Ernie Merrick has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the 2022 Northern NSW Football Coach Conference on Sunday 4 December.
Merrick is a two-time A-League Premiership and Championship winning coach with Melbourne Victory and is currently Football Australia’s Chief Football Officer.
He has an extensive background in both player development and elite football coaching domestically with Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix and internationally with the Hong Kong National Football Team.
As Chief Football Officer, Merrick plays an integral role in advancing many of the key objectives expressed in Football Australia’s XI Principles as they seek to disrupt Australian football’s technical vision and direction.
Conference an opportunity to upskill for season 2023
Northern NSW Football’s Talented Player & Coach Development Manager, Ryan Doidge says “Our coaching conference will be an informative day of lectures and workshops from high profile industry leaders and experts.
Attendees will walk away with player centric insights, tips and processes to implement in 2023. It’s also a great opportunity for advanced coaches to record 30 CPD points,” Doidge said.
Why get involved?
- Hear from industry leaders and experts on the current state of coaching
- Walk away with new coaching insights, tips, methods and processes for season 2023
- Network with other advanced coaches
- Participants are eligible for 30 CPD points
2022 NNSWF Coaching Conference
- Date: Sunday 4 December 2022
- Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm
- Location: Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility (Jet’s seminar room)
- Cost: $100, per person
- Who: Open to all coaches, with individuals holding a current advanced license receiving 30 CPD points
- Register here
NNSWF Coaching Conference speakers
Northern NSW Football has released the details of the first three keynote speakers and has plans to announce additional speakers in the coming weeks.
Warren Grieve, Technical Director, Football NSW
Warren Grieve is Football NSW’s Technical Director, his role is to improve the up and coming talent of both players, coaches, and support staff, providing a challenging and rewarding environment for all to develop.
Warren has spent the last 14 years in Australia and held the role of Technical Director for Capital Football. He holds his AFC/FA Pro Diploma and is an active Advanced Coach Developer for the FA C, B and A licence.
Dr O’Neil Maharaj, Director of Sports Medicine and Counselling, Return 2 Play
Dr O'Neil Maharaj from Return 2 Play Medical is an ACA accredited counsellor, ACA counselling supervisor, Sports Doctor and university educator. He is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Newcastle.
His approach to sports medicine is to 'walk beside you'. Dr Maharaj is eager to find out who his patients are beyond their injuries. This ensures they receive appropriate instruction and have an individual recovery plan.
Ryan Doidge, Talented Player and Coach Development Manager, Northern NSW Football
Ryan Doidge is Northern NSW Football’s Talented Player and Coach Development Manager; his role is to oversee the talented player pathway and all coach education across northern NSW.
Since commencing his role in July 2022, Ryan has played a part in managing our players on the talented player pathway at National Youth Championships and at the SingaCup in Singapore. He has also provided opportunities to over 90 coaches to start their advanced coaching journey and to nearly 50 coaches to complete their outstanding advanced assessments.
Through previous roles with New York Red Bulls, Western Sydney Wanderers, North Shore Mariners, Northbridge Bulls and Dee Why FC, Ryan has built a wealth of experience in improving opportunities for players and coaches.
Ryan is accredited by Asian Football Confederation and Football Australia to deliver B and C advance coach accreditation courses and has earned an AFC A coaching licence.
