Will take a more of a scientific approach. Players will be required to get to level 12.5 on the Vo2 max, +40 verticle leap, less than 60mm for skin folds and the ability to do a minimum of 20 push ups and 50 situps.

This is all before players get the opportunity to trial.

Confirmed!! Will be using the Zeljko Jurin football model!!

If you haven't done a course in the last 2 years your out of date. Courses change and develop all the time. Already the new C course is different to the last one. It even now covers conditioning.

how are these trials run? is it like a training session having a look at the core skills, SSF games or its just a big game?

Theres too much emphasis on formation. Its the football philosophy that needs to change. Playing out from the back in a structured and purposeful way, theres nothing wrong with longer balls when theres a purpose to it also. Retaining possession and playing through midfield, switching the point of at...

I think we have some excellent keepers in the years you have described, the question is "Why dont we have more?" Since Goalkeepers are different from pitch players, are we attracting enough of the kids with the appropriate attitude, skill set, physical parameters, and are they getting the...

Željko Jurin wrote:

Purger wrote:cant if they are playing no 9!

You can teach them how to play #9 then ...

I can show them how to make decoy runs and create space for others while never actually touching the ball.

ZJ stop hijacking this topic, its a serious question. Is there a gk shortage?

cant if they are playing no 9!

ummm, bugger, i have to agree!!

still, 12s to 16s theres still lots of places available for gks

Ive noticed quite a few clubs advertising for GKs to join various aged teams. Is there a GK shortage or a teams looking for better quality GKs?

Why not play a field player in goals? Especially at the younger age group?

but ZJ, what is the process in selecting your players? just play games?? 9 v 9 etc?? what coaches look for in players is a seperate issue, i was just interested in how clubs/coaches went about selecting their sides. theres no right or wrong answer here!! Depending on the age group Cant comment on o...

but ZJ, what is the process in selecting your players? just play games?? 9 v 9 etc??

what coaches look for in players is a seperate issue, i was just interested in how clubs/coaches went about selecting their sides.

theres no right or wrong answer here!!

i see what your saying clubman, but that process involves large number of kids and there is some sort of structure to that. theres probably up to 10 sets of eyes watching also.

how many kids would trail for a particular team at your club?

So with clubs holding trials with in the next 4-8 weeks, I was wondering how are these trials run?
Is is simply a case of playing games and picking players from there? Do you just have a normal training session and select players from that??

Do you select the best players or the best team??

anyone have thoughts or observations about how the keepers played out from the back....and supporting defenders during play?... especially in comparison to previous years. the general consensus was that this years 12s were ahead of last years 12s with regards to playing out. the coaches really need...

Well they were on the pitch at least :) Generally all got half a game each in the 14's, some saw more action than others as is to be expected. thats right, and gks dont have to be involved in the action for them to be assessed either but it all depends what your looking at and what you want to see!

rabbit wrote:So, probably would have seen at least 5 mins of each keeper in action then....?

i think the halves were 25 minutes long!!

West (U14) also had a keeper from North. Funny system with keepers this year. actually, the system was pretty good this year with the gks. there were 29 odd gks all getting good game time, it didnt matter where they played as long as they did play! there was also 5 gk coaches there throughout the w...

link to FFSA Website

http://www.ffsa.com.au/game-development ... er-prgram/

The GK Academy gets back into training in week 1 or term 3, Tuesday 26th July at Underdale Highschool. Registration is now open to GKs looking to develop their GKing skills. To register or get more information you can contact me at ffsagkdc@gmail.com or call me on 0423394522. Regards Robert Matosevic

Both youth field and gk ones. Waiting for Asian c to be held here so I can move onto gk1 I have asked if it was possible to do gk1 prior to Asian C and then get accreditation once I do my C. Unfortunately it's the AFC who run theses courses and everything is by the book. So I'm stuck atm. Just to ma...

To coach in the Womens League you require the following Westfield W‐League Head Coach A Licence Incumbent Head Coach A Licence by start of 2012/13 season Assistant Coach B Licence-A Licence by start of 2012/13 season Goalkeeper Coach Level 1 Goalkeeping Licence by start of 2012/13 season Level 2 Go...

Petro83 wrote:"serbia croatia SAME in australia SAME"

I suppose England, Scotland and Wales are the same and Australian and New Zealand are the same?

Stitch This wrote:

Purger wrote:This would never happen at afl level!!

Given there's only one country to choose from.

You idiot but there 17 teams!

Jesus people. It's not about Croatia vs Serbia. It's about the lack of respect for our national football team. A disgrace really that the paper cannot get the right teams in the story.

This would never happen at afl level!!

I thought Australia played Serbia last night, yet the heading in today's paper has Roos vs Croatia?

Am I missing something?

No, just silently laughing at the shambles SSF has become. We are content, simple as that. SSF is simply a format of how football is played by children. Administering a competition or lack there of has nothing to do with SSF. People administer the competition and it has been the people that have no...

Green_Manalishi wrote:

Purger wrote:.........surely someone with a bit of football knowledge and excel background could organize this?.......

Where do I apply?

Do you have a degree in political science?

I was simply referring to the organisation of a fixture list. Don't understand where the politics come into it.

Is this a full time pos?

While I don't know the ins and outs of this position, surely someone with a bit of football knowledge and excel background could organize this?

Regardless, not a good look on the governing body.

Where do I apply?

Who chooses those paths? Parents or kids? The kids don't really care about that, do they? I do feel I can comment unbiasedly as I have a foot in both camps. I'm not overly fussed with which association my boys play in but I do care that they enjoy themselves and that they have good quality coaches. ...