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Coaching Clinics

NDSL Coaches Club

NDSL COACHES CLUB NDSL ACADEMY IS HOSTING A FREE COACHES CLUB.

Working with 11’s / 12’s / 13’s / 14’s – the NDSL Academy staff will demonstrate through practical sessions needed at these relevant age groups how to develop a better technical player.

Venue: Oscar Traynor Development Centre.

Date: Saturday 30th January.

Time: 1pm Reg – 1.30pm

Intro / Practical’s begin, finish by 4 p.m.

Cost: Free Workshop

Open to: All Coaches working at any age with an NDSL Club.

TOPICS:

  • Warm Up with Ball
  • THE NDSL Academy 4 Passing Drills (Pass and Move Philosophy )
  • Possession Sessions – Technical / Tactical Games for Relevant Ages
  • Shooting Drills / Games.
  • Goalkeeper Demo from Sali Goalkeeping Coaches NDSL Academy Goalkeeping Consultants.

Coaches NDSL Academy Staff Contact for Information: Mitch Whitty @ 087 9513624

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Irish Grassroots Football PodCast

Podcast 3: – Mitch Whitty & Mike Geoghegan on Development

Earlier I spoke with Mitch Whitty – North Dublin School League Technical Director and Mike Geoghegan – Kildare League Academy Director. We spoke about the FAI development plan and where they see the future of youth football in Ireland as well as the areas we need to improve on.

I’ll take this opportunity to thank the guys for their time.

PS….I had to leave the little bit at the end, it was too funny not to share!! 🙂

As always I would love to hear your views.

https://soundcloud.com/thecoachdiary/podcast-3-coach-talk-mitch-whitty-ndsl-mike-geoghegan-kdul
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Coaching

Coaching Seminars This September 2014

COACHING IRELAND

11th National Coaching Forum at the Institute of Technology Sligo, 26th-27th of September 2014. This Forum promises to be the biggest and most extensive gathering of professionals and volunteers involved in Sport Coaching. The Forum will attract coaches, physical education teachers, sports scientists, National Governing Body personnel and policy makers. Leading National and International presenters will take part in this event titled “Fun to Full Potential – Coaching the whole Athlete”

The 11th National Coaching Forum will combine Keynote speakers, with practical and applied sessions, with opportunities to network with coaches from different sports. Previous National Coaching Forum has welcomed up to 800 coaches, both National and international. The Forum has become a “can’t be missed” event on the sporting calendar, involving coaches at all levels from up to 48 different sports.

Key Note Speakers Include:

  • Billy Walsh: Title – Combat Leadership – Current Challenge Facing Coaches
  • Richard Bailey: Title – How People Learn (and how we should coach them) Applying Research Into Learning To Sport Coaches
  • Niels De Vos: Title – The British Atheltics Athlete Development Model- Ensuring Age Appropriate Coaching And Competition To Enable All Athletes To Deliver Their Best Performance As Senior Athletes
  • Sergio Lara-Bercial: Title: Coaching Children Holistically – Spinning Plates & Moving Goalposts
  • Missy Parker: Title: Getting it Right In the Early Years

More Detail Here

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NDSL

Albert Vinas (Football Salou) will host the NDSL Coaches Club: 24th September 2014

Vinas is a Spanish coach who has a wealth of knowledge in elite youth coaching, having spent 20 years developing some of Europe’s young stars of today. Throughout the workshop Albert Vinas will reveal the methods behind arguably the most successful style of football ever witnessed.

Vinas has not only helped develop some of the best players around, but coaches too. Vinas has mentored and assessed coaches such as the late Tito Vilanova who managed Barcelona before he died earlier this year, and Rodolfo Borrell, who previously at Barcelona’s famous academy La Masia, Liverpool FC and more recently been appointed Academy Director at Manchester City.

Vinas will be taking the workshop on Wednesday 24th at the Oscar Trainer Development Centre, Dublin 13.

