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Inside this issue.
Tactical Formation: The 4-3-3
Schools Football
3 3
Around The Country 4
Football For Health 6
A Life Without Limits 7, 8
Football Equipment Guide
The Men In Black
9 9
Coaching Tips
Refereeing tips
10
10
Training The Way You Play
Training Ground
11
11
OFC Bans Seth Daniels 5
Referee Development
National Soccer League
11
12,13
O-League expansion gets 13,14
PNGF Secures
Additional FIFA Funding
2
FIFA World Cup South Africa 15
Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has confirmed the nomination of Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu to represent Oceania football at the first ever Youth Olympic Games to be held in Singapore in
August 2010.
OFC has made its selection proposal within FIFA parameters which state that Member Asso-ciations nominated must represent nations that ‘have never, or rarely, had the opportunity to participate in Olympic Games or World
Cups.’
FIFA has also requested that Oceania nominate different countries for the men’s and women’s
football tournaments.
Vanuatu has been selected for the men’s side following the establishment of the FIFA Goal Football Program in which players are identified at a young age and housed in an academy where they train together daily. As one of only six countries globally to be chosen for this pilot project, Vanuatu will have an opportunity to show FIFA the success of the program at the
Youth Olympic Games next year.
Papua New Guinea have been selected for the women’s draw on the back of strong perform-ances over the past couple of years including a gold medal at the XIII South Pacific Games Samoa 2007 – a competition that is part of the
Olympic movement.
OLYMPIC ENDORSEMENT FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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Motivational Quotes
Many of life's failures are peo-ple who did not realize how close they were to
success when they gave up.
Thomas Edison
Failure is success if we learn
from it.
Malcolm Forbes
If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to
climb it, go through it, or
work around it.
Michael Jordan
The final decision regarding OFC repre-sentation at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games will be made by FIFA at the 59th FIFA World Congress in Nas-
sau, Bahamas, on 30 May.
If confirmed, OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas says Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu will thrive on the opportunity to test themselves against the world’s
best.
“Papua New Guinea have performed consistently in recent women’s tourna-ments but fallen short of toppling New Zealand for a place at a FIFA event,” says Nicholas. “Now with a nomination for the Youth Olympic Games they can set their sights on competing at the next level and potentially earning international
recognition.”
“Meanwhile Vanuatu is making huge strides in terms of youth development thanks to the newly introduced FIFA Goal Football Program so their selection
is also well deserved,” says Nicholas.
The inaugural Youth Olympic Games will be held in Singapore from 14-26 August 2010 and is expected to involve 3,600 athletes aged 14 to 18 from 205 Na-tional Olympic Committees. Athletes will compete in 26 sports while also par-ticipating in cultural and education pro-
grams.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) created the new event in Guate-mala in July 2007 with the aim of inspir-ing young people to participate in sport, play an active role in their communities
and live by the Olympic values.
OFC Media Release,
Thursday, 21 May 09.
PNGFA SECURES ADDITIONAL FIFA FUNDING
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PNG has been allocated a budget of PGK 1.28 million over the next two years to assist the 22 internal member associations with developing the game spe-
cifically in their region.
After a successful visitation to Papua New Guinea last week, Oce-ania Football Confederation (OFC) can confirm the Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) is on track to benefit from
the FIFA-funded Win in Oceania (WIO) Program.
The US$8million initiative, which launched in January 2009, aims to assist OFC Member Associations (MAs) in boosting national com-petitions, improving infrastructure and medical procedures, strengthening administration and communications as well as devel-
oping futsal and beach soccer competitions.
While most MAs have started their applications, progress has been slow for PNGFA due to recent legal proceedings involving former PNGFA Vice President Seth Daniels. PNG has been allocated a budget of PGK 1.28 million over the next two years to assist the 22 internal member associations with developing the game specifically
in their region.
On 13 May, the OFC Disciplinary Committee handed Daniels a three-year ban from football activity for breaching FIFA, OFC and PNGFA statutes and it is only since then that PNGFA has been able
to focus on the WIO program.
Tai Nicholas, OFC General Secretary, is confident PNGFA Presi-dent David Chung and his team are now in a strong position to
make the most of FIFA and OFC programs.
“The WIO funding provides an opportunity for PNGFA to imple-ment new initiatives that will leave a legacy for football in Papua
New Guinea,” says Nicholas.
“David Chung and his Executive Committee continue to have the full support of FIFA and OFC as he leads the PNGFA through this
exciting and challenging period of development.”
WIO Deputy Senior Project Manager Billy Vaitoare met with
PNGFA CEO Dimirit Mileng and Consultant David Brand last week to discuss the project in detail and begin the process of
applications.
After a thorough assessment, Vaitoare believes the PNGFA is
capable of overseeing the successful delivery of the project.
“Last week’s meetings were very encouraging,” said Vaitoare. “They not only helped to establish the long term strategy for PNGFA but also identified potential partners who can support
the new initiatives.”
FIFA and OFC will conduct a workshop in Port Moresby with all 22 member associations in August 2009 to discuss how the Win in Oceania funding will be distributed directly to the 22 member
associations.
