The Mittagong Lions FC Women's teams will learn from a coach with 45 years experience in the world game.
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Thursday, August 27 at Ironmines will see coach, Bruce Tilt from the Illawarra Stingrays NPL side passing on teachings to coaching staff and the female players at the Mittagong Football Club.
President of Mittagong Lions FC, Jonathon Fullerton said it's excellent this is happening for the club.
"It's great to have the support of our local association (Highlands Soccer Association) who helped make this happen," Fullerton said.
"It is encouraging to see well developed clubs such as the Stingrays want to help smaller community based football teams like Mittagong.
"For them to put time in helping develop our squads, whether that being our all age squads or junior squads, it's excellent."
Coach Bruce Tilt is eager to share his knowledge of the game with surrounding areas.
"Illawarra Stingrays are keen to talk to different organisations around our location," Tilt said.
"We've got Chloe Middleton who is from Moss Vale and through Nick Demore the Mittagong Club's director of coaching, he asked me to hold this coaching session and show a little about what we do here at the Stringrays and the types of sessions we put on for our level of football in the EPL."
With Middleton already proof there are tomorrow's stars of the game in the Southern Highlands, coach Tilt will have his eyes peeled for another star in the making.
"You never know, we might find a few new stars of the game," Tilt said.
"More than anything else, we're hoping that the coaches will learn more about the high intensity required and skill level required to make it to another level if they or players want to take that opportunity.
"Worst case scenario, we help improve the girls improve their own skills and to be able to play better football in their own region."
Female football is booming and with 45 years experience, coach Tilt has seen the scene bloom over his time within the game.
"I've been in the game a long time, coached for 45 years," Tilt said.
"The girls football frame is massive. The girls just want to learn more about the game and they are keen to spend the time to learn a skill and then put that into practice.
"I think that's what is helping women's football achieve greater heights when they get to the Matildas and those sorts of programs.
"With the World Cup coming up I think everyone is talking football and our girls want to be able to say they can produce those same sorts of skill that the Matilda programs produce."
All coaches are welcome to attend from 6:30pm-8pm at Ironmines in Mittagong.
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