I agree he needs to be getting his arse kicked for this, I actually thought that Les & Foz were going to grill him about in on TWG, but instead let him off with out going into any detail. He has been doing the other parts of his job well though, this is what makes me think that the issues he has mentioned vaguely as 'technical' are actually nothing to do with technology but with implementation. I don't think they have anyone on staff who can simplify their message sufficiently for it to be effective at grassroots level. Over coming that hurdle is going to be a massive undertaking.

I just don't know the answer to this.

I'll ask the state TD in a few days time.

It is a fair point.

Nevertheless, it is one facet of the new model.

It would be nice if this thread could exist simultaneously in AF and Performance as it is entirely relevent to both forums.

True point

I'm not always.

I'm pessimistic abuut qualifying for the next World Cup.

I'm pessimistic about the A League's future.

The optimism comes from comparing the KNVB and FFA coaching courses I've completed.

Edited by Decentric: 3/5/2011 07:11:27 PM

Agreed.

There is a lot of instruction for each age group.

Elitist attitude.

Any player pays his/her subs.

Any of these players may take active admin/coaching/refereeing roles in the future.

If a player enjoys the game, great. Social or lower league players have just as much right as the elite player to play the game.

Edited by Decentric: 3/5/2011 07:02:39 PM

one of the ( many ) problems is at grassroots, the director of football is usually an existing player looking for an extra cash supplement and has bugger all interest in developing youth football.

Empirical observations.

If our top Euro players are so much better, why have we struggled to beat these teams in international games?

There is nothing between our Euroroos and Japan, Korea, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Oman, Kuwait and Iran, in the last games we've played against them.

I include Uzbekistan because they have dominated possession against us, maybe suffering a few defensive lapses. Harry Kewell has alluded to this.

If we have so much better Euroroos, we should have thrashed these teams when we last played them. Instead, they have been tough teams to play against.

If my contention is laughable, provide the match records of our last games against these countries refuting my assertions?

I think there are many in this country with no access to pay TV. They have seen little football played by Asian nations against us in internationals and the ACL since we've joined the Asian Confed.

I'm saying there is more awareness of players, through scouts, outside of Europe and South America with the potential to play in big Euro leagues.

There is also a feeling amongst various coaching fraternities that a lot of the open areas used for street football, thus unofficially developing players for professional football, are taken up by buildings. The theory is that most children in Europe play less football than their fathers did in the street. Hence, the 10 000 hour rule is harder to attain.

Africa now has many kids playing a lot more street football than in Europe.

Sanga , ask this question.

Has Chips done a recent community FFA coaching course to compare methodology to his youth licence in the nineties? No.

Has Chips done advanced coaching courses comparing contemporary methodology to what was in the nineties? He has never done any advanced coaching courses in any era.

Has he attended any FIFA/FFA conferences in Australia to scrutinise changing methodological practices in the international game? No.

Chips will also contend Australia should not rely on one country's coaching methodology. This presupposes that most stakeholders in Australian football are steeped in other top global practices like Coversiano, Clairefontaine and Brazilian methodology. Nothing is further from the truth. One can only be eclectic if they have been educated in most creditable coaching practices.

Chips will simplistically focus on one facet of a programme, extrapolate that it transfers to all aspects of a programme, then simplistically denigrate it in its entirety. One needs to evaluate a programme in its entirety to appraise objectively.

One also needs to have some methodological understanding to excoriate a programme in its entirety.

Chips is a malcontented cynic because he lost money investing in Sydney FC. He now excoriates the Australian football milieu at every opportunity.





Edited by Decentric: 3/5/2011 07:00:43 PM

You do realise we smashed Uzbekistan 6-0 with our full side, kuwait we played against with basically our C side.

None of us on here know the inner workings of what Han Berger has to contend with.

Does his right hand man, Kelly Cross, fully support the implementation of the KNVB oriented FFA programme?

How will Kelly benefit? He told me he intended to bring over French and Brazilian instructors to augment what the KNVB instructors did a few years ago. It has never happened. It undermines Kelly's position to have highly credentialled international instructors imparting methodology to our coaches.

How much support does Berger have from his staff?

How many people work directly under him?

What support does he receive from state federations to implememt the programme?

By focusing on elite coaching development as a priority there is possibly more chance of getting results at the highest level quickly. A priority of grass roots coach education may have meant major logistical problems by having contact with a lot more coaches.

I realise that.

We also had our lowest possession percentage against them in any match against any team for three years. We were very lucky to beat them 6-0. We had a couple of breaks against the run of play when we were struggling to cope with their intensive full pressing game. We were really struggling to keep the ball. Uzbekistan is also as at least as physically strong as Australia.

Last time we beat them 2-0 in Australia, it was a tough game, with Kennedy breaking the deadlock. Kewell received a fortuitous penalty.

When we beat them 1-0 in Tashkent, after Chipper scored , they dominated. We only just held them out. Uzbekistan should also have beaten Japan in Japan in a World Cup qualifier. I think they've underachieved.

Ohhhhh FFS lucky to win 6-0 based on your stats.](*,)

Tell me what happened to your stats site? Wasnt that supposed to be the next big thing in coaching aids at international level?

I should also mention that we struggled to beat Bahrain in the Asian Cup.

What I'm saying is that there are no easy games in Asia. I thought Australia would do well playing in cool conditions in neutral territory at the Asian Cup. Most games were very hard matches.

In away games often we have to play in extreme heat with little preparation. I think a number of mid- ranked European teams would struggle to qualify through Asia. Some Euro media were surprised at the standard of play at the Asian Cup.

Edited by Decentric: 4/5/2011 01:00:46 AM

That is totally retarded.

Instead of the mandatory 3 young aussie players, clubs will sign cheap overseas trash.
So not only will they flood our league with hack foreigners but it prevents critical development of our young talented players.

Two things will happen:

1. They will get the shits and go overseas or
2. Rot in the reserves and never fulfill their potential

Both scenarios are very freaken sad IMHO

If what you say is true, then that is totally unacceptable.

The type of problem you allude to above does not suddenly sneak up on you at the 11th hour. Leads one to conclude that the FFA did not think any of this through prior to filling the TD position.

If Burger is unable to fulfill his role (for whatever reason) than there is no point him hanging about sucking $650k pa out of the system.

And, yes, it's a pity that neither Murray or Foster had the balls or wisdom to grill him on this matter.

Moreover an attitude cleary focused on achieving international success.

Despite your wishful thinking, the results of the South West Hobart Hackers U11/3's girl's team ain't gonna change the face of sockah in this country.



Erm, yes, where exactly did I claim otherwise?

Seriously, at times it's like the reading the ramblings of a 5 year old high on M&M's.

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Will someone call the fucking police.

:lol:

What has generating advertising revenue got to do with your stats on that site?

It costs next to nothing to host a site.

You are a sham.

Basically straight out of the KNVB course book.

Edited by Decentric: 4/5/2011 12:58:46 AM

Edited by Decentric: 4/5/2011 01:12:59 AM

You were the one espousing its values and claiming that international coaches were on your bandwagon and it was a must have coaching tool.

You seem to continually play catch up football.

Decentric, whilst watching TV I can also chew gum, drink tea, scratch my nuts, pat my head, rub my tummy and play footsies on my ipad. As you can see, I am a man of many many talents.

Shazza's got you multi tasking.

She wins.