As a follow up to the Seth Daniel saga, the OFC Executive Com-mittee at their meeting on 1 June 2009 has been advised that Seth Daniel continues to defy the OFC Disciplinary Committee ban on football activity by placing advertisements in the local newspapers and misrepresenting himself as Acting President of the PNGFA. The OFC Disciplinary Committee will now open a new discipli-
nary case against Seth Daniel.
“We would ask all the football fraternity in Papua New Guinea to ignore any message or instructions made by Seth Daniel. He has no legal standing within PNGFA nor with FIFA, OFC does not recognise him or any of his supporters and they will have no entitlement to Win in Oceania or any other FIFA and OFC fund-ing if they continue to associate themselves with Seth Daniels”
Nicholas said.
“Seth Daniel will now be charged, once again, under the OFC Disciplinary Code for forgery and falsification under Article 59 where it states that anyone who, during any football related activ-ity…, makes a false claim in a document with potentially legal repercussions …, will be sanctioned …, if the perpetrator is an official, and found guilty he could face a further ban for a period of at least twelve (12) months and a minimum fine of NZD
1,000” Nicholas told the Executive Committee.
OFC Media Release 9/6/09
“The 4-3-3 does not actually differ that much from
the 4-5-1 formation “
Former England Coach Don Howe.
Tactical Systems. The 4-3-3 Formation
4-3-3. This formation is quite an attacking one.
The 4-3-3 system - that is four defenders, three midfielders and three attackers - allows you to have three attackers while still
having a strong midfield.
The three midfielders will normally play quite closely together to give protection to the defence and so they cannot be passed
around by the opposition.
The three strikers will split across the pitch to provide width to the attack. Usually you would have a central attacker with one
each side of him.
Barcelona play with this system with Samuel Eto'o, Messi and Henry and was successful in defeating Manchester United in the
Champions League Final in Rome, May 2009.
Very few teams actually start with this line-up as you need to have specialist attackers. But if a manager needs a goal late on in a game
then he may opt to move to three up front.
Courtesy BBC SPORT
This formation is quite an attacking one.
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As of the end of game four, Port Moresby International Schools is leading the Girls division on maximum12 points and Gerehu
Secondary school for the Boys division on 9 points..
Since the inception of the competition last year, its popularity has grown heaps and bounds. The increase in popularity has also at-tracted corporate support this year. NCDSSSL organizing commit-tee is grateful to The Chairman of Petroleum Resource Kutubu John Kapi-Natto for pledging and donating K15 000, the Managing Director National Broadcasting Commission for a financial
pledge of K5000 through Tribe Radio FM.
Southern Region Development Officer and competition coordina-tor, Taku Niebo thanked the two gentlemen and their organization for recognizing the effort and vision of the competition in not only promoting football but also the need to engage the youth in worthwhile physical activities which enhances physical growth and
health.
PNGFA through the southern region office is assisting the competition as its secretariat office coordinating and maintaining
its functions.
Schools football is flourishing across the country in 2009.
In Goroka the local Schools Football competition has started very well according to Secretary Paddy Kelly. Games have been exciting
and played in the right spirit..
7 schools are participating in home and away fixtures from U9, U11,
U13, to open divisions in both boys and girls, with finals to follow.
Important Dates to note up in the Highlands! SEMI-FINALS-SATURDAY 20 JUNE, GRAND FINALS-SATURDAY 27 JUNE,
HIGHLANDS TOURNAMENT 28 to 30 AUGUST.
In Port Moresby the programme at POMSSA continues each Saturday at the Sir John Guise Stadium. U6 to U15’s enjoy the day of not stop
football.
The National Capital District Secondary Schools Soccer League is now into its fifth game of round one this week. The competition or-ganized and coordinated by the Southern Region development officer is an Under 18 competition played between the secondary schools in
the nation’s capital city Port Moresby.
The number of schools registered this year has increased from 9 to 12. Total number of teams registered is 18 with ten boys and eight girls’ teams. There are over 700 players participating on Wednesdays afternoons from 2 pm to 5pm at four different school venues, offici-
ated by PNGFA trained referees and student assistant referees.
SCHOOLS FOOTBALL
AROUND THE COUNTRY
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The PNGFA is pleased to see local competitions starting on
time in the local Member Associations.
Lahi, LFA, Tabubil and Madang soccer associations, to name a few, have started their season proper competitions four to five weeks ago and are
now on the roll with the ball on the field.
Madang Soccer Association president Peter Angasa said Madang Soccer has gained a momentum of growth. He said ten new teams have regis-tered for this year’s season being five men’s and five women’s in the first
division
Angasa said there are also new teams joining in lower divisions which is a
Tasinaiks and Taurama men’s teams.
Action in the goal mouth Tasinaiks v Taurama
Tasinaiks and Taurama women’s teams
big boost for Madang soccer this year. Youth competition is
also reaching its peaks this year.
Bulolo Soccer Association (BSA) has also come back to life this year after being in total darkness for two consecutive
seasons.
Newly elected president of BSA James Yagri said he will restructure BSA competition structure by adopting the new
PNGFA/OFC competition structure introduced this year.
