Following our most successful season to date in 2016, the 2017 Club structure and direction has been established and delivered by Director of Football, Doug Paterson, as a forward moving guideline for all involved at the Club.
Adelaide Comets wishes to share this with the community as the Club moves closer towards its goals, with the help of all coaching staff, Board members, sponsors, players, parents, friends and volunteers.
Mission Statement and Philosophy
To create an enjoyable, supportive club environment accessible to all members of the community, with a specific focus on developing the knowledge and skills of all players, providing them with the opportunity to play at the highest level.
With the support of all members, we will achieve our goal to be the premier club in the highest level of competition by adhering to the clubs’ football philosophy of playing a team orientated, attacking, creative, accountable and structured brand of football.
2016 Recap
For the first time in the Club’s history, all 3 Senior National Premier League (NPL) teams finished in the Top 6. The Senior National Premier League team finishing 5th whilst the Reserves and Under 18s both finished 3rd.
The NPL Seniors and Reserves Team’s made the Final of the FFSA (FFA) Cup and our Under 18s team progressed to the Semi-Finals of the FFSA Cup and Top 6 Finals series.
In 2016 Comets took part in the Senior State League women’s competition, which exceeded all expectations. The team played attractive brand of football and are providing our Junior girls with a clear pathway to Senior Woman’s football.
Tony Mansueto and his coaching staff have done a fantastic job in laying solid foundations enabling the team to push for promotion to the Woman’s Premier League in 2017.
Our Junior teams performed outstanding throughout the season with the Under 14 and Under 15 JPL team’s finishing League Champions, while the Under 12 and Under 13 JPL teams both finished second in their respective leagues. The Under 13 girls had a very successful year, winning the FFSA Cup and congratulations goes out to them for a fantastic achievement.
The Adelaide Comets Football Club Academy program was introduced, an initiative built on the foundations of the School of Excellence Program. The Pre-Academy and Academy players were provided a specialized training program tailored to their abilities, exposing them to a professional and developmental environment equivalent to top academies around the world.
Several players were selected in FFSA elite squads. Oliver Stachowiak successfully gained selection for the FFSA Elite Skillaroos training program, while Sasha Coorey was successful in selection for the Girls Under 12 State Team and SAPSASSA team.
What next in 2017?
In 2017, The School of Excellence (SOE) program will be inclusive within the whole of club development program providing a key focus on age groups 7-11. The program provides Comets players an additional coaching session over 8 weeks throughout the year, conducted by the technical coaching staff at the club.
The SOE will be in its third year of operation and will also be available to a number of external players as part of the Club’s community program. The Adelaide Comets School of Excellence program has had over 230 participants since its inception in 2014, providing all members of the Club and general community a safe and fun environment to further develop their football skills and knowledge.
In 2017, the Club will once again be at maximum capacity with player registrations, providing close to 600 players the opportunity to represent the Adelaide Comets Football Club.
“It is our responsibility as a club to ensure that each one of its players and members are provided with the highest possible service in a development focused, safe and fun environment.” Doug Paterson – Adelaide Comets Director of Football
Club Structure
Administrator: Dimi Nikolaidis – Email: cometsfixtures@gmail.com
This position will be responsible for Fixture Coordination, FFSA Correspondence, Team Information, Whole of Club Administrative duties.
Communications Officer: John Katsabis – Email: jkatsab@bigpond.com
The Communication Officer will be available to liaise with parents and key stakeholders that require clarification on any issues with their children that are NON Coaching/Football related issues. The first point of contact for any parent with concerns will be to the coach of the respective team. The coach will liaise with the Communications officer if the concerns/issues are unable to be resolved between parent and coach.
Mini Roos Coordinator: John Politis – jpolitis1972@gmail.com
The Mini Roos coordinator will be responsible for the football development program and implementation along with assessing teams, players and coaches in line with the clubs strategic plan.
Technical Director: Steven Grelli – td@adelaidecomets.com.au
The Technical Director will be mainly responsible for the further development of the U12-U17 age groups, further developing the Adelaide Comets Development Program, whilst overlooking all age groups development program. The Technical Director will also be responsible for the School of Excellence program and Adelaide Comets Football Academy.
2017 Coaching Structure – CLICK HERE
The information provided is to ensure all players and parents are aware of the strategic approach and direction of Adelaide Comets Football Department.
The club will continue to strive to improve its development strategies, development programs and processes with the key focus of adhering to the Adelaide Comets Mission Statement and Football Philosophy.
Adelaide Comets thanks all involved and looks forward to a successful season ahead.