Interview with Raffaele Piredda: Women's Football in Veneto between present and future

Not just Sgambati to find rhythm and playing time on the field, but prestigious friendly against best of youth Football Regional Female, a specific selection to demonstrate all its value also consists of some familiar faces within the environment rossoblu. Tomorrow evening at 20:00 the Municipal Field Susegana the coach Fabio Toffolo Tose will face Representative Veneta Under 23 led by ct Maurizio Semenzato. For rossoblu, after the break of the championship Sunday, the test will be the ideal testing ground to get the best recovery of the Match of the Day 19th, expected Sunday a Imola; Representative for the comparison shall operate as a preparatory step to the next Tournament of Regions 2017/2018 scheduled in the Abruzzo region in Easter time.

We hear from the Executive Director of the selection, Raffaele Piredda, as the Region approcciandosi girls go to tomorrow night's test and how does the future of Women's Football, both in Veneto and in Italy, short and medium term.

What is the general situation of Women's Football in Veneto, and youth sectors in particular, in your opinion at the time?

The Women soccer in our region is growing gradually.
It should be increasing the number of practitioners, certainly due in part to the introduction of new rules issued three years ago by the FIGC, which it ordered the professional clubs belonging to the series A and B men under the enrollment of girls 12 in order to develop a women's youth sector and to give them a chance to compete in the categories of membership age in a matter of a couple of seasons. In addition to this, a vital contribution to the development of the movement arrived thanks to all those promotional activities the Women's Football Division Veneto in collaboration with the Youth and School Veneto organized in the territory thanks to the involvement and collaboration of the Society of Women's Soccer and football Men in eleven Futsal "amateur" .
Stella Stellina and May Rose, the Tournament of Delegations, They are the pride of our initiatives, they find the support of local authorities with the help of the media.

The friendly against Permac Vittorio Veneto will be an opportunity for you to some experiment, tactical or under actual available?

Thanks to the invitation of your sporting director Marco Partata and under the supervision of the Regional Head of Women's Football Veneto Paul Tosetto, with this friendly we have the opportunity to "prove" the team to check to Mr. Semenzato if the workforce is balanced in the various departments. It will be a good test in view of the commitment that will see us opposites, in the qualification phase, Representative of the Piedmont-Valle d'Aosta and Emilia Romagna in the 57th edition of the Tournament of Regions which will take place in Abruzzo from 24 to the 31 next March.
This friendly match will be missing some injured players that make up the backbone of the team, but in their place will be deployed young people who are gaining experience in the group and in the coming years will replace the more experienced.
The team consists of players of Series C and D Club of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, view participation in the championships organized by the NLD in the Veneto region of Friuli teams.
The hope is to do well given the commitment and sacrifices made by all, the girls in the first place that travel hundreds of kilometers during the various training sessions; But every year there is the unknown of Representatives opponents say that you do not know the potential if not addressing them.
The final shortlist will consist of twenty players from fourteen to twenty-three years and this year the expectation is so great because they are two years that we can not enter the final phase, But he saw us in the winners 2015 Lombardy own against the home team: On that occasion we collected the eighth title at national level.

The reform of the championships taking place from next year can increase the level of women's football competition in our region and in Italy? What needs to be improved more depth in your opinion?

The reform of the Championships of A and B series that will see the new format as early as next season Sports 2018/2019, with rounds 12 teams for the series A and series B and the creation of four groups of interregional 12/14 teams, He wants to be in harmony with the directives of the Federation and programs especially in relation to the involvement of professional clubs. With the "shrinking" of the major championships to create presence and quality, in terms of greater professionalism (Series A and B), and the creation of an Inter-regional Championships in which, there should be a reduction in operating costs (registrations and transfers), the level of competitiveness, in my opinion, will grow. Considering that the Interregional Championship Series will, then, the power companies mature a 'organizational experience, structural and sports to allow participation in terms of preparation for, the championships of A and B Series eliminating, moreover, the problem of regions with evident organic deficiencies, because in such cases it will act to promote the presence Championship Series C of neighboring regions.
Let us remember that at the time the Female Football in Italy is part of the NLD, and we hope that soon we can open a gap which enables them our girls, passionate Soccer, joining the world professionals.
In Veneto you are striving to grow all Women's Football, by the Federal organs to the men's Professional Football Company, but we must not forget the Company "Historical" of Women's Football in recent years have had the courage to continue to maintain a high quality level, see the presence in the two highest categories of well 9 Club, but above all thanks to our base formed the Regional Company (Series C and D) that great sacrifice, active as volunteers, allow to maintain the interest and enthusiasm for this sport.
Last but not least remember that the facilities will be improved because no plants clubs are in trouble, But difficulties are abundantly compensated by the desire to do by all those who care to Women's Football.