Yagri said he will have only 5 teams in the premier division and keep the other teams in the lower divisions. He said by doing this he will create a very strong competition in his
association.
Enga, Hagen, Goroka, Hekari, Mendi, Simbu and other Soc-cer associations around the country have also just finished their preseason competitions and are now rolling into their
season proper for the 2009 competition.
In the NCD Public Servants Soccer Association PRK Won-toks United formerly Souths United won the pre season
grand final against Simla by 5 goals to 2.
Wantoks who have joined the NCD competition after they were omitted from the PMSA had to much flair and class for
their opponents throughout the preseason.
Simla were the only team to provide some resistance against the star studded Wantoks and they welcomed the return of
one of its favorite sons Andrew Lapani. .
Wantoks free flowing football always have the better of Simla and lead 3-0 at half time. Simla fought back with 2 goals in the second half and whilst the score line suggests an easy
win the Milne Bay boys put up a brave show
The PSSA commenced its first round of fixtures on the 30th May and our roving cameraman caught some of the action
between Tasinaiks and Taurama. (Left)
It is very pleasing to also see the ladies turning out in huge numbers along with the support from all the family. The happy faces of the ladies can be seen alongside the kids after
another enjoyable game.
Youth competitions in the country are getting stronger and
stronger when more youths turn out to play the game.
OFC BANS SETH DANIELS FROM FOOTBALL
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The OFC ruling dated 13th May 2009 means that Daniels can take no further part in any football activity for the next three
years.
Daniels has been involved in a legal battle with the PNGFA since September 2007 when he took out court proceedings against the association challenging the decisions of the PNGFA Disciplinary Committee who had resolved that Daniels step aside from his position for allegedly bringing the game into
disrepute the country (PNG).
At that time Daniels said he would accept the decision of the PNGFA Disciplinary Committee but when the ruling of the committee went against Daniels he decided to take the matter
to the National Court of Justice at Lae.
Daniels’ court proceeding also challenged the validity of the recent elections of the PNGFA held in Mt. Hagen in July 2008 where incumbent PNGFA President David Chung was re-elected as President for another four-year term. Daniels was
ousted as Senior Vice President.
The FIFA Statutes, Article 64 (formerly Article 62), clearly states that recourse to ordinary courts of law is prohibited unless specifically provided for in the FIFA Regulations. Rele-vant OFC Statutes (Article 39) and PNGFA Statutes (Article
51) also issue similar directives.
Despite warnings from FIFA and OFC, Daniels continued to disobey these directives and as a result was referred to the
OFC Disciplinary Committee.
The OFC Disciplinary Committee has found out that in bring-ing these proceedings to the court he (Daniels) acted in clear
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Disciplinary Committee has handed down a three-year ban to for-mer Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) Senior Vice President Seth Daniels after he was found
to have breached FIFA, OFC and PNGFA Statutes.
violation of the statutes.
OFC General Secretary Tai Nicholas welcomes the com-mittee’s decision of the three
-year ban on Daniels.
“This decision sends a clear message to any person in-volved in football within OFC and in particular Papua New Guinea that recourse to the courts is a fundamental breach of FIFA, OFC and PNGFA rules. It is important to respect the decisions of FIFA and OFC and if
anyone ignores these directives they do so at their own peril.
"FIFA, OFC and PNGFA have in place formal structures where ag-
grieved parties can have their issues addressed.
The current dispute has been a setback for the PNGFA and OFC in terms of time and money and we believe it is time Seth Daniel steps
aside for the benefit of football as a whole,” says Nicholas.
“Both FIFA and OFC continue to recognize PNGFA President David Chung and his duly elected Executive Committee as the controlling body for football in Papua New Guinea and we can now turn our attention back to what is most important – developing the game in
Papua New Guinea.”
Courtesy
OFC Media Release
Thursday, 14 May 09.
An initiative of the Papua New Guinea Football Association Inc.
FOOTBALL FOR HEALTH
Playing football is fun. But it is even more fun when you are well prepared and perform at your best because you meet the needs of you body. This means optimal training, sufficient recovery time and, as
important evenly, eating well.
But the fun can easily be spoiled by injuries. Whilst you cannot prevent injuries in gen-eral, there is a lot you can do to prevent certain injuries from happening to you in the
first place and from happening again.
No doubt the fun will be all gone the mo-ment you test positive in a doping control. It will not help you at all if this positive test was even due to ignorance, e.g. because you used a contaminated supplement. Whilst doping substances bear a considerable risk to your health and career, there is a way to enhance performance which is healthy and
allowed: a balanced diet.
Make sure you can enjoy football without
any limitations.
The facts you need to know about clever training, preventing injuries, the right foot-ball food as well as the dangers of intentional and unintentional doping are to be found here. Learn how you get the most out of
you favorite game!
Staying healthy need not be a chore. An hour of football three times a week keeps you physically and mentally fit - and is fun,
too.
Studies have now proved what many in the football family have thought for a long time: in the long term, regular exercise, such as playing football, is the best guarantee of
health.
