Coaches Association
Meeting
22 Feb 2010
WELCOME!
Coaching in KDSA
 Vision:
– Coaches: To train and develop coaches
to the highest standard to give players
the maximum benefit
– Players: To provide them with the best
coaching resources to allow them to
develop to the best of their ability
Coaches
 Training:
– Any coach will have the opportunity to
attend a course within the KDSA
– All coaches should have attended a
minimum of a grassroots course
– Continual on-going training
 Development:
– Coaches Association
– Development plan
– Pathways
Players
 Ensure
that coaches are properly
trained and receive continuous
support from KDSA
 KDSA / club initiatives & coaching
programmes (eg Wahroonga 80 kids
6-12yr)
Players (cont’d)
 KDSA
initiatives (Kai Lammert &
Jason Eagar)
– O35 & WO30 football fitness
– WO30 introduction to football
– Mini world cups (6-9 year olds)
– Development squads
 Northern
Tigers U11, U12 & U13 squads
 U14-U18 training squads
 U14-U18 select squad (invitation)
 Mongo
Football Programme
Mongo Football
 Mongo
Development & Escola
– 110 Mongo
– 60 Escola
 Four
professional coaches
 2-3 sessions per week + Friday
game play
 Koola Oval M, T, W, F from 4.30pm
 Cost is too high!
Northern Suburbs Football
Coaches Association
The main objectives of NSFCA are to:
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provide local coaches with a cohesive structure to foster the growth of
coaching a critical aspect of football
provide coaches with education relating to current best practice in the game
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give coaches the opportunity to enhance their qualifications
provide coaches with pathways for their personal development and to allow
them to give back to the game
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develop a junior coaching/ cadet coach program
encourage greater involvement in coaching by girls and women
Football NSW charges for coaching in 2010
Grassroots Football
Certificate
3 hours
FREE TO ALL
CANDIDATES
Junior Football
Licence
14 hours
$90
Youth Football
Certificate 1
7 hours
$70
Youth Football
Certificate 11
14 hours
$90
Youth Football
Licence
20 minutes
$30
Total $190 for all 3
components
Senior Football
Certificate 1
7 hours
$70
Senior Football
Certificate 11
14 hours
$90
Senior Football
Licence
20 minutes
$30
Total $190 for all 3
components
Grassroots Football Certificate - Course Information
This course is of three hours duration and is aimed at beginner
coaches and teachers of players up to 10 years of age. It is designed to give them a
basic understanding of their role and to provide them with practical ideas for training
sessions.
Course Objectives and Outcomes:
After attending this course the coach will have a basic understanding of:
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What kids’ coaching is about
What kind of activities to provide at training sessions
How to put together the content of a kids’ training session
The course centres on the FFA publication ‘Coaching Grassroots Football’, which
each participant receives free of charge when attending this course. Participants will
be shown a range of practices from the book and will be able to use the book as an
ongoing coaching resource.
Pre-Requisites Notes: Minimum age 15 years old
Candidate Assessment: There is no assessment: it is an 'attendance-only' course.
Accreditation Award: Participants who attend the whole three-hour course will
receive an FFA Certificate, and will be recorded on the FFA database as having
attended.
*Included in the course fee candidates will also receive a free one year
membership to the online coaching resource recently purchased by FFA called
s2s
Coaching Courses in 2010
FFA now recommends that:
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Head Coaches at association clubs run Grassroots
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Regional Directors of Coaching teach Head
Coaches in-turn to ‘present’ at Grassroots level
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Now part of Head coaches role/expectations at
club level
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Other courses run by instructors
(Junior/Youth/Senior)
Plans for 2010
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To set-up dates & times for teaching ‘presenters’
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Provide information on how to set-up a course
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Support for Head Coaches in roll-out of new courses
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Increase awareness of our Coaching Association
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More practical sessions at each meeting
KDSA Course dates

Grassroots (3hrs)
Monday March 8th
 Junior
Licence (14hrs)
Sat/Sun 20/21st March
 Youth
Certificate I (7hrs)
Mon 15th & 17th March
 Youth
Certificate II (14 hours)
Sat/Sun 27/28th March