1. Creating Olympic athletes:
a football framework
2nd International Conference
Sports for Women
Abu Dhabi, 21-22 April 2013
Moya Dodd
AFC Vice-President and Chair, Women’s Committee
Director, Football Federation Australia
Member, FIFA Legal Committee
Partner, Gilbert+Tobin Lawyers
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3. Structuring for success
• Grassroots base with elite
player pathway
• Create environment for
best players to excel
• Consistently support the
strategy (coaching, financial,
competition, mentoring, etc)
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4. Building team ethos
• Football = balance of
teamwork and
individuality
• Team culture = shared
goals, standards and
systems, and the
commitment to work
together
• Examples of great teams
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5. Creating individual champions
• Conditions to enable
each individual in the
team to perform to her
maximum potential
• Inspiration – Ambition -
Execution
• Commitment and
support at every step
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6. Women on FIFA ExCo
Contributing at FIFA’s top table!
• Football first
• Strengthened governance
• Inclusion & development – esp women’s football
Embark: Break down the barriers to participation
Excel: Elite development pathways, so the best
get better
Engage: Enable women to contribute at
technical, management and executive level
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7. P.S. The after-life…
• Champion footballers are… dedicated,
focussed, high-achieving, creative, disciplined,
resilient, adaptable and responsible
• All these characteristics make them
outstanding in other pursuits
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