2012 Coach Education

GUFC will again offer a series of coach education events this season. Coach and player education is very important to GUFC. By hosting regular sessions, we hope to greatly improve our player and coach knowledge and enjoyment of the game. On offer this season:

Grassroots coaching certificate

Who attends? Beginner GUFC coaches
Date: Friday 30th March
Time: 6-9pm
Where: Gymea Bay Oval
Instructors: Gary Wall, GUFC Head Coach
Overview
This course is aimed at beginner coaches of players up to 10 years of age. It is designed to provide a basic understanding of your role and practical ideas for training sessions. The course covers:
*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
Each coach received a copy of the FFA publication ‘Coaching Grassroots Football’.

Coach the coaches

There will be three sessions this season:
Who attends? All GUFC coaches
Date Session #2: 7 May 2012
Time: 7pm
Where: 5 Sports, Endeavour High
Instructors: Kory Babington
Topic session #2: Small Sided Football "Mums and dads” guide to coaching and skills development
To register: Email Gary Wall headcoach@gufc.com.au

Systems of Play

Who attends? All GUFC coaches are invited to attend sessions.
Coaches and players from u12A, u13A, u14A, u15A, jw12A, jw13A, jw14a and jw15a teams will "actively participate" in the session on a roster system. See timetable here>>
Systems of Play is effectively a coaching session for coaches, and additional training session for the teams above.

Date: Monday night's during 2012 season, commencing 19/3/12 and ending 25/6/12 (excluding 9/4, 16/4, 11/6)
Time: 6-7pm and 7.15-8.15pm
Download timetable here>>
Where: Gymea Bay Oval
Instructors: Charlie Davidson and Tony Canning
Overview
This NEW program focusses on junior boys and girls making the transition from SSF to the full size field. They will be coached on the coaching philosophies of GUFC, which include playing out from the back and retaining possession. The key focus will also be systems of play including the FFA National Curriculum of playing the 1-4-3-3.

Friday night skills night

Who attends?
Coaches and players from u13-u15 and jw13-jw15 teams (except A-grade). Friday night skills night is effectively a coaching session for coaches, and additional training session for the teams above.

Date: Last Friday of each month during season - 27/4, 25/5, 29/6 and 20/7 
Time: 6-7.30pm
Where: Gymea Bay Oval
Instructors: GUFC coaching panel members
Overview
The Friday night skills session will follow on from Systems if Play (above). It will focus on player requirements relevant to age and grade, topics will be based around skills development, structured training and participation. Sessions will also have a motivational component based around the requirements of skills based improvement and enjoyment of the game. 
 

Coach education presenters

Charlie Davidson

  • UEFA B Licence
  • ASIA A Licence
  • Full member F.A. Coaches Association
  • State Licence Advance Pass
  • Football NSW Instructor Since 1997
  • Level 3, Senior Coerver Coaching Instructor
  • Northern Spirit under 20 coach 2002 & 2003
  • Director of Football, Sydney Grammar School since 1997
  • U14 Manly United Coach 2005 & 2006

Tony Canning

  • Director of Football Scots College
  • Former player Aston Villa Youth 
  • Former Irish international

Kory Babington

  • ASIA A Licence
  • Football NSW instructor
  • Football Program, Endeavour Sports High School
  • Present St.George 1st grade coach
  • GUFC Academy Coach 2009 and 2010

Ron Tilsed

  • England Youth International (15 Caps)
  • Played professionally for Arsenal & Portsmouth
  • Present Goalkeeper coach for Sutherland Sharks

Queries

Gary Wall, GUFC Head Coach