COACHES'
CORNER
2010 JUNIOR TEAM
COACHES
Under 6 Wigan
(Coach: Barry McErlean )
Under 6 Westham
(Coach: Jeremy Moynihan moysty@bigpond.com )
Under 7 Man. United
(Coach: Toby Housham houshamfamily@hotmail.com
)
Under 7 Aston Villa
(Coach: Peter Thew peter.thew@rcrtom.com.au )
Under 7 Fulham
(Coach: Clare Nolan / Alex Ingram
luck_dragon_falkor@yahoo.com.au / piglet_991@hotmail.com)
Under 8 Everton
(Coach: Scott Fraser scott.fraser2@optusnet.com.au )
Under 8 Liverpool
(Coach: Wayne
Gittins werris74@live.com.au
)
Under 9 Chelsea
(Coach Nicole Van der Wijk nicole_vanderwijk@hotmail.com
)
Under 9 Arsenal
(Coach: Brendan Thomas btwasbornin1988@hotmail.com
)
Under 10 Gecko
(Coach: Bill Woodrow )
Under 10 Goanna
(Coach: Matt Swain hmswain@bigpond.com )
Under 11 Div 2
(Coach Steven Coombes lyndacoombes17@optusnet.com.au
)
Under 11 Div 7
(Coach: Wayne Gittins werris74@live.com.au
)
Under 13
(Coach: Nigel Flower nflower@audioproducts.com.au )
COACHES SUPPORT GRASSROOTS COACHING COURSE: 8th March 2010
 Eighteen
Westside junior coaches attended the FFA Grassroots Coaching Course at
the club on Monday evening 8th March. The course was held by the
club Director of Coaching, Barry McErlean. The course consisted
of discussion based theory and practical sessions on the pitch.
Participants ranged from experienced coaches right through to
first time coaches. It was a great opportunity to share
information and for our Westside coaches to come together and get to
know each other. Each participant received a coaching handbook to
assist them when planning future training sessions. Everyone
engaged and actively participated in discussion as well as the
practical activities on the pitch. It was a great night for all
and the course was the first step in our aim to create consistency
in coaching methods and communication between coaches.
Thanks to everyone who attended. All participants will
receive the Grassroots Coaching Certificate which is the first step in
obtaining formal coaching qualifications.
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COACHING
SMALL SIDED FOOTBALL (SSF) TEAMS Coaches
are asked to plan their sessions by preparing a basic session
plan. The session should include fun games as a warm-up,
stretching and ball mastery (ie juggling). The next part of
the session should involve game based exercises that provide related
technique and skills practice. Small sided games where
players learn decision making skills in real game scenarios
should form an important part of any session. The Director of
Coaching can assist coaches with ideas as to how to structure session
plans. Please do not rely on repetative and boring drills
where players are required to line up while waiting for their
turn. Each player should have a ball at their feet at all
times and all activities should maximise their touches on the
ball. Training should be enjoyable, therefor the emphasis
should be on small sided games.
SSG
rules can be found on the FFA website. Minimum
substitutes are used so that each child has plenty of game time and
touches on the ball. There are more opportunities for each
player to score. Coaches are not to coach their players to
stand in front of the goal as this goes against the spirit of the SSG
format. Under 6, 7 and 8 years age groups
will play on field 1. Games usually start at 9.00am and are
played simultaneously. These age groups play in a local hub
competition with Mitchelton Football Club so some games will be played
'away'.
FORMAT FOR 2010
- Under
6 and 7 years play on a 30m x 20m field with dome shaped portable
goals. It is a 4 v 4 format with no goal keepers.
Recommended playing time is 15 minute halves.
- Under
8 and 9 years play on a 30m x 40m field using 5m x 2m portable
goals. It is a 7 v 7 format with goal
keepers. Recommended playing time is 25 minute
halves.
- Under
10s play on a 60m x 40m field with 5m x 2m portable goals. It
is a 9 v 9 format with goal keepers. Recommended
playing time is 30 minute halves.
Players,
parents and team officials should be at the grounds at least 30 minutes
before kick-off time on game day. Assistance from
parents is sought in preparing the field markings and
goals. Money is to be collected, jerseys handed out and
players warmed up for the game. Coaches are encouraged to
have a weekly 'player of the match' incentive award.
Parents are to refrain from 'coaching' from the side
line, this only confuses the players. You can be assured that
they won't hear you anyway. It is the responsibility of the
coach to offer positive encouragement from the side line and to avoid
trying to 'instruct' players during the game. Coaching should
occur before the game and during half time. Let the
players learn through playing the game.
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Useful
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Queensland coaching page
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Footy 4 Kids dot com
Just
Soccer Drills
Soccer
Specific
Sports
Management courses available. Click HERE for more
information.
The
University of Queensland and the Australian Sports Commission have
developed a FREE ON-LINE COACHING COURSE. The 'Beginning
Coaching General Principals' Course is designed to introduce
coaches to the fundamental principals of sports coaching.
This interactive tutorial based course is highly recommended.
For those coaches who are interested in obtaining formal
coaching qualifications this course is an ideal first step. A
certificate is issued upon successful completion of the course.
Click HERE
for more information.
Coaching
Resources Available
The
following coaching books and DVD can be borrowed from the Director of
Coaching. These are all official FFA resources and contain
very useful information for coaches of all experience levels.
New: Coerver Soccer Coaching
training DVDs are now available!
The Australian Sports Commission Coaches
Kit is a very useful resource.
POLICIES
AND GUIDELINES:
All
Football Brisbane and Football Federation Australia Policies and
Guidelines that are of interest to coaches can be found here.
GAME
FORFEITS:
Football Brisbane must be advised of game forfeits 48 hours before game
day otherwise our club will receive a fine. The coach is to contact the
Club President so that arrangements can be made for Football Brisbane to be advised.
TRAINING EQUIPMENT:
Our
club is equipped with training equipment such as speed ladders, agility
poles, hurdles and cones. Procedures are in place for coaches
to book these items for use during their training sessions.
Contact the equipment
officer for more information.
SESSION
PLANS:
Please
contact the Director of
Coaching if you would like assistance in preparing sessions
plans. A session
plan template has been developed by the DOC to assist
Westside SSG coaches to prepare for each training session. Technical
assistance can also be provided. Another example of a
session plan can be downloaded here.
Other resources available include FFA 'Hints for preparing a
session plan'. An excellent resource produced by
FIFA is the '11' Prevention Program
which focuses on prevention of injuries through effective stretching.
Coaches are encourage to use this 11 step program after a light warm-up.
BLUE CARDS:
Volunteers
who work with children are required to obtain a Blue Card.
Further information can be found here.
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