In 1997, the World Health Organization (WHO) named lack of exercise as the most
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frequent cause of coronary artery disease. Since then, our understanding of the fatal consequences of physical inactivity has
steadily increased.
A main risk factor is obesity, one of the epidemics of our times. More important than the body mass index however, is where the fat is - it is particularly danger-
ous in and around the abdomen.
Your belt size is a useful guide. For men, it should be below 94cm and for women below 80cm. If the belt size is greater than 102cm (men) and 88cm (women) the risk of cardiovascular disease is significantly greater. Public health awareness campaigns help most to know that exercise keeps us
physically and mentally fit.
But that does not necessarily mean we exercise more. Why should you exert yourself and dispense with comfort when you (still) feel so good? Many well-intended active programmes fail because many chronic diseases do not appear to be an immediate threat. This is where football has an enormous advantage: If you enjoy playing the game and can use football to live out your exer-
cise preferences, you will keep playing.
For many, it is the psychosocial factors, not the biological ones, that fire our enthusi-asm for exercise in the long term. And only then does it have an optimum preven-tive effect. Although few people can become rich and famous through football, everyone can become and stay physically and mentally
healthy.
See the PNGFA web site or FIFA.com for more detail on how you can use Football
For Health!!!
Courtesy FIFA DO Zurich
A LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS
Horrors enough are generated by war but, occasionally, man’s ability to rise above them generates powerful exam-ples of inspiration which reach far be-
yond the immediate battleground.
Take Dennis Parker. He is 33 and from Tub-manburg, Liberia. In 1990, at 16, he was forced to take up arms on behalf of then-
President Charles Taylor.
After three years of teenage killing for the National Patriotic Front, his right leg was shattered in a street gun battle. One year later he had the leg amputated just below the knee. He fought on for four more years and then found himself begging on the
streets.
Yet now he is a hero, as a star goal scorer for the Liberia Amputee Sports Association one of half a dozen teams who field a total of more than 150 players – almost all of them, like Parker, victims of the genocidal
civil war which wrecked the country.
Much of the credit for the chink of sporting relief in a bleak landscape of hate and mis-
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A tackle flies in during a match in Monrovia. Outfield players are very agile on their
crutches.
trust belongs to the Rev. Robert Karloh, a Pentecostal minister who had seen the therapeutic value of amputee football in
neighboring Sierra Leone.
It was Karloh whose negotiating patience persuaded Parker and more than 100 fellow amputees to end an occupation of Taylor’s former headquarters and try to rebuild their lives – unlikely as it seemed even to them -
through sport..
Suspicious, starving and initially
belligerent …
Karloh persuaded the suspicious, starving and initially belligerent Parker to help him create the LASA club. Their first match was a defeat by a team from Sierra Leone. But they finished runners-up in the first All-African Amputee Football Championship last February in Freetown to prompt a US gov-ernment donation of €30,000-worth of
medical support and kit.
Liberia lost a thrilling final by 4-3 to Ghana whose Collins Gyamfi finished as the tourna-ment’s 10-goal top scorer. Sierra Leone’s Amadu “Bob Jones” Kamara was voted the
event’s top player.
Amputee football has rules all its own. Out-field players have only one leg, goalkeepers only one arm and, if the ball strikes the crutch of a defending player or the arm stump of a goalkeeper in or around the goal area then a penalty is awarded. The goal
itself is half the size of the orthodox version.
Parker and his team-mates have especial reason to be grateful for soccer. Some 13 years of war left the Liberian economy in
tatters, its people massively impover-ished. Very little mutual sympathy is avail-able for anyone, least of all amputees whose very injuries are often considered as marking them out as having been boy
soldiers.
He says: “People now take amputees to be bad people, like animals. When the fighting stopped there were thousands of us, a mob, on the streets, with nowhere to go and no-one to take care of us. Luckily for us soccer allows us to be... well... renewed. And it has helped me go
to places I would never have been.
"Before, taxis would not stop for a
disabled man"
“I have managed to go to Freetown in Sierra Leone, to Europe, to Russia. When I walk on the streets, people know me. We are able to live again. Before, taxis would not stop for a disabled man be-cause the drivers would think we had been responsible for killing their families.
“Now all that is changing, little by little.”
Karloh became involved in the African amputee football movement through his work as deputy director of disarmament. For him the success and popularity of the players is not only a form of social work
but a feature in national reconstruction.
He says: “The amputee status is a stigma. There is a tendency for people to reject these men who fought the war that tore the country apart. Now everybody comes along to see them play football and cheer for them. The community likes their game, it is a tool for reconciliation.
Amputee Football in War-torn Liberia
It sends a message: ‘I have forgiven you.’ It’s a
form of healing.
“For example, we have people who fought against each other now playing on the same
side in harmony.”
Not only do Liberia’s amputee footballers play in harmony they played with enough success to qualify for the Amputee World Cup in Turkey. This is one of six disabilities which ‘own’ their own international tourna-
ments.
The other categories are blindness, cerebral palsy, deaf and hearing impaired, partially
sighted as well as learning disabilities.
