife is killing it at w/bay this year
never said anything bad.
my point was if she wasn't playing , would you even care about WPL, just like if your son played rugby league would you care about NPL.
that's it, unfortunately it will take years for wpl to improve.
You have every right to be anonymous on here. I’m just saying be less easy to figure out, lol. There’s not that many AJ fans in newy but at least 2 anon accounts who
A) seem to think everyone cares about your mrs wpl stats
B) trash the club that sacked you after JDL level coaching at senior level
C) talk about your former zpl team
All those accounts speak about the same three topics.
At this point in time your anon accounts are as easy to spot as the entire New Lambton board that’s on here 😂
And the conversation was going so well - except for the slanderous dribble that sneaks in every now and then!!!
And once again it comes back around to New Lambton.
And once again - WRONG - I think last count 3 committee members on here !!!! Sorry to disappoint!!!!!
Jason, not having a dig here but I'm struggling with your concept. less age groups means less numbers from my math. Think about it this way. its a numbers game. The boys have been at it in Newcastle for some 100 years so over time their player numbers have increased and they have a huge pool of junior players all the way to senior grades. Women's football in comparison is a much younger development. That's not to say its not good because they have benefited from the experience and knowledge gained from the men.
increasing the numbers at the younger age groups with development from good coaching filters upwards. it takes time but as a group we need to be looking at increasing number and age groups which eventually creates a great pool of talent.
I just think reducing age groups in NPLW would reduce numbers and potentially the quality of players in general over time. like i said you need the numbers at the lower age groups and give the to coaching they need to become quality players. they are already leaving because of to few player spaces.
like any investment it takes time but needs to be planned out. look at the young numbers and adjust the team numbers and age brackets as they develop through the age groups.
Regards
Lefting
I agree Lefting.
Why not structure it like the Mens/Youth NPL 13-16/18,Res,1sts ? There’s a huge gap between current 17’s and seniors at the moment, why do the girls not get a chance to further develop physically and technically before making the move to Reserves and Firsts ?
The only reason is ground availability I’d imagine. There’s just not enough room in Newcastle for the game to grow. Northern want the game to grow but seem to be happily continuing down the easy road as they have always done.
Definitely something to look at. The most important thing is to realise and knowledge its all a work in progress and that it will always be the case. The clubs really are the ones who need to drive the improvement. It is then up to Northern to implement the changes to advance the game.
Also agree that fields are a real issue and will continue to be in the future. Another synthetic complex would be very handy. The sports precinct at the hockey and knights stadium would be an ideal location. There are fields there from what i can recall not being utilised that could be developed to a synthetic field complex. could possibly put 3 pitches there. Food for thought.
Regards
Lefting
Are we concerned about the talent we are missing out on due to the hefty fees?
We can’t produce a Marta when players from lower economic backgrounds can’t afford to play..
The pyramid is backwards in Australia, until that is fixed I believe there will always be minimal youth development and a small pool of talent to pick from as the ages go on..
Clubs can’t do it on there own