A message from Head Coach Peter Tos...
It is a great thrill and honour to once again be involved with the Future Stars Annual Camp.
From our humble beginnings in 2009, the camp has grown to be an event of national
significance on the Australian junior gridiron calendar. The support of Elissa Manera and the
“Bring It On Sports” team has added a professional element to the administration and
organising of the camp. We have seen a steady rise in the number of athletes attending each
year and it has grown to 60 for 2014; with a number of these being repeat attendees.
Thank you also to the DownUnder Bowl organisers, coaches and players for including the
Future Stars in their tournament. This tournament provides our players the chance to
compete at a high level and against quality opposition.
I would also like to welcome our Mentor Coaches from the USA, Coach Dan Hawkins, Coach Cody Hawkins and
Coach David Hill. Their experience and will be invaluable to our players and Australian coaches, Coach Paul
Manera, Coach Johnathan Hepner, Coach Michael Vrcelj, Coaches' assistant Don Veale and Australian Junior Head
Coach, Luke Chapman. I would like to thank camp staff member, ex-Future Star Timothy Reynolds.
Finally, I would like to thank the parents and families of our Future Stars who sacrifice so much to see their children
afforded the opportunity to follow their sporting dreams. The Future Stars program is more than an elite sporting
program. It is for anyone who wants to get better. It’s for anyone who is willing to answer the question, “How good do
you want to be?”
Peter Tos - Head Coach
Think Big … Play Big!
A message from Paul & Elissa Manera...
On behalf of Bring it on Sports we are, once again, very honoured to be
working with Head Coach Peter Tos and the Gridiron Australia Future Stars
Program for 2014. We would like to thank and welcome this years Future
Stars participants and we look forward to seeing them develop and grow as
players and individuals.
This year, we welcome 3 USA College Coaches - Dan Hawkins, Cody
Hawkins and David Hill. We are sure the players will benefit greatly from their experience in football and that they
will be able to assist our young players in their game. It is the first visit to Australia for our 3 American coaches and
we hope they have an amazing time here! We also thank and welcome our Australian Coaches - Peter Tos, Paul
Manera, Michael Vrcelj, Johnathan Hepner and Luke Chapman and we thank Don Veale and Timothy Reynolds for
joining the support staff.
Thank you to Down Under Sports for giving our young Australian football players the opportunity to participate in the
Down Under Bowl tournament which allows them compete at a high level against American High School All-Star
Teams. Last, but not least, we would like to say a very special thank you to all the parents for the support they are
showing their children and the 2014 Future Stars program - we really appreciate your efforts and feedback.
We are looking foward to 2014 being an awesome experience for all of the players, coaches and parents and we
wish the Australian Future Stars all the very best of luck for this years Down Under Bowl Campaign.
#FutureStars2014
Kindest regards,
Paul & Elissa Manera