  • Venue : NDSL – Oscar Trainer Development Centre
  • Date : Wednesday 24th September , 2014
  • Time : Reg @ 6pm – Workshop 6.30pm – 10.00pm
  • Cost : 25 Euro per Coach / Club Deal 5 Coaches for 100 Euro.
  • Contact : Mitch Whitty for Information @ 087 9513624.

SWIM IRELAND

National children in Sport Conference Sligo IT: 17 & 18 september 2014.

  • Highlighting
  • Examining
  • Exploring
  • Improving

 SILENT SIDELINE WORKSHOP: Monday 29th September

  • Have you noticed children playing the game with fear of making mistakes?
  • Does your child’s coach constantly scream and shout at the kids and officials?
  • Has your child given up the game, because it’s no longer fun?
  • Are you a parent, a coach, a manager, a grandparent or a friend?
  • Have you said yes to one of the above? Then you need to attend!!

When: Monday 29th September:

Where: NDSL Oscar Traynor Coaching & Development Centre, Oscar Traynor Rd Coolock D.17.

Time: 7.30pm-9pm: Cost: €5

Content: Giving the game back; Mistakes; Playing with Freedom; Winning & Losing; Self control; Observation; Prevention; Intervention; Sideline Keeper.

Sign Up for the Silent Sideline Workshop

SILENT SIDELINE WEEKEND: 04th & 05th October

  • Let the kids play.
  • All clubs, codes can get involved.
  • If the opposition aren’t willing to participate, no don’t worry we can learn so much from observing them.
  • Clubs to manage this initiative internally.
  • Club should select 2 sideline keepers to  reinforce a positive and silent attitude on the line.
  • Each club should have a silent sideline ambassador.
  • Absolutely NO shouting or directing from the sidelines.
  • Coaching staff to speak to players at halftime and when making changes ONLY.
  • Clapping & cheers allowed for goals scored and effort for both sides.
  • No directing or advice from adults at anytime.
  • Absolutely no questioning of referee in charge of game at anytime. (If required call ref over to your side)
  • Rope the pitches and provide a designated area for parents. (Stand back and observe)
  • Kids voices are all we want to hear on match day
  • Lollipops are a fun way of helping people to stay silent!

To sign up go to silentsideline.org 

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Irish Grassroots Football

SFAI Finals 17th & 18th May, 2014

SFAI finals on this weekend and nothing about it on their website. No information about any of the finalists, the clubs, the history. Nothing about the fixtures, the times, the location, not one thing! How can the Football Association of Ireland allow these people run the schoolboy game. I know there are some great people working within the SFAI but as an organisation they rarely do anything with commitment. Ironically they will be quick enough to get their blazers on and walk around Jackson Park this weekend as if they have achieved something.

Do we really have to continue to accept this abysmal standard of organisation? Really, feel for all the finalist, they aren’t taken serious enough and deserve a lot more respect for the work they do and being finalists in the All-Ireland Cup competitions. Let’s not take away from the fact that this weekend is a very big one for Schoolboy Football in Ireland and congratulations to all the finalists.

Scottish Cup Finals

All week I have been watching highlights from the finals in Scotland. Each final has it’s own build up, with player and coaching staff interviews, they took in the history of the clubs and how much it means to each team to be in a final. All the finals were played in Stadiums. A full football final experience for all the kids involved. For some of these kids this might be the first and last final they ever play, so why not make it a memorable experience for all, why not give them the best possible experience?? We could be and should be doing a lot more for these finals and it wouldn’t take very much to make them feel special.

