COACHES CORNER
I'm Klete Loveday the Coaching Co-Ordinator for the Helensburgh Soccer Club.
My main role is to assist in:
COACHING DEVELOPMENT
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
TALENT IDENTIFICATION
How am I going to achieve these tasks?
I am working with the Technical Director for Football South Coast in all of the following areas.
Educate Club Coaches on the FFA National Curriculum
Co-ordinate Club Grading
Identifying Players for Development Programs
Ensure Coaching standards are in line with the National Curricullum - by keeping regular communication with coaches
So I’m not here to tell you how to coach but to provide guidance on the right way forward and to offer any assistance you may need.
We have a number of resources now on offer to assist you in your role as coach.
They are:
FFA certified Coaching handbooks – to help you plan your own sessions
Assisted training session planning - This is where your training sessions will be planned out for you. This way anyone can run the session. (See attached example) We can even plan your whole year if need be.
Qualified club coaches can also assist you with session set up and coordination.
Free coaching programs run by Qualified Football South Coast Coaching staff
Training equipment provided to each team in the way of cones and bibs etc.
Coaches Corner has the following drop downs on the main menu:
Coaching Resources
Coaching Courses - find out the next course in our area
Training Sessions - designed by FSC Technical Director and Club Coaching Co-ordinator
Rules and Regulations
So I do hope that by providing these Coaching resources and Development opportunities each year that we can make your role as Coach a more enjoyable experience.
If you have any questions on any of this please do not hesitate to contact me.
Cheers
Klete Loveday
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COACHING RESOURCES
FFA's Official Coaching Resources
Australia’s Complete Football Training Guide for Players and Coaches - FFA Coaching Resource
Coaches Handbooks
Are you looking for ideas for your training session? Here are a couple of websites with some great ideas.
Discovery Phase - FSC Coaching Handbook 5-9 Year Olds
Skill Aquisition Phase - FSC Coaching Handbook 9-13 Year Olds
Play Football Mini Roos Coaching Guide
Injury Prevention, Management and Improved Performance Information
COACHING COURSES
For more upcoming Coaching Courses under Football South Coast Click Here
To find a Coaching course Click Here
TRAINING SESSIONS
Training Sessions For Grassroots Football 6 - 9yo
Training Sessions For Skills Acquisition Phase 9 - 12yo
Click Here for 1 v 1 - Session 1
Click Here for Running with the Ball - Session 1
Click Here for 1st Touch - Session 1
Click Here for Striking the Ball - Session 1
Example session for grassroots
fun games with ball;
Discovery Phase - Session 1 - Start Part (6-9 Year Olds),
(For field players only)
Duration: 10 min
Organisation:
Each player starts with a ball, dribbles around the marker and returns to the start.
Learning:
Running With The Ball
Ball Mastery
Instruction points:
• Upon returning to the starting point, the next player starts the same pattern with their own ball guidelines for relays
• Avoid long queues
• Keep players as active as possible (don’t keep them waiting in line for too long)
• Give the group a quick break for a drink when necessary
• All relays in this section can be performed with and without the ball (the preference is to always use the ball, but it is fine to take the ball out of the relays early in the session)
• The more skill your players acquire, the more the ball should be used and the greater the challenges can be
• If there are more than six players, make another lane of cones and keep it to two players in a line (this avoids long queues)
Variations:
CHANGE IT
Give players more difficult / easier instructions based on what the coach observes.
MAIN PART Duration: players - 15 min, goalkeepers - 0 min
Fun games with ball
Competing games
Discovery Phase - Session 1 - Main Part (6-9 Year Olds),
(For field players only)
Duration: 15 min
Organisation:
Mark out a triangle with sides 10m–12m long.
Three teams of two players are positioned at each corner with a cluster of balls in the middle of the triangle.
Learning:
Running With the Ball -
Awareness of what is going on around them.
Instruction points:
- The object of the game is to gather as many balls as possible for the corner or ‘nest’ within a set time period.
- One player from each team runs to the middle of the triangle to get a ball and dribbles it to their corner, or nest, and leaves it there.
- Their team-mate then does the same. When all the balls in the middle of the triangle are gone, players can take them from someone else’s nest.
- Players are NOT allowed to stop others from taking balls from their nest – no blocking, defending, tackling, etc. No hands! Feet only.
Small sided games
Various
Discovery Phase - Session 1 - End Part (6-9 Year Olds),
(For field players only)
Duration: 20 min
Organisation:
3 v 3 (or 4 v 4, 5 v 5)
- training Game Length: 20m–25m Width:
- 14m–18m Goal: 2m–3m
- “Just let them play”
- You can play with or without goalkeepers
- Short games - 3 to 5 mins in length (with regular drink breaks)
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Ball Sizes
The match ball sizes for both boys, mixed and girls competitions are
Under 6 , 7, 8, 9 Size 3
Under 10, 11, 12, 13 Size 4
Under 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Size 5
Period of Play
Under 6 & 7 - 20 minutes each way 5 minutes half time
Under 8 & 9 - 20 minutes each way 5 minutes half time
Under 10&11&12 - 25 minutes each way 5 minutes half time
Under 13 & 14 - 30 minutes each way 5 minutes half time
Under 15 & 16 - 35 minutes each way 5 minutes half time
Under 17 & 18 - 40 minutes each way 5 minutes half time
Women’s Youth League - 40 minutes each way 5 minutes half time
AAM, AAW - 45 minutes each way 5 min – 10 mins half time
O30’s Women - 45 minutes each way 5 min – 10 mins half time
O35’s Men - 45 minutes each way 5 min – 10 mins half time