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“FOOTBALL TAILORED FOR YOUTH PLAYERSâ€
The FFSA Junior Standing Committee has successfully secured Horst Wein, internationally acclaimed coach and author of “Developing Youth Soccer Players†and “Game Intelligence in Soccerâ€, to headline a free entry participation weekend seminar on entry level football in this state.
The free seminar will be held the weekend of Friday March 2nd, Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th.
The Lecture/Forum sessions will be held at the Adelaide High School Auditorium, while the practical sessions will be held at Ellis Park, home ground of the Adelaide Comets Football Club.
To register your interest please contact Dimitri Peppas on 8354 1422 or dimitri.peppas@ffsa.com.au . Entry is Free.
Those participants who would like to receive a certificate of attendance after the seminar, shall speak with Dimitri Peppas to organise.
PROGRAM DETAILS
1st.LEVEL OF FORMATION: GAMES FOR BASIC ABILITIES AND CAPACITIES
FRIDAY (2nd March)
Adelaide High School Auditorium, West Terrace, Adelaide.
5. 00 p.m. Presentation of the Coaching Course for Coaches
5.15 p.m. Lecture: Unlocking the innate potential of Young Australian Football
Players with a Football Development Model (with open discussion)
8.00 p.m. Developing Game Intelligence
9.00pm. End of Session
SATURDAY (3rd March)
Ellis Park (Adelaide Comets), West Terrace, Adelaide.
9.00 a.m. Games of basic abilities and capacities
-Games for dribbling and chasing the dribbler
-Games in the maze
-Passing, receiving and shooting games
-Games for tackling
-Multilateral games
-Football-Decathlon (10 tests 1 vs. 1)
12.00 p.m. Lunch
1.30 p.m. The programme of simplified games for teams formed by 2 players
Including corrective exercises/games
2nd.LEVEL OF FORMATION: GAMES FOR MINI FOOTBALL
3.00 p.m. Preparatory and corrective exercises/games for Mini Football
Pentathlon of Mini Football
5.00 p.m. End of the session
SUNDAY (4th March)
Ellis Park (Adelaide Comets), West Terrace, Adelaide.
9.00 a.m. Mini Football and its variations
11.00 a.m. From Mini Football towards 7-a-side Football
12.00 p.m. Evaluation
12.30 p.m. End of the Coaching Course
1.30 p.m. “FOOTBALL FORUM†- Adelaide High School Auditorium, West Terrace, Adelaide.
FFSA secure Wein for FREE Junior Coaching Session
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BillShankly
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I thought it was very good.
Maybe the slides are on the DVD.
funny what he said about Kossie's training "no defensive training & all attacking". So true.
Was that Zac that had to try & suggest Kossie had no attacking coaching as well?
Hope it's not raining tomorrow, don't fancy standing in the rain but I'll be there regardless.
Maybe the slides are on the DVD.
funny what he said about Kossie's training "no defensive training & all attacking". So true.
Was that Zac that had to try & suggest Kossie had no attacking coaching as well?
Hope it's not raining tomorrow, don't fancy standing in the rain but I'll be there regardless.
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BillShankly
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A very informative weekend. It was aimed at junior coaches from U/8's to U/12's but I reckon coaches up to U/14's could have learnt a lot as well.
Everything Horst said was true;
To develop vision skills & decision making, perception & execution.
There's just to much to say other than people left with a new way to coach, including one or two of the major football academies.
The end forum was also interesting, it was aimed at getting things changed but most of the stuff went over the heads of the FFSA & SASI people.
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Everything Horst said was true;
His technique is to get the children thinking for themselves, rather than waiting for instructions.FOOTBALL STARTS WITH THE HEAD
DESCENDS TO THE HEART AND
FINISHES WITH THE LEGS
Football in Australia starts with the legs.
To develop vision skills & decision making, perception & execution.
There's just to much to say other than people left with a new way to coach, including one or two of the major football academies.
The end forum was also interesting, it was aimed at getting things changed but most of the stuff went over the heads of the FFSA & SASI people.
