This book was designed by the development centre coaches in order to develop and inspire each other.
The book is to be used as a resource of good quality practices that follow the academy “foundation” coaching programme.
The “foundation” coaching programme was designed specifically for the development centres. The programme was put in place to compliment the 9-11 academy programme and enable a smooth transition to academy training.
Therefore, when designing practices the programme must be used as a reference and adhered to.
The development centres should all follow the same coaching programme and this book will enable a closer interaction between the coaching staff of each centre.
The sessions enclosed are simply a guide to what has worked for other coaches in our programme.
The book should inspire you to develop further practices and develop your individual coaching skills.
Our role in the academy programme is crucial to the recruitment of players. It's our job to make sure the training is fun, enjoyable and allows for personal expression and learning.
The key to producing this standard is not only about designing good practices.
A really important part of our work is how we communicate and inspire the players.
When the children arrive at training they run to the pitch, are happy to be there and desperate to play the game.
If after ten minutes they don’t have the same happiness and joy then it is probably something we have done.
In addition, we must inspire the players with our personality.
We must have bundles of energy, enthusiasm and a smile on our faces.
This is so important and an area we can all improve on.
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