Durham County FA & Northumberland FA Skills Team Newsletter December 2013

Durham County FA & Northumberland FA Skills Team Newsletter December 2013

INTRODUCTION Welcome to the Christmas FA Tesco Skills Durham and Northumberland newsletter. Over the past couple of months the FA Skills team have been busy working with children throughout the region in schools, clubs and skills centres. The team also worked with coaches in the area through a CPD event at the Sunderland Foundation and lectures at Teesside University and Northumbria University.

PRODUCING CREATIVE PLAYERS FA Skills coach Graeme Carrick presented a sold out CPD event in November at the Foundation of Light, focusing on producing creative players. The two and a half hour session included a classroom based workshop, before Graeme who also wrote on the subject in the latest FA Boot Room coaching magazine showcased a practical session with local youngsters. The session was designed using the Whole Part Whole model, allowing players to have plenty of time to just play and practice as close to the real game as possible. Please click here for the full presentation from the event

SKILLS COACHES PROVIDE SUPPORT AT CLUBS NEW FACILITY Skills coach s Chris Moore and Chris Foreman have been working with youngsters at Whitley Bay Juniors following the opening of their brand new state-of-the-art 1.4 million training facility. Both skills coaches worked in the club for 6 weeks, working with two teams each, putting on sessions for the children and sharing ideas with the coaches. Bay under 11 coach Mark Telford, formerly a professional player with Notts County, said: I am always looking for news ideas. It is really beneficial for me to watch and work with these qualified guys. If your school or club is interested in having an FA Skills Coach come in to work with your teacher/coach and children, please visit our website for more details. www.thefa.com/tescoskills

SESSION PLANNING Durham skills coaches Andy Cook and Liam Cox recently delivered lectures at Teesside University to students studying Sports Coaching Science and Sports Development. The lectures were about session planning and focused on the process of how to plan a session, along with all the different factors which need to be considered when planning a session. Andy and Liam highlighted the importance of short and medium term planning when working with a group for a prolonged period so that learning objectives can be consistently met and time with the players maximised. The Coaching Process Learning Focus What the focus of learning for the session will be. This could be technical, physical, psychological or social. Learning Points What are the key factors which will aid the learning focus? These further break down the learning focus and can include the questions you ask or the information that you give to players. Session Structure What sort of practice/game will best support the players learning? This could be small sided games, which gives players the opportunity to practice the learning outcome in a realistic and game-like environment. For less experienced players the best practice to support the learning outcome may be unopposed, with interference or semi-opposed with perhaps taggers instead of full-on defenders. Coaching Methods There are a variety of different coaching methods a coach can use during a session and most coaches will vary which one they use depending on the group and what they think the players need at the time. In Graeme s session above he used trial and error, guided discovery and question & answer. Other methods a coach may use would be command providing a solution for the player and observation and feedback coach and player observe and discuss feedback.

IDEAS FOR INDOOR TRAINING At this time of year many teams are forced to train indoors, which can often make planning a training session tricky. Issues such as lack of space and equipment can be a head ache for coaches when trying to produce an enjoyable session in a tight space that meets the needs of the players. Futsal is just one solution for a coach forced to work in a cramped sports hall. The game popular in Brazil and Spain is played indoor with a weighted ball, and is a great way of improving players technical ability and decision making in tight spaces. Why Futsal over five-a-side? Futsal is designed to encourage skilful play with the ball being played primarily on the floor. Passing and support, running with the ball, feinting and shooting are all important parts of the game which also relate closely to football. The game is also designed to be played on a hard smooth surface so if your training session is in a sports hall then it is the ideal environment for futsal.

3 Main Differences between Futsal and Five-a-side: The ball. Futsal uses a weighted ball which encourages players to play the ball on the floor, develop close control and come up with creative passing and movement. Playing surface/area. Ideally played on a hard, smooth surface, futsal also uses boundary lines like football so that the ball goes out at the side of the pitch and also when it goes behind the goal line. This puts more technical stress on players compared to five-a-side, when a player can use the wall when under pressure. In futsal a playing will have to use a clever move or pass to move away from an opponent. Laws of the game. There are many different rules in futsal compared to five-a-side, including boundary areas, restarts, contact etc. For more information on the rules of futsal please visit http://www.thefa.com/getintofootball/getintofootballpage s/futsal. A standard Futsal court Please contact your County FA to find out about any Futsal courses they may be running. www.northumberlandfa.com, www.durhamfa.com

Where we are currently working in your local area; Durham Team Richard Shuffleton (Team Leader) Sedgefield Borough Graeme Carrick Durham City Andy Cook Hartlepool Liam Cox Stockton Ian Raine Sunderland Robbie Pringle Gateshead Northumberland Team Chris Foreman South East Northumberland Chris Moore West Northumberland Richard.Shuffleton@TheFA.com Graeme.Carrick@TheFA.com Andy.Cook@TheFA.com Liam.Cox@TheFA.com Ian.Raine@TheFA.com Robbie.Pringle@TheFA.com Chris.Foreman@TheFA.com Chris.Moore@TheFA.com

FA Skills Centres (Term time only) - Durham Soccarena, Durham City Monday 4:00pm 5:00pm (5-8yrs) and 5:00pm 6:00pm (8-11yrs) Chopwell Centre for Sport Tuesday 4:30pm 5:30pm (5-8yrs), 5:30pm 6:30pm (8-11yrs) Northfield School, Billingham Tuesday 4:00pm 5:00pm (5-8yrs), 5:00pm 6:00pm (8-11yrs) and 6.00pm 7.00pm (Advanced) Alun Armstrong Soccer Centre Wednesday 4:30pm 5:30pm (5-8yrs), 5:30pm 6:30pm (8-11yrs) and 5:30pm 7:00pm (Skills Extra Invitation Only) Gateshead Stadium Wednesday 4:00pm 5:00pm (5-8yrs), 4:00pm 5:00pm (8-11yrs) and 5:00pm 6:30pm (Skills Extra Invitation Only) The Sports Domes Thursday 4:30pm 5:30pm (5-8yrs) and 5:30 6:30pm (8-11yrs) Sedgefield Community College Friday 4:30pm 5:30pm (5-8yrs) and 5:30 6:30pm (8-11yrs) Barnwell Primary School Friday 3:45pm -4:45pm (5-7yrs), 4:45-5:45pm (8-11yrs) and 5:45 7:15pm (Skills Extra Invitation Only Session) Skills centres cost a maximum 2 per session to cover the cost of venue hire. To book onto your nearest one, please visit www.tescoskills.thefa.com/findsession FA Skills Centres (Term time only) - Northumberland Blyth Community College Monday 4:00pm 5:00pm (5-8yrs) and 5:00pm 6:00pm (8-11yrs) Prudhoe Community School Tuesday 4:00pm 5:00pm (5-8yrs) and 5:00pm 6:00pm (8-11yrs) Cramlington Learning Village Friday 5:00pm 6:00pm (5-8yrs) and 6:00pm 7:00pm (8-11yrs) Skills centres cost a maximum 2 per session to cover the cost of venue hire. To book onto your nearest one, please visit www.tescoskills.thefa.com/findsession The FA Skills Centre in Hartlepool gets into the spirit of anti-bullying week.