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I also got backs of my legs burnt on Saturday - still very uncomfortable now!
I was there on Saturday and Sunday.
Main thing I got from the weekend was getting Horst's intention/interpretation for his drills etc direct from him rather than 2nd or 3rd hand through junior licence instructor or my own interpretation from reading his book. None of it was groundbreaking, but I think everybody who was there learned something.
In general I think anyone who has been through the junior and youth licence should have already been coaching pretty much in line with the principals that Horst was advocating anyway. I know I have been for the past couple of years, through use of drills and games from his book (and my own and other drills of course) and letting the kids make and recognise their own mistakes (with some prompting from the coach at times) so they know where they need to improve. It was just good to see the coaching principles I have adopted anyway being reinforced by such a prominent figure as Horst.
I was there on Saturday and Sunday.
Main thing I got from the weekend was getting Horst's intention/interpretation for his drills etc direct from him rather than 2nd or 3rd hand through junior licence instructor or my own interpretation from reading his book. None of it was groundbreaking, but I think everybody who was there learned something.
In general I think anyone who has been through the junior and youth licence should have already been coaching pretty much in line with the principals that Horst was advocating anyway. I know I have been for the past couple of years, through use of drills and games from his book (and my own and other drills of course) and letting the kids make and recognise their own mistakes (with some prompting from the coach at times) so they know where they need to improve. It was just good to see the coaching principles I have adopted anyway being reinforced by such a prominent figure as Horst.
True, I kept saying the same thing "everyone that has done the Junior & Youth licence in the past 5 years have got the basic idea" but how many use it correctly & how many do their own thing?pvfc wrote:I also got backs of my legs burnt on Saturday - still very uncomfortable now!
I was there on Saturday and Sunday.
Main thing I got from the weekend was getting Horst's intention/interpretation for his drills etc direct from him rather than 2nd or 3rd hand through junior licence instructor or my own interpretation from reading his book. None of it was groundbreaking, but I think everybody who was there learned something.
In general I think anyone who has been through the junior and youth licence should have already been coaching pretty much in line with the principals that Horst was advocating anyway. I know I have been for the past couple of years, through use of drills and games from his book (and my own and other drills of course) and letting the kids make and recognise their own mistakes (with some prompting from the coach at times) so they know where they need to improve. It was just good to see the coaching principles I have adopted anyway being reinforced by such a prominent figure as Horst.
Examples;
Horst explained that having the children zig zag between cones is pointless "when dose a player use that skill in a game?" Next day we see the helping coach directing 12 year olds to zig zag inbetween cones.
Horst told us that studies have shown that out of a 90 minute training session a child only receives about half that, the rest is spent on istructing the child, lining up, mucking around, etc. He also said that forcing the children to run around the oval for twenty minutes is wasted time & effort as the child can do all the running required learning football skills at the same time - using his set pieces (so the players get thier fitness, ball skills & football intelligence all at the same time).
And what do we see on the Sunday? Two teams of teanagers spend twenty minutes jogging/running around the field, 20 minutes on one of the three skills, what a waste.
How many coaches concentrate on small sided games only? Most would probably have a few, but the major part of training is spent with lining the kids up & practicing kicking & passing, fienting skills, step overs & full sided games.
I completed my junior licence about 4 years ago & my youth licence & I have used approximately 50% of Horst's ideas, the rest was drills & large games.
I'll now try & bring that to 80% - 90%, I don't think 100% is possible because we need a major mindset change from FFSA, clubs & parents.
EDIT: What's everyones view on playing children up in higher age groups?
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Are you coaching anywhere johnydep, you are very up to date with the different acadamies, and went to this seminar on the weekend ?????johnydep wrote:A very informative weekend. It was aimed at junior coaches from U/8's to U/12's but I reckon coaches up to U/14's could have learnt a lot as well.
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Spot Željko Jurin Jnr ......
johnydep, I agree with you - thats why I said coaches who have done licence courses should be doing a lot of what Horst covered anyway.
