Commencing in 2021 the new Football (Soccer) & Futsal Youth Development & High Performance Program aims to support both football and Futsal players of all abilities with general to high performance development and education. The program is designed to compliment and excel players transitioning into and pursuing Regional, State, National, Semi Professional and Professional Pathways.
Program Overlay
AGE GROUPS: U12, U14, U16, U18
20 Sessions (Roughly Fortnightly)
- 5 Futsal Specific Practical Sessions (60 mins per session, Saturday, Start time TBC – Projected late morning to midday)
- 10 Football Specific Practical Sessions (90 mins per session, Saturday, Start time TBC – Projected late morning to midday)
- 5 Online Football Theoretical Sessions (60 mins per session – Age Relevant Friday, 4:30pm – 5:30pm)
- Tem 1, 2, & 3
- Location of practical sessions dependent on municipality of selected athletes
Additional football opportunities.
- Tournaments, camps, semi professional – professional trainings and practice matches where permissible (Additional financial cost charged if attended only)
Eligible Selection Criteria
- The applicant must have a year of birth as follows (2009, 2008, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
- The applicant must be a resident of a municipality within the South West (Corangamite, Glenelg, Moyne, Southern Grampians, Warrnambool City)
- Successful trial attendance where applicable
Football & Futsal Program Specific Benefits – A minimum content standard inline with national and international curriculums adhered to all Technical, Tactical, Physical and Mental Aspects of Football.
Technical:
- An advanced understanding of the 4 core skills, First Touch, Striking the Ball, Running With the Ball, & 1v1.
- Writing a plan for isolated training in the interest of improving Technical based weakness and strengths with long term career and development goals in mind.
- Learning how to set pre and post game self assessments with goals and targets for concluding training and matches.
- Learning how to self assess technical aspects via video recording for enhanced isolated opportunities
- How to resource and find appropriate training content in the interest of autonomy
Tactical:
- Playing and training within 1-4-3-3 and 1-3-2-3-1 systems within a development style that increases long term opportunities at higher levels and not for immediate competitive gain.
- Understanding international football languages such as positions both traditional and FIFA number based standards.
- Training within a system to increase and provide equal share in touches and time on ball with development in mind.
- Content and training backed sessions provided and supported by UEFA Professional, A and B Licensed Coaches.
- Tactical boards and pre and both match training plans provided digitally to cater for learners of all ability
- Equipment set to strict standards to enhance learning opportunities and experiences to the highest standards permissible.
Physical:
- In training Tactical Periodisation (No running laps at training, warm ups exempt)
- SWAS All Athlete Support (See below) catered to Football & Futsal Program Athletes with football & Futsal specific needs (Power movements, on the turn, agility, core strength, speed, Repeat Sprint Ability, etc.)
Mental:
- Multiple modality delivery of all sessions to catered for all learning abilities (verbal instruction, physical examples, tactical board usage with markers colour coded to suit)
- All sessions are developed with the consideration of an athletes mental health considered within career retirement. A positive experience leads to a positive life.
- SWAS All Athlete Support (See below)
Additional off field benefits:
- Connections with semi-professional and professional mentors within football & Futsal
- Weekly digital packages and resources catered to Technical and Tactical needs via our TeamApp Hub for athletes to utilise as needed.
SWAS All Athlete Support
- Musculoskeletal Screening – with a qualified Physiotherapist to guide all future development.
- Weekly Strength & Conditioning SessionS – with a qualified Strength & Conditioning Coach during your programs calendared year* (*please note all our strength and conditioning coaches hold an Exercise Science Degree).
- Injury Prevention & Recovery, Support and Education – designed and delivered by industry experts.
- Sports Psychology Sessions – with a qualified Sports Psychologist.
- Skill Development Assistance – with qualified Coaches.
- 12-month Gym membership – for athlete’s free and personal use to support their athletic pursuits.