I also don’t want to take away from the great job Wayside Celtic do organising the entire finals by themselves. They have never let the kids down and in no way is this post disrespecting them, I just feel the kids deserve better. I’d like to thank (Wayside) them for clarifying fixtures for this coming weekend:

SFAI Cups 2014

SATURDAY

u12s – Corduff FC (NDSL) v St Josephs boys FC (DDSL) : Time: 11am

u13s – St Kevins Boys (DDSL) v Crumlin United (DDSL) : Time 1pm

u15s – Belvedere FC (DDSL) v St.Kevins (DDSL) : Time 3pm

SUNDAY

u14s – Mervue United A.F.C (GalwayDL) v St. Francis (DDSL) : Time 2pm

u16s – St. Kevins Boys (DDSL) v St Brendans Park FC (KerryDL) : Time 4pm

Some Key Things To Remember For Every Game

Make sure your child/players enjoy the finals, playing with a smile is one way of making sure of that! This could be the first and last time, so make it a good experience. Last week at the league cup finals many adults were encroaching (even with linesmen) on the pitches thus preventing the ball going down that side on many occasions. Refs should be more in control of the game and prevent this from happening. These coaches were also continually giving instruction on what to do, which was confusing for the players. We know this prevents the child from leaning the game their way and also stops them from thinking in the moment. By doing this you also take control of their decisions and their game. Encourage and Praise. Don’t pass on what you think they should do, because what they see and what you see is a completely different picture.

“Youth Sports build characters and traits like Self confidence, Resilience, Teamwork, Mental Toughness, SelfControl and Respect for others. Playing sports provides an incredible infrastructure for teaching character to the nations kids but only if coaches and parents recognise and seize these teachable moments. Coaches should focus on the process whilst teaching life’s lesson through sport. Parents should focus on teaching life skills and leave the competing to the players & coaches, this in turn would create a much more positive environment for everyone involved”

Try this sometime: The six-second rule is so called because 6 seconds is the time it takes to capture the flight or fight response (ie: avoid the emotional hijacking). When someone has said or done something that triggers your hot button (gets you angry), take a deep breath and count 1..2..3..4..5..6 seconds before you respond. You will find that what you were about to say no longer has any meaning. It works!!!

Best of luck to all involved!

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Videos

Multidirectional Workshop Video

Here is a small piece of video from the Multidirectional Workshop with Mike Antoniades back in December at the NDSL Development Centre.

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Coaching

FUTSAL is back!

Futsal Centre Ballymun

There will be a Futsal meeting for NDSL u8 coaches tomorrow evening (Thursday 21st, November 2013). The 6 week FAI/NDSL futsal module is due to start this Saturday in Gormantson college for all u8 NDSL teams.

When: Thurs 21st Nov

Where: NDSL HQ (Oscar Traynor)

Time: 8PM-9PM

 

Open to all if interested in futsal, and wish to learn more about its benefits and wish to attend very welcome.

For more information contact:

Paul Keogh

FAI Development Officer – Fingal

Football Association of Ireland

National Sports Campus

Abbotstown

Dublin 15

Mobile – 0860444435

Email    – paul.keogh@fai.ie

Twitter – @FAIreland

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Coaching Clinics Irish Grassroots Football

NDSL Coaches Club

The NDSL Coaches Club has two fantastic upcoming Workshops.

The First is Alan McCann presenting  SMARTER SOCCER and working on a workshop: The Way Forward in 4.3.3

SMARTER SOCCER WORKSHOP

The Way Forward in a 4-3-3

When: Wednesday 27th of November

Time :  6.30pm Registration . Workshop 7pm to 9pm.

Where : Oscar Traynor Development Centre

Cost :  10 Euro

Presenter: Alan ` Maxi ` McCann / Alan has over 20 years Coaching experience within Irish Football, having worked at numerous Schoolboy clubs, League of Ireland Clubs and Ireland Emerging Talent Program, Alan has pursued over the years research and development into delivering Coaching Sessions on various topics and shapes, this workshop will work on the 4-3-3 shape and will introduce a number of practical practises to help coaches deliver 4.3.3 type sessions back at their clubs.

For Information and Bookings Contact: Mitch Whitty @ 087 9513624.

Smarter Soccer: Alan McCann @ 087 6567796 or Email:  maximc@eircom.net

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