Post-season Course – Northern NSFA

Wednesday 6^th, 13^th, 20^th, 27^th November & 4^th December, 2019. 5pm – 7pm

Participants must be 15-22 years old.

All sessions to be conducted at North Turramurra Recreation Area. All sessions must be attended to complete the course.

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The NSFA Youth Coach Development Program is a coach education program for young adults, 15 – 22 years of age.

This program is exclusive to NSFA members, with the aim to upskill young football lovers from the region. Participants are required to attend all sessions of the program and will gain their FFA Skill Training Certificate as a result.

For more information on the FFA Skill Training Certificate, please see the below section on this page.

If you have any questions about our next YCDP, please email Ed Ferguson, edward.ferguson@nsfa.asn.au

In December 2019/February 2020, the NSFA is conducting a C Licence course for coaches looking to advance their coaching capabilities and knowledge. See below for the course details.

There’s only a handful of spots remaining so please ensure they register ASAP to not miss out!

Venue – Charles Bean Oval, Lindfield

Date/Time         

1 Dec 2019         09:00 AM – 4:00 PM

8 Dec 2019         09:00 AM – 4:00 PM

15 Dec 2019       09:00 AM – 4:00 PM

1 Feb 2020          09:00 AM – 4:00 PM

2 Feb 2020          09:00 AM – 4:00 PM

8 Feb 2020          09:00 AM – 4:00 PM

9 Feb 2020          09:00 AM – 4:00 PM

The FFA / AFC Youth ‘C’ Licence is designed for coaches of talented players aged 9 – 17. This course is open to coaches 18 years of age and older; the course gives candidates an understanding of the National Curriculum and the FFA Vision and Philosophy. Course participants will be exposed to the key aspects relevant to coaching players in both the Skill Acquisition (9 – 13 years old) and the Game Training (13 – 17 years old) Building Blocks.

On completion of the course, successful candidates should demonstrate knowledge and competence in the following:

• The National Football Curriculum
• The Objectives and Structure of Football
• The FFA Philosophy and Vision
• The FFA Team Model
• Develop an awareness of the Coach Expertise Model
• Plan, Prepare, Conduct and Evaluate a Skill Acquisition Training Session
• Communicating with and the Management of Youth Players

The course is the first step on the FFA Advanced Pathway to become a professional coach. You will be introduced to all elements of the National Curriculum, The FFA Team Model and the Coach Expertise Model.

Registration Cost – $1,155.00

Registration Link – Click here to register

If you are interested in completing a ALDI MiniRoos Grassroots Course please email Edward.Ferguson@nsfa.asn.au

Course Overiew

The NSFA MiniRoos Certificate is FREE OF COST to all participants.

We strongly encourage all parents, coaches, managers and game leaders to attend this introductory course, which runs for 2-3 hours.

The MiniRoos Certificate is designed for coaches/managers/volunteers involved with age groups Under 6 – Under 11. The course is focussed on creating an ENGAGING, ENJOYABLE and ORGANISED environment, to guide our children to fall in love with football.

Participants will learn:

• How to set up fun games and activities
• How to deliver games and activities
• How to organise players / teams
• How to modify activites to increase player enjoyment and engagement
• How to approach game day
• The match day rules of the various MiniRoos age groups

Post-season Course

Part 1 – Saturday 28^th September, 2019. 8am – 4pm

Part 2 – Tuesday 1^st October, 2019. 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Both days to be conducted at North Turramurra Recreation Area.

Click here to register

Course Overview

The NSFA Skill Training Certificate is FREE OF COST to members of the NSFA (Players, volunteers, coaches).

This course is designed to upskill coaches of age groups Under 9 – Under 13.

The course will cover the following topics:

• Session Organisation
• Session Set up
• Session Delivery
• Session planning
• Game Day organisation
• Development of coaching skills
• Understanding of the Under 9-13 Skill Acquisition Phase

Coaches will develop the ability to deliver various components within a training session; Skill Introduction, Skill Training, Skill Game. Candidates will also develop a sound understanding of the Four Core skills.

If you are not a member of the NSFA, this course will cost $90.00. You will be invoice prior to the course commencing.

Post-season Course

Part 1 – Sunday 29^th September, 2019. 9am – 5pm

Part 2 – Tuesday 8^th October, 2019. 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Both days to be conducted at North Turramurra Recreation Area.

