Coerver four day international training camp last week


Coerver four day international training camp last week

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I've been meaning to write a short note about a Coerver four day training camp with coaches and players from Australia, New Zealand and Japan that was held in Canberra last week, finishing on Sunday. My son attended and thoroughly enjoyed himself and from the sidelines it looked like most of the 300 kids did too. The kids ranged in age from about 5 through to 16, boys and girls, and there really was some talent on display. The coaching was high quality across the board and Chelsea legend Charlie Cooke was in attendance for the whole four days. Some of these kids had amazing skills, and I look forward to watching some of them graduate to the professional ranks in the years to come.
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Riv of Canberra wrote:
I Some of these kids had amazing skills, and I look forward to watching some of them graduate to the professional ranks in the years to come.




Thanks for starting this thread, Riv.


The state head Skills Acquisition Program/ Skilleroos coach I work with a lot these days, considers Coerver trained kids have the highest level of skill per se out of Australian players. The outstanding graduates of Coerver in Australia in the last few years, have been Tom Rogic and Terry Antonis. Harry Kewell and Steven Lustica (Brisbane Roar) are also graduates.

The concern the SAP coach has, is that the decision-making does not yet match the high level of technical qualities that the kids who undertake Coerver training have. Alf Galustian, world head of Coerver, was a major adviser in developing the SAP in Australia.

Our club tried to bring the Aussie Coerver head to this state. At this point in time we have no recognised Coerver programme or accredited Coerver trained coaches in Tasmania. We contacted all state league clubs, second tier state league clubs and junior associations, but we couldn't get a minimum of 15 coaches to commit prior to bringing him over for a weekend session.



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Decentric, I know Coerver in the ACT works closely with several of the local clubs although I am not sure of the commercial arrangements behind this. For instance, at my local club Coerver puts on three free pre-season sessions and I suspect (I could be wrong) that what they get out of this is some hands-on advertising and they then pick up kids for their school holiday or other programs. I understand they also have some programs through local schools which I assume they are paid for. Coerver is a business after all and like any other business they need to make money. I have no problem with this (and by way of declaration i have no affiliation with them whatsoever, except as a paying customer for my kids!). I guess they need a certain critical mass of coaches/players before they invest in any particular geographical area - this does suck for smaller populated areas.

I think the tensions that have existed in Australian football circles about money making coaching courses have had some justification in the past but as we grow as a football nation I see a place for them as a supplement to 'free' Federation based programs, such as SAPs. There'll be good kids who miss out on SAP places and they can get very good coaching through Coerver or other business based models (admittedly only if their parents can afford it). At the end of the day the Coerver model can be judged on the quality of its 'graduates' and arguably it is doing OK. And with former Socceroos like Steve Corica getting involved as a licensee Coerver is maintaining its appeal. And even if kids don't go on to become professionals, spending hours playing and learning technical football skills is better than being bored and/or getting fat watching too much tv or video-gaming.

I see you reference decision-making in your comments and I am unsure whether you mean institutional/administrative decision-making or decision-making in game based situations? If it's the latter, I have observed that this could be a weakness of the Coerver programs, and ultimately small sided games and individual skills won't automatically make great team players in the 11 a side game. And Coerver does reward individual skills, which taken to an extreme at the younger levels could mean it rewards 'the hogs'. Of course, as these more selfish kids with poor on field decision-making get older, they'll get caught out. I am just happy we have a program where young Aussie footballers are learning very good technical skills and gaining the ability to win their 1 v 1 and indeed 1 v 2 battles etc. These are very interesting times for the development of our game and our young players.

Edited by Riv of Canberra: 1/2/2013 05:25:34 PM
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Riv of Canberra wrote:

I think the tensions that have existed in Australian football circles about money making coaching courses have had some justification in the past but as we grow as a football nation I see a place for them as a supplement to 'free' Federation based programs, such as SAPs. There'll be good kids who miss out on SAP places and they can get very good coaching through Coerver or other business based models (admittedly only if their parents can afford it).

I see you reference decision-making in your comments and I am unsure whether you mean institutional/administrative decision-making or decision-making in game based situations?
Edited by Riv of Canberra: 1/2/2013 05:25:34 PM



The decision-making I refer to means game sense (Insight) in a football context. Some Coerver kids gave excellent technique, but their game sense is nowhere near as good.

The SAP is like Coerver, with Alf Galustian being an adviser, but with players being constantly challenged to make good decisions. Apparently Alf G. hasn't liked some of the leading SAP curriculum writers in the country challenge him.

There is also a contextual framework in SAP. Every technique exercise is related to four core skills.

1, First touch - the most important and major core skill).

2. Striking the ball.

3. 1v1 (attacking and defensive).

4. Running with the ball.

For instance the flashy juggling trick, Round the World, is not encouraged as it doesn't relate to a core skill in a game related context. It is considered superfluous by SAP.
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Riv of Canberra wrote:
And even if kids don't go on to become professionals, spending hours playing and learning technical football skills is better than being bored and/or getting fat watching too much tv or video-gaming.


Totally agree.
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