October 10 – CONCACAF has announced it will host a two-day women’s football seminar October 25-26, in Philadelphia, coinciding with the semi-finals and final of the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship.
Titled ‘Let’s Develop Women’s Football’, the two-day event has the objectives of; educating stakeholders about the current status of women in football in the region and around the world; promoting the opportunities that women’s football offers; and inspiring stakeholders to continue to invest in and improve the women’s game.
“The seminar will be a true celebration of women’s football and will further establish CONCACAF’s commitment to the women’s game by highlighting the success stories of our region and providing our Member Associations with new strategies and ideas,” said President Jeffrey Webb.
The first day of Let’s Develop Women’s Football will feature a series of five panels
titled: Football Changed My Life; Elite Player Development; Hosting the FIFA Women’s World Cup; Football Pathways; and Women’s Professional Football Leagues.
The second day will include a Women’s Football Development Workshop led by CONCACAF Director of Development Hugo Salcedo, with each of the confederations 41 Member Associations sending a representative to discuss the issues and opportunities surrounding women’s football development.
Confirmed speakers for the panels include: Cheryl Bailey (NWSL Executive Director), Sonia Bien-Aime (FIFA and CONCACAF Executive Committee, Turks and Caicos Islands FA President), Kathy Carter (President of Soccer United Marketing), Carol Anne Chenard (FIFA International Referee), Dr. Robert Contiguglia (Former USSF President), Sandra Gage (Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for the National Organizing Committee of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015), Tatjana Haenni (FIFA Deputy Director of Competitions, Head of Women’s Competitions), April Heinrichs (Technical Director for U.S. Women’s National Teams), and Cedella Marley (Global Ambassador for Jamaica FF Women’s Football.
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