- 12-month Fitbod Membership Valued at $91.99 – the worlds leading in pocket at the gym coach, brining confidence and support to all our athletes.
- Sports Science Testing & Education – includes; speed, agility, stability, power, & further sport-specific tests.
- Personal Development & Education – includes; Leadership, Supportive Athletic Routine, Self-Awareness, Problem Solving, Effective Time Management
- Professional Development & Education – includes; Sports Nutrition, Physical Literacy, Effective Communication, Self-Marketing & Branding, Media Training.
- Ongoing Access to SWAS’s Medical Support Network – as trusted and recommended by SWAS.
- Professional Certification Opportunities – i.e. First Aid Certificate, Online Education Platforms: Sport Relevant, etc.
- Daily Wellness Content – supporting and monitoring athlete’s daily professional and personal mental wellbeing in aid of daily mental health management and crisis aversion and identification.
- 12-month BelievePerform Membership Valued at $200 – The world’s leading source of performance psychology, well-being and mental health content for the sport community.
Your Program Coach
Tim White
A proven talent for holistic youth development with a sound understanding and application of the FFA national curriculum. Experience as a head coach and technical director leading several regional representative and academy football programs spanning the better part of a decade ranging from U10 to U18 age brackets. Factual and statistic analytical support and heavily resourced and researched individual who actively supports personal coaching development with a holistic growth mindset. Active member and affiliate of numerous coaching groups, boards, committees, and resources that actively engage with several leading and experienced professionals. A student of football who actively pursues their professional development ensuring the professional and personal development of youth players with a strategic, disciplined and fair approach who supports such with intelligent and articulate equipment and resources to support, aid and engage player development, experience and growth to achieve success.
Core Competencies
- Harmonizing Culture
- Disciplined Structures
- ntelligent Communication
- Contextualizing Players
- Technical Development
- Tactical Periodization
- Player Engagement
- Sports Psychology
- Sports Analysis
EXPERIENCE
Emmanuel College – Warrnambool
Head Coach Year 9 & 10 Soccer Academy
July 2019 – Present
PRO IITHIAS FE – Warrnambool
Technical Director, Head Coach, Administrator, Owner & Operator
May 2017 – Present
January 2019 – July 2019 Coaching Hiatus
SWVFA (Formerly South West Victorian Football) – South West Region – Colac Otway, Glenelg,
Southern Grampians, Moyne, Warrnambool City, Corangamite
Technical Director, Head Coach, Administrator
February 2012 – 2018
Community Club Participation
Warrnambool Wolves
Warrnambool and District Soccer League
Committee Member and Coach
2012 – 2014
Warrnambool Rangers FC
Ballarat and District Soccer Association
Head Coach (U17)
2017
FOOTBALL EDUCATION
- Barca Innovation Hub – Univeristas, Certificate, Sports Psychology for Athletes Development
- Working with Children Check, E, 118849A-01, 27/11/2022
- FFA/AFC C License, Football Federation Australia, 2017 EXPIRED
- Player Development Project – Member
- SoccerHub – Member
- Soccer Tutor – Affiliate and Member
- FFV Club HQ – Member
- FFV Coach HQ – Member
- Differential Learning System Certificate (Level 1)
- Strength and Conditioning: APEAR Model Certification
- Coaches Voice – Member
- Constraints-led Model of training Soccer
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS
- Retention rate exceeding 89% 2017 – 2018
- Growth rate exceeding 210% 2017 – 2018
- Excess of 600 players coached within Futsal and Football programs
- Attendance of a record participation of 6 tournaments including 3 state tournaments for SAP age
bracket with no goal difference greater than 2 in any game including against several notable NPL SAP
sides based purely on development styles insisting equal time for all players - A total of over 20 state tournaments attended as Technical Director & Head Coach
- A conversion of 36 NPL players
- 2 National Player Selections
- 3 State Player Selections
- More than 12 NPL clubs engaged within those more than 30 players
- 4 players engaged in international tours after achieving selection