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TRAINING GROUND |
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ESSEX WELCOMES NEW
SKILLS COACH TEAM |
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The Football Association and Tesco have revealed details
of a
far-reaching programme aimed at giving youngsters up and
down the
country the opportunity to get active and have fun while
improving their
football skills. |
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A Coaching session at Southend's Priory
Park
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The three-year programme, co-ordinated by The F.A. and
funded by Tesco and the National Sports Foundation, aims to give one
million children in England top-quality skills coaching by
summer 2010. A
total of 66 specialist skills coaches have been located in twelve
different counties throughout the country aimed with the task of raising
technical standards of players at the 5-11 age group.
Essex are one of the twelve counties who now have a team
of six new skills coaches to support the development of young
players within the county. The coaches will deliver fundamental football
sessions in schools and clubs, as well as developing countywide
skills centres, so youngsters can be inspired to get active and maximise
their ability, whatever their level.
The programme will focus not only on improving young
players' technical ability but also developing key movement skills such as
agility, balance, co-ordination and speed which are vital
elements to assist in a youngster's long-term player development.
Essex's Skills Programme will be lead by Matthew Joseph
as team leader, and assisted by coaches Rob O' Brien, Luke Williams,
Stephen Maker, Paul Barry and Oliver Karger. The team
will work
closely with the Essex F.A. and their Football Development Department to further
support clubs, schools and young players in raising standards
throughout the County.
The team of coaches will have a number of roles,
including supporting the County's Charter Standard clubs with in-service
training, providing skills sessions within schools and, of course,
helping
to raise technical standards of young players within Essex
through the new F.A. Skills Centres that will commence in September.
The team will also be out and about in the County during
the summer months, encouraging youngsters to test their skills on
the F.A. Skills Challenges, a new awards programme that allows players
of all ability levels to practice and improve their individual skills.
As part of this initiative, the F.A. have also launched
a website to support the programme, where 5-11 year olds can sign-up
at www.TheFA.com/Skills
to join 'the greatest club in England'. On registering, youngsters can watch coaching videos,
download skills challenges and get specialist advice and encouragement. |
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