Jeff Davis is national football development manager of disability at the Football Associa-tion in London. He says: “When we started in 1999 our main aim was to give everybody an opportunity to reach their potential. That may just be playing locally but it could also be moving through the player pathway and even-tually playing for one of the elite national
teams.
"It’s really serious competition and the players want to be the best players they
can”
“So, at the beginning, it’s just to play the game and, as they progress, it’s really serious competition and the players want to be the
best players they can.”
The world in which Davis works in England and Europe is far different in context to the one in which Karloh found himself in war-
A LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS
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Players who have lost a leg build up tremendous strength in their arms which enables them to move swiftly
around the pitch on their crutches.
Goalkeepers must have only one arm and outfield players only one leg to
qualify for an amputee team.
An exuberant player goes through some warm up exercises in the goal-
mouth before a match in Monrovia.
torn Africa. But Davis strikes a similar chord when he says: “Before I joined the FA I worked for a disability organization and I saw that sport could be really power-ful for these guys to help them with reha-bilitation or just to help them as an extra
activity, something to enhance their lives.”
In the case of Dennis Parker and his Libe-rian team-mates that translates as helping them regain a level of respect among their fellow countrymen; the rattle of an AK-47 has been superseded by the roar of a foot-
ball stadium.
As Dennis Bright, Sierra Leone’s Sports Minister, told all the players who starred at the African Amputee Championship: “You have proved to the world that you are not
second-class citizens but real heroes.”
FOOTBALL GIVES YOU
“HOPE”
Author Credit:
Football’s Hidden Story
Keir Ranedge
Photos Credit:
Football's Hidden Story
Peter Dench
An initiative of the Papua New Guinea Football Association Inc.
KICK OUT HIV/AIDS…...PLAY FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT GUIDE
THE ROLE OF OFFICIALS — the men in black…...
When the referee starts waving his arms about after blowing the whistle, do you know what he is indicating?
He may be conducting himself in a medieval dance, but more likely he will be signaling a free-kick.
Here is our guide to the referee's signals.
Direct Free-kick The referee should point with a raised arm in the direction that the free-kick has been given. The referee does need to
make a further signal to indicate it is direct. Players often wait before taking a free-kick to check with the ref whether it is direct or indirect.
Indirect Free– kick The referee will signal the positioning and direction of an indirect free-kick in the same way as any other free-kick. However, to show that the kick is indirect the referee keeps one arm outstretched above his head until after the kick is taken. It avoids
any confusion when a goal is scored directly from a free-kick.
Bookings These are not the signals you should be wanting a ref to show you. The signal for a caution or sending off is the same - it's just the colour of the card that is different. The referee will take a note of the player and then hold the card high above the head with an out-
stretched arm.
If the player is sent off for two bookable offences, the referee will show the second yellow card before holding up the red card. It is possible, though, that a player who has already been booked can be shown a straight red
card.
Advantage Even after a foul, a ref may allow play to continue sometimes. He will look to see if the team that would have been awarded the free-kick has an advantage in playing on. To signal that he is waving play on, he will extend both arms out
in front of his body.
Courtesy—BBC SPORT
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It's difficult to over emphasize the importance of having well fitted football boots and with the leagues commencing soon we felt a few tips may
be useful.
There is a huge variety of boots available at wildly varying prices, but the most expensive ones on the market won't necessarily be the best ones for you, and they certainly
won't make you a better player.
So when you're choosing your next pair, forget style and think about practicality and comfort. Firstly, try and under-
stand the shape of your feet and your running style.
Also think about if you are flat-footed or have a high arch.
Ideally football boots will fit snugly, although during teenage years with feet still growing it is advisable to allow some room to compensate.
Remember the correct equipment is not only for your comfort and performance but also a requirement of the FIFA Laws of the Game.
LAWS OF THE GAME
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LAW 1—THE FIELD OF PLAY
a) Field Surface – matches may be played on natural or artificial surface, ac-
cording to the rules of the competition.
The color of the artificial surface must be green.
Where artificial surfaces are used in either competition matches between repre-sentative teams of member associations affiliated to FIFA or international club competition matches, the surface must meet the requirements of FIFA Quality Concept of Artificial Turf or the international Artificial Turf Standard, unless
special dispensation is given by FIFA.
b) Field Marking – the field of play must be rectangular and marked with lines.
These lines belong to the areas of which they are boundaries.
The two longer boundary lines are called touch lines. The two shorter lines are called goal lines.
The field of play is divided into two halves by a halfway line, which joins the midpoint of the two touch lines. The center mark is indicated at the midpoint of the halfway line. A circle with a radius of 9.15m (10yds) is marked around it. Marks may be made off the field of play, 9.15m (10yds) from the corner arc and at right angles to the goal lines and the touch lines, to ensure that
the defending players retreat this distance when a corner kick is taken.
c) Dimensions – The length of the .touch line must be grater than the length of the goal line.
Length (touch line): Minimum 90m (100yds)
Maximum 120m (130yds)
Width (goal line): Minimum: 45m (50yds)
Maximum: 90m (100yds)
All lines must be of the same with, which must be not more then 12 centimeters.
LAW 1 CONTINUES TO THE NEXT ISSUE.
