Win for Martin, slap for de Jong.
Funding of NZF Youth Sides
NEARLY $900,000 OF THE PROFIT FROM 2015 FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT:
Tidy financial return on the 2015 FIFA u-20 tournament for NZ Football just announced of which "$877k will be used by NZF to invest in the Youth Development Framework delivery, the achievement of our growth goals in the new strategy and the talent space to ensure opportunities for players into pathways for Elite Teams, as well as on field success at the Youth level."
http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/fifa-u-20-world-cup-de...
"After fulfilling financial commitments around the tournament there was a net operating surplus of $2.152m. NZF noted there were a number of partners that financially invested in hosting the tournament and the distribution of surplus funds to each of these will assist in the ongoing development of the game. Of this:
- NZ Football Federations received $175k ($25k for each of the seven federations) which will assist each around their ongoing investment in the successful “Whole of Football Programme” (supported by Sport NZ) with specific spend on the new Youth Framework, and talent pathways.
- OFC Member Associations received $100k ($10k for each of the other ten member associations in Oceania). The OFC member associations have a range of programmes delivering football development across the Oceania Confederation.
- FIFA has received $500k to continue to invest in the development of the game.
- MBIE has received $500k which will go back into the development and hosting of future major events in New Zealand.
- The balance of $877k will be used by NZF to invest in the Youth Development Framework delivery, the achievement of our growth goals in the new strategy and the talent space to ensure opportunities for players into pathways for Elite Teams, as well as on field success at the Youth level."
Wasn't sure where to put this, but here's a great article on Iceland and how they've had great success by using money from Euro TV money to fund (amongst other things) coaches to get their licences, to such an extent that nearly all kids are coached by coaches with UEFA B Licences.