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Anthony Siokos has a Bachelor of Sports Coaching and Administration degree with High Distinction, winning the ACPE College Medal in 2010, and a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. He has worked on a range of football projects throughout Sydney’s grassroots community.

Anthony is a qualified youth coach and referee, and is a volunteer for the Football United UNSW humanitarian refugee program. His qualitative research in coaching Small-Sided Football (SSF) in Australia has been published in the International Journal of Coaching Science.

Anthony is an educator – writer, lecturer and coach. He has a particular interest in Australian and European football having actively followed the sport since 1988, and is the founder of the Johnny Warren Community.

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“Anthony has contributed widely to the discourse on football in Australia, including via an outstanding research document relating to the advantages of small-sided games as part of Australia’s drive to improve the technical quality of our players, as well as on a broad range of issues regarding Football Federation Australia, the A-League and various issues of pertinence. His passion for the game is evident and is well coupled with an inquisitive mind and the ability to explore an issue with a common touch. I read his work, and that’s the highest commendation I can give.”
–Craig Foster

“Anthony is a gifted young writer with a balanced perspective.”
–Les Murray, AM

“Anthony Siokos has an innate and deep passion for football. His understanding and enthusiasm are inspiring to all around him. Whether written or verbal, you can be guaranteed that his words are worth taking note of. It has always been an absolute pleasure to discuss and debate the finer details of the game with Anthony.”
–Paul Okon

“Anthony was an outstanding research student of mine. He is a passionate, knowledgeable and dedicated football fan.”
–Darren Burgess, PhD

“Anthony consistently performs at an exceptionally high level with a keen sense of analysis and inquiry. He has a natural enthusiasm, which translates, in a teaching/mentoring situation into inspiration and engagement. He always succeeds in inspiring his colleagues and volunteers, and managing a large number of complicated situations with effectiveness and calm. No job is ever too difficult.”
–Anne Bunde-Birouste, PhD

“Anthony Siokos has always impressed me with his willingness to think outside the square and look beneath the surface of issues. He appreciates the importance of critical thought and personal investigation when too often others are prepared to just go with the flow or prepared to believe whatever they read, is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable student of the world game (a true football intellectual never stops learning or wanting to learn) and is someone whose moral support throughout my own sometimes controversial writing career has not gone unnoticed or unappreciated.”
–Jesse Fink

“I have known Anthony to be a passionate and intelligent football man, whose love of the game does not prevent him from providing a deep and analytical assessment of the sport. His writing is creative and informative. He often challenges his readers with his thought-provoking views. While he does not suffer fools gladly, Anthony is always open to proper and educated debate, and is prepared to listen to alternative viewpoints.”
–Ray Gatt

“[Anthony] has been particularly impressive when the challenges presented to him required acts of creativity or the need to display problem solving skills. What is significant is that it is unusual to find both academic excellence and this range of personal and interpersonal skills in one person.”
–Professor Michael King

“Anthony has passion, commitment, a capacity for analysis and unbounded energy for the world game. Enjoy looking around this site.”
–Bonita Mersiades

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