CDSFA Community Football Podcast

Armando Gardiman AM, CDSFA Chairman, talks about the current developments impacting community football and the CDSFA's plans for a spring/summer competition.

Canterbury District Soccer Football Association (CDSFA) CEO Ian Holmes has made a significant contribution to football at all levels of the game, local/community, NSW and Australia over a period of now five decades.
Ian’s involvement with Football has seen him attain senior positions across all levels of the game. At the core has been his affiliation with the CDSFA and community football.
He continues to serve the game in his current position as the CEO of CDSFA. Ian’s passion for the game took him into the administration side of football. He demonstrated this passion when as a very young man, took on a Committee position with his local club. From there, he progressed to the CDSFA where he was elected its youngest ever President. He then served the membership of the CDSFA in a multiplicity of roles over a forty-year period.
In the last five years as the CEO of the CDSFA, Ian has been integrally involved in a number of grants applications to upgrade facilities that have resulted in Commonwealth, State and Local grants in excess of $8 million towards infrastructure development within the CDSFA.
Ian's service to the game has resulted in him achieving a number of Honours including Life Membership with CDSFA and Football NSW, State Award and the Football NSW George Churchward Medal.

In Episode #1 of the CDSFA Community Football Podcast, Gilbert Lorquet speaks with Ian Holmes about his wonderful journey in football and where he sees the CDSFA and the game going forward in the coming years.

Today we speak with Jean Kouriel, Founder and Club President of the Ashfield Pirates Football Club.

Jean has been involved in football for almost 40 years and has played for Marconi, Sydney United and Colo Colo. He represented Australia in Futsal and NSW in School Boys Football.

Jean, with the assistance of the late Adam Spencer-Carr, founded the Pirates in 2015. Within 5 short years, Ashfield has become one of the fastest growing football clubs within the CDSFA and in 2019, won the CDSFA Club Championship, the Crystal Cup.

Jean is now turning his attention to player development at Ashfield Pirates and securing a permanent home ground.

In Episode #22 of the CDSFA Community Football Podcast we speak with Maria Gissing from the Roselands Raptors Football Club.
Maria has made a tremendous impact on community football within the CDSFA. A volunteer for almost 25 years, Maria is a Life Member of the Roselands Raptors Football Club. She is also the recipient of the CDSFA's Cec Barlow Award and the prestigious Football NSW State Award for her services to football. Maria has also been instrumental in developing and growing female football within the CDSFA.

Ron Royston OAM has a lifelong passion for Football. He joined Marrickville Football Club in 1958 at 9 years old. He has been there ever since. He has been active in the club — playing, coaching, serving on various positions including treasurer, secretary and president, and becoming a life member. He played for the Marrickville Red Devils between 1958 and 1992. Ron has also been a member of committees at the CDSFA and is the recipient of the Cec Barlow Medal, Vince and Val Laws Medal and a Football NSW award. In January 2016, Ron was awarded an OAM for his services to football.