Coaching resources
Coaching drills and training games
Training Games For Under 6s to Under 9s
Coaching drills for 9s -13s
Under 9s Under 13s Training
Coaching drills on the internet
Drills for 9-13 year olds presented to the 2010 FFA National Coaching Conference
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/site/_content/document/00001565-source.pdf
UEFA
http://www.uefa.com/trainingground/index.html
Independent free sites
http://www.bettersoccermorefun.com
http://www.soccerxpert.com/
FFA
S2S is a website that the FFA intends to launch this year. It should provide all your coaching needs to coach in accordance with the National Curriculum. It will cost $40 per annum and will be free to coaches who pass the new FFA junior, youth and senior courses. You can look at the demo information on the site for free.
https://s2s.footballaustralia.com.au/home.php
FootballNSW
GlobalFootballSystem is the subscription coaching tool offered by Football NSW. It offers a reduced price for club coaches. There is plenty of free material on the site:
http://coach.globalfootballsystem.com/
FFA approved coaching books
"Developing youth football players" by Horst Wein Publisher: Human Kinetics
This book is used for the FFA 'junior' (8-11 year olds) certificate/licence. The book is suitable for coaching teams of all ages including seniors. It comprises mostly coaching games. It is excellent.
“Skills and strategies for coaching soccer” by Alan Hargreaves. Publisher: Leisure Press.
This is used for the FFA 'youth' (12-16 year olds) certificate/licence. The book contains tactical information and teaches specific skills. This is also an excellent book.
Both books are available from Dymocks on George St and other large bookstores. Price $33-$37 approx.
Other useful internet links for coach related information
FFA National Curriculum
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/site/_content/document/00001254-source.pdf
Presentation by Han Berger - Curriculum Building Blocks
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/site/_content/document/00001564-source.pdf
FFA's 4-3-3 Rationale
http://www.myfootball.com.au/Newsletter/FFA_images/1-4-3-3_formation_v2.pdf
FFA coaching site:
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/2009GameDev/default.aspx?s=comm_coaching_new&id=28119
Football NSW coaching site:
http://footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=7
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