COACHING TIPS
MODERN YOUTH TRAINING—Introduction
Coaches must understand the fact that Children’s Soc-cer is different from adult Soccer, and understanding
children is an important part of youth coaching.
What are children capable of, what are their needs and what do they enjoy best? Each issue of this newsletter offers valuable insights into these questions solidly
based on years of coaching experience.
Since many youth coaches are just beginning their coaching careers, this knowledge is especially valuable for them. They need concrete information they can use in their training programs, and that is exactly what the tips in this newsletter deliver, with sample exercises and complete practice sessions geared to each age
level’s specific needs and abilities..
There is more to coaching, of course, than running practice sessions. Match play and mentoring, both on
and off the soccer field, are just as important.
In the newsletter issues come, you will find compre-
hensive guidelines for every aspects of the coaches job.
The tips in this newsletter set a new standard for youth devel-opment, giving you all the tools you need to make your training program up-to-date, effective
and attractive.
This is just the introduction of what this newsletter is going to offer you of Modern Youth Coaching. If you follow very close without missing an issue of this newsletter, you will un-derstand better what youth coaching is and how to go
about it.
We will start on the first topic “The Philosophy of Children Soccer” in out next issue of this newsletter so stay tuned.
THE FRANCE GOVERNMENT IS A FOOT-BALL PARTNER OF THE PAPUA NEW GUINEA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION IN DEVELOING THE GAME PNG.
TRAIN THE WAY YOU WANT TO PLAY
There are many players who can juggle hundreds of times, can line up 10 balls on the top of the 18 and hit side netting, can do “cool moves” etc but
when they are put into a game situation they can't do much.
The reason for this is while they might spend a lot of time with the ball, they don't train under pressure. It might be easy to hit a stationary ball exactly where you want to but can they do it with a defender chasing you down from behind? Can they do the 'cool move” with two defenders going for the ball? Can they receive a ball played at your chest and bring it down to their feet
with an opponent pressuring their back?
It's one thing to be able to do a skill, it's another thing to be able to do it in a game situa-tion, under pressure. How do they get better at playing under pressure? It's actually
quite simple, train under pressure.!
If practicing shooting, it's ok to start with stationary shots but then progress up to hit-ting a moving ball. Next, add a defender putting token pressure on, then have the de-fender go with full pressure and finally put it into a game situation. This game situation doesn't have to be an official 11 v 11 game. It can be 1 v 1 with a keeper or 2 v 2 with a
keeper, just something that recreates a true game analysis.
You can go to YouTube and see some incredible displays of skill by performers showing off their skill but how many of them can apply that in a game situation? While there is nothing wrong with those performances, understand it's not the same as doing them in a
game.
Is it possible to take some of the skills they develop and integrate them into games skills? Of course. However, in most cases, they will need to practice these skills under pressure in order to be able to do them in a game situation. This a one of the roles of the coach to put this into the training sessions. Continue to have fun working on individ-
ual skills but also start doing them under pressure to develop a better player and team.
TRAINING GROUND
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Attack v Defence
The 5 attacking players get a ball and attack the goal. One defend-ing player steps out and defends. Offside rule applies and the objec-
tive is to get to goal as quickly as possible.
The shot is hit and if the ball is out of play, or the keeper holds the ball, the attacking players sprint back and get a new ball. All five players must all sprint back behind the 30 yard line. The one de-
fender stays and defends.
This continues for a one minute period and at the end of the one minute period a 2nd defender joins on.. At the end of the second
minute, a 3rd defender joins.
This continues until all defenders are on the field for at least one full minute. Once the last defender is on for a full minute, they start leaving in reverse order so the first defender on is now the
first defender off.
Once the last defender is on for one full minute on their own, the attack is over and the teams switch roles. If it's 5 v 5, the teams would attack for 10 full minutes straight so there either needs to be a lot of balls, or someone must be retrieving the ball while the game
is on.
After the balls are retrieved, the second team becomes the attacker
and the first team becomes the defending team.
This is a great way to work on attacking defending, goalkeeping and
fitness. Plus, the players will love the game.
Give it a go! Courtesy finesoccer.com
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REFEREE DEVELOPMENT Page 12
The Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) in its positive steps to develop football in the country has organized and conducted Elite courses for PNG
soccer referees this year.
There were so far two courses being held in the country and they are both of high level referee courses. One of these courses was an Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) senior referee course and the other was a FIFA elite
referees’ course.
The OFC senior referee course was held in Lae at the PNGFA Academy and Headquarters. OFC development officer Neil Poloso was in the country to conduct the course. More that 30 senior referees attended the course including women referees. Participants came all the way from Port Moresby,
Bougainville and the highlands of PNG.
The course lasted for a week.
The second referee course organized by the current PNGFA administration was a FIFA elite
referee course.
FIFA Referee Director in the Oceania region Raveino Massimo conducted the Course with the assistance of OFC Referee Development officer Neil Poloso. This course was also attended by more 35 participants. Some of
the attendants were new comers.
The same course was first conducted in Port Moresby for those who cannot travel to the Lae
academy to attend the course.
