SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT - SWQ Thunder

SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT
THUNDER & 2ND NATURE FOOTBALL CAMP 2018

THUNDER & 2ND NATURE FOOTBALL CAMP
11 June 2018

RAFIQUE HASSIM | WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS NYL
STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH

We are excited to announce the addition of Western Sydney Wanderers NYL
Strength & Conditioning Coach, Raf, as a special Guest Coach at the highly
anticipated Thunder & 2nd Nature Football Camp 2018.

Raf is a former professional football player with 12+ years experience
locally and internationally. Raf specialises as a Strength and Conditioning
Coach and has extensive expertise in physical and physiological development
of athletes for elite sport performance.

Raf combines his knowledge of nutrition and performance training to help
athletes   achieve   their   optimal   potential   while   maximising   sports
performance and preventing injury. Along with Raf’s experience training

national   and   international   professional   footballers   this   is   a   prime
opportunity for our local footballers to learn and improve.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Positions Played:
Striker, Left and Right Winger

Previous Clubs:
Atlanta Silverbacks (USL First Division)
United States of America Moroka Swallows FC (Premier Soccer League)
South Africa Wits University FC (Premier Soccer League)
South Africa All Nations FC (National First Division)
South Africa FCAK (National First Division)

PROFESSIONAL ACCOLADES

- 2001 Telkom Charity Cup Runners Up with Moroka Swallows FC
- 2003-2006 Highest Goal Scorer in clubs history after scoring 42 goals in
  69 games with All Nations FC
- - 2007 Team of the week Honours earned with Atlanta Silverbacks (USL
  Division) USA
- 2007 Runner up in USL Top 8 with Atlanta Silverbacks
- 2009 Won the National First Division League Inland Stream with FCAK FC
- 2009 Winner of the Showbol Series Tournament
- 2009 Indoor Soccer Player of the Tournament – scored 39 goals in 5
  series tournaments 4 per games per series
- 2010 Kia Champ into the Arena representing South Africa at the World
  Finals
- 2010 Top Goal Scorer Kia Champ Into The Arena 28 goals in 7 games -
  Runners Up at the World Finals
- 2016 Player of the Tournament South African Provincial Futsal Tournament
- 2018 Futsal Championship Winners with Hakoah Futsal- Australia
- 2017/2018 NYL Champions with Western Sydney Wanderers- Australia
- Currently South African International Futsal Player
- Currently Western Sydney Wanderers NYL Strength and Conditioning Coach

TRAVIS COOPER | HEAD COACH

Travis is a current SWQ Thunder FC Men’s player in the FQ NPL
Competition and has had many years experience as a player both in
Australia and Overseas.

Travis’ passion for football has also lead him into coaching with
his own 2nd Nature Football operating in Sydney and Toowoomba.

Football Experience
- 2015 Represented the Newcastle Jets in the A-League
- 2014 Signed with VVV Venlo for a further year to July 2015
- 2013 U23 Australian team in the AFC Championships in Oman
- 2013 U20 Young Socceroos 26 man squad for European friendly against the
 Netherlands and Germany.
- 2013   U19   Young   Socceroos   squad    to   play   in   the   Asian   Football
 Confederation Championships in Dubai (Team qualified for U20 World Cup in
 2013)
- 2012 Represented the U19 Young Socceroos in game against Portugal
- 2012 Signed a two year contract with VVV Venlo in the Eredivisie in
 Holland
- 2012 Northern Tigers First Grade
- 2011 Australian Schoolboys Squad to tour UK & Ireland
- 2011 NSW All Schools Team that competed in the National Championships
- 2011 At 17 years old represented the Northern Tigers First Grade team in
 the Men's Super League (Leading Goal Scorer)
- 2011 Associated with the Central Coast Mariners Youth Team

To   register   for    the   Thunder   &   2nd   Nature   Football    Camp   go   to
swqthunder.majestri.com.au

Football Camp Info

When: July 2 | 3 | 4
Time: 9am - 12pm
Where: South Toowoomba Hawks, Crowley St, Harristown
Cost: $180.00 (inc. Backsack & Waterbottle)
Ages: U7 & Above (Male & Female Players)

DON’T MISS OUT - REGISTRATIONS ARE FILLING UP FAST - REGISTER NOW TO SECURE
YOUR SPOT!!!

-ENDS-

Media contact: Laurie Passante (media@swqthunder.com)