PROGRESS ON NEW CLUBROOMS AND AMENITIES BUILDING AT MICHAELS AVENUE

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Coach Development & Referee Courses

The Club is dedicated to assisting with coach development which will allow our coaches to better their own coaching knowledge and skills. We take coach education seriously and believe that better coaches help to develop better players, we strongly encourage coaches to attend courses and workshops run by both the Northern Region Football (NRF) and New Zealand Football (NZF). The club also runs a series of informal coaching workshops at Michaels Ave at no cost.

From the recent club survey, the club received feedback that more support was needed in the coaching support area, with some parents nominated to being the coach for a team, having little knowledge or confidence to do this. With that in mind, Fred de Jong and Ryan Shiffman have planned the following workshops and development opportunities for coaches in the 2021 season.

2021 COACHING COURSES

(click on the link to read more - or hit register now to book your place on the course)
Level 1 - Getting Started Course for New Coaches
Age Appropriate Sessions
Game Day Management
Team Structure and Tactics
Academy Open Day (for Coaches)
PDP Open Day (for Coaches)
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To attend these courses, please log into ClubHub and register. All courses are free for Ellerslie AFC coaches and parents.

LEVEL 1 - GETTING STARTED COURSE FOR NEW COACHES

Level 1 - Getting started course for new coaches (upstairs in the Ellerslie Clubrooms)

Introduction to coaching covering the club’s philosophy, how to interact with players, general coaching tips and answering questions new coaches may have before stepping on the pitch

Wednesday 24th March @ 7.15pm
OR Monday 10th May @ 7.15pm

AGE APPROPRIATE SESSIONS

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Age Appropriate Sessions (upstairs in the Ellerslie Clubrooms)

This course looks at what type of sessions we would run for each age group to ensure that coaches are delivering the correct information and style of session for each of the age groups. All attendees break into groups based on the age of their team and receive sessions appropriate to that age group. The sessions are explained by a coach and how they would adapt them for various situations. Questions are then asked by the coaches to gain a further understanding of these sessions before running them with their own team

Monday 29th March @ 7.15pm
OR Wednesday 12th May @ 7.15pm

GAME DAY MANAGEMENT

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Game Day management

This course discusses what to think about leading into game day, what happens on game day and things to think about afterwards. Covers various age groups and discusses how the age of the team would impact how we go through this process.

Wednesday 19th May @ 7.15pm (upstairs in the Ellerslie Clubrooms)

TEAM STRUCTURE AND TACTICS

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Team structure and Tactics

This course will assist with discussing how to structure the team and understanding what principles of play the coaches should be focussing on at various age groups. What should U7s be focussing on? How does that differ from U9s or U13s

Monday 24th May @ 7.15pm (upstairs in the Ellerslie Clubrooms)

ACADEMY PROGRAM OPEN DAY

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Ellerslie AFC Academy Open Day session (Michaels Ave main turf field)

This course is an open day for any coaches to have a walk through our Academy Program. We will provide you with the session we are running on the day, walk around watching various coaches working with groups from U7 to U13. Look at the differences in their delivery and discuss the things you can add to your own coaching tool set

Friday 4th June from 5.15pm-6.30pm

PDP OPEN DAY

Player Development Programme (PDP) Open Day session (Michaels Ave main turf field)

This course is an open day for any coaches to have a walk through our Player Development Program (PDP). We will provide you with the session we are running on the day, walk around watching various coaches working with the top teams from U9 to U12. Look at the differences in their delivery and discuss the things you can add to your own coaching tool set

Monday 14th June from 6.00pm-7.00pm

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Fred and Ryan will also be available on most Saturdays game days at Michaels Avenue to offer guidance and support as needed.

There is also the option to attend courses run by NRF and NZF for those seeking more formal coach education. These courses do come at a cost. (The club can provide financial support for some courses).

If you would like to attend an external coaching course, please contact our Director of Football to make a booking, or to discuss which course would be applicable.

For NZ Football Courses, please click here

COMMUNITY REFEREES (CR's)

The Club organises an in-house CR course for interested participants. It is held on one night for approximately 3.5 hours (usually a Wednesday) in the clubrooms at Michaels Avenue Reserve. These courses provide parents and players with a base general knowledge of the FIFA Laws of the Game, giving them the confidence to referee matches on the weekend. The course cost is free. There is a cost if the participant wants to wear a CR shirt which is subsidised by the club.

To register your interest to attend a CR or other referee course - please contact Kelly Bolus

We can also advise of places on courses at other venues if we don't have sufficient registrations to run an in-house course.

Further options for referee development to become a Level 1 or higher referee are available as well.