In association with the PNGFA’s Southern Region development officer Taku Niebo, the course ended
successfully within two weeks.
These are two very important and remarkable steps PNGFA with so much hard work and effort by the current administration achieved for PNG football, especially for referees
in the country.
The PNG football referees gained a lot more from these two courses. In attendants to this FFA elite course were referees from as far as Mendi, Mt. Hagen, Kimbe, Madang, Simbu, Bougainville, Wau, Bulolo, Markham
and Lae city.
In the mean time six new PNG soccer
referees have joint the FIFA referee listing for 2009. They are Peter Paliwa of Bulolo, John Koris of LFA, Charles Romo of Madang, Mukite Manggin of Mt. Hagen and Ian Ikowari and David Charles of Port Moresby. PNGFA has now ten (10) FIFA recognized referees including existing FIFA referees Job Minan, Salaiau Sosogan, (Port Moresby) Paul Jan (Mt. Hagen) and Inimbu Pabia (Wau). Peter Paliwa, Job Minan and Salaiau Sosogan are FIFA referees while the others are FIFA assistant referees. PNG Women Referees are yet to join
the FIFA listing.
The inclusion of the six new referees in the 2009 FIFA listing has boosted the morals of junior referees. PNGFA will continue to develop referees and coaches in the country to push PNG football to the next level despites
hiccups in the PNG football.
Neil Poloso with course participants during a
practical session at the PNGFA academy in Lae.
Course participants during theory
session at the academy in Lae.
FIFA ELITE AND OFC SENIOR REFEREE COURSES
NATIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE
The current admini-stration of the Papua New Guinea Football Association has set a
landmark in the history of PNG Football by developing and intro-ducing the National Soccer League
(NSL) in the country.
The NSL is now the highest and semi-professional competition in
the country.
Now all of us enjoy it, but develop-ing, proposing and planning NSL was not an easy task. So much re-sources, effort, hard work and time were involved and consumed dur-ing the birth of NSL. All these were done for nothing but for the good of the game and for the country. One or two sweat their guts and many enjoy it now. A huge credit is given to those who developed, proposed, planned and
introduced NSL in the country.
NATIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE Page 13
FROM PAGE 12
PNG’s Semi-Pro-League Introducing NSL in PNG was the idea of incumbent president David Chung in his vision to professionalize football in PNG and take it to the next level. NSL was developed as a pathway for PNG players to earn international rec-ognition. For example, Kema Jack and David Muta of Hekari South United were contracted by Sunshine Coast FC to play for the club in the Queen-
sland State League last year.
Many players in the country see NSL as a very important league. They see it as a motivating tool and a driving fac-tor which can inspire the young play-ers to more excel and advance in their football career. Players see that the doors which were closed for years are now opened and there is a way out through which they can play outside of PNG. And that is what PNGFA wants
and why NSL was introduced.
National Soccer League was first intro-duced and tried out in 2006. It was a trial and error period with less or no recognition and at a premature stage. The first season started off with only
five teams.
The very first five NSL teams that go down into the history of NSL and PNG football were Momads FC
(Welgris Highlanders FC) of Mt. Hagen, Gelle Hills FC and Souths United FC (Hekari South United FC) of Port Moresby, Madang Fox FC of Madang and Blue Kumuls FC (Morobe
FC) of Lae.
Souths United FC claimed both the minor premier and the league cham-pion’s titles. However, they did not proceed further when they were de-feated in the O-League qualifier by Inter-University FC, who was then
the amateur club champions of 2006.
In the second season (2007/08) the number of teams increased by two to seven. IFC Besta Fighters FC of Ma-dang and Inspac Rapatona FC of Port Moresby were added onto the list. A seven team battle started in Novem-ber 2006 and ended in March 2007. Telikom PNG stepped in to claim the naming right of the competition with a K100, 000.00 partnership package. The competition was named the
“Telikom Cup”.
Hekari Souths United FC again claimed the minor premier and league cham-pion’s titles placing Gelle Hills FC sec-ond and Morobe FC third followed by Inspac Rapatona in the fourth place. Welgris Highlander, IFC Besta Fighters and Madang Fox FCs were placed 5th,
6th and 7th respectively.
The grand final in the season 2008/09 was not played due to bad weather all through the week. Hekari Souths United FC was declared league cham-pion again by the NSL as it was leading the league point’s ladder. CMSS Rapa-tona Tigers was declared the runner up and Welgris Highlanders and Inter Uni-versity FCs third and fourth places re-
spectively.
Telikom PNG Limited was consistent with its partnership with NSL. Telikom PNG committed K150, 000.00 in the 2008/09 season which boost NSL and benefited most clubs and the NSL ad-
ministration run the competition.
Eight teams participated in this compe-tition being three new clubs (Inter-University FC, Nabasa FC, Sepik FC) joining the competition and two (Madang Fox FC, Besta Fighters FC) leaving the competition. The eight team competition was very strong which attracted larges crowds in Lae, Madang
O-League expansion gets green light The Oceania Football Con-federation (OFC) Executive Committee has met in the Baha-mas during the 59th FIFA Con-
gress this week to discuss a number of important matters such as the fu-ture of Oceania’s topflight club com-
petition – the O-League.