Click here to register

Course Overview

The NSFA Game Training Certificate is FREE OF COST to members of the NSFA (Players, volunteers, coaches).

This course is designed to upskill coaches of age groups Under 14+

The course will cover the following topics:

• Session Organisation
• Session Set up
• Session Delivery
• Session planning
• Game Day organisation
• Development of coaching skills

Coaches will develop the ability to deliver various components within a training session; Passing Practice, Positioning Game, Game Training and Training Game.

If you are not a member of the NSFA, this course will cost $90.00. You will be invoice prior to the course commencing.

If you are interested in completing a Senior Certificate Course please email Edward.Ferguson@nsfa.asn.au

NSFA does not currently have a course scheduled. Please refer to playfootball.com.au for more information

NSFA does not currently have a course scheduled. Please refer to playfootball.com.au for more information

February 2019 – Football NSW delivered course: Click here for details.

NSFA Community Coaching course are held primarily are the beginning of the season between February – April. Courses also take place towards the end of the season.

The Community Coaching course stream has FOUR courses on offer, which are all age appropriate based on the development phase you are coaching. Please see below;

Age Groups	Player Development Phase	Coaching course
Under 6 – 8	Discovery Phase	ALDI MiniRoos Certificate
Under 9 – 13	Skill Training Phase	Skill Training Certificate
Under 14 – 17	Game Training Phase	Game Training Certificate
Under 17+	Performance Phase	Senior Certificate

 

If you have 2-3 years coaching experience and wish to further your coaching knowledge you should consider attending an AFC/FFA C-licence course. Please head to myfootballclub.com.au for more information and where to find the next course information.

Some age group divisions have a minimum accreditation level for coaches, please see details below. However Northern Suburbs Football encourage all coaches, managers and parents to attend their age appropriate course.

Under  9 -13 Division 1 coaches must hold a current Skill Training Certificate.

Diamond League – All Diamond League coaches must hold a current Skill Training Certificate and/or Game Training Certificate

Under 14 – 17 Super League (Division 1) coaches must hold a current Game Training Certificate

Under 18 – All Age Division 1 coaches must hold a current Senior Certificate

Northern Suburbs Football launched the ‘Inspire’ coaching program to support community coaches in 2017. Inspire is an online platform to provide support, discussion, resources and session plans to community coaches within the Northern Suburbs Football Association.

Head over to Inspire Coaching to find out more information – LINK THIS – https://goo.gl/forms/jGodLAs5GWBhh6r53

Northern Suburbs Football offer coach mentoring opportunities to community coaches whereby FFA qualified coach educators will observe your session, providing assistance, tips and support in your club environment. Please contact Ed Ferguson to arrange this – edward.ferguson@nsfa.asn.au

Under 6 – 9 – Size 3 football

Under 10 – 13 – Size 4 football

Under 14+ – Size 5 football

As part of the Northern Suburbs Football coaching support program ‘Inspire’ you can receive weekly sessions to deliver for your community team. All sessions are tailored to community coaching, offering many different activities and levels of progression depending on your players ability. Sign up as a member of the Inspire program for further information – LINK HERE – https://goo.gl/forms/jGodLAs5GWBhh6r53

Football Federation Australia’s National Curriculum provides community coaches with a season worth of session plans for all development phases. To view sessions please visit www.ffacoachingresource.com.au

As part of Northern Suburbs Football coach support program ‘Inspire’ coaches can sign up to receive weekly session plans, videos and coach tips and hints to support them in their club environment. Furthermore, NSFA has produced a coaching tool for age groups Under 6-8 and Under 9-13 to support coaches. Please head to the ‘Coaching Resources’ page to view and download your copy today.

A part from begin organised, having a positive attitude and enjoying every session with enthusiasm to match your players, you will require the following equipment to deliver a session that is enjoyable for the players and yourself.

Cones – 3 sets of 10 cones, of different colours

Bibs – 2 sets of different colour bibs. Depending on your age group have enough bibs to form teams

Balls – In a perfect world every player has a ball! If this cannot be achieved aim to have one ball per two players.

Wristwatch – Organisation and time management are key

Luxury items:

Poles – To use as goals on grass fields

Pop-up goals