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How to optimise your hydration

So you already know that hydration is important (if you don’t, head back over to here first!), but if you are struggling to actually achieve it – it may be because it isn’t as easy as simply thinking ‘drink more water’. Us humans are a bit lazy, so even when we know something

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Is Hydration Really That Important?

Eat, train, eat, sleep, eat, repeat – it is a pattern that feels on loop most days, but make sure you aren’t forgetting another foundation to recovery and performance: hydration. Keeping up the fluids will mean easier decision making, better focus, sessions feeling easier and

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Score for football this Super Sunday

By Football NSW Football NSW is throwing its support behind NSW Health in promoting Sport Super Sunday to encourage vaccinations this weekend. Priority appointments for people aged 16-39 from 12 Local Government Areas of concern are available at Qudos Bank Arena and the NS

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What is Blind Football?

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games begin on 24 August, with the Football 5-a-side competition kicking off on the 29th. What kind of football is played at the Paralympic Games? Football was introduced at the 1984 Paralympics, held across New York in the United States and Stok

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Football Australia and Commonwealth Bank begin landmark partnership to elevate Women's Football

Commonwealth Bank is now the official partner and bank of the Commonwealth Bank Matildas, Commonwealth Bank Young Matildas, Commonwealth Bank Junior Matildas, Socceroos and more Partnership supports Football Australia’s 15-year vision and strategic agenda to increas

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Meet Shaun Janes, the new trustee of Central Queensland's Wesley Hall Cup

For as long as anyone can recall, a member of the Janes family in Central Queensland has been involved with the 127-year-old Wesley Hall Cup. As early as 1925, there are records of brothers Charles, Ted and George Janes playing for Rockhampton club Nerimbera in the Cup final.

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Football Australia committed to FFA Cup 2021

Football Australia today expressed its commitment to complete the FFA Cup in 2021, should it be safe to do so. Earlier this month Football Australia advised that due to varying COVID-19 conditions, health orders and protocols across the nation, fixtures for the FFA Cup 2021 wo

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The 3 T’s of Protein

Protein, the nutrient that (fortunately) has always stayed in favour! Protein is made up of little building blocks called amino acids.

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Celebrating two years until the FIFA Women's World Cup Final at Stadium Australia

Today marks another exciting milestone for women’s football in Australia and New Zealand, with it being two years until the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ final kicks off at Stadium Australia. To recognise the monumental day, we spoke to Matildas defender Ellie Carpenter about t

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Football West welcomes Premier's $35m announcement as work on State Football Centre gets under way

West Australia Premier Mark McGowan today revealed that HBF Park will receive a $35 million upgrade in preparation for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, following the commencement of works for the $32.5m State Football Centre in Queens Park. Premier Mark McGowan chats with

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Football NSW family offers facilities for pop-up vaccination hubs

In a show of solidarity from the Football family during these unprecedented times has come the news that a number of club facilities across the state have been offered as Mass and Pop-Up Vaccination hubs to assist with the current situation in tackling Covid-19 head on. With 3

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Legacy '23: Football Australia launches initiative to increase representation of women in coaching at all levels

Football Australia has launched a new initiative aimed at addressing the recruitment, development, and retention of women in coaching. While Australian women in sport have continued to achieve sustained success on the field, as witnessed at the recent Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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'I must have done something right!': How Rale Rasic became the Socceroos' youngest ever coach

This week marks 51 years to the day since Rale Rasic was appointed Socceroos coach at the remarkable age of 34. Rasic’s journey from Yugoslavian orphan and migrant to one of the youngest ever FIFA World Cup coaches is one of the great stories in Australian sporting history.

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Football Australia eye ongoing National Teams engagement following successful Tokyo 2020

Football Australia Chief Executive Officer James Johnson believes Australia’s national football teams are well-positioned to continue to capture the hearts and minds of Australians as the dust begins to settle on one of the most riveting Olympic Games on record. Australian foo

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Football Australia acknowledges Arnold & Olyroos staff ahead of recruitment process

Football Australia today announced that it has commenced a recruitment process for the appointment of the next Head Coach of the ‘Olyroos’ – Australia’s U-23 men’s national football team. Following the recent conclusion of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Socceroos Head Coach Gr

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