Convening at Paradise Island’s Atlantis Hotel on Monday, 1st June the execu-tive committee approved the expan-
sion of the O-League from six to eight teams for the 2010 season, with two groups of four playing in a home and
away format.
Tai Nicholas, OFC General Secretary, says the decision is an exciting step for-
ward.
“This expansion reflects the growing popularity of the O-League and will en-able more Member Associations to par-ticipate in our flagship competition,” said
Nicholas.
The 2010 O-League, which kicks off in October 2009, will consist of a Group A
including two New Zealand clubs and representatives from New Caledonia and Tahiti plus a Group B made up of teams from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. A decision on the O-League structure beyond the 2010 season will be made in November at the next OFC Execu-
tive Committee meeting.
In other matters, the executive com-mittee showed a strong desire to stage future FIFA events in Oceania Nations. OFC Media Release.
PNG O LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVES 2008/9 Page 14
FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA 2010 Page 15
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ Qualifiers
All Whites to meet Bahrain or Saudi Arabia
The picture has become clearer for Ricki Herbert and his All Whites squad as to who they are likely to meet in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ two-legged playoff on October 10 and
November 14 this year.
The second stage of the Asia Football Confederation’s quali-fying tournament was completed today with Bahrain and Saudi Arabia securing third spot in Group A and Group B respectively, meaning they must now play each other home and away in September to determine who will meet Oceania
champions New Zealand.
Meanwhile Australia, Korea DPR, Korea Republic and Japan have automatically qualified for next year's FIFA World
Cup™ after their top four finish in the Asian zone.
Earlier today at the FIFA Confederation’s Cup South Africa 2009, New Zealand played their second Group A Match in Rustenburg going down 0-2 against the hosts. Despite an energetic display, the All Whites’ front pairing of Chris Killen and Shane Smeltz were starved of good service and came away with only one shot on target during the 90
minutes. Bernard Parker starred for South Africa with a double, mak-ing amends for his mistake during their 0-0 draw with Iraq when he unwittingly got in the way of teammate Kagisho
Dikgacoi's goal-bound header late in the game.
Parker’s first goal came in the 21st minute when New Zea-land goalkeeper Glen Moss could only guide the deflected shot into the back of the net. A touch of luck then helped South Africa to a second goal six minutes after halftime when Tsepo Masilela's cross was diverted into the net by Parker's
midriff.
Everton’s Steven Pienaar was busy all game, causing prob-lems for the New Zealand midfield and helping his side en-joy the majority of possession late in the game. But the hosts could not turn their dominance into goals, thanks in
large part to an outstanding performance from Moss.
In the day’s other match, Spain edged Iraq 1-0 to assert their place at the top of Group A and ensure a spot in the
semi-final.
New Zealand have one more chance to earn their first ever point at a FIFA Confederation’s Cup when they meet Iraq on Saturday, beyond which time all eyes will turn to the
FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers. Ends
2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA™
ASIAN QUALIFIERS - RESULTS
Wednesday 17 June
Group A
Bahrain: 1 Uzbekistan: 0
Australia: 2 Japan: 1
Group B
Saudi Arabia: 0 Korea DPR: 0
Korea Republic: 1ran: 1
STANDINGS
Group A
Group B
Oceania Football Confederation
Media Release
Thursday 18 June
PNGFA EXTRA INFOMATION Page 16
CONTACTS
National Headquarters & Academy Fernridge, Estate, 11 Mile PO Box 957, Lae 411. Morobe Province
Ph: 475 1398 Fax 475 1399
email: [email protected]
Website: www.pngfootball.com.pg
Port Moresby Office P O Box 371 Waigani NCD
Ph: 323 1956/1889/2591, Fax: 323 2591 Email: [email protected]
National Soccer League
P O Box 371, Waigani NCD
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVES
David Chung — President
John Kapi Natto — Senior Vice President
Kurt Reimann — Junior Vice President
Peter Angasa — Member
Linda Wonuhali — Member
Simon Koima — Member
John Raka — Member
Dimirit Mileng — General Secretary
SECRETARIAT STAFF
Lae Office
Dimirit Mileng — General Secretary ([email protected])
Joanna Masani — Facilities Officer (joana.masani.gmail.com)
Daisy Winas — Receptionist
Thomas Kambi — Administrative Assistant ([email protected])
Casual Staff at the Academy
Alex Komoka — Grounds
Bobby Kepsy — Grounds
John Gend — Grounds
Anton Sapu — Security Guard
Jeremiah Gene — Security Guard
John Guambo — Security Guard
Onenu Yaruwe — Security Guard
Jenny Bobby — Cleaner
Port Moresby Office
David Brand — Consultant & Advisor
Edward Tauloi — Competitions ([email protected])
Thomas Piliwas — Assistant Administration/Competitions
Marty Terry — Accounts Officer ([email protected])
Taku Niebo — DO ([email protected])
Herman Sasse — I T ([email protected])
Daisy Bowada — Media and Marketing ([email protected])
