Listen in next Tuesday at 7:00PM to 2xxfm, or go to this Blogspot and download the podcast or listen from your PC, to Part 1 of an absolutely fascinating and candid interview with eminent Australian Football Coach and football analyst, Ron Smith.
Ron Smith has been appointed to conduct the review of the Capital Football High Performance Program.
As they say "he's been everywhere man"! An absolute treasure chest of football knowledge and experience. He was on staff at the AIS the day they opened for business in the football program. And that's just the start!
The best part is that Ron just tells it the way he sees it. He doesn't blow his trumpet - but if you ask him a question, you get an answer. This is a person really worth listening to.
I reckon they should lock this bloke away in the national archives, set up a recording facility and just let him talk, it would take a while because he knows so damn much, been right in the thick of it - what a terrific history of Australian football would unfold and so much wisdom to reflect on in future years. One of our own! I'm thinking to myself - Ron Smith "National Football Treasure"!
We sat down in the 2xxfm studio this week and the intention was to talk about the task ahead - review of the HPP. Its been a pretty mixed bag the CFAcademy then the CF HPP in recent times in the ACT. Two hours later we stopped talking, we had covered the subject, not in the predictable, boring way of things, but in a fashion that seemed to me at every turn to illustrate the breadth and width of Ron Smith's football knowledge and experience. We flagged several topics that we will speak about at a future time. My head was spinning at times - so many questions to ask of Ron.
Ron Smith understands the complexities around Football and talented players better than anyone I have met in football before and make no mistake - he wants the best we can get for young Australians and are young talent in the ACT region. The review is in good hands.
Don't miss the "Ron Smith" series on the Nearpost Local.