FORMER Central Coast striker Adam Kwasnik is hopeful he has discovered a future Mariner during his visit to Dubbo on Monday.
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Kwasnik ran a school holiday clinic at Hans Claven Oval in another showing of the Mariners' strong relationship with western NSW.
The side from the central coast have played trial matches at Dubbo, Mudgee and Orange in the past and Kwasnik said Monday's session was a great chance for both the children and the Mariners.
"It's all about fun and exercise for these kids and making them fall in love with the game and hopefully fall in love with the Mariners," he said.
"If we can get a hold of them now then in the future they could be potential members or even potential Mariners players.
"We've been to Mudgee in the past and we're looking to spread the love and hopefully that will equate to more Mariners members in the future and you never know, it's an untapped source out here so there could be a potential Mariners player in a few years time."
Kwasnik and his fellow coaches were at Dubbo in September for a similar clinic and since then he has been in "constant contact" with the Dubbo Football Association.
There was a strong showing of young soccer fans in attendance again on Monday, leaving Kwasnik thrilled.
"I think January is a tough time of the year because there is a lot of other sports happening apart from football, or soccer as we also know it, and to get the best part of 30 kids here we're ecstatic and we're continuing to grow our relationship with the people of western NSW."
Kwasnik said it would be "fantastic" if Dubbo or another location in the western region hosted an A-League regular round match sometime in the future.
The Mariners' second leading goal-scorer of all time added school visits may be next on the agenda after the school holiday clinics but the feeling was it is growing towards a match in a country area.
"I can't believe the likes of Sydney FC and the Western Sydney Wanderers haven't been out here to full capacity," he said.
"There's been a few pre-season games but it is a wonderful region and there's some wonderful areas where the Mariners could isolate themselves for a week of pre-season and build for the main season and hopefully down the track that will lead to an A-League match."
