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Coaches Coordinator Report
2014
This is the third year that the club has had a
Coaches Coordinator and during 2014 there
has been a lot done to build on the initiatives
of earlier years.
The overall aim of the Club having this
position and funding programs is to improve
the level of knowledge in the club, to help
develop our players and for this to be
reflected in better performances in higher
grades for our teams.
Coaching at Greythorn
Again, this year, we had a wonderful group of
dedicated coaches and on behalf of the
Committee and the Club I would like to
acknowledge their fantastic work both on and
off the ground.
At the time of writing this report we have five
coaches keen to coach for 2015, which still
leaves a number of positions available. The
club is very keen to have all positions filled
before the end of the year as this is a
. significant help with recruitment. If you are
keen to coach, please let me know directly or
send us an email –
falcons@greythornfalcons.com.au.
Coaches Education
In 2014 the Coaches Education program was
built around the new Coaching Curriculum.
The overall aim of the Club Written by Rick Irwin from Rick Irwin
having this position and funding Consulting with my input, the program is
programs is to improve the level designed to provide for development of a
consistent set of football skills and an
of knowledge in the club, to help understanding of a basic game strategy to all
develop our players and for this players as they progress through the club.
to be reflected in better This was documented and provided with
supporting training resources to all coaches at
performances in higher grades the Coaches Start-Up Meeting in April. These
for our teams. sessions were for individual teams and
allowed the external coach to provide a very
focused and interactive training with a focus
on the relevant skills for their age group. All
teams had one session and a number of
teams had a second session.
This compares to 2012 when the focus was
mainly on the coaches, with small sessions
provided by experienced AFL or Oakleigh
Chargers level coaches. In 2013 we
Greythorn Football Club 2014
