The document outlines the strategic plan for New Zealand Football from 2013-2015. The vision is to achieve incredible performances on and off the field. Goals include aligning, organizing, developing, and succeeding in the game as well as expanding it. The plan aims to increase participation rates and the ability to deliver football in communities. Internationally, goals include top 20 and quarterfinal performances by the women's national team. The plan acknowledges that football/soccer is New Zealand's global game and the number one participation sport worldwide. It argues that football success can benefit New Zealand on the global stage and in areas like education, community pride, and trade. The plan calls for securing new resources to support ambitious domestic and international development goals
2. Strategic Plan 2013 - 2015
Purpose:
To lead, inspire and deliver football in New Zealand
Vision:
To achieve incredible performances on and off the field
Goals:
Align the Game
Organise the Game
Develop the Game
Succeed at the Game
Expand the Game
3. Great results – Community Sport
Increased level of fundamental movement/basic sports skills in primary school aged children
More young people participating in sport through clubs/organised events
More young people participating in organised sport through primary/secondary schools
Increased number of adults participating in clubs/organised events
Increased number of volunteers/coaches
Improved ability of NSO to deliver sport in communities
– “Highest participant sport in New Zealand and still growing”
– “Skill based not physical”
– “Everyone can easily play”
4. Great results – Football Ferns
International performances
Increased quality and quantity of international competition
Medal potential athletes received coaching they require to deliver performance outcomes
Right players received right amount of support/development based on their individual needs
– “Top 20 in the world already”
– “Superb alignment through the age grade teams to ensure sustainable”
– “Worrying top 6 world ranked teams already”
5. Critical continued investment – Community Sport
Quantity to quality
Completion of WOF infrastructure build
Widening of pathways aligned with emerging SNZ strategy
Adapt to changing consumer demands
Complete delegation of delivery responsibility
Fully aligned to HP strategy
– “Best quality participant sport in New Zealand and still growing”
– “Skill based not physical”
– “Everyone does easily play”
– “Producing more All Whites/Ferns”
6. Critical continued investment – Football Ferns
Quarter-finals of 2015 FIFA World Cup
Medal at 2016 Olympics
High profile inspirational NZ sports team
• “Top 10 in the world”
• “Superb performances through the age grade teams to ensure sustainable”
• “Beating top 6 world ranked teams”
7. The Gap?
• What does good really look like in world football?
• Where are New Zealand today?
• What’s the gap?
• Can we close it?
8. FIFA – our global club
The world’s (and New Zealand’s) number 1 participation sport
265 million play our game globally – 4% of the world’s population
5 million referees around the world – more than the population of New Zealand
209 countries in FIFA who attempt to qualify for the World Cup every 4 years
2014 FIFA World Cup featured 32 competing national teams and drew a TV audience surpassing the 2010
FIFA World Cup 2010 of 3.2 billion –“the most popular single-sport event on the planet...”
New Zealand’s top trade partners all play football – Australia, China, America, Europe, South East Asia, Japan,
Korea
Rugby is our national game; Football is our global game
9. FIFA – our global club
“To improve the game of football constantly and promote it globally in the light of its unifying,
educational, cultural and humanitarian values, particularly through youth and development
programmes"
Football is much more than just a game. Its universal appeal means it has a unique power
and reach which must be managed carefully
Football has a duty to society that goes beyond football; to improve the lives of young
people and their surrounding communities
Football can inspire communities and break down barriers. Football is for all. FIFA believes
that everybody has the right to play football free from discrimination or prejudice and are
striving to ensure that this is the case
10. Beyond football – NZ Inc.
Football success will:
Lead to direct multi-million dollar FIFA investment into football communities in NZ
Generate enormous pride across NZ – transcending sport
Provide tremendous profile for NZ globally
Create significant government relations and trade and enterprise leverage opportunities
Deliver on social issues such as education, disability, employability and gender equality
11. Beyond football – Winning at World Cups
Strategic Partnerships - to develop stronger relationships with current and potential investment partners to
secure funding and support to sustain the necessary development system
Invest in Resources – broaden the base of funding to include wider government investment and develop high
performance training hubs to include a “Home of Football”
Coaching Development – to develop a performance coaching pathway aligned to a performance player
pathway
Align competitions – to extend and strengthen competitions for improved player development as our
domestic competitions are very weak and need overhauling
Player Development - to confirm and promote a NZF endorsed footballing “DNA” and embed into a talent
development to performance pathway.
12. Where next?
We have an opportunity now to reposition football in the minds of NZ Inc. and the public…
We have and will continue delivering Community Sport supported by SNZ
We have and will continue succeeding in developing the elite Women’s game supported by
HPSNZ
We need to clearly demonstrate the wider benefits “beyond football” to generate new resources
to deliver on our domestic and international ambitious but achievable plans
We need to surround ourselves with those that can help us make this a reality
We need to decide as a country whether we want more from football and, if so, how best
greater levels of support can be secured to ignite this
