Coaching at PHFC 2020
One of my first tasks as DOC has been to
put into place processes, procedures and structure to support our coaching
staff for 2020. This is well-advanced. In 2020 this will include:
§ A website for resources for all coaches
§ The availability of age-appropriate
programs, coaching plans, game day plans
§ Workshops for coaches
§ Regular age-level coordinator support
§ Appropriate resources.
New to coaching
Are
you interested in coaching at Pine Hills Football Club? You may have no prior
knowledge of and skills in coaching, or you may have some limited experience.
Regardless of your existing expertise I would welcome an opportunity to have
you involved in some coaching capacity in 2020. If you are interested, please
download and complete Expression of Interest form and
return to Nicci – info@pinehillsfootball.com
Experienced coaches
Many
of our parents have stepped into coaching this year or last, and may wish to
further develop their knowledge and skills, and coach again next year to
support their child/ren. I encourage you
to volunteer again, and to be part of our coaching staff for 2020. Please
download and complete Expression of Interest form and
return to Nicci – info@pinehillsfootball.com
Please
click here to download the Coaching Expression of Interest form
Please note, the form is an expression of interest only. I
will follow up with you in due course.
Further initiatives
Coaching Program Partnerships
At
the moment I am exploring a range of partnerships to support our coaching and
player development programs in 2020. Parent and coach information sessions, as
well player interaction will be featured in those partnerships wherever
possible. I am still working through this process with potential partners but
at the moment discussions are well-advanced with the Leisure Centre, a local
podiatrist, dietician, physiotherapist and hopefully sport psychologist.
By
the beginning of October, I should be able to provide a more complete update on
how these partnerships will serve us.
Coaching Program Focus Areas
While
we want the Academy program to be strong again in 2020 and I look forward to
supporting that goal, my personal emphasis will be in supporting all of the
coaches and players in non-Academy areas.
I
am very excited by the potential of so many players in our club, having seen
many of them in the development sessions I have been running over the last 6
weeks. There is a lot of enthusiasm and potential across the club. Further
detail in relation to this will be shared later this year.
I
am also looking forward to helping as many coaches as possible to improve their
skills, hence helping players under their direction to improve more quickly.
One
activity I hope to instigate in November is the combining of an Introduction to
Coaching workshop for new (or near new) coaches which will overlap two
development squad sessions. In other words, I will coach coaches in some
planning activities, drills, coaching points etc. while running training
sessions with a couple of groups of players. More on this in mid-October.
All
the best.
Ken Swan
Director
of Coaching, Pine Hills FC