However, we all know that there are always coaches who think they know better. If any of those coaches who think they know better were there at the weekend I hope that they now realise some of the benefits of Horst's approach.
At the end of the day though, coaches will pick what they see is the best from one approach and try to mix it with others to get the best 'blend' for their particular circumstances.
With regards to kids playing up, I have no problem with it so long as it is looked at on an individual basis, and does not just become 'par for the course'.
I am involved with girls/womens soccer, and most of the problems and issues raised/discussed at the forum can be multiplied by 10 when it comes to girls soccer rather than boys....
However, we all know that there are always coaches who think they know better. If any of those coaches who think they know better were there at the weekend I hope that they now realise some of the benefits of Horst's approach.
At the end of the day though, coaches will pick what they see is the best from one approach and try to mix it with others to get the best 'blend' for their particular circumstances.
With regards to kids playing up, I have no problem with it so long as it is looked at on an individual basis, and does not just become 'par for the course'.
I am involved with girls/womens soccer, and most of the problems and issues raised/discussed at the forum can be multiplied by 10 when it comes to girls soccer rather than boys....
Yes, and I only saw representatives from two academies; FFSA & EFIZeljko Jurin wrote:Are you coaching anywhere johnydep, you are very up to date with the different acadamies, and went to this seminar on the weekend ?????johnydep wrote:A very informative weekend. It was aimed at junior coaches from U/8's to U/12's but I reckon coaches up to U/14's could have learnt a lot as well.
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I'll be visiting you soon thenpvfc wrote:johnydep, I agree with you - thats why I said coaches who have done licence courses should be doing a lot of what Horst covered anyway.
However, we all know that there are always coaches who think they know better. If any of those coaches who think they know better were there at the weekend I hope that they now realise some of the benefits of Horst's approach.
At the end of the day though, coaches will pick what they see is the best from one approach and try to mix it with others to get the best 'blend' for their particular circumstances.
With regards to kids playing up, I have no problem with it so long as it is looked at on an individual basis, and does not just become 'par for the course'.
I am involved with girls/womens soccer, and most of the problems and issues raised/discussed at the forum can be multiplied by 10 when it comes to girls soccer rather than boys....
My daughter loves the game and looks to be playing it for a long time to come, my wife is trying to get her to fall in love with netball but it's not working lol.
Very true coyote.
Not sure how many coaches were there from womens clubs at the weekend though. There was me and "billshankley", but not sure if there were too many others?
What area are you from johnydep, and what age group will your daughter be looking to play?
There are some good womens clubs around - just need to find which suits you/your daughter best.
(I'm not coaching a junior side this year, but I still help out the junior coaches at the club as much as possible - I firmly believe that coaches of senior teams should maintain involvement in junior coaching and development. If I was asked to coach a junior team again next year I would gladly do it.)
Not sure how many coaches were there from womens clubs at the weekend though. There was me and "billshankley", but not sure if there were too many others?
What area are you from johnydep, and what age group will your daughter be looking to play?
There are some good womens clubs around - just need to find which suits you/your daughter best.
(I'm not coaching a junior side this year, but I still help out the junior coaches at the club as much as possible - I firmly believe that coaches of senior teams should maintain involvement in junior coaching and development. If I was asked to coach a junior team again next year I would gladly do it.)
My daughter still has a couple more years in mixed teams, but we will have to look for another club eventually as the present one does not have a girls team.pvfc wrote:Very true coyote.
Not sure how many coaches were there from womens clubs at the weekend though. There was me and "billshankley", but not sure if there were too many others?
What area are you from johnydep, and what age group will your daughter be looking to play?
There are some good womens clubs around - just need to find which suits you/your daughter best.
(I'm not coaching a junior side this year, but I still help out the junior coaches at the club as much as possible - I firmly believe that coaches of senior teams should maintain involvement in junior coaching and development. If I was asked to coach a junior team again next year I would gladly do it.)
The closest clubs with girls teams (that I know of) are Adelaide City, Adelaide Blue Eagles & Campbelltown.
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