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SASI women's soccer training

Victoria Balomenos

Monika Holmwood

Lauren Chilvers

Rosie Gardiner

Ruth Wallace

Ebony Weidenbach

Sian McLaren

Rachel Quigley

Angela Fimmano

Nicole Calder

Ashlee Faul

Lilly Rydon

Rachel King

Rhianna Peate

 

 


Sports - Football (Women)

Jessica Nagel

PLAYER OF THE WEEK JESSICA NAGEL

Player Profile (46kb PDF)

 

Goals - SASI Girls V Croydon

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SASI Goalkeeper Saves - SASI Girls v Croydon

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NEWS

Postcard from Verace, N. Italy

 SASI Scholarship Holders Angela Fimmano and Sian McLaren have recently completed a two game series against Finland at the AIS training base in Verace.

In the first game the Young Matildas (U19s) were too strong for the Finnish team winning 4-1. However the highlight was the performance of SASI Goal Keeper Sian McLaren who gained the respect of all spectators, coaches and players by providing a dominating performance in front of National Coach Tom Sermanni.  A National Senior Camp call up could as a result be imminent.

In the second game a wilting Finnish Team struggled against a powerful Australian team with Angela Fimmano performing well and grabbing a hat trick of Goals. The first a penalty, the second a left footed shot from the edge of the box and the third a side foot finish from 10 metres to overwhelm the hapless Fins.

German Super Power Overwhelmed

In the third game of the Euro training camp in preparation for the upcoming AFC World Cup Qualifiers, world power Germany was upset by the Young Matildas 3-0 with Fimmano a starter and McLaren on the bench.

Three young Guns return from Canberra

Ashlee Faul, Nicole Calder and Ruth Wallace have recently returned from an U16 National Training camp with new National Coach Robbie Hooker. Hooker was very impressed with the 3 SASI players with a likely invitation to the next training camp in June a likely result.

 

Sian Mclaren, Angela Fimmano and Rachael Quigley

 

HEALTHY OPTIONS FOR TAKE-AWAY MEALS

Olivia Warnes the SASI Sports dietition and Sarah Woolford Sports Physiologist have prepared a booklet to help with healthy eating choices for take-away food:

Healthy Options for Take-Away (268kb)

NEWS ARCHIVE

pdf2009 Highlights (101kb)
2008 Highlights (215kb)
Highlights 2007 - (123kb)

HEAD COACH

Kevin McCormack
Kevin McCormack

SASI Head Coach since 1995
Asst National Coach 2002-2004 including qualification and participation at Women's World Cup 2003 and Athens Olympics 2004

Qualifications
National Licence 2003
ASF Level 3 1995
Asian Football Confederation 'A' Licence holder

Highlights
Adelaide Sensation Head Coach since 1997
National League Champions 1999, Grand Finalist 3 times
National Youth Champions 2000
National Junior Champions 1996, 97, 98, 99.

Young Matildas (U20) Asst National Coach

STAFF - COACHING & SUPPORT


Berthy May – Trainer
Sarah Woolford - Physiology
Matt McGregor- Psychology
Amantha Saers - Strength and Conditioning
Tim Rawlins - Performance Analysis
Brendan Tammo - ACE
Nenita Brugess - Assistant Coach
Russell Elsworth – Assistant Coach
Rob Matosevic and Leanne Trimboli - Goalkeeper Coaches

 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The SASI Women's Soccer program is a national training centre (NTC) program that caters for the elite female soccer players in South Australia. The major focus of the program is to identify and develop players for inclusion in the Australian senior and junior teams. The program also identifies and develops junior players with the long term potential to participate in national teams.

The squad competes as a team in the National Women's Soccer League against other state institute or academy teams. This team is managed in partnership with the SA Women's Soccer Association and is coached by the SASI program coach.

The NTC programs are under the direction of the national coach through the institute programs. The NTC programs will identify and train the best available talent, regardless of age, who show a commitment to achieving excellence at the highest elite level in the sport.

NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER PROGRAM

The SASI Women's Football Program is a partnership program funded and supported by the South Australian government through SASI in partnership with both National and State Sporting Organisation. A key partner in the program is Federation of Football Australia who contributes funding support to the program as part of its National High Performance Plan. The NTC endorsement of the program recognises the status of the program in the sports National High Performance Pathway and also the indirect funding contribution to the SASI program by the Australian Sports Commission through Federation of Football Australia.

ATHLETE PATHWAY

SAWSA Clubs, - SAWSA Development Squads - U/14, U15 & U/17 State Teams - SASI Squad - Adelaide Sensations (WNSL)
National youth squads (U17, U19) - AIS program - National senior squad (Matildas)

Download athlete pathway (42kb)

RESULTS - 2009

Inter State Summer Series
SASI 5 Tasmania 0
SASI 2 Tasmania 2

FFSA Boys league U16b
West Adelaide 1 SASI Girls 1 (Balomenos)
Croydon Kings 0 SASI Girls 1 (Reed)
Pirates 2 SASI Girls 1 (Quigley)
Western Strikers 0 SASI Girls 1 (Balomenos)

COMPETITION PROGRAM

TRAINING PROGRAM

Sample Training Program (239kb)

 

TRAINING VENUES

CURRENT ATHLETES

2009 Squad

Full Scholarship  
Emma Wirkus Senior Matildas
Victoria Balomenos Senior Matildas
Sian McLaren Young Matildas 2008/09
*Angela Fimmano Young Matildas 2008/09
Rachel Quigley Young Matildas 2008/09
*Ashlee Faul Junior Matildas 2008
Ruth Wallace Junior Matildas 2008
Nicole Calder Junior Matildas2008
Jessica Nagel  
Associate Scholarship
 
Georgia Macri SASI 2009
*Ebony Weidenbach SASI 2008/09
Rachel King SASI 2008/09
Hayley Truskewycz SASI 2009
Ellie Chapman SASI 2009

Lilly Rydon

SASI 2008/09
Megan Dekin SASI 2009
Vaness Reed SASI 2009
Katherine Ebbs SASI 2009

*Profile

Targeted players currently in National Squads are expected to complete 6/7 sessions per week.

SASI Associate Scholarship Players are limited to a maximum of 3 sessions per week.

PAST ATHLETES

Scholarship holders 2002-2006 (43kb)

 

HALL OF FAME

LINKS

South Australian Women's Soccer Association - www.sawsa.com.au
Football Federation of South Australia - www.ffsa.com.au
Football Australia - www.footballaustralia.com.au

 

GALLERY (PHOTOS)

FFA National Championships - July 2008

Gawler - 17 May 2008

Nicole Calder, Ruth Wallace, Lilly Rydon & Ashlee Faul

 

 

 
 
 
   
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