Korys CV basics

• 2002: Completed Bachelor of Health Science and Diploma of Education.
• 2003: First year as a full time PDPHE Teacher.
• 2008: Obtained AFC-FA "A-License"
• 2014 to Present: Director of Football at Westfields Sports High School (WSHS),
• 2019: Launched KBFA
• 2021 to Present: Young Matildas Assistant Coach.

Other Football Experiences

• Head Coach of FNSW Junior Rep Squads
• Head Coach of Western Sydney Wanderers FC U20's.
• Head Coach St George FC 1st Grade.
• Assistant Coach Macarthur Bulls FC NPL.
• Head Coach of several SAP's & Local Club teams.
• Football Consultant to XPS Network global clientele.
• Director of Content for Football Made Easy & School Sport Made Easy
• Football Director at Kory Babington Football Academy

Outside Football

Kory has not taught PDHPE since 2014, so his professional life is 100% Football.
He lives in Sutherland Shire with his wife and 3 children.
Kory's passion for Football runs through the family, but they also enjoy numerous other sport based activities.

Kory, FIFA, & FA

• 2017 - Kory was appointed as the Technical Coordinator of the first Football Australia (FA) High Performance Football School (Westfields Sports High School).
• 2017 - Kory and Eric Abrams were FA’s representatives at the Asian Football Confederation Youth Football Conference.
• 2020 - FIFA conducted a world wide analysis of the best football coaching programs.
  - Korys Westfields Sports High School Football program was included in the list of programs considered worthy of evaluation.
  - FIFA conducted a lengthy in depth analysis covering every aspect of Korys WSHS program.
  - FIFA subsequently acknowledged Korys WSHS Football program as an outstanding program that consistently produces international level youth footballers.
• 2021, 22, 23, 24 - Kory is on the coaching staff of the Young Matildas conducting numerous training camps, going on International tours with the squad as well as international tournaments such as the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Columbia held Aug-Sept 2024.

Kory and International Federations

• Since 2019 many of the world's leading football federations and clubs have reached out to Kory requesting coaching content they could give their coaches and players to use.
  - This led to close collaboration with numerous European Club and Federation Technical Directors.
• Denmark, Sweden, and Czech Republic are just some of the National Federations currently using Korys coaching content.
• “Kory’s drill collection is the most extensive, high quality drill collection I have seen”
  Agust Thorkelson (Founder and CEO of XPS Network who's client list is 2nd to none).

Korys Westfields Sports High School program

• Kory has been Director of Football at WSHS since 2014.
• This WSHS program is unquestionably the most successful Junior Development program in Aus.
• Since 2014 Korys WSHS program has produced :-
  10+ Socceroo and Matilda players
  35+ A-League and W-League players
  70+ National Junior Team players
  130+ State Representative players
• Korys staff at WSHS include :-
  - 6 Football Australia national team coaches
  - A-League and W-League coaching staff
  - NPL coaches.
• Numerous A-League, W-League, and NPL team coaches choose to send their own children to WSHS so they can be in Korys program.

Players in Korys programs

• The success of these players is the result of their own effort and dedication to achieving their absolute best.
  - They have all spent considerable time in Korys programs, so he is proud to have played a role in their development journey.
  - Most of the players remain in close contact with Kory, and often return to his programs to inspire the the next generation.
• Some of the players who spent a lot of time in Korys programs :-
  - Ellie Carpenter
  - Courtney Nevin
  - Kyra Cooney-Cross
  - Ramy Najjarine
  - Moudi Najjar
  - Antonis Martis
  - Daniel Wilmering
  - Maki Petratos
  - Luke Ivanovic
  - Samuel Silvera
  - Liam McGing
  - Gabriel and Kristian Popovic
  - Alex Gersbach
  - Terrry Antonis
  - Mustafa Amini
  - Milos Degenek
  - Chris Ikonomidis
  - Cameron Devlin
  - Keanu Baccus
  - Tate Russell
  - Johnathon Aspro
  - Mario Shabow
  - Lachlan Scott
  - Steven Kuzmanovski
  - Jaushua Sotirio
  - Tommy Juric
  - Princess Ibini-Isei
  - Angelique Hristodoulou
  - Taylor Ray
  - Shae Evans
  - Darcey Malone
  - Rosie Galea
  - Susan Phonsongkham
  - Isabel Gomez
  - Vesna Miliviojevic
  Plenty of great players not listed who should be.
  Blame the IT/website person.