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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.
The
JDP has been running since 2004 and
has been a significant contributors
to the growth of the club from a grass
roots level.
In
2010, the club will continue its implementation
of its Junior Development Program (JDP)
which covers all junior teams from Kindy
(3-5 years olds) to Under 16.
Our
U16 players are considered to be part
of the Club’s Senior/Youth Development
Program and we have established a model
to transition players from junior level
football to youth and onto playing senior
level competitions.
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. Under the revised
model of the RSJPL, these teams will
now in that league. This structure
has been in place for several years
now at Mt Gravatt.
The
JDP comprises of a number of structured
programs that run throughout the year.
JDP initiatives include:
Kindy
Soccer Program (U3-U5)
Mt
Gravatt is one of the few club’s that
recognises that the world game is something
that is instinctively built in every
human being. Right for the first
steps that a toddler takes, they will
instinctively attempt to kick a ball
and follow it. It is this instinct
on which we have built our Kindy Soccer
Program.
Mt
Gravatt offers a program for 3-5 years
to teach them basic ball skills and
core stability. Many of our participants
come from families that traditionally
play AFL, Rugby and League, but they
are introduce to the game of soccer
as this is something that a 3 year is
capable of doing.
We
would have the largest program in Football
Brisbane with more than 150 registered
participants. We operate this
as a grass roots program and this ensure
that we have many new players coming
into our game.
SSF
Development Program (U6 – U10)
No
longer will the juniors be the only
teams in the club to have a structured
development program, now the SSF players
will have their own catered program.
This program will be based around
the 2 most important techniques in football
– ball control and dribbling. All
SSF 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).
Junior
Development Program (U11 – U15)
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.
Junior
Transition (transitioning players from
SSF to Junior Football)
The
transition from SSF to Junior Football
(currently U11) is 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.
This program is run each year in step
with the U10 program. These players
no longer play out of age, however,
they do have an additional training
session each week, play against other
club’s in friendly games and are trained
to make the transition from SSF to the
full size game. This program will
move upwards as the age for moving to
a full size field moves from U11 to
U12.
Youth
Transition (transitioning players to
Senior Football)
Another
big leap for players is the transition
into senior football, and at Mt Gravatt
we have brought a system in place to
reduce this stepping stone for players.
Firstly we encourage our U16 players
to play Youth – 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.
Advanced
Skills Program (ASP)
Mt
Gravatt runs an Advance Skills Program
(ASP) during the season. This
program is run by qualified coaches
who take on small groups of players
who wish to advance their skills. There
are several sessions run during the
week and the program is open to all
ages. This program provide players
with an opportunity for an additional
training session each week and is modelled
on the skills program that the BSDJSA
has been running, ensuring development
of players at all levels, enabling players
to become the best footballers they
can.
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.
Coach
Development Program
Mt
Gravatt Hawks Soccer Club continues
to be a recognised leader in Junior
Coach Development within the region.
Mt
Gravatt Hawks Soccer Club has embarked
an on endeavour to establish a comprehensive
Junior Coach Program (CDP) to enable
individuals to take on the role of a
Junior Coach.
As
part our the CDP, Mt Gravatt ensure
a minimum level of qualification:
• Coaches
of SSF Development Program have a minimum
Junior License.
• Coaches
of Junior Development Program have a
minimum Youth License.
Mt
Gravatt funds the Junior Licence of
all coaches and will cover 50% of the
cost of a Youth or higher licence on
the coach obtaining a pass.
Regular
coaching meetings and courses held to
update coaching knowledge. We
have established a fraternity of coaches
which have access to vast resources
of CDs, newsletters, magazine and books
to assist them with training drills.
We
also run a coach mentoring system whereby
we bring in specialist people such as
sprint coaches, sports medicine and
other sports people to run a session
with coaches and provide them with greater
knowledge. These events are run on a
regular basis with a minimum of 4 sessions
per season.
Resources
Through
the funding if it’s JDP, Mt Gravatt
has acquired wealth of resources with
respect to training aids. Available
to all coaches is a number of training
aids including:
• Portable
Goals
• Agility
Poles
• Ladders
• Hurdles
• Rebounder
• Defence
Walls
• Cones
and markers
• Hoops
• Exercise
Bikes
We
are also planning the implementation
of gym equipment. We have funds
put aside and we are currently seeking
to move our equipment shed so that we
can use the current space to implement
a gymnasium.
We
are also working in with the Mt Gravatt
AFL Club to access to their proposed
(fully funded now and construction to
commence shortly) state-of-the-art training
facility and dressing rooms. These
will provide an area for training sessions
and meetings etc.
In
terms of human resources, we have outlined
the coaches that have been secured to
2010. There are a number of other
people heavily involved in our junior
football program including 3 Junior
Directors that are responsible for the
operational aspects of the Juniors.
One of the Junior Directors is
dedicated to oversee the development
of coaches and players and provides
assistance to the Director of Football.
Furthermore,
Mt Gravatt has a very progressive and
support Board of Directors which are
highly motivated to the development
of Junior Football and supportive of
the arrangements being implemented.
For
further information regarding JDP, please
contact Rob Heath - rob@mtgravatthawks.org
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