Malcolm Minty has taken on the new position as the club’s Premier League Women’s coach after assisting Robert Corradetti last year.
Raelene Hennicke: 2012 brings a new role as Premier League Women’s Coach for you. What are you looking forward to in this new coaching position?
Malcolm Minty: To continue the good work that Robert Corradetti put into the women’s programme over the previous years and bring in fresh ideas along with Bill Rowe as assistant coach.
RH: Do you have any past playing experience yourself?
MM: I started youth soccer at school, progressed to Metro Soccer Club at 12 years old and then was asked to go to Tilford Zebras as it is known today. I played state soccer during this time also until U/16s, then went to the senior programme at Zebras and later went to another club.
RH: Is there anything you will be introducing into the women’s programme this season that is different to previous seasons?
MM: No, not really. You can over analyse how football is played. What we will bring this year is going back to basics, with fitness and ball skills, and also working on movement off the ball.
RH: In 2011 it was reported that there were 29 million female football players around the world playing and enjoying football. Would you like to say anything to new players who are thinking about coming along to train with you?
MM: We feel that any new player that comes to our club would feel welcome as we have three different levels to play through. We work in an overall team environment that everyone can benefit from in terms of improving fitness and skill levels.
[Current women's training photos are featured in the slide show]
