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Mt
Gravatt Hawks Soccer Club continues
to be a recognised leader in Junior
Player Development within the region.
Mt
Gravatt Hawks Soccer Club has embarked
an on endeavour to establish a comprehensive
Junior Development Program (JDP) to enable
our young soccer players aspiring to
develop and reach their full potential.
In
2008, the club will continue its implementation
of its Junior Development Program (JDP)
which covers all junior teams from Under
7 through to Under 18.
The
JDP is operated by professional and
highly accredited coaching staff that
is responsible for developing and implementing
a structured coaching curriculum ensuring
technical programs, game awareness drills,
skills and fitness are delivered in
a coordinated manner.
The
structure of the program is that each
age group will have a JDP Coach who
will be responsible for all players
and coaches in that age group. These
coaches coach the highest graded division
in that age group.
The
JDP comprises of a number of structured
programs that run throughout the year.
JDP initiatives include:
Junior
Development Program (U10 – U18)
Our
Structured development program run by
our accredited coaching staff are semi
professional coaches at Mt Gravatt.
These coaches are fortunate to have
access to a vast amount of contemporary
coaching equipment to run their sessions.
Rooball
Development Program (U7 – U9)
No
longer will the juniors be the only
teams in the club to have a structured
development program, now the Rooballers
will have there own catered program.
This program will be based around the
2 most important techniques in football
– ball control and dribbling. All rooball
coaches attend a course at the beginning
of each year to update them on these
techniques and skill acquisition (how
to enable the player to learn the technique).
U11
Development (transitioning players
from Rooball to U11)
The
transition from Rooball to U11is a huge
leap for nearly all players, Mt Gravatt
has however made this leap into a small
step with the introduction of their
U11 Transition Team. The U11 Development Team
is coached by one of our JDP (Minimum
Youth Licensed) Coaches, with the coach
teaching the players the important information
that is required to play on a full sized
pitch with the full FIFA Rules in place.
Youth
Transition (transitioning players to
Senior Football)
Another
big leap for players is the transition
into senior football, and out Mt Gravatt
we have brought a system in place to
reduce this stepping stone for players.
Firstly we encourage our U16 players
to Dual Register – this means that they
are able to play in the Youth Team or
any of the other Senior Teams if required.
In addition the U16’s will train with
the Youth Team so the younger players
will have a taste of senior football
all year.
Goalkeeping
Centre of Excellence (Qld Goalkeeping)
Queensland
Goalkeeping is a soccer coaching organisation.
Its objective is to be an internationally
recognised soccer coaching organisation
specialising in the development of soccer
goalkeepers.
Goalkeeping
is a unique position in the game of
soccer and requires specialised training
to develop the goalkeeping skills, self
confidence and toughness to be the team’s
last line of defence and first point
of attack.
To
be effective in the position, goalkeepers
need to be well trained technically
and tactically to integrate into the
team’s defence.
QG's objective
is to raise the level of play and understanding
of every goalkeeper. All goalkeepers
will receive significant training in
the mental and tactical aspects of the
position. Meanwhile, the emphasis will
be on decision-making and organisation
of the defence. Its programs are
carefully and uniquely designed to be
progressive based upon the age, ability
and experience of the individual goalkeeper.
Coach
Development Program
Coaches
of Rooball Development Program have
a minimum Junior License.
Coaches
of Junior Development Program have a
minimum Youth License.
Regular
coaching meetings and courses held to
update coaching knowledge
Summer
Training Program
The
JDP – Summer Training Program will provide
a more individual performance orientated
training program, focusing all training
sessions around the essential elements
of improving the abilities of the individual
footballer
Preseason
Training Program
The
JDP – Preseason Training Program will
provide a more individual performance
orientated training program, focusing
all training sessions around the essential
preseason elements of improving the
fitness and skill abilities of the individual
footballer after the long Christmas
break.
Specialist
Training Programs
Our
JDP Coaches are available for One on
One Training, including Specialist Training
- Attacking Technique and Defending
Technique. For further information please contact
the JDP Coordinator Leo Isaac leo@mtgravatthawks.org
Soccer
Clinics and Camps
Over
the last couple of years Mt Gravatt
has had an association with the Brisbane
Youth Soccer Clinics (BYSC). The BYSC
holds a 3 day clinic at Mt Gravatt each
year in which highly accredited coaching
staff from the Sheffield United (UK)
Academy run sessions with the participants.
This is brilliant clinic that Mt Gravatt
fully endorses, and encourages all our
players to attend.
For
further information regarding JDP, please
contact Leo Isaac, JDP Coordinator on
0423 767 955.
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