How Can We Help Create Who Can Invent The Future of The Game? (For Coaches of Under 12 Year Old Players)
How Can We Help Create Who Can Invent The Future of The Game? (For Coaches of Under 12 Year Old Players)
How Can We Help Create Who Can Invent The Future of The Game? (For Coaches of Under 12 Year Old Players)
I saw recently that sums this up. It was designed for the parents viewing area at an Academy: A picture of a little child sitting under a tree reading a book, with a caption You wouldnt shout at me while Im learning to read!
Beginner coaches need examples of how to enhance creativity among children. They need to be shown how children can be encouraged to take ownership of their own learning, how to create child-centred environments, and how to guide young learners to new answers and different solutions through exciting and varied games and activities. Team coaches need the skills to manage and develop teams of people. They need demonstrations of how to coach effectively from the sidelines without restricting the players natural urge for self-expression, how to set process goals with the parents and players, and how to help their team to review these goals at half and fulltime. The FA are re-structuring the Coach Education courses to include pathways all the way to UEFA A for coaches of particular age-groups of player. So it will be possible to do Levels 2, 3 and 4 all for coaching ages 5-11 for example. This is definitely a step in the right direction. I have no doubt that the content of these courses will be much more relevant to the needs of coaches working with particular age-groups; the biggest challenge for the FA is whether they can find the dynamic, empowering and inspirational coach educators capable of delivering them at a level which really makes a difference at a national scale.
Mark Carter, Director, Ministry of Football From 2004 to 2007, he was Director of Junior and Youth Coaching at Three Kings United, the biggest club in New Zealand. He coached international age-group players and on National Academies, and was a Coach Educator running Level 1 and 2 courses. Prior to coaching in New Zealand, he spent three years in Papua New Guinea, coaching school and Regional teams and coaching the Madang team to an FA Cup win in 2003. Returning home to London in July 2007, he now coaches 7-9 year olds at Watford FC Boys Academy and 13-14 year old girls at the Girls Centre of Excellence. He is completing the process of transferring his NZ qualifications over to English FA/UEFA, and will be studying on the FA Youth Coaches course in June 2008. Ministry of Football Ministry of Football is an indoor football programme for children aged 6-14. It mixes football skill and small-sided game activities with dance music. They aim to help develop players and children who are creative, confident and self-expressed. They will be starting a Parent-Child class this year, with the aim of providing a quality environment for families to play together, and to give parents the skills and confidence to continue teaching and playing with their children beyond the sessions.