Sunshine Coast FC is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Hudson as the Club’s Community Development Coach.
Hudson’s role as Community Development Coach will be to build and strengthen relationships between Sunshine Coast Fire and the Community Clubs and schools, promote grassroots football involvement and development on the Sunshine Coast and to work with coaches and players across the coast to identify talented individuals for the NPL pathway.
Hudson has a broad knowledge of football on the Sunshine Coast, having filled a variety of roles including Director of Coaching for Coolum FC; Senior Coach for Noosa Lions from 2007 to 2010; Director of Coaching for Sunshine Coast FC from 2010 to 2012, during which the team secured two Championships and a Premiership; and Director of Coaching at Caloundra FC for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
Sunshine Coast FC Managing Director Noel Woodall said the Fire was pleased to have Richard re-join the Club in this exciting new role.
“Richard is an excellent choice for the role considering his long and successful involvement with football on the Sunshine Coast. I have no doubt he will do an excellent job expanding the Fire’s role in community football,” Woodall said.
Hudson said having been involved in many facets of football on the coast he understood the importance of the relationship between NPL and Community football.
“Without a doubt it is vital for everybody involved in football in the region to have a strong relationship between the community and the elite Club, because that is the pathway and we all need to be striving towards a common goal.”
“We need to foster, build and enhance the relationships Sunshine Coast FC already has within the community. It’s about everybody getting on board to make the region the strength in football that it is, there is a lot of talent on the coast but everybody needs to be on board to nurture this talent and progress it.”
Hudson’s role will involve the delivery of coaching and education at grass roots level, something which he views as of paramount importance.
“I will be working to encourage participation in football; helping schools with football knowledge, educating teachers, educating parents because they spend so much time with their young footballers, helping the Clubs with programs they already have and helping them deliver at grass-roots level.”
“We want to be a support mechanism for the local Clubs and get our coaches out into the community and present on game days so that if there is a player who is special we have the opportunity to talk to their coach and identify them to progress.”
Hudson will commence work in his role as Community Development Coach next week.
