AFL
Victoria has appointed Peter Buzsard as Head Coach to lead its Development team
at September’s AFL National Youth Girls Under 18 Championships. Buzsard, a talented athlete in his own right, is a rising
star in AFL Victoria’s coaching ranks, having already enjoyed roles with the Victorian Futures Under 17 boys Academy, the Under 16 Metropolitan boys' team and the
Northern Knights, where he is currently serving as match day runner and midfield
coach.
Buzsard
will be ably assisted by the 2010 Northern Youth Girls Representative team coach,
Richard Dal Pos. The current coach of the undefeated Darebin Youth Girls team,
Dal Pos is a level two coach who has worked alongside Buzsard at Ivanhoe Junior
Football Club. Dal Pos is also a midfield coach at Marcellin in the VAFA.
The 2010 Team
Manager for the Western Youth Girls Representative team, Lou Caluzzi, has been appointed
as the Team Manager for AFL Victoria’s Development Team. Having been a member
of the VWFL's Under 19 Victorian Development team that played in the 2005 AFL National
Women’s Championships, Lou will bring her experiences as a young up and coming
player to her role in mentoring and managing some of Victoria’s most promising
Youth Girls players.
AFL
Victoria nominated a second team to play in the upcoming AFL National Under 18
Youth Girls Championships when Northern Territory could not take up their
invitation to compete. Six teams will compete in the competition, with ACT/NSW,
Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia all entering a team. AFL
Victoria will enter a Victorian team as well as an AFL Victoria Development
Team, giving an additional twenty-seven Victorian Youth Girls the opportunity
to experience the thrill of going on a representative tour and learning about
what it takes to be competitive against the best players in the country. The championships
will be held from September 7-11 in Melbourne, giving the two Victorian teams
the opportunity to play in front of a home crowd. No doubt the September 10
game between Victoria and the AFL Victoria Development Team will be of great
interest.
Selection
trials begin July 26.
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