Bryst Staff Coach, Steve Payne, has been hired by the Australian Football Federation as the Technical Director/Game Development Manager for Tasmania. Steve will start his new fulltime position on September 1.

Steve started his coaching career with Bryst in 2003 when he worked in the Indoor Programs and Summer Camps. Over the last four years, Steve has been the head coach of several BFA teams. In 2009, Steve has been in charge of the Under 14 Boys and Under 21 Men.

Steve came to Bryst from the OSA Provincial Teams Program with a CSA B License and Brazilian A License. He has since gone on to obtain his UEFA A and Pro License through the Irish Football Association. Steve is the only coach in Canada with a UEFA Pro License.

Over the last few years, Steve has spent many weeks in Brazil working with Cruzeiro Football Club and their youth and senior teams. This has allowed him the opportunity to bring a lot of the Brazilian player development ideas back to Canada to implement in the Bryst system. He was recently invited by the Montreal Impact of the USL to conduct a coaching conference on these ideas.

All the staff and players at Bryst wish Steve all the best in his new soccer venture. He has